JP2020101999A - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To simplify the settings for an application screen in an information processing system.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a determination definition list screen management section 611 which displays a determination definition list screen representing a screen to display a list of definitions for determining template data for an application screen, and reflects an edit added to the list of definitions to the determination definition list screen; a determination definition registration screen management section 612 which displays a determination definition registration screen representing a screen to display a setting content associated with the definitions in the determination definition list screen and set to the definitions as well as recommended template data, and reflects an edit added to the setting content of the definitions and the recommended template data to the determination definition registration screen; and a registration section 613 which associates a first storage section with the setting content of the definitions and the recommended template data that are displayed in the determination definition registration screen, and registers the same in the first storage section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

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

In recent years, services and the like that provide functions that combine a plurality of functions (for example, scanning, printing, mail delivery, etc.) have become known. Such a service is realized by executing one or more processes for realizing each function as a series of processes.

For example, there is an information processing system that includes one or more information processing devices and has a plurality of programs that respectively execute predetermined processes (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the information processing system of Patent Document 1, for each application that executes a series of processes using electronic data, program identification information that identifies one or more programs that execute each process of the series of processes, and one or more The execution order of the program is defined.

In the conventional technology as described above, application setting may be performed via a setting screen in which setting items and setting contents can be input. The arrangement of setting items and setting contents on the setting screen may be subject to the subjectivity of the developer of the application. Therefore, it may not be possible to easily generate the setting screen.

Therefore, an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program according to the present disclosure aim to simplify setting of an application screen.

An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of a screen of an application, and edits added to the definition list are described above. Judgment definition list screen management unit that reflects on the judgment definition list screen, and a judgment definition registration screen that is a screen showing the setting content associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the definition and the recommended template data A judgment definition registration screen management unit that displays a screen and reflects the setting contents of the definition and the edits added to the recommended template data in the judgment definition registration screen, a first storage unit, and the judgment definition registration screen. A registration unit that associates the setting contents of the definition shown with the recommended template data with each other and registers them in the first storage unit.

According to the technology of the present disclosure, it becomes possible to simplify the setting of the screen of the application.

The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information processing system which concerns on embodiment. Block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server according to an embodiment Block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a device according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a server service providing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a device according to an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the start screen of the device which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the screen for registering the recommendation judgment definition of the template in the device which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the screen for registering the recommendation judgment definition of the template in the device which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the data registered in FIG. Sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the information processing system according to the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment when the number of setting parameters is large. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment when the number of setting parameters is small. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application according to the embodiment when there is a disclaimer The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment when there is a disclaimer and the number of setting parameters is small. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment based on the usage frequency in other applications The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment based on a use area The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the workflow application which concerns on embodiment based on the industry of use The figure which shows an example of the data of the application information which concerns on embodiment. Sequence diagram showing an example of a process of determining a recommended template according to the embodiment

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

(Embodiment)
<Configuration of information processing system 1>
The configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a server 10, a terminal 20, and a device 30.

The server 10, the terminal 20, and the device 30 communicate with each other. In the present embodiment, the server 10, the terminal 20, and the device 30 communicate with each other via the communication network 50, but may communicate with each other via any wired communication or wireless communication. In addition, the server 10, the terminal 20, and the device 30 communicate with the external server 40 provided by the external service via the communication network 50.

In the information processing system 1, one or more terminals 20 and one or more devices 30 may be arranged for one server 10. The information processing system 1 may include one or more servers 10, one or more terminals 20, and one or more devices 30.

For example, the communication network 50 may be the Internet, an intranet, a wired LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless LAN, a mobile communication network, a telephone line communication network, or another communication network using wired or wireless communication. Although not limited to this, in the present embodiment, the communication network 50 is the Internet, and the server 10 and the external server 40 form a cloud server.

Also, each device of the server 10, the terminal 20, and the device 30 may be configured by one or more devices. When the device is composed of two or more devices, the two or more devices may be arranged in one device or may be separately arranged in two or more separate devices. In this specification and claims, "device" can mean not only one device but also a system composed of a plurality of devices.

The server 10 is an information processing device having a communication function. An example of the server 10 is a computer device. The server 10 constitutes a service providing system. The server 10 provides, via the communication network 50, various services that are realized by a series of processes in which one or more processes among a plurality of processes that respectively realize various functions are combined.

Here, the function is a function related to an electronic file such as a document file and an image file. For example, such functions may include printing, scanning, facsimile transmission, data format conversion, mail delivery, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, data processing, data compression, data decompression, storage in a repository, and the like. .. Hereinafter, the series of processes as described above will also be referred to as a “process flow” or a “workflow”. In the process flow and workflow, a series of processes may be configured to perform each process according to the flow.

Although not limited to this, in the present embodiment, the external server 40 provides a file sharing service (also called “online storage service”). For example, the file sharing service enables a device that can access the external server 40 to save the file in the external server 40 and share the file stored in the external server 40. Examples of the file sharing service are Dropbox (registered trademark), Google Drive (registered trademark), OneDrive (registered trademark), and the like. The external server 40 stores the file output from the terminal 20, the file output from the device 30, the file processed by the server 10, and the like. Then, the external server 40 transmits the saved file to the designated destination in response to a command or request from the terminal 20, the device 30, the server 10, and the like. The external server 40 is not essential.

The device 30 is an information processing device having a communication function. The device 30 can use various services provided by the server 10. In the present embodiment, the device 30 will be described as an image forming apparatus. The device 30 is not limited to the image forming apparatus, and may be any device connected to the server 10.

The image forming apparatus is an apparatus that forms an image showing the content of data on a recording medium. Examples of the image forming apparatus are MFP (Multifunction Peripheral/Printer/Product), facsimile, scanner, printer, PJ (Projector: projector), IWB (Interactive White Board: electronic blackboard capable of mutual communication). It is an output device such as a white board having a function) and digital signage, a HUD (Head Up Display) device, and a display device. In the present embodiment, the image forming apparatus will be described as an MFP having facsimile, scanner, and printer functions. For example, the image forming apparatus transmits output data such as scan data to another apparatus such as the terminal 20 via the communication network 50, the server 10 and the external server 40.

Examples of the device 30 excluding the image forming apparatus include industrial machines, imaging devices, sound collecting devices, medical devices, network home appliances, automobiles (Connected Car), notebook PCs (Personal Computers), mobile phones, smartphones, tablet terminals, It is a game machine, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a digital camera, a wearable PC, a desktop PC, etc., but is not limited thereto.

An example of the recording medium is a sheet material such as paper, cloth, film or plate, but is not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the recording medium is paper. Therefore, the device 30 forms an image by printing on paper. Further, the device 30 can use the service provided by the server 10 to set an application for itself and change or delete the set application.

The terminal 20 is an information processing device having a communication function. The terminal 20 can use various services provided by the server 10. The terminal 20 transmits the data of the image formed on the recording medium to the device 30. The terminal 20 may generate the data or may acquire the data from an external device. In the present embodiment, the terminal 20 transmits the data to the device 30 via the communication network 50, the server 10 and the external server 40. Further, the terminal 20 may be configured to use the service provided by the server 10 to set the application to the device 30, and change or delete the set application. Good.

Examples of the terminal 20 are a smart device such as a notebook PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone and a tablet terminal, a game machine, a PDA, a digital camera, a wearable PC, a desktop PC, a video conference terminal, and an IWB. In the present embodiment, the terminal 20 will be described as a notebook PC.

As described above, both the terminal 20 and the device 30 can use the service provided by the server 10 to process the output data and set, change, and delete the application for the terminal 20 and the device 30. it can. Such terminals 20 and devices 30 are collectively referred to as a device 60. The device 60 is an example of an information processing device.

<Hardware configuration of server 10>
The hardware configuration of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 10 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an HD (Hard Disk) 104, and an HDD (Hard Disk). Drive) controller 105, display 106, external device connection I/F (interface) 108, network I/F 109, data bus 110, keyboard 111, pointing device 112, DVD-RW (Digital Versatile). Disk Rewritable) Drive 114 and media I/F116 are included as a component.

The CPU 101 controls the operation of the entire server 10. The ROM 102 stores a program used for driving the CPU 101 such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader). The RAM 103 is used as a work area for the CPU 101. The HD 104 stores various data such as programs. The HDD controller 105 controls reading or writing of various data with respect to the HD 104 under the control of the CPU 101. The display 106 displays various information such as a cursor, a menu, windows, characters and images. The external device connection I/F 108 is an interface for connecting various external devices. The external device in this case is, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a printer, or the like. The network I/F 109 is an interface for performing data communication using the communication network 50. The bus line 110 is an address bus or a data bus for electrically connecting the respective constituent elements such as the CPU 101.

The keyboard 111 is a type of input means having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions and the like. The pointing device 112 is a type of input means for selecting and executing various instructions, selecting a processing target, and moving a cursor. The DVD-RW drive 114 controls reading or writing of various data with respect to the DVD-RW 113, which is an example of a removable recording medium. The recording medium is not limited to DVD-RW, but may be DVD-R or the like. The media I/F 116 controls reading or writing (storage) of data with respect to the recording medium 115 such as a flash memory.

<Hardware configuration of terminal 20>
The hardware configuration of the terminal 20 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal 20 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 20 includes a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a HD 204, an HDD controller 205, a display 206, an external device connection I/F 208, a network I/F 209, and a data bus 210. , A keyboard 211, a pointing device 212, a DVD-RW drive 214, and a media I/F 216 as constituent elements. The configurations and functions of the above-described components of the terminal 20 are the same as those of the server 10, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

<Hardware configuration of device 30>
The hardware configuration of the device 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the device 30 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the device 30 includes a controller 310, a short-range communication circuit 320, an engine control unit 330, an operation panel 340, and a network I/F 350 as constituent elements.

The controller 310 includes a CPU 301 which is a main part of a computer, a system memory (MEM-P) 302, a north bridge (NB) 303, a south bridge (SB) 304, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 306, and a memory. A local memory (MEM-C) 307 that is a unit, an HDD controller 308, and an HD 309 that is a storage unit are included. The NB 303 and the ASIC 306 are configured to be connected by an AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus 321.

The CPU 301 is a control unit that controls the entire device 30. The NB 303 is a bridge for connecting the CPU 301 to the MEM-P 302, SB 304, and AGP bus 321. The NB 303 includes a memory controller that controls reading and writing to the MEM-P 302, a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) master, and an AGP target.

The MEM-P 302 includes a ROM 302a and a RAM 302b. The ROM 302a is a memory for storing programs and data that realizes each function of the controller 310. The RAM 302b is used as a drawing memory or the like when programs and data are expanded and memory printing is performed. It should be noted that the program stored in the ROM 302a is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a CD-R, or a DVD in a file in an installable format or an executable format so as to be provided. It may be configured.

The SB 304 is a bridge for connecting the NB 303 to PCI devices and peripheral devices. The ASIC 306 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) for image processing use, which has a hardware element for image processing. The ASIC 306 has a role of a bridge connecting the AGP bus 321, the PCI bus 322, the HDD controller 308, and the MEM-C 307, respectively. The ASIC 306 includes a PCI target and an AGP master, an arbiter (ARB) that forms the core of the ASIC 306, a memory controller that controls the MEM-C 307, and a plurality of DMACs (Direct Memory Access) that rotate image data by hardware logic. Controller) and a PCI unit that performs data transfer between the scanner unit 331 and the printer unit 332 via the PCI bus 322. The ASIC 306 may be configured to be connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface and an IEEE 1394 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394) interface.

The MEM-C 307 is a local memory used as a copy image buffer and a code buffer. The HD 309 is a storage for accumulating image data, font data used at the time of printing, and a form. The HDD controller 308 controls the reading or writing of data with respect to the HD 309 under the control of the CPU 301. The AGP bus 321 is a bus interface for a graphics accelerator card proposed for speeding up graphics processing. The AGP bus 321 can speed up the graphics accelerator card by directly accessing the MEM-P 302 with high throughput.

Further, the short-range communication circuit 320 includes a short-range communication circuit 320a. The short-range communication circuit 320 is a communication circuit conforming to a short-range wireless communication standard such as NFC (Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The engine control unit 330 includes a scanner unit 331 and a printer unit 332. Further, the operation panel 340 includes a panel display section 340a and an operation panel 340b. The panel display unit 340a may be configured by a touch panel or the like that displays current setting values and a selection screen and receives an input from the operator. The operation panel 340b includes a numeric keypad that receives a set value of a condition related to image formation such as a print density setting condition, a start key that receives a copy start instruction, and the like. The controller 310 controls the entire device 30, and controls, for example, drawing, communication, and input from the operation panel 340. The scanner unit 331 or the printer unit 332 includes an image processing unit such as error diffusion and gamma conversion.

The device 30 can sequentially select and select the document box function, the copy function, the printer function, the scanner function, and the facsimile function by using the application switching key of the operation panel 340. The device 30 operates in the document box mode when the document box function is selected, in the copy mode when the copy function is selected, in the printer mode when the printer function is selected, and in the scanner mode when the scanner function is selected, When the facsimile mode is selected, it operates in the facsimile mode.

The network I/F 350 is an interface for performing data communication using the communication network 50. The short-range communication circuit 320 and the network I/F 350 are electrically connected to the ASIC 306 via the PCI bus 322.

<Functional configuration of server 10>
The functional configuration of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 10 according to the embodiment. Specifically, the functional configuration of the service providing system in the server 10 will be described. The device 60 shown in FIG. 5 is the terminal 20 or the device 30. The device 60 has a browser 610 executed by, for example, a CPU. The user of the device 60 can use the browser 610 to register applications for using various services in the server 10 and activate and execute the registered applications. The device 60 need only have the browser 610, and does not need to have, for example, a dedicated application program or the like for using various services provided by the server 10.

For example, with respect to the device 30 which is an image forming apparatus, the device 60 can register an application for setting each function such as a document box function, a copy function, a printer function, a scanner function and a facsimile function in the server 10. In this case, the application may be registered by either the terminal 20 or the device 30.

The server 10 includes an input/output service processing unit 1100, a Web service processing unit 1200, a document service unit 1300, and a portal service unit 1400 as functional components. Each functional component is realized by a process that the CPU 101 causes one or more programs installed in the server 10 to execute.

The server 10 also includes an application information storage unit 1500, an application screen information storage unit 1600, and a portal screen information storage unit 1700 as functional components. Each storage unit can be realized using the HDD 104 or the like. At least one of the storage units may be realized by using a storage device or the like connected to the server 10 via the communication network 50 or the like. For example, at least one storage unit may be included in the external server 40. As a result, the load on the server 10 is reduced, and the information stored in the storage unit is shared. Here, the application information storage unit 1500 is an example of the first storage unit, and the portal screen information storage unit 1700 is an example of the second storage unit.

The input/output service processing unit 1100 performs processing related to services provided by the server 10. The input/output service processing unit 1100 includes an application management unit 1101 and a logic processing unit 1102.

The application management unit 1101 manages the application information 1510 stored in the application information storage unit 1500. The application information 1510 is an application for using a service realized by a series of processes. In other words, various services provided by the server 10 are provided by the application information 1510.

Further, the application management unit 1101 returns the processing flow information 1511 included in the application information 1510 in response to the request from the logic processing unit 1102. The process flow information 1511 is information that defines a series of processes for realizing the service provided by the application information 1510.

Furthermore, the application management unit 1101 stores the application information 1510 in the application information storage unit 1500 in response to a request from the portal service unit 1400. As a result, the application information 1510 (application) that provides the service is registered in the server 10.

The logic processing unit 1102 acquires the processing flow information 1511 included in the application information 1510 from the application management unit 1101 in response to the request from the web service processing unit 1200. Then, the logic processing unit 1102 executes a series of processing (processing flow) that realizes the service provided by the application information 1510, based on the processing flow information 1511 acquired from the application management unit 1101. This makes it possible to provide various services.

The Web service processing unit 1200 performs processing for the user to use various services using the browser 610 of the device 60. That is, the web service processing unit 1200 functions as an application server that provides the web application (application information 1510) to the browser 610. The web service processing unit 1200 includes a screen configuration unit 1201 and an application execution unit 1202.

The screen configuration unit 1201 responds to a request from the browser 610, and the application screen information 1610 stored in the application screen information storage unit 1600 and the application settings included in the application information 1510 stored in the application information storage unit 1500. Information 1512 is returned.

The application screen information 1610 is information in which a model of a screen (application screen) for using the service provided by the application information 1510 is defined. The application screen information 1610 is information in which the template of the application screen is defined by, for example, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), XHTML (Extensible HyperText Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), or Java Script (registered trademark).

The application setting information 1512 is information in which various settings of the application (application information 1510) are defined. For example, in the application setting information 1512, among the parameter information used for executing a series of processes, parameter information input by the user, parameter information set by default, and the like are defined. Further, for example, the application setting information 1512 defines input items for the user to input parameter information on the application screen, display information on the application screen (for example, application name), and the like. The application setting information 1512 is information in which various application settings are defined by, for example, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation).

As a result, the browser screen 610 causes the device 60 to display an application screen for using the service provided by the server 10.

The application execution unit 1202 transmits an execution request for the application (application information 1510) to the input/output service processing unit 1100 in response to the request from the browser 610.

The document service unit 1300 executes a predetermined process included in a series of processes (process flow) based on the process flow information 1511. The document service unit 1300 includes an OCR processing unit 1301 and a mail delivery unit 1302. The OCR processing unit 1301 performs OCR processing on electronic files such as scanned images. The mail delivery unit 1302 creates a mail with an electronic file attached, and delivers the mail to the specified mail address. The document service unit 1300 may send the processed electronic file to the external server 40.

In addition to these, the document service unit 1300 has various functions such as a compression/decompression processing unit for compressing or decompressing an electronic file, a data format conversion unit for converting the data format of the electronic file, and the like. Parts may be included.

The portal service unit 1400 performs processing for a user to register and change an application using the browser 610 of the device 60. Changing the application may include replacing the application and editing the content of the application. The portal service unit 1400 includes a UI (User Interface) providing unit 1401 and an application registration unit 1402. The UI providing unit 1401, which is an example of a providing unit, returns the portal screen information 1710 stored in the portal screen information storage unit 1700 in response to a request from the browser 610. Here, the portal is a website that allows registration and modification of applications using the browser 610.

The portal screen information 1710 is information defining a portal top screen (portal top screen) and various screens such as an application registration screen and a change screen. The portal screen information 1710 is information in which various screens are defined in the browser 610 such as HTML, XML, CSS, or Java Script, for example.

As a result, the portal top screen, the application registration screen, or the application change screen is displayed on the device 60 by the browser 610. Therefore, the user of the browser 610 can perform the registration operation or the modification operation of the application (application information 1510) on the application registration screen or the modification screen.

The application registration unit 1402 requests the application management unit 1101 to register or change the application (application information 1510) in response to a request from the UI providing unit 1401. That is, when the application registration operation is performed on the application registration screen, the application registration unit 1402 requests the application management unit 1101 to register the application.

The application information storage unit 1500 stores application information 1510. The application information 1510 is stored in the application information storage unit 1500 in association with the application ID that identifies the application information 1510. The application ID is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the application information 1510 or identification information included in the URL of the application information 1510.

The application information 1510 includes processing flow information 1511 and application setting information 1512. For example, the process flow information 1511 may define a series of processes for realizing the service provided by the application information 1510. In the application setting information 1512, various settings of the application information 1510 may be defined. The application information 1510 may include two or more pieces of processing flow information 1511 and two or more pieces of application setting information 1512.

As described above, the processing flow information 1511 is information defining a series of processing (processing flow) for realizing the service provided by the application information 1510. The application setting information 1512 is information in which various settings of the application (application information 1510) are defined, as described above.

The application screen information storage unit 1600 stores application screen information 1610. The application screen information 1610 is stored in the application screen information storage unit 1600 in association with the application ID.

The portal screen information storage unit 1700 stores portal screen information 1710. The portal screen information 1710 is stored in the portal screen information storage unit 1700 in association with the URLs of the portal top screen, the application registration screen, the change screen, and the like.

Further, the input/output service processing unit 1100, the Web service processing unit 1200, the document service unit 1300, the portal service unit 1400, and the like as described above may be realized by different information processing devices.

<Functional configuration of device 60>
Since the functional configurations of the terminal 20 and the device 30 are the same, the functional configuration of the device 60 that combines the terminal 20 and the device 30 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the device 60 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the device 60 includes a communication unit 620, an operation reception unit 630, a display control unit 640, and a browser 610 as functional components.

The communication unit 620 is realized by the network I/F 209 or 350 or the like. The communication unit 620 controls communication with other devices via the communication network 50.

The operation reception unit 630 is realized by the keyboard 211, the pointing device 212, the operation panel 340, or the like. The operation reception unit 630 converts a signal indicating information, a command, and the like, which is input via the operation panel 340 or the like, into information indicating the information, the command, etc., and outputs the information to other components.

The display control unit 640 and the browser 610 are realized by the CPU 301 and the like. The display control unit 640 converts the information acquired from each component into image data suitable for display on the display 206 or the panel display unit 340a and causes the display 206 or the panel display unit 340a to display the image data.

The browser 610 is a program for displaying data and programs transmitted from the server 10 as characters and images on the screen. The user of the device 60 can use the browser 610 to register an application in the server 10, set a registered application, execute an application registered in the server 10, and the like.

The judgment definition list screen management unit 611, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612, the registration unit 613, and the registration result reception unit 614 realize their respective functions on the browser 610 according to the application program of the server 10. The program for executing at least one of the judgment definition list screen management unit 611, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612, the registration unit 613, and the registration result reception unit 614 may be installed in the device 60.

The registration unit 613 transmits a request for registration of various items to the server 10.

The registration result receiving unit 614 receives from the server 10 the registration result in the server 10 in response to the registration request made by the registration unit 613.

The judgment definition list screen management unit 611 manages a start screen for starting application setting and a judgment definition list screen for registering a judgment definition for judging a template that is a template for application setting. The start screen and the determination definition list screen are screens displayed on the browser 610 of the device 60. For example, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 displays and manages the start screen S1 as shown in FIG. 7, and displays and manages the judgment definition list screen S2 as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a start screen of the device 60 according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for registering the recommended determination definition of the template in the device 60 according to the embodiment.

For example, when the setting application for setting the application is activated by the user via the browser 610, the determination definition list screen management unit 611 displays the start screen S1 of FIG. 7. In the start screen S1, the determination definition list display button L is selected, and a list of the application WFs that are the targets of the determination definition list display is shown. In this example, the application WF is a workflow application including a workflow. The workflow is composed of a processing flow for performing processing according to the flow. The start screen S1 shows the name WFa of each application WF, the description WFb of the application, and the registration date and time WFc of the application.

The content of the application WF shown on the start screen S1 may be set or may not be set. In the former case, the application is specified through the user's operation, so that the determination definition list screen management unit 611 can change or edit the set content. In the latter case, the determination definition list screen management unit 611 enables the input, that is, the editing of the unset contents, by specifying the application through the user's operation. Further, the determination definition list screen management unit 611 may enable the addition of the application WF on the start screen S1 through the user's operation. In the present specification and claims, “edit” means change, deletion, input, etc., for example, change and deletion of items that have already been input and input of items that have not been input. means.

When one application is designated from the applications WF of the start screen S1, the determination definition list screen management unit 611 displays a determination definition list screen S2 as shown in FIG. 8 showing a list of determination definitions regarding the application. .. The judgment definition list screen S2 is a screen showing a list of judgment definitions D for judging a template to be recommended in the setting of the application (hereinafter, also referred to as “recommended template”). Each judgment definition D includes a check box Ds for selecting the judgment definition D and a text Dc indicating the content of the judgment definition D. The content of the text Dc can be edited by selecting the text Dc.

The check box Ds has a function of permitting execution of processing for the definition D including the checked check box Ds.

The plurality of determination definitions D arranged in the vertical direction in the determination definition list screen S2 undergo drag and drop to change the order in the arrangement. The order of arrangement of the determination definition D indicates the priority at the time of determining the recommended template, and the determination priority decreases from top to bottom. That is, the order of the array of the determination definition D indicates the determination order when determining the recommended template.

For example, in FIG. 8, the first determination is “with disclaimer + number of parameters is large”, the second determination is “with disclaimer + number of parameters is small”, and the third determination is “ The number of parameters is large, and the fourth determination is that the number of parameters is small. For example, in the case of the first judgment, the template corresponding to the judgment definition of “disclaimer + number of parameters is large” is set as the recommended template. If the first judgment is not satisfied and the second judgment is satisfied, the template corresponding to the judgment definition of “disclaimer + number of parameters is small” is set as the recommended template.

The determination definition list screen S2 includes a registration button Aa, a delete button Ab, and an enter button Ac.

When the delete button Ab is pressed or clicked, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 judges the judgment definition D shown in the judgment definition list screen S2 and the check box Ds being checked. Delete from the definition list screen S2.

When the registration button Aa is pressed or clicked, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 judges the judgment definition D shown in the judgment definition list screen S2 and the check box Ds being checked. Register on the definition list screen S2. For example, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 may register a new judgment definition added to the array of plural judgment definitions D in the judgment definition list screen S2. The new determination definition may be added by designating and inputting the lower part of the vertical arrangement of the plurality of determination definitions D and the like. Further, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 may register the judgment definition D after the text Dc is edited in the judgment definition list screen S2.

When the decision button Ac is pressed or clicked, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 manages the judgment definition registration screen related to the judgment definition D whose check box Ds is checked. It is displayed on the section 612. The judgment definition list screen management unit 611 causes the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 to display the judgment definition registration screen related to the judgment definition D specified in the judgment definition list screen S2. Therefore, a judgment definition registration screen can be displayed for each of the judgment definitions shown in the judgment definition list screen S2. The determination definition list screen management unit 611 may store the data of the determination definition list screen S2 in the portal screen information storage unit 1700.

As described above, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 displays the judgment definition list screen S2 and reflects the edit added to the list of the judgment definition D on the judgment definition list screen S2.

The judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 manages the judgment definition registration screen. The judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 displays the judgment definition registration screen that shows the setting contents associated with the judgment definition of the judgment definition registration screen and set in the judgment definition and the recommended template, and the judgment definition setting contents and recommendations. Reflect the edits added to the template in the judgment definition registration screen.

Specifically, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 accepts and manages the editing of the setting content for the judgment definition registration screen related to the judgment definition specified in the judgment definition list screen S2. For example, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 manages the judgment definition registration screen S3 as shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a template recommended determination definition in the device 60 according to the embodiment.

The judgment definition registration screen S3 is a screen for accepting the input of the setting contents for the judgment definition D for judging the recommended template, that is, the editing. The judgment definition registration screen S3 includes a judgment definition name item Dn, a concrete judgment definition item Dd such as a judgment function set in the judgment definition, a recommended template item Rt, and a display message item M. .. Furthermore, the determination definition registration screen S3 includes a registration button Ad, a temporary registration button Ae, and a button Af represented as “close”.

The determination definition registration screen management unit 612 indicates the text Dc of the determination definition D specified on the determination definition list screen S2 in the item Dn, but is not limited to this, and may indicate any text that represents the determination definition D. ..

The determination definition registration screen management unit 612 receives an input of a specific determination definition such as a determination function in the item Dd. The determination definition may be input by a user operation. For example, regarding the judgment definition “SettingParam>4&RequiredParam>1” shown in FIG. 9, “SettingParam” represents the number of parameters displayed on the application setting screen, and “SettingParam>4” indicates that the number of parameters exceeds 4 Indicates that there is. “RequiredParam” represents the quantity of disclaimers, and “RequiredParam>1” represents that the quantity of disclaimers is more than one. Therefore, “SettingParam>4&RequiredParam>1” indicates that the number of parameters is more than 4 and the number of disclaimers is more than 1. The disclaimer is an essential item, for example, a parameter set to be an essential input item.

Further, the determination definition registration screen management unit 612 receives the input of the recommended template in the item Rt. For example, the determination definition registration screen management unit 612 may display a template such as “Wizard” as the default value of the recommended template. The judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 may accept the maintenance of the default value and the change of the default value to another template such as “onescreen”.

In the item M, the determination definition registration screen management unit 612 receives input of the text of the message displayed on the application setting screen. For example, the text may be input by a user operation.

In addition, in the items Dd and M, when the determination definition for determining the recommended template and its details are already set, the set contents are displayed, and the set contents can be changed and deleted. If it is not set, it is displayed as blank and it is possible to input to the blank.

When the temporary registration button Ae is pressed or clicked, the registration unit 613 causes the registration unit 613 to enter the contents entered in each item of the judgment definition registration screen S3, the judgment definitions entered in the judgment definition list screen S2, and the judgment definitions. Temporarily register in association with the order. The temporary registration destination may be the storage unit of the server 10 such as the application information storage unit 1500 or the storage unit of the device 60 such as the HD 204 or 309.

Further, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 changes the display screen and causes the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 to display the judgment definition list screen S2. Thereby, the user can confirm each judgment definition and the order of judgment by each judgment definition, and can further return to the judgment definition registration screen S3 by operating the decision button Ac.

When the registration button Ad is pressed or clicked, the registration unit 613 causes the registration unit 613 to enter the contents entered in each item of the judgment definition registration screen S3, the judgment definitions entered in the judgment definition list screen S2, and their order. A request for registering information associated with and is transmitted to the server 10. At this time, the registration unit 613 separately transmits a request for registration of the contents of the judgment definition included in the judgment definition registration screen S3 and a request for registration of the judgment order of the judgment definitions included in the judgment definition list screen S2. Good. The determination definition registration screen management unit 612 may store the data of the determination definition registration screen S3 in the portal screen information storage unit 1700, and the data of the determination definition registration screen S3 and the determination definition list screen S2 may be stored in the portal screen information storage. It may be stored in the unit 1700.

The server 10 may register the above information in a storage unit of the server 10, such as the application information storage unit 1500. For example, the content input in the determination definition registration screen S3 is transmitted to the server 10 as data as shown in FIG. 10 and registered in the application information storage unit 1500 by the application management unit 1101. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of data registered in FIG. 9.

Further, the server 10 transmits the registration result to the device 60, and the registration result receiving unit 614 of the device 60 receives and acquires the received registration result. The registration result receiving unit 614 may end the setting of the application after obtaining the registration result, and may display the start screen S1 shown in FIG. 7, for example.

When the request for registration of the content of the judgment definition and the request for registration of the judgment order of the judgment definition are transmitted separately, the server 10 may perform the registration and the transmission of the registration result each time the request is received. The registration and the registration result may be transmitted after receiving all the requests.

When the button Af is pressed or clicked, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 closes the judgment definition registration screen S3. At this time, the determination definition registration screen management unit 612 may discard the information on the state of the temporary registration, or may retain it in the storage unit of the server 10, such as the application information storage unit 1500.

The data of the screens S1 to S3 described above may be stored in the portal screen information storage unit 1700 of the server 10. The UI providing unit 1401 of the portal service unit 1400 may transmit the data of each screen to the browser 610 and display it in response to a request from the browser 610 of the device 60.

<Operation of Information Processing System 1>
The operation of the information processing system 1 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. In this example, the operation between the device 60, which is a collection of the terminal 20 and the device 30, and the input/output service processing unit 1100 and the portal service unit 1400 of the server 10 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 11, in step S101, the user of the device 60 inputs an operation to the device 60 to activate the application setting application. The application setting application is an application that can set a recommended template. As a result, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts the data of the start screen S1 as shown in FIG. 7 from the portal screen information storage unit 1700. The UI providing unit 1401 transmits the data of the start screen S1 to the browser 610 and displays it.

Further, when the user selects the judgment definition list display button L on the start screen S1, a list of applications targeted for the judgment definition list display is displayed. When the user designates one application from the list of applications, the browser 610 sends to the server 10 a request for processing to set a recommended template used for setting the application. That is, the browser 610 transmits a request for the determination definition list screen related to the application to the portal service unit 1400.

Next, in step S102, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts the data of the determination definition list screen S2 as shown in FIG. 8 from the portal screen information storage unit 1700. The UI providing unit 1401 transmits the data of the determination definition list screen S2 to the browser 610 and displays it.

Next, in step S103, the user of the device 60 edits each item in the determination definition list screen S2. After the editing is completed, when the user gives an operation such as pressing or clicking to the decision button Ac, the browser 610 requests the portal service unit 1400 to request the determination definition registration screen related to the determination definition specified via the check box Ds. Send to.

Next, in step S104, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts the data of the determination definition registration screen S3 as shown in FIG. 9 from the portal screen information storage unit 1700. The UI providing unit 1401 transmits the data of the determination definition registration screen S3 to the browser 610 and displays it.

Next, in step S105, the browser 610 receives an input by the user of the device 60 to each item in the determination definition registration screen S3. For example, the input items of the judgment definition, the recommended judgment definition such as the recommended template, and the display message (recommended message) are input.

Next, in step S106, when the user gives an operation such as pressing or clicking to the registration button Ad after completion of the input in step S105, the browser 610 causes the registration of the content of the determination definition based on the content of the determination definition registration screen S3. The request is transmitted to the portal service unit 1400. That is, the browser 610 transmits a request for registration of the content of the recommended determination definition to the portal service unit 1400. The content of the judgment definition may be information entered in all the items in the judgment definition registration screen S3 including the recommended template. The contents of the judgment definition may include the setting contents of the judgment definition and the recommended template. The setting contents of the judgment definition include the item Dn of the judgment definition name included in the judgment definition registration screen S3, the item Dd of the concrete judgment definition such as the judgment function, and the input contents to the item M of the display message. But it's okay.

Next, in step S107, the application registration unit 1402 transmits a request for registration of the content of the determination definition received from the device 60 to the input/output service processing unit 1100.

Next, in step S108, the application management unit 1101 registers the content of the determination definition received from the application registration unit 1402. Specifically, the application management unit 1101 stores the content of the determination definition in the application information storage unit 1500 in association with the application being set. Therefore, the setting content of the determination definition included in the content of the determination definition, the recommended template included in the content of the determination definition, and the application are stored in association with each other.

Next, in step S109, the application management unit 1101 transmits to the portal service unit 1400 a registration result indicating completion of registration of the determination definition content in the application information storage unit 1500.

Next, in step S110, the application registration unit 1402 transmits the received registration result to the device 60.

Next, in step S111, the browser 610 transmits to the portal service unit 1400 a request for registration of the order of determination definitions based on the content of the determination definition list screen S2. That is, the browser 610 transmits a request for registration of the determination order of the recommended determination definition to the portal service unit 1400.

Next, in step S112, the application registration unit 1402 transmits a request for registration of the determination order of the determination definition received from the device 60 to the input/output service processing unit 1100.

Next, in step S113, the application management unit 1101 registers the determination order of the determination definition received from the application registration unit 1402. Specifically, the application management unit 1101 stores the determination order of the determination definition in the application information storage unit 1500 in association with the application being set. As a result, the determination order of the determination definition of the application and the content of the determination definition are associated with each other.

Next, in step S114, the application management unit 1101 transmits a registration result indicating completion of registration of the determination order of the determination definition in the application information storage unit 1500 to the portal service unit 1400.

Next, in step S115, the application registration unit 1402 transmits the received registration result to the device 60. As a result, the browser 610 ends the process of setting the recommended template used for setting the application.

<Example of application setting screen>
In the following, an application setting screen showing a recommended template, that is, a template setting screen in the application setting is illustrated.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment when the number of setting parameters is large. The setting screen S4 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the browser 610 of the device 60 by the UI providing unit 1401 of the server 10 based on the registration content of the first determination definition which is the registration content of the determination definition using the content of the determination definition registration screen S3. Provided.

The registered content of the first judgment definition is one of the judgment definition name item Dn "there are many parameters", the recommended template item Rt "onescreen", and the display message item M "there are many parameters, so OneScreen is recommended. ." is included. On the setting screen S4, the item Rt "onescreen" is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the user can arbitrarily change and select the screen template from "onescreen". Further, the item M is displayed as the recommendation reason. For example, the OneScreen format template may be a template that completes all the input by displaying all necessary setting items and items to be input on one screen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment when the number of setting parameters is small. The setting screen S5 shown in FIG. 13 is provided to the browser 610 by the UI providing unit 1401 based on the registered content of the second determination definition using the content of the determination definition registration screen S3. In this example, the number of setting parameters is 5 or more and the number of setting parameters is 4 or less, but the number of setting parameters is not limited to this.

For the registered contents of the second judgment definition, the judgment definition name item Dn "the number of parameters is small", the recommended template item Rt "wizard", and the display message item M "the number of parameters is small, wizard is recommended. ." is included. On the setting screen S5, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the recommended reason. For example, the wizard template is a template that requires the necessary setting items to be displayed on the screen or the items to be entered, and then switches to the screen to display the next item or item. Also, it may be a template that completes all inputs such as items to be input. For example, the wizard template displays one of the necessary setting items and items to be entered together with the guidance on the first screen, and when the input to the item or item is completed, the next item or item is announced. It may be a template that is displayed on the second screen together with and repeats such a screen switching operation.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment when there is a disclaimer. The setting screen S6 shown in FIG. 14 is provided to the browser 610 by the UI providing unit 1401 based on the registered content of the third determination definition using the input content of the determination definition registration screen S3.

The registered content of the third judgment definition is the judgment definition name item Dn “with exemption”, the recommended template item Rt “wizard”, and the display message item M “with exemption wizard is recommended. Other templates In the case of, the user may forget to input.” is included. On the setting screen S6, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the reason for recommendation.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment when there is a disclaimer and the number of setting parameters is small. The setting screen S7 illustrated in FIG. 15 is provided by the UI providing unit 1401 to the browser 610 based on the registration content of the fourth determination definition that uses the input content of the determination definition registration screen S3.

The registered contents of the fourth judgment definition are the judgment definition name item Dn "Disclaimer + small number of parameters", the recommended template item Rt "onescreen", and the display message item M "Disclaimer, but the number of parameters OneScreen is recommended because it's low." On the setting screen S7, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the reason for recommendation.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment based on the frequency of use in another application. The setting screen S8 illustrated in FIG. 16 is provided by the UI providing unit 1401 to the browser 610 based on the registration content of the fifth determination definition using the input content of the determination definition registration screen S3.

The registration contents of the fifth judgment definition include the judgment definition item Dn "Most frequently used", the recommended template item Rt "wizard", and the display message item M "wizard format are often used in other applications. ". On the setting screen S8, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the reason for recommendation.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen of the workflow application according to the embodiment based on the use area. The setting screen S9 illustrated in FIG. 17 is provided by the UI providing unit 1401 to the browser 610 based on the registration content of the sixth determination definition using the input content of the determination definition registration screen S3.

The registration contents of the sixth judgment definition include the judgment definition name item Dn "Most frequently used in Europe", the recommended template item Rt "wizard", and the display message item M "wizard format is often used in Europe. Including.” On the setting screen S9, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the reason for recommendation.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a workflow application setting screen according to the embodiment based on the industry of use. The setting screen S10 illustrated in FIG. 18 is provided by the UI providing unit 1401 to the browser 610 based on the registration content of the seventh determination definition using the input content of the determination definition registration screen S3.

The registered contents of the seventh judgment definition are the judgment definition name item Dn "Frequently used in the fashion industry", the recommended template item Rt "wizard", and the display message item M "wizard format is often used in the fashion industry. It has been done." On the setting screen S10, the item Rt is displayed as a recommended screen template by default, and the item M is displayed as the reason for recommendation.

The template of the workflow application setting screen as described above is stored in the portal screen information storage unit 1700. The UI providing unit 1401 provides the template to which the registration content of the determination definition using the content of the determination definition registration screen is applied to the browser 610.

Further, statistical information such as the frequency of use of each template in other applications, the frequency of use in each region such as Europe, and the frequency of use in each industry may be stored in the storage unit of the server 10 in advance. Good. Then, the recommended template may be determined using the browser 610 based on the statistical information stored in advance.

Alternatively, for example, the application management unit 1101 or the like may extract a template to be used from the application information stored in the application information storage unit 1500, and generate the above statistical information from the extracted template. ..

For example, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of data of application information according to the embodiment. The data in FIG. 19 includes two pieces of application information, “scan” and “print”. Each application information includes usage information indicating a usage target of the application. For example, the application information of “scan” includes usage information of a usage template “onescreen”, usage area “US (us)”, and usage industry “fashion”. The application information “print” includes usage information “wizard”, usage region “Europe (eu)”, and usage industry “education”.

<Recommended template determination process>
The process of determining the recommended template in the application settings will be described. FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of recommended template determination processing according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, in step S201, the user of the device 60 activates the setting application by inputting an operation to the device 60, and starts registration or setting of the application using the browser 610. The browser 610 transmits a request for displaying a registration screen for registering the application to the portal service unit 1400 of the server 10.

Next, in step S202, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts the data of the registration screen from the portal screen information storage unit 1700 and sends it to the browser 610.

Next, in step S203, the user of the device 60 inputs information into the received registration screen. For example, the setting screens S4 to S10 of FIGS. 12 to 18 are displayed as registration screens. Four items “1. type selection”, “2. basic setting”, “3. detailed setting” and “4. registration” are displayed in the upper part of the setting screens S4 to S10. By specifying each item, a screen corresponding to the specified item is displayed.

In step S203, the user performs input on the screen corresponding to the items "1. type selection" and "2. basic setting". The screen of the item “1. Type selection” is a screen for selecting the type of application. The screen of the item “2. Basic setting” is a screen for setting basic information for the selected type of application. For example, on the screen of the item "2. Basic setting", the number of parameters set in the application, the disclaimer set in the parameters, and the like are set.

Next, in step S204, after the input of the item "2. Basic setting" to the screen is completed, the user inputs an operation, and the browser 610 requests the portal service to display the item "3. Detailed setting" screen. It is transmitted to the unit 1400. The screen of the item “3. Detailed setting” is a template setting screen as shown in FIGS.

Next, in step S205, the UI providing unit 1401 transmits to the input/output service processing unit 1100 a request for a list of determination definitions related to the application being registered.

Next, in step S206, the application management unit 1101 extracts the determination definition related to the application in the registration process from the application information storage unit 1500, and sends the list service data of the determination definition to the portal service unit 1400.

Next, in step S207, the UI providing unit 1401 compares the application condition, which is a condition set in the application such as the number of parameters and the disclaimer, with each determination definition in the determination definition list. At this time, the UI providing unit 1401 compares the determination definition with the application condition in descending order of priority, which is the order of determination definition. Then, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts, from the list of determination definitions, the determination definition that the application condition matches. For example, the determination definition that the application condition first meets may be extracted. Further, the UI providing unit 1401 acquires the content of the determination definition associated with the extracted determination definition.

Note that the UI providing unit 1401 may transmit a request for the content of the determination definition to the input/output service processing unit 1100 and acquire it from the application management unit 1101 of the input/output service processing unit 1100. At this time, the application management unit 1101 extracts the content of the determination definition from the application information storage unit 1500.

Alternatively, in step S206, the UI providing unit 1401 may request the input/output service processing unit 1100 for the content of the determination definition associated with each determination definition in the list of determination definitions. Then, the UI providing unit 1401 may extract the content of the determination definition associated with the determination definition to which the application condition matches from the acquired content of the determination definition.

Further, the UI providing unit 1401 extracts the template of the screen of the item “3. Detailed setting” from the portal screen information storage unit 1700 and applies the content of the determination definition to the template. The UI providing unit 1401 transmits the data of the screen of the item “3. Detailed setting” after application to the browser 610. Thereby, the browser displays the screen of the item “3. Detailed setting”, and the recommended template, the recommended message, and the like are displayed on the screen. After deciding the template to be used on the screen, the user inputs a command to display the screen of the item “4. Registration”. After that, the browser 610 registers the contents input and set so far in the server 10 as the registration information of the application by the user's operation using the screen of the item “4. Registration”.

<Effects, etc.>
As described above, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment displays the judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of judgment definitions for judging template data of the screen of the application, and adds to the list of judgment definitions. It is a screen showing a judgment definition list screen management unit 611 that reflects the edited information on the judgment definition list screen, setting contents associated with the judgment definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the judgment definition, and recommended template data. A judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 that displays the judgment definition registration screen and reflects the setting contents of the judgment definition and the edits added to the recommended template data to the judgment definition registration screen, and an application information storage unit as the first storage unit. 1500, and a registration unit 613 that associates the setting contents of the judgment definition shown on the judgment definition registration screen with the recommended template data and registers them in the application information storage unit 1500.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to acquire the setting content of the determination definition and the recommended template data corresponding to the application from the setting content of the determination definition and the recommended template data registered in the application information storage unit 1500. Then, by using the setting contents of the determination definition and the recommended template data, it becomes possible to easily set the screen of the application.

Further, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment extracts the setting contents of the determination definition and the recommended template data corresponding to the contents of the application from the application information storage unit 1500, and outputs the setting contents of the determination definition and the recommended template data. A UI providing unit 1401 may be provided as a providing unit that provides a screen of the applied application. With the above configuration, the UI providing unit 1401 can provide the screen of the application to which the setting contents of the determination definition corresponding to the application and the recommended template data are applied.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, the template data is the template data of the screen for setting the application, and the determination definition is the number of parameters set in the application and the disclaimer set in the parameter. , And the definition based on at least one of the usage frequencies of applications. According to the above configuration, the number of parameters, the disclaimer, and the frequency of use of applications are all related to the format of template data. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately set the recommended template data based on at least one of the number of parameters, the disclaimer, and the usage frequency of the application.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, the setting content of the determination definition may include the reason for recommending the recommended template data. According to the above configuration, the reason for recommending the recommended template data can be shown on the screen of the application to which the setting contents of the judgment definition and the recommended template data are applied. Therefore, the user can easily determine whether or not to use the recommended template data.

Further, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment includes a portal screen information storage unit 1700 as a second storage unit that stores the data of the determination definition list screen and the data of the determination definition registration screen, and includes the determination definition list screen management unit. 611 displays the judgment definition list screen by acquiring the data of the judgment definition list screen from the portal screen information storage unit 1700, and the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 displays the judgment definition registration screen from the portal screen information storage unit 1700. The determination definition registration screen may be displayed by acquiring the data of 1. According to the above configuration, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611 and the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 can display the screen using the portal screen information storage unit 1700. Therefore, the amount of processing in the device 60 and the amount of storage area used can be reduced.

Further, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment includes a server 10 including a determination definition list screen management unit 611, a determination definition registration screen management unit 612, a registration unit 613, and an application information storage unit 1500, and a browser 610. And a device 60 that uses the functions realized by the judgment definition list screen management unit 611, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612, and the registration unit 613 using the browser 610, and the server 10 and the device 60 communicate with each other. You may. According to the above configuration, the device 60 can execute various functions using the browser 610. Therefore, the amount of processing in the device 60 and the amount of storage area used can be reduced.

Further, the device 60 as the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment displays a judgment definition list screen that is a screen showing a list of judgment definitions for judging template data of the screen of the application, and adds to the list of judgment definitions. It is a screen showing a judgment definition list screen management unit 611 that reflects the edited information on the judgment definition list screen, setting contents associated with the judgment definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the judgment definition, and recommended template data. The judgment definition registration screen management unit 612 that displays the judgment definition registration screen and reflects the setting contents of the judgment definition and the edits added to the recommended template data to the judgment definition registration screen, and the judgment definition registration screen shown in FIG. A registration unit 613 that registers the setting content and the recommended template data in the storage unit in association with each other. According to such a device 60, the same effect as that of the information processing system 1 can be obtained.

(Other embodiments)
Although the example of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, various modifications of the embodiment and forms constructed by combining the constituent elements of different embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment sets an application including a workflow including a plurality of processes performed according to a flow, but is not limited to this. For example, the information processing system 1 may simply set an application including one or more processes.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, the wizard format template and the OneScreen format template are used as the recommended templates, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, templates such as TwoScreen format and ThreeScreen format may be used.

The TwoScreen format template is a template that completes all input by displaying necessary setting items and items to be input by dividing them into two screens, a first screen and a second screen. May be. Then, the template of TwoScreen format may display the second screen after the completion of the input to the first screen.

The ThreeScreen format template divides all the necessary settings and items to be entered into three screens, the first screen, the second screen, and the third screen, so that all the inputs can be displayed. It may be a template to be completed. Then, the three-screen template may display the second screen after completing the input on the first screen, and may display the third screen after completing the input on the second screen.

Further, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment is configured to recommend the template for setting the application, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing system 1 may be configured to recommend a simple screen template of an application.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment, the server 10 and the terminal 20 or the device 30 transmit and receive various information via the communication network 50 using the application and the browser. Not limited to. Information may be transmitted and received between the server 10 and the terminal 20 or the device 30 via any wired communication or wireless communication. In addition, the storage unit of the server 10 may be provided in the terminal 20 or the device 30, and the terminal 20 or the device 30 may perform the process without using the server 10. In this case, the judgment definition list screen management unit 611, the judgment definition registration screen management unit 612, the registration unit 613, and the registration result reception unit 614 are provided in the terminal 20 or the device 30, and their functions are provided by the CPU of the terminal 20 or the device 30 or the like. May be realized.

Further, the present invention may be an information processing method. For example, the information processing method according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of an application screen, and an edit added to the definition list. A step of reflecting on the judgment definition list screen, and a judgment definition registration screen which is a screen showing setting contents associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the definition and the recommended template data are displayed. Step, reflecting the setting contents of the definition and the edits added to the recommended template data on the judgment definition registration screen, and the setting contents of the definition and the recommended template data shown on the judgment definition registration screen Associated with each other and registered in the storage unit. According to this information processing method, the same effects as those of the above information processing system can be obtained. Such an information processing method may be realized by a circuit such as a CPU or an LSI, an IC card or a single module.

Further, the present invention may be a program or a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which the program is recorded. Needless to say, the above program can be distributed via a transmission medium such as the Internet.

For example, a program according to the present invention is a program to be executed by a computer, and a process of displaying a determination definition list screen that is a screen showing a list of definitions for determining template data of a screen of an application, It is a screen showing a process of reflecting the edit added to the list on the judgment definition list screen, setting contents associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the definition, and the recommended template data. Processing for displaying a judgment definition registration screen, processing for reflecting the setting contents of the definition and edits added to the recommended template data on the judgment definition registration screen, and setting of the definition shown on the judgment definition registration screen And a process of storing the contents and the recommended template data in association with each other. According to this program, the same effect as that of the above information processing system can be obtained.

Further, each function of the above-described embodiments can be realized by one or a plurality of processing circuits. Here, the “processing circuit” in the present specification is a processor programmed to execute each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or designed to execute each function described above. ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) and conventional circuit modules.

Also, the devices described in the embodiments only represent one of a plurality of computing environments for implementing the embodiments disclosed in the specification. In one embodiment, the first apparatus comprises a plurality of computing devices such as server clusters. The plurality of computing devices are configured to communicate with each other via any type of communication link, including networks, shared memory, etc., and perform the processes disclosed herein. Similarly, the second apparatus can include multiple computing devices that are configured to communicate with each other.

Further, the first device and the second device can be configured to share the disclosed processing steps, eg, FIG. 11, in various combinations. For example, the process performed by a given unit may be performed by a second device. Similarly, the functions of a given unit may be performed by the second device. Also, each element of the first device and the second device may be integrated into one server device or may be divided into a plurality of devices.

Moreover, all the numbers such as the ordinal numbers and the quantities used above are examples for specifically explaining the technique of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the exemplified numbers. Further, the connection relationship between the constituent elements is an example for specifically explaining the technique of the present invention, and the connection relationship for realizing the function of the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, the division of blocks in the functional block diagram is an example, and even if a plurality of blocks are realized as one block, one block is divided into a plurality of blocks, and/or some functions are transferred to another block. Good. Also, the functions of a plurality of blocks having similar functions may be processed in parallel or in time division by a single piece of hardware or software.

1 Information Processing System 10 Server 20 Terminal 30 Device 60 Device (Information Processing Device)
610 Browser 611 Judgment definition list screen management unit 612 Judgment definition registration screen management unit 613 Registration unit 1401 UI providing unit (providing unit)
1500 application information storage unit (first storage unit)
1700 Portal screen information storage unit (second storage unit)

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Claims (9)

Judgment definition list screen management that displays the judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of the application screen, and reflects the edits added to the definition list on the judgment definition list screen Department,
A judgment definition registration screen, which is a screen showing the setting contents associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the definition and the recommended template data, is displayed, and the setting contents of the definition and the recommended template are displayed. A judgment definition registration screen management unit for reflecting the edit added to the data on the judgment definition registration screen,
A first storage section,
An information processing system, comprising: a registration unit that associates the setting contents of the definition shown on the determination definition registration screen with the recommended template data in the first storage unit in association with each other. Providing a screen of the application in which the setting content of the definition and the recommended template data corresponding to the content of the application are extracted from the first storage unit and the setting content of the definition and the recommended template data are applied. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a unit. The template data is template data of a screen for setting the application,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the definition is based on at least one of the number of parameters set for the application, a disclaimer set for the parameter, and a usage frequency of the application. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the setting content of the definition includes a reason for recommending the recommended template data. Further comprising a second storage unit for storing the data of the judgment definition list screen and the data of the judgment definition registration screen,
The judgment definition list screen management unit displays the judgment definition list screen by acquiring the data of the judgment definition list screen from the second storage unit,
The determination definition registration screen management unit displays the determination definition registration screen by acquiring the data of the determination definition registration screen from the second storage unit, the information according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Processing system. A server having the judgment definition list screen management unit, the judgment definition registration screen management unit, the registration unit, and the first storage unit;
A device having a browser and using the browser, the judgment definition list screen management unit, the judgment definition registration screen management unit, and a device utilizing the function realized by the registration unit;
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the server and the device communicate with each other. Judgment definition list screen management that displays the judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of the application screen, and reflects the edits added to the definition list on the judgment definition list screen Department,
A judgment definition registration screen, which is a screen showing the setting contents associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and set in the definition and the recommended template data, is displayed, and the setting contents of the definition and the recommended template are displayed. A judgment definition registration screen management unit for reflecting the edit added to the data on the judgment definition registration screen,
An information processing apparatus comprising: a registration unit that associates the setting content of the definition shown on the determination definition registration screen with the recommended template data in a storage unit. An information processing method,
A step of displaying a judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of the application screen,
Reflecting the edits added to the definition list on the judgment definition list screen;
A step of displaying a judgment definition registration screen, which is a screen showing the setting content and the recommended template data that are associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and are set in the definition,
Reflecting the definition contents and the edits added to the recommended template data on the judgment definition registration screen,
An information processing method, comprising the step of associating the setting contents of the definition shown on the judgment definition registration screen with the recommended template data in a storage unit in association with each other. A program to be executed by a computer,
A process of displaying a judgment definition list screen, which is a screen showing a list of definitions for judging template data of an application screen,
A process of reflecting the edits added to the definition list on the judgment definition list screen,
A process of displaying a judgment definition registration screen, which is a screen showing the setting contents and the recommended template data that are associated with the definition of the judgment definition list screen and are set in the definition;
A process of reflecting the definition setting contents and the editing added to the recommended template data on the judgment definition registration screen,
A program including a process of associating and storing the setting contents of the definition shown on the judgment definition registration screen and the recommended template data.

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