JP2020013389A - Program distribution system, administrator apparatus, user terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress, in advance, a trouble caused when an application program is updated and re-distributed to a user after the user optimizes the application program.SOLUTION: A system according to the present invention has an administrator apparatus 10 and user terminals 12 to 16. The administrator apparatus 10 transmits an updated application program to a user terminal of a selected trial user. The user terminal of the trial user receives the updated application program and returns, to the administrator apparatus 10, evaluation results of application of the updated application program to a non-updated version of the application program stored in the user terminal of the trial user and optimized for each user. The administrator apparatus 10, if the application evaluation results satisfy conditions, distributes the updated application program to user terminals of a user group.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a program distribution system, an administrator device, a user terminal, and a program.

  According to Patent Literature 1, software programs are often customized according to devices used, usage environments, communication modes, and the like of each user. Therefore, a workload of a customization worker is large, and all programs corresponding to distribution destinations in different environments are required. A system that solves the problem that the burden on the software program administrator is large when a customized software program of the pattern (1) is created in advance. In other words, a master software program that is a standard for a software program to be distributed, customization information that is information specific to each distribution destination, and distribution information such as a distribution destination and distribution history are managed to automatically create a customized software program. And automatic distribution.

JP-A-2002-049485

  After the software program administrator distributes the application program to the user (end user), and the user optimizes (customizes) the application program to improve its own convenience, the software program administrator further distributes the application program. Is updated and redistributed to the user, depending on the user's customization location and the degree of the customization, there may be a case in which the application program does not match the updated application program and a problem occurs.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of suppressing the occurrence of a problem when a software program manager further updates and redistributes the application program after the user optimizes (customizes) the application program. With the goal.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes an administrator device and a user terminal, wherein the administrator device is a user of a trial user who has selected an updated application program from a group of users to whom the updated application program is to be delivered. Transmitted to the terminal, the user terminal of the trial user receives the updated application program, stored in the user terminal of the trial user, after the update to the pre-update application program optimized for each user The application device returns an application evaluation result of the application program to the administrator device, and the administrator device receives the application evaluation result, and transmits the updated application program to the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. Program distribution system that distributes to user terminals That.

  The invention according to claim 2, wherein the administrator device distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the statistical value of the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. It is a program distribution system.

  The invention according to claim 3, wherein the manager device is configured to update the updated application when a ratio of the number of receptions of the application evaluation result to the number of trial users included in the statistical value is equal to or greater than a specified value. The program distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the program is distributed to user terminals of the user group.

  The invention according to claim 4, wherein the manager device distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when an average reoptimization time included in the statistical value is equal to or less than a specified time. A program distribution system according to item 2.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the program distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the administrator device automatically selects a user that matches a setting condition as the trial user.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the program distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the administrator device selects the trial user using the frequency of use of the application program.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the program distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the administrator device selects the trial user using a degree of optimization of the application program.

  The invention according to claim 8 is a means for selecting a trial user from a group of users to which the updated application program is to be delivered, and trial-distributing the updated application program to the user terminal of the selected trial user. A trial distribution unit, and an application evaluation result receiving unit that receives an application evaluation result of the updated application program with respect to the application program before update optimized for each user, which is returned from the user terminal of the trial user, A distribution unit that distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition.

  The invention according to claim 9, wherein the distribution unit distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the statistical value of the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. Device.

  The invention according to claim 10, wherein the distribution unit is configured to update the updated application program when a ratio of the number of receptions of the application evaluation result to the number of trial users included in the statistical value is equal to or greater than a specified value. Is transmitted to user terminals of the user group.

  The invention according to claim 11, wherein the distribution means distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when an average reoptimization time included in the statistical value is equal to or less than a specified time. 9 is an administrator device.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the administrator device according to claim 8, wherein the selecting means automatically selects a user who matches a setting condition as the trial user.

  The invention according to claim 13 is the manager device according to claim 12, wherein the selecting means selects the trial user using the frequency of use of the application program.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the manager device according to claim 12, wherein the selecting means selects the trial user using a degree of optimization of the application program.

  The invention according to claim 15 is the manager device according to claim 8, further comprising display means for displaying a plurality of statistical values of the application evaluation results.

  The invention according to claim 16, wherein the statistic includes at least one of a ratio of a reception number of the application evaluation result to the number of trial users, a reoptimization number, and a reoptimization time. It is the administrator device described.

  The invention according to claim 17 further comprises display means for displaying a distribution button for distributing the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group, wherein the distribution button has a condition that the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. 9. The administrator device according to claim 8, wherein when the condition is satisfied, the operation is changed from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state.

  The invention according to claim 18 is the manager device according to claim 8, further comprising a reflection unit that reflects the application evaluation result in the updated application program.

  The invention according to claim 19 is a receiving unit that receives an updated application program from a manager device, and stores an application program before update, an optimized application program before update, and the application program after update. Storage means for performing the application evaluation result of the updated application program with respect to the optimized application program before update, and transmission means for transmitting the application evaluation result to the administrator device. It is a user terminal.

  20. The invention according to claim 19, further comprising: difference extracting means for extracting a difference between the application program before the update and the application program after the update; and difference display means for displaying the difference. It is a user terminal of description.

  22. The invention according to claim 21, wherein the computer is a means for selecting a trial user from a group of users to which the updated application program is to be distributed, and the updated application program is stored in a user terminal of the selected trial user. Distribution means for trial distribution of the application program, and application evaluation result reception of the application evaluation result of the updated application program to the application program before update optimized for each user, which is returned from the user terminal of the trial user Means for distributing the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition.

  According to the inventions described in claims 1, 8, 19, and 21, there is a problem in the case where the software program manager further updates the application program and redistributes it to the user after the user optimizes the application program. Can be suppressed.

  According to the second and ninth aspects of the present invention, the updated application program is further distributed to the user terminal by using the statistical values of the plurality of application evaluation results.

  According to the third and tenth aspects of the present invention, the updated application program is delivered to the user terminal when the ratio of the number of application evaluation results received to the number of trial users is equal to or greater than a specified value.

  According to the fourth and eleventh aspects of the present invention, the updated application program is delivered to the user terminal when the average reoptimization time included in the application evaluation result is equal to or shorter than the specified time.

  According to the fifth and twelfth aspects of the present invention, a user who satisfies the set conditions is automatically selected as a trial user, and is set as a trial distribution target.

  According to the sixth and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, a user whose usage frequency is relatively high can be automatically selected as a trial user according to the usage frequency of the application program.

  According to the seventh and fourteenth aspects, a user having a relatively high degree of optimization can be automatically selected as a trial user according to the degree of optimization of the application program.

  According to the invention of claim 15, further, the statistical value of the application evaluation result is displayed and can be visually recognized by the software program manager.

  According to the invention of claim 16, further, the application program updated by the user terminal according to at least one of the ratio of the number of application evaluation results received to the number of trial users, the number of reoptimizations, and the reoptimization time Will be delivered to

  According to the seventeenth aspect, the distribution button changes from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state, and the updated application program can be distributed to the user terminal.

  According to the eighteenth aspect, the application evaluation result is reflected on the updated application program and distributed to the user terminal.

  According to the twentieth aspect, the difference between the application program before the update and the application program after the update is further displayed and can be visually recognized by the user.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of an administrator's device of an embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a user terminal of an embodiment. It is a re-optimization explanatory diagram at the time of updating the common work environment in the related art. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of re-optimization at the time of updating a common work environment according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exemplary explanatory diagram (part 1) of a common work environment according to the embodiment; FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram (part 2) of the common work environment of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exemplary explanatory diagram (part 1) of optimization of a common work environment by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view (part 2) illustrating an example of optimization of a common work environment by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of an example of updating a common work environment by an administrator according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating an example of updating a common work environment by an administrator according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of an application of an updated portion by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating an application of an update portion by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating an application of an update portion by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of optimization of a common work environment by a user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of application of another update part by the user of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 2) of application of another update part by the user of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 4) of application of an updated portion by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 5) of application of an updated portion by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 6) of application of an updated portion by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram (part 7) of application of an update portion by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram (part 1) for explaining trial distribution by an administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram (No. 2) of the trial distribution by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 3) for explaining trial distribution by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of a trial application by the user of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a trial application by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating a trial application by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 4) illustrating a trial application by the user according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (No. 5) of trial application by the user of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) of feedback reflection by an administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating feedback reflected by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 3) for explaining feedback reflected by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 4) of feedback reflection by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram (part 5) for explaining feedback reflection by the administrator of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (part 8) of application of an update portion by the user according to the embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of an embodiment. It is a detailed flowchart of a manager device of the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a software program distribution system (hereinafter, referred to as a “program distribution system”) in the present embodiment.

  The program distribution system includes an administrator device 10, a user terminal A (12), a user terminal B (14), and a user terminal C (16), and these are connected via a communication network 18 so as to be able to transmit and receive data.

  The administrator device 10 is a computer operated by a software program administrator, and is configured by, for example, a server computer. The administrator device 10 may be configured by a server computer alone or a combination of a server computer and an administrator device.

  The user terminal A, the user terminal B, and the user terminal C are computers operated by the user A, the user B, and the user C, respectively, and include information terminals such as a PC (personal computer), a tablet terminal, and a smartphone. The user terminal A receives the distribution of the desired application program from the administrator device 10 via the communication network 18, and installs the received application program in its own storage device. The user A operates the user terminal A to execute the application program, and performs a desired operation. The user A can operate the user terminal A (12) and appropriately optimize (customize) the application program as needed to improve its convenience. The same applies to the other user terminals B and C.

  For example, when performing a task in an environment in which computerized tasks, such as performing a task performed on paper, are performed on a PC, the software program manager must perform the task in order to improve the work efficiency of each user. A common work environment program (or work environment template) (hereinafter simply referred to as a "common work environment") in which a framework is defined is created as an application program and communicated to the user terminals A, B and C. Distribution via the network 18. Then, each user can construct an optimum work environment for each user by individually adding or deleting settings to the distributed common work environment.

  As an example, considering the application form creation work, creating an application form requires inputting a name, stamping a date stamp, inputting application details, entering a signature, etc. In addition to standardizing and standardizing, optimizing (customizing) the name input, date stamping, and the like for each user can save labor of input work.

  On the other hand, the software program manager distributes the common work environment to the user terminals A, B, and C, optimizes the common work environment for each user, and then updates the common work environment by updating or the like. Is updated and redistributed to the user terminals A, B, and C, the optimized portion and the updated portion do not match depending on the location and the degree of optimization for each user, and A situation may arise in which the use of the work environment becomes rather inconvenient. For example, there is a case where the user A operates the user terminal A to delete a specific item included in the common work environment, and the deleted item exists again in the updated common work environment.

  In general, when updating the common work environment, software program managers can no longer use the software after the update, it is better before the update, or the data being processed is lost even though it was being processed. It is necessary to take care to avoid complaints from end users. In addition, the end user works without noticing that the function has changed after the update, and the result is incorrect, the intermediate products being worked on by the update are wasted, and the work environment after the update is It is necessary to avoid inconveniences such as inconsistency that is not consistent with the actual work, divergence in the optimization direction and update policy that many people are performing, and increase in the cost of reoptimization.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the common work environment is distributed from the administrator device 10 to the user terminals A, B, and C, when the common work environment is updated and redistributed, a series of operations are performed. By executing the processing, the occurrence of a defect is prevented.

  In the figure, the user terminal A, the user terminal B, and the user terminal C are illustrated as user terminals, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number of user terminals can be connected.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the administrator device 10. The administrator device 10 includes, as functional blocks, a common work environment creation unit 10a, a common work environment update unit 10b, a trial user selection unit 10c, a transmission / reception unit 10d, and a user data storage unit 10e, which are connected via a bus 10f. Is done.

  The common work environment creation unit 10a creates a common work environment as an application program to be distributed to the user terminal A, the user terminal B, and the user terminal C by an operation of the software program manager. The common work environment creation unit 10a distributes the created common work environment to the user terminals A, B, and C via the transmission / reception unit 10d. Here, the common work environment creation unit 10a does not need to distribute the common work environment to all of the user terminals A, B, and C connected to the communication network 18, and distributes the common work environment. May be distributed only to the user terminal requesting the request. The distribution request can be received via the transmission / reception unit 10d and stored in the user data storage unit 10e.

  The common work environment updating unit 10b updates a common work environment that has already been distributed according to an operation from a software program manager. The common work environment update unit 10b redistributes the common work environment to the user terminals that have delivered the common work environment. However, at the time of redistribution, trial distribution is performed to the user terminal of the user selected by the trial user selection unit 10c, and redistribution is performed after reflecting a feedback result from the user on the trial distribution. More specifically, when the feedback result from the user for the trial distribution satisfies the set condition, the distribution is performed again after reflecting the feedback result.

  The trial user selection unit 10c selects a user to whom the common work environment updated by the common work environment update unit 10b is to be distributed. The trial user selection unit 10c selects a user to be trial-distributed according to the attribute of each user stored in the user data storage unit 10e. Specifically, the trial user selection unit 10c selects users to be trial-distributed according to the frequency of use of the common work environment for each user and the degree and degree of optimization. Note that, in addition to the above, the trial user selection unit 10c may randomly select a user to perform trial distribution, or may select a user to perform trial distribution according to a certain rule.

  The transmission / reception unit 10d distributes the common work environment created by the common work environment creation unit 10a to the user terminals A, B, and C. The transmission / reception unit 10d trial-distributes the common work environment updated by the common work environment update unit 10b to the user terminal of the trial user selected by the trial user selection unit 10c. In addition, the transmission / reception unit 10d receives, as feedback, an evaluation result for the application of the updated common work environment from the user terminal of the trial user to whom the trial distribution has been performed. For example, when the user A and the user B are selected as trial users, the transmission / reception unit 10d trial-distributes the updated common work environment to the user terminals A and B, and evaluates the user terminals A and B. Receive the results as feedback. Further, the transmitting and receiving unit 10d redistributes the updated common work environment to the user terminals A, B, and C after reflecting the feedback result in the common work environment update unit 10b.

  The user data storage unit 10e stores user data for the users A, B, and C operating the user terminals A, B, and C, respectively. The user data includes identification data for identifying the user terminals A, B, and C and user attributes. The attributes of the user include the user's name and affiliation, business content, the presence / absence of distribution of the common work environment, the number of times and frequency of use of the common work environment, the item name, the number of items for optimization for the common work environment, and the Contents, degree of optimization, etc. are included.

  Here, the administrator device 10 can be configured by a server computer as described above. Specifically, one or more processors, ROM, RAM, HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid state drive), and the like are used. Storage device, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display, an input / output interface, a communication interface, and the like. The one or more processors execute the processing program stored in the ROM or the storage device, thereby executing a common work environment creation unit 10a, a common work environment update unit 10b, and a trial user selection unit as indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 10c is realized. The software program manager inputs program data using an input device such as a keyboard and a display device, and creates and updates a common work environment. Also, a trial user is selected.

  A storage device such as an HDD functions as the user data storage unit 10e. According to the processing program, the one or more processors determine the attributes of the user, in particular, the number and frequency of use of the common work environment, the item names, the number of items, the contents of the optimization, and the degree of optimization of the common work environment by the user terminal A, from the user terminal B and the user terminal C, and stores them in the user data storage unit 10e.

  FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the user terminal A. The user terminal A includes, as functional blocks, a common work environment optimization unit 12a, a difference application unit 12b, a common work environment reoptimization unit 12c, a work environment execution unit 12d, a transmission / reception unit 12e, and a common work environment storage unit 12f. These are connected via a bus 12g.

  The common work environment optimization unit 12a optimizes the common work environment distributed from the administrator device 10 according to a user operation. The optimized common work environment is stored in the common work environment storage unit 12f.

  The difference application unit 12b extracts a difference between the common work environment stored in the common work environment storage unit 12f and the updated common work environment, and updates the common work environment by applying the difference to the optimized common work environment. I do.

  The common work environment reoptimization unit 12c optimizes the common work environment updated by applying the difference to the optimized common work environment for each user as needed. The reoptimized updated common work environment is stored in the common work environment storage unit 12f.

  The work environment execution unit 12d reads the re-optimized updated common work environment from the common work environment storage unit 12f and executes it. In addition, when the updated common work environment that has been trial-distributed from the administrator device 10 is transmitted, the work environment execution unit 12d executes the trial and evaluates it.

  The transmission / reception unit 12e receives the common work environment distributed from the administrator device 10 and stores the same in the common work environment storage unit 12f. Further, the transmission / reception unit 12e receives the updated common work environment redistributed from the administrator device 10, and stores the updated common work environment in the common work environment storage unit 12f. Further, the transmitting and receiving unit 12e receives, when the updated common work environment trial-distributed has been transmitted from the administrator device 10, transmits the evaluation result to the administrator device 10 and feeds it back.

  The common work environment storage unit 12f stores a common work environment, an optimized common work environment, an updated common work environment, a re-optimized updated common work environment, and a trial distributed updated common work environment. Is stored. After storing the updated common work environment, the trial distributed updated common work environment can be deleted.

  The user terminal A can be composed of a client computer or the like, but specifically, one or more processors, ROM, RAM, storage devices such as HDD (hard disk drive) and SSD (solid state drive), keyboard, mouse, etc. Input device, a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, an input / output interface, a communication interface, and the like. The one or more processors execute the processing program stored in the ROM or the storage device to execute the common work environment optimizing unit 12a, the difference applying unit 12b, and the common work environment reoptimization as shown by the dashed line in FIG. And a working environment execution unit 12d. The user A optimizes the common work environment using the input device and the display device such as a keyboard, evaluates and updates the trial work distributed updated common work environment, and re-optimizes the updated common work environment. .

  A storage device such as an HDD functions as the common work environment storage unit 12f. One or a plurality of processors performs trial execution of the updated common work environment that has been trial-distributed according to the processing program, and evaluates each function by confirming each function. Specifically, the evaluation is an evaluation on the consistency between the optimized common work environment and the updated common work environment.

  FIG. 4 shows that the common work environment distributed from the administrator device 10 is installed in a user terminal (for example, the user terminal A), and is redistributed from the manager device 10 after the user A optimizes the common work environment. FIG. 9 schematically shows a state in which the updated common work environment is reinstalled and the user A re-optimizes the updated common work environment.

  The common work environment 100 created by the administrator device 10 is distributed to the user terminal A, and optimized by the user A at the user terminal A to become the common work environment 102.

  Thereafter, the common work environment 100 is updated by, for example, a periodic update in the administrator device 10 to become an updated common work environment 200. This updated common work environment is redistributed to the user terminal A, and is again optimized by the user A. Into a common work environment 202.

  In this case, if it is assumed that the user A performs the optimization work from 1 on the updated common work environment even though the user A has optimized the common work environment 100, the burden on the user increases, and the convenience is increased. Decrease.

  On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows that in the present embodiment, the common work environment distributed from the manager device 10 is installed in a user terminal (for example, the user terminal A), and after the user A optimizes the common work environment, the administrator FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a state in which an updated common work environment redistributed from the device 10 is re-optimized.

  The common work environment 100 created by the administrator device 10 is distributed to the user terminal A, and optimized by the user A at the user terminal A to become the common work environment 102.

  Thereafter, the common work environment 100 is updated by, for example, a periodic update in the administrator device 10 to become an updated common work environment 200, and this updated common work environment is redistributed to the user terminal A. Then, instead of installing the updated common work environment 200 as it is, a difference between the common work environment 100 before the update and the updated common work environment 200, that is, an updated part is extracted, and the difference is extracted as the common work environment 102 To generate a common work environment 202.

  In this case, the user A does not need to perform the optimization work from the beginning on the updated common work environment 200, and the burden on the user is reduced.

  The difference is extracted by comparing the common work environment 100 before the update with the common work environment 200 after the update. Therefore, the common work environment storage unit 12f of the user terminal A stores not only the optimized common work environment 102 but also the common work environment 100 before being optimized. The difference application unit 12b extracts a difference by comparing the common work environment 100 stored in the common work environment storage unit 12f with the updated common work environment 200.

  When updating the common work environment 100 and creating the updated common work environment 102, the administrator device 10 may create update information on the updated part and redistribute it to the user terminal A. In this case, when comparing the common work environment 100 with the updated common work environment 200, the user terminal A can extract a difference using the re-distributed update information.

  Further, when the extracted difference is applied to the common work environment 102 optimized by the user A to generate the common work environment 202, the extracted difference among the optimized common work environment 102 is applied. It may have identification information for specifying the part to be performed. Further, the extracted difference may have relation information for specifying a range of influence on the common work environment 100. The identification information and the relation information can be stored in the common work environment storage unit 12f.

  Hereinafter, the basic process of re-distribution of the updated common work environment in the present embodiment will be specifically described using the user terminal A as an example.

  FIG. 6A shows an example of the common work environment 100 created by the administrator device 10, distributed to the user terminal A, and displayed on the display device of the user terminal A. 2 is an example of a work environment for performing an operation like paper on an electronic document. An input field 100a for imprinting a date stamp, an input field 100b for inputting a name, an input field 100c for inputting contents, and the like are provided at predetermined positions. At the bottom of the screen, a toolbar 100d for inputting into each input field is displayed in parallel as a symbolic figure (icon).

FIG. 6B shows an example of the toolbar 100d shown in FIG. 6A. The toolbar 100d includes, for example, a stamp icon 100d1, a first pen icon 100d2, and a second pen icon 100d3. The attributes of each icon include coordinates, annotations, area size, font size, and the like. For example, the attribute of the stamp icon 100d1 is
Coordinates: X = 400, Y = 50
Size: 16
And the attribute of the first pen icon 100d2 is
Coordinates: X = 50, Y = 150
Rectangular range information: X = 200, Y = 70
Font size: 16
And the attribute of the second pen icon 100d3 is
Coordinates: X = 50, Y = 300
Rectangular range information: X = 300, Y = 100
Font size: 16
It is.

  The user A optimizes the common work environment 100 to improve its own convenience, and generates the common work environment 102.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of the common work environment 102 optimized by the user A. A stamp unique to the user A is set in the input field 100a, a name unique to the user A (Taro Fuji) is set in the input field 100b, and a user-specific content "Apply. Please enter. . "Is set.

FIG. 7B shows the attributes of the toolbar of the optimized common work environment 102. The attribute of the stamp icon 100d1 is
Coordinates: X = 400, Y = 50
Annotation: My stamp Size: 16
And the attribute of the first pen icon 100d2 is
Coordinates: X = 50, Y = 150
Rectangular range information: X = 200, Y = 70
Font size: 16
Character string: Fujitaro, and the attribute of the second pen icon 100d3 is
Coordinates: X = 50, Y = 300
Rectangular range information: X = 300, Y = 100
Font size: 16
Character string: Apply. Thank you.
It is. Annotation is set for the stamp icon 100d1, and character strings are set for the first pen icon 100d2 and the second pen icon 100d3, respectively.

  FIG. 8A shows an example of an updated common work environment 200 updated by the administrator device 10. The updated common work environment 200 is also provided with an input field 200a, an input field 200b, and an input field 200c, and a toolbar 200d is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  When the common work environment 100 and the updated common work environment 200 are compared, the input field 100a, the input field 100c and the input field 200a and the input field 200c respectively match, but the input field 100b and the input field 200b are different. In the field 200b, the input position of the name is shifted to the right in the horizontal direction as indicated by the arrow in the figure.

  FIG. 8B shows the attributes of the toolbar 200d shown in FIG. 8A. 7B, which shows the toolbar 100d of the common work environment 100, the attributes of the stamp icon 200d1 and the second pen icon 200d3 are the same, but the coordinates of the first pen icon 200d2, in particular, the value of the X coordinate is changed from 50 to 175. Has been updated.

  As described above, when the common work environment is updated from the common work environment 100 to the updated common work environment 200 and redistributed to the user terminal A by the administrator device 10, the user terminal A and the common work environment 100 The work environment 200 is compared and a difference is extracted. In this case, the input field 100a and the input field 200a, the input field 100c and the input field 200c, the stamp icon 100d1 and the stamp icon 200d1, and the second pen icon 100d3 and the second pen icon 200d3 are the same, and are not extracted as differences. On the other hand, since the input fields 100b and 200b and the first pen icon 100d2 and the first pen icon 200d2 are different, they are extracted as differences. Thus, the user terminal A applies the input field 200b and the first pen icon 200d2 extracted as the difference to the common work environment 102 optimized by the user A.

  FIG. 9A shows a common work environment 202 generated by applying the extracted difference to the common work environment 102. The input field 200a, the input field 200c, the stamp icon 200d1, and the second pen icon 200d3 are maintained without being updated. On the other hand, the difference is applied to the input field 200b and the first pen icon 200d2, the input position of the name is shifted horizontally rightward in the input field 200b, and the difference is applied and updated to the first pen icon 200d2. Mark (enclosed frame and “!” Mark) 210 indicating that the information is displayed.

  FIG. 9B shows the attributes of the toolbar 200d shown in FIG. 9A. The difference from FIG. 7B showing the attributes of the toolbar 100d of the optimized common work environment 102 is the X coordinate of the first pen icon 200d2. That is, the value of the X coordinate is updated from 50 to 175. Other attributes of the icon are maintained as they are. Therefore, the My Stamp unique to User A in the input field 100a, the unique name "Fujitaro" unique to User A in the input field 100b, and the user-specific content "Application in the input field 100c" optimized by the user A. Please. "Is inherited as it is in the common work environment 202.

  In FIG. 9A, since the update mark 210 is added to the first pen icon 200d2 and displayed, the user A performs the first pen icon 200d2 with the application of the updated common work environment 200 redistributed from the administrator device 10. The application target of the icon 200d2, that is, the update of the input field 200b can be easily visually recognized. 7A and FIG. 9A, it can be seen that the display position of the first pen icon displayed on the upper left of the input field 100b and the input field 200b is shifted. The user A can also visually recognize that the input field 200b has been updated with the application of the updated common work environment 200 by shifting the display position of the first pen icon 200d2.

FIG. 10 shows a pop-up screen 260 displayed on the display device of the user terminal A when the user A selects the first pen icon 200d2 with the update mark 210 by clicking with a mouse or the like in FIG. 9A. . On the pop-up screen 260, the attribute (property) of the first pen icon 200d2 is displayed. In FIG. 10, as attributes (properties),
Type: Text Coordinates X: 175 Y: 150
Font size: 16
Character string: displayed as Fujitaro. The user A can easily confirm that the position of the input field 200b has been updated by confirming the X value of the coordinates and comparing with the optimized common work environment 102.

  In the present embodiment, the frame surrounding the tool icon and the “!” Mark are used as the update mark 210, but the shape and color of the update mark 210 are arbitrary and may be customized by the user A. The update mark 210 only needs to display the extracted difference portion, and includes a highlight display, a blinking display, and the like.

  In addition to displaying the update mark 210 in addition to the tool icon, the common work environment 202 may be displayed with a mark indicating that the entire work environment 202 has been updated.

  In the above example, a case has been described where the user A sets the My Stamp in the input field 100a, the character string "Fujitaro" in the input field 100b, and the character string "Apply. Thank you" in the input field 100c. However, there is a case where the optimization is performed by the user A performing the deletion instead of the setting.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the common work environment 100 is optimized by deleting it. 9 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal A when the user A deletes the stamp icon 100d1 and the first pen icon 100d2. Only the second pen icon 100d3 is displayed on the toolbar 100d, and the stamp icon 100d1 and the first pen icon 100d2 are deleted and are not displayed.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a screen when the common work environment 100 is updated by the administrator device 10 to generate an updated common work environment 200 and redistributed to the user terminal A. In the updated common work environment 200, as described above, the position of the input field 200b is different from that of the input field 100b, and the input field 200b is extracted as a difference. Then, the input field 200b, which is the difference, is applied to the optimized common work environment 102 (see FIG. 11), but the first pen icon 100d2 for the input field 200b has been deleted by optimization and exists. do not do. Therefore, when applying the difference, the user terminal A newly adds the first pen icon 100b that does not exist in the optimized common work environment 102 and additionally displays the first pen icon 200d2 on the toolbar 200d as the first pen icon 200d2. Further, an update mark 210 indicating that the first pen icon 200d2 has been updated is added to the additionally displayed first pen icon 200d2 and displayed.

  The user A recognizes that the input field 200b has been updated by applying the updated common work environment 200 by visually recognizing the update mark 210 shown in FIG. 12, and that the first pen icon 200d2 has been additionally generated. You can confirm that.

FIG. 13 shows a pop-up screen 260 displayed when the user A clicks the first pen icon 200d2 with the update mark 210 with the mouse in FIG. On the pop-up screen 260, the attribute (property) of the first pen icon 200d2 is displayed. In FIG. 13, as attributes (properties),
Type: Text Coordinates X: 175 Y: 150
Font size: 16
Character string: displayed as Fujitaro.

  As described above, the content of the update can be confirmed by the user A operating the pop-up screen 260 due to the update mark 210, but the updated state can be confirmed instead or together with this. May be configured to allow the user A to preview the state when all the functions are executed.

  FIG. 14 shows another screen example of the common work environment 202 when the updated common work environment 200 is adapted. In addition to the input field 200a, the input field 200b, the input field 200c, the toolbar 200d, and the update mark 210, an all function execution preview button 270 and each function confirmation button 272 are displayed.

  The all function execution preview button 270 is a button for executing all the functions optimized by the user A in the common work environment 202 and displaying the result as a preview. For example, when the user A has optimized the input fields 200a, 200b, and 200c, operating the all function execution preview button 270 displays icons for the input fields 200a, 200b, and 200c. In addition, the execution result of the optimization is displayed.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of a preview screen when the all function execution preview button 270 is operated. In the input field 200a, a stamp icon 200d1 is displayed and a date stamp is set. In the input field 200b, a first pen icon 200d2 is displayed, and a character string of "Taro Fuji" is set. A second pen icon 200d3 is displayed in the input field 200c, and a character string of "Apply. Thank you" is set. By visually recognizing the preview screen, the user A can understand whether the common work environment 202 after the update has been applied can operate without any problem, or where the problem occurs if there is a problem.

  The function confirmation buttons 272 are buttons for confirming all the contents of the functions optimized by the user A in the common work environment 202. For example, when the user A optimizes the input fields 200a, 200b, and 200c, operating the function confirmation buttons 272 displays the contents of the optimization for these input fields 200a, 200b, and 200c. Is done.

  FIG. 16 shows a case where the user A selects each function confirmation button 272 by a click operation or the like. FIG. 17 shows a pop-up screen 280 displayed when each of the function confirmation buttons 272 is operated.

On the pop-up screen 280, a list of execution contents of the optimization is displayed. For example, the setting of my stamp indicated by the stamp icon 200d1, the setting of the character string "Fujitaro" indicated by the first pen icon 200d2, and the character string indicated by the second pen icon 200d3 "Please apply. And a file transmission setting indicated by another icon (file handling icon). Here, the file handling icon is an icon of a function for automatically transmitting an application to a specific user, and a process and a transmission destination are set as execution contents. In the figure,
Processing: File transmission Destination: User Y
Indicates that it is set as By operating each function confirmation button 272 as indicated by the file handling icon, not only the setting of the input field but also the setting of other optimization can be confirmed.

  When displaying the pop-up screen 280, the portion to which the difference has been applied may be highlighted. For example, when the position of the input field 200b is shifted rightward in the horizontal direction by the updated common work environment 200, the value of the X coordinate in the setting of the first pen icon 200d2 is highlighted with a specific color (for example, red). is there.

  As described above, by applying the difference between the common work environment 100 and the updated common work environment 200 to the common work environment 102 optimized for each user, re-optimization work from 1 by the user can be avoided. By confirming whether the optimization function can be executed when the difference is applied, the user can generate the common work environment 202 with a certain level of security.

  By the way, even if such a process is taken, when updating the common work environment 100, the software program manager generates dissatisfaction from the end user such that the software program cannot be used after the update or it is better before the update. You need to consider it as much as possible. When all functions are executed by operating the all function execution preview button 270, a malfunction may occur depending on the user, or an unsatisfactory result may occur depending on the user. For example, as a result of applying the difference, the coordinates of the input field 200b are shifted to the right in the horizontal direction. However, some users are not satisfied with the position. May have to be adjusted.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the updated common work environment 200 is redistributed from the administrator device 10 to the user terminal A, the user terminal B, and the user terminal C, the trial user selecting unit 10c selects and selects the trial user. The updated common work environment 200 is trial-distributed only to the user terminal of the trial user that has been updated. Then, the evaluation result for the updated common work environment 200 received from the trial user from the trial distribution is received as a feedback result, and after the feedback result is reflected on the updated common work environment 200, the feedback result is reflected on all user terminals. The updated common work environment 200 is redistributed.

  FIG. 18 shows a screen example of the updated common work environment 200 displayed on the display device of the administrator device 10. The function palette 300 is displayed together with the updated common work environment 200.

  The function palette 300 displays a list of tool icons for the software program administrator to set various functions in the updated common work environment 200. Further, the function palette 300 includes a first distribution button 302, a trial button 304, and a second distribution button 306 in addition to the tool icons.

  The first distribution button 302 is a button operated by the software program administrator when distributing the updated common work environment 200 to trial users (trial distribution).

  The trial button 304 is a button operated when the software program administrator selects a trial user.

  The second distribution button 306 is used by the software program administrator to trial-distribute the updated common work environment 200 to the trial user, receive the evaluation result from the trial user as a feedback result, reflect the result, and update the This button is operated when redistributing the common work environment 200 to all users.

  FIG. 19 shows a pop-up screen 310 displayed when the trial button 304 is operated.

The pop-up screen 310 is a screen for the software program administrator to select a trial user, and includes various selection items. To select a trial user,
(1) Individual selection of trial users (2) There are two methods of automatic selection of trial users according to conditions. In the method (1), for example, a user list is displayed, and the software program manager individually selects from the listed users. In the figure, employee A
Employee B
Employee C
Employee D
Employee E
The manager M is displayed, indicating that employees A and B have been selected as trial users. Employee A corresponds to user A, and employee B corresponds to user B.

On the other hand, in the method (2), for example, a trial user is automatically selected with priority given to frequency or complexity. Frequency priority means that a user who frequently uses the common work environment 100 before updating (or the common work environment 102 optimized for this) is preferentially selected as a trial user. The usage frequency is determined by transmitting a signal from the user terminal to the administrator device 10 every time the user starts the common work environment 100 (or the common work environment 102), and counting the number of times of use for each user in the manager device 10. Is detected. The number of startups of the common work environment 100 (or the common work environment 102) may be counted and held for each user terminal, and the number of startups may be transmitted to the administrator device 10 in response to an inquiry from the administrator device 10. For example, if the use frequency is Employee A: 30 times Employee B: 25 times Employee C: 3 times Employee D: 20 times Employee E: 10 times etc. Employee B is automatically selected as a trial user. A user whose use frequency is equal to or higher than a preset threshold can be automatically selected as a trial user.

Complexity priority means that the complexity of the common work environment 102 optimized for the common work environment 100, in other words, a user with a high degree of optimization is preferentially selected as a trial user. Complexity can be evaluated by the number of differences between the common working environment 100 and the optimized common working environment 102. A weight may be set for each input field, and the difference may be evaluated by weighted addition. The complexity is evaluated and stored for each user terminal, and is transmitted from the user terminal to the administrator device 10 in response to an inquiry from the administrator device 10. For example, the complexity is expressed as a weighted addition value of the difference.
Employee B: 10
Employee C: 3
Employee D: 2
Employee E: 1
In such a case, the employee A and the employee B having relatively high complexity are automatically selected as trial users. A user whose complexity is equal to or higher than a preset threshold can be automatically selected as a trial user.

  In the figure, the maximum number of trial users can be set as the “maximum number of people”. When the software program manager sets the maximum number of users to “2” or the like, one or two users meeting the conditions are selected as trial users.

  Further, in the figure, the frequency priority and the complexity priority are selected alternatively, but a trial user may be selected as the frequency priority and the complexity priority. In this case, a user whose usage frequency and complexity are equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is selected as a trial user.

  In the figure, the use frequency and the complexity are illustrated as conditions, but the present invention is not limited to these. For example, a user with a large number of updates, a user with a short working time with respect to the number of activations, or the like may be selected as a trial user.

  After selecting the trial user, the software program administrator operates the “Request” button to close the pop-up screen 310 and operates the first distribution button 302 to update the selected trial user with the updated common information for the selected trial user. The work environment 200 is trial-distributed.

  FIG. 20 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display device of the administrator device 10 after trial distribution to the trial user. It is a screen for confirming a feedback result from a trial user. The trial button 304 of the function pallet 300 is changed to the feedback confirmation unit 305.

  The feedback confirmation unit 305 indicates the ratio of the feedback result from the trial user. In the figure, two users are selected as trial users, and the ratio of feedback from the two trial users is shown. In the figure, the screen is immediately after the trial distribution, and since the feedback result from the trial user has not been received yet, it is shown as 0/2.

The administrator device 10 receives the feedback result from the trial user, reflects the feedback result, and redistributes the updated common work environment 200 to all users. For this reason, until the feedback result is received and reflected, the operation of the second distribution button 306 is not validated and the second distribution button 306 is maintained in the operation invalid state. The operation invalidation state is known as, for example, gray display. In the figure, the second distribution button 306 is displayed in gray to indicate that it is invalidated. When feedback results are sequentially received from the trial user, the number of the feedback confirmation unit 305 is changed from 0/2 to 1/2 to 2/2.
And so on. The denominator is the number of trial users, and the numerator is the number of feedback results received. When the number of the feedback confirmation unit 305, that is, the ratio of the number of feedback results received to the number of trial users reaches a specified value or more, it is determined that a sufficient number of feedback results have been obtained, and the second distribution button 306 is operated from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state Transition to the state.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of a screen displayed on a display device of a user terminal (for example, a user terminal A) of a user who is selected as a trial user by the software program administrator and to whom the updated common work environment 200 is trial-distributed. Before the trial distribution, the optimized common work environment 102 is displayed. When receiving the trial distribution in this state, the screen shifts to a screen display indicating that the trial distribution has been received.

FIG. 22 shows a screen example after receiving the trial distribution. A pop-up screen 400 indicating that trial distribution has been performed is displayed. In particular,
"I have a trial operation request for updating this work environment. Would you like to cooperate with the trial?"
Is displayed, and a link for indicating a list of update locations is displayed. By operating this link, a list of update locations, that is, update locations from the common work environment 100 is displayed.

  A user who cooperates with the trial operates an “OK” button, and a user who does not cooperate with the trial operates an “NG” button. The operation of the “OK” button or “NG” button by the user is returned to the administrator device 10. For the trial user who has operated the “NG” button, the administrator device 10 again selects an alternative trial user and distributes the trial user. Alternatively, the prescribed value for determining that the feedback result is sufficient may be changed according to the number of trial users who have operated the “NG” button. That is, the specified value may be changed according to the number of trial users who have operated the “OK” button. For example, 80% of the trial users who operated the “OK” button are set to the specified value.

  Instead of displaying the pop-up screen 400, an email requesting a trial operation may be transmitted from the administrator device 10 to the user terminal A.

  FIG. 23 shows an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal (for example, the user terminal A) of the trial user who operated the “OK” button. As described above, the input field 200a, the input field 200b, the input field 200c, the toolbar 200d, the update mark 210, the all function execution preview button 270, and the function confirmation buttons 272 are displayed. Further, a feedback button 308 is displayed.

  The feedback button 308 is a button operated by the user who has received the trial distribution when feeding back the evaluation result of the updated common work environment to the administrator device 10. The evaluation result may be simply “good”, “bad”, or the like. The preview when all functions are executed by operating the all function execution preview button 270 and the result of confirming each function by operating each function confirmation button 272 are shown. It may be added as a comment.

  FIG. 24 shows a preview screen when all functions are executed by operating the all function execution preview button 270 in FIG. The work environment execution unit 12d extracts a difference between the common work environment 100 and the updated common work environment 200, applies the difference to the optimized common work environment 102, and executes the same. Paying attention to the input field 200b, since the position of the input field 100b of the common work environment 102 optimized for the common work environment 100 and the position of the input field 200b of the updated common work environment 200 are different from each other, as shown in FIG. The input position of the column "Fujitaro" has shifted. The user A who has visually recognized the positional shift between the character string and the input field 200b feeds back the evaluation result to the manager device 10 as a shift in the consistency between the optimized common work environment 102 and the updated common work environment 200. That is, the evaluation result is an evaluation result regarding the consistency of the updated common work environment 200 with respect to the optimized common work environment 102, and specifically, items that have been re-optimized in order to eliminate the deviation of the consistency. , The time required for the re-optimization, comments on the re-optimized items, and the like.

  Here, the time required for the re-optimization (re-optimization time) is the work time required for further optimizing (customizing) the updated common work environment 200 by the user A in order to eliminate the deviation of the consistency. For example, it can be evaluated as one hour or half a day.

  FIG. 25 illustrates an example of a screen when the user A adds a comment in association with the input field 200b and feeds back the evaluation result to the administrator device 10. The comment added by the user A is displayed as an icon 400 in association with the input field 200b. The user A adds a comment and operates the feedback button 308 to transmit the comment to the administrator device 10.

  FIG. 26 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on the display device of the administrator device 10 that has received the feedback result from the user terminal A. As in FIG. 20, the trial button 304 of the function pallet 300 has been changed to a feedback confirmation unit 305. Every time a feedback result is received from the user terminal, the number of received feedback is counted up and displayed. The figure shows that the user A and the user B are selected as trial users, and the feedback results are sequentially received from the user terminals A and B, and the feedback reception ratio becomes 2/2. When the software program administrator operates the feedback confirmation unit 305, a confirmation screen of a feedback result is displayed.

  FIG. 27 shows a feedback result confirmation screen. A statistical value 312 obtained by statistically processing the feedback result is shown in the function palette 300. Also, the comment included in the feedback result and the content of the re-optimization included in the feedback result are shown.

  The feedback result statistics 312 are statistics of a plurality of feedback results received from the user terminal of the trial user, and include a feedback rate, an average function update number, and an average reoptimization time. Here, the feedback rate is a ratio of the number of feedback results received to the trial user. The average number of function updates is an average of the number of functions re-optimized by the trial user. For example, if user A re-optimizes two functions and user B re-optimizes one function, the average number of function updates is 1.5. The average re-optimization time is an average of the time required for the re-optimization. For example, if the time required for reoptimization by user A is 10 minutes and the time required for reoptimization by user B is 6 minutes, the average reoptimization time is 8 minutes. Generally, it is preferable that the average function update is small and the average re-optimization time is short because the burden required for the user to re-optimize is small. In other words, the updated common work environment 200 may be modified so that the average function update is small and the average reoptimization time is short.

The comment 314 is a comment included in a feedback result received most recently, for example, a feedback result received from the user terminal A, and is related to the input field 200b.
"Coordinates do not match form: Employee A"
Etc. are displayed.

The re-optimization content 316 is the re-optimization content included in the most recently received feedback result, for example, the feedback result received from the user terminal A, and is related to the first pen icon 200d2 in the input field 200b. Is displayed. For example, when the user A changes the coordinates of the character string “Fujitaro” in accordance with the displacement of the input field 200b,
Position change: 100%
Text change: 0%
Function change: 0%
Deleted: 0%
Etc. and the operation content are displayed in a ratio. If you change not only the coordinates of the character string "Fujitaro" but also its font and color,
Position change: 50%
Text change: 50%
Function change: 0%
Deleted: 0%
Etc. and the operation content are displayed in a ratio. The software program manager visually recognizes the feedback confirmation screen and reflects the feedback result by modifying the updated common work environment 200.

FIG. 28 shows a screen for updating the updated common work environment 200 in the administrator device 10. According to the feedback result from the user A, the position of the first pen icon 200d2 for inputting a character string in the input field 200b is shifted, and a comment 318 is added in association with the first pen icon 200d2. The comment 318 is, for example, "the position to fill in has been changed"
And so on. After modifying the updated common work environment 200, the software program administrator operates the feedback reflection button 310. The feedback reflection button 310 is a button for applying the corrections made by the software program manager to the updated common work environment 200.

FIG. 29 shows a pop-up screen 320 displayed when the feedback reflection button 310 is operated.
"Update the environment. Are you sure?"
Is displayed, and the software program administrator operates the OK button or the NG button. When the OK button is operated, the correction items are applied to the updated common work environment 200, and the feedback result is reflected.

  FIG. 30 shows a screen when the correction items are applied to the updated common work environment 200 and the feedback result is reflected. The correction item is displayed as a comment 318, and the feedback reflection button 310 changes to the feedback confirmation unit 305 again. Further, the second distribution button 306, which has been grayed out and the operation of which has been disabled, becomes non-grayed and changes to the operation enabled state. Thus, the software program manager can redistribute the updated common work environment 200 that has been modified to all users by operating the second distribution button 306.

FIG. 31 shows a screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal A that has received the updated updated common work environment 200. Unlike the screen at the time of trial distribution shown in FIG. 23, the correction items are displayed as comments 318 in association with the first pen icon 200d2. The content of the comment 318, as described above,
"The position to fill has been changed."
It is. By visually recognizing the comment 318, the user A can recognize that his / her feedback result has been reflected and the updated common work environment 200 has been modified.

  FIG. 32 shows a sequence diagram in the present embodiment. This is data processing between the administrator device 10 and the user terminal A.

  First, the administrator device 10 creates the common work environment 100 and distributes it to the user terminal A. The user terminal A receives the distributed common work environment 100 and stores it in the storage device. Then, the user A operates the user terminal A to optimize the common work environment 100 and generate the common work environment 102. The user A performs work using the common work environment 102.

  Next, the manager device 10 updates the common work environment 100 periodically or irregularly to generate an updated common work environment 200. In addition, the administrator device 10 selects a trial user in parallel with the update of the common work environment 100. Trial users are manually selected by the software program administrator or automatically selected according to conditions. When selecting by conditions, it is preferable to select a user who is suitable for operating the updated common work environment 200 on a trial basis, for example, a user whose use frequency is relatively high, a user whose optimization degree is relatively high, A user or the like who has fed back the evaluation result at the time of updating may be selected. Here, it is assumed that the frequency of use of the common work environment 100 by the user A is relatively high, and the user A is selected as the trial user.

  The administrator device 10 trial-distributes the updated common work environment 200 to the user terminal A selected as the trial user. The user terminal A receives the trial-distributed updated common work environment 200 and stores it in the storage device. The user terminal A stores the updated common work environment 200 in an area different from the optimized common work environment 102. The user terminal A extracts a difference between the common work environment 100 and the updated common work environment 200, applies the difference to the optimized common work environment 102, and confirms its function. Then, when there is a problem in the function or the like, re-optimization is performed. The user terminal A feeds back the evaluation result of the updated common work environment 200 to the administrator device 10. The evaluation result includes the number of items required for the re-optimization, the time required for the re-optimization, comments on the re-optimization, and the like.

  The administrator device 10 receives the feedback result from the user terminal A, and reflects the feedback result on the updated common work environment 200. By reflecting the feedback result, it is possible to redistribute the updated common work environment 200 to all users, and the administrator apparatus 10 sets the updated common work environment 200 reflecting the feedback result to the user terminal A or another user terminal. Redistribute to.

  FIG. 33 is a detailed flowchart at the time of redistribution of the updated common work environment 200 in the administrator device 10.

  The administrator device 10 updates the common work environment 100 at a regular update timing, for example, to create an updated common work environment 200 (S101).

  Next, the administrator device 10 selects a trial user (S102). When automatically selecting a trial user that meets the conditions, a screen for selecting the conditions is displayed on the display device, and the selection conditions are set by the operation of the software program administrator. When the usage frequency is set as the selection condition, the administrator device 10 collects usage frequency data from the user terminal, and selects a user whose usage frequency is relatively higher than the threshold as a trial user. When the complexity is set as the selection condition, the administrator device 10 collects the optimized items from the user terminal, and selects a user whose optimized items are relatively higher than or equal to a threshold as a trial user. The selection conditions may include the maximum number of trials.

  After the trial user is selected, the updated common work environment 200 is trial-distributed to the user terminals of the trial user and the selected user (S103). At the time of trial distribution, it may be notified that the user has been selected as a trial user and that a feedback result is desired to be returned within a certain period.

  After the trial distribution, the process shifts to a standby state for receiving a feedback result (S104). Then, the feedback results are sequentially received, and it is determined whether or not the statistical value obtained by the statistical processing satisfies the condition (S105). Specifically, each time a feedback result is received, the number of receptions is counted, and it is determined whether the reception ratio, that is, the ratio of the number of feedback receptions to the number of trial users is equal to or greater than a specified value and satisfies the condition (S105). . When the condition is not satisfied (NO in S105), the feedback result is continuously received. If the condition is satisfied (YES in S105), the received feedback result is reflected on the updated common work environment 200 (S106). As a reflection method, reflect only the common part of multiple feedback results, reflect multiple feedback results comprehensively, select multiple feedback results and reflect so as to minimize the average reoptimization time Etc.

  After reflecting the feedback result, the updated common work environment 200 is redistributed to all user terminals (S107).

  In S105, if the reception ratio does not reach the specified value and the condition is not satisfied even after the fixed time period has elapsed, the redistribution of the updated common work environment 200 may be stopped.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. Hereinafter, modified examples will be described.

<Modification 1>
In the embodiment, when the ratio of the feedback result from the user terminal selected by the trial user is equal to or more than the specified value, the second distribution button 306 is changed from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state assuming that a sufficient feedback result is obtained. However, when the ratio of the feedback results is equal to or more than the specified value, the updated common work environment 200 may be shifted to a state in which re-distribution is possible, such as pop-up display of the second distribution button 306.

<Modification 2>
In the embodiment, when the ratio of the feedback result from the user terminal selected by the trial user is equal to or more than the specified value, the second distribution button 306 is changed from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state assuming that a sufficient feedback result is obtained. However, two statistical values may be used as conditions. For example, the reception ratio and the average re-optimization time are used as statistics, and when the ratio of the feedback result is equal to or more than a specified value and the average re-optimization time is equal to or less than the specified time, the second distribution button 306 is disabled. May be changed to the operation valid state. Alternatively, the second distribution button 306 may be changed from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state when at least one of the ratio of the feedback result is equal to or more than the specified value and the average reoptimization time is equal to or less than the specified time.

<Modification 3>
In the embodiment, when the feedback result is reflected on the updated common work environment 200, the updated common work environment 200 on which the feedback result is reflected is again trial-distributed to the trial user, the feedback result is received again, and the feedback is performed again. The result may be reflected. The trial distribution and the process of reflecting the feedback result may be repeated a plurality of times, and the trial distribution may be stopped when the average reoptimization time becomes less than or equal to the threshold, and the updated common work environment 200 may be redistributed as the final version.

<Modification 4>
In the embodiment, when the ratio of the feedback result from the user terminal selected by the trial user is equal to or more than the specified value, the second distribution button 306 is changed from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state assuming that a sufficient feedback result is obtained. However, the prescribed value may be increased or decreased according to the attributes of the trial user. For example, if the average usage frequency of the user selected as the trial user is relatively high, the specified value is relatively high, and if the average usage frequency of the user selected as the trial user is relatively low, the specified value is specified. For example, make the value relatively low. Alternatively, when the average of the degree of optimization of the user selected as the trial user is relatively high, the specified value is relatively high, and the average of the degree of optimization of the user selected as the trial user is relatively high. If it is too low, the specified value is made relatively low.

10 administrator device, 12 user terminal A, 14 user terminal B, 16 user terminal C, 18 communication network.

Claims (21)

Comprising an administrator device and a user terminal,
The administrator device transmits the updated application program to a user terminal of a trial user selected from a group of users to whom the updated application program is to be distributed,
The user terminal of the trial user receives the updated application program, and applies the updated application program to the pre-update application program optimized for each user stored in the trial user user terminal. Replying the evaluation result to the administrator device,
A program distribution system that receives the application evaluation result and distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. The program distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the administrator device distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when a plurality of statistical values of the application evaluation result satisfy a condition. The manager device distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the ratio of the number of receptions of the application evaluation result to the number of trial users included in the statistical value is equal to or greater than a specified value. The program distribution system according to claim 2. The program distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the administrator device distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when an average reoptimization time included in the statistical value is equal to or less than a specified time. The program distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the administrator device automatically selects a user that satisfies setting conditions as the trial user. The program distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the administrator device selects the trial user using a frequency of use of the application program. The program distribution system according to claim 5, wherein the administrator device selects the trial user using a degree of optimization of the application program. Selecting means for selecting a trial user from a group of users to which the updated application program is to be delivered;
Trial distribution means for trial distribution of the updated application program to the user terminal of the selected trial user;
Application evaluation result receiving means for receiving an application evaluation result of the updated application program with respect to the application program before update optimized for each user, which is returned from the user terminal of the trial user,
A distribution unit that distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition,
An administrator device comprising: The administrator device according to claim 8, wherein the distribution unit distributes the updated application program to a user terminal of the user group when a plurality of statistical values of the application evaluation result satisfy a condition. The distribution unit distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when a ratio of the number of receptions of the application evaluation result to the number of trial users included in the statistical value is equal to or greater than a specified value. The administrator device according to claim 9. The administrator device according to claim 9, wherein the distribution unit distributes the updated application program to user terminals of the user group when an average reoptimization time included in the statistical value is equal to or less than a specified time. The administrator device according to claim 8, wherein the selection unit automatically selects a user that matches a setting condition as the trial user. The administrator device according to claim 12, wherein the selection unit selects the trial user using a frequency of use of the application program. The administrator apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the selection unit selects the trial user using a degree of optimization of the application program. The administrator device according to claim 8, further comprising a display unit that displays a plurality of statistical values of the application evaluation results. The administrator device according to claim 15, wherein the statistic includes at least one of a ratio of a number of receptions of the application evaluation result to a number of trial users, a number of reoptimizations, and a reoptimization time. Display means for displaying a distribution button for distributing the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group, wherein the distribution button is operated from the operation invalid state to the operation valid state when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition. The manager device according to claim 8, wherein the manager device changes to a state. The administrator device according to claim 8, further comprising a reflection unit configured to reflect the application evaluation result in the updated application program. Receiving means for receiving the updated application program from the administrator device;
Storage means for storing the pre-update application program, the optimized pre-update application program, and the post-update application program,
Display means for displaying an application evaluation result of the updated application program with respect to the optimized pre-update application program,
Transmission means for transmitting the application evaluation result to the administrator device,
A user terminal comprising: A difference extracting unit that extracts a difference between the application program before the update and the application program after the update,
Difference display means for displaying the difference,
20. The user terminal according to claim 19, further comprising: Computer
Selecting means for selecting a trial user from a group of users to which the updated application program is to be delivered;
Trial distribution means for trial distribution of the updated application program to the user terminal of the selected trial user;
Application evaluation result receiving means for receiving an application evaluation result of the updated application program with respect to the application program before update optimized for each user, which is returned from the user terminal of the trial user,
A program for causing the updated application program to function as a distribution unit that distributes the updated application program to the user terminals of the user group when the application evaluation result satisfies a condition.