JP2022156799A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily updating a program of a web server without stopping a web service.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 includes: website execution means 101 for executing two or more web application programs for providing a website; access reception means 102 for accepting access to the website from a terminal 200 based on address information; service continuation means 103 for continuing to provide a terminal service with a first web application program based on the access; and routing means 104 for updating a second web application program, and after the updating is completed, routing a terminal 200 that accepts the access, to the second web site provided by a second web application program that has been updated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for providing an information processing apparatus capable of easily updating a program of a web server without stopping web services.

When updating a program such as a web server that provides applications such as electronic medical records, it is necessary to stop the web server. Internet Information Service) is stopped. As a result, the work is inevitably done at night outside the business hours of the medical institution, and the update work is a heavy burden on release personnel, on-site verification and witness personnel, and hospital personnel. Furthermore, package errors and the like associated with updating are often discovered when access to the system is concentrated on the next day, and the problem tends to become more serious because it is the peak time of system operation. In addition, for example, if the web application is an electronic medical record system, it takes time and effort for the person in charge to make advance adjustments within the medical institution to stop using it. First of all, there are cases where it is not possible to replace.

Therefore, there is known a technology that does not stop services by providing redundancy when updating a program by stopping a system such as a Web server. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 discloses a technique of providing normal and standby Web servers, and continuing the Web application service in the standby system by failover when the normal system service is stopped.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-135125

However, in Patent Literature 1, it is necessary to prepare a device equipped with the same standby hardware and software as the device that provides the normal service, which is time-consuming and costly. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program therefor that easily update a program of a Web server without stopping the Web service.

The present invention provides the following solutions.

The invention according to the first feature is
An information processing device that provides a web service from a website in response to a request from a terminal,
Website execution means for executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
access receiving means for receiving access to the website from the terminal based on address information;
service continuation means for continuing to provide the terminal service with the first web application program based on the access;
a routing means for updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which receives access after the update is completed, to the second website provided by the second web application program whose update is completed; ,
To provide an information processing device comprising

According to the first aspect of the invention, in an information processing apparatus that provides a web service by a website in response to a request from a terminal, website execution for executing two or more web application programs for providing the website. access acceptance means for accepting access from the terminal to the website based on address information; service continuation means for continuing to provide terminal services with a first web application program based on the access; a routing means for updating the program of the web application program of the above, and routing the terminal, which has received access after the update is completed, to a second website provided by the second web application program whose update has been completed; Prepare.

Although the invention according to the first characteristic belongs to the category of information processing apparatus, the information processing method and program have the same action and effect.

An invention according to a second characteristic is an information processing apparatus according to the invention according to the first characteristic,
The Web service provides an information processing device that is a service provided by an electronic medical record system.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in the information processing apparatus of the first aspect, the Web service is a service provided by an electronic medical record system.

The invention according to the third feature is
In an information processing system that provides web services from a website in response to a request from a terminal,
executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
accepting access from the terminal to the website based on address information;
continuing to service the terminal with the first web application program based on said access;
a step of updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which has received access after the update is completed, to a second website provided by the second web application program whose update has been completed;
To provide an information processing method comprising:

The invention according to the fourth feature is
To a computer that provides web services by a website in response to a request from a terminal,
executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
accepting access from the terminal to the website based on address information;
continuing to service the terminal with the first web application program based on said access;
A step of updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which has received access after the update is completed, to the second website provided by the second web application program whose update has been completed;
provides a computer readable program for executing

According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus executes two or more web application programs when updating a web application program that provides a website, and responds to an access request from a client by accessing a first web application program. The application program continues to provide the service of the terminal, updates the program of the second Web application program, and when the update is completed, the access from the terminal is routed to the Web site provided by the second Web application program. This makes it possible to update the application program without stopping the web service.

1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of an information processing system 1 executed by an information processing apparatus 100; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the information processing system 1; FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing information processing executed by the information processing apparatus 100 and the terminal 200; FIG. 1 is an example of a website configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. It is an example of processing when updating an application program of the information processing system 1 . 1 is an example of an active website switching screen;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to an accompanying drawing, the form (henceforth, embodiment) for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail. In subsequent figures, the same numbers or symbols are attached to the same elements throughout the description of the embodiments.

[Basic Concept/Basic Configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of an information processing system 1 executed by an information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. The information processing apparatus 100 implements an information processing system 1 that provides web services through a website in response to a request from a terminal 200 used by a user 5 . The Web service here is, for example, a service provided by an electronic medical record system (PlusUs Karte V3), and a plurality of people such as a doctor, nurse, radiological technologist, occupational therapist, receptionist, etc. in the hospital who is the user 5 shall be used by

The information processing apparatus 100 can execute two or more web application programs for providing websites. FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration for an information processing system 1 that includes a routing website and four websites: website 1, website 2, and website 3. In FIG. In this case, since there are three websites, this is an example in which three web application programs can be executed.

FIG. 4 is an example of the website configuration of the information processing system 1 . The web sites include a routing web site and four web sites: web site 1, web site 2, and web site 3. As website names, the name of the routing website is PlusUsKarteV3, the name of website 1 is PlusUsKarteV3S1, the name of website 2 is PlusUsKarteV3S2, and the name of website 3 is PlusUsKarteV3S3. The name of the application pool is here the same as the name of the website. The names of the physical folders are Web for the routing Web site, Web site 1, Web site 2, and Web_YYYYMMDD_XX for the Web site 3. Let X. where YYYYMMDD is the version number by date, XX. Let X represent the patch number. The port number may be common to the routing website, website 1 , website 2 and website 3 .

Returning to FIG. 1, first, user 5 uses terminal 200 to access a website for using information processing system 1 (step S01). Information processing apparatus 100 accepts access to a website from terminal 200 based on address information. The access destination for using the information processing system 1 is the routing website, and the terminal 200 is connected to the routing website by the information processing device 100 .

Next, the information processing device 100 connects the terminal 200 to the website 1 (step S02). Here, it is assumed that the website 1 is running an application program of the 2016/8/31 version. The terminal 200 used by the user 5 can use the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) by this 2016/8/31 application program.

If a problem occurs in the 2016/8/31 version of the application program, it is necessary to urgently release a countermeasure version. This countermeasure version is called 2016/8/31 Patch 1. Through the information processing device 100, the website 1 continues to provide the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) with the application program of the 2016/8/31 version. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 updates the application program of the website 2 to the 2016/8/31 patch 1 (step S03).

After the update of the application program of the website 2 to the 2016/8/31 patch 1 is completed, the user 5 who once logged out or another user 5 uses the terminal 200 to use the information processing system 1. When accessing the website, the information processing apparatus 100 routes and connects the terminal 200 to the website 2 (step S04). The terminal 200 used by the user 5 can use the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) by the application program of this 2016/8/31 Patch 1.

According to such an information processing apparatus 1, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program thereof that enable updating of an application program without stopping a web service. Further, according to the information processing apparatus 1, the user 5 is not required to perform a special operation such as server switching, and the user 5 is not made to feel that the application program has been replaced. Updates can be made. In the event of a failure, it is possible to quickly modify the program and release a countermeasure version, and since updates can be made without stopping the web service, the burden on the hospital staff such as stopping the system and coordinating for it can be reduced. can be done.

[Function configuration]
Based on FIG. 2, the functional configuration of the information processing system 1 will be described. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 100 and a terminal 200 communicably connected to the information processing device 100 via a network 3 . The information processing device 100 is not limited to an existing device, and may be a virtual device.

The information processing device 100 is a computer, personal computer, or the like having a server function managed by an administrator who provides the information processing system 1. The information processing device 100 receives data via the plurality of terminals 200 described above and the network 3 such as a public line network. It is communicatively connected, and performs necessary data transmission/reception and various processing.

The information processing apparatus 100 may be realized by, for example, one computer, or may be realized by a plurality of computers like a cloud computer. A cloud computer in this specification is a computer that uses any computer in a scalable manner to perform a specific function, or includes multiple functional configurations to realize a certain system, and uses the functions in a free combination. It can be anything.

The information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), etc. as a control unit 110 (not shown), and a communication unit 120 ( (not shown) includes a device for enabling communication with other terminals, devices, etc., for example, a Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) compatible device conforming to IEEE802.11. The information processing apparatus 100 also includes a data storage unit such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a storage medium, or a memory card as a storage unit 130 (not shown).

In the information processing apparatus 100, the control unit 110 reads a predetermined program to cooperate with the communication unit 120 and the storage unit 130 to operate the website execution unit 101, the access reception unit 102, the service continuation unit 103, and the routing unit 104. Realize

The terminal 200 is a personal computer used by the user 5 such as a physical therapist, a radiologist, or an accountant, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, or the like. It is connected so that data communication is possible via the network, and executes necessary data transmission/reception and various processing.

The terminal 200 includes a CPU, a GPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc., as the terminal control unit 210, like the control unit in the information processing apparatus 100 described above. The terminal 200 includes a device as a communication unit 220 for enabling communication with other terminals, devices, and the like. The terminal 200 also includes a data storage unit such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a storage medium, or a memory card as the storage unit 230 . The terminal 200 also includes, as an input/output unit 240, input/output devices for inputting/outputting data, images, sounds, and the like.

[Information processing by information processing system 1]
Information processing executed by the information processing apparatus 100 and the terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing information processing executed by the information processing apparatus 100 and the terminal 200. As shown in FIG. Processing executed by each unit described above will be described together with this processing. The information processing here is a service provided by, for example, an electronic medical record system (PlusUs Karte V3). shall be used.

The information processing apparatus 100 can execute two or more web application programs for providing a website by the website execution unit 101 . Here, it is assumed that the information processing system 1 is configured to have a routing website and four websites: website 1, website 2, and website 3. FIG. In this case, since there are three websites, this is an example in which three web application programs can be executed.

FIG. 4 is an example of the website configuration of the information processing system 1 . The web sites include a routing web site and four web sites: web site 1, web site 2, and web site 3. As website names, the name of the routing website is PlusUsKarteV3, the name of website 1 is PlusUsKarteV3S1, the name of website 2 is PlusUsKarteV3S2, and the name of website 3 is PlusUsKarteV3S3. The name of the application pool is here the same as the name of the website. The names of the physical folders are Web for the routing Web site, Web site 1, Web site 2, and Web_YYYYMMDD_XX for the Web site 3. Let X. where YYYYMMDD is the version number by date, XX. Let X represent the patch number. The port number may be common to the routing website, website 1 , website 2 and website 3 .

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 3, first, the terminal 200 used by the user 5 activates the information processing system 1 (step S301). The information processing system 1 here is, for example, an electronic chart system (PlusUsKarte V3) provided by a website.

The access reception unit 102 of the information processing device 100 receives access from the terminal 200 to activate the website, which is the information processing system 1 (step S302). Here, the address information of the routing website is accepted in order to activate the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3). By receiving address information, it becomes possible to specify various routing websites, and not only the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarte V3) but also other systems and services can be operated.

When the information processing system 1 is activated from the terminal 200, the routing unit 104 of the information processing device 100 connects to the active website (step S303). The active web site is the web site among web site 1, web site 2, and web site 3 that is configured to be routed and connected from the routing web site. The active web site here is web site 1 and connects to web site 1 . It is assumed that website 1 is running an application program for the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) version 2016/8/31.

The user terminal 200 logs into the website 1, which is the active website (step S304). After logging in to the website 1, the terminal 200 used by the user 5 can use the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) based on the version of the application program set in the website 1, 8/31/2016.

When the use of the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) is finished, the user terminal 200 logs out of the website 1, which is the active website (step S305).

If a problem occurs in the 2016/8/31 version of the application program, it is necessary to urgently release a countermeasure version. This countermeasure version is called 2016/8/31 Patch 1. By the service continuation unit 103 of the information processing apparatus 100, the website 1 continues to provide the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarte V3) with the application program of the 2016/8/31 version. Further, the routing unit 104 of the information processing apparatus 100 updates the application program of the website 2 to the 2016/8/31 patch 1 (step S306).

After updating the application program, the information processing apparatus 100 verifies the 2016/8/31 patch 1 of the website 2 (step S307). The verification shall be continued until it is confirmed that the 2016/8/31 patch 1 has no problem. Although not described in this flow, if there is a problem in the verification, the application program of the website 2 is further updated.

After updating the application program of the website 2, the routing unit 104 of the information processing device 100 switches the active website to the website 2 (step S3078).

After switching the active website to the website 2, the information processing system 1 is activated from the terminal 200 used by the user 5 (step S309).

When the information processing system 1 is activated from the terminal 200, the routing unit 104 of the information processing device 100 connects to the active website (step S309). The active website here is website 2, and on website 2, the application program of the 2016/8/31 version patch 1 of the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) is running.

The access reception unit 102 of the information processing apparatus 100 receives an access to activate the website from the terminal 200 (step S310).

When the information processing system 1 is activated from the terminal 200, the routing unit 104 of the information processing device 100 connects to the active website (step S311). The active website here is assumed to be website 2 and connects to website 2 . It is assumed that the website 2 is running the application program of the 2016/8/31 patch 1 of the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3).

The user terminal 200 logs into the website 2, which is the active website (step S312). After logging in to the website 2, the terminal 200 used by the user 5 can use the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) by the application program of this 2016/8/31 patch 1 version set in the website 2. Become.

When the use of the electronic medical record system (PlusUsKarteV3) is finished, the user terminal 200 logs out of the website 2, which is the active website (step S313).

After the update of the application program of the website 2 to the 2016/8/31 patch 1 is completed, the user 5 who once logged out or another user 5 uses the terminal 200 to use the information processing system 1. When accessing the website, the information processing apparatus 100 routes the terminal 200 to the website 2 and connects. However, even after the active website has been switched to the website 2, the terminal 200 that has logged in to the information processing system 1 before switching and has not logged out remains as it is in the 2016/8/31 version. .

The above is the information processing by the information processing system 1 .

According to such an information processing apparatus 1, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program thereof that enable updating of an application program without stopping a web service. Further, according to the information processing apparatus 1, the user 5 is not required to perform a special operation such as server switching, and the user 5 is not made to feel that the application program has been replaced. Updates can be made. In the event of a failure, it is possible to quickly modify the program and release a countermeasure version, and since updates can be made without stopping the web service, the burden on the hospital staff such as stopping the system and coordinating for it can be reduced. can be done.

[Process when updating application program]
FIG. 5 shows an example of processing when the information processing system 1 updates an application program. With reference to FIG. 5, the release of the application program, the setting of the active website, and the version of the application program depending on the access timing will be described.

As shown in (1) of FIG. 5, when performing a regular release of the 2016/8/31 version application program, "Release 2016/8/31 version application program to website 1" and "Activate routing website Set Web Site 1 to Web Sites. After that, when accessing the routing website, the user is connected to the website 1 where the 2016/8/31 version application program is executed.

Next, as shown in (2) of FIG. 5, if a problem occurs the day after the release and an urgent release is required, "Release the 2016/8/31 patch 1 application program to the website 2", Perform "Verify Problem Locations on Web Site 2".

If there is no problem with the verification of the website 2, as shown in (3) of FIG. 5, it is shifted to the production environment, and "the active website of the routing website is set to the website 2". From now on, when accessing the routing website, the user is connected to the website 2 where the 2016/8/31 patch 1 application program is executed. However, even after the active website is switched to website 2, the terminal 200 that has logged in after (1) and has not logged out remains in the 2016/8/31 version.

Next, as shown in (4) of FIG. 5, when performing a periodic release of the 2016/9/15 version application program, "Release 2016/9/15 version application program to website 3" and "Routing Web Set website 3 as the active website for the site. After that, when accessing the routing website, the user is connected to the website 3 where the 2016/9/15 version application program is executed. However, even after the active website is switched to website 3, the terminal 200 that has logged in after (1) and has not logged out remains in the 2016/8/31 version. In addition, the terminal 200 that has logged in after (3) and has not logged out remains with patch 1 of August 31, 2016.

Next, as shown in (5) of FIG. 5, if a problem occurs on the next day and an emergency release is required, "Stop the site of Web site 1" and "Stop the site of Web site 1 Release the 15th version patch 1 application program" and perform "verification of problem areas on website 1".

If there is no problem with the verification of the website 1, as shown in (6) of FIG. 5, it is shifted to the production environment, and "the website 1 is set as the active website of the routing website". From now on, when accessing the routing website, the user is connected to the website 1 where the 2016/9/15 patch 1 application program is executed. A terminal 200 that has logged in after (1) but has not logged out is prompted to log out when "Website 1 is stopped" in (5). A setting may be provided to automatically connect to the currently active website after logging out. (3) The terminal 200 that has logged in after that and has not logged out remains with patch 1 of August 31, 2016. Also, the terminals 200 that have logged in after (4) and have not logged out remain in the 2016/9/15 version.

The above is the processing when updating the application program.

In this way, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program thereof that enable updating of an application program without stopping a web service. Further, the update can be performed without requiring the user 5 to perform a special operation such as server switching, and without making the user 5 feel that the application program has been replaced. In the event of a failure, it is possible to quickly modify the program and release a countermeasure version, and since updates can be made without stopping the web service, the burden on the hospital staff such as stopping the system and coordinating for it can be reduced. can be done.

[Active website switching screen]
FIG. 6 is an example of an active website switching screen. For example, as in step S308 of the flow of FIG. 3, when the routing unit 104 of the information processing apparatus 100 switches the active website, a screen such as that shown in FIG. 6 is displayed to the administrator of the information processing system 1. , may let you set which website is the active website. FIG. 6 shows an example of selecting an active website with radio buttons. The radio button at the top indicates that the 2016/8/31 version of the application program has been released to the website 1 . The radio button in the middle indicates that the application program of the 2016/8/31 patch 1 has been released to the website 2 . The radio button at the bottom indicates that the 2016/9/15 version of the application program has been released to the website 3 . In FIG. 6, the top radio button is selected, so the active website is set to website 1 (2016/8/31 version). For example, if you want to switch the active website to website 2 (2016/8/31 patch 1), select the center radio button and select the [Switch] button on the upper right of the screen.

The means and functions described above are realized by a computer (including a CPU, an information processing device, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The program may be provided, for example, from a computer via a network (SaaS: software as a service) or provided as a cloud service. Also, the program is provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. In this case, the computer reads the program from the recording medium, transfers it to an internal recording device or an external recording device, records it, and executes it. Alternatively, the program may be recorded in advance on a recording device (recording medium) such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, etc., and provided from the recording device to the computer via a communication line.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments described above. Moreover, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely enumerations of the most suitable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

1 information processing system 3 network 5 user 100 information processing device 101 website execution unit 102 access reception unit 103 service continuation unit 104 routing unit 110 control unit 120 communication unit 130 storage unit 200 terminal 210 terminal control unit 220 communication unit 230 storage unit 240 Input/output section

Claims (4)

An information processing device that provides a web service from a website in response to a request from a terminal,
Website execution means for executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
access receiving means for receiving access to the website from the terminal based on address information;
service continuation means for continuing to provide the terminal service with the first web application program based on the access;
a routing means for updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which receives access after the update is completed, to the second website provided by the second web application program whose update is completed; ,
Information processing device. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said web service is a service provided by an electronic medical record system. In an information processing system that provides web services from a website in response to a request from a terminal,
executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
accepting access from the terminal to the website based on address information;
continuing to service the terminal with the first web application program based on said access;
a step of updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which has received access after the update is completed, to a second website provided by the second web application program whose update has been completed;
An information processing method comprising: To a computer that provides web services by a website in response to a request from a terminal,
executing two or more web application programs for providing the website;
accepting access from the terminal to the website based on address information;
continuing to service the terminal with the first web application program based on said access;
A step of updating the program of the second web application program and routing the terminal, which has received access after the update is completed, to the second website provided by the second web application program whose update has been completed;
A computer readable program for executing

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