JP2014179001A - Information processing system, information processing device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily search for desired data.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a plurality of terminal devices; and an information processing device which manages position information of the terminal devices and stores files. Each of the terminal device comprises acquisition request means which transmits an acquisition request for a file list that is a list of the files stored in the information processing device, to the information processing device. The information processing device comprises: operation history storage means which stores an operation history of each terminal device that associates the terminal device with the files operated by the terminal device; sorting means which, when the information processing device receives the acquisition request from the terminal device, sorts the file list on the basis of positional relations between the terminal device having transmitted the acquisition request and the terminal devices other than the corresponding terminal device, and the operation histories of the other terminal devices; and transmission means which transmits the file list sorted by the sorting means to the terminal device having transmitted the acquisition request.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a program.

  In recent years, with an increase in devices connected to a network and an improvement in network communication speed, for example, a form (service) for storing data using network storage such as NAS (Network Attached Storage) has become widespread. By using NAS, there is no need to prepare a storage for each user, and there is an advantage that a plurality of users can share and use NAS, and cost can be reduced. In addition, since the user can upload data to the NAS or use data stored in the NAS in any environment that can be connected to the network, the convenience of the user is improved. Thus, the use of NAS has many advantages, and the number of data stored in the NAS and the data size tend to increase. However, since a large amount of data (files, folders) is stored in the NAS, it may take time for the user to find the desired data, or the data storage location may not be found in the first place. There is a problem.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, for the purpose of providing advertisement (information) to the user based on the current needs of the user, the wireless communication is performed based on the current position of the device and the current interest of the device user. Techniques for selecting advertisements for presentation on a device application are disclosed.

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, information according to the user's needs can be displayed. However, since this need is based on the needs of the user himself / herself, the information desired by the user is the needs of the user himself / herself. If it is difficult to specify the information alone, the information desired by the user is not provided. Therefore, the technique of Patent Document 1 does not solve the above problem.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to enable easy retrieval of data desired by a user.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an information processing system is an information processing system including a plurality of terminal devices, an information processing device that manages position information of the terminal devices and stores files, and the terminal device includes: The information processing apparatus has acquisition request means for requesting acquisition of a file list that is a list of the files stored in the information processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus is operated by the terminal device and the terminal device An operation history storage unit that stores an operation history associated with a file, and when receiving the acquisition request from the terminal device, the terminal device that has made the acquisition request and another terminal device different from the terminal device Sorting means for sorting the file list based on the positional relationship with the other terminal device and the operation history of the other terminal device, and the file list sorted by the sorting means And a transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal apparatus that has performed the acquisition request.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, data desired by a user can be easily searched.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the cooperation processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the device in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of the information processing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in user information management DB in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the device information in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in device information management DB in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in file access history management DB in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in schedule information management DB in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the operation | movement procedure of the cooperation processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the file list instruction | indication screen of the cooperation processing application in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the file list screen and output device selection screen of a cooperation processing application in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the calculation method of the distance between devices in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of the 1st modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the file list screen of the cooperation process application of the 1st modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of the 2nd modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of the 3rd modification of embodiment of this invention. It is an image figure for demonstrating an example of the outline of the sort process in the 4th modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus of the 4th modification of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a cooperation processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooperation processing system 1 includes an information processing apparatus 10 and a terminal connected to the information processing apparatus 10 via a network N1 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (WIDe Area Network). Device 20 that is an apparatus. The device 20 includes one or more smartphones 21, a tablet terminal 22, a PC (Personal Computer) 23, a digital camera 24, an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) 25, a network printer 26, a network projector 27, a large screen display 28, and the like. .

  The smartphone 21 and the tablet terminal 22 are portable terminals that are carried and operated by the user. The mobile terminal is not limited to the smartphone 21 or the tablet terminal 22, and may be any terminal that can be carried and operated by a user such as a mobile phone. The smartphone 21 and the tablet terminal 22 have, for example, a wireless communication function, and display, storage, and transmission / reception functions for various files. In addition, the smartphone 21 and the tablet terminal 22 have a built-in camera device, and can take a photograph.

  The PC 23 is a computer such as a desktop PC or a laptop PC. The PC 23 can perform various file operations such as creating, updating, deleting, and renaming a file on the folder of the information processing apparatus 10 using the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol of the network N1. A folder is sometimes called a directory, and is an example of a storage location for storing files.

  The digital camera 24 has a wireless communication function, for example, and can store a captured image file in a folder of the information processing apparatus 10. Further, the digital camera 24 can display the image file stored in the folder of the information processing apparatus 10.

  The MFP 25, the network printer 26, the network projector 27, and the large screen display 28 are electronic devices that output electronic data.

  The MFP 25 is an example of an image forming apparatus. The MFP 25 is an image processing apparatus that combines a copy function, a facsimile (FAX) function, a print function, a scanner function, a function for distributing an input image, and the like. The input image is an original image read by a scanner function, an image input by a print function or a facsimile function. The MFP 25 can specify and print a file stored in the information processing apparatus 10. Further, the MFP 25 can store the document image read by the scanner function in the information processing apparatus 10. The MFP 25 is equipped with a browser and can use a scanner function and a print function from a Web application operated on the browser.

  The network printer 26 is an example of an image forming apparatus having a print function. The network printer 26 has a function of printing a file stored in the information processing apparatus 10 via the network N1.

  The network projector 27 is an example of an image projection apparatus having a projection function. The network projector 27 can access the information processing apparatus 10 via the network N1. The network projector 27 has a function of projecting and displaying a file stored in the information processing apparatus 10.

  The large screen display 28 is an example of a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The large screen display 28 can access the information processing apparatus 10 via the network N1. The large screen display 28 has a function of displaying a file stored in the information processing apparatus 10.

  In addition to the communication function for communicating with the information processing apparatus 10 via the network N1, the device 20 in the embodiment of the present invention has a GPS (Global Positioning System) for acquiring position information of the own device (device 20). Provide communication function. The position information in the embodiment of the present invention is absolute coordinates expressed as latitude and longitude. Further, the method for the device 20 to acquire the position information is not limited to GPS, and for example, IMES (Indoor Messaging System) which is an indoor positioning method may be used. In addition, when IMES is used, in addition to absolute coordinates (latitude, longitude), information indicating the number of floors and buildings in the building can be managed as position information. The position information of the own device acquired by the device 20 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10. Note that a device that is fixedly installed in a certain place such as the MFP 25, the network printer 26, or the large screen display 28 among the devices 20 does not necessarily have a GPS communication function and the like, and has a GPS communication function and the like. If not, the position information of the device 20 is registered in the information processing apparatus 10 in advance.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the device 20 is not limited to the smartphone 21, the tablet terminal 22, the PC 23, the digital camera 24, the MFP 25, the network printer 26, the network projector 27, and the large screen display 28, and can be connected to the network N1. Yes, any device that can handle a general-purpose file format may be used.

  The information processing apparatus 10 is an information processing apparatus having a function as a file server that can acquire and save files from devices such as the smartphone 21 and the MFP 25. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 performs printing using the MFP 25 or the like, projection onto the network projector 27, file format conversion, mail transmission, etc., which are set in advance when the file is stored in the folder associated with the process. A process based on the process flow is executed. Further, the information processing apparatus 10 can communicate with various devices via the network N1. Thereby, for example, the information processing apparatus 10 can output electronic data from an electronic device such as the MFP 25 in cooperation with a mobile terminal such as the smartphone 21. In the embodiment of the present invention, as a result of processing executed by the information processing apparatus 10, a device that is used for printing or projection and outputs electronic data is referred to as an output device (output device). The information processing apparatus 10 may be configured to be distributed among a plurality of computers.

[Hardware configuration]
<Information processing device>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of this invention.

  The information processing apparatus 10 includes an input device 11, a display device 12, an external I / F 13, a RAM 14, a ROM 15, a CPU 16, a communication I / F 17, an HDD 18, and the like, which are mutually connected by a bus B.

  The input device 11 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and is used to input each operation signal to the information processing device 10.

  The display device 12 includes a display or the like, and displays a processing result by the information processing device 10. The communication I / F 17 is an interface that connects the information processing apparatus 10 to the network N1. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 10 can perform data communication with other apparatuses and devices via the communication I / F 17.

  The HDD 18 is a nonvolatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS (Operating System) that is basic software for controlling the entire information processing apparatus 10 and application software that provides various functions on the OS. The HDD 18 manages the stored programs and data by a predetermined file system and / or DB (Data Base).

  The external I / F 13 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 13a. Accordingly, the information processing apparatus 10 can read and / or write the recording medium 13a via the external I / F 13. The recording medium 13a includes a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card, a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like.

  The ROM 15 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 15 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the information processing apparatus 10 is started. The RAM 14 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data.

  The CPU 16 is an arithmetic device that realizes control and functions of the entire information processing apparatus 10 by reading a program and data from a storage device such as the ROM 15 and the HDD 18 onto the RAM 14 and executing processing.

  The information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize various processes as described later with the above hardware configuration.

<Device>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The device 20 includes an input device 231, a display device 232, an external I / F 233, a RAM 234, a ROM 235, a CPU 236, a communication I / F 237, an HDD 238, a position information communication I / F 239, and the like. Yes.

  The input device 231 includes a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and is used to input each operation signal to the device 20.

  The display device 232 includes a display and the like, and displays a processing result by the device 20. The communication I / F 237 is an interface that connects the device 20 to the network N1. Thereby, the device 20 can perform data communication with other apparatuses and devices via the communication I / F 237.

  The HDD 238 is a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS (Operating System) that is basic software for controlling the entire device 20 and application software that provides various functions on the OS. The HDD 238 manages the stored programs and data by a predetermined file system and / or DB (Data Base).

  The external I / F 233 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 233a. Accordingly, the device 20 can read and / or write the recording medium 233a via the external I / F 233. The recording medium 233a includes a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an SD memory card, a USB memory (Universal Serial Bus memory), and the like.

  The ROM 235 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 235 stores programs and data such as BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the device 20 is activated. The RAM 234 is a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily stores programs and data.

  The CPU 236 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire device 20 by reading a program and data from a storage device such as the ROM 235 and the HDD 238 onto the RAM 234 and executing processing.

  The position information communication I / F 239 is a communication interface for receiving a position information signal such as a GPS signal.

  When the device 20 is an output device such as the MFP 25, the network projector 27, or the like, the device 20 includes a printer that is a printing device for printing print data on paper, a projection device for projecting an image, and the like.

  The device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize various processes as described later with the above hardware configuration.

[Function configuration]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the cooperation processing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

<Information processing device>
The information processing apparatus 10 includes a communication I / F unit 101, a DB management unit 102, a DB 103, a file management unit 104, a file storage area 105, a location information registration request reception unit 106, a file information acquisition request reception unit 107, and a file information transmission unit. 108, a file sort unit 109, a file storage area monitoring unit 110, a job execution management unit 111, a file conversion unit 112, an output request reception unit 113, a file provision unit 114, and the like. The DB 103 includes a user information management DB 1031, a device information management DB 1032, a file access history management DB 1033, and a schedule information management DB 1034. The file storage area 105 includes a pre-conversion file storage area 1051 and a post-conversion file storage area 1052. Each function is realized by the CPU 16 executing a program and cooperating with hardware.

  The communication I / F unit 101 controls the communication I / F 17 and transmits / receives data to / from the device 20 via the network N1.

  The DB management unit 102 manages information stored in the DB 103 and performs processing of writing information to the DB 103 or reading information from the DB 103.

  The DB 103 stores various information using the HDD 18, the recording medium 13a, the RAM 14, or the like. Next, the user information management DB 1031, device information management DB 1032, file access history management DB 1033 and schedule information management DB 1034 included in the DB 103 will be described.

  The user information management DB 1031 stores information on users who use the device 20 as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the user information management DB 1031 according to the embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the user information management DB 1031 has data items such as “user ID”, “user name”, “used device ID”, and “device type”. “User ID” is identification information for uniquely identifying a user in the user information management DB 1031. “User name” is the name of the user who uses the device 20. The “used device ID” is a device ID that is unique identification information for each device of the device 20 used by the user. The device ID is included in information held by the device 20. The device information held by the device 20 is stored in the device 20 as a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of device information in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the device information includes DeviceID, friendlyName, manufacturerName, modelName, and the like. DeviceID (hereinafter referred to as “device ID”) is an ID unique to each device. friendlyName is the model name of the device. manufacturerName is the name of the device manufacturer. Returning to FIG. 5, “device type” is information indicating the type of the device 20 classified by the function or use of the device 20 specified based on the device information shown in FIG. 6. The “device type” includes, for example, information such as “smart phone”, “tablet terminal”, “PC”, “digital camera”, “MFP”, “network printer”, “network projector”, or “large screen display”. Is set. The “device type” may include, for example, information on the manufacturer and model name of the device 20. The information processing apparatus 10 may store the device information and the device type in association with each other in advance, or may inquire the manufacturer (HP or the like) based on the device information and specify the device type. The information for identifying the device 20 is not limited to the “device ID”, and for example, the MAC address of the device 20 may be used.

  Returning to FIG. The device information management DB 1032 stores the device 20 and position information of the device 20 as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the device information management DB 1032 according to the embodiment of this invention. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the device information management DB 1032 includes data items such as “device ID”, “device type”, “latitude”, “longitude”, and “location information update time”. The “device ID” is a device ID that is identification information of the device 20. The “device type” is information indicating the type of the device 20 classified according to the function or use of the device 20. “Latitude” and “longitude” are position information indicated as absolute coordinates indicating the position of the device 20. The position information stored in the device information management DB 1032 is the position transmitted from the device 20 to the information processing apparatus 10 at a predetermined cycle (for example, 60-second cycle) or when moving (when a change in position is detected). In the case of the device 20 in which information is set or used with a fixed location, the information is manually input by an administrator of the cooperation processing system 1 or the like. “Position information update time” is the time when the position information is updated.

  Returning to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the file access history management DB 1033 stores information indicating an operation history in which access (operation) to a file held by the information processing apparatus 10 is performed. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the file access history management DB 1033 according to the embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the file access history management DB 1033 has data items such as “access history ID”, “file name”, “file access time”, and “file access device ID”. The “access history ID” is identification information that identifies an accessed file that is assigned every time the file is accessed. “File name” is the name of the accessed file. “File access time” is the time when a file is accessed. “File access device ID” is the device ID of the device that accessed the file. The access to the file is not limited to a newly created file or an updated file, but includes a file browsed on the device 20, a file transmitted to the device 20, and the like.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the schedule information management DB 1034 stores schedule information indicating the location, date and time of the conference as shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the schedule information management DB 1034 according to the embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the schedule information management DB 1034 has data items such as “conference ID”, “conference name”, “conference room”, “conference room location information”, and “conference date / time”. “Conference ID” is an ID for uniquely identifying each conference. “Conference name” is the name of the conference. “Conference room” is the name of the place where the conference is held. The “conference room position information” includes position information of “east end”, “west end”, “south end”, and “north end”, and the position of the conference room is defined based on these position information. “East edge” and “West edge” represent the boundary line between the east side and the west side of the conference room in longitude (east longitude). “South end” and “north end” represent the boundary line between the south side and the north side of the conference room in latitude (north latitude). That is, the range of the conference room can be defined by a rectangle. In the example of FIG. 9, the conference room “meeting room A” corresponding to the conference ID “1” has the north latitude “35.50403” to the north latitude “35.50454”, the east longitude “139.62003” to the east longitude “139.62102”. This indicates a range surrounded by the four lines. Note that the information stored in the schedule information management DB 1034 is not limited to the name related to the conference, and may be, for example, a presentation such as a lecture, a lecture, or a training that is performed using a file (electronic data). The “conference date” includes information indicating “date of month”, “start time”, and “end time” at which the conference is held.

  Returning to FIG.

  The file management unit 104 manages file information, which is bibliographic information of a file body and a file stored in the file storage area 105, and performs file reading and writing processing. The file information in the embodiment of the present invention includes information indicating the file name, file creation / update date and time, and file access authority. The file management unit 104 notifies the file sort unit 109 of a file list that is a list of file names stored in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051 based on an instruction from the file information acquisition request reception unit 107. Further, the file management unit 104 associates the file in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051 with the file stored in the post-conversion file storage area 1052 in which the file has been converted.

  The file storage area 105 is an area for storing image files, application files, document files, and the like.

  The pre-conversion file storage area 1051 included in the file storage area 105 is an area in which an original file that has not been converted by the file conversion unit 112 is stored.

  The post-conversion file storage area 1052 is an area in which files of a file format suitable for each device converted by the file conversion unit 112 are stored.

  The location information registration request accepting unit 106 accepts a location information registration request including the location information and device ID of the device 20 transmitted from the device 20, and stores the device ID stored in the device information management DB 1032 via the DB management unit 102. The position information corresponding to is updated.

  When receiving the file information acquisition request transmitted from the device 20, the file information acquisition request reception unit 107 requests the file management unit 104 to execute a file list read process.

  The file information transmission unit 108 transmits the file list sorted by the file sorting unit 109 to the device 20 that has made the file information acquisition request.

  The file sort unit 109 sorts the file list with reference to information stored in the DB 103.

  The file storage area monitoring unit 110 monitors various file operations such as new creation, update, and deletion of a file stored in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051.

  Based on the job execution request transmitted from the device, the job execution management unit 111 causes the file conversion unit 112 to execute conversion processing into a data format usable by each device 20 or causes the file providing unit 114 to execute the device 20 Request the file transmission process after conversion for.

  The file conversion unit 112 converts the format of the file stored in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051 based on an instruction from the job execution management unit 111, and stores the converted file in the post-conversion file storage area 1052.

  When receiving an output request from the device 20, the output request receiving unit 113 causes the job execution management unit 111 to execute a workflow process based on the received output request.

  Based on the instruction from the output request accepting unit 113, the file providing unit 114 transmits the converted file stored in the converted file storage area 1052 to the device 20, and processes the file (printing, projection, etc.) to the device 20. Is executed.

<Device>
In the example of FIG. 4, the device 20 is a smartphone 21 that is an example of the device 20.

  The device 20 includes a display control unit 201, an input reception unit 202, a communication I / F unit 203, a position information signal reception unit 204, a position information registration request unit 205, a file information acquisition request unit 206, a file information reception unit 207, and an output request. A unit 208, an output unit 209, and the like. Of the above functions, the location information registration request unit 205, the file information acquisition request unit 206, the file information reception unit 207, and the output request unit 208 are functions executed by the cooperation processing application 200 installed in the device 20 in advance. is there. Each function is realized by the CPU 236 executing a program and cooperating with hardware.

  The display control unit 201 controls the display device 232 to display and output information for the user.

  The input receiving unit 202 controls the input device 231 and receives an input instruction from the user.

  The communication I / F unit 203 controls the communication I / F 237 and transmits / receives data to / from the information processing apparatus 10 via the network N1.

  The position information signal receiving unit 204 controls the position information communication I / F 239 and receives a position information signal such as a GPS signal. The position information signal reception unit 204 notifies the position information registration request unit 205 of the received position information signal.

  The position information registration requesting unit 205 displays position information based on the position information signal received by the position information signal receiving unit 204 at a predetermined period (for example, a period of 60 seconds) or when moving (when a change in position is detected). A position information registration request for requesting registration of the received position information in the information processing apparatus 10 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 10 via the communication I / F unit 203. The position information registration request includes the device ID of the device 20 and position information (latitude, longitude).

  The file information acquisition request unit 206 transmits a file information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of a file list that is a list of bibliographic information (file names) of files stored in the information processing apparatus 10.

  The file information receiving unit 207 receives a file list transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10. The file information reception unit 207 causes the display control unit 201 to display the received file list.

  The output request unit 208 generates an output request for requesting output from the output device of the file selected from the received file list, and transmits the request to the information processing apparatus 10 via the communication I / F 203.

  The output unit 209 executes output processing of the file transmitted from the information processing apparatus 10. For example, when the device 20 is the MFP 25, the output unit 209 controls the printing apparatus and performs printing processing based on the received file. For example, when the device 20 is the network projector 27, the output unit 209 controls the projection device and performs a projection process on the received file. Note that the output unit 209 is not an essential function depending on the type of the device 20.

[Operation procedure]
An operation procedure of the cooperation processing system 1 in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the cooperation processing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 10, the smartphone 21 is cited as an example of the device 20. An MFP 25 is given as an example of an output device.

  First, when the location information signal receiving unit 204 of the smartphone 21 receives a location information signal such as a GPS signal (S11), the location information (latitude and longitude) included in the received location information signal is notified to the location information registration request unit 205. To do. The location information registration request unit 205 generates a location information registration request including the location information (latitude, longitude) included in the received location information signal and the device ID of the smartphone 21, and performs information processing via the communication I / F unit 203. It transmits to the apparatus 10 (S12).

  The position information registration request accepting unit 106 of the information processing apparatus 10 that has received the position information registration request is associated with the device ID included in the position information registration request in the device information management DB 1032 via the DB management unit 102. Latitude and longitude) are newly registered or updated (S13).

  The processes in steps S11 to S13 are repeatedly executed every time a change in position information is detected by a predetermined cycle (for example, a cycle of 60 seconds) or the smartphone 21.

  Next, the user of the smartphone 21 operates the touch panel or the like of the smartphone 21 to start the file list acquisition instruction screen 400 of the cooperation processing application illustrated in FIG. 11 and acquires the file list (information processing apparatus 10). Name) is designated and the “Connect” button on the screen is pressed (S14). FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the file list instruction screen 400 of the cooperation processing application 200 in the embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 10 (information processing apparatus name) displayed on the file list instruction screen 400 of the cooperation processing application 200 is a registration process for permitting mutual connection between the device 20 and the information processing apparatus 10 in advance. The information processing apparatus 10 that has performed is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the input receiving unit 202 receives an input from the user, the file information acquisition requesting unit 206 is requested to acquire a file list from the designated information processing apparatus 10. The file information acquisition request unit 206 generates a file information acquisition request including the device ID of the own device, and transmits the file information acquisition request to the information processing apparatus 10 via the communication I / F unit 203 (S15).

When the file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 10 receives a file information acquisition request from the smartphone 21 via the communication I / F unit 101, the file list sorting process managed by the file management unit 104 is performed. The file sort unit 109 is executed (S16). The file sorting unit 109 executes a file list sorting process based on the positional relationship between the smartphone 21 that has made the file information acquisition request and the other device 20. A detailed processing procedure for sorting the file list will be described later with reference to FIG. Then, the file sorting unit 109 that has sorted the file list requests the file information transmission unit 108 to transmit the sorted file to the smartphone 21. The file information transmission unit 108 transmits the sorted file to the smartphone 21 via the communication I / F unit 101 (S17).
When the file information reception unit 207 of the smartphone 21 receives the file list via the communication I / F unit 203, the file information reception unit 207 requests the display control unit 201 to perform a file list display output process. The display control unit 201 displays the file list screen 500 of the cooperation processing application shown in FIG. 12A on the display device 12 such as a touch panel (S18). FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the file list screen 500 and the output device selection screen 600 of the cooperation processing application 200 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12A, the file list screen 500 includes an information display field 501 indicating the sort key of the sort order of the file list, “No.” 502 indicating the sort order of the file list, and “file name” 503. , “Accessed Device Type” 504, “Output File Selection” button 505, and “Confirm Button” 506 indicating the type of device that has accessed the file. In the “accessed device type” 504, when there are a plurality of devices 20 that have accessed the same file, for example, the device type of the device 20 located closer to the own device is displayed. However, a plurality of device types may be displayed in the “accessed device type” 504. When the user presses the “select output file” button 505 corresponding to the “file name” 503 to be output and then presses the confirm button 506, the screen transitions to an output device selection screen 600 shown in FIG. When the output destination device of the file selected by the user is selected and the “output” button is pressed (S19), the input reception unit 202 causes the output request unit 208 to execute an output request for the specified file. The output request unit 208 generates an output request including the designated file name and the selected output device name, and transmits the output request to the information processing apparatus 10 (S20).

  When the output request reception unit 113 of the information processing apparatus 10 receives the output request, the job execution management unit 111 executes processing based on the output request. The job execution management unit 111 causes the file conversion unit 112 to execute conversion processing into a file format that can be processed by the output device of the file corresponding to the file name included in the output request. The file conversion unit 112 converts the file format of the file stored in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051, and stores the converted file in the post-conversion file storage area 1052 (S21). Then, when the file conversion process ends, the job execution management unit 111 causes the file providing unit 114 to execute a process of transmitting the converted file to the designated output device. The file providing unit 114 reads the specified converted file from the converted file storage area 1052 via the file management unit 104, and transmits it to the specified output device (S22).

  For example, the output unit 209 of the MFP 25, which is an output device that has received the designated converted file, executes an output (printing) process based on the received file (S23).

  According to the above-described operation procedure, according to the cooperation processing system 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the file list sorted based on the position of the device 20 by the information processing apparatus 10 can be transmitted to the device 20 that has requested acquisition of the file list. . The device 20 that has received the file list can select a file to be output included in the file list and output data based on the selected file to the output device.

[Sort processing procedure]
Next, a file list sorting process procedure executed in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of this invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a sorting process procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of this invention.

  First, the file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 10 receives a file information acquisition request transmitted from the device 20 (S101). Here, the file information acquisition request includes the device ID of the device 20 (request source device) that transmitted the file information acquisition request. Here, it is assumed that the device ID of the request source device is, for example, “XXX-YYY-ZZZ”. The file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 causes the file management unit 104 to execute a file list generation process based on the received file request acquisition request.

  The file management unit 104 reads the file information of the file stored in the pre-conversion file storage area 1051 and generates a file list (S102). The file management unit 104 notifies the file sort unit 109 of the generated file list and the device ID included in the file acquisition request, and causes the file list to be sorted.

  Upon receiving the file list and device ID notification from the file management unit 104, the file sorting unit 109 specifies the location information corresponding to the request source device ID from the device information management DB 1032 via the DB management unit 102 (S103). . Here, assuming that the information stored in the device information management DB 1032 is the value shown in FIG. 7, for example, the latitude “35.401234” which is the position information corresponding to the device ID “XXX-YYY-ZZZ” of the request source device. ”And longitude“ 139.334310 ”.

Next, the file sort unit 109 determines the distance between the request source device and the other device based on the position information of the request source device and the position information of other devices other than the request source device stored in the device information management DB 1032. Is calculated (S104). The distance by the file sorting unit 109 is calculated as shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating the distance between devices in the embodiment of the present invention. For example, FIG. 14 illustrates a method of calculating the distance l between the position (x ₁ , y ₁ ) of the smartphone 21 a that is a request source device and the position (x ₂ , y ₂ ) of the PC 23 that is another device. In this way, the file sort unit 109 calculates the distance between the request source device stored in the device information management DB 1032 and each other device.

  Next, the file sort unit 109 selects a device ID of another device closest to the request source device (S105). Here, to give a specific example, from the device information management DB 1032 shown in FIG. 7, the device ID “QQQ-WWW-EEEE” of the other device closest to the request source device (device ID “XXX-YYY-ZZZ”) is obtained. Note that the process of step S105 is repeated by the number of devices 20 stored in the device information management DB 1032. Therefore, when it is repeatedly executed, it is selected from the device IDs of other unselected devices. Is done.

  Next, the file sort unit 109 specifies a file name corresponding to the selected other device (device ID) from the file access history management DB 1033 (S106). Here, if the information stored in the file access history management DB 1033 is the value shown in FIG. 8, for example, the file name “ABC.E” corresponding to the device ID “QQQ-WWW-EEEE” of the selected other device. doc "is specified.

  Then, the file sort unit 109 moves the identified file name to the order of the number of times of selection in the file list (S107). For example, if the specified file is the first selection, the file is moved to the top (first) of the file list. Similarly, if the file is based on the second selection, the file is moved to the second position in the file list.

  Here, it is determined whether or not there is a device ID that is not the target of the selection process in step S105 (S108). If an unselected device ID exists (YES in step S108), the process of step S105 is executed. On the other hand, if there is no unselected device ID (NO in step S108), the sorting of the file list ends (S109). In the file list, files (file names) that are not included in the file access history management DB 1033 are rearranged based on the ascending order of the file names in the order after the file names sorted by the process of step S107.

  Next, the file sort unit 109 specifies a user name from the user information management DB 1031 based on the device ID included in the file information acquisition request (S110). Here, if the information stored in the user information management DB 1031 is the value shown in FIG. 5, for example, the user name “user A” corresponding to the device ID “XXX-YYY-ZZZ” of the request source device is specified. The Here, by referring to the access authority of the file included in the file list, a file list is generated in which only files having the access authority of the user name of the request source device are extracted (S111). Note that the processes of steps S110 and S111 may be executed after the process of step S102, for example.

  Then, the file sort unit 109 transmits the sorted file list to the request source device via the file information transmission unit 108 (S112).

  As described above, according to the cooperation processing system 1 in the embodiment of the present invention, the file list is sorted based on the positional relationship between the device 20 (requesting device) that has requested acquisition of the file list and the other device 20. . Furthermore, according to the distance between the request source device and the other device 20, the files accessed by the other devices 20 located near the request source device are displayed in order.

  As a result, for example, in a meeting, a file used by the device 20 near the device 20 (request source device) owned by the user, which is highly likely to be a file desired by the user, is displayed at the top of the file list. Can be sorted as

  Accordingly, the user can access the desired file without searching for the desired file or sorting the user himself / herself.

[First modification]
In the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention, the file list is sorted based on the device type specified by the user.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the first modification of the embodiment of this invention. In FIG. 15, the same step number is assigned to the same process as the process of FIG. 13 showing the sort process procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, and the detailed description is omitted.

  In the first modification, the file information acquisition request transmitted from the device 20 received by the file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 10 has priority in the file list in addition to the device ID of the request source device. The device designation information indicating the device type of the device to be displayed (displayed at the upper level) is included (S101a).

  Further, after the process of step S108, it is determined whether or not device designation information is included in the file information acquisition request (S108a). If it is determined that the device designation information is included (YES in step S108a), the device designated based on the device designation information is moved to the top of the file list (S108b). On the other hand, if it is determined that the device specification information is not included in the file information acquisition request (NO in step S108a), the sorting of the file list ends (S109).

  FIG. 16 shows a screen of the file list sorted according to the first modification. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a file list screen 500 of the cooperation processing application 200 according to the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 shows a file list when a projector is selected as the device designation type. In the accessed device type 504, the projector is displayed at the top.

  As described above, according to the cooperation processing system 1 of the first modified example, the device type of the device 20 located near the request source device is designated, and the file list based on the designated device type is sorted.

  Thereby, for example, when the user of the requesting device wants to acquire a file projected by the projector that is currently viewed, a file list in which the file transmitted to the projector is positioned higher can be acquired. Therefore, the user can acquire a desired file without further user effort.

[Second modification]
In the second modification of the embodiment of the present invention, the file list is sorted based on the conference ID conference specified by the user. Specifically, the files accessed by other devices 20 included in the position information indicating the location of the conference room associated with the conference ID are sorted so as to be displayed at the top in the file list.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a sorting process procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the second modification of the embodiment of this invention. In FIG. 17, the same step number is assigned to the same process as the process of FIG. 13 showing the sort process procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, and the detailed description is omitted.

  In the second modification, the file information acquisition request transmitted from the device 20 received by the file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 10 identifies the conference in addition to the device ID of the request source device. The conference ID is included (S101b).

  In addition, after the process of step S103, the file sort unit 109 specifies the location information of the conference room based on the schedule information management DB 1034. Then, the device ID of the other device 20 included in the conference room (position information) is extracted from the device information management DB 1032 (S103b).

  The processing after the next step S104 is the same as the example of FIG.

  As described above, according to the cooperation processing system 1 of the second modified example, the file accessed by the device 20 located in the conference room of the designated conference is based on the conference (conference ID) designated by the user of the request source device. The file list is sorted so that it is higher.

  As a result, for example, a file that is accessed by another device 20 existing in the conference room of the conference in which the user of the requesting device is currently participating and that is likely to be a user-desired file is preferentially sorted. You can get a list of files.

[Third Modification]
In the third modification of the embodiment of the present invention, the file list is sorted based on the file format specified by the user. The file format in the third modified example is an example of file attribute information. The file attribute information includes file creation / update date and time, file creation / updater information, and the like.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the third modification of the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 18, the same step number is assigned to the same process as the process of FIG. 13 showing the sort process procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, and the detailed description is omitted.

  In the third modification, the file information acquisition request transmitted from the device 20 received by the file information acquisition request receiving unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 10 has priority in the file list in addition to the device ID of the request source device. Then, file format designation information for designating the file format to be displayed (displayed at the upper level) is included (S101c).

  Further, after the processing of step S108, it is determined whether or not file format designation information is included in the file information acquisition request (S108c). If it is determined that the file format designation information is included (YES in step S108c), the file of the file format designated based on the file format designation information is moved to the top of the file list (S108d). On the other hand, when it is determined that the device specification information is not included in the file information acquisition request (NO in step S108c), the sorting of the file list ends (S109).

  As described above, according to the cooperation processing system 1 of the third modified example, the file list is sorted based on the file format in addition to the positional relationship between the request source device and the other device 20.

  As a result, for example, based on the file format desired by the user of the requesting device, a file list in which files of that file format are located at the upper level can be acquired.

  The sorting may be performed by combining the first to third modifications.

[Fourth Modification]
In the fourth modification of the embodiment of the present invention, the sorting priority of the files by other devices 20 included in a predetermined range centering on the requesting device is increased, and the file list is sorted.

FIG. 19 is an image diagram showing an example for explaining an outline of the sort processing in the fourth modified example of the embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 19, another device 20 included in a predetermined range 900 within a circle having a radius r centered on the position (x ₁ , y ₁ ) of the smartphone 21 a that is the request source device has been accessed. The files are sorted so that they are displayed at the top of the file list. In the example of FIG. 20, the devices 20 located in the predetermined range 900 are the PC 23 and the network projector 27. On the other hand, the smartphone 21b and the MFP 25 are located outside the predetermined range 900. The shape of the fourth predetermined range 900 is not limited to a circle and may be a rectangle. The center of the predetermined range 900 may not be the position of the request source device.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the sort processing procedure in the information processing apparatus 10 according to the fourth modification of the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 20, the same step number is assigned to the same process as the process of FIG. 13 showing the sort process procedure of the embodiment of the present invention, and the detailed description is omitted.

  In the fourth modified example, after the process of step S103, the device IDs of other devices located in a predetermined range 900 centering on the request source device are specified based on the device information management DB 1032 (S104a). Based on the file access history management DB 1033, the file list is sorted in descending order of the number of accesses of the selected other device (device ID) (S105a). As a result, the file list sorting process ends (S109).

  Note that the processing in step S105a in the fourth modification may be sorted in the order of the file access time closest to the time when the file information acquisition request is received, for example.

  Note that the first to third modifications may be applied to the fourth modification.

  As described above, according to the cooperation processing system 1 of the fourth modified example, the sorting priority of files accessed by another device 20 located within a predetermined range from the request source device is increased and sorted. Further, sorting is performed based on the number of accesses to the files of other devices 20.

  Thereby, for example, the user can efficiently find the desired file by limiting to the devices 20 located within a predetermined range where the user of the requesting device is likely to have accessed the desired file.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Can be changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooperation processing system 10 Information processing apparatus 101 Communication I / F part 102 DB management part 103 DB
1031 User information management DB
1032 Device information management DB
1033 File access history management DB
1034 Schedule information management DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 104 File management part 105 File storage area 1051 File storage area before conversion 1052 File storage area after conversion 106 Position information registration request reception part 107 File information acquisition request reception part 108 File information transmission part 109 File sort part 110 File storage area monitoring part 111 Job execution management unit 112 File conversion unit 113 Output request reception unit 114 File provision unit 20 Device 200 Cooperation processing application 201 Display control unit 202 Input reception unit 203 Communication I / F unit 204 Location information signal reception unit 205 Location information registration request unit 206 File information acquisition request unit 207 File information reception unit 208 Output request unit 209 Output unit 210 Printing unit 211 Setting management unit 212 Usage status management unit 213 Folder 214 Workflow information management DB
215 Output device information management DB
216 Job priority management DB
217 Usage status accumulation DB
21 Smartphone 22 Tablet terminal 23 PC
24 Digital Camera 25 MFP
26 Network printer 27 Network projector 28 Large screen display

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Claims (10)

An information processing system having a plurality of terminal devices and an information processing device that manages location information of the terminal devices and stores files,
The terminal device
The information processing apparatus has an acquisition request unit that makes an acquisition request for a file list that is a list of the files stored in the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An operation history storage means for storing an operation history in which the terminal device and a file operated by the terminal device are associated with each other;
When receiving the acquisition request from the terminal device, based on the positional relationship between the terminal device that made the acquisition request and another terminal device different from the terminal device and the operation history of the other terminal device, A sorting means for sorting the file list;
An information processing system comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the file list sorted by the sorting unit to the terminal device that has made the acquisition request. The sorting means includes
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein sorting is performed in the order of files operated by the other terminal device that is close to the terminal device that has made the acquisition request. The sorting means includes
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the file list is sorted by increasing a sorting priority for a file operated by the other terminal device located within a predetermined range from the terminal device that has made the acquisition request. The sorting means includes
4. The file list is sorted according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the file list is sorted by increasing the sorting priority for the file operated by the other terminal device corresponding to the type of the terminal device specified by the terminal device. The information processing system described. The information processing apparatus includes:
Meeting information storage means for storing a meeting and location information indicating a place where the meeting is held in association with each other;
The sorting means includes
Sorting with respect to a file operated by the other terminal device located at the place where the conference specified by the conference specified by the terminal device and the location information stored by the conference information storage means is performed The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the file list is sorted with a higher priority. The sorting means includes
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the file list is sorted by increasing a sorting priority for a file having file attribute information indicating an attribute of the file designated by the terminal device. The terminal device
A file designating unit for designating a file included in the sorted file list transmitted from the information processing apparatus as an output target;
Output request means for making an output request for the file designated by the file designation means to the information processing apparatus;
The information processing apparatus includes:
Conversion means for converting the format of the file for outputting the specified file based on the output request by the output request means;
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a converted file transmission unit that transmits the file converted by the conversion unit to an output device that outputs the file. An information processing system comprising: an application installed in a plurality of terminal devices; and an information processing device that manages position information of the terminal devices and stores files;
The application is
The information processing apparatus has an acquisition request unit that makes an acquisition request for a file list that is a list of the files stored in the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
An operation history storage means for storing an operation history in which the terminal device and a file operated by the terminal device are associated with each other;
When receiving the acquisition request from the terminal device, based on the positional relationship between the terminal device that made the acquisition request and another terminal device different from the terminal device and the operation history of the other terminal device, A sorting means for sorting the file list;
An information processing system comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the file list sorted by the sorting unit to the terminal device that has made the acquisition request. An information processing apparatus that manages position information with a plurality of terminal devices and stores files,
An operation history storage means for storing an operation history in which the terminal device and a file operated by the terminal device are associated with each other;
When receiving an acquisition request for a file list, which is a list of the files stored in the information processing apparatus, from the terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus that has made the acquisition request and another terminal apparatus different from the terminal apparatus Sorting means for sorting the file list based on the positional relationship and the operation history of the other terminal device;
An information processing system comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the file list sorted by the sorting unit to the terminal device that has made the acquisition request. A program executed in an information processing apparatus that manages position information with a plurality of terminal devices and stores files,
The information processing apparatus;
An operation history storage means for storing an operation history in which the terminal device and a file operated by the terminal device are associated with each other;
When receiving an acquisition request for a file list, which is a list of the files stored in the information processing apparatus, from the terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus that has made the acquisition request and another terminal apparatus different from the terminal apparatus Sorting means for sorting the file list based on the positional relationship and the operation history of the other terminal device,
A program for causing a file list sorted by the sorting means to function as a sending means for sending to the terminal device that has made the acquisition request.

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