JP2009245173A - Resource information management system and resource information management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collectively manage a plurality of resources. <P>SOLUTION: A shared terminal 101 has: a resource meta information storage part 106 storing resource meta information 112 including information related to resource management policy of a manager of the shared terminal 101; a resource meta information request information transmission means 115 transmitting resource meta information request information requesting resource meta information 132 including information related to resource management policy of a user of the shared terminal 101; a resource meta information adjustment means 116 adjusting the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132; and a resource information request information transmission means 117 transmitting resource information request information to a secure device 102 when the resource meta information adjustment means 116 adjusts the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a resource information management system for managing resource information of an information processing terminal and a resource information management method for the resource information management system.

  In recent years, with the advancement of corporate IT systems, the use of PCs in offices has become common. When using a PC in an office, the management of resources in the PC is important. Examples of the resource management include management of configuration information related to users for resources in the PC.

  Conventionally, configuration information related to users for resources in a PC has been individually managed and fixedly read for each resource in the PC, a portable secure device, or an embedded secure device.

  A resource information management system according to the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. 6A is a configuration diagram of a resource information management system according to the prior art, FIG. 6B is a configuration diagram of another resource information management system according to the prior art, and FIG. It is a block diagram of the resource information management system.

  The resource information management system according to the prior art shown in FIG. 6A includes a user terminal 601 and a service provider server 602. The user terminal 601 includes a resource 603 and a resource information storage unit 604. The resource 603 includes resource execution means 605 and resource information reading means 606. The resource information storage unit 604 has resource information 607. The service provider server 602 includes service provision processing means 608.

  In this resource information management system, information about resources is stored in the user terminal 601, and information about resources stored in the user terminal 601 is read at the time of execution.

  Another resource information management system according to the prior art shown in FIG. 6B includes a user terminal 611, a service provider server 612, and a secure device 613. The user terminal 611 includes resource information read setting processing means 614, resources 615, and a resource information storage unit 616. The resource 615 includes resource execution means 617 and resource information reading means 618. The resource information storage unit 616 has resource information 619. The service provider server 612 includes service provision processing means 620. The secure device 613 includes resource information reading means 621 and a resource information storage unit 622. The resource information storage unit 622 has resource information 623.

  In this resource information management system, information on resources is stored in the portable secure device 613, and the resource information 623 is read from the portable secure device 613 when the portable secure device 613 is inserted or when the resource is executed. Then, once set in the user terminal 611 and read at the time of execution.

  Another resource information management system according to the prior art shown in FIG. 6C includes a user terminal 631, a service provider server 632, and a secure device 633. The user terminal 631 includes a resource 634. The resource 634 includes resource execution means 635 and resource information reading means 636. The service provider server 632 includes service provision processing means 637. The secure device 633 includes resource information reading means 638 and a resource information storage unit 639. The resource information storage unit 639 has resource information 640.

In this resource information management system, information on resources is stored in the portable secure device 633, and is read directly from the portable secure device 633 at the time of executing the resource, or portable secure based on the information on resources. The processing result of the device 633 is received.
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  However, in the above-described conventional technology, the storage destination and the reading method of the resource information with respect to the resource are fixed for each resource, so the resource manager policy, the resource user policy, and the secure device to the user terminal Depending on conditions such as the presence or absence of insertion, it is not possible to flexibly specify the storage location of the resource intelligence to be read or change the operation after reading. Further, since the resource information reading method is also defined for each resource, for example, when reading the resource information from a portable secure device inserted in the user terminal, the reading method must be defined for each resource. Further, when user-dependent information related to resources is individually collected such as when resource information is stored in a portable secure device and taken out, it is difficult to specify the location of a plurality of resource information. Therefore, it is impossible to centrally manage a plurality of resources.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a resource information management system and a resource information management method capable of centrally managing a plurality of resources.

  In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, in a resource information management system for managing one or more resource information of an information processing terminal, the information processing terminal relates to a resource management policy of an administrator of the information processing terminal. A resource meta information storage unit that stores first resource meta information including information, and a second resource meta that includes information related to a resource management policy of a user of the information processing terminal in an external device that can communicate with the information processing terminal. Resource meta information request information transmitting means for transmitting resource meta information request information for requesting information, resource meta information adjusting means for adjusting the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information, and the resource meta information When the information adjustment means adjusts the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information, a resource information request information transmission for transmitting the resource information request information to the external device is performed. Characterized by comprising a means.

  In this case, the information processing terminal includes an event monitoring unit that determines whether or not an event has occurred. When the event monitoring unit determines that the event has occurred, the resource meta information request information transmitting unit transmits the resource meta information. The request information may be transmitted.

  In these cases, the information processing terminal may include resource information setting means for setting the resource information in the embedded secure device of the information processing terminal.

  In these cases, the attributes of the resource meta information include a resource ID that is information for identifying the resource information, a resource information type that is information related to the type of the resource information, and information that gives priority to the storage destination of the resource information. A resource storage location, a resource storage method that is information on a method of storing the resource information, a condition that is information on conditions of the resource storage destination and the resource storage method, a resource management policy of the administrator, and a user It may be characterized by having at least one adjustment method that is information on a method for adjusting the resource management policy.

  In these cases, the event may be one of secure device insertion and resource execution.

  In the resource information management method for managing one or a plurality of resource information of the information processing terminal, the information processing terminal includes first resource meta information including information related to a resource management policy of an administrator of the information processing terminal. And a resource meta information request in which the information processing terminal requests second resource meta information including information related to a resource management policy of a user of the information processing terminal to an external device capable of communicating with the information processing terminal. A resource meta information request information transmitting step for transmitting information, a resource meta information adjusting step in which the information processing terminal adjusts the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information, and the resource meta information adjustment. When adjusting the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information in the step, the information processing terminal sends resource information request information to the external device. And having a resource information request information transmission step of transmitting.

  In this case, the information processing terminal has an event monitoring step for determining whether or not an event has occurred. When the event monitoring unit determines that the event has occurred, the resource meta information request information transmission step includes the resource meta information request step. The information request information may be transmitted.

  In these cases, the information processing terminal may include a resource information setting step for setting the resource information in the embedded secure device of the information processing terminal.

  In these cases, the attributes of the resource meta information include a resource ID that is information for identifying the resource information, a resource information type that is information related to the type of the resource information, and information that gives priority to the storage destination of the resource information. A resource storage location, a resource storage method that is information on a method of storing the resource information, a condition that is information on conditions of the resource storage destination and the resource storage method, a resource management policy of the administrator, and a user It may be characterized by having at least one adjustment method that is information on a method for adjusting the resource management policy.

  In these cases, the event may be one of secure device insertion and resource execution.

  In such a resource information management system and resource information management method, since the first and second resource meta information are adjusted, a plurality of resources can be centrally managed.

  In addition, an event monitoring unit that determines whether or not an event has occurred is provided. When it is determined that the event monitoring unit has occurred, when the resource meta information request information transmitting unit transmits the resource meta information request information, the information processing terminal Can automatically read resource information when needed.

  Further, when resource information setting means for setting resource information is provided in the embedded secure device of the information processing terminal, the resource information can be read from the embedded secure device.

(Embodiment 1)
First, the configuration of the resource information management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a resource information management system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, this resource information management system includes a shared terminal 101 (information processing terminal) and a secure device 102 (external device). The shared terminal 101 includes a control unit 103, a resource unit 104, a resource information storage unit 105, and a resource meta information storage unit 106. The control unit 103 includes a resource information management unit 107 and a resource meta information management unit 108. The resource unit 104 includes a resource execution unit 109 and a resource information management unit 110. The resource information storage unit 105 has at least resource information 111. The resource meta information storage unit 106 has at least resource meta information 112 (first resource meta information). The resource information management unit 107 includes a resource meta information request information generation unit 113, a resource meta information request information notification unit 114, a resource meta information request information transmission unit 115, a resource meta information adjustment unit 116, a resource information request information transmission unit 117, a resource Information notification means 118 is included. The resource meta information management unit 108 includes resource meta information reading means 119 and resource meta information notifying means 120. The resource execution unit 109 has resource information request information notification means 121. The resource information management unit 110 includes resource information request information notification means 122 and resource information notification means 123. The secure device 102 includes a resource information / resource meta information management unit 124, a resource information storage unit 125, and a resource meta information storage unit 126. The resource information / resource meta information management unit 124 includes a resource meta information reading unit 127, a resource meta information transmitting unit 128, a resource information reading unit 129, and a resource information transmitting unit 130. The resource information storage unit 125 has at least resource information 131. The resource meta information storage unit 126 has at least resource meta information 132 (second resource meta information).

  The shared terminal 101 is, for example, a personal computer (PC), and includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, display, keyboard, mouse, and the like. In particular, a browser program is stored in the hard disk. Furthermore, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone with an Internet connection function, a PDA, and the like are included.

  The secure device 102 is a portable secure device such as an IC card, a SIM card, an SD memory card with a secure chip, a multimedia card (MMC), or a USB token.

  The control unit 103 controls the resource information management unit 107 and the resource meta information management unit 108. The resource unit 104 controls the resource execution unit 109 and the resource information management unit 110. The resource information storage unit 105 is a storage unit that stores the resource information 111. Here, the resource information is information related to users for resources such as OS, middleware, platform, and application on the shared terminal 101, and attributes such as resource ID, resource information type, right, access control information, profile, and authentication information. Consists of Here, the resource ID is identification information for identifying a resource. The resource information type is composed of configuration information and the like. In the resource information of this embodiment, X1234 is stored as the resource ID and configuration information is stored as the resource information type.

  The resource meta information storage unit 106 is a storage unit that stores the resource meta information 112. Here, the resource meta information is an administrator policy, a user policy, etc. on the shared terminal 101, and includes a resource ID, a resource information type, a resource storage destination, a resource storage method, a condition, an adjustment method, and a storage destination address. And other attributes. Here, the resource storage destination is information in which priority is given to the storage destination of the resource information (shared terminal 101, secure device 102, management server, etc.). For example, as in the present embodiment, when information prioritized in the order of the secure device 102, the management server, and the shared terminal 101 is stored in the resource storage destination, data is first read from the secure device 102, If there is no information, data is read from the management server, and if there is no resource information, data is read from the shared terminal 101. The resource storage method includes reading, execution result reception, read writing, execution result reception writing, and the like. Here, reading is only reading from the storage destination, execution result reception is only reception of the result of the process executed at the storage destination, read writing is reading from the storage destination and writing to another storage destination, execution result reception writing is After receiving the result of the process executed at the storage destination, writing to another storage destination is performed. The conditions are conditions regarding the resource storage destination and the resource storage method of the administrator and user of the shared terminal 101 when an event occurs (when a portable secure device is inserted, when a resource is executed, etc.). For example, it is detected that data is read from the portable secure device when the portable secure device is inserted, and that data is read from the shared terminal 101 when the portable secure device is not inserted, and insertion of the portable secure device is detected. Sometimes it is determined whether the resource information is stored in the portable secure device, and if it is stored, the condition that the resource information is read from the portable secure device, and the storage destination address is stored in the portable secure device. The condition is that the resource information is read from the storage location if it is stored. The adjustment method is a method of adjusting the administrator policy and the user policy when there is a contradiction between the administrator policy and the user policy. The storage destination address is a storage destination address. With the storage destination address, the shared terminal 101 can access the storage destination and read data from the storage destination. In the resource meta information of this embodiment, the resource ID is X1234, the resource information type is configuration information, the resource storage destination is information in which priority is given in the order of the secure device 102, the management server, and the shared terminal 101, and the resource storage method Memorize readings.

  The resource information management unit 107 manages (registers, inquires, changes, deletes, etc.) the resource information 111. The resource meta information management unit 108 manages the resource meta information 112. The resource execution unit 109 performs processing for executing resources. The resource information management unit 110 manages the resource information 111. The resource information 111 is stored in the shared terminal 101. The resource meta information 112 is stored in the shared terminal 101.

  The resource meta information request information generating means 113 is based on the resource information request information including the resource ID, the resource information type, etc. notified by the resource information request information notifying means 122, and includes the resource meta information including the resource ID, the resource information type, etc. Generate request information. The resource meta information request information notifying unit 114 notifies the resource meta information management unit 108 of the resource meta information request information. The resource meta information request information transmission unit 115 transmits the resource meta information request information to the resource information / resource meta information management unit 124.

  The resource meta information adjusting unit 116 adjusts the resource meta information 112 notified by the resource meta information notifying unit 120 and the resource meta information 132 transmitted by the resource meta information transmitting unit 128. That is, the resource meta information adjusting unit 116 compares the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132, and determines whether the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 are inconsistent. When the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132 are inconsistent, the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132 are determined based on the adjustment method of the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132, and the resource meta information 112 And the resource meta information 132 are adjusted. When the conflict between the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 cannot be resolved even by such processing, the resource meta information adjusting unit 116 stops the subsequent processing. To decide. When the resource meta information adjustment unit 116 determines that the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 is consistent with the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132, the resource information request information transmitting unit 117 determines that the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information Resource information request information is transmitted to the resource information / resource meta information management unit 124.

  The resource information notification unit 118 notifies the resource information management unit 110 of the resource information 131 transmitted by the resource information transmission unit 130. The resource meta information reading unit 119 reads the resource meta information 112 from the resource meta information storage unit 106 based on the resource meta information request information notified by the resource meta information request information notifying unit 114. The resource meta information notifying unit 120 notifies the resource information managing unit 107 of the resource meta information 112 read by the resource meta information reading unit 119.

  The resource information request information notifying unit 121 notifies the resource information management unit 110 of the resource information request information in order to acquire the resource information 131. The resource information request information notification unit 122 notifies the resource information management unit 107 of the resource information request information notified by the resource information request information notification unit 121. The resource information notifying unit 123 notifies the resource execution unit 109 of the resource information 131 notified by the resource information notifying unit 118.

  The resource information / resource meta information management unit 124 manages the resource information 131 and the resource meta information 132. The resource information storage unit 125 is a storage unit that stores the resource information 131. The resource meta information storage unit 126 is a storage unit that stores the resource meta information 132.

  The resource meta information reading unit 127 reads the resource meta information 132 from the resource meta information storage unit 126 based on the resource meta information request information transmitted by the resource meta information request information transmitting unit 115. The resource meta information transmission unit 128 transmits the resource meta information 132 read by the resource meta information reading unit 127 to the resource information management unit 107.

  The resource information reading unit 129 reads the resource information 131 from the resource information storage unit 125 based on the resource information request information transmitted by the resource information request information transmitting unit 117. The resource information transmission unit 130 transmits the resource information 131 read by the resource information reading unit 129 to the resource information management unit 107. The resource information 131 is stored in the secure device 102. The resource meta information 132 is stored in the secure device 102.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the shared terminal 101 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the shared terminal. As shown in the figure, the shared terminal 101 includes a control unit 201, an input device 205, an output device 206, an input / output control circuit 207, a resource information storage unit 105, and a resource meta information storage unit that are composed of a CPU 202, a ROM 203, and a RAM 204. 106, and these components are connected to each other by a system bus.

  The control unit 201 executes various arithmetic processes for realizing the shared terminal 101. The CPU 202 is a central processing unit, and executes transfer and arithmetic processing based on a main program stored in the ROM 203, a program expanded in the RAM 204, and temporarily stored data.

  The input device 205 is a data input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. Data can be input to the resource information storage unit 105 and the resource meta information storage unit 106 by the input device 205. The output device 206 is a display device such as an LCD or CRT, or a printer. The input / output control circuit 207 performs control for executing data input / output with an external device.

  As described above, the resource information storage unit 105 is a storage unit that stores data, and includes a memory, a hard disk, and the like. As described above, the resource information storage unit 105 has at least resource information 111.

  As described above, the resource meta information storage unit 106 is a storage unit that stores data, and includes a memory, a hard disk, and the like. As described above, the resource meta information storage unit 106 has at least the resource meta information 112.

  Next, the operation of the resource information management system shown in FIG. 1, that is, the resource information management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the resource information management method according to the present invention.

  First, the resource information request information notification unit 121 notifies the resource information management unit 110 of resource information request information in order to acquire the resource information 131 (step S301). Next, the resource information request information notifying unit 122 notifies the resource information management unit 107 of the resource information request information notified by the resource information request information notifying unit 121 (step S302). Next, the resource meta information request information generating unit 113 generates resource meta information request information based on the resource information request information notified by the resource information request information notifying unit 122 (step S303). Next, the resource meta information request information notifying unit 114 notifies the resource meta information management unit 108 of the resource meta information request information (step S304). Next, the resource meta information reading unit 119 reads the resource meta information 112 from the resource meta information storage unit 106 based on the resource meta information request information notified by the resource meta information request information notifying unit 114 (step S305). Next, the resource meta information notifying unit 120 notifies the resource information managing unit 107 of the resource meta information 112 read by the resource meta information reading unit 119 (step S306). Next, the resource meta information request information transmission means 115 transmits the resource meta information request information to the resource information / resource meta information management unit 124 (step S307, resource meta information request information transmission step). Next, the resource meta information reading unit 127 reads the resource meta information 132 from the resource meta information storage unit 126 based on the resource meta information request information transmitted by the resource meta information request information transmitting unit 115 (step S308). Next, the resource meta information transmitting unit 128 transmits the resource meta information 132 read by the resource meta information reading unit 127 to the resource information management unit 107 (step S309). Next, the resource meta information adjusting unit 116 compares the resource meta information 112 notified by the resource meta information notifying unit 120 with the resource meta information 132 transmitted by the resource meta information transmitting unit 128, and the resource meta information 112. It is determined whether or not the resource management policy of the resource and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 contradict each other. Next, when the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 are inconsistent, the resource meta information adjusting unit 116 adjusts the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132. When the conflict between the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 cannot be resolved even by such processing, the resource meta information adjusting unit 116 stops the subsequent processing. (Step S310, resource meta information adjustment step). Next, when the resource meta information adjustment unit 116 determines that the resource management policy of the resource meta information 112 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 132 are consistent, the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132 are obtained. When the adjustment is made, the resource information request information transmission unit 117 transmits the resource information request information to the resource information / resource meta information management unit 124 (step S311, resource information request information transmission step). Next, the resource information reading unit 129 reads the resource information 131 from the resource information storage unit 125 based on the resource information request information transmitted by the resource information request information transmitting unit 117 (step S312). Next, the resource information transmitting unit 130 transmits the resource information 131 read by the resource information reading unit 129 to the resource information management unit 107 (step S313). Next, the resource information notifying unit 118 notifies the resource information managing unit 110 of the resource information 131 transmitted by the resource information transmitting unit 130 (step S314). Next, the resource information notifying unit 123 notifies the resource execution unit 109 of the resource information 131 notified by the resource information notifying unit 118 (step S315).

  In such a resource information management system and resource information management method, since the resource meta information 112 and the resource meta information 132 are adjusted, a plurality of resources can be centrally managed in the shared terminal 101. Can be read from the portable secure device 102 and stored in the shared terminal 101, which is very effective for taking out resource information of a user terminal at home.

  Further, the shared terminal 101 can read and store the resource information according to the priority order of the storage destination of the resource information, the resource storage destination and the condition of the resource storage method.

(Embodiment 2)
First, the configuration of another resource information management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of another resource information management system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, this resource information management system includes a shared terminal 401 (information processing terminal) and a management server 402 (external device). The shared terminal 401 includes a control unit 403, a resource unit 404, a resource information storage unit 405, a resource meta information storage unit 406, and an embedded secure device 426. The control unit 403 includes a resource information management unit 407 and a resource meta information management unit 408. The resource unit 404 includes a resource execution unit 409 and a resource information management unit 410. The resource information storage unit 405 has at least resource information 411. The resource meta information storage unit 406 has at least resource meta information 412 (first resource meta information). The embedded secure device 426 has a resource management unit 427. The resource information management unit 407 includes an event monitoring unit 413, a resource meta information request information generating unit 414, a resource meta information request information notifying unit 415, a resource information request information generating unit 416, a resource information request information transmitting unit 417, and a resource information setting unit. 418, resource meta information request information transmission means 428, and resource meta information adjustment means 429. The resource meta information management unit 408 includes a resource meta information reading unit 419 and a resource meta information notification unit 420. The management server 402 includes a resource information / resource meta information management unit 421, a resource information storage unit 422, and a resource meta information storage unit 430. The resource information / resource meta information management unit 421 includes resource information reading means 423, resource information transmitting means 424, resource meta information reading means 432, and resource meta information transmitting means 433. The resource information storage unit 422 has at least resource information 425. The resource meta information storage unit 430 has at least resource information 431 (second resource meta information).

  The shared terminal 401 is a personal computer (PC), for example, and has a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, display, keyboard, mouse, and the like, and in particular, a browser program is stored in the hard disk. Furthermore, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone with an Internet connection function, a PDA, and the like are included.

  The management server 402 is a server computer, for example, and has a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, display, keyboard, mouse, and the like, and in particular, a browser program is stored in the hard disk. Furthermore, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone with an Internet connection function, a PDA, and the like are included. For example, a basic server that can communicate with the shared terminal 401 (a server that centrally manages resource information of a plurality of service providers) and a service provider server.

  The control unit 403 controls the resource information management unit 407 and the resource meta information management unit 408. The resource unit 404 controls the resource execution unit 409 and the resource information management unit 410. The resource information storage unit 405 is a storage unit that stores the resource information 411. The resource meta information storage unit 406 is a storage unit that stores the resource meta information 412. The resource information management unit 407 manages the resource information 411. The resource meta information management unit 408 manages the resource meta information 412. The resource execution unit 409 performs processing for executing resources. The resource information management unit 410 manages the resource information 411. The resource information 411 is stored in the shared terminal 401. The resource meta information 412 is stored in the shared terminal 401.

  The event monitoring unit 413 determines whether a portable secure device (not shown) has been inserted into the shared terminal 401. When the resource meta information request information generating unit 414 determines that the event monitoring unit 413 has been inserted, the resource meta information request information generating unit 414 generates resource meta information request information based on the resource ID read from the portable secure device. Further, when the resource meta information request information generation unit 414 determines that the event monitoring unit 413 is not inserted, the resource meta information request information generation unit 414 does not generate the resource meta information request information based on the resource ID read from the portable secure device.

  The resource meta information request information notifying unit 415 notifies the resource meta information management unit 408 of the resource meta information request information. The resource meta information request information transmission unit 428 transmits resource meta information request information to the management server 402.

  The resource meta information adjusting unit 429 adjusts the resource meta information 412 notified by the resource meta information notifying unit 420 and the resource meta information 431 transmitted by the resource meta information transmitting unit 433. That is, the resource meta information adjustment unit 429 compares the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431, and determines whether the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431 are inconsistent. When the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431 contradict each other, the resource meta information 412 is determined based on the adjustment method of the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431, and the resource storage destination and the resource storage method are determined. And resource meta information 431 are adjusted. If the conflict between the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431 cannot be resolved even by such processing, the resource meta information adjusting unit 429 stops the subsequent processing. To decide. When the resource meta information adjustment unit 429 determines that the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431 do not contradict each other, the resource information request information generating unit 416 determines the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information. Resource information request information is generated based on the resource meta information 412 notified by the resource meta information notifying means 420. The resource information request information transmission unit 417 transmits the resource information request information generated by the resource information request information generation unit 416 to the management server 402.

  When the resource information setting unit 418 needs to set the resource information 425 in the resource information management unit 410, the resource information setting unit 418 sets the resource information 425 in the resource information management unit 410. Further, the resource information setting unit 418 sets the resource information 425 in the embedded secure device 426 when the resource information 425 needs to be set in the embedded secure device 426.

  The resource meta information reading unit 419 reads the resource meta information 412 from the resource meta information storage unit 406 based on the resource meta information request information notified by the resource meta information request information notifying unit 415.

  The resource meta information notifying unit 420 notifies the resource information managing unit 407 of the resource meta information 412 read by the resource meta information reading unit 419. The resource information / resource meta information management unit 421 manages the resource information 425 and the resource meta information 431. The resource information storage unit 422 is a storage unit that stores the resource information 425. The resource information reading unit 423 reads the resource information 425 from the resource information storage unit 422 based on the resource information request information transmitted by the resource information request information transmitting unit 417. The resource information transmission unit 424 transmits the resource information 425 read by the resource information reading unit 423 to the resource information management unit 407. The embedded secure device 426 controls the resource management unit 427. The resource meta information reading unit 432 reads the resource meta information 431 from the resource meta information storage unit 430 based on the resource meta information request information transmitted by the resource meta information request information transmitting unit 428. The resource meta information transmission unit 433 transmits the resource meta information 431 read by the resource meta information reading unit 432 to the resource information management unit 407.

  Next, the operation of the resource information management system shown in FIG. 4, that is, another resource information management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of another resource information management method according to the present invention.

  First, the event monitoring unit 413 determines whether a portable secure device is inserted into the shared terminal 401 (step S501, event monitoring step). Next, when it is determined that the event monitoring unit 413 has been inserted, the resource meta information request information generation unit 414 generates resource meta information request information based on the resource ID read from the portable secure device. On the other hand, when it is determined that the event monitoring unit 413 is not inserted, step S501 is executed again (step S502). Next, the resource meta information request information notifying unit 415 notifies the resource meta information management unit 408 of the resource meta information request information (step S503). Next, the resource meta information reading unit 419 reads the resource meta information 412 from the resource meta information storage unit 406 based on the resource meta information request information notified by the resource meta information request information notifying unit 415 (step S504). Next, the resource meta information notifying unit 420 notifies the resource information managing unit 407 of the resource meta information 412 read by the resource meta information reading unit 419 (step S505). Next, the resource meta information request information transmission means 428 transmits the resource meta information request information to the management server 402 (step S506, resource meta information request information transmission step). Next, the resource meta information reading unit 432 reads the resource meta information 431 from the resource meta information storage unit 430 based on the resource meta information request information transmitted by the resource meta information request information transmitting unit 428 (step S507). Next, the resource meta information transmission unit 433 transmits the resource meta information 431 read by the resource meta information reading unit 432 to the resource information management unit 407 (step S508). Next, the resource meta information adjustment unit 429 compares the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431, and determines whether the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431 are inconsistent. to decide. Next, when the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431 contradict each other, the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431 are determined based on the adjustment method of the resource meta information 412, the resource meta information 431, and the resource meta information is determined. 412 and resource meta information 431 are adjusted. If the conflict between the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 and the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431 cannot be resolved even by such processing, the resource meta information adjusting unit 429 stops the subsequent processing. (Step S509, resource meta information adjustment step). Next, when the resource meta information adjustment unit 429 determines that the resource management policy of the resource meta information 412 does not contradict the resource management policy of the resource meta information 431, the resource meta information 412 and the resource meta information 431 are obtained. When the adjustment is made, the resource information request information generating unit 416 generates resource information request information based on the resource meta information 412 notified by the resource meta information notifying unit 420 (step S510). Next, the resource information request information transmission unit 417 transmits the resource information request information generated by the resource information request information generation unit 416 to the resource information / resource meta information management unit 421 (step S511, resource information request). Information transmission step). Next, the resource information reading unit 423 reads the resource information 425 from the resource information storage unit 422 based on the resource information request information transmitted by the resource information request information transmitting unit 417 (step S512). Next, the resource information transmission unit 424 transmits the resource information 425 read by the resource information reading unit 423 to the resource information management unit 407 (step S513, resource information transmission step). Next, when the resource information 425 needs to be set in the resource information management unit 410, the resource information setting unit 418 sets the resource information 425 in the resource information management unit 410 (step S514, resource information setting step). Next, when it is necessary to set the resource information 425 in the embedded secure device 426, the resource information setting means 418 sets the resource information 425 in the embedded secure device 426 (step S515, resource information setting step).

  In such a resource information management system and resource information management method, when a portable secure device is inserted into the shared terminal 401, the management server 402 transmits the resource information 425 to the shared terminal 401. When the resource information 425 is necessary, the resource information 425 can be automatically read.

  Further, since the resource information 425 is set in the embedded secure device 426 as necessary, the shared terminal 401 can read the resource information from the shared terminal 401 or the secure device 426.

  In the resource information management system and the resource information management method described above, the event monitoring unit 413 determines whether or not a portable secure device has been inserted into the shared terminal 401. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be determined whether the resource has been executed.

  In this case, since the management server 402 transmits the resource information 425 to the shared terminal 401 when the resource is executed, the shared terminal 401 automatically reads the resource information 425 when the resource information 425 is necessary. Can do.

  Further, when the shared terminal 401 cannot communicate with the management server 402, for example, the resource information 411 managed by the resource information management unit 410 of the shared terminal 401 may be read.

  The shared terminal 401 directly transmits / receives resource meta information request information, resource meta information 431, resource information request information, and resource information 425 to / from a management server 402 such as a core server or a service provider server. Without limitation, the shared terminal 401 transmits / receives the resource meta information request information, the resource meta information 431, the resource information request information, and the resource information 425 to / from the service provider server via the backbone server. The resource meta information request information, the resource meta information 431, the resource information request information, and the resource information 425 may be transmitted / received via the basic server.

  As described above, when there is no resource information in the shared terminal 401, the resource information is read from the embedded secure device 426, and when there is no resource information in the embedded secure device 426, the resource information is read from the management server 402. When the management server 402 cannot be accessed, the embedded secure device 426 is accessed, and when the embedded secure device 426 cannot be accessed, the resource information 411 managed by the resource information management unit 410 of the shared terminal 401. It is possible to dynamically control the storage location (reading destination) of the resource information in accordance with the usage scene, such as accessing the.

  In addition, such flexible resource information management is effective when various network connection and service use are performed in various environments such as mobile network, fixed network, use through the Internet, and offline use.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above embodiment, Of course, a various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

It is a block diagram of the resource information management system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a shared terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the resource information management method which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of the other resource information management system which concerns on this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the other resource information management method concerning this invention. It is a block diagram of the resource information management system which concerns on a prior art.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Shared terminal 102 ... Secure device 106 ... Resource meta information memory | storage part 111 ... Resource information 112 ... Resource meta information 115 ... Resource meta information request information transmission means 116 ... Resource meta information adjustment means 117 ... Resource information request information transmission means 132 ... Resource meta information 402 ... management server 413 ... event monitoring means 418 ... resource information setting means 426 ... embedded secure device 428 ... resource meta information request information sending means

Claims (10)

In a resource information management system that manages one or more resource information of an information processing terminal,
The information processing terminal
A resource meta information storage unit for storing first resource meta information including information related to a resource management policy of an administrator of the information processing terminal;
Resource meta information request information transmitting means for transmitting resource meta information request information for requesting second resource meta information including information related to a resource management policy of a user of the information processing terminal to an external device capable of communicating with the information processing terminal When,
Resource meta information adjusting means for adjusting the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information;
Resource information request information transmitting means for transmitting resource information request information to the external device when the resource meta information adjusting means adjusts the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information. Resource information management system characterized by The information processing terminal
Event monitoring means for determining whether an event has occurred,
2. The resource information management system according to claim 1, wherein, when it is determined that the event monitoring unit has occurred, the resource meta information request information transmitting unit transmits the resource meta information request information. The information processing terminal
3. The resource information management system according to claim 1, further comprising resource information setting means for setting the resource information in an embedded secure device of the information processing terminal. The attributes of the resource meta information are as follows:
A resource ID that is information for identifying the resource information, a resource information type that is information related to the type of the resource information, a resource storage destination that is information with a priority assigned to the storage destination of the resource information, and the resource information are stored. Information relating to a resource storage method, information relating to the resource storage destination and the condition relating to the condition of the resource storage method, information relating to a method of adjusting the resource management policy of the administrator and the resource management policy of the user The resource information management system according to claim 1, wherein the resource information management system has at least one of adjustment methods. The above event
5. The resource information management system according to claim 2, wherein the resource information management system is insertion of a secure device or execution of a resource. In a resource information management method for managing one or more resource information of an information processing terminal,
The information processing terminal storing first resource meta information including information on a resource management policy of an administrator of the information processing terminal;
A resource in which the information processing terminal transmits resource meta information request information for requesting second resource meta information including information related to a resource management policy of a user of the information processing terminal to an external device capable of communicating with the information processing terminal A meta information request information transmission step;
A resource meta information adjustment step in which the information processing terminal adjusts the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information;
Resource information request information transmission in which the information processing terminal transmits resource information request information to the external device when adjusting the first resource meta information and the second resource meta information in the resource meta information adjustment step A resource information management method comprising: steps. The information processing terminal has an event monitoring step for determining whether an event has occurred,
7. The resource information management method according to claim 6, wherein, when it is determined that the event monitoring unit has occurred, the resource meta information request information is transmitted in the resource meta information request information transmission step. 8. The resource information management method according to claim 6, wherein the information processing terminal includes a resource information setting step of setting the resource information in an embedded secure device of the information processing terminal. The attributes of the resource meta information are as follows:
A resource ID that is information for identifying the resource information, a resource information type that is information related to the type of the resource information, a resource storage destination that is information with a priority assigned to the storage destination of the resource information, and the resource information are stored. Information relating to a resource storage method, information relating to the resource storage destination and the condition relating to the condition of the resource storage method, information relating to a method of adjusting the resource management policy of the administrator and the resource management policy of the user 9. The resource information management method according to claim 6, 7 or 8, comprising at least one of adjustment methods. The above event
10. The resource information management method according to claim 7, wherein the resource information management method is insertion of a secure device or execution of a resource.

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