JP2012128496A - Management device, management method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of accurately searching for a file desired by a user from a file group stored in a management device different from a user's communication terminal.SOLUTION: A management device 30 stores a general sorting definition with contents common to multiple users and a user-by-user definition with contents different according to the users. The management device 30 includes a storage area that is logically divided for each user and a file group used by each user is stored in each storage area. Furthermore, the management device 30 conducts a secondary analysis to generate reference information called attribute information, to each file, and accumulates the information after being associated with the file. Therefore, the management device 30 can accurately specify a file desired by a user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing and retrieving files.

  An environment in which various services are provided from a service providing device group to a user who uses a client device via a communication network has been established. Such an environment is also called a cloud computing environment, and has attracted particular attention in recent years. In such an environment, it is necessary to grasp the content of the service desired by the user and specify a server device that can provide the service from a large number of service providing device groups on the communication network. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a user inputs the contents of a service he / she wants to receive (for example, travel reservation) and under what conditions (for example, a price) he / she wants to receive the service, a search corresponding to the input contents is performed. A mechanism to go and present the results is disclosed.

JP 2001-350754 A

In such an environment, the following mechanism can be considered.
A management apparatus on the network requests a service processing for a file from a service providing apparatus suitable for providing a service for a file used by a user, and stores the file subjected to the service processing. And a management apparatus searches a file according to the search request from a user's communication terminal, and provides it to a user. In this case, the amount of stored file groups may be enormous, and it is not desirable from the traffic viewpoint that the communication between the management device and the communication terminal occurs many times. It is desirable to accurately search for the desired file.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of more accurately searching for a file desired by a user among files stored in a management device different from the user's communication terminal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a first acquisition unit that acquires a file from a user's communication terminal, and a first analysis unit that analyzes the content of the file acquired by the first acquisition unit. Based on the analysis result by the first analysis unit, among the plurality of service providing apparatuses that perform processing related to different services on the file, the file acquired by the first acquisition unit is used as a service. Specifying means for specifying a service providing apparatus for performing the processing, and transmitting the file acquired by the first acquiring means to the service providing apparatus specified by the specifying means, Requesting means for requesting to perform processing related to the file, and a file that the service providing apparatus has performed the processing in response to a request by the requesting means. Are referred to when searching for the file by analyzing the content of the file acquired by the second acquisition means acquired from the service providing apparatus and the first acquisition means or the second acquisition means. Second analysis means for generating attribute information, a file acquired by the first acquisition means, a file acquired by the second acquisition means, and attribute information generated by the second analysis means Are stored in association with each other, a search condition for the file stored in the file storage means is acquired from the communication terminal, and the search condition and attribute information stored in the file storage means are obtained. A file corresponding to the attribute condition that matches the search condition is extracted from the file storage means, and extracted by the extraction means Providing management apparatus characterized by comprising a transmitting means for transmitting to the communication terminal file.

  In the management apparatus, the correspondence between the analysis result of the file by the first analysis unit and the service providing apparatus that performs processing related to the service provided to the user with respect to the file, the content common to a plurality of users The correspondence relationship between the first correspondence relationship storage means that stores the correspondence relationship in advance, the analysis result of the file by the first analysis means, and the service providing apparatus, and the correspondence relationship with different contents for each user Second correspondence storage means stored in advance, and the specifying means is stored in the analysis result by the first analysis means, the first correspondence storage means, and the second correspondence storage means. The service providing apparatus is identified based on the correspondence relationship, and the second analysis unit is configured to detect the file acquired by the first acquisition unit or the second acquisition unit. On the basis of the correspondence stored analysis of Le and in the second storage means, it may generate an attribute information referred to when searching for the file.

  In the management apparatus, a history of processing including analysis by the first analysis unit for the file acquired by the first acquisition unit, or the second analysis for the file acquired by the first acquisition unit. An update means for updating the correspondence relationship stored in the second correspondence relationship storage means may be provided based on a history of processing including analysis by means.

  In the management device, when the correspondence relationship stored in the second correspondence relationship storage means is updated by the update means, the second analysis means, based on the updated correspondence relationship, The attribute information stored in the file storage means may be updated.

  In the management apparatus, the second analysis unit performs the first information on the attribute information generated for the file acquired by the first acquisition unit and the file acquired by the second acquisition unit. Based on the result of analysis by the analysis unit, attribute information referred to when searching for the file acquired by the second acquisition unit may be generated.

  In the management device, the second correspondence storage means stores a correspondence between position information indicating a position when the search condition is designated in the communication terminal and the service providing device, and the extraction The means acquires the search condition including the position information indicating the position from the communication terminal, compares the position information with the attribute information stored in the file storage means, and sets the attribute condition that matches the position information. The corresponding file may be extracted from the file storage means.

  The present invention is also a file management method in a management apparatus that communicates with a user's communication terminal, which is acquired in a first acquisition step of acquiring a file from the user's communication terminal, and in the first acquisition step. A first analysis step for analyzing the contents of the file and a plurality of service providing apparatuses that perform processing related to different services on the file based on the analysis result in the first analysis step. A specifying step for specifying a service providing apparatus that performs a process related to a service on the file acquired in the acquiring step; and the service acquiring apparatus specified in the specifying step is acquired in the first acquiring step. Request that the file be processed for service. A requesting step; a second obtaining step for obtaining from the service providing device a file that has been processed by the service providing device in response to a request in the requesting step; and the first obtaining step or the second obtaining step. Analyzing the contents of the file acquired in the acquiring step, generating attribute information to be referred to when searching for the file, the file acquired in the first acquiring step, the first A file storage step for storing the file acquired in the acquisition step in association with the attribute information generated in the second analysis step, and a search condition for the file stored in the file storage step in the communication Acquired from the terminal and recorded in the search condition and the file storage step. An extraction step for comparing the attribute information thus extracted and extracting a file corresponding to the attribute condition that matches the search condition, and a transmission step for transmitting the file extracted in the extraction step to the communication terminal. Provide a management method characterized.

  According to the present invention, the computer includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a file from a user communication terminal, a first analysis unit that analyzes the content of the file acquired by the first acquisition unit, and the first Of the plurality of service providing apparatuses that perform processing related to different services on files based on the analysis results of the first analysis means, perform processing related to services on the file acquired by the first acquisition means. A specifying unit for specifying a service providing device to perform, and a process related to the service for the file by transmitting the file acquired by the first acquiring unit to the service providing device specified by the specifying unit Requesting means for requesting to perform the processing, and a file processed by the service providing apparatus in response to a request by the requesting means. Second acquisition means acquired from the service providing apparatus and attribute information referred to when searching the file by analyzing the contents of the file acquired by the first acquisition means or the second acquisition means Second analysis means for generating the file, the file acquired by the first acquisition means, the file acquired by the second acquisition means, and the attribute information generated by the second analysis means The file storage means for storing in association with each other, the search condition for the file stored in the file storage means is acquired from the communication terminal, and the search condition is compared with the attribute information stored in the file storage means. , An extraction unit for extracting a file corresponding to the attribute condition matching the search condition from the file storage unit, and the extraction unit Providing program for functioning as a transmitting means for transmitting the file to the communication terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mechanism which can search the file which a user desires more correctly among the file groups memorize | stored in the management apparatus different from a user's communication terminal can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a mobile communication terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a management apparatus. It is a figure which illustrates the contents of general distribution definition. It is a figure which illustrates the content of the definition according to user. It is a figure which illustrates the content of attribute information generation definition. It is a sequence chart which shows operation | movement until it leads to secondary accumulation | storage in a communication system. It is a sequence chart which shows operation | movement when a search is performed in a communication system. It is a flowchart which shows the process procedure of the primary accumulation | storage which the control part of a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the primary analysis which the control part of a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the distribution which the control part of a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the secondary analysis which the control part of a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the search which the control part of a management apparatus performs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
<Configuration>
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication system 1 includes a mobile communication network 10, a mobile communication terminal 20 used by each of a plurality of users, the Internet 50 connected to the mobile communication network 10 via a gateway facility, and a management device connected to the Internet 50. 30 and a plurality of service providing devices 40 that are also connected to the Internet 50. The communication system 1 provides a so-called cloud computing environment to the user of the mobile communication terminal 20, and has the following two main functions.

  The first function is a function of accumulating a file used by a user in a storage area specific to the user prepared in the Internet 50 and providing the file to the user as needed. This is called a storage function. By accumulating files in a storage area on the Internet 50 that is an open network, the user can use the files from any communication terminal anytime, anywhere. Further, the communication system 1 can easily search for a file desired by the user while preventing file leakage by accumulating the file in a storage area unique to the user. As for the file search, search information called attribute information is generated for each file and stored in association with the file so that the user can specify the desired file more reliably. It has become.

  The second function is a function of providing various services (herein referred to as external services) to the user, and this is called an external service providing function. Any external service provided to the user may be used. For example, a service for managing a business card in which the user's name and contact information are described, a service for providing directions to the user, and data of moving image data There are services that convert formats and services that convert voice and text to each other. The processing related to the external service is performed on the file provided by the user, and the file is accumulated by the storage function. In the following description, the process related to the external service being performed on the file is expressed as “the external service is performed on the file”.

  In FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal 20 is a communicable computer such as a mobile phone, and exchanges voice data for a call with another mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network 10 or moves the mobile communication terminal 20. Data communication is performed with a node on the Internet 50 via the communication network 10. The mobile communication network 10 is a network that provides a call service and a data communication service to the mobile communication terminal 20. The mobile communication network 10 includes a base station that performs radio communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 in the radio cell of its own station, an exchange that performs routing of data transmitted in the network, and location registration of the mobile communication terminal 20. Various nodes such as a control station that performs the above and a communication line that connects these nodes to each other.

  The service providing device 40 is a computer that performs data communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 via the mobile communication network 10 and provides an external service to a user who uses the mobile communication terminal 20. That is, the service providing device 40 is a means for realizing the above-described external service providing function. The external service provided by the service providing apparatus 40 includes an address book management service for managing business cards in which the user's name and contact information are described, a navigation service for providing directions to the user, and a data format for moving image data There is a video file format conversion service for converting video and a voice text conversion service for converting voice and text to each other.

  The management device 30 includes a file provided from the mobile communication terminal 20 (referred to as a pre-service implementation file), a file after an external service has been implemented by the service providing device 40 for the file (referred to as a post-service implementation file), and Are stored in association with each other and provided to the mobile communication terminal 20 in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal 20. That is, the management device 30 is a means for realizing the storage function described above. The management device 30 also plays a role of specifying a service providing device 40 that provides an external service to the mobile communication terminal 20 from among a plurality of service providing device groups.

<Configuration of mobile communication terminal 20>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile communication terminal 20. The mobile communication terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a wireless communication unit 23, a voice input / output unit 24, an operation unit 25, a display unit 26, and a positioning unit 27. The control unit 21 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU controls the operation of each unit of the mobile communication terminal 20 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 22 using the RAM as a work area. The storage unit 22 is a writable nonvolatile storage means such as an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM) or an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) equipped with a backup power source. The storage unit 22 stores programs executed by the control unit 21 and various files. The wireless communication unit 23 communicates with the service providing device 40 and the management device 30 via the mobile communication network 10 according to a communication standard adopted by the mobile communication network 10 such as IMT2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000). The voice input / output unit 24 includes a speaker, a microphone, a voice processing circuit, and the like, and inputs / outputs voice related to a call to the mobile communication terminal 20. The operation unit 25 includes operators such as a plurality of keys and a touch screen, and supplies an operation signal corresponding to a user operation to the control unit 21. The control unit 21 performs processing according to the operation signal. The display unit 26 includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal drive circuit, and displays various types of information according to instructions from the control unit 21. The positioning unit 27 measures the position of the mobile communication terminal 20 using, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) technique, and generates position information representing the position in a latitude and longitude format.

<Configuration of Management Device 30>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management apparatus 30. The management device 30 includes a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, and a storage unit 33. The control unit 31 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU and a storage device such as a ROM and a RAM. The CPU controls the operation of each unit of the management device 30 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 33 using the RAM as a work area. The control unit 31 functions as a first analysis unit, a second analysis unit, an extraction unit, a request unit, and an update unit. The communication unit 32 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 20 and the service providing device 40 via the mobile communication network 10. The communication unit 32 functions as a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a transmission unit. The storage unit 33 is a writable nonvolatile storage unit, for example, a hard disk. The storage unit 33 stores a data group called a general distribution definition, a user-specific definition, and an attribute information generation definition, in addition to a program in which a procedure of processing executed by the control unit 31 is described. The general distribution definition corresponds to the first correspondence relationship, and the user-specific definition corresponds to the second correspondence relationship. In addition, the storage unit 33 has storage areas logically divided according to users, and a file group used by each user is stored in each storage area. The storage unit 33 functions as a first correspondence storage unit, a second correspondence storage unit, and a file storage unit.

  The outline of the operation of the management apparatus 30 will be described as follows. When a file (pre-service implementation file) is provided from the mobile communication terminal 20, the management apparatus 30 first performs an analysis process called primary analysis on the pre-service implementation file, and the mobile communication terminal according to the analysis result A service providing device 40 that provides an external service to 20 is specified. Both the general distribution definition and the user-specific definition are used when specifying the service providing apparatus 40. However, while the general distribution definition is common to all users, the definition for each user is different for each user, and the content varies depending on the past usage status of the communication system 1 by the user. They are different in that they change over time. However, the service providing apparatus 40 is not necessarily specified for all the files before service execution. If there is no appropriate service providing apparatus 40 for the file before service execution, the management apparatus 30 determines that the service providing apparatus 40 40 may not be specified. Note that specifying the service providing apparatus 40 that provides an external service to the user may be referred to as “distribution” below.

  When the service providing apparatus 40 that provides the external service is specified, the pre-service implementation file is transmitted from the management apparatus 30 to the service provision apparatus 40, and the external service is implemented on the pre-service implementation file in the service provision apparatus 40. A file for which an external service has been executed (file after service execution) is returned from the service providing apparatus 40 to the management apparatus 30 and stored in a state associated with the file before service execution. The management device 30 performs an analysis process called secondary analysis on the post-service implementation file to generate attribute information for search as described above, and uses this attribute information as the above-mentioned pre-service implementation file and service. The file is stored in association with the post-execution file. As described above, when the service providing apparatus 40 is not specified for the pre-service implementation file, the secondary analysis is performed on the pre-service implementation file, and the attribute information and the service implementation generated as a result are analyzed. The previous file is associated and stored. In this secondary analysis, the general distribution definition is not used, but the user-specific definition and attribute information generation definition are used. Furthermore, this user-specific definition is also used when searching for a file desired by the user from the file group stored in the management apparatus 30. Therefore, the general distribution definition is used only when the service providing apparatus 40 that provides the external service to the mobile communication terminal 20 is specified, whereas the definition for each user is also used for the secondary analysis or search. But they are different. Furthermore, the management apparatus 30 accumulates a history of processing performed for each user (for example, processing performed on a file) for each user, and based on the history of processing for each user, for each user. Update the contents of the definition. As described above, since the contents of the definition for each user dynamically change according to the usage status of the user's past file, the file desired by the user can be accurately searched by using this definition for each user. It is like that.

<Contents of general distribution definition>
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the general distribution definition. In FIG. 4, “0” means a blank field, and “...” Means that some significant information is described (the same applies to the following drawings). The “external service name” shown in the figure is the name of an external service provided by the service providing apparatus 40. The “communication address” is a communication address of the service providing apparatus 40 that provides the external service, and is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or an IP (Internet Protocol) address. The “extension” identifies the file format and is generally described at the end of the file name. A numerical value called “distribution point” is associated with this extension. This distribution point means the degree of matching between the contents of each external service and the file having each extension. The larger the value, the more suitable the external service is for that file. For example, “.vcf” is an extension of a file that is standardized by an IMC (Internet Mail Consortium) and used as an electronic business card called vCard. That is, a file having the extension “.vcf” is highly likely to be a target of an address book management service that manages business cards. For this reason, the extension “.vcf” is associated with a relatively large distribution point of 80 points for the address book management service for managing business cards.

  The “character string” is a character string that is expected to be included in each file. Similar to the above “extension”, this “character string” is also associated with a distribution point. This distribution point also means the degree of matching between the contents of each external service and the file containing each character string. The larger the value, the more suitable the external service is for that file. . For example, a file including the character string “address” can be a target of address management, and therefore has 10 distribution points for the address book management service. The extension and the character string included in the general distribution definition correspond to the analysis result when the control unit 31 performs the primary analysis on the file. Therefore, the general distribution definition is a correspondence relationship in which the analysis result of the primary analysis and the service providing apparatus are associated with each other via a distribution point, and a correspondence relationship of contents common to a plurality of users. I can say that.

  The management device 30 specifies all the distribution points for each external service according to the file contents and attribute information and the general distribution definition, and adds them up for each external service. Then, the management device 30 should provide the external service to the mobile communication terminal 20 when the total value for each external service satisfies the condition determined as the “distribution range” corresponding to each external service. Identify as an external service. In the example of FIG. 4, for example, when the total value N of the distribution points for the address book management service is 20 or more, the address book management service is specified as an external service provided to the mobile communication terminal 20. . Note that only one external service provided to the mobile communication terminal 20 is not specified, and two or more external services may be specified as long as the “distribution range” condition is satisfied. Further, when the total value for each external service does not satisfy the condition determined as the “distribution range” corresponding to each external service, no external service to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 20 is identified. .

<Contents defined by user>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the contents of the definition for each user will be described. As described above, since the definition for each user has different contents for each user, FIG. 5 shows the contents of the definition for each user for the user assigned the user ID “001” as an example. In the figure, “definition item” means the type of information included in the definition for each user. “Genre” explains the concept of each group when the definition items are grouped by a common concept. In the “priority external service” field, which is one of the definition items, the name of an external service to be preferentially assigned to the user and a distribution point according to the priority are described. For example, for the user with the user ID “001”, “15” is assigned as the distribution point of “Address Book Management Service”, “7” is assigned as the distribution point of “Navigation Service”, and “Voice Text Conversion Service” is assigned. “3” is assigned as the minute point. This priority external service is frequently provided to the user in the past. That is, when the external services provided to the user with the user ID “001” are in the descending order of frequency, they are an address book management service, a navigation service, and a voice text conversion service. The size of the allocation point for each external service varies depending on the usage frequency, and the allocation point increases as the usage frequency increases.

  In the field corresponding to the “search frequency high time zone” of the definition item, corresponding to each priority external service, a time zone in which the user has searched for a file using the management device 30 in the past, and Distribution points are described. The time zone is a unit obtained by dividing one day every hour. For example, the user with the user ID “001” has “15” as a distribution point for the “address book management service” in the “9:00 to 10:00” time zone and “navigation service” in the 10 to 11 o'clock time zone. "7" is assigned as a distribution point for "", and "3" is assigned as a distribution point for the voice-to-speech conversion service in the time zone "13: 00-14: 00". This is because, when the user with the user ID “001” searches for a file in the time zone from 9:00 to 10:00, the most common external service implemented for the file is the address book management service. It means that. In this case, for example, when the user makes a search for a file to the management device 30 using the mobile communication terminal 20 between 9:00 and 10:00, “15” is specified as a distribution point for the address book management service. become.

  Also in the field corresponding to the definition item “high storage frequency time zone”, in the same way as the above search frequency high time zone, the time zone in which the user has accumulated files using the management device 30 in the past is high. And the distribution point is described. For example, when the user requests the management apparatus 30 to store a file using the mobile communication terminal 20 between 9:00 and 10:00, “15” is specified as a distribution point for the address book management service. In addition, when searching for a file in a time zone that does not match the high search frequency time zone, or when storing a file in a time zone that does not match the high storage frequency time zone, the sum of the distribution points is used as a mismatch point. “3” is subtracted. In the example of FIG. 5, when the user requests the management device 30 to search for a file using the mobile communication terminal 20 in a time zone other than the time zone from 9:00 to 10:00, a distribution point for the address book management service is used. “3” is subtracted from the total value of. Similarly, when the user requests the management device 30 to search for a file using the mobile communication terminal 20 in a time zone other than the time zone from 10 o'clock to 11 o'clock, the sum of the allocation points for the navigation service is “ 3 "is subtracted. When the user requests the management device 30 to store a file using the mobile communication terminal 20 in a time zone other than the time zone from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the sum of the distribution points for the address book management service is used. “3” is subtracted. Similarly, when the user requests the management device 30 to store a file using the mobile communication terminal 20 in a time zone other than the time zone from 18:00 to 19:00, the sum of the allocation points for the navigation service is “ 3 "is subtracted.

  In the field corresponding to the “high frequency position” of the definition item, the position of the mobile communication terminal 20 when the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits a file to the management apparatus 30 corresponding to each priority external service. Information to be shown and distribution points are described. In the example in the figure, the file for which the “address book management service” is implemented most often includes location information that the mobile communication terminal 20 belongs to the area “Akasaka”, and the “navigation service” is implemented. Most often, the file contained location information belonging to the area “Roppongi”, and the file to which the “speech-to-text conversion service” was implemented contained location information belonging to the area “Shinjuku”. This is the most frequent occurrence. In the example of this figure, the distribution point at the high frequency position is not defined and its value is zero.

  In the field corresponding to “high frequency type” of the definition item, the type of data included in the file and the distribution point are described corresponding to each priority external service. The type of data referred to here is a data format, and includes, for example, an image, a text, or a table. In the example shown in the figure, the file in which the “address book management service” is executed most often includes data of the type “image”, and the file in which the “navigation service” is executed includes “text”. ”Is the most common type of data, and“ speech-to-text conversion service ”is the most frequently used file. . In the example of this figure, the high-frequency type distribution point is not defined and its value is zero.

  In the field corresponding to “search word history” of the definition item, the search word used in the search of the immediately preceding file and the distribution point are described corresponding to each priority external service. In the example of the figure, when searching for a file for which the address book management service has been performed, the search word “business card” is used in the previous search, and the distribution point is “15”. ing. Therefore, in this case, if a search word “business card” is specified when searching for a file, “15” is specified as a distribution point for the address book management service.

  In the field corresponding to “high search frequency word” of the definition item, a search word that is frequently used in past searches and a distribution point are described corresponding to each priority external service. In the example of the figure, when searching for a file for which the address book management service has been implemented, the search word “Yamada” is most frequently used, and the distribution point is “15”. . Therefore, in this case, if a search word “Yamada” is designated when searching for a file, “15” is specified as a distribution point for the address book management service.

  In the field corresponding to the definition item “file with many reference times”, the file name of the file that has been referred to in the past and the distribution point are described corresponding to each priority external service. In the example of the figure, when the address book management service is implemented, it means that the file with the file name xxx.txt has been referred to most frequently in the past. In the example of this figure, the distribution point of the file with many reference times is not defined. The last reference date is the date and time when the file was last referenced. The accumulated average size is an average value of data sizes of files accumulated in the storage area allocated to the user. The high-frequency e-mail address describes a high-frequency e-mail address among the destinations to which an e-mail attached with a file in which each external service has been executed is sent in the past. In the example shown in the figure, most e-mails are sent to the mail address “aaa@bbb.co.jp”. In the example of this figure, the distribution points of frequently used email addresses are not defined.

  The contents of each definition item included in this user-specific definition correspond to an analysis result when the control unit 31 performs a primary analysis on the file. Therefore, the definition for each user can be said to be a correspondence relationship in which the analysis result of the primary analysis and the service providing apparatus are associated with each other through the distribution points, and a correspondence relationship having different contents for each user.

<Contents of attribute information generation definition>
Next, the contents of the attribute information generation definition referred to when the management apparatus 30 generates attribute information will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, “definition item” means the type of information included in the attribute information generation definition. “Genre” explains the concept of each group when the definition items are grouped by a common concept. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the definition item “Execution External Service” means that whether or not the external service has been implemented is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “file storage date / time” of the definition item is the date / time when the management device 30 received the file before service execution from the mobile communication terminal 20 or the management device 30 received the file after service execution from the service providing device 40 This means that the date and time that is recorded is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “position information” of the definition item means that the position information in the latitude / longitude format transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 together with the pre-service file is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “file type” of the definition item means that the extension of the file is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “name” of the definition item means that the file name of the file is described as attribute information. The contents of the generation definition corresponding to the “arbitrary search word” of the definition item means that the word input as the search word by the user is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “automatically assigned search word” of the definition item means that a word frequently used by the user for the search is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “reference count” of the definition item means that the initial value is “0” and the number of times the file is referenced is described as attribute information. The content of the generation definition corresponding to the “detailed information screen last reference date” of the definition item means that the date and time when the detailed information related to the storage function was last displayed on the mobile communication terminal 20 is described as the attribute information. Yes.

  The above is the description of the configuration of the communication system 1. The configuration of each service providing device 40 is the same as that of a general computer and includes a control unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, and the like, similar to the management device 30 and the like. Since the process related to the external service performed by the service providing apparatus 40 is the same as the conventional process, detailed description of the configuration and operation thereof is omitted.

<Operation>
Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. In the following description, the control units of the mobile communication terminal 20, the management device 30, and the service providing device 40 perform the following operations by executing programs stored in each ROM or storage unit.

<Overview of operation>
First, the outline of the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 7, the control unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 receives an input from the user in the operation unit 25 (step S1). An e-mail, a web browser, etc. are used for this input process. For example, in the case of an e-mail, the communication address of the management device 30 is input in the destination field, and a search word that is scheduled to be used later when the stored file is to be searched is input in the title field. In the body field, the user's arbitrary input content corresponding to a memo or memorandum for the file is described, and a file to be stored is attached as an attached file of the electronic mail. The control unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 responds to the e-mail from the wireless communication unit 23 with the user ID stored in the control unit 21 and the position information generated by the positioning unit 27 as necessary. In addition, it transmits to the management apparatus 30 (step S2).

  When the control unit 31 of the management device 30 acquires the data transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 by the communication unit 32, the data is stored in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID (step S3). At this time, the file attached to the e-mail is stored as a pre-service implementation file. This is called “primary accumulation”. Next, the control unit 31 of the management apparatus performs primary analysis on the pre-service file, and generates and stores primary analysis information representing the result (step S4).

  Next, the control unit 31 of the management apparatus 30 provides a service providing apparatus 40 that provides an external service to the mobile communication terminal 20 according to the primary analysis information, the general distribution definition and the user-specific definition of the user ID “001” described above. Is determined (step S5). This is a process corresponding to the aforementioned “distribution”. When the service providing device 40 is specified by this distribution, the control unit 31 transmits the pre-service implementation file from the communication unit 32 to the service provision device 40, thereby providing an external service to the pre-service implementation file. Request to do so. The control unit of the service providing apparatus 40 performs an external service on the received pre-service execution file (step S6), and transmits the post-service execution file from the communication unit to the service providing apparatus 40 to the management apparatus 30.

  When the control unit 31 of the management apparatus 30 receives the post-service implementation file through the communication unit 32, the control unit 31 stores the file in the storage unit 33 in a state of being associated with the pre-service implementation file. Next, the control unit 31 performs a secondary analysis on the post-service implementation file to generate the above-described attribute information (step S7), and uses this attribute information for the pre-service implementation file and the post-service implementation file. Is stored in the storage unit 33 in a state of being associated with (step S8). This is called secondary accumulation. In step S5, when the service providing apparatus 40 is not specified for the pre-service implementation file, the secondary analysis and the secondary accumulation are performed only for the pre-service implementation file. In the secondary accumulation in this case, the attribute information and the pre-service file are stored in the storage unit 33 in a state of being associated with each other.

  After the secondary accumulation is performed in this way, the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 may want to search for a file to be used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, first, the control unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 receives an input of search conditions from the user in the operation unit 25 (step S21). An e-mail, a web browser, etc. are used for this input process. The control unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits this search condition from the wireless communication unit 23 to the management device 30 (step S22). When the communication unit 32 receives the search condition transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20, the control unit 31 of the management apparatus 30 searches for a file that matches the search condition (step S23). And the control part 31 of the management apparatus 30 rearranges a search result with respect to the some search result obtained by this according to the content of a definition for every user (step S24), and transmits this to the mobile communication terminal 20. (Step S25). The control unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 displays the received search results side by side on the display unit 26 according to the above-described order of rearrangement (step S26). In each of these primary accumulation, primary analysis, distribution, secondary analysis, and search, the control unit 31 stores information for updating the contents of the user-specific definitions in the storage area corresponding to the user ID in the storage unit 33 Remember it.

<Details of operation>
Next, details of the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the user ID of the user of the mobile communication terminal 20 is “001”. In step S1 of FIG. 7, the user attaches a business card image file (file name: A.jpg) in JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format to the e-mail and describes “Company A” in the title column. It is assumed that nothing is described in the text column. In addition, it is assumed that the location information is not associated with the email transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 20 to the management device 30.

<Primary accumulation>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of primary accumulation. When receiving the data in the e-mail format from the mobile communication terminal 20, the control unit 31 of the management device 30 acquires the date and time at that time as the reception date and time (step S91). Next, the control unit 31 determines whether or not a file is attached to the e-mail (step S92). If the file is attached, it means that there is an accumulation target (step S92; YES). Therefore, the control unit 31 performs user authentication using the user ID and confirms the validity of the user (step S93). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a character string in the title column of the e-mail (step S94). If there is no character string (step S94; NO), the control unit 31 stores the received data in the storage area corresponding to the user ID “001” (step S95). At this time, the file (A.jpg in this case) attached to the e-mail is stored as a pre-service file. Furthermore, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the contents of the definition for each user in a storage area corresponding to the user ID in the storage unit 33. The information for updating the contents of the user-specific definition here includes, for example, the reception date and time for updating the high accumulation frequency time zone shown in FIG. 5 and the position information for updating the high frequency position. Etc. are included. If there is a character string in the title column of the e-mail in step S94 (step S94; YES), the control unit 31 searches the character string in this title column (here, company A) for the arbitrary search in FIG. After storing as a word (step S96), the process proceeds to step S95. If no file is attached to the e-mail in step S92 (step S92; NO), the control unit 31 determines whether or not there is a character string in the body text column of the received e-mail format data ( Step S97). If there is a character string (step S97; YES), since there is an accumulation target, the control unit 31 proceeds to the authentication process of step S93. On the other hand, if there is no character string (step S97; NO), the control unit 31 performs a predetermined error process (step S98) and ends the primary accumulation process.

<Primary analysis>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the primary analysis. First, the control unit 31 of the management apparatus 30 extracts an extension (here, “.jpg”) from the pre-service-executed file that has been primarily accumulated (step S101). Next, the control unit 31 determines whether or not the pre-service implementation file is a binary file (step S102). The binary file here is a file other than a text file composed only of characters, such as a file in which a still image, a moving image, and sound are recorded, or a file containing a program. The pre-service file here is a JPEG file and corresponds to a binary file (step S102; YES). In this case, the control unit 31 performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing on the pre-service file (step S103). Then, the control unit 31 refers to a predetermined business card database stored in the storage unit 33 and determines whether or not the content of the pre-service file corresponds to a business card image (step S31). S104). Here, since it is determined that the image corresponds to a business card image (step S104; YES), the control unit 31 converts the file format of the pre-service implementation file (step S105). Here, the JPEG format is converted to the vCARD format.

  And the control part 31 produces | generates primary analysis information (step S106). The primary analysis information generated here includes “e-mail” as an input form, file names “A.jpg” and “A.vcf” as file information, “A company” as an arbitrary search word, and “2010” as a storage date and time. / 06/01 15:00 ”, user ID“ 001 ”, external service“ blank (no data) ”, file size“ 100 Kbyte ”, extension“ .jpg ”, file character string in vCARD format Information such as a character string (for example, company name: Company A, name: Taro Tanaka, address: Minato-ku, Tokyo, TEL: 03-1111-1111) included in the file is included. Then, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the user-specific definition in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID. Here, the information for updating the contents of the definition for each user is the primary analysis information itself.

  When it is determined in step S102 that the pre-service file is not a binary file (step S102; NO), the pre-service file is a text file, and the control unit 31 is included in the file. A character string is extracted (step S107), and the process proceeds to a process of generating primary analysis information in step S106. When it is determined in step S104 that the content of the pre-service file does not correspond to a business card image (step S104; NO), the control unit 31 does not perform OCR processing referring to the business card database. The OCR process referring to the normal OCR database is performed on the pre-service file (step S108), and the process proceeds to a process of generating primary analysis information in step S106.

<Distribution>
Next, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for distribution. First, the control unit 31 of the management device 30 specifies a distribution point based on the primary analysis information and the general distribution definition (step S111). Here, as described above, the primary analysis information includes e-mail as an input form, file names “A.jpg” and “A.vcf” as file information, “A company” as an arbitrary search word, and “ 2010/06/01 15:00 ”, user ID“ 001 ”, external service blank (no data), file size“ 100 Kbyte ”, extension“ .jpg ”, file character string“ company A, This includes Taro Tanaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, TEL: 03-1111-1111. On the other hand, since the general distribution definition has the contents as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 31 specifies the content corresponding to the primary analysis information for each external service defined in the general distribution definition, and each external service. Add the distribution points in units. Here, for example, 120 points are calculated for the address book management service and 10 points are calculated for the navigation service.

  Next, the control unit 31 specifies a distribution point based on the primary analysis information and the definition for each user (step S112). Here, since the contents of the primary analysis information are as described above, and the user-specific definitions are as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 31 uses the primary analysis information for each external service defined in the user-specific definitions. The corresponding content is specified, and the increase / decrease value of the distribution point is calculated for each external service unit. Here, for example, it is assumed that +25 points are calculated for the address book management service and −3 points are calculated for the navigation service.

  Next, the control part 31 increases / decreases the distribution point specified by step S111 with the increase / decrease value of the distribution point specified by step S112. And the control part 31 specifies the external service in which the distribution point obtained as a result satisfies the distribution range prescribed | regulated by the general distribution definition. Here, 120 + 25 = 145 points for the address book management service and 10−3 = 7 points for the navigation service, so the address book management service satisfies the allocation range of N ≧ 20. The service does not satisfy the distribution range of N ≧ 40. Therefore, the control unit 31 specifies the address book management service as an external service provided to the mobile communication terminal 20.

  When the external service is specified (step S113; YES), the control unit 31 acquires the communication address of the service providing device 40 that provides the external service from the general distribution definition, and performs the service for the communication address. The previous file is transmitted (step S114). At this time, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the user-specific definition in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID. Here, the information for updating the contents of the definition for each user is which external service is specified.

  The control unit of the service providing apparatus 40 performs an external service on the received pre-service execution file. Examples of implementations at this time include, for example, converting the file format to a predetermined format, adjusting the format and appearance of character strings corresponding to the contents of business cards, and generating map data corresponding to addresses and inserting them into the file. It includes the processing of. The file after service execution after the external service is performed is transmitted from the service providing apparatus 40 to the management apparatus 30. When the control unit 31 receives a service processing result from the service providing apparatus, that is, a file after service execution (step S115; YES), the control unit 31 executes the above-described primary analysis process again on the file after service execution (step S116). ). When the primary analysis information is generated for the post-service file (step S117; YES), the control unit 31 returns to the process of step S111 again, and an external service is required for the processes of steps S111 to S117 described above. The process is repeated until there is no more, that is, until the distribution range for each external service is not satisfied (step S113; NO).

  When an external service is specified by the above primary analysis processing and distribution processing, primary analysis information for the post-service implementation file is generated, and the pre-service implementation file, the post-service implementation file, and the primary analysis information are associated with each other. And stored in the storage unit 33. On the other hand, when the external service is not specified, primary analysis information for the pre-service implementation file is generated, and the pre-service implementation file and the primary analysis information are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 33.

<Secondary analysis and secondary accumulation>
Next, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the secondary analysis. The control unit 31 of the management apparatus 30 determines whether or not an external service has been performed on the file that has undergone the primary analysis process and the distribution process (step S121). When the external service is not performed (step S121; NO), the control unit 31 acquires the attribute information generation definition from the storage unit 33 (step S122), and further, the user corresponding to the user ID from the storage unit 33. Another definition is acquired (step S123). And the control part 31 produces | generates attribute information based on these attribute information production | generation definitions and user-specific definitions (step S124). Specifically, it is as follows.

  The control unit 31 stores, for example, three high search frequency words as shown in FIG. 5 as user-specific definitions. Here, if the search is performed several times, the contents of the search frequency high word are also updated. The control unit 31 assigns points in advance such as, for example, 15 points, 7 points, and 3 points in descending order of search frequency. Then, when the contents of the search frequency high word are updated, the control unit 31 calculates the cumulative number of points for each word, and determines a predetermined number of words from the words that have acquired the largest number of points as an automatically assigned search word. To do.

  The control unit 31 stores the generated attribute information in the storage area allocated to the user in the storage unit 33 in association with the pre-service execution file (step S125). At this time, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the user-specific definition in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID. Here, the information for updating the content of the definition for each user is a generation log of attribute information.

  In step S121, when an external service is performed on the file that has undergone the primary analysis process and the distribution process, the control unit 31 determines whether the file is a pre-service file or a post-service file. Is determined (step S126). Here, after the external service is performed on the file that has undergone the primary analysis process and the distribution process, both the file before service execution and the file after service execution are stored in the storage unit 33. In step S126, the determination result varies depending on which file is the target of the secondary analysis and secondary accumulation processing. Here, when the file that has undergone the primary analysis process and the distribution process is the pre-service file (step S126; NO), the control unit 31 acquires the attribute information generation definition from the storage unit 33 (step S127). Further, the user-specific definition corresponding to the user ID is acquired from the storage unit 33 (step S128). And the control part 31 produces | generates attribute information based on these attribute information production | generation definitions and user-specific definitions (step S129). The control unit 31 stores the generated attribute information in the storage area allocated to the user in association with the pre-service execution file (step S130). At this time, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the user-specific definition in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID. Here, the information for updating the content of the definition for each user is a generation log of attribute information.

  In the explanation from the primary accumulation to the secondary analysis and the secondary accumulation, the example in which the external service is performed on the file before service application has been described. In this example, the primary analysis process and the distribution process are performed in step S126. It is determined that the file is a file after service is performed (step S126; YES). And the control part 31 acquires the attribute information of the file before external service implementation memorize | stored in association with the file after external service implementation which is the object of secondary analysis and secondary accumulation (step S131). Next, the control unit 31 acquires the attribute information generation definition from the storage unit 33 (step S132), and further acquires the user-specific definition of the user ID “001” from the storage unit 33 (step S133). And the control part 31 produces | generates attribute information based on these attribute information production | generation definitions and user-specific definitions (step S134). Since the contents of the attribute information generation definition are as shown in FIG. 6 and the contents of the definition for each user are as shown in FIG. 5, the attribute information generated here includes “address book service” as the implementation external service. ”,“ 2010/06/01 15:00 ”as storage date,“ zero (no data) ”as position information,“ .vcf ”as file format,“ A.vcf ”as file name,“ A ”as arbitrary search word “A company”, “Akasaka, Inc., Company A” as an automatically assigned search word, “0 times” as a reference count, “100 Kbyte” as a file size, “001” as a user ID, and the like are included. The control unit 31 stores the generated attribute information in the storage area assigned to the user with the user ID “001” in association with the post-service execution file (step S135). At this time, the control unit 31 registers information for updating the user-specific definition in the storage unit 33 in the storage area corresponding to the user ID. Here, the information for updating the content of the definition for each user is a generation log of attribute information.

<Search>
Next, FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a search processing procedure. It is assumed that the control unit 31 of the management device 30 acquires the user ID (here “001”) and the search word (here “Tanaka”) from the mobile communication terminal 20 at 9:30 (step S141). The control unit 31 searches the attribute information in the storage area corresponding to the user ID using the search word (step S142). At this time, the file to be searched is attribute information corresponding to both the pre-service implementation file and the post-service implementation file. In addition, the control unit 31 stores information for updating the contents of the definition for each user in the storage unit 33 in association with the user ID. Here, the information for updating the contents of the definition for each user includes, for example, a search word and a search date.

  When the search result is obtained, the control unit 31 acquires the definition for each user corresponding to the user ID “001” from the storage unit 33 (step S143). And the control part 31 rearranges a search result based on the content of a definition classified by user (step S144). Here, it is assumed that the file names of the files hit by the search word “Tanaka” are “A.jpg”, “A.vcf”, “B.bmp”, and “C.xls”. The contents of the definition for each user are as illustrated in FIG. 5, and the search time 9:30 belongs to the high search frequency time period 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock. Therefore, the control unit 31 sets “A.jpg” and “A.vcf”. , "B.bmp" and "C.xls" "A.jpg" and "A.vcf" for which the address book management service was implemented are displayed at the beginning of the search results, and the address book management service is implemented The file list display data is generated so that “B.bmp” and “C.xls” which are not present are displayed below “A.jpg” and “A.vcf”. Further, the control unit 31 may rearrange the search results in the order of the priority external service shown in FIG. 5, for example. For example, in the case of FIG. 5, the priority external service that has been frequently provided to the user in the past is the address book management service, so that the file applied to the address book management service is placed in a preferential position such as the upper part of the display area. For example, the search results are rearranged. Then, the control unit 31 stores information for updating the contents of the definition for each user in the storage unit 33 in association with the user ID. Here, the information for updating the contents of the definition for each user includes, for example, the above search results. And the control part 31 transmits this display data to the mobile communication terminal 20 as a search result (step S145). When the user selects a desired one from the search result list in the mobile communication terminal 20, the file name is notified to the management device 30. The control unit 31 of the management device 30 extracts the file with the notified file name from the storage unit 33 and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 20. In the mobile communication terminal 20, the contents of this file are displayed as an image.

<Update user-specific definitions>
As described above, the definition for each user is based on the information for updating the contents of the definition for each user stored in the process of primary accumulation, primary analysis, distribution, secondary analysis, and search. Alternatively, it is updated at a timing designated by the user. In addition, since the attribute information described above is determined based on the contents of the definition for each user, when the definition for each user is updated, the control unit 31 associates each attribute with each file according to the updated contents. Also update the attribute information.

According to the embodiment described above, the management device 30 performs a primary analysis on the content of the file acquired from the mobile communication terminal 20, the analysis result, and the general distribution definition of the content common to a plurality of users, Since the service providing apparatus that performs the external service on the file is specified in accordance with the user-specific definitions of different contents, the user's work load can be reduced. Also, by using user-specific definitions that differ for each user, it is possible to distribute external services according to each user, and by using a general distribution definition that is common to multiple users, Even when there is a lack of user-defined content, it is possible to distribute external services with a high degree of fitness.
Further, since the management apparatus 30 stores the file for which the external service has been implemented in a storage area unique to the user and provides this file to the user as needed, the user can use any communication terminal anytime and anywhere. But you can use the file. In addition, since the files are stored in the storage area unique to the user, it is possible to easily search for the file desired by the user while preventing the leakage of the file.
In addition, the management device 30 generates search information called attribute information for each file by performing a secondary analysis, and stores the information in association with the file. Can be identified. Further, when the definition for each user is updated, the attribute information previously associated with each file is also updated according to the updated contents, so that a search based on the latest definition for each user is possible. Thereby, the search based on the latest user-specific definition becomes possible. Further, since the management apparatus 30 generates new attribute information for the post-service implementation file based on the attribute information generated from the pre-service implementation file and the primary analysis result for the post-service implementation file, Perform recursive analysis using pre-service files.

<Modification>
The embodiment described above can be modified as follows. The following modifications may be implemented in combination with each other.
<Modification 1>
The contents of the general distribution definition, user-specific definition, and attribute information generation definition are merely examples, and are not necessarily limited to the exemplified contents.

<Modification 2>
In the embodiment, when the definition for each user is updated, the attribute information previously attached to each file is also updated according to the update contents. However, even if the definition for each user is updated, the attribute information is updated. May not be updated. In this case, the search can be performed based on the user-specific definition reflecting the situation when the file is stored in the management apparatus 30.

<Modification 3>
Each unit included in the management apparatus 30 may be distributed among a plurality of apparatuses. For example, means for acquiring a pre-service application file from a user's communication terminal, means for primarily analyzing the contents of the acquired file, means for storing general distribution definitions and user-specific definitions, primary analysis information, general distribution The first device is provided with means for specifying the service providing device according to the definition of the minutes and the definition for each user, the pre-service application file is transmitted to the specified service providing device, and the file on which the external service has been implemented The second apparatus has means for acquiring, means for storing the pre-service application file and post-service application file in association with each other, and means for transmitting the stored file in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal. It is such a condition. A device or a device group provided with all or part of these means corresponds to a management device according to the present invention.

<Modification 4>
In the embodiment, a mobile communication terminal called a mobile phone is exemplified as a communication terminal used by a user. However, this communication terminal may be a computer that can communicate with the management apparatus 30, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a wireless LAN. (Local Area Netwok) A terminal, a personal computer, or the like may be used.

<Modification 5>
Each program in the above-described embodiment is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. This can be provided to the management device 30 and the mobile communication terminal 20. In this case, an interface for reading the recording medium may be provided in the management device 30 and the mobile communication terminal 20. It is also possible to download to the management device 30 and the mobile communication terminal 20 via the network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system, 20 ... Mobile communication terminal, 21 ... Control part, 22 ... Memory | storage part, 23 ... Wireless communication part, 24 ... Voice input / output part, 25 ... Operation unit, 26 ... display unit, 27 ... positioning unit, 30 ... management device, 31 ... control unit, 32 ... communication unit, 33 ... storage unit, 40 ... service Providing device, 50 ... Internet.

Claims (8)

First acquisition means for acquiring a file from a user's communication terminal;
First analysis means for analyzing the contents of the file acquired by the first acquisition means;
Based on the analysis result by the first analysis unit, among the plurality of service providing apparatuses that perform processing related to different services on the file, the file acquired by the first acquisition unit is related to the service. A specifying means for specifying a service providing apparatus for processing;
Requesting means for transmitting the file acquired by the first acquiring means to the service providing apparatus specified by the specifying means, and requesting the file to perform processing related to the service;
Second acquisition means for acquiring, from the service providing apparatus, a file that has been processed by the service providing apparatus in response to a request from the requesting means;
Analyzing the contents of the file acquired by the first acquisition unit or the second acquisition unit, and generating attribute information to be referred to when searching the file;
File storage means for storing the file acquired by the first acquisition means, the file acquired by the second acquisition means, and attribute information generated by the second analysis means in association with each other;
A search condition for the file stored in the file storage unit is acquired from the communication terminal, the search condition is compared with attribute information stored in the file storage unit, and an attribute condition that matches the search condition is set. Extraction means for extracting corresponding files from the file storage means;
A management unit comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the file extracted by the extraction unit to the communication terminal. A correspondence relationship between the analysis result of the file by the first analysis means and a service providing apparatus that performs processing related to the service provided to the user with respect to the file, and a correspondence relationship of contents common to a plurality of users Stored first correspondence storage means;
A correspondence relationship between the analysis result of the file by the first analysis means and the service providing apparatus, and a second correspondence relationship storage means for storing in advance a correspondence relationship of different contents for each user;
The specifying means determines the service providing apparatus based on the analysis result by the first analysis means and the correspondence relation stored in the first correspondence relation storage means and the second correspondence relation storage means. Identify,
The second analysis unit is configured to determine the file based on the analysis result of the file acquired by the first acquisition unit or the second acquisition unit and the correspondence stored in the second storage unit. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein attribute information to be referred to when searching is generated. A history of processing including analysis by the first analysis unit for the file acquired by the first acquisition unit or analysis by the second analysis unit for the file acquired by the first acquisition unit is included. The management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an updating unit that updates the correspondence stored in the second correspondence storage unit based on a processing history. When the correspondence stored in the second correspondence storage unit is updated by the updating unit, the second analysis unit stores the file in the file storage unit based on the updated correspondence. The management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the attribute information is updated. The second analysis means analyzes the attribute information generated for the file acquired by the first acquisition means and the file acquired by the second acquisition means by the first analysis means. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein attribute information referred to when searching for a file acquired by the second acquisition unit is generated based on the result. The second correspondence storage means stores a correspondence between position information indicating a position when the search condition is specified in the communication terminal and the service providing device,
The extraction means acquires the search condition including position information representing a position from the communication terminal, compares the position information with attribute information stored in the file storage means, and matches the position information. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a file corresponding to a condition is extracted from the file storage unit. A file management method in a management device that communicates with a user communication terminal,
A first acquisition step of acquiring a file from the user's communication terminal;
A first analysis step of analyzing the contents of the file acquired in the first acquisition step;
Based on the analysis result in the first analysis step, out of a plurality of service providing devices that perform processing related to different services on the file, the file acquired in the first acquisition step is related to the service. A specific step of identifying a service providing device for processing;
A request step for transmitting the file acquired in the first acquisition step to the service providing device specified in the specifying step, and requesting the file to perform a process related to the service;
A second acquisition step of acquiring, from the service providing apparatus, a file that has been processed by the service providing apparatus in response to a request in the requesting step;
A second analysis step of analyzing the contents of the file acquired in the first acquisition step or the second acquisition step and generating attribute information to be referred to when searching the file;
A file storage step for storing the file acquired in the first acquisition step, the file acquired in the second acquisition step, and the attribute information generated in the second analysis step in association with each other;
A search condition for the file stored in the file storage step is acquired from the communication terminal, the search condition is compared with the attribute information stored in the file storage step, and an attribute condition that matches the search condition is handled. An extraction step for extracting the file;
And a transmission step of transmitting the file extracted in the extraction step to the communication terminal. Computer
First acquisition means for acquiring a file from a user's communication terminal;
First analysis means for analyzing the contents of the file acquired by the first acquisition means;
Based on the analysis result by the first analysis unit, among the plurality of service providing apparatuses that perform processing related to different services on the file, the file acquired by the first acquisition unit is related to the service. A specifying means for specifying a service providing apparatus for processing;
Requesting means for transmitting the file acquired by the first acquiring means to the service providing apparatus specified by the specifying means, and requesting the file to perform processing related to the service;
Second acquisition means for acquiring, from the service providing apparatus, a file that has been processed by the service providing apparatus in response to a request from the requesting means;
Analyzing the contents of the file acquired by the first acquisition unit or the second acquisition unit, and generating attribute information to be referred to when searching the file;
File storage means for storing the file acquired by the first acquisition means, the file acquired by the second acquisition means, and attribute information generated by the second analysis means in association with each other;
A search condition for the file stored in the file storage unit is acquired from the communication terminal, the search condition is compared with attribute information stored in the file storage unit, and an attribute condition that matches the search condition is set. Extraction means for extracting corresponding files from the file storage means;
A program for causing a file extracted by the extraction unit to function as a transmission unit that transmits the file to the communication terminal.

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