JP2020135052A - Program and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program that increases the degree of freedom in the configuration of basic application software.SOLUTION: A program according to the present disclosure causes an information processing system 1 communicatively connected to a measuring instrument to perform the steps of: determining whether application software for controlling the measuring instrument is installed in a first information processing device 10 included in the information processing system 1; starting the application software when determining that the application software is installed; and controlling the started application software to control the measuring instrument.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to programs and information processing systems.

For example, a technique has been conventionally known in which an information processing device connected to a measuring instrument by communication executes control of the measuring instrument including acquisition of measurement data from the measuring instrument and change of setting of the measuring instrument based on a program. There is.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a data processing device capable of acquiring measurement data from a plurality of measuring instruments during measurement via a network and performing data processing without having knowledge of creating a communication program. There is.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-310619

For example, a program as a newly created function-enhanced application software that aggregates the functions of one or more basic application software that controls one or more measuring instruments can be considered. In such a case, for example, if the function of the basic application software included in the program is to be reconfigured including extension, the program itself needs to be recreated. In such a conventional program, the degree of freedom of the program for the configuration of the basic application software is low.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a program and an information processing system in which the degree of freedom in the configuration of basic application software is improved.

In the programs according to some embodiments, whether or not the application software for controlling the measuring instrument is installed in the first information processing device included in the information processing system in the information processing system connected to the measuring instrument by communication. When it is determined that the application software is installed, the step of starting the application software and the step of controlling the started application software to control the measuring instrument are executed. As a result, it is not necessary to incorporate the basic application software into the program according to the embodiment, so that the degree of freedom in the configuration of the basic application software is improved. Therefore, program development, maintenance, quality control, etc. are streamlined. By making the functions of the basic application software available to the user through the program, the work efficiency of the developer is improved even when developing different programs, for example.

In one embodiment, the information processing system has a step of acquiring input information by a user, a step of determining whether or not to use the measuring instrument based on the acquired input information by the user, and the measuring instrument. If it is determined that the application software is used, the step of starting the application software and the step of controlling the started application software to control the measuring instrument may be executed. As a result, for example, it is not necessary to start the basic application software corresponding to the measuring instrument determined by the user that it is not necessary to use it, and the program according to one embodiment can operate only the minimum necessary basic application software. It becomes. Therefore, the machine power required for the entire information processing system is reduced.

In one embodiment, each of the steps may be performed by a second information processing device that is communication-connected to the first information processing device via a network. As a result, the basic application software is installed in an information processing device different from the information processing device in which the program according to the embodiment is installed. Therefore, even if the number of basic application software corresponding to the program increases, the load applied to each information processing device does not increase by adding a new information processing device to the information processing system.

In one embodiment, the first information processing apparatus may be made to perform each of the steps. As a result, the basic application software is installed in the same information processing device as the information processing device in which the program according to the embodiment is installed. Therefore, the configuration of the information processing device included in the information processing system is simplified.

In one embodiment, the information processing system is communicatively connected to the plurality of measuring instruments, and a plurality of the application software that controls the plurality of measuring instruments may be controlled in the control step. As a result, the user can collectively control a plurality of measuring instruments corresponding to the plurality of basic application software based on the program according to one embodiment.

The information processing system according to some embodiments is an information processing system that is communication-connected to the measuring instrument and includes a control unit that controls application software that controls the measuring instrument, and the control unit is the information. When it is determined that the application software is installed in the first information processing apparatus included in the processing system, the application software is started, and the measuring instrument is controlled based on the started application software. As a result, it is not necessary to incorporate the basic application software into the program that operates the control unit of the information processing system according to the embodiment, so that the degree of freedom in the configuration of the basic application software is improved. Therefore, program development, maintenance, quality control, etc. are streamlined. By making the functions of the basic application software available to the user through the program, the work efficiency of the developer is improved even when developing different programs, for example.

In one embodiment, an input unit for acquiring input information by the user is provided, and the control unit determines whether or not to use the measuring instrument based on the input information by the user acquired from the input unit. If it is determined that the measuring instrument is to be used, the application software may be started and the measuring instrument may be controlled based on the started application software. As a result, the control unit does not need to start the basic application software corresponding to the measuring instrument that the user determines that it is not necessary to use, and the information processing system according to one embodiment has only the minimum necessary basic application software. Can be operated. Therefore, the machine power required for the entire information processing system is reduced.

In one embodiment, the control unit may configure a second information processing device that is communicatively connected to the first information processing device via a network. As a result, the basic application software is installed in an information processing device different from the information processing device having the control unit. Therefore, even if the number of basic application software corresponding to the program for operating the control unit increases, the load applied to each information processing device does not increase by adding a new information processing device to the information processing system.

In one embodiment, the control unit may constitute the first information processing device. As a result, the basic application software is installed in the same information processing device as the information processing device having the control unit. Therefore, the configuration of the information processing device included in the information processing system is simplified.

In one embodiment, the information processing system is communicatively connected to the plurality of the measuring instruments, and the control unit may control a plurality of the application software that each controls the plurality of the measuring instruments. Thereby, the user can collectively control a plurality of measuring instruments corresponding to the plurality of basic application software based on the information processing system according to the embodiment.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a program and an information processing system in which the degree of freedom in the configuration of basic application software is improved.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the program which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the information processing apparatus which the information processing system of FIG. 2 has. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation of the information processing system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the flow shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the conventional function extension application software.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the concept of conventional function expansion application software. For example, FIG. 7 shows the concept of a newly created function-enhanced application software that aggregates the functions of the three basic application software that controls each of the three measuring instruments. In the following, the basic application software will be referred to as a "basic application", and the extension application software will be referred to as a "extension application".

In the function expansion application as shown in FIG. 7, the function expansion application alone is installed in one information processing device without installing the three basic applications individually in the same or different information processing devices.

When the user acquires measurement data using the measuring instrument, the user first turns on the measuring instrument. Subsequently, the user operates the information processing device in which the function expansion application is installed to activate the function expansion application. When the function expansion application is started, the functions of the basic application can also be used. Subsequently, the user operates the function expansion application to establish a communication connection between the information processing device in which the function expansion application is installed and the measuring instrument. After that, the user operates the function expansion application to cause the information processing device to perform control of the measuring instrument including acquisition of measurement data and change of setting of the measuring instrument.

When using such a conventional function expansion application, the function of the basic application is included in the function expansion application. Therefore, for example, when the basic application alone is upgraded, the function expansion application is newly updated. It was occurring. In addition, each time a developer develops an extension app with completely different user requirements, the developer has to incorporate the basic app. For example, when trying to add a fourth basic application in the function expansion application as shown in FIG. 7, the developer changes the specifications of the function expansion application to modify the function extension application or newly. I had to remake it. As a result, the man-hours required by the developer have increased.

For example, in the development and update of a function expansion application, there is a risk that a human error may occur when incorporating the basic application into the function expansion application. For example, when a developer different from the developer of the basic application tries to create an extension application by incorporating the basic application, the risk of such a human error is further increased. For example, if you try to create an extension app by incorporating different types of basic apps that control different types of measuring instruments such as power analyzers and optical spectrum analyzers, the risk of human error will increase further. Or, it was difficult to integrate as software in the first place. Due to the above human error, the original functions of the basic application may not be correctly realized in the completed function expansion application, and there is a possibility that a problem may occur in the function expansion application.

Furthermore, when using a conventional function expansion application, the function expansion application is installed in one information processing device, so as the number of basic applications incorporated in the function expansion application increases, the load applied to the information processing device increases. .. In addition, the user can connect only one information processing device to the plurality of measuring instruments even when the measurement is performed using the plurality of measuring instruments. As a result, the degree of freedom in configuring the information processing system has been narrowed.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a program and an information processing system in which the degree of freedom in the configuration of a basic application is improved in order to solve the above problems. More specifically, the program according to one embodiment is realized as a function extension application in which the basic application is not incorporated. In this way, by realizing the program according to one embodiment as a function expansion application that does not directly include the functions of the basic application, for example, even when reconfiguring the functions of the basic application including expansion and the like. , The degree of freedom related to the program is improved.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present disclosure will be mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a concept of a program according to an embodiment. The concept of the program according to the embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG.

For example, in FIG. 1, three basic applications for controlling the three measuring instruments A, B, and C, respectively, as in FIG. 7, and a program according to an embodiment in which these basic applications are not incorporated are realized. It is shown as an extension app. In an information processing system including a function expansion application as shown in FIG. 1, three basic applications are individually installed in the same or different information processing devices. In addition to this, the function expansion application alone is installed in one information processing device that is the same as or different from the information processing device in which the basic application is installed.

In FIG. 1, the user operates a function expansion application for the purpose of controlling the measuring instrument, including acquisition of measurement data using the measuring instruments A, B, and C, and change of the setting of the measuring instrument. Each measuring instrument includes, for example, a power analyzer that calculates a power value by an internal calculation based on an input voltage and current. Not limited to this, each measuring instrument may include any other measuring device such as an optical spectrum analyzer and an oscilloscope. The basic application realizes a communication connection between the information processing device in which the basic application is installed and the corresponding measuring instrument, and directly executes the control of the measuring instrument including acquisition of measurement data and change of measurement instrument settings. To do.

The function expansion application is application software having functions that cannot be realized by the basic application. Here, the functions that cannot be realized by the basic application include arbitrary functions. For example, a function that cannot be realized by the basic application includes a function that realizes a communication connection with a larger number of measuring instruments than the number of measuring instruments that can be communicated and connected by using the basic application. For example, a function that cannot be realized by a basic application includes a function of aggregating measurement data acquired from a plurality of measuring instruments via a plurality of basic applications into one information processing device in which a function expansion application is installed. For example, a function that cannot be realized by the basic application includes a function of secondarily processing the measurement data calculated by the basic application.

When the user acquires measurement data using the measuring instrument, the user first turns on the measuring instrument. Subsequently, the user operates the information processing device in which the function expansion application is installed to activate the function expansion application. Subsequently, the user operates the extension application to start the basic application via the extension application. Subsequently, the user operates the function expansion application to establish a communication connection between the information processing system including the information processing device in which the function expansion application is installed and the measuring instrument. After that, the user operates the function expansion application to cause the information processing system to perform control of the measuring instrument including acquisition of measurement data and change of setting of the measuring instrument.

(First Embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. The configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG.

For example, the information processing system 1 is communicatively connected to a plurality of measuring instruments A, B, and C by an arbitrary communication method. The communication method includes, for example, USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, Ethernet (registered trademark) communication, GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) communication, and the like. Hereinafter, the number of measuring instruments communicating with the information processing system 1 will be described as three, but the number of measuring instruments communicating with the information processing system 1 is not limited to this. The number of measuring instruments that are communication-connected to the information processing system 1 may be one or more.

The information processing system 1 includes information processing devices 10A, 10B, and 10C, and an information processing device 20. In the following, when the information processing devices 10A, 10B, and 10C are not distinguished from each other, they are collectively referred to as "information processing device 10". When the information processing device 10 and the information processing device 20 are not distinguished from each other, they are collectively referred to as "information processing device".

The information processing device includes any information processing device that realizes the functions of the information processing system 1. The information processing device may be a dedicated information processing device specialized for the configuration of the information processing system 1, or any general-purpose information processing device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a desktop computer, and a mobile computer. It may be an electronic device. The information processing device has machine power capable of operating at least one of a function expansion application and a basic application.

The information processing device 10A is directly connected to the measuring instrument A by communication. A basic application for controlling the measuring instrument A is installed in the information processing apparatus 10A. The information processing device 10B is directly connected to the measuring instrument B by communication. A basic application for controlling the measuring instrument B is installed in the information processing apparatus 10B. The information processing device 10C is directly connected to the measuring instrument C by communication. A basic application for controlling the measuring instrument C is installed in the information processing apparatus 10C.

The information processing device 10 is communicatively connected to the network 40 included in the information processing system 1. The network 40 includes any network such as the Internet and a local area network. The network 40 may be composed of wireless and wired, and any combination thereof.

The information processing device 20 is communicated and connected to the information processing device 10 via the network 40. The information processing device 20 is equipped with a function expansion application that controls a basic application installed in the information processing device 10. That is, the function expansion application controls the basic application via the network 40, and the basic application directly controls the corresponding measuring instrument.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus included in the information processing system 1 of FIG. The configuration of the information processing apparatus included in the information processing system 1 of FIG. 2 will be mainly described with reference to FIG. As an example, it is assumed that the configuration of the information processing device included in the information processing system 1 of FIG. 2 is the same. It is assumed that the following contents described with reference to FIG. 3 apply to all the information processing devices included in the information processing system 1.

The information processing device includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an input unit 33, a display unit 34, and a communication unit 35.

The control unit 31 includes one or more processors. For example, the control unit 31 includes a processor that enables processing related to the information processing device. The control unit 31 is connected to each component that constitutes the information processing device, and controls and manages the entire information processing device including each component. The control unit 31 operates based on, for example, a function expansion application. The control unit 31 operates based on, for example, a plurality of basic applications that control a plurality of measuring instruments A, B, and C, respectively.

For example, the control unit 31 controls the storage unit 32 to store at least one of the basic application and the function expansion application necessary for the operation of the information processing system 1. For example, the control unit 31 controls the input unit 33 to acquire input information by the user of the information processing apparatus. For example, the control unit 31 controls the display unit 34 to display the operation screen of the function expansion application. For example, the control unit 31 may control the display unit 34 to display the operation screen of the basic application as needed.

For example, the control unit 31 of the information processing device 20 controls the communication unit 35 to transmit control information for controlling the basic application to the information processing device 10 via the network 40. For example, the control unit 31 of the information processing device 10 controls the communication unit 35 to transmit control information for controlling the measuring instruments A, B, and C to each measuring instrument. For example, the control unit 31 of the information processing device controls the communication unit 35 to receive or transmit the measurement data output from the corresponding measuring device.

The storage unit 32 is an arbitrary storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). It includes the device and stores the information necessary to realize the operation of the information processing device. The storage unit 32 may function as a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory. The storage unit 32 is not limited to the one built in the information processing device, and may be an external storage device connected by a digital input / output port such as USB. The storage unit 32 stores, for example, at least one of the basic application and the function expansion application necessary for the operation of the information processing system 1.

The input unit 33 includes an arbitrary input interface that accepts an input operation by the user of the information processing apparatus. The input unit 33 accepts an input operation by a user of the information processing apparatus and acquires input information by the user. The input unit 33 outputs the acquired input information to the control unit 31. The input information includes, for example, the operation information of the function expansion application.

The display unit 34 includes an arbitrary output interface for outputting an image. The display unit 34 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 34 displays, for example, the operation screen of the function expansion application. For example, the display unit 34 may display the operation screen of the basic application as needed.

The communication unit 35 includes any communication interface corresponding to any communication protocol based on wired or wireless. For example, the communication unit 35 of the information processing device 20 transmits control information for controlling the basic application to the information processing device 10 via the network 40. For example, the communication unit 35 of the information processing device 10 transmits control information for controlling the measuring instruments A, B, and C to each measuring instrument. For example, the communication unit 35 of the information processing device receives or transmits the measurement data output from the corresponding measuring instrument.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the information processing system 1 of FIG. More specifically, in FIG. 4, the control unit 31 constituting the information processing device 20 (second information processing device) that is communication-connected to the information processing device 10 (first information processing device) via the network 40 An example of the operation to be executed is shown. With reference to FIG. 4, an example of an operation flow executed by the control unit 31 of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment will be mainly described.

In step S101, the control unit 31 activates the function expansion application based on, for example, the input information of the user who activates the function expansion application acquired from the input unit 33.

In step S102, the control unit 31 determines, for example, whether or not the basic application for controlling the measuring instrument A is installed in the information processing device 10A based on the function expansion application activated in step S101. When the control unit 31 determines that the basic application for controlling the measuring instrument A is installed in the information processing device 10A, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S103. When the control unit 31 determines that the basic application for controlling the measuring instrument A is not installed in the information processing device 10A, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S106.

In step S103, the control unit 31 activates the basic application for controlling the measuring instrument A, which is determined to be installed in the information processing device 10A in step S102, via the network 40.

In step S104, the control unit 31 controls, for example, the basic application activated in step S103, and determines whether or not the information processing device 10A and the measuring instrument A are connected by an arbitrary cable or the like. When the control unit 31 determines that the information processing device 10A and the measuring device A are connected, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S105. When the control unit 31 determines that the information processing device 10A and the measuring device A are not connected, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S106.

In step S105, when the control unit 31 determines that the information processing device 10A and the measuring device A are connected in step S104, for example, the control unit 31 controls the basic application started in step S103 to control the information processing device 10A and the measuring device A. Establish a communication connection with A.

In step S106, the control unit 31 performs the processes from step S102 to step S105 described above for all the basic applications required to realize the functions of the function expansion application installed on the information processing device 20. Determine if it is complete. When the control unit 31 determines that the processing has been completed for all the necessary basic applications, the control unit 31 executes the processing of step S107. When the control unit 31 determines that the processing has not been completed for all the necessary basic applications, the control unit 31 repeats the processing from step S102 to step S105 again.

For example, if the control unit 31 determines in step S106 that the processing has not been completed for all the necessary basic applications, the control unit 31 performs the same processing for the basic application that controls the measuring instrument B in the information processing device 10B. repeat. In addition, the control unit 31 repeats the same processing for the basic application that controls the measuring device C in the information processing device 10C. In this way, when the processing is completed for all the basic applications necessary for realizing the functions of the function expansion application, the control unit 31 executes the processing of step S107.

In step S107, the control unit 31 controls, for example, the basic application activated in step S103 to control the corresponding measuring instrument.

In step S108, the control unit 31 controls, for example, the basic application activated in step S103, and executes necessary arithmetic processing on the measurement data output from the corresponding measuring instrument to the information processing device 10. For example, the control unit 31 may directly acquire the measurement data in which such necessary arithmetic processing has been executed from the information processing apparatus 10, and secondarily execute the arithmetic processing on the measurement data. The control unit 31 stores, for example, the measurement data calculated as described above in the storage unit 32 of the corresponding information processing device 10 or the information processing device 20.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a modified example of the flow shown in FIG.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, it was explained that the control unit 31 unconditionally activates the corresponding basic application based on the determination result in step S102. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the control unit 31 acquires, for example, input information by the user from the input unit 33, determines whether or not to use the corresponding measuring instrument based on the input information, and the determination result. You may start the corresponding basic application based on. The input information at this time includes, for example, selection information in which the user selects whether to use or not to use each measuring instrument.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is different from the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 in that steps S1 and S2 are added to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following, the description of the same steps as the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 will be omitted. Step S1 and step S2 newly added to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 will be mainly described.

Step S1 is located, for example, between step S101 and step S102. In step S1, the control unit 31 acquires input information including selection information for the user to select whether to use or not to use the measuring instrument, for example.

Step S2 is located, for example, between step S102 and step S103. In step S2, the control unit 31 determines, for example, whether or not to use the corresponding measuring instrument based on the input information by the user acquired in step S1. When the control unit 31 determines that the measuring instrument is to be used, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S103. When the control unit 31 determines that the measuring instrument is not used, the control unit 31 executes the process of step S106.

In step S103, when the control unit 31 determines in step S102 that the corresponding basic application is installed in the information processing device 10 and determines in step S2 that the corresponding measuring instrument is used, the control unit 31 responds via the network 40. Launch the basic application.

According to the information processing system 1 and the program according to the first embodiment as described above, the degree of freedom for the configuration of the basic application is improved. As a result, the development, maintenance, quality control, etc. of the function expansion application are streamlined. By making the functions of the basic application available to the user through the function expansion application, the work efficiency of the developer is improved even when developing a different function extension application, for example.

For example, in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, since the basic application is not incorporated in the function expansion application, even if the basic application itself is upgraded, a new update work for the function expansion application is unnecessary. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved and the workload of the developer is reduced. Since the user can operate the basic application whose quality as a product is surely evaluated through the function expansion application, the function of the basic application can be used while maintaining the quality level of the basic application.

In addition, the developer does not have to reorganize the basic app each time, even if the user's requirements for the extension app are completely different. For example, even when a fourth basic application is added to the function expansion application as shown in FIG. 1, the developer does not need to modify or remake the function expansion application. Basically, the user or the like may install the fourth basic application on the information processing device. Similarly, even if any of the basic apps is deleted from the function extension application as shown in FIG. 1, the developer does not need to modify or remake the function extension application. Basically, the user or the like may uninstall one of the basic applications from the information processing device. As described above, it is easy to change the combination of basic applications corresponding to the function expansion application. Therefore, the work man-hours by the developer are reduced.

For example, since it is not necessary to incorporate the basic application into the function expansion application in the development and update of the function expansion application, human error that has occurred in the past can be suppressed. For example, even if a developer different from the developer of the basic application creates a function extension application corresponding to the basic application, human error that has occurred in the past can be suppressed. In this way, software development is simplified and the degree of freedom in software development is improved. For example, as described above, it is possible to develop by a third party different from the developer of the basic application.

For example, even when a developer creates a function extension application for a different type of basic application that controls different types of measuring instruments such as a power analyzer and an optical spectrum analyzer, the same human error is suppressed. Even if it is difficult to integrate as software with the conventional function expansion application, according to the program according to the first embodiment, different types of basic applications are controlled to provide the user with those functions. It can be provided reliably.

As described above, human error that has occurred in the past is suppressed, and the original functions of the basic application are correctly provided to the user through the completed function expansion application. That is, the occurrence of problems with the function expansion application is suppressed.

Further, in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment, one basic application is installed in each of a plurality of information processing devices 10 different from the information processing device 20 in which the function expansion application is installed. Therefore, even if the number of basic applications corresponding to the function expansion application increases, the load applied to each information processing device does not increase by adding a new information processing device to the information processing system 1. In this way, the load applied to each information processing device is reduced as compared with the conventional function expansion application. In addition, when the user performs measurement using a plurality of measuring instruments, the user can also connect a plurality of information processing devices to the plurality of measuring instruments by communication. As a result, the degree of freedom in the configuration of the information processing system 1 is increased.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. The second embodiment of the present disclosure will be mainly described with reference to FIG. The information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment has a different configuration regarding the information processing device in the information processing system 1 from the first embodiment. Other configurations, functions, effects, modifications, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the corresponding description also applies to the information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The points different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

In the information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the function expansion application and the three basic applications corresponding to the function expansion application are installed in one information processing device 10. In this way, all of the function expansion application and the basic application may be installed in a single information processing device 10. At this time, the control unit 31 of the information processing apparatus 10 executes each of the above steps.

According to the information processing system 1 and the program according to the second embodiment as described above, the configuration related to the information processing device included in the information processing system 1 can be simplified.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure can be realized in certain forms other than those described above, without departing from its spirit or its essential characteristics. Therefore, the above description is exemplary and is not limited thereto. The scope of disclosure is defined by the appended claims, not by the earlier description. It is assumed that some of all changes that are within the same range are included in it.

For example, the arrangement and number of the above-mentioned constituent parts are not limited to the contents shown in the above description and drawings. The arrangement and number of each component may be arbitrarily configured as long as the function can be realized.

For example, each step in the operation of the information processing system 1 described above and the functions included in each step can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, the order of the steps can be changed, or a plurality of steps can be set as one. It is possible to combine or divide into.

For example, the present disclosure can also be realized as a program describing processing contents that realize each function of the information processing system 1 described above, or as a storage medium in which the program is recorded. That is, the present disclosure can also be realized as the above-mentioned function extension application. It should be understood that the scope of this disclosure also includes these.

In the above, it has been explained that the function extension application and the basic application corresponding to the function extension application are all installed in different information processing devices or installed in a single information processing device. However, the configuration of the information processing system 1 is not limited to this, and may be arbitrary. For example, the function extension application and a part of the basic application may be installed in one information processing device, and the other basic application may be installed in the other information processing device.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the display unit 34 of the information processing apparatus in which the basic application corresponding to the function expansion application is installed may display the operation screen of the corresponding measuring instrument. It does not have to be displayed. When displaying the operation screen of the corresponding measuring instrument, the display unit 34 may update the operation screen of the corresponding measuring instrument at any time based on the control information from the function expansion application operated by the user.

1 Information processing system 10, 10A, 10B, 10C Information processing device (first information processing device)
20 Information processing device (second information processing device)
31 Control unit 32 Storage unit 33 Input unit 34 Display unit 35 Communication unit 40 Network A, B, C Measuring instruments

Claims (10)

For information processing systems that are connected to measuring instruments
A step of determining whether or not application software for controlling the measuring instrument is installed in the first information processing device included in the information processing system, and
When it is determined that the application software is installed, the step of starting the application software and
A step of controlling the started application software to control the measuring instrument,
To execute,
program. In the information processing system
Steps to get user input information and
A step of determining whether or not to use the measuring instrument based on the acquired input information by the user, and
When it is determined that the measuring instrument is used, the step of starting the application software and
A step of controlling the started application software to control the measuring instrument,
To execute,
The program according to claim 1. A second information processing device that is communicatively connected to the first information processing device via a network is made to execute each of the steps.
The program according to claim 1 or 2. Let the first information processing apparatus perform each of the steps.
The program according to claim 1 or 2. The information processing system is communicatively connected to the plurality of measuring instruments.
In the controlling step, the plurality of application software that controls each of the plurality of measuring instruments is controlled.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An information processing system that is connected to a measuring instrument by communication.
A control unit for controlling application software for controlling the measuring instrument is provided.
When the control unit determines that the application software is installed in the first information processing device included in the information processing system, the control unit starts the application software and controls the measuring instrument based on the started application software. To do
Information processing system. Equipped with an input unit to acquire input information by the user
The control unit
Based on the input information by the user acquired from the input unit, it is determined whether or not to use the measuring instrument.
When it is determined that the measuring instrument is used, the application software is started and the measuring instrument is controlled based on the started application software.
The information processing system according to claim 6. The control unit constitutes a second information processing device that is communicatively connected to the first information processing device via a network.
The information processing system according to claim 6 or 7. The control unit constitutes the first information processing device.
The information processing system according to claim 6 or 7. The information processing system is communicatively connected to the plurality of measuring instruments.
The control unit controls a plurality of the application software that controls each of the plurality of measuring instruments.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 6 to 9.

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