JP2007072722A - Processing method, processing system and processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing method, a processing system and a processor, making a server computer record various kinds of application programs, and making a client computer use the application program. <P>SOLUTION: In this processing method, an input device 1 that is a client, the processor 3 executing the application program processing data received by the input device 1 and recording model information showing a model of a processing form associated to the application program, and a recording device 4 recording attribute information are used. The recording device 4 hierarchically manages the attribute information. The processor 3 provides service by the application program on the basis of the data received by the input device 1 and the model shown by the model information. A result of the processing of the application program is associated to the attribute information as text data and is managed in the recording device 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing method for processing data with an application program, a processing system to which the processing method is applied, and a processing device used in the processing system, and more particularly, a processing method and a processing system for improving the efficiency of data reuse. And a processing apparatus.

  An application system in which various application programs (application programs) are recorded in a server computer and the application program is used in a client computer has become widespread (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

In such a system, data processed by the application program is stored as a binary data format file that can be processed by the application program.
“WEB + DB PRESS”, Technical Review Co., Ltd., May 25, 2005, Vol. 26, p. 42-44

  However, in the conventional system, since the data processed by the application program is recorded as binary data, it is difficult to reuse data such as connection between a plurality of data and use from other systems. There's a problem.

  A universal problem in such a system is the efficiency of retrieval of recorded data.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by recording the data processed by the application program in the form of text data separated from the application program, the data reuse can be made more efficient. The main object is to provide a possible processing method, a processing system to which the processing method is applied, and a processing device used in the processing system.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, a processing method, a processing system, and a processing system that make data retrieval more efficient by hierarchically configuring attribute information indicating data attributes and recording the data so that the data is uniquely obtained for the attributes. Another object is to provide a processing apparatus.

  The processing method according to the first aspect of the invention executes an input device that accepts data input, and an application program that processes the data received by the input device, and provides template information that indicates a template of a processing format associated with the application program. Using a processing device for recording, and a recording device for recording attribute information indicating attributes including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be attached to data received by the input device, The input device receives designation of attribute information to be added to the data, the processing device transmits template information related to the attribute information designated by the input device to the input device, and the input device receives the received template Data input to the template indicated by the information is received, and the processing device is based on the data received by the input device and the attribute information related to the data. The template information is determined and the processing by the application program associated with the template information is executed, and the recording device records the data received by the input device as text data associated with the attribute information. It is characterized by providing the means to do.

  A processing system according to a second aspect of the present invention executes an input device that receives data input and an application program that processes the data received by the input device, and displays template information that indicates a processing format template associated with the application program. A processing device for recording, and a recording device for recording attribute information indicating attributes including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be attached to data received by the input device and that identifies template information, The input device comprises means for accepting designation of attribute information to be added to the data, and the processing device comprises means for transmitting template information relating to the attribute information designated by the input device to the input device, the input The apparatus further includes means for receiving data input to the template indicated by the received template information, and the processing device further includes: Means for determining template information based on data for which force is received and attribute information relating to the data, and means for executing processing by an application program associated with the template information. The apparatus is characterized by comprising means for recording data accepted by the apparatus as text data associated with attribute information.

  In a processing system according to a third invention, in the second invention, a part or all of the text data recorded by the recording device is associated with a plurality of attribute information including attribute information designated by the input device. Yes, the correspondence between each attribute information and text data is determined by a template.

  In a processing system according to a fourth invention, in the second invention or the third invention, the input device further comprises means for receiving designation of attribute information recorded in the recording device, and the recording device further comprises: Means for extracting data to which the attribute indicated by the attribute information designated by the input device is attached, and the processing device further includes template information relating to the attribute information designated by the input device; It is characterized by comprising means for executing processing by an application program associated with the template information based on the data extracted by the recording device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processing device for communicating with an input device for receiving data input, means for recording template information indicating a processing format template associated with an application program, and data received by the input device. A means for communicating with a recording device that records attribute information indicating an attribute including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be assigned to the template information; and When the designation is accepted, the means for transmitting the template information related to the designated attribute information to the input device, and when the input device accepts data input to the template indicated by the template information, Based on the received data and template information, means for executing processing by the application program associated with the template information, and execution of processing by the application program The data, characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting to the recording apparatus as text data.

  In the present invention, the data processed by the application program is stored in the form of text data separated from the application program, and is associated with the application program in the attribute and template, so that a combination of a plurality of data can be obtained from other systems. It is possible to easily reuse data such as the use of.

  In the present invention, the attribute information indicating the attribute of the data is hierarchically structured, and the data can be easily searched for based on the attribute information by recording the attribute so that the data is uniquely obtained. Is possible.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the recorded text data can be easily re-edited according to the attribute information by associating a part or all of the text data with the plurality of attribute information determined by the template information. Is possible.

  A processing method, a processing system, and a processing device according to the present invention include an input device such as a client computer that receives input of data, a processing device such as an application server computer that executes an application program that processes data received by the input device, and A recording device such as a database server computer that records attribute information indicating hierarchically configured attributes to be attached to data received by the input device is used. The processing device records template information indicating the template of the processing format associated with the application program, and the attribute indicated by the attribute information recorded by the recording device includes template identification information for identifying the template information. It is. Then, by the user's operation, the input device accepts designation of attribute information to be given to the data, the processing device transmits template information related to the attribute information designated by the input device to the input device, and the input device receives The processing device accepts data input by the user for the template indicated by the template information, and the processing device determines template information based on the data received by the input device and attribute information related to the data, and the template The processing by the application program associated with the information is executed, and the recording device records the data received by the input device as text data associated with the attribute information.

  With this configuration, in the present invention, data to be processed by the application program is stored in the form of text data separated from the application program, and is associated with the application program in attributes and templates. There are excellent effects such as easy reuse of data such as connection and use from other systems.

  In the present invention, attribute information indicating the attribute of data is hierarchically structured and recorded so that data is uniquely obtained for the attribute. Therefore, data can be easily searched based on the attribute information. It is possible to achieve an excellent effect.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, by associating a part or all of the text data with the plurality of attribute information determined by the template information, one text data can be associated with the plurality of attribute information and accepted. Since the data is recorded as text data, there are excellent effects such as easy editing of the received data.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of a processing system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1, 1,... Are input devices using a computer that operates as a client computer, and the input device 1 is connected to a first communication network 101 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). An authentication device 2 using a computer that operates as an authentication server computer is connected to the first communication network 101, and the authentication device 2 is connected to a second communication network 102 such as a LAN. The second communication network 102 is connected to various devices such as a processing device 3 using a computer operating as an application server computer and a recording device 4 using a computer operating as a database server computer. The authentication device 2 is not directly connected to the first communication network 101 but is connected via an external communication network such as the Internet, and services by various devices such as the processing device 3 and the recording device 4 are transmitted via the Internet. May be provided. When a user operating the input device 1 uses a service provided by various devices connected to the second communication network 102 such as the processing device 3 and the recording device 4, after receiving authentication of the authentication device 2, Various devices connected to the second communication network 102 are accessed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of various apparatuses used in the processing system of the present invention. The input device 1 includes a control means 11 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the entire apparatus, a recording means 12 such as a hard disk, a storage means 13 such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores information, a mouse, An input unit 14 such as a keyboard, an output unit 15 such as a monitor, and a communication unit 16 such as a LAN port connected to the first communication network 101 are provided.

  The authentication device 2 includes a control unit 21, a recording unit 22, a storage unit 23, a first communication unit 24 connected to the first communication network 101, and a second communication unit 25 connected to the second communication network 102. The means 22 records authentication information necessary for using the service using the input device 1 and user information associated with the authentication information.

  The processing device 3 includes a control unit 31, a recording unit 32, a storage unit 33, and a communication unit 34 connected to the second communication network 102. The recording unit 32 records various application programs such as spreadsheet software, and template information that is associated with the application programs and forms a template (template) of a processing format. As the template information, for example, templates such as a balance sheet, a balance sheet, a sales plan table, and a daily report are provided.

  The recording device 4 includes a control unit 41, a recording unit 42, a storage unit 43, and a communication unit 44. In the recording unit 42, data input by the user by the input device 1 is recorded. The recorded data is provided with hierarchically structured attributes, and the hierarchical attributes given to the data are recorded in the recording means 42 as attribute information. The hierarchical attribute indicated by the attribute information is information indicating the classification of data such as “Head Office-Sales-Business Daily Report”, for example, and information indicating these relationships is also recorded in the recording means 42. The attribute also includes model identification information indicating model information associated with the data to which the attribute is assigned.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of hierarchical attributes given to data processed by the processing system of the present invention. As attributes located at the top, there are attributes indicating business offices such as “head office” and “first factory”, and there are attributes indicating business contents such as “sales” and “business daily report” below. Data is recorded with this hierarchical attribute. The data is identified and recorded by hierarchical data identification information such as “2005”, “April”, “1 day” for classification. In other words, hierarchically structured attributes are assigned to data, and further classified by hierarchically structured data identification information. The attribute hierarchical structure illustrated in FIG. 3 is an attribute given to the data recorded for the daily business report, but the hierarchical structure can be appropriately configured according to the content of the data. Information indicating the hierarchical relationship of the data identification information is also recorded in the recording means 42 provided in the recording device 4.

  Data recorded in the recording device 4 is recorded as text data. Here, the text data is used as a wording corresponding to the binary data. For example, data such as CSV (Comma Separated Values) data is also included in the text data defined in the present invention. The arrangement of data to be recorded is determined by a template. For example, when recording as CSV format text data configured as an array of element data separated by commas, the data to be recorded is an order determined based on a template and an array of element data related to items It becomes. For example, when recording data of items of “inventory record”, “production progress”, “stagnation adjustment”, “type change”, “production”, “shipment” and “stagnation”, the data in the CSV format to be recorded These 7 element data are arranged in the above-mentioned order, and the data are separated by commas.

  In addition, since one text data recorded in this way includes a plurality of element data, it is possible to assign different attributes to each element data. It is also possible to assign an item such as “” as an attribute as it is, and it is also possible to set an item that can be browsed according to the authority such as the user's status and assign it as a visible attribute according to the authority. That is, a part or all of the text data recorded by the recording device 4 is recorded in association with a plurality of attribute information including the attribute information specified by using the input device 1 by a process described later. Correspondence between each element data or the whole text data and each attribute information is determined by a template.

  One data is recorded for the hierarchically structured attribute and the hierarchically identified data identification information. That is, when the attribute and data identification information are determined, the data is uniquely determined.

  On the other hand, the model information indicating the model is information such as the layout at the time of displaying the text data recorded in the recording device 4 or the element data constituting the text data, the calculation formula for the element data, the layout of the display screen, and the like. Then, the processing device 3 executes processing for displaying a template based on the template information by the application program, and uses the text data recorded in the recording device 4 as the data used in the template, thereby recording the data as text data. It is possible to display information such as a balance sheet, balance sheet, sales plan, daily report, etc. based on the stored data.

  Next, processing of various devices used in the processing system of the present invention will be described. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing login processing of the input device 1, the authentication device 2, the processing device 3, and the recording device 4 used in the processing system of the present invention. When the user uses the service of the present invention, the user operates the input device 1 to access the authentication device 2, and the user ID and password necessary for using the system, authentication card information, biometric information, and other authentication information such as Make input. The input device 1 receives an input of authentication information from the input unit 14 under the control of the control unit 11 (S101), and transmits the received authentication information from the communication unit 16 to the authentication device 2 via the first communication network 101. (S102).

  The authentication device 2 receives the authentication information by the first communication unit 24 under the control of the control unit 21 (S103), and verifies the received authentication information with the authentication information recorded in the recording unit 22, thereby authenticating. Processing is performed (S104). If the authentication is successful, the authentication device 2 extracts user information recorded in association with the authentication information (S105), and the extracted user information is transmitted from the first communication unit 24 via the first communication network 101. It transmits to the input device 1 (S106). If the authentication fails in the authentication process in step S104, it is regarded as an unauthorized access, and the subsequent process is not performed, and the input device 1 is notified accordingly. The user information extracted in step S105 is information such as the user's name, affiliation, class, and authority related to system use. However, the user information transmitted in step S106 is a part of a plurality of recorded user information. At this stage, the authentication device 2 establishes a session between the input device 1 and the processing device 3. The subsequent communication between the input device 1 and the processing device 3 is performed via the authentication device 2, and the authentication device 2 verifies the validity of information transmitted and received between the input device 1 and the processing device 3. For example, processing such as collation of header information of a packet serving as an information transfer unit is performed.

  The input device 1 receives the user information by the communication unit 16 under the control of the control unit 11 (S107), and outputs the received user information from the output unit 15 which is a monitor (S108). The user who visually confirms the output user information and confirms that the authentication is successful performs an input operation for requesting display of an initial screen related to use of the service. The input device 1 receives an operation of an initial screen display request from the input unit 14 under the control of the control unit 11 (S109), and transmits an initial screen request, which is a command requesting transmission of the initial screen, to the processing device 2. Then, it is transmitted from the communication means 16 to the authentication device 2 via the first communication network 101 (S110).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the initial screen request received by the first communication unit 24 and then sends the received initial screen request from the second communication unit 25 via the second communication network 102. To the processing device 3.

  The processing device 3 receives the initial screen request at the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S111), and records the transmission of attribute relationship information indicating the hierarchical relationship of the attribute information required for displaying the initial screen. An attribute relationship information request to be requested to the device 4 is generated (S112), and the generated attribute relationship information request is transmitted from the communication means 34 to the recording device 4 via the second communication network 102 (S113). The attribute relationship information request generated in step S112 is a request for the relationship of attribute information that can be used by the user who transmitted the initial screen request. Since the attribute relationship information request includes information indicating the user who requested the initial screen or information specifying attribute information available to the user, such a request can be made. Since attributes are associated with templates, it may be requested to transmit template relationship information indicating the hierarchical relationship of template identification information.

  The recording device 4 receives the attribute relationship information request at the communication unit 44 under the control of the control unit 41 (S114), and can be used by the user based on the relationship between the attribute information recorded in the recording unit 42. Attribute relationship information indicating a hierarchical relationship of attribute information is generated (S115), and the generated attribute relationship information is transmitted from the communication means 44 to the processing device 3 via the second communication network 102 (S116).

  The processing device 3 receives the attribute relation information by the communication means 34 under the control of the control means 31 (S117), and transmits the data relation information indicating the hierarchical relation of the data identification information required for displaying the initial screen. A data relation information request to be requested to the recording apparatus 4 is generated (S118), and the generated data relation information request is transmitted from the communication means 34 to the recording apparatus 4 via the second communication network 102 (S119). The data relationship information request generated in step S118 requests a relationship of data identification information that can be used by the user who transmitted the initial screen request. Since the data relation information request includes information indicating the user who requested the initial screen or information specifying data identification information available to the user, such a request can be made.

  The recording device 4 receives the data relation information request at the communication means 44 under the control of the control means 41 (S120), and can be used by the user based on the relationship between the data identification information recorded in the recording means 42. The data relation information indicating the hierarchical relation of the data identification information is generated (S121), and the generated data relation information is transmitted from the communication means 44 to the processing device 3 via the second communication network 102 (S122).

  The processing device 3 receives the data relation information in the communication means 34 under the control of the control means 31 (S123), and based on the attribute relation information received in step S114 and the data relation information received in step S123, Initial screen information for displaying the initial screen is generated in a page description language such as HTML, for example (S124), and the generated initial screen information is transmitted from the communication means 34 to the second communication network so as to be transmitted to the input device 1. It transmits to the authentication apparatus 2 via 102 (S125).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the initial screen information received by the second communication unit 25, and then transmits the received initial screen information from the first communication unit 24 via the first communication network 101. To the input device 1.

  The input device 1 receives the initial screen information by the communication means 16 under the control of the control means 11 (S126), and outputs the initial screen based on the received initial screen information from the output means 15 which is a monitor (S127). . In the initial screen displayed in this way, the attributes and data identification information are arranged and displayed in a tree structure indicating the hierarchy, and the user can select attributes, data, create new data, etc. as necessary. Processing can be performed. Note that, here, as the login process, the attribute relation information and the data relation information are downloaded from the recording device 4 to the input device 1 through the processing device 3 at a time. It can also be downloaded separately.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a new file creation process of the input device 1, the authentication device 2, the processing device 3, and the recording device 4 used in the processing system of the present invention. After the user logs in and displays the initial screen by the login process, the attribute is specified by the user indicating one of the hierarchically configured attribute or one of the data identification information hierarchically arranged below the attribute. Is specified, and a new file with new attributes is created. When the user instructs the attribute, the created new file is given the same attribute as the designated attribute, and when the user designates the data identification information, it is given to the designated data identification information. The same attribute as the attribute, that is, the attribute higher in the data identification information is given.

  When the user performs the above-described operation, the input device 1 receives designation of attribute information indicating an attribute to be added to the input data from the input unit 14 under the control of the control unit 11 (S201). The designated attribute information indicating the attribute is transmitted from the communication means 16 to the authentication device 2 via the first communication network 101 to be transmitted to the processing device 3 (S202).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the designated attribute information received by the first communication unit 24, and then receives the received designated attribute information from the second communication unit 25 via the second communication network 102. To the processing device 3. The authentication process for verifying the validity here means whether or not the received information is information transmitted from the input apparatus 1 that has already logged in, and a legitimate service for the processing apparatus 3 that is a service providing source. For example, it is performed by collating header information of a packet that is a unit of information transfer. In the following description of the new file creation processing, authentication processing by the authentication device 2 is performed on information transferred between the input device 1 and the processing device 3.

  The processing device 3 receives the designation attribute information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S203), and the attribute indicated by the received designation attribute information, that is, the attribute designated by the input device 1 is converted into a new file. The attribute to be assigned is set (S204), and attribute information indicating the set attribute is transmitted from the communication unit 34 to the recording apparatus 4 via the second communication network 102 (S205).

  The recording device 4 receives the attribute information by the communication unit 44 under the control of the control unit 41 (S206), and records the attribute indicated by the received attribute information as an attribute set to be added to the new file (S207). . The attribute recorded at this time includes template identification information for identifying template information set in advance in association with the attribute. However, the template attached to the new file can be changed as necessary. The recording device 4 transmits the template identification information included in the attribute set for the new file from the communication unit 44 to the processing device 3 via the second communication network 102 (S208).

  The processing device 3 receives the template identification information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S209), extracts the template information identified by the received template identification information from the recording unit 32 (S210), and extracts it. The created template information is set as a new file (S211). The template information is associated with an application program such as spreadsheet software recorded in the processing device 3 and a program module necessary for executing the application program. Then, the processing device 3 transmits the set new file as model text data in the text data format from the communication unit 34 to the recording device 4 via the second communication network 102 (S212). The template information includes various format information to be executed by the corresponding application program, information related to setting of control codes, etc., and is a binary data format file that can be executed by the application program. On the other hand, the template text data transmitted to the recording device 4 is text data that does not include information such as format information and control codes.

  The recording device 4 receives the template text data by the communication unit 44 under the control of the control unit 41 (S213), and associates the received template text data with the attribute information indicating the designated attribute to the recording unit 42. Recording is performed (S214). At the time of recording the template text data in step S214, the contents of the data are changed as necessary. For example, when the template text data has the attribute “head office” − “sales” − “business daily report” and the data identification information is “2005” − “April” − “2 days”, the data identification with the same attribute is performed. When data of “2005”-“April”-“1 day” is already recorded, the information is based on the recorded data contents of “2005”-“April”-“1 day” The data content of the template text data is changed. This is because the user can refer to the previous data having the same attribute when inputting the actual data into the template of the new file. Then, the recording device 4 transmits the recorded template text data from the communication unit 44 to the processing device 3 via the second communication network 102 (S215).

  The processing device 3 receives the template text data by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S216), and transmits the template information changed as necessary based on the received template text data to the input device 1. In order to transmit, it transmits to the authentication apparatus 2 from the communication means 34 via the 2nd communication network 102 (S217). As described above, the template information is associated with an application program such as spreadsheet software recorded in the processing device 3, and when the template information is output, the program information executed on the application program is input. The program module required on the apparatus 1 side is also transmitted from the processing apparatus 3 to the input apparatus 1 together with the model information.

  In the authentication device 2, after performing authentication processing for verifying the validity of the template information received by the second communication means 25, the received template information is input from the first communication means 24 via the first communication network 101. Transmit to device 1.

  The input device 1 receives the template information by the communication unit 16 under the control of the control unit 11 (S218), and outputs the template based on the received template information from the output unit 15 (S219). In this way, a new file creation process is performed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a new file input process of the input device 1, the authentication device 2, the processing device 3, and the recording device 4 used in the processing system of the present invention. For the template output from the output means 15 by the new file creation process shown in FIG. 6, the user inputs data such as numerical values, characters, and calculation formulas, and performs an operation for requesting storage. The template can be updated and recorded as a new file. The input device 1 receives data input from the input unit 14 with respect to the model indicated by the model information under the control of the control unit 11 (S301), and communicates to transmit the received data to the processing device 3. The information is transmitted from the means 16 to the authentication device 2 via the first communication network 101 (S302).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the data received by the first communication unit 24, and then receives the received data from the second communication unit 25 via the second communication network 102. Send to. The authentication process for verifying the validity here means whether or not the received information is information transmitted from the input apparatus 1 that has already logged in, and a legitimate service for the processing apparatus 3 that is a service providing source. For example, it is performed by collating header information of a packet that is a unit of information transfer. In the following description of the new file input processing, authentication processing by the authentication device 2 is performed on information transferred between the input device 1 and the processing device 3.

  The processing device 3 receives data at the communication means 34 under the control of the control means 31 (S303), and based on the received data and the template information related to the data, an application program associated with the template information (S304), and the data resulting from the processing by the application program is transmitted as text data from the communication means 34 to the recording device 4 via the second communication network 102 (S305).

  The recording device 4 receives the text data by the communication unit 44 under the control of the control unit 41 (S306), and records the received text data in association with the attribute information indicating the attribute specified when creating the new file. 42 (S307). The recording of the text data in step S307 is an update process of the template text data recorded when creating a new file. The recording device 4 transmits the processing result, that is, result information indicating that the recording processing is completed, from the communication unit 44 to the processing device 3 via the second communication network 102 (S308).

  The processing device 3 receives the result information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S309), and transmits the received result information to the input device 1 from the communication unit 34 via the second communication network 102. To the authentication device 2 (S310).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the result information received by the second communication unit 25 and then inputs the received result information from the first communication unit 24 via the first communication network 101. Transmit to device 1.

  The input device 1 receives the result information by the communication unit 16 under the control of the control unit 11 (S311), and outputs the processing result based on the received result information from the output unit 15 (S312). In this way, a new file recording process is performed.

  In such a conventional system, the result processed by the application program includes information on settings of various format information and control codes, and is stored as binary data in a file format that can be executed by the application program. On the other hand, in the present invention, the input and processing results are stored as text data that does not include information such as format information and control codes. Since the attribute information is associated with the saved text data, binary data that can be executed by the application program is reproduced by combining with the template information identified by the template identification information included in the attribute information. be able to.

  The text data recorded in the recording device 4 as a whole is not only associated with the attribute information specified by the input device 1, but also has different attributes for each element data constituting the text data. The attribute information shown is associated. For example, the items of data that accept input for the model are “person in charge”, “category”, “result”, and “evaluation”, and the data that accepted the input are “Oda × M”, “Sales results”, In the case of “10 million” and “rank A”, the input data is recorded as “* da × m, sales performance, 10 million, rank A”, which is text data in CSV format. In this case, not only the attribute is given to the whole text data but also the attribute is given to “* da × m” and “rank A” which are a part of the recorded text data. Thus, the correspondence between part or all of the text data and each attribute information is determined by the template. By associating some or all of the text data with a plurality of attribute information determined by the template information, the recorded text data can be easily re-edited according to the attribute information. For example, data related to “evaluation” in text data is used as data for personnel evaluation by managers by assigning attributes that only managers can view and associating them with application programs and template information for personnel evaluation. It becomes possible.

  In this way, by saving the input and processing results as text data separately from the template information, it is possible to easily combine and separate all or part of the text data, and use it from other systems. For example, it is possible to easily operate data using a database operation language such as SQL (Structured Query Language).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the file reuse processing of the input device 1, authentication device 2, processing device 3, and recording device 4 used in the processing system of the present invention. When the user desires to view or modify the stored data, the user is authenticated by the authentication device 2 by the login process shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and performs an operation of browsing the stored file. Then, the recording device 4 is accessed and an operation for designating the attribute information indicating the attribute given to the file desired to be browsed from the attribute information indicating the hierarchically configured attribute recorded in the recording device 4 is performed. . In specifying attribute information, a function such as search can be used.

  The input device 1 receives the designation of attribute information from the input unit 14 under the control of the control unit 11 (S401), and transmits the designated attribute information indicating the designation accepted from the communication unit 16 to the processing device 3. The data is transmitted to the authentication device 2 via the first communication network 101 (S402).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the designated attribute information received by the first communication unit 24, and then receives the received designated attribute information from the second communication unit 25 via the second communication network 102. To the processing device 3. The authentication process for verifying the validity here means whether or not the received information is information transmitted from the input apparatus 1 that has already logged in, and a legitimate service for the processing apparatus 3 that is a service providing source. For example, it is performed by collating header information of a packet that is a unit of information transfer. In the following description of the file reuse processing, authentication processing by the authentication device 2 is performed on information transferred between the input device 1 and the processing device 3.

  The processing device 3 receives the designated attribute information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S403), and extracts the data to which the attribute indicated by the received designated attribute information is added from the recording device 4. The extraction condition information, which is an instruction indicating the extraction condition for the transmission, is transmitted from the communication unit 34 to the recording device 4 via the second communication network 102 (S404).

  The recording device 4 receives the extraction condition information by the communication unit 44 under the control of the control unit 41 (S405), and the extraction condition indicated by the received extraction condition information, that is, the attribute information designated by the input device 1 Is extracted from the recording means 42 (S406), and the template identification information corresponding to the extracted data and the attribute assigned to the data is sent from the communication means 44 to the second communication network 102. Is transmitted to the processing device 3 via S (S407).

  The processing device 3 receives the data and the template identification information by the communication unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31 (S408), and extracts the template information identified by the received template identification information from the recording unit 32 (S409). ) Based on the template indicated by the extracted template information and the received data, the processing by the application program associated with the extracted template information is executed (S410), and the result of the processing, that is, the data is executed by the application program Information for viewing the result is transmitted from the communication unit 34 to the authentication device 2 via the second communication network 102 in order to transmit the information to the input device 1 (S411).

  The authentication device 2 performs an authentication process for verifying the validity of the processing result received by the second communication unit 25 and then inputs the received processing result from the first communication unit 24 via the first communication network 101. Transmit to device 1.

  The input device 1 receives the processing result by the communication unit 16 under the control of the control unit 11 (S412), and outputs the received processing result from the output unit 15 (S413). Based on the output processing result, the user can browse the stored file and input new data for correction.

  The system configuration shown in the above embodiment is only one of innumerable forms for realizing the present invention. The present invention manages attribute information hierarchically, and text data, template information, and attribute information are different from each other. It can be developed into various forms managed as information.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structural example of the processing system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the various apparatuses used with the processing system of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the hierarchical attribute provided to the data processed with the processing system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the login process of the input device used by the processing system of this invention, an authentication apparatus, a processing apparatus, and a recording device. It is a flowchart which shows the login process of the input device used by the processing system of this invention, an authentication apparatus, a processing apparatus, and a recording device. It is a flowchart which shows the new file creation process of the input device used by the processing system of this invention, an authentication apparatus, a processing apparatus, and a recording device. Yu It is a flowchart which shows the new file input process of the input device used by the processing system of this invention, an authentication apparatus, a processing apparatus, and a recording device. It is a flowchart which shows the file reuse process of the input device used by the processing system of this invention, an authentication apparatus, a processing apparatus, and a recording device.

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1 Input device 2 Authentication device 3 Processing device 4 Recording device

Claims (5)

An input device that accepts data input;
A processing device that executes an application program that processes data received by the input device, and records template information associated with the application program and indicating a template of a processing format;
A recording device configured to record attribute information indicating an attribute including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be attached to data received by the input device and that identifies template information;
The input device is:
Accept specification of attribute information to be added to data,
The processor is
Transmitting template information about the attribute information specified by the input device to the input device;
The input device is
Accepts data entered for the template indicated in the received template information,
The processor is
The template information is determined based on the data received by the input device and attribute information related to the data,
Execute processing by the application program associated with the template information,
The recording device comprises:
A processing method comprising: means for recording data received by the input device as text data associated with attribute information. An input device that accepts data input;
A processing device that executes an application program that processes data received by the input device, and records template information associated with the application program and indicating a template of a processing format;
A recording device for recording attribute information indicating an attribute including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be attached to data received by the input device and that identifies template information;
The input device is:
Means for accepting designation of attribute information to be added to the data;
The processor is
Means for transmitting template information relating to attribute information designated by the input device to the input device;
The input device further includes:
A means for receiving data input to the template indicated by the received template information;
The processing apparatus further includes:
Means for determining template information based on data received by the input device and attribute information relating to the data;
Means for executing processing by an application program associated with the template information;
The recording device comprises:
A processing system comprising: means for recording data received by the input device as text data associated with attribute information. Part or all of the text data recorded by the recording device is associated with a plurality of attribute information including attribute information designated by the input device,
The processing system according to claim 2, wherein the correspondence between each attribute information and text data is determined by a template. The input device further includes:
Means for receiving designation of attribute information recorded in the recording device;
The recording device further includes:
Means for extracting data to which the attribute indicated by the attribute information designated by the input device is attached;
The processing apparatus further includes:
And a means for executing processing by an application program associated with the template information based on the template information related to the attribute information designated by the input device and the data extracted by the recording device. The processing system according to claim 2 or 3. Means for communicating with an input device for accepting data input;
Means for recording template information indicating a template of a processing format associated with an application program;
Means for communicating with a recording device that records attribute information indicating an attribute including template identification information that is hierarchically configured to be attached to data received by the input device and that identifies template information;
Means for transmitting, to the input device, template information relating to the specified attribute information when the input device accepts specification of attribute information to be given to the data;
When the input device receives data input to the template indicated by the template information, the input device executes processing by the application program associated with the template information based on the received data and template information. Means,
A processing apparatus comprising: means for transmitting data required for execution of processing by the application program as text data to the recording apparatus.

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