JP2020003972A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a setting value from being not updated even though setting information is not used by a user when updating the setting information shared in multiple services.SOLUTION: In an information processing apparatus 10, acquisition means 11 acquires an update request for first setting information shared in multiple services and stored in first storage means, updating means 12 refers to second storage means and the first storage means that store second setting information used in another service different from the multiple services and an access status to the second setting information, and if a setting value of the stored first setting information is different from a setting value corresponding to the acquired update request and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting information is updated according to the acquired update request.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

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

  Patent Literature 1 describes an image forming apparatus that easily updates partial setting information. The image forming apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 changes a setting information individually selected from a plurality of setting information stored in the image forming apparatus, and a change unit among the plurality of setting information. Specifying means for specifying setting information that is not present, communication means for communicating with an external device, and obtaining means for obtaining reference setting information corresponding to each of the plurality of setting information from the external device via the communication means And updating means for updating the setting information specified by the specifying means among the plurality of setting information based on the reference setting information obtained by the obtaining means.

JP 2013-132813 A

  An object of the present application is to suppress a situation in which a setting value is not updated even when the setting information is not used by a user when setting information used in combination with a plurality of services is updated.

  An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is an information processing apparatus, comprising: an acquisition unit for acquiring an update request for the first setting information stored in the first storage unit, which is shared by a plurality of services; The second setting information used in the service and the second storage means for storing the access status to the second setting information and the first storage means are referred to, and the setting value of the stored first setting information is referred to. If the setting value corresponding to the obtained update request is different and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting information is updated by the obtained update. Updating means for updating according to a request.

  In the information processing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the second storage unit stores an update status of the second setting information, and the update unit stores the update status of the second setting information. When the update status is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting information is updated according to the update request.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the second storage unit associates the second setting information with a file having a predetermined attribute. When the second setting information is associated with a file having the attribute, the updating unit does not perform the update.

A program according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining, in a computer, a request for updating the first setting information stored in the first storage means, which is shared by a plurality of services; The second setting information used in the service and the second storage means for storing the access status to the second setting information and the first storage means are referred to, and the setting value of the stored first setting information is referred to. If the setting value corresponding to the obtained update request is different and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting information is updated by the obtained update. And updating the program according to the request.

According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, when updating setting information shared by a plurality of services, it is suppressed that the setting values are not updated even though they are not used by the user. .
According to the invention according to claim 2, when setting information shared by a plurality of services is updated, it is suppressed that a setting value whose update frequency is less than a threshold is not updated.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the setting information of a file having a predetermined attribute is prevented from being updated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a server 20. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The figure which illustrates the content of the base setting information. The figure which illustrates the content of the usage status information which shows the usage status of the base setting information. The figure which illustrates the content of use status information. The figure which illustrates the content of the update frequency information. The figure which illustrates the content of the update frequency information. The figure which illustrates the content of an important flag. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process performed by the information processing apparatus. The figure which illustrates the content of the setting information. The figure which illustrates the reference value of a use situation. The figure which illustrates the reference value of an update frequency.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 10 and a server 20. The information processing apparatus 10 performs image processing such as an image forming process for forming an image on a medium such as a sheet and an image reading process for reading an image formed on a medium such as a document. The server 20 provides various services such as a storage service. The information processing device 10 is connected to the server 20 via the communication line 2. The communication line 2 includes, for example, at least one of the Internet, a mobile communication network, a telephone line, and a LAN (Local Area Network).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, an update unit 12, a first storage unit 13, and a second storage unit 14. The acquisition unit 11 acquires a request for updating the first setting information stored in the first storage unit, which is shared by a plurality of services. The updating unit 12 refers to the second storage unit and the first storage unit that store the second setting information used in another service different from the plurality of services and the access status to the second setting information. If the setting value of the first setting information and the setting value corresponding to the acquired update request are different and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting information Is updated according to the obtained update request.

The access status indicates the status of reading and writing of the setting information. The setting information is accessed by an application of the information processing device 10. The access status is, for example, a use status (use frequency, use count, etc.) and / or an update status. The update status indicates a status of rewriting the setting information. The update status is, for example, an update frequency and an update count. The setting value is a value set in the setting information. For example, a setting value of “Δ” or “×” is set in the setting information of “file deletion”. If the setting value is “$”, it indicates that deletion of the file is permitted. When the setting value is “×”, it indicates that deletion of the file is not permitted.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. The processor 101 is a processor that controls other elements of the information processing device 10. The memory 102 is a storage device that functions as a work area for the processor 101 to execute a program, and includes, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage device 103 stores various programs and data. The storage device 103 includes, for example, a solid state drive (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD). The communication IF 104 communicates with another device according to a predetermined wireless or wired communication standard (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or Ethernet (registered trademark)).

  The UI unit 105 includes, for example, a touch screen and keys. The UI unit 105 may be built in the information processing apparatus 10, or may be externally connected and externally connected. The image forming unit 106 forms an image on a medium such as paper by an electrophotographic method. The image reading unit 107 optically reads an image of a document (medium). The image processing unit 108 includes, for example, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and executes various types of image processing. The paper supply unit 109 supplies a medium such as paper to the image forming unit 106.

  In this example, the functions shown in FIG. 2 are implemented by the processor 101 executing a program stored in the memory 102 or the storage device 103. The processor 101 executing the program is an example of the acquisition unit 11 and the update unit 12.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server 20. The processor 201 is a processor that controls other elements of the server 20. The memory 202 is a storage device that functions as a work area for the processor 201 to execute a program, and includes, for example, a RAM. The storage device 203 is a storage device that stores various programs and data, and includes, for example, an SSD or an HDD. The communication IF 204 communicates with another device according to a predetermined wireless or wired communication standard.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10. In the figure, a service A and a service B are services that share the setting information held by the information processing apparatus 10. In the following description, setting information (an example of first setting information) shared by a plurality of services is referred to as “base setting information”. A service sharing the platform setting information is referred to as a “cooperation service”.

  The service A and the service B are already used by the information processing apparatus 10, and the base setting information of the information processing apparatus 10 is shared by the service A and the service B. On the other hand, the service C is a service that the information processing apparatus 10 newly starts using. The base setting information of the information processing device 10 has not been shared by the service C yet. That is, the service C uses not the basic setting information but the setting information unique to the service C. As described above, the storage device 103 of the information processing apparatus 10 stores the base setting information shared by a plurality of cooperative services (for example, service A and service B), and stores services other than the cooperative service (for example, Setting information unique to each service used by the service C) (hereinafter referred to as “pre-cooperation setting information”) is stored. The base setting information is an example of the first setting information according to the present invention, and the pre-cooperation setting information is an example of the second setting information according to the present invention.

  The base information management DB 151 (an example of a first storage unit) is a database that manages base setting information.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying the contents of the base setting information stored in the base information management DB 151. In this example, as the infrastructure setting information, "Minimum number of characters in password", "Password complexity", "Password setting for important document", "Create / Edit document", "Delete document", "Change access right", "Replace content" , And “print” are stored. “Password minimum number of characters” and “Password complexity” are setting information relating to a password setting rule. “Minimum number of characters of password” is setting information for specifying the minimum number of characters of a password. When “5” is set as the setting value, a password having a character string of four characters or less cannot be set. “Password complexity” is setting information for specifying the type of character to be included in the password. If "Both letters and numbers" is set as the setting value, a password that does not contain both letters and numbers cannot be set.

  “Important document password setting” is information indicating whether setting of a password for a file to which information indicating importance is attached (hereinafter referred to as “important document”) is permitted. When the setting value of the setting information is “×”, it indicates that the setting of the password is not permitted. “File creation / editing” is information indicating whether creation and editing of a file are permitted. When the setting value of the setting information is “$”, it indicates that creation and editing of the file are permitted.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The usage status management DB 152 stores the usage status of the base setting information and the usage status of the setting information of a service other than the cooperation service (for example, the service C).

  7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating the contents of the usage status management DB 152 (an example of a second storage unit). FIG. 7 illustrates the usage status of the base setting information (for example, the number of usages per month). FIG. 8 illustrates the usage status of the service C (the number of usages per month). In the examples of FIGS. 7 and 8, the monthly average of the latest half year of the number of times of use is stored for each of the base setting information and the setting information of the service C.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The setting value update frequency management DB 153 (an example of a second storage unit) stores the update state of the setting value of the base setting information and the update state of the setting information of a service other than the cooperative service (for example, the service C).

  9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating the contents of the setting value update frequency management DB 153 (an example of the second storage unit). FIG. 9 illustrates the update status of the base setting information (for example, the number of updates per month). FIG. 10 illustrates the update status of the setting information of the service C (for example, the number of updates per month). In the examples of FIGS. 9 and 10, the monthly average of the number of updates for the most recent half year is stored for each of the base setting information and the setting information of the service C.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The setting value check unit 154 checks the setting value of the base setting information. Specifically, it is checked whether there is an item common to the setting item included in the base setting information and the setting item (setting item included in the pre-cooperation setting information) held by the service to be newly cooperated. If there is a common item, the setting value check unit 154 checks whether the setting value of the base setting information is different from the setting value of the setting item of the pre-cooperation setting information.

  When the setting values confirmed by the setting value confirming unit 154 are different, the use situation confirming unit 155 confirms the history of the use situation of the pre-cooperation setting information. When the set value is different in the set value check unit 154, the update frequency check unit 156 checks the update frequency of the pre-cooperation setting information.

  The important document management DB 157 is a database for managing important flags. The important document management DB 157 stores a correspondence between a file to which an important flag (predetermined attribute) is added and a setting item.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram exemplifying the contents of the important document management DB 157. This example shows that “file Fa” and “file Fb” are assigned important flags. In the following description, a file to which an important flag is attached is referred to as an "important file" for convenience of explanation. An “important document password” is associated with the “file Fb” that is an important file. That is, when the “file Fb” is used, the setting information of the “important document password” is used.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The confirmation unit 158 confirms an important flag registered in the important document management DB 157. The allowance unit 159 holds the base setting information of the pre-cooperation setting information of the service to be cooperated based on the check results of the setting value checking unit 154, the use status checking unit 155, the update frequency checking unit 156, and the checking unit 158. The setting information in which the setting value different from the set value is set is extracted, and the setting value of the extracted setting information is updated.

2. Operation In this operation example, the information processing apparatus 10 holding the infrastructure setting information shared by a plurality of cooperation services integrates the pre-association setting information used by another service into the infrastructure setting information. An operation example will be described. In this operation example, the information processing apparatus 10 is different from the setting value of the base setting information and the setting value of the setting information before cooperation, and is stored in the usage status management DB 152 or the setting value update frequency management DB. If the access status (use status (use frequency, use count, etc.) and / or update status (update frequency, update count, etc.)) to the pre-cooperation setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, Update the setting value according to the update request. That is, when integrating the base setting information and the pre-cooperation setting information, the information processing apparatus 10 does not set the value of the base setting information held by the information processing apparatus 10 to the initial value (that is, the value is changed from the initial value by the user). If it has been changed) and the update status or the use status exceeds the threshold, the setting value of the base setting information is not updated.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process performed by the information processing apparatus 10. The process illustrated in FIG. 12 is started by acquiring a request for updating the base setting information (for example, performing an operation of instructing a new service to be linked by a user) as a trigger.

  In step S101, the processor 101 of the information processing apparatus 10 determines whether there is a setting item common to the base setting information among the setting items included in the setting information of the service to be newly cooperated (hereinafter, “service C”). I do. When there is a common setting item (step S101; YES), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S102. On the other hand, when there is no common setting item (step S101; NO), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S103.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram exemplifying the contents of the pre-cooperation setting information of service C. The service C is another service different from the plurality of cooperative services sharing the infrastructure setting information. In the example of FIG. 13, when the base setting information and the setting information before cooperation of the service C are compared, the setting values of “minimum number of characters of password”, “important document password setting”, and “file deletion” are different.

Returning to the description of FIG. In step S102, the processor 101 determines whether there is a difference between the setting values of the setting items common to the base setting information and the pre-cooperation setting information. When the set values are different (step S102; YES), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S103. On the other hand, when there is no difference between the set values (Step S102; NO), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of Step S107.

  In step S103, the processor 101 determines whether the setting item has been used. In this embodiment, the processor 101 refers to the usage status management DB 152 and determines whether or not the average number of times of use of the set value for the last six months in each month exceeds a reference value.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a reference value of the usage status. This reference value may be set by, for example, an administrator of the information processing apparatus 10. For example, when the usage status of each setting item of the pre-cooperation setting information of the service C is the content illustrated in FIG. 8, the setting items of the “minimum number of characters of password”, “important document password setting”, and “file deletion” are set. The average monthly usage exceeds the standard value. That is, it is determined that these setting items have been used.

  Returning to the description of FIG. If the average number of times of use exceeds the reference value, that is, if there is a use record (step S103; YES), the processor 101 proceeds to step S105. On the other hand, when there is no use record (step S103; NO), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S107.

  In step S104, the processor 101 determines whether the setting value of the setting item is frequently updated within a preset period. In this embodiment, the processor 101 refers to the setting value update frequency management DB 153, and determines whether the update status of each setting item of the pre-cooperation setting information of the service C is less than a predetermined threshold. Specifically, here, the processor 101 determines whether or not the average number of updates of the set value for each month in the last six months is equal to or greater than a reference value.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a reference value of the update frequency. This reference value may be set by, for example, an administrator of the information processing apparatus 10. For example, when the update frequency of each setting item of the pre-cooperation setting information of the service C is the content illustrated in FIG. 10, the average update frequency of the setting item of “important document password setting” per month is shown in FIG. 15. Exceeds the specified reference value. In this case, it is determined that the setting item of “important document password setting” is frequently updated. On the other hand, the average number of updates in the month for the setting item of “minimum number of characters in password” is lower than the reference value shown in FIG. In this case, it is determined that the setting item of “the minimum number of characters of the password” is not updated frequently. The average number of updates per month for the setting item of “file deletion” is the same as the reference value shown in FIG. In this case, it is determined that the setting item of “file deletion” is frequently updated.

  Returning to the description of FIG. When the average number of updates is equal to or more than the reference value, that is, when the update is frequently performed (step S104; YES), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S105. On the other hand, if the information has not been updated frequently (step S104; NO), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S107.

  In step S105, the processor 101 refers to the important document management DB 157, and determines whether the setting item is used in the important file (that is, whether the setting item is associated with the important flag). If there is an associated important flag (step S105; YES), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S106. On the other hand, when there is no associated important flag (step S105; NO), the processor 101 proceeds to the process of step S107.

  In step S106, the processor 101 extracts pre-cooperation setting information different from the setting value held in the base setting information, and updates the setting value of the base setting information with the extracted setting value of the pre-cooperation setting information.

  In step S107, the processor 101 ends the process without updating the base setting information. That is, the setting value set in the base setting information is continuously used as it is. For example, when the setting information before cooperation of the service C has the contents illustrated in FIG. 13, the setting items other than the setting items of “minimum number of characters of password”, “important document password setting”, and “file deletion” are the basic setting information. Is not different from the setting value of the setting information of the service C. Therefore, for the setting items other than these three setting items, the setting values of the base setting information are continuously used as they are.

  For example, when the access frequency is lower than the threshold value or the update frequency is lower than the threshold value, the setting information of “file deletion” and “important document password” is set as valid for the service C. As described above, in this embodiment, when the service C is newly linked, among the setting items having different setting values, the setting value is not updated for the setting item having a high update status or the usage status, while the update status is not updated. The setting value is updated for setting information with low usage status. Thereby, it is suppressed that the setting information not used by the user is not updated.

  Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the processor 101 determines that the “important document password” is used in the file to which the important flag is added (the setting information of “important document password” is associated with the important flag). Do not update the infrastructure setting information.

3. Modifications The embodiment described above is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and may be modified as follows. Further, the above-described embodiment and each of the modifications described below may be implemented in combination as needed.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the operation in the case where a new cooperating service is added in a system in which a plurality of services cooperate has been illustrated. The process of updating the base setting information described in the above embodiment is not limited to the case where a service to be linked is newly added, and may be executed in another situation. For example, when an application is newly added to the information processing apparatus 10 and the added application uses the base setting information, the above-described update processing may be executed.

(2) In the above embodiment, various databases such as the base information management DB 151, the usage status management DB 152, and the setting value update frequency management DB 153 may be provided for each user. In this case, the user performs a log-in operation using the UI unit 105 of the information processing apparatus 10, and the processor 101 of the information processing apparatus 10 refers to a database corresponding to the logged-in user and determines whether to update the setting information. Is determined.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the case where various databases such as the base information management DB 151, the usage status management DB 152, and the setting value update frequency management DB 153 are provided in the information processing apparatus 10 has been described. May be provided in an external server (for example, the server 20). In this case, the information processing apparatus 10 accesses a server provided with various databases to check the use status and the update status of the setting information.

(4) In the above embodiment, the program executed by the processor 101 of the information processing device 10 or the processor 201 of the server 20 may be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet. These programs are provided in a state recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. May be done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information processing apparatus, 11 ... Acquisition means, 12 ... Update means, 13 ... First storage means, 14 ... Second storage means, 101 ... Processor, 102 ... Memory, 103 ... Storage device, 104 ... Communication IF, 105 ... UI unit, 106: image forming unit, 107: image reading unit, 108: image processing unit.

Claims (4)

Acquiring means for acquiring an update request for the first setting information stored in the first storage means, which is shared by a plurality of services;
Referring to the second storage unit and the first storage unit that store second setting information used in another service different from the plurality of services and an access status to the second setting information, the stored second (1) when the setting value of the setting information is different from the setting value corresponding to the acquired update request, and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting Updating means for updating information in accordance with the acquired update request. The second storage means stores an update status of the second setting information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update unit updates the first setting information according to the update request when an update status of the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold. The second storage unit stores the second setting information in association with a file having a predetermined attribute,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update unit does not perform the update when the second setting information is associated with a file having the attribute. On the computer,
Acquiring an update request for the first setting information stored in the first storage means, which is shared by a plurality of services;
Referring to the second storage unit and the first storage unit that store second setting information used in another service different from the plurality of services and an access status to the second setting information, the stored second (1) when the setting value of the setting information is different from the setting value corresponding to the acquired update request, and the access status to the second setting information is less than a predetermined threshold, the first setting Updating information according to the acquired update request.

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