JP2518426B2 - Information display method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention displays information that another operator has an access right on a terminal device connected to a computer system, or displays an attention message on another terminal device. The present invention relates to an information display method.

[Conventional technology]

In a plurality of terminal devices connected to a computer system that constitutes a local area network or the like, often work related to each other is performed, and information related to own work that other operators have access rights (specific to other operators) Often, it is necessary to refer to and confirm (data) or to call attention to the operators of other terminal devices.

Conventionally, the exchange of information in such a case has been performed by the following method.

Method using paper Method using telephone Method using message transfer between terminal devices Method using mailbox function That is, in the method using paper, if you want to refer to the information that other operators have access rights, If you ask an operator who has access rights to display and have the information displayed on the operator's terminal device recorded on paper or receive a hard copy and receive your attention, a message to that effect (attention It is to create a paper page with a message) and distribute it to the corresponding operator.

In the method using the telephone of No. 2, when another operator wants to refer to the information that he / she has access to, he asks the operator who has the access to display the information and reads the information displayed on the terminal device of that operator on the telephone. Get
In the case of calling attention, the operator is verbally notified on the telephone to that effect.

In the method of using the message transfer between the terminal devices of the above, when another operator wants to refer to the information having the access right, the operator having the access right to display the information is requested and the operator's terminal device sends the information to the own terminal device. In the case where the information is forwarded to call attention, the attention message is individually forwarded to the terminal device of the corresponding operator, or is simultaneously transmitted to all the terminal devices.

In the method using the mailbox function of the above, when another operator wants to refer to the information that he / she has the access right to, the operator who has the access right to display the information requests the operator to send the information to the own mailbox from the terminal device of the operator. Is stored and the attention message is stored in the mailbox of the corresponding operator in the case of calling attention.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Conventionally, the exchange of information between each terminal device or operator has been performed as described above, and although there was no problem in a small system, it is necessary to perform business that requires a large scale and immediacy. The system to be handled had the following problems.

In the method using paper, the operator on the side requested for the information has a heavy load, which affects the work.

・ The accuracy of the content is guaranteed except for recording mistakes in the case of handwriting, but it takes time to obtain information and convey an attention message, and cannot handle it in an emergency.

-In order to distribute the requested information and attention message on a paper sheet to a plurality of operators, it is necessary to make a copy with a copying machine or to make a plurality of hard copies, which imposes a heavy burden on the operator.

There were drawbacks such as.

In the method using a telephone, the burden on the operator who requested the information is large, which affects the work.

・ Although the immediacy is satisfied, the content may not be accurately transmitted depending on the way of expression, the volume of the voice, the pitch of the voice, the sound quality of the voice, etc., because of the voice.

There were drawbacks such as.

In the method using the message transfer between the terminal devices, the operator of the side requested for the information has a heavy load, which affects the work. In particular, when transferring a message to a plurality of specific operators, it is necessary to individually specify a destination for each terminal device and give a transfer instruction.

-Depending on the work situation of the operator who requested the information, the message transfer may be delayed, and it may take time to obtain the information, and it may not be possible to handle it in an emergency.

・ When transferring messages to all operating terminals at once, the operation is easy, but the security of personal information cannot be protected.

There were drawbacks such as.

In the method using the mailbox function of, the burden on the operator of the requested information is lighter than that of the message transfer of, but depending on the work situation of the operator of the requested information, the information is stored in the mailbox. May be delayed, it may take time to obtain information, and it may not be possible to deal with it in an emergency.

-Even if the attention message is stored in the mailbox, there is no guarantee that the other operator will see it immediately, and it may not be possible to deal with it in an emergency.

There were drawbacks such as.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and its object is to lighten the burden on the operator, ensure the security of personal information, and obtain information and attention messages accurately and promptly. To provide an information display method.

[Means for solving the problem]

In a computer system composed of a central processing unit and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the central processing unit, a partner terminal device, which is issued from an operator of the terminal device at any time during system operation, is designated to the central processing unit. When requesting the setting of grouping, the terminal device of the request source and the designated other terminal device are inspected based on a predetermined grouping condition,
When it is inserted, the specified partner terminal device and the requesting terminal device are grouped into the same group, and a request from the terminal device for displaying information for which another operator has an access right and an attention message. In response to the display request of the above, the current grouping state of each terminal device is inspected, and the display of the information that the other operator has the access right is permitted and the other terminal device that displays the attention message is specified. Terminal grouping inspection section, and display data editing for editing information that the other operator who is permitted to display by the terminal grouping inspection section has access right and display data of attention message to be displayed on the other terminal device Section, and a table of information that the other operator who has the access right edited in the display data editing section A display control unit for displaying the data on the requesting terminal device and for displaying the display data of the attention message edited by the display data editing unit on the other terminal device specified by the terminal grouping inspection unit. ing.

[Action]

In the information display method of the present invention, when the operator of the terminal device issues a grouping setting request designating the partner terminal device at any point during system operation, the terminal grouping inspection unit Whether or not the requesting terminal device and the designated partner terminal device can be put in the same group is inspected based on a predetermined grouping condition, and when the terminal device is put in, the designated partner terminal device The device and the requesting terminal device are grouped into the same group. Further, when there is a request from the terminal device to display information for which another operator has an access right and a request to display an attention message, the terminal grouping inspection unit responds to the request by displaying the current group of each terminal device. The other operator is allowed to display the information having the access right and the other terminal device that displays the attention message is specified. Then, the display data editing unit edits and displays the information that the other operator who has been permitted to display by the terminal grouping inspection unit has the access right and the display data of the attention message to be displayed on the other terminal device. The control unit displays the display data of the information that the other operator has the access right, which is edited by the editing unit on the display data, on the terminal device of the request source, and the attention message edited by the display data editing unit. Display data is displayed on the other terminal device specified by the terminal grouping inspection unit.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the information display system of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, a central processing unit (CPU) 1 and devices such as a floppy disk device 2, a line printer 3, a magnetic disk device 4, and a magnetic tape device 5 connected to the central processing device 1 are shown in FIG. , A graphic display 6, a keyboard 7, a hard copy 8 and a plurality of terminal devices, and another computer system 9 connected online via a line. Further, as a characteristic part of the present invention, the central processing unit 1 includes an input data inspection unit 11 and a terminal grouping inspection unit 12
And Attention message receiver and display data editor 14
And a display control unit 15, a terminal identification name storage unit 16, a terminal grouping storage unit 17, and a display identification storage unit 18. The function of each unit in the central processing unit 1 is as follows.

The terminal identification name storage unit 16 stores the terminal identification names of all the terminal devices connected to the central processing unit 1 and the operating states of the respective terminal devices.

Terminal grouping storage unit 17; which stores the grouping condition of each terminal device and the current grouping state.

The display identification name storage unit 18 stores information that other operators have access to or terminal identification names of grouped terminal devices for which attention messages should be displayed.

Input data inspection unit 11; has a function of inspecting the validity of data input from each terminal device.

Terminal grouping inspection unit 12; Terminals that perform grouping setting / cancellation in consideration of a predetermined condition stored in the terminal grouping storage unit 17 in response to a grouping setting / cancellation request from each terminal device. The contents of the grouping storage unit 17 and the display identification storage unit 18 are updated, and the grouping state of each terminal device is stored as a terminal grouping in response to a request for display of information or attention message to which another operator has an access right. It has a function of inspecting the contents of the section 17 and the display identification storage section 18, and permitting the display or specifying the terminal device that performs the display.

Attention message receiving unit 13; having a function of receiving an attention message from a terminal device (including a terminal device of another computer system 9).

Display data editing unit 14; has a function of editing display data when another operator displays information that he / she has access to or an attention message.

Display control unit 15; having a function of controlling display output.

The operation of the above-described embodiment will be described below separately for each case.

(1) Setting / cancellation of grouping Operators who think that it will be necessary to display information that other operators have access rights to their own terminal devices, or to display attention messages on other terminal devices, will be selected by operators who are operating the system. At this point, the terminal device of the partner operator who acquires the information and displays the attention message is designated and the grouping is set. Also,
If you want to change the other party of grouping, or if you no longer need to obtain information or display an attention message, cancel grouping.

The details of the processing in this case are as shown in FIG. That is, when a command for grouping and a terminal identification name are input from the keyboard 7 of any of the terminal devices connected to the central processing unit 1 (step S1), the input data checking unit 11 stores the terminal identification name. By referring to the section 16 etc., it is judged whether or not the setting / cancellation (on / off) of the terminal identification name and grouping is correctly specified (step S2), and if there is a specification omission (No in step S2) ), An error message is displayed on the graphic display 6 to prompt the user to input again (step S3).

If the designation is correct (Yes in step S2)
The terminal grouping inspection unit 12 is a terminal grouping storage unit.
Referring to 17, it is determined whether the requested terminal device can be put in the same group as the designated terminal device (step S4). If the grouping conditions are not met (No in step S4) Displays an error message to that effect on the graphic display 6 (step S3).

If the grouping conditions are met (step S4
If Yes, the terminal grouping inspection unit 12 determines whether or not the grouping setting (ON) is specified, and if it is specified (Yes in step S5), the requested terminal device is requested. Terminal grouping storage unit 17 and display identification storage unit 18 in order to put the same in the same group as the designated terminal device.
The information indicating the grouping status of (step S
6). On the other hand, when the cancellation (off) of the grouping is designated (No in step S5), the terminal grouping storage unit 17 and the display are displayed in order to remove the requested terminal device from the group of the designated terminal device. The information indicating the grouping state of the identification storage unit 18 is updated (step S7).

FIG. 3 shows an example of the display on the graphic display 6 when the grouping setting is designated,
A message indicating completion of specification is displayed when grouping can be set or released by entering the terminal identification name (number) 62 and the presence or absence of grouping 63 in the display 61 that prompts the user to enter a specification regarding grouping. 64 appears. Note that 65 is the terminal identification name of the terminal device itself.

(2) Display of information that other operator has access right The operator who wants to display the information that another operator has access right on his own terminal device specifies the information he wants to refer from his own terminal device and requests the information display. To do. In addition,
The information that can be referred to is limited to those to which the operators belonging to the same group have the access right.

Details of the processing are as shown in FIG. That is, when the information display request command is input from the keyboard 7 of any of the terminal devices connected to the central processing unit 1 (step S8), the input data inspection unit 11 determines the validity of the input data ( If there is a mistake (step S9), step S9
No.), an error message is displayed on the graphic display 6 (step S10).

If the input data is valid (Yes in step S9), the terminal grouping inspection unit 12 causes the terminal grouping storage unit 17
And the state of grouping is inspected by referring to the display identification storage unit 18 (step S11), and it is judged whether or not information corresponding to the requested terminal device can be displayed (step S12).
If the information display request is not valid (No in step S12), an error message to that effect is displayed on the graphic display 6 (step S10). FIG. 5 shows an example of the display on the graphic display 6 when the information display is rejected. A display 66 indicating that the information cannot be displayed and which terminal device to group the information to refer to is displayed. A display 67 appears asking if you want to do it.

If the information display request is valid (Yes in step S12), the display data editing unit 14 acquires the data of the corresponding information and edits it into a predetermined format (step S13), and the display control unit 15 causes the graphic display 6 to display. Display above (step S14). In the terminal device on which the information is displayed, the hard copy 8 makes a copy as necessary.

(3) Display of Attention Message An operator who wants to display an attention message on another terminal device transmits the attention message.

Here, the process of receiving the attention message is as shown in FIG. That is, the attention message transmitted from any of the terminal devices (including those of the other computer system 9) is received by the attention message receiving unit 13 (step S15).

Next, the terminal grouping inspection unit 12 refers to the terminal group storage unit 17 and the display identification storage unit 18 to inspect the grouping state (step S16), and specifies the terminal device that displays the attention message. Then, it is checked by referring to the terminal identification name storage unit 16 whether or not the terminal device for displaying is in operation (step S17), and if even one terminal is in operation (Yes in step S17), reception is performed. The attention message is edited by the display data editing unit 14 into a predetermined format (step S18), and the display control unit 15 displays it on the graphic display 6 of the corresponding terminal device (step S19). It should be noted that, if no unit is operating (No in step S17), the display data is not edited or displayed.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a display state when an attention message is received from another computer system 9, and the attention message 68 is forcibly displayed on the graphic displays 6A, 6B and 6C of the grouped terminal devices.
Is displayed.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the information display method of the present invention, by giving an instruction to group its own terminal device with another terminal device at any time during system operation,
An operator who is allowed to group can refer to the content of information that other operators in the same group have access rights without the help of the other operator, and also transmit an attention message to multiple other operators. At this time, since the attention message can be immediately and forcibly displayed on all the operating terminal devices in the same group by a simple instruction, (a) the operator's burden is light.

(B) Security of personal information can be ensured.

(C) Accurately obtain information and transmit attention message.

(D) Information can be obtained and attention messages can be immediately transmitted.

And so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the information display system of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a grouping setting / cancellation process, and FIG. 3 is a display when grouping is set. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of displaying information for which another operator has the access right, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display when information display is denied, FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing for displaying an attention message, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of displaying an attention message. In the figure, 1 ... central processing unit (CPU) 11 ... input data inspection unit 12 ... terminal grouping inspection unit 13 ... attention message receiving unit 14 ... display data editing unit 15 ... display control unit 16 ... Terminal identification name storage unit 17 ... Terminal grouping storage unit 18 ... Display identification storage unit 2 ... Floppy disk device 3 ... Line printer 4 ... Magnetic disk device 5 ... Magnetic tape device 6 ... Graphic display 7 ... … Keyboard 8 …… Hard copy 9 …… Other computer systems

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A computer system comprising a central processing unit and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the central processing unit, which is issued to the central processing unit by an operator of the terminal device at any time during system operation. At the time of requesting a grouping setting specifying a partner terminal device, whether or not the requesting terminal device and the specified partner terminal device can be put in the same group is determined based on a predetermined grouping condition. Grouped the specified partner terminal device and the request source terminal device into the same group, and
In response to a request from the terminal device to display information for which another operator has an access right and a request to display an attention message, the current grouping status of each terminal device is checked, and the other operator determines the access right. A terminal grouping inspection unit for permitting the display of the held information and specifying the other terminal device for displaying the attention message, and the other operator who is permitted to display the information by the terminal grouping inspection unit has the access right. Information and the display data editing unit for editing the display data of the attention message to be displayed on the other terminal device, and the request for the display data of the information edited by the display data editing unit and held by the other operator. Attention message edited by the display data editing unit while being displayed on the original terminal device Information display system characterized by comprising a display control unit for displaying on another terminal device that is identified display data in the terminal grouping inspection unit.