JP2007094953A - Communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a workload of a user involved in management of data files. <P>SOLUTION: A PC (a personal computer) applying the communication device detects operation of a compound machine, and it registers a URL of a data file printed by the compound machine during printing in a history database in association with information of the event occurrence date and time. A URL of a data file storing read image data generated by the compound machine during scanning is registered in the history database in association with the event occurrence date and time. The PC acquires a web log managed by the user from a blog server (S410), and it track backs a URL of a data file indicating each record in the history database to a posted article of the web log on the basis of the acquired web log (S420-S530). By this operation, data handled by the compound machine on the post date is linked to the posted article of the web log. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication apparatus capable of communicating with a server apparatus (for example, a blog server) that accepts a trackback ping and establishes a link.

  In recent years, information processing devices such as personal computers have become widespread, and in order to create documents to be handled in business using the information processing device or to manage information with the information processing device, the document is read using a scanner device, Data files are being created.

  As a result of such heavy use of information processing devices, various data files are stored in the storage device (hard disk device) provided in the information processing device, but the data files are simply stored in the storage device. If this is the case, it will be difficult to understand the correspondence between the plurality of data files stored in the storage device and the correspondence between the business contents and the data files at a later date, and the user will be troublesome in reading the necessary data files.

  Therefore, users of information processing devices conventionally store each data file in a directory corresponding to the business content, or create a separate data file for memos, etc. The correspondence between the file and the business contents can be grasped so that the data file cannot be read later.

As a method for managing data files, a method for managing data files by assigning document attributes to each data file is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the system using this method, when an instruction is given from the user, a list of data files having the same attribute is generated with reference to the attribute of the reference data file and displayed on the display device. Therefore, when this type of system is used, the user can easily read out the data file group related to the work at a later date by assigning the document attribute to the data file every time the data file is generated. it can.
JP 2000-315203 A

  However, in the method of assigning document attributes to a data file, every time a data file is generated, the user must do the work of assigning document attributes to the data file, and the data file can be easily managed. It was hard to say.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of work of a user related to data file management.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the correspondence between the business contents and the data file is shown for the user terminal device using a server device (for example, a blog server) that can accept a trackback ping. Provide a web page.

  As is well known, when article data is posted from a user's terminal device, the blog server accepts the article data and registers the article data in a built-in database. When the trackback ping is received, the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the trackback ping is associated with the article data corresponding to the destination of the trackback ping. In addition, when the blog server receives a request signal for a specific type of web page, according to the request signal, as the specific type of web page, article data corresponding to the URL indicated by the request signal and the article data are associated with the article data. A web page storing link data or link data acquisition destination URL with the track back destination URL as the link destination and the track back ping transmission destination URL corresponding to the article data is transmitted to the external device of the request signal transmission source. To do.

  In the present invention, by transmitting a trackback ping to a blog server having such a configuration or a server device having the same type of function as the blog server, the contents of the work posted by the user on the data file handled by the user are displayed. The web page showing the correspondence between the business contents and the data file is provided to the user's terminal device in association with the article data to be represented.

The communication device according to the first aspect is configured to be communicable with this type of server device, and includes a detection identification unit, a setting unit, a destination storage unit, and a trackback Ping transmission unit.
The detection / identification means detects an operation of a predetermined information processing system, and when a predetermined process is executed in the information processing system, identifies a data file generated or referred to when the process is executed. Further, the setting means sets the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identification means as the URL of the track back destination.

  In addition, the destination storage means stores the transmission destination URL of the trackback ping, and the trackback ping transmission means is a trackback ping having the destination of the transmission destination URL of the trackback ping stored in the destination storage means, and is a setting means. The trackback Ping describing the URL of the trackback destination set by the above is transmitted to the server device corresponding to the destination.

  Therefore, the user posts article data indicating the business contents to the server device through the terminal device, and the destination URL of the trackback ping assigned to the article data is stored in the destination storage means of the communication device as the terminal device or the like. By writing through the web page, it is possible to obtain the above-described web page capable of grasping the correspondence between the business content and the data file related to the business.

  In other words, in the present invention, in order to provide the above-described web page capable of grasping the correspondence between the business content and the data file related to the business, the user is not forced to perform registration work for each data file, It is only necessary to register the article data and the trackback ping destination URL. Therefore, in the present invention, compared with the prior art, when dealing with a large amount of data files, it is possible to greatly reduce the amount of work of the user required to take the correspondence between the business and the data file, An environment in which data files can be managed comfortably for the user can be provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the communication device may be configured as described in claim 2. The communication device according to claim 2 is configured to be able to communicate with the above-described type of server device, and also includes a detection and identification unit, a setting unit, a URL storage unit, a web page acquisition unit, a trackback Ping transmission unit, Is provided.

  In this communication apparatus, the detection and identification unit detects an operation of a predetermined information processing system, and when a predetermined process is executed in the information processing system, identifies a data file generated or referred to when the process is executed. To do. On the other hand, the setting means sets the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identification means to the trackback destination URL.

  The URL storage means stores a URL representing an acquisition destination of the specific type of web page that the server device has, and the web page acquisition means stores the specific type of web page according to the URL stored in the URL storage means. A specific type of web page is acquired from the server device by transmitting a request signal for the to the server device. Further, the trackback Ping transmission means, when the web page acquisition means acquires the specific type of web page, the track back Ping having the destination URL of the track back Ping indicated by the specific type of web page acquired by the web page acquisition means as a destination. Then, the trackback Ping describing the trackback destination URL set by the setting means is transmitted to the server device corresponding to the destination.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the user posts article data indicating the business contents to the server device through the terminal device, and the acquisition destination URL of the web page corresponding to the article data is stored in the URL storage means as the terminal device or the like. By writing through the web page, it is possible to obtain the above-described web page capable of grasping the correspondence between the business content and the data file related to the business. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the work amount of the user related to the management of the data file. In particular, according to the present invention, the trackback ping transmission means identifies the trackback ping transmission destination based on the web page. Therefore, even when using a server device that assigns a different trackback ping transmission URL for each article data, the user There is an advantage that the URL registration work by is easier than the above-described invention (Claim 1).

In addition, the communication device (claims 1 and 2) may be configured to include an information processing system that is an operation detection target, but may be configured to detect an operation of an external information processing system.
When the communication device according to claim 3 executes a predetermined process, the communication device is externally connected to an information processing system configured to input information indicating the execution contents of the process to the communication device, and is detected and identified. The means is configured to detect the operation of the information processing system based on the input state of the notification signal input from the information processing system. According to the present invention, a data file storing data handled in an external information processing system can be linked to article data. Further, as in the present invention, if the communication device is configured to detect the operation of the information processing system based on the input state of the notification signal, the operation of the external information processing system can be detected with a simple device configuration. .

  In addition, the information processing system can include a digital multifunction peripheral. If the communication device is configured to detect the operation of the digital multifunction peripheral having a printer function and a scanner function, a data file provided for printing, It is very convenient because a link to a data file representing a read original can be attached to article data representing business contents.

  The detection identification means in the communication device according to claim 4 is configured to detect an operation of a digital multi-function peripheral having at least a printer function and a scanner function as an information processing system, and is generated or referred to when executing a process related to each function. Identify the data file. According to this communication apparatus, the user can easily associate the necessary data file with a web page at a later date because the printed data file and the data file representing the read document can be associated with the business content. Can be easily obtained again. Since data files are often printed out and used for business purposes, this communication apparatus is very convenient because the management and handling of data files in business operations is simplified.

  Further, the server device is a web page storing a plurality of article data corresponding to the URL indicated by the request signal as a specific type of web page, and a link with the URL of the trackback destination associated with the article data as a link destination Data or link data acquisition destination URL, trackback Ping transmission destination URL corresponding to article data, and data representing the posting date of article data are added to each article data as a web page outside the request signal transmission source. If the communication device is configured to transmit to the device, the communication device may be configured as described in claim 5.

  The setting means in the communication device according to claim 5, when setting the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identification means as the track back destination URL, the track back destination URL Then, setting data in association with the date and time when the data file is identified by the detection and identification means is stored in the storage device.

  Further, in this communication apparatus, when the web page acquisition means acquires a specific type of web page, the track back Ping transmission means includes data indicating a posting date and time added to each article data stored in the web page, and a storage device The article data to be associated with the trackback destination URL indicated by the setting data is determined based on the date and time indicated by the setting data stored in the setting data, and the setting data is set with the destination URL of the trackback Ping added to the determined article data as a destination. A trackback Ping describing the URL of the indicated trackback destination is transmitted to the server device corresponding to the destination.

  According to this communication apparatus, even when a plurality of article data is stored in a web page and the transmission destination URL of the track back ping is indicated for each article data, it is close to the date and time when the data file was handled. A trackback ping can be sent to the server device to associate the data file with the article data. Therefore, according to this communication device, the user automatically asks the user to post article data at the stage of starting or ending work (in other words, automatically associating article data to be associated). You can associate a data file (without receiving a specification from the user).

  That is, according to the present invention, it is only necessary to impose a user's work related to data file management on a business unit basis, and the work amount of the user related to data file management is remarkably suppressed as compared with the conventional case. Can do.

Incidentally, when the daily work is set as one business unit, the track back ping transmission means may be configured as described in claim 6.
The trackback ping transmission means in the communication device according to claim 6, wherein the article data posted on the same day as the setting data indicates that the article data posted on the same day as the date and time indicated by the setting data is present on the web page. The article data associated with the URL of the trackback destination is determined, and the trackback ping describing the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the setting data with the destination URL of the trackback ping added to the article data posted on the same day as the destination is described above. It transmits to the server apparatus corresponding to the destination.

  According to this communication apparatus, the data file handled by the user can be associated with the article data representing the business contents of the day. Therefore, if this communication apparatus is used, the user can easily create a work diary (web log) in which the correspondence between the work contents and the data file handled in the work is clear.

  Further, the above-described communication apparatus may be configured such that the trackback ping transmission unit operates every time the operation of the information processing system is detected by the detection identification unit and the data file is identified. The setting data in which the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified in (2) is described as the trackback destination URL is stored in the storage device, and the plurality of setting data are processed together by the trackback Ping transmission means. A communication device may be configured.

  The setting means in the communication device according to claim 7 is setting data in which an acquisition destination URL of the identified data file is described as a trackback destination URL each time the data file is identified by the detection identification means. Setting data in which the URL of the trackback destination is associated with the date and time when the data file is identified by the detection and identification unit is stored in the storage device. Further, in this communication device, when the web page acquisition unit acquires the specific type of web page, the track back Ping transmission unit, for each setting data stored in the storage device, the date and time indicated by the setting data, and the acquired web page Based on the data representing the posting date and time added to each article data stored in the article data, article data to be associated with the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the setting data is determined, and the transmission destination of the trackback Ping added to the determined article data A trackback Ping describing the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the setting data with the URL as the destination is transmitted to the server device corresponding to the destination.

  According to the present invention, it is not necessary to acquire a web page and transmit a trackback Ping every time a data file is identified by the detection and identification means, so that it is possible to suppress the processing load on the communication device and network traffic. .

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 1 including a personal computer (PC) 50 equipped with a function as a communication apparatus of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 has a configuration in which a blog server 10, a digital multi-function peripheral 30, and a PC 50 are connected to be communicable with each other through a network. As the network, a TCP / IP network can be mentioned. In this embodiment, the blog server 10 handles highly privacy data, and therefore the network is configured as a closed system.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the blog server 10. The blog server 10 constituting the communication system 1 is constructed by a known blog server construction program. MOVABLE TYPE (registered trademark) is known as a well-known blog server construction program. Specifically, the blog server 10 of this embodiment includes functions as an article registration unit 11, a database 13, a blog transmission unit 15, and a trackback processing unit 17.

  The article registration unit 11 provides a user with an interface necessary for article registration in the form of a web page. For example, when a request (GET) command for a management screen display web page is input from the PC 50, the article registration unit 11 provides the management screen display web page to the PC 50. When a new article creation command (so-called “entry”) is input from the PC 50 by the user's operation through the web page, the article registration section includes a text input field in which the article and article title can be written. The web page is transmitted to the input source PC 50, and an interface for article registration is provided to the user. Also, through this interface, article data, which is text data representing the article and article title, is generated on the PC 50 side. When this article data is input from the PC 50, the article registration unit 11 converts the article data into an article posting. It is registered in the database 13 together with the posting date / time information indicating the date / time.

  The database 13 manages the article data. The database 13 is associated with the article data, the posting date / time information indicating the posting date / time of the article, the information indicating the transmission destination URL of the trackback ping, the URL and title of the trackback destination. In addition, trackback information representing a summary sentence is stored.

  Further, when the blog server 10 receives the GET command for the web log, the blog transmission unit 15 is configured to transmit the web log corresponding to the destination URL indicated by the GET command to the GET command transmission source device (PC 50). Yes. The web log is an article display web page storing article data corresponding to the destination URL indicated by the GET command, and one or a plurality of article data is stored in this web page according to the destination URL. The Further, this web page (web log) has metadata described in RDF (Resource Description Framework) for each article data.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a web log source transmitted from the blog transmission unit 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the web log transmitted from the blog transmission unit 15 includes, for each article data, resource information indicating the URL of the article data, Ping transmission destination information indicating the transmission destination URL of the trackback Ping, and the article information. It has metadata including title information representing the title and posting date information representing the posting date of the article.

  When trackback information is registered in the database 13 in association with article data in the database 13, the blog transmission unit 15 uses link data (the URL of the trackback destination as a link destination at the end of the corresponding article data as the web log) ( A web log to which (see FIG. 12) is added is generated and transmitted to the GET command transmission source device (PC 50).

  Registration of the trackback information in the database 13 is realized by the trackback processing unit 17. When the trackback processing unit 17 receives a POST command addressed to the URL for accepting the trackback Ping as the trackback Ping, the trackback processing unit 17 processes the POST command, and stores the trackback information in the database 13 based on the attached information added to the trackback Ping. sign up. The upper part of FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the track back Ping.

  Specifically, when the trackback processing unit 17 receives the trackback Ping, the trackback processing unit 17 determines the article data to which the transmission destination URL of the trackback Ping that matches the destination URL is assigned as the article data associated with the trackback information.

  Then, the value of the variable url indicated by the attached information (in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, “http: // mycomp1 / mypath1 / file1”) is associated with the determined article data as information indicating the URL of the trackback destination. To the database 13. Further, the trackback processing unit 17 associates the value of the variable title indicated by the attached information (in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, “mypath1 / file1”) as information indicating the trackback destination title with the determined article data. Are registered in the database 13 and the value of the variable excerpt indicated by the attached information (in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, “FAX + RX (xxxx)”) is associated with the determined article data as information indicating the summary sentence of the trackback destination. As shown in FIG.

  Further, the trackback processing unit 17 associates the value of the variable blog_name indicated by the attached information (in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 4 with “History”) as information indicating the trackback destination web log name with the determined article data. To the database 13. With such an operation, the trackback processing unit 17 associates trackback information indicating the URL and title of the trackback destination, the summary sentence, and the like with the article data.

  When the association of the trackback information with the article data is normally completed, the trackback processing unit 17 uses the response data indicating that the processing related to the trackback Ping is successful as the response data for the trackback Ping, and the transmission apparatus (PC50) of the trackback Ping. Send to. On the other hand, when the association of the trackback information fails, the trackback processing unit 17 transmits response data indicating that the processing related to the trackback Ping has failed to the trackback Ping transmission source device (PC 50) as response data for the trackback Ping. The middle part of FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of response data transmitted from the trackback processing unit 17 when the association of the trackback information with the article data is normally completed, and the lower part of FIG. 4 is a diagram of the trackback information with respect to the article data. It is a figure showing the structure of the response data transmitted from the track back process part 17, when correlation fails.

  Next, the configuration of the multifunction machine 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction machine 30 includes a control unit 31 including a CPU and a memory, an operation unit 33 including various keys operable by a user, a display unit 35 including a liquid crystal monitor, and a PC 50 connected to a network. A communication unit 37 capable of communicating with a document, a recording unit 39 capable of forming an image on paper, a reading unit 41 capable of reading a document, a line control unit 43 connected to a public telephone network (PSTN), and a voice call And a handset 45 having a built-in transmitter and receiver.

  The recording unit 39 operates in response to a command from the control unit 31, takes in a sheet from a paper supply unit (not shown), and based on the data input from the control unit 31 by this ink jet method or laser printer method. Form an image. Further, upon receiving a command from the control unit 31, the reading unit 41 optically reads a document set on a platen glass or on an ADF device (auto document feeder), and inputs the reading result to the control unit 31. .

  In addition, the line control unit 43 receives a command from the control unit 31, issues a call to the external terminal device of the telephone number designated by the control unit 31, and accepts a call from the external terminal device. The multifunction device 30 and the external terminal device are communicably connected.

The control unit 31 is configured to control each part in the apparatus so as to realize a network printer function, a scanner function, a FAX (facsimile) function, a telephone function, and the like.
Specifically, when receiving a print command from the PC 50, the control unit 31 executes a printer process, and prints an image based on the print target data received together with the print command on a sheet through the recording unit 39 (printer function). In addition, when a reading command is input from the operation unit 33 or the PC 50, the control unit 31 executes a scanner process, and reads read image data representing a read image of a document set on the reading unit 41 through the reading unit 41. It is generated and stored in the memory (scanner function).

  In addition, when a FAX transmission command is input through the operation unit 33 or the PC 50, the control unit 31 executes a FAX transmission process, and the read image data of the document read by the reading unit 41 is set as FAX data. Transmission is made through the line control unit 43 to the external terminal device (facsimile device) of the telephone number input together with the transmission command (FAX function).

  When the control unit 31 receives a PCFAX transmission command from the PC 50, the control unit 31 executes a PCFAX transmission process, and the image data received from the PC 50 together with the PCFAX transmission command is used as FAX data as the external terminal of the telephone number designated by the PC 50. The data is transmitted to the apparatus (facsimile apparatus) through the line control unit 43 (FAX function).

  Further, when the line control unit 43 receives an initial signal (CNG signal) of FAX communication from the external terminal device (facsimile device), the control unit 31 performs a FAX reception process on the assumption that a FAX reception command is input from the external terminal device. The image data transmitted from the external terminal device is received through the line control unit 43, and this image data is stored in the memory together with the telephone number of the external terminal device (FAX function).

  In addition, when the line control unit 43 outputs a ringing tone in response to a call from the external terminal device and the user picks up the handset 45 in response to this, the control unit 31 assumes that a call start command is input. The telephone processing is executed, and the voice signal of the user input from the handset 45 is transmitted to the external terminal device through the line control unit 43, and the voice signal received by the line control unit 43 from the external terminal device is sent to the handset 45. It is configured to input. In addition, the control unit 31 records the call content based on the audio signal exchanged between the line control unit 43 and the handset 45, records the audio data representing the call content in the memory, and calls the telephone of the external terminal device. The number is recorded in the memory in association with the voice data (telephone function). In addition, when a call operation is performed through the operation unit 33 and a connection with an external terminal device is established, the control unit 31 performs the above telephone processing by assuming that a call start command is input, and obtains voice data representing the content of the call. The telephone number of the external terminal device is recorded in the memory in association with the voice data (telephone function).

These functions are realized by S120 of the MFP processing (FIG. 5) executed by the control unit 31. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the MFP process executed by the control unit 31.
When the MFP processing is started, the control unit 31 waits until one of various commands including the above-described print command, read command, FAX transmission command, FAX reception command, PCFAX transmission command, and call start command is input ( When a command is input (No in S110), a process corresponding to the input command is executed (S120). For example, the printer process is executed when a print command is input, and the scanner process is executed when a read command is input.

  When the process in S120 is completed, the control unit 31 determines whether or not the process executed in S120 is a type of process that should notify the PC 50 of the execution content (S130). Specifically, when the control unit 31 executes any of printer processing, reading processing, FAX transmission processing, FAX reception processing, PCFAX transmission processing, and telephone processing in S120, the executed processing notifies the PC 50 of the execution content. It is determined that the type of processing is to be performed (Yes in S130), and the process proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if a process other than the above is executed in S120, it is determined that the executed process is not the type of process that should notify the PC 50 of the execution contents (No in S130), and the process proceeds to S110. Then, it waits until the next command is input.

  After shifting to S140, the control unit 31 generates execution content notification data for notifying the PC 50 of the execution content of the process executed in S120. Specifically, in S140, execution content notification data corresponding to the executed process is generated according to the rules shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram regarding a method of generating execution content notification data.

  More specifically, when the printer process is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “printer process” as the information indicating the type of process, and as the path information of the data file referred to when the process is executed, Execution content notification data is generated that describes the full path (absolute path) of the data file that is provided for the printer process (that is, the data file that stores the print target data) and that is held on the PC 50 side.

  On the other hand, when the FAX transmission process is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “FAX transmission process” as information indicating the type of the process, and transmits the provided data to the external terminal apparatus during the FAX transmission process. The image data thus stored is stored, and as the destination information, execution content notification data in which the telephone number of the communication destination at the time of FAX transmission is described is generated.

  When the FAX reception process is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “FAX reception process” as information indicating the type of the process, and receives the received data from the external terminal device during the FAX reception process. The image data thus stored is stored, and execution content notification data in which the telephone number of the communication destination at the time of FAX reception is described as destination information is generated.

  In addition, when the PCFAX transmission process is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “PCFAX transmission process” as information indicating the type of the process, and transmits the provided data to the external terminal device during the PCFAX transmission process. The image data thus stored is stored, and as the destination information, execution content notification data in which the telephone number of the communication destination at the time of FAX transmission is described is generated.

  When the telephone processing is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “telephone processing” as information indicating the type of processing, and as provided data, voice data indicating the content of the call generated during the telephone processing And the execution content notification data in which the telephone number of the call destination is described is generated as the destination information.

  In addition, when the scanner process is executed in S120, the control unit 31 describes a code indicating “scanner process” as information indicating the type of process, and stores the read image data generated during the scanner process as provided data. The execution content notification data is generated.

  When the execution content notification data is generated in this way, the control unit 31 proceeds to S150, and transmits the generated execution content notification data to a predetermined monitoring device (PC 50) via the communication unit 37. To do. When this process ends, the process proceeds to S110 and waits until the next command is input.

  Next, the configuration of the PC 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a PC 50 of this embodiment includes a control unit 51 including a CPU and a memory, an operation unit 53 including a keyboard and a pointing device that can be operated by a user, and a display unit 55 including a liquid crystal monitor. And a communication unit 57 connected to the network and capable of communicating with the multifunction device 30 and the blog server 10 and a storage unit 59 including a hard disk device or the like.

  The storage unit 59 includes an operating system (OS), a program that realizes the multifunction peripheral monitoring process shown in FIG. 7, a program that realizes the file monitoring process shown in FIG. 9, a program that realizes the history trackback process shown in FIG. A history database (DB) 59a having the configuration shown in FIG. 8 edited based on various programs and execution content notification data, and setting data 59b indicating a web log acquisition destination URL and the like are stored.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the multifunction peripheral monitoring process executed by the control unit 51. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the history database 59a stored in the storage unit 59. The control unit 51 in the PC 50 of the present embodiment receives the execution content notification data transmitted from the multifunction device 30 by executing the multifunction device monitoring process shown in FIG. 7, and based on this execution content notification data, the multifunction device 30. The history data representing the execution history of the process executed in step 1 is registered in the history database 59a.

  Specifically, when the MFP monitoring process is started, the control unit 51 stands by until execution content notification data is received from the MFP 30 through the communication unit 57 (S210). When the execution content notification data is received, it is determined whether or not the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data, in other words, the processing executed by the multifunction machine 30 is “printer processing” (S220).

  If it is determined in S220 that the type of processing is “printer processing” (Yes in S220), the control unit 51 proceeds to S225 and is provided for printer processing based on the path information indicated by the received execution content notification data. The location of the data file is identified, and a document address is generated in which the location of the data file is described in the URL format starting with the character string “file: //” indicating the local file. Further, history data indicating the execution history of this process is generated. The history database 59a has a date / time field, an event information field, a destination information field, and a document address field.

  That is, in S225, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets “printer” as event information in the event information field. A character string is described, and the generated document address is described in the document address field. As a result, the control unit 51 newly registers history data having information on the current date and time, event information, and the URL of the printed document (data file) in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S210 and waits until the next execution content notification data is received.

  On the other hand, when determining that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is not “printer processing” (No in S220), the control unit 51 proceeds to S230 and displays the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data. Is “scanner process” or not. When it is determined that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is “scanner processing”, the process proceeds to S231, and the read image data stored in the execution content notification data is extracted. A data file storing the extracted read image data is stored in the storage unit 59, and a document address is generated by describing the location of the data file in a URL format starting with the character string “file: //”. To do.

  When the process in S231 is completed in this way, the control unit 51 proceeds to S235 and registers new history data in the history database 59a. That is, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date / time in the date / time field in this record, and describes the character string “scanner” as event information in the event information field. Then, the document address generated in S231 is described in the document address field. As a result, the control unit 51 registers history data having information on the current date and time, event information, and the URL of the data file storing the read image data, in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S210.

  In addition, when the control unit 51 determines that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is not “scanner processing” (No in S230), the control unit 51 proceeds to S240 and displays the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data. Is “FAX transmission process” or “PCFAX transmission process”. If it is determined that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is “FAX transmission processing” or “PCFAX transmission processing”, the process proceeds to S241 to extract the image data stored in the execution content notification data. . A data file storing the extracted image data is stored in the storage unit 59, and a document address is generated in which the location of the data file is described in a URL format starting with the character string “file: //”. .

  When the process in S241 is completed, the control unit 51 proceeds to S245 and registers new history data in the history database 59a. That is, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets a character string “FAX transmission” as event information in the event information field. The destination information indicated by the execution content notification data is described in the destination information field, and the document address generated in S241 is described in the document address field. As a result, the control unit 51 registers the history data having the current date and time information, the event information, the destination information, and the URL of the data file storing the image data transmitted by FAX in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S210.

  If the control unit 51 determines that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is neither “FAX transmission processing” nor “PCFAX transmission processing” (No in S240), the control unit 51 proceeds to S250 and receives it. It is determined whether or not the type of processing indicated by the execution content notification data is “FAX reception processing”. If it is determined that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is “FAX reception processing”, the process proceeds to S251, and the image data stored in the execution content notification data is extracted. A data file storing the extracted image data is stored in the storage unit 59, and a document address is generated in which the location of the data file is described in a URL format starting with the character string “file: //”. .

  Further, when the processing in S251 is completed, the control unit 51 proceeds to S255 and registers new history data in the history database 59a. That is, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets a character string “FAX received” as event information in the event information field. The destination information indicated by the execution content notification data is described in the destination information field, and the document address generated in S251 is described in the document address field. As a result, the control unit 51 registers the history data including the current date and time information, the event information, the destination information, and the URL of the data file storing the image data received by FAX in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S210.

  In addition, if the control unit 51 determines that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is not “FAX reception processing” (No in S250), the control unit 51 proceeds to S260 and performs the processing indicated by the received execution content notification data. It is determined whether or not the type is “telephone processing”. If it is determined that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is “telephone processing”, the process proceeds to S261, and the voice data stored in the execution content notification data is extracted. Then, the data file storing the extracted audio data is stored in the storage unit 59, and a document address in which the location of the data file is described in the URL format starting with the character string “file: //” is generated. .

  When the process in S261 ends, the control unit 51 proceeds to S265 and registers new history data in the history database 59a. That is, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and describes the character string “phone” as event information in the event information field. Then, the destination information indicated by the execution content notification data is described in the destination information field, and the document address generated in S261 is described in the document address field. As a result, the control unit 51 registers the history data having the current date and time information, the event information, the destination information, and the URL of the data file storing the voice data representing the contents of the call in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S210.

  If the control unit 51 determines that the type of processing indicated by the received execution content notification data is not “telephone processing” (No in S260), the control unit 51 proceeds to S210 without executing the processing of S261 to S265. Wait until the next execution content notification data is received.

  The MFP monitoring process executed by the control unit 51 has been described above, but the control unit 51 in the PC 50 of the present embodiment executes the file monitoring process shown in FIG. 9 in parallel with the MFP monitoring process. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a file monitoring process executed by the control unit 51.

  When the file monitoring process is started, the control unit 51 monitors a command for a file system realized by the OS, a file generation command for newly generating a data file, a file open command for opening a data file, And it waits until the file save command to overwrite and save the data file is input to the file system from various tasks (No in S310).

  When a command for the file system is input (Yes in S310), the control unit 51 proceeds to S320, and the input command is a type of command for registering the execution history of the process corresponding to the command. If it is determined whether or not the input command is a type of command whose execution history is to be registered (Yes in S320), the process proceeds to S330, and the input command is a type of command whose registration history is to be registered. If it is determined that it is not a command (No in S320), the process proceeds to S310 and waits until the next command for the file system is input.

  In S320, for example, when a command is input to the file system by a user performing a predetermined type of operation, the input command is a type of command whose execution history should be registered. Judge that there is. Examples of the specific type of operation include an operation in which a user newly creates / opens / saves a data file through word processing software, a web browser, file management software, a desktop screen, or the like. As another example, in S320, when a file generation command, a file open command, and a file save command for a data file having a specific type of extension are input, the input command indicates the type of the execution history to be registered. Judge as a command.

  When the process proceeds to S330 based on the determination in S320, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the input command is a file generation command. When it is determined that the input command is a file generation command (Yes in S330), the process proceeds to S335, where the location of the data file generated according to the command is a URL format starting with the character string “file: //” To generate a document address.

  In addition, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets a character string “file creation” as event information in the event information field. In the document address field, the document address generated by the above preprocessing in S335 is described. As a result, the control unit 51 registers the history data having the current date and time information, the event information, and the URL of the newly generated data file in the history database 59a (S335). Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S310.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 51 determines that the input command is not a file generation command (No in S330), the control unit 51 proceeds to S340, and determines whether the input command is a file open command. If it is determined that the input command is a file open command (Yes in S340), the process proceeds to S345, and the location of the data file opened according to the command is URL format starting with the character string “file: //”. A document address described in the above is generated.

  In addition, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets a character string “file open” as event information in the event information field. In the document address field, the document address generated by the above preprocessing in S345 is described. As a result, the control unit 51 registers history data having current date and time information, event information, and the URL of the opened data file in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S310.

  In addition, when the control unit 51 determines that the input command is not a file open command (No in S340), the control unit 51 proceeds to S350 and determines whether the input command is a file save command. If it is determined that the input command is a file save command (Yes in S350), the process proceeds to S355, where the location of the data file saved according to the command is URL format starting with the character string "file: //" A document address described in the above is generated.

  In addition, the control unit 51 generates a new record in the history database 59a, describes the current date and time in the date and time field in this record, and sets a character string “file update” as event information in the event information field. In the document address field, the document address generated by the above preprocessing in S355 is described. As a result, the control unit 51 registers history data having current date and time information, event information, and the URL of the stored data file in the history database 59a. Thereafter, the control unit 51 proceeds to S310. In addition, if the control unit 51 determines that the input command is not a file save command (No in S350), the process proceeds to S310 without executing the process of S355.

  Further, the control unit 51 in the PC 50 of the present embodiment executes the history trackback process shown in FIG. 10 in parallel with the above-described multifunction machine monitoring process and file monitoring process. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the history trackback process executed by the control unit 51.

  When the history trackback process is started, the control unit 51 first refers to the setting data 59b regarding the history trackback process stored in the storage unit 59 in S410, and sets the acquisition destination URL of the web log indicated by the setting data 59b. By transmitting the GET command as the destination, the web log managed by the user of the PC 50 and the multifunction device 30 is acquired from the blog server 10 through the communication unit 57.

  When this process is finished, the control unit 51 proceeds to S420, selects one metadata from the metadata group added for each article data in the web log acquired in S410, and selects the selected metadata. Set metadata as reference data. When selecting metadata, metadata indicating the date and time when the posting date / time information is the oldest is selected from among unselected metadata groups.

  When the process in S420 is completed, the control unit 51 proceeds to S430, and determines whether or not unprocessed history data exists in the history database 59a. Here, after acquiring the web log in S410, history data that has never been used in the processing of S460 (that is, history data for which no trackback ping has been generated or transmitted) is handled as unprocessed history data. .

  When it is determined that there is no unprocessed history data in the history database 59a (No in S430), the process proceeds to S530. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is unprocessed history data in the history database 59a (Yes in S430), the process proceeds to S440.

  When the process proceeds to S440, the control unit 51 reads one of the unprocessed history data from the history database 59a, and then the process proceeds to S450, where the date and time indicated by the history data is the article indicated by the reference data (metadata). It is determined whether or not the date is the same as the date of posting or the date and time before the date of posting the article. If it is determined that the date and time indicated by the history data is the same date as the posting date and time indicated by the reference data, or a date and time earlier than the posting date and time indicated by the reference data (Yes in S450), the process proceeds to S460. On the other hand, if it is determined that the date and time indicated by the history data is not the same date as the posting date and time indicated by the reference data, and is not a date and time earlier than the posting date and time indicated by the reference data (No in S450), the process proceeds to S510.

  In S460, the control unit 51 converts the document address indicated by the history data read in S440 into a URL for blog server registration. Specifically, the document address is converted into a URL that can be accessed by the HTTP protocol starting with the character string “http: //”. Then, a trackback ping having the converted URL as the trackback destination URL and a destination of the trackback ping destination URL indicated by the ping destination information in the reference data is generated.

  More specifically, in S460, the control unit 51 is a trackback Ping (POST command) in which the destination URL of the trackback Ping indicated by the Ping destination information in the reference data is the destination URL, and the value of the variable title and the variable url A trackback Ping in which the values shown in FIG. 11 are set as the value, the value of the variable excert, and the value of the variable blog_name is generated. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing values set for each variable when the trackback ping is generated.

  That is, the control unit 51 sets a character string representing the path and file name of the data file from which the first half of the document address indicated by the history data read in S440 is deleted as the value of the variable title. In addition, as the value of the variable url, the converted value (URL starting with the character string “http: //”) of the document address indicated by the history data read in S440 is set.

  In addition, the control unit 51 sets a value corresponding to the event indicated by the history data read in S440 as the value of the variable excert. That is, when the event information is “printer”, the character string “Print” is set as the value of the variable excert, and when the event information is “scanner”, the character string “print” is set as the value of the variable excert. Scan "is set.

  When the event information is “FAX transmission”, the character string “FAX + TX (xxxx)” is set as the value of the variable excert. When the event information is “FAX reception”, the value of the variable excert is set. The character string “FAX + RX (xxxx)” is set, and when the event information is “telephone”, the character string “Tel (xxxx)” is set as the value of the variable excert. In the parentheses ("xxxx"), the telephone number indicated by the destination information in the history data read in S440 is set.

  In addition, when the event information is “file creation”, the character string “Creat” is set as the value of the variable excert, and when the event information is “file open”, the character excerpt is set as the value of the variable excert. When the column “Open” is set and the event information is “file update”, the character string “Update” is set as the value of the variable “export”.

Further, the control unit 51 sets the character string “History” as the value of the variable blog_name.
In this way, when the trackback Ping is generated in S460, the control unit 51 sends the trackback Ping to the network and inputs it to the blog server 10 corresponding to the destination (S470).

  When the processing in S470 is completed, the control unit 51 receives response data (response data having the configuration shown in the middle or lower part of FIG. 4) transmitted from the blog server 10 that is the trackback Ping transmission destination (S480). When this process is completed, it is determined whether or not the response data is response data indicating that the process related to the track back ping is successful (S490).

  If it is determined that the received response data is response data indicating that the process related to the trackback ping has failed (No in S490), the process proceeds to S510, and the received response data indicates that the process related to the trackback ping is successful. If it is determined that the data is response data (Yes in S490), the process proceeds to S500.

  After shifting to S500, the control unit 51 deletes the history data read in S440 from the history database 59a, and then shifts to S510. Then, in S510, after determining Yes in S430, it is determined whether or not the processing after S440 has been executed for all the unprocessed history data existing in the history database 59a, and all the history data after S440 is determined. If it is determined that the process has not been executed (No in S510), the process proceeds to S440, and one of the unprocessed history data that has not been read is read from the history database 59a. Execute the process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the processing after S440 has been executed for all the history data (Yes in S510), the control unit 51 proceeds to S520, and all the metadata for each article data included in the web log acquired in S410. Is selected in S420 and it is determined whether it is set as reference data. If it is determined that all of the metadata is selected and not set as reference data (No in S520), the control unit 51 proceeds to S420. On the other hand, if it is determined that all of the metadata is selected and set as reference data (Yes in S520), the control unit 51 proceeds to S530. In S530, the controller 51 waits for a predetermined time (for example, 1 hour), and when the predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 51 proceeds to S410.

  In this way, in the history trackback process, an article posted on the date when the data file is handled with the URL of the data file indicated by the document address of each history data registered in the history database 59a as the URL of the trackback destination. Associate with data or article data posted on a date prior to the date the data file was handled. Specifically, when the article data posted on the same day as the date and time indicated by the history data exists in the web log, the URL of the data file indicated by the document address of the history data is set according to the metadata corresponding to the article data. By transmitting the trackback Ping with the URL of the trackback destination, the PC 50 associates the URL of the data file indicated by the history data with the article data posted on the date when the data file is handled.

  In this embodiment, as a result of the operation of the PC 50 as described above, the web log managed by the user is linked to the data file handled on the day for each article. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a web log provided from the blog server 10.

  As described above, when the trackback information associated with the article data is registered in the database 13, the blog transmission unit 15 of the blog server 10 has a link describing the URL of the trackback destination as the link destination at the end of the article data. A web log to which data is added is generated and transmitted to the GET command transmission source device (PC 50). Specifically, in this embodiment, a well-known link tag is used, and the link destination is indicated in a description format of <A HREF=”(trackback destination URL)”> (trackback destination title) </A>. Link data is added to the web log. In addition, the blog transmission unit 15 adds a summary sentence of the trackback destination indicated by the trackback information together with the link data to the web log.

  Accordingly, when the web log is displayed on the display unit 55 of the PC 50, as shown in FIG. 12, the link of the data file handled on the posting date of the article and the data file are displayed at the bottom of each article. An explanation of the event that triggered the generation of the link is displayed.

  From the above, according to the communication system 1 of the present embodiment, the user posts article data indicating business contents to the blog server 10 through the PC 50, and obtains a web log corresponding to the article data. If the destination URL is written in the setting data, the correspondence between the business contents and the data file handled in the business can be grasped in the web log. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the work amount of the user related to data file management.

  In particular, in the communication system 1 according to the present embodiment, track back information about the data file handled by the multi-function device 30 is registered in the blog server 10 together with the data file handled by the PC 50. A link to can be added to the weblog without exception.

  Further, in this embodiment, the operation content notification data representing the execution content of the process in the multifunction device 30 is transmitted from the multifunction device 30 to the PC 50 so that the operation of the multifunction device 30 can be detected on the PC 50 side. Therefore, the processing operation of the PC 50 can be simplified.

  In addition, in this embodiment, a link for a data file corresponding to a document printed by the multifunction device 30 or a data file corresponding to a document read by the multifunction device 30 is generated in the web log. Document management by a person becomes particularly easy. That is, according to the present embodiment, since the link about the printed data file and the data file representing the read original is added to the article representing the business content, the user can easily use the necessary data through the web log later. A file can be read and a printed document can be easily obtained again.

  Further, in this embodiment, based on the posting date and time of each article data stored in the weblog and the date and time indicated by the history data, the article data to be linked to the data file is determined, and the optimum article data is determined. Since the trackback information is added, the user need not perform an operation of designating the transmission destination of the trackback Ping. That is, according to the present embodiment, the user handles the daily work content (business diary) and each day to the extent that the article data representing the business content is posted at the stage of starting or ending the business every day. A web log that appropriately shows the correspondence with the data file can be obtained.

  Further, in this embodiment, the PC 50 is configured to acquire a web log and transmit a trackback Ping every predetermined time. Therefore, the processing load of the PC 50 and network traffic caused by frequently acquiring the web log Can be prevented from increasing.

  By the way, in this embodiment, when there is trackback information associated with article data in the database 13, the blog transmission unit 15 adds link data describing the URL of the trackback destination as the link destination to the end of the article data. However, the blog transmission unit 15 may be configured to generate a web log having the configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a modified example of the web log.

  That is, the blog transmitting unit 15 stores a web page storing link data in which the URL of the track back destination is described as a link destination for each article data in which the track back information is registered in the database 13. The web log may be configured to add link data with the web page as a link destination to the end of the corresponding article data.

  The PC 50 may be configured to send the trackback Ping according to the trackback Ping transmission URL registered by the user in the storage unit 59 without extracting the trackback Ping transmission URL from the web log.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the modified PC 50 that transmits the trackback Ping according to the trackback Ping transmission destination URL registered by the user in the storage unit 59 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a history trackback process according to a modification executed by the control unit 51 of the PC 50. In the modified example of the PC 50, it is assumed that the trackback ping transmission destination URL is registered in the setting data 59b by the user's operation through the operation unit 53, instead of the web log acquisition destination URL.

  When the execution command of the history trackback process is input from the user through the operation unit 53, the control unit 51 in the modified example executes the history trackback process shown in FIG. When the history trackback process of the modified example is started, the control unit 51 refers to the setting data 59b stored in the storage unit 59, and uses the transmission destination URL of the trackback Ping indicated by the setting data 59b as the destination URL when the trackback Ping is generated. The URL to be described is determined (S610).

  When this process is finished, the control unit 51 proceeds to S630 and determines whether or not history data is registered in the history database 59a. If it is determined that the history data is not registered in the history database 59a (No in S630), the process proceeds to S730. On the other hand, if it is determined that history data is registered in the history database 59a (Yes in S630), the process proceeds to S640.

  After shifting to S640, the control unit 51 reads one of the history data from the history database 59a, and then shifts to S660. In S660, the control unit 51 converts the document address indicated by the history data read in S640 into a URL for blog server registration. Specifically, the document address is converted into a URL that can be accessed by the HTTP protocol starting with the character string “http: //”. Then, a trackback Ping (POST command) having the URL determined in S610 as the destination URL and a trackback Ping having the converted URL (document address) as the trackback destination URL is generated, and the generated trackback Ping is generated. Is sent to the network and input to the blog server 10 corresponding to the destination (S670).

  When the processing in S670 is completed, the control unit 51 receives the response data transmitted from the blog server 10 (S680), and the received response data is response data indicating that the processing related to the track back ping has been successful. It is determined whether or not there is (S690). If it is determined that the received response data is response data indicating that the process related to the trackback ping has failed (No in S690), the process proceeds to S710, and the received response data indicates that the process related to the trackback ping is successful. If it is determined that the data is response data (Yes in S690), the process proceeds to S700.

  When the process proceeds to S700, the control unit 51 deletes the history data read in S640 from the history database 59a, and then the process proceeds to S710. Further, in S710, after determining Yes in S630, it is determined whether or not the processing after S640 has been executed for all the history data existing in the history database 59a, and the processing after S640 is executed for all the history data. If it is determined that it has not been performed (No in S710), the process proceeds to S640, in which one piece of history data that has not been read is read from the history database 59a, and the processes after S660 are executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the processing after S640 has been executed for all of the history data (Yes in S710), the control unit 51 proceeds to S730. And in S730, it waits for predetermined time (for example, 1 hour), and when predetermined time passes, it will transfer to S610.

  In this way, in the history trackback process of the modification, the user designates the trackback Ping in which the URL of the data file indicated by the document address of each history data registered in the history database 59a is the trackback destination URL. To the URL. Therefore, according to the modification, the URL of the data file indicated by the document address of each history data can be associated with the article data specified by the user.

  Therefore, according to this communication system 1, the user posts article data indicating business contents to the blog server 10 through the PC 50, and operates the trackback Ping transmission destination URL assigned to the article data. If it is described in the setting data 59b through the unit 53, a web page that can grasp the correspondence between the business contents and the data file related to the business can be generated. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the work amount of the user related to the management of the data file.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the detection identification unit of the present invention receives the execution content notification data transmitted from the multifunction machine 30 as the information processing system, and based on the execution content notification data, The operation of the control unit 51 for determining the type of the executed process, identifying the location of the data file having the data generated or referred to at the time of executing the process and generating the document address (multifunction machine monitoring process), or the PC 50 The operation of the control unit 51 for generating a document address by identifying the location of the data file generated / opened / updated based on the command (file monitoring) Processing).

  The setting means is realized by an operation (multifunction machine monitoring process or file monitoring process) for registering history data representing the current date and time and document address in the history database 59a. The URL storage unit and the destination storage unit correspond to the storage unit 59 (setting data 59b).

  Further, the web page acquisition unit is realized by the processing of S410, and the trackback Ping transmission unit is realized by the history trackback processing shown in FIG.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can take various forms. For example, in the above embodiment, the operation of the multifunction device 30 is detected, and a link to a data file storing data handled by the multifunction device 30 is attached to the article data of the web log. The operation of another type of device may be detected, and a link to a data file in which data handled by this device is stored may be linked to the article data of the web log. Examples of other types of apparatuses include a printer apparatus, a scanner apparatus, a facsimile apparatus, and a television program recording / reproducing apparatus.

  Further, in the above embodiment, track back is performed by associating the daily work contents with the data file handled on each day, but this is not restrictive, for example, the handled data file is associated with the type of processing. You may track back. In addition, a storage area that can be accessed only by a specific person may be provided, and a location for storing processed data may be stored in such a storage area. In this way, even if the weblog can be viewed by an unspecified person, access is restricted to data that is not desired to be viewed by anyone other than the specified person. You can prevent browsing.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of the communication system 1 to which this invention was applied. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a blog server 10. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example (source) of a web log. It is explanatory drawing showing the structure of track back Ping and the structure of the response data of track back Ping. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a multifunction machine process performed by a control unit 31 of the multifunction machine 30. It is explanatory drawing regarding the production | generation method of execution content notification data. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a multifunction machine monitoring process performed by the control unit 51 of the PC 50. It is explanatory drawing showing the structure of the history database 59a which the memory | storage part 59 memorize | stores. It is a flowchart showing the file monitoring process which the control part 51 performs. It is a flowchart showing the history track back process which the control part 51 performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the value set to a variable at the time of track back Ping production | generation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example (display screen) of a web log. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification (display screen) of a web log. It is a flowchart showing the history trackback process of a modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system, 10 ... Blog server, 11 ... Article registration part, 13 ... Database, 15 ... Blog transmission part, 17 ... Trackback processing part, 30 ... Multi-function device, 31, 51 ... Control part, 33, 53 ... Operation part 35, 55 ... display unit, 37, 57 ... communication unit, 39 ... recording unit, 41 ... reading unit, 43 ... line control unit, 45 ... handset, 50 ... PC, 59 ... storage unit, 59a ... history database, 59b … Setting data

Claims (7)

When the trackback ping is received from the external device, the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the trackback ping is associated with the article data corresponding to the destination of the trackback ping, and when a request signal for a specific type of web page is received from the external device, In accordance with the request signal, as the specific type of web page, the article data corresponding to the URL indicated by the request signal and the link data using the URL of the trackback destination associated with the article data as the link destination or the URL from which the link data is acquired And a server device that transmits the web page storing the transmission destination URL of the trackback Ping corresponding to the article data to the external device that is the request signal transmission source,
A communication device capable of communicating with
Detecting operation of a predetermined information processing system, and when a predetermined process is executed in the information processing system, a detection identifying means for identifying a data file generated or referred to at the time of executing the process;
Setting means for setting the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identification means to the URL of the trackback destination;
Destination storage means for storing the destination URL of the trackback ping;
A trackback ping destined to the destination URL of the trackback ping stored in the destination storage means, and the trackback ping describing the URL of the trackback destination set by the setting means is transmitted to the server device corresponding to the destination. A trackback Ping transmission means to perform,
A communication apparatus comprising: When the trackback ping is received from the external device, the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the trackback ping is associated with the article data corresponding to the destination of the trackback ping, and when a request signal for a specific type of web page is received from the external device, In accordance with the request signal, as the specific type of web page, the article data corresponding to the URL indicated by the request signal and the link data using the URL of the trackback destination associated with the article data as the link destination or the URL where the link data is acquired And a server device that transmits the web page storing the transmission destination URL of the trackback Ping corresponding to the article data to the external device of the request signal transmission source,
A communication device capable of communicating with
Detecting operation of a predetermined information processing system, and when a predetermined process is executed in the information processing system, detection identification means for identifying a data file generated or referred to at the time of executing the process;
Setting means for setting the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identification means to the URL of the trackback destination;
URL storage means for storing a URL representing an acquisition destination of the specific type of web page of the server device;
Web page acquisition means for acquiring the specific type of web page from the server device by transmitting a request signal for the specific type of web page to the server device in accordance with the URL stored in the URL storage unit; ,
When the web page acquisition unit acquires the specific type of web page, the track back ping is destined to the destination URL of the track back ping indicated by the web page acquired by the web page acquisition unit, and is set by the setting unit Trackback Ping transmission means for transmitting the trackback Ping describing the URL of the trackback destination to the server device corresponding to the destination;
A communication apparatus comprising: The information processing system is externally connected to the communication device, and when the predetermined process is executed, a notification signal storing information representing the execution content of the process is input to the communication device And
3. The configuration according to claim 1, wherein the detection identification unit is configured to detect an operation of the information processing system based on an input state of a notification signal input from the information processing system. Communication device. The information processing system is a digital multifunction machine having at least a printer function and a scanner function,
The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detection identification unit is configured to identify a data file generated or referred to when the process related to each function is executed. The server device is a web page storing a plurality of article data corresponding to the URL indicated by the request signal as the specific type of web page, and a link with the URL of the trackback destination associated with the article data as a link destination Data or link data acquisition destination URL, trackback Ping transmission destination URL corresponding to article data, and data representing the posting date of article data are added to each article data as a request signal transmission source web page. Configured to send to an external device,
When setting the acquisition destination URL of the data file identified by the detection identifying unit as the track back destination URL, the setting unit sets the track back destination URL and the detection identification unit as data representing setting contents. Setting data associated with the date and time when the data file was identified is stored in a storage device,
When the web page acquisition unit acquires the specific type of web page, the trackback ping transmission unit stores data representing a posting date and time added to each article data stored in the web page, and the storage device stores Based on the date and time indicated by the setting data, article data to be associated with the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the setting data is determined, and the trackback indicated by the setting data is sent to the destination URL of the trackback Ping added to the determined article data. 3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the communication apparatus is configured to transmit a trackback Ping describing a destination URL to a server apparatus corresponding to the destination.   If the article data posted on the same day as the date and time indicated by the setting data is present on the web page, the track back Ping transmission means displays the article data posted on the same date as the URL of the track back destination indicated by the setting data. And the trackback ping that describes the URL of the trackback destination indicated by the setting data as the destination URL of the trackback ping added to the article data posted on the same day. 6. The communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication apparatus is configured to transmit to a corresponding server apparatus. The setting unit is setting data in which an acquisition destination URL of the identified data file is described as a track back destination URL each time a data file is identified by the detection identification unit, and the track back destination URL And setting data that is associated with the date and time when the data file was identified by the detection and identification means is configured to be stored in a storage device,
When the web page acquisition unit acquires the specific type of web page, the trackback ping transmission unit stores the setting data stored in the storage device in the acquired web page for each setting data stored in the storage device. Based on the data indicating the posting date and time added to each article data, article data to be associated with the trackback destination URL indicated by the setting data is determined, and the transmission destination URL of the trackback ping added to the determined article data is the destination. The communication apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a trackback Ping describing a URL of a trackback destination indicated by setting data is transmitted to a server apparatus corresponding to the destination.

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