JP2016062416A - Information processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform processing compared with a system in which a plurality of terminal devices do not perform processing according to a previously determined order.SOLUTION: First receiving means 11 receives an end notification from a terminal device 20 from which a start notification has been received. Before the first receiving means 11 receives an end notification from one terminal device 20, first transmitting means 12 transmits target data to another terminal device 20 whose processing order is later than the one terminal device 20. When the first receiving means 11 receives the end notification from the one terminal device 20, second transmitting means 13 transmits a start notification to a terminal device whose processing order is next to the one terminal device 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

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

  A workflow system that collects and distributes electronic data in a predetermined order to improve the efficiency of business has been proposed. Patent Document 1 describes a technique for effectively utilizing an existing electronic document by creating an electronic stamp document by combining an existing electronic document and a template for stamping.

JP 2010-2111830 A

  It is an object of the present invention to perform processing more efficiently than a system that does not perform processing according to a predetermined order in a plurality of terminal devices.

  The information processing device according to claim 1 is a system in which processing is performed in a predetermined order in a plurality of terminal devices, and the processing ends from a terminal device that has received a start notification indicating that the processing should be started A first receiving means for receiving an end notification indicating that the end notification has been received, and before the end notification is received from one terminal device, the other terminal devices in the order later than the one terminal device perform the processing. When the end notification is received from the first terminal device that transmits the first data to be used and the one terminal device, the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device next to the one terminal device in the order. Second transmission means.

  An information processing apparatus according to claim 2, in the configuration according to claim 1, has received the start notification of second data indicating a content of editing performed on the first data in the processing. A second receiving unit configured to receive from the terminal device, wherein the first transmitting unit receives the end notification from the one terminal device when the second data is received from the one terminal device; In addition, the second data is transmitted to another terminal device whose order is later than the one terminal device.

  An information processing apparatus according to a third aspect is the configuration according to the first or second aspect, wherein the first transmission means transmits the first data to a terminal device next to the one terminal device in the order. In the case where a plurality of terminal devices are determined in the order as candidates for the next terminal device, the first data is transmitted to each of the plurality of terminal devices.

  An information processing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the configuration according to the third aspect, wherein the first transmission unit performs the processing when a terminal device to perform the processing is determined among the plurality of terminal device candidates. A deletion notification indicating that the first data should be deleted is transmitted to a terminal device that does not exist.

  The program according to claim 5 is a system in which processing is performed in a computer according to a predetermined order in a plurality of terminal devices, and the processing is performed from a terminal device that has received a start notification indicating that the processing should be started. A step of receiving an end notification indicating completion, and before the end notification is received from one terminal device, the order is used by the other terminal devices after the one terminal device for the processing. A step of transmitting data; and a step of transmitting the start notification to a terminal device next to the one terminal device when the end notification is received from the one terminal device.

According to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, the processing is performed more efficiently than when the first data is transmitted to another terminal device after the end notification is received from the one terminal device.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the processing is performed more efficiently than when the second data is transmitted to the other terminal device after the end notification is received from the one terminal device.
According to the invention of claim 3, the processing is performed more efficiently than when the first data is not transmitted to each of the plurality of terminal device candidates.
According to the invention of claim 4, the deletion notification is received in the terminal device that does not perform the processing among the plurality of terminal device candidates.

Diagram explaining the overall configuration of the workflow system Block diagram showing functional configuration of server device Block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device Block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the terminal device Sequence chart showing processing performed in the workflow system The figure which illustrates a target data management table The figure which illustrates a processing order table Diagram illustrating version management table

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a workflow system 1 according to the present invention. The workflow system 1 is a system for improving the efficiency of work sequentially performed by a plurality of users according to a predetermined procedure. “Work” in the present embodiment means that the user obtains information from the computer, such as data circulation, data approval, and data stamping, or the user inputs information to the computer. The workflow system 1 includes a server device 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 20 (20A, 20B, 20C,...). The server device 10 is an information processing device that manages the workflow system 1. The server device 10 manages data (hereinafter referred to as “target data”, for example, data such as a request document) that is a target of work in the workflow system 1 and collects and distributes the target data. The terminal device 20 is a device used for performing work in the workflow system 1, for example, a personal computer. In the workflow system 1, a plurality of users U (Ua, Ub, Uc,...) Perform work using different terminal devices 20. In the workflow system 1, processing (hereinafter referred to as “workflow processing”) according to the work performed by the user U is performed in each terminal device. In the example of FIG. 1, the terminal devices 20A to 20C are used by the user Ua to the user Uc, respectively. The server device 10 and the terminal device 20 are connected to each other via a communication line N.

  In the workflow system 1, the server device 10 receives a notification (hereinafter referred to as “start notification”) indicating that the workflow processing should be started in accordance with a predetermined order (hereinafter referred to as “processing order”) as one terminal device. 20 (for example, the terminal device 20A). The user U of the terminal device 20 that has received the start notification performs work using the terminal device 20. When the work by the user U ends, the terminal device 20 transmits a notification indicating that the workflow process has ended (hereinafter referred to as “end notification”) to the server device 10. When the end notification is received from one terminal device 20, the server device 10 transmits a start notification to the terminal device 20 (for example, the terminal device 20B) next to the one terminal device 20 in the processing order.

  In the workflow system 1, a case is considered where the timing at which the target data is transmitted from the server device 10 to the terminal device 20 is after the timing at which the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device 20. In this case, since the reception of the target data is not completed when the start notification is received in the terminal device 20, there is a possibility that the target data is not yet received in the terminal device 20 when the user tries to start work. is there. In this case, the user waits for the terminal device 20 to receive the target data, which may reduce the work efficiency. The server device 10 according to the present invention transmits the target data to the terminal device 20 next to the one terminal device 20 before receiving the end notification from the one terminal device 20, so that the work in the workflow system 1 is performed. Prevent efficiency loss.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server apparatus 10. The server device 10 includes a first receiving unit 11, a first transmitting unit 12, a second transmitting unit 13, and a second receiving unit 14. The first receiving unit 11 receives an end notification from the terminal device 20 that has received the start notification. The first transmitting unit 12 transmits the target data to another terminal device 20 whose processing order is later than that of the one terminal device 20 before the first receiving unit 11 receives the end notification from the one terminal device 20. To do. When the first receiving unit 11 receives an end notification from one terminal device 20, the second transmitting unit 13 transmits a start notification to the terminal device next to the one terminal device 20 with the processing order. The second receiving unit 14 receives data indicating the content of editing performed on the target data in the workflow processing (hereinafter referred to as “edited content data”) from the terminal device 20 that has received the start notification. When the second receiving unit 14 receives the editing content data from the one terminal device 20, the first transmitting unit 12 receives the end notification before the first receiving unit 11 receives the end notification from the one terminal device 20. The editing content data is transmitted to another terminal device 20 whose processing order is later than that of the terminal device 20.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server device 10. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server device 10 is a computer that includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, and a communication unit 103. Each unit of the server device 10 is connected to the bus 104, and exchanges various data via the bus 104.

  The control unit 101 is means for controlling the operation of each unit of the server device 10. The control unit 101 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a recording medium (main storage device) such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 102 is a means for storing data. The storage unit 102 includes a recording medium (auxiliary storage device) such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores data received by the communication unit 103. The storage unit 102 also stores a program for managing the workflow system 1 (hereinafter referred to as “management program”). The communication unit 103 is means for transmitting and receiving data. The communication unit 103 is connected to the communication line N and functions as a communication interface that communicates with the terminal device 20. In FIG. 3, the communication unit 103 controlled by the control unit 101 executing the management program is an example of the first receiving unit 11, the first transmitting unit 12, the second transmitting unit 13, and the second receiving unit 14. is there.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the terminal device 20. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 20 is a computer that includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a display unit 204, and an input unit 205. Each unit of the terminal device 20 is connected to a bus 206, and exchanges various data via the bus 206.

  The control unit 201 is means for controlling the operation of each unit of the terminal device 20. The control unit 201 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU and a recording medium (main storage device) such as a ROM and a RAM. The storage unit 202 is means for storing data. The storage unit 202 includes a recording medium (auxiliary storage device) such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores data received by the communication unit 203. The communication unit 203 is means for transmitting and receiving data. The communication unit 203 is connected to the communication line N and functions as a communication interface that communicates with the server device 10. The display unit 204 is a means for displaying information, for example, a liquid crystal display. The input unit 205 is a device that receives input from the user, and includes a keyboard, a mouse, various buttons, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing processing performed in the workflow system 1. The following process is started when, for example, an instruction for starting a workflow process (hereinafter referred to as “start instruction”) is input from one terminal device 20 to the server apparatus 10. The start instruction includes an identifier for identifying the workflow process to be started (hereinafter referred to as “process ID”). In the following, an example will be described in which workflow processing is first performed in the terminal device 20A and then workflow processing is performed in the terminal device 20B.

  In step S <b> 1, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 specifies target data used for workflow processing and a transmission destination of the target data. Specifically, a table for specifying target data (hereinafter referred to as “target data management table T1”) is stored in the storage unit 102 in a state associated with the process ID. The target data is specified by referring to the target data management table T1. The storage unit 102 also stores a table for specifying the processing order (hereinafter referred to as “processing order table T2”) in a state associated with the processing ID, and the control unit 101 stores the processing order. The destination of the target data is specified by referring to the table T2.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the target data management table T1. The target data management table T1 is a collection of records including fields of “process ID”, “file ID”, “file name”, and “version”. “Process ID” indicates an identifier for identifying a workflow process. “File ID” indicates an identifier for identifying target data used for workflow processing. “File name” indicates the name of the file of the target data identified by the file ID. “Version” indicates the number of times each file has been edited. Before the workflow process is started, the “version” of each file is “1”. The “version” is updated every time each file is edited in the workflow process. FIG. 6 shows the target data management table T1 for the workflow process identified by the process ID “123”. As shown in the figure, in the workflow process identified by the process ID “123”, the file “aaa.pdf” identified by the file ID “12301” and the file “bbb. xdw ”and the file“ ccc.xlsx ”identified by the file ID“ 12303 ”are specified as the target data.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a processing order table T2. FIG. 7 shows a processing order table T2 for the workflow processing identified by the processing ID “123”. The processing order table T2 is a collection of records including fields of “processing order”, “user name”, “terminal ID”, and “status”. “User name” is the name of the user who performs the work in the workflow process. “Terminal name” indicates the terminal device 20 on which the workflow process is performed. “Status” indicates the state of each terminal device 20. The “Status” field changes to “Before Notification”, “Notified”, and “End”. “Before notification” indicates a state before the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device 20. “Notified” indicates a state after the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device 20 and before the end notification is received from the terminal device 20. “End” indicates a state after the end notification is received from the terminal device 20. Before the workflow process is started, the “status” of each terminal device 20 is “before notification”. As shown in FIG. 7, in the workflow process identified by the process ID “123”, the order of the transmission destinations of the target data is the order of the terminal device 20A, the terminal device 20B, the terminal device 20C,. Identified.

  Refer to FIG. 5 again. In step S2, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 transmits the target data to the terminal device 20A. Specifically, the control unit 101 reads the file specified in step S1 from the storage unit 102, and transmits the file to the terminal device 20A. The storage unit 102 stores a table for managing the version of the target data transmitted to each terminal device 20 (hereinafter referred to as “version management table T3”) in a state associated with the file ID. When the target data is transmitted, the control unit 101 updates the version management table T3.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the version management table T3. FIG. 8 shows the version management table T3 for the file “aaa.pdf” identified by the file ID “12301”. The version management table T3 is a collection of records including fields of “terminal ID” and “sent version”. “Transmitted version” indicates the version of the target data transmitted to each terminal device 20. The “transmitted version” is updated every time target data or edited content data is transmitted from the server device 10 to the terminal device 20. Before the workflow process is started, the “sent version” field is blank. In FIG. 8, the file “aaa.pdf” of the version “1” is transmitted to the terminal device 20A, and the transmitted version for the terminal device 20A is updated to “1”.

  Refer to FIG. 5 again. In step S3, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 transmits a start notification to the terminal device 20A. When transmitting the start notification to the terminal device 20A, the control unit 101 changes the status of the terminal device 20A in the processing order table T2 from “before notification” to “notified”. In step S4, the control unit 201 of the terminal device 20A displays a start notification on the display unit 204. When the start notification is displayed on the display unit 204, the user Ua starts work using the target data.

  In step S5, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 transmits the target data to the terminal device 20B. For example, the control unit 101 transfers the target data to the next terminal device 20 (here, the terminal) before a predetermined time t1 elapses from the time when the start notification is transmitted to the one terminal device 20 (here, the terminal device 20A). To device 20B). The time t1 is, for example, a time (hereinafter, referred to as “expected”) from when the start notification is displayed on the display unit 204 of one terminal device 20 until the user U of the terminal device 20 finishes the work using the target data. , Called “expected time”). In this example, the expected time of each user U is registered in the server device 10 in advance. In another example, the control unit 101 performs a predetermined notification from one terminal device 20 (for example, when a specific process is performed in the terminal device 20 such as when an operation is performed on a specific location in the target data). The target data is transmitted to the next terminal device 20 at the timing at which the notification indicating this is received. The control unit 101 transmits the target data to the terminal device 20B by the same method as in step S2. When transmitting the target data, the control unit 101 updates the transmitted version for the terminal device 20B in the version management table T3 to “1”. The file transmitted as the target data from the server device 10 to the terminal device 20B in step S5 is, for example, restricted in browsing, and triggered by the start notification being transmitted to the terminal device 20B in step S12 described later. The viewing restriction is lifted. In the example of FIG. 5, the transmission of the target data to the terminal device 20C is performed after the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device 20B in step S12 described later.

  In step S6, the control unit 201 of the terminal device 20A performs a workflow process. The workflow process is performed according to work performed by the user Ua operating the input unit 205. In step S <b> 7, the control unit 201 transmits the editing content data to the server device 10. In workflow processing, editing may be performed on target data. The control unit 201 transmits the edited content data to the server device 10 when the target data is edited. The edit content data is transmitted at a predetermined timing (for example, a timing at which a predetermined operation is performed on the target data, a timing at which a predetermined portion in the target data is edited, or At a timing when a predetermined time has passed). The edited content data represents, for example, the difference between the target data before editing and the target data after editing, and a file ID of the target data is added. When receiving the edit content data from the terminal device 20A, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 stores the edit content data in the storage unit 102.

  In step S8, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 updates the “version” field of the target data management table T1. Specifically, “version” for the file identified by the file ID added to the edited content data received in step S7 is incremented. For example, when editing is performed on the file “aaa.pdf” identified by the file ID “12301” in step S6 and edit content data for the file is transmitted in step S7, the control unit 101 determines that the file The version for “aaa.pdf” is updated from “1” to “2”.

  In step S9, the control unit 101 transmits the editing content data to the terminal device 20B. Specifically, the control unit 101 reads the editing content data with the file ID specified in step S1 from the storage unit 102, and transmits the editing content data to the terminal device 20B. Further, when the editing content data is transmitted, the control unit 101 updates the transmitted version for the terminal device 20B in the version management table T3 from “1” to “2”. For example, the control unit 101 transmits the edited content data to the next terminal device 20 (here, before a predetermined time t1 elapses from the time when the start notification is transmitted to one terminal device 20 (here, the terminal device 20A). To the terminal device 20B). In another example, the control unit 101 transmits the edited content data to the next terminal device 20 at the timing when the edited content data is received from one terminal device 20. When the editing content data is received from the server device 10, the control unit 201 of the terminal device 20 generates the edited target data using the editing content data and the target data received in advance. In the example of FIG. 5, the editing content data is transmitted to the terminal device 20C after the start notification is transmitted to the terminal device 20B in step S12 described later.

  In step S10, the control unit 201 of the terminal device 20A receives an input of an operation (hereinafter referred to as “end operation”) for ending the workflow process by the user Ua. In step S <b> 11, the control unit 201 transmits an end notification to the server device 10. When receiving the end notification from the terminal device 20A, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 changes the status of the terminal device 20A in the processing order table T2 from “notified” to “end”.

  In step S12, the control unit 101 transmits a start notification to the terminal device 20B. When transmitting the start notification to the terminal device 20B, the control unit 101 changes the status of the terminal device 20B in the processing order table T2 from “before notification” to “notified”. In step S13, the control unit 201 of the terminal device 20B displays a start notification on the display unit 204. When the start notification is displayed on the display unit 204, the user Ub starts work using the target data. When the processing up to step S13 is completed, the control unit 101 of the server device 10 transmits the target data and the editing content data to the terminal device 20C at the same timing as in step S5 and step S9.

  Through the above processing, before the end notification is received from one terminal device 20, the target data and the editing content data are transmitted to the terminal device 20 subsequent to the one terminal device 20 in the processing order. Therefore, in the terminal device 20, since the target data and the edited content data are received before the start notification is received, the user waits for the target data to be received when the start notification is received. Thus, the work can be started without any deterioration in work efficiency in the workflow system 1.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. Hereinafter, some modifications will be described. Two or more of the modifications described below may be used in combination.

(1) Modification 1
The other terminal device 20 that transmits the target data and the edited content data before the end notification is received from the one terminal device 20 by the server device 10 is sent to the terminal device 20 next to the one terminal device 20 in the processing order. Not exclusively. The server device 10 may transmit the target data and the edited content data to any terminal device 20 after the terminal device 20 having the same processing order. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the server device 10 may transmit the target data and the editing content data to the terminal device 20C before the end notification is received from the terminal device 20A. The server device 10 may also transmit the target data and the editing content data to a plurality of terminal devices 20 subsequent to the terminal device 20 having the same processing order. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the server device 10 may transmit the target data and the editing content data to the terminal device 20B and the terminal device 20C before the end notification is received from the terminal device 20A.

(2) Modification 2
Depending on the configuration of the workflow system, depending on the content of the workflow processing in one terminal device 20, the next terminal device 20 of the one terminal device 20 is different (next to the terminal device 20 having the one processing order). A plurality of terminal devices 20 are defined as candidates for the terminal device 20). In this case, the server device 10 may transmit the target data and the editing content data to each of the plurality of terminal devices 20 that are candidates for the next terminal device 20. In addition, when the terminal device 20 that performs the next workflow processing is determined among the plurality of terminal devices 20 that are candidates for the next terminal device 20, the server device 10 transmits the target data to the terminal device 20 that does not perform the workflow processing. In addition, a notification indicating that the editing content data should be deleted (hereinafter referred to as “deletion notification”) may be transmitted. For example, when the terminal device 20B and the terminal device 20C have a processing order determined as a candidate for the next terminal device 20 after the terminal device 20A, the server device 10 is connected to the terminal before receiving an end notification from the terminal device 20A. You may transmit object data and edit content data to the apparatus 20B and the terminal device 20C. Further, when the terminal device 20 that performs the next workflow processing is determined as the terminal device 20C according to the content of the workflow processing in the terminal device 20A, a deletion notification may be transmitted to the terminal device 20B.

(3) Modification 3
The timing at which the server device 10 transmits the target data and the edited content data to the terminal device 20 next to the terminal device 20 with the one processing order is not limited to the timing described in the embodiment. The server device 10 may transmit the target data and the edited content data to the next terminal device 20 at any timing before the end notification is received from the one terminal device 20. For example, the target data and the editing content data at a timing specified using information such as the time taken to transmit the target data and the editing content data to the terminal device 20 or the probability that the target data will be edited. May be sent.

(4) Modification 4
The file transmitted as the target data from the server device 10 to the terminal device 20 may be browsed before the start notification is received in the terminal device 20. In this case, editing of the target data may be restricted before the terminal device 20 receives the start notification, and the editing restriction may be released when the terminal device 20 receives the start notification.

(5) Modification 5
The target data used for the workflow process may be different from each other in the plurality of terminal devices 20. In this case, target data used in each terminal device 20 is registered in the server device 10 in advance, and the server device 10 transmits the target data to each terminal device 20 with reference to the registered content.

  In Modification 5, the server device 10 may specify the processing order for each target data, and may specify the next terminal device 20 that is the transmission destination of the target data and the edited content data according to the processing order. For example, the file “aaa.pdf”, the file “bbb.xdw”, and the file “ccc.xlsx” are used in the workflow process in the terminal device 20A, and the file “aaa.pdf” and the file “ccc.xlsx” are used in the workflow process in the terminal device 20B. ccc.xlsx ”is used, and the file“ aaa.pdf ”and the file“ bbb.xdw ”are used in the workflow processing in the terminal device 20C. In this example, the processing order for the file “aaa.pdf” is the order of the terminal device 20A, the terminal device 20B, the terminal device 20C,..., And the processing order for the file “bbb.xdw” is the terminal device. 20A, terminal device 20C,..., And the processing order for the file “ccc.xlsx” is the terminal device 20A, terminal device 20B,. Accordingly, the server device 10 transmits the file “aaa.pdf” and the file “ccc.xlsx” and the editing content data related to these files to the terminal device 20B before the end notification is received from the terminal device 20A. . Further, the server device 10 transmits the file “bbb.xdw” and the editing content data related to the file to the terminal device 20C before the end notification is received from the terminal device 20A.

(6) Modification 6
The server device 10 may not store the target data and the edited content data. The target data and the edited content data may be stored in another device different from the server device 10. In this case, the server device 10 stores information indicating an area in which target data and edited content data are stored.

(7) Modification 7
When transmitting a plurality of files as target data, the server device 10 may transmit each file according to a predetermined order. For example, the order may be determined so that the higher the importance level of each file in the workflow processing is, the earlier the file is transmitted.

(8) Modification 8
The server device 10 does not necessarily have to transmit all of the plurality of files used in the workflow processing to each terminal device 20. For example, the server device 10 may refer to a history of workflow processing performed in the past and transmit some of a plurality of files used in the workflow processing to the terminal device 20. As a specific example, a case where the server device 10 manages a file actually used in the workflow processing as a history for each terminal device 20, and a specific file is not used in a certain terminal device 20. Think. In this case, the server device 10 may transmit a file other than the specific file to the terminal device 20 when the workflow system 1 is operated next time.

(9) Other Modifications The server device 10 may transmit a start notification to the terminal device in accordance with a time zone in which work has been performed using the terminal device 20 in the past. For example, the server device 10 may manage the time zone in which the terminal device 20 is used for each terminal device 20 and transmit a start notification in accordance with the time zone in which the use of each terminal device 20 is started.

  The hardware configuration of each device used in the workflow system 1 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS. Each device may have any hardware configuration as long as the processing of each step shown in FIG. 5 can be executed.

  In the embodiment, the management program executed by the server device 10 includes a magnetic storage medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk (HDD, FD (Flexible Disk)), etc.), optical storage medium (optical disk (CD (Compact Disk), DVD ( Digital Versatile Disk))), magneto-optical storage medium, semiconductor memory (flash ROM, etc.), and the like may be provided in a state stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The program may be downloaded via a network such as the Internet.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Workflow system, 10 ... Server apparatus, 20 ... Terminal device, 11 ... 1st reception means, 12 ... 1st transmission means, 13 ... 2nd transmission means, 14 ... 2nd reception means, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Storage unit 103 ... Communication unit 104 ... Bus 201 ... Control unit 202 ... Storage unit 203 ... Communication unit 204 ... Display unit 205 ... Input unit 206 ... Bus

Claims (5)

In a system in which processing is performed according to a predetermined order in a plurality of terminal devices, an end notification indicating that the processing has ended is received from a terminal device that has received a start notification indicating that the processing should be started. One receiving means;
First transmission means for transmitting first data used for the processing to another terminal device whose order is later than that of the one terminal device before the end notification is received from the one terminal device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a second transmission unit configured to transmit the start notification to a terminal device subsequent to the one terminal device when the end notification is received from the one terminal device. A second receiving unit configured to receive second data indicating the content of editing performed on the first data in the processing from the terminal device that has received the start notification;
When the second data is received from one terminal device, the first transmission means is arranged in a later order than the one terminal device before receiving the end notification from the one terminal device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second data is transmitted to another terminal apparatus. The first transmission means transmits the first data to a terminal device next to the one terminal device in the order, and a plurality of terminal devices are determined in the order as candidates for the next terminal device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first data is transmitted to each of the plurality of terminal devices. The first transmission means, when a terminal device that performs the process is determined among the plurality of terminal device candidates, a deletion notification indicating that the first data should be deleted to a terminal device that does not perform the process The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. On the computer,
A step of receiving an end notification indicating that the process has ended from a terminal device that has received a start notification indicating that the process should be started in a system in which processing is performed according to a predetermined order in a plurality of terminal devices; When,
Before receiving the end notification from one terminal device, transmitting the data used for the processing to another terminal device whose order is later than the one terminal device;
When the end notification is received from the one terminal device, a program for executing the step of transmitting the start notification to a terminal device next to the one terminal device in the order.

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