JP3173044B2 - Device inspection method using software for device inspection of electronic filing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to software for inspecting an electronic filing device (hereinafter referred to as T
& D (Test & Diagnosis) program), an arbitrary number of electronic filing devices are used as workstations in a LAN (Local Area Net).
work), the transfer of the T & D program to other workstations to be inspected, the T & D program, by a T & D program that allows one arbitrary workstation to be a control device and control the control device. The present invention relates to a device inspection method using device inspection software for an electronic filing device that controls execution and stores information of all execution results in the control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an operation test and a diagnosis of each component of an electronic filing apparatus are performed by a T & D program, a person in charge of inspecting and executing each electronic filing apparatus from the start of the program is executed. An operation test and a diagnosis were performed.

[0003]

The above-described device inspection method based on the T & D program for the electronic filing device can be executed only for one electronic filing device. There was a problem that it took a lot of man-hours.

[0004]

An inspection method using a T & D program for an electronic filing apparatus according to the present invention includes a scanner unit for inputting at least an original, a monitor unit for displaying the input original on a screen, and a screen. A keyboard for instructing operations related to display and the entire device, an optical disk unit for storing the input original,
A magnetic disk unit for recording a database of the input original names of the originals, a printer unit for printing the originals displayed on the screen on the monitor unit, the scanner unit,
In an electronic filing apparatus including a control unit for controlling each of a monitor unit, a keyboard, an optical disk unit, a magnetic disk unit and a printer unit, the scanner unit, the monitor unit, the keyboard, the optical disk unit, the magnetic disk unit, When executing device inspection software for operating tests of various components of the printer unit and the control unit and diagnosing the test results, any number of the electronic filing devices may be used as workstations.
By connecting with an AN, an arbitrary electronic filing device of the above-mentioned workstation is set as a device inspection software control device, and the device inspection software which can control the control workstation automatically starts the device inspection software. Transfers the program of the device inspection software to other workstations to be inspected and controls the execution of the program, and transmits the operation test results and diagnostic information of each component of each workstation to the device inspection software control device. The information is stored in a magnetic disk unit, and is stored in the magnetic disk unit.
Check the operation test results and diagnostic information, and execute next
From the software controller for device inspection
In this case, the data is transferred to another workstation in the inspection target .

[0005]

In the present invention, each electronic filing device is connected as a workstation by a LAN, so that any one workstation can be used as a control device and a T & D program that can control the control device can be used as an inspection target. Automatically run T & D programs on certain other workstations.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a device inspection method using a T & D program for an electronic filing device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic filing device used as a T & D program control workstation device;
-N is an electronic filing device which is a workstation device to be inspected, 3 is a trunk cable, 4,4-1,4-2.
... 4-n is a branch cable, 5,5-1,5-2
... 5-n denotes a tap transceiver and 6 denotes a terminating resistor. Here, trunk cable 3, branch cable 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceiver 5, 5-
1 to 5-n and the terminating resistor 6 constitute a LAN.

A scanner unit for inputting the original, a monitor unit for displaying the input original on a screen,
A keyboard for instructing operations related to screen display and general operation of the apparatus, an optical disk unit for storing input originals, a magnetic disk unit for recording a database of input original names, and an original displayed on the monitor unit When executing device inspection software for the purpose of performing operation tests of various components of the printer unit and the control unit for controlling these components, and diagnosing the test results, any of the electronic filing device By connecting each number as a workstation via a LAN, any one of the electronic filing devices in the workstation can be used as a device inspection software control device, and the device can be automatically controlled by device inspection software capable of controlling the control workstation. Start the inspection software, Transfers the program of the device inspection software to other workstations and controls the execution of the program, and stores the operation test results and diagnostic information of each component of each workstation in the magnetic disk unit of the device inspection software controller. It is configured to be able to keep.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, the T & D program is started in the electronic filing apparatus 1 used as the T & D program control workstation apparatus in FIG. In accordance with the instruction of the T & D program, a program of an appropriate test item is then sent to each of the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are workstation devices to be inspected, by the main cable 3,
The data is transferred via a LAN composed of branch cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-1 to 5-n, and a terminating resistor 6. Then, the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected of the branch cables 4-1 to 4-n, start executing the transferred program after the reception of the program is completed.

Next, the branch cables 4-1 to 4-n
Executed by the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected, respectively.
Information on operation test and diagnosis results by a program is controlled via a LAN composed of a trunk cable 3, branch cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-1 to 5-n, and a terminating resistor 6. It is stored in a magnetic disk in the electronic filing device 1 used as a workstation device. The T & D program in the electronic filing device 1 used as the control workstation device is connected to the branch cable 4-1 stored on the magnetic disk in the control workstation device.
Test items to be executed next with respect to the appropriate inspection-target workstation device by looking at information on the execution results in the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the inspection-target workstation devices of .about.4-n. Also judge the program, trunk cable 3, branch cable 4, 4-1
To 4-n, tap transceivers 5-1 to 5 -n and a terminating resistor 6 to transfer the data via a LAN.

The above operation is repeated by the T & D program, and all of the operation tests and diagnosis results of the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the inspection target workstation devices of the branch cables 4-1 to 4-n, are obtained. Since the information is stored on the magnetic disk in the filing apparatus 1 used as a T & D program control workstation apparatus, the inspector can know the operation test and diagnosis results at a time by looking at the contents of the magnetic disk.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a device inspection method based on a T & D program for an electronic filing device, an arbitrary number of electronic filing devices are connected as a workstation via a LAN to automatically perform operation confirmation and diagnosis. As a result, the inspection time is quicker than when the inspector executes the T & D program for each electronic filing apparatus to perform the inspection, and the burden on the inspector is reduced. In addition, since the execution result of the all-electronic filing device is stored on the magnetic disk in the device that has controlled the T & D program in the above method, it can be used as a material for later investigating the failure status of each component. Has an effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a device inspection method using software for device inspection of an electronic filing device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 Electronic filing device used as T & D program control workstation device 2-1 to 2-n Electronic filing device as inspection target workstation device 3 Main cable 4,4-1 to 4-n Branch cable 5,5-1 ５−5-n tap transceiver 6 terminator

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A scanner unit for inputting at least a document, a monitor unit for displaying the input document on a screen, a keyboard for instructing an operation related to a screen display and a general device, An optical disk unit for storing an original, a magnetic disk unit for recording a database of the input original name of the original, a printer unit for printing the original displayed on the monitor unit on the screen, the scanner unit, and the monitor unit An electronic filing apparatus comprising a control unit for controlling respective components of a keyboard, an optical disk unit, a magnetic disk unit and a printer unit, wherein the scanner unit, monitor unit, keyboard, optical disk unit, magnetic disk unit, printer unit Device test for the purpose of operation tests of various components of the When executing the inspection software, an arbitrary number of the electronic filing apparatuses are connected to each other as workstations via a LAN, so that any of the electronic filing apparatuses 1 of the workstation can be connected.
The table is used as a software controller for device inspection, and the software for device inspection that enables control of the control workstation automatically starts the software for device inspection and performs device inspection for other workstations to be inspected. performs execution control of the software program transfer and program, and is stored in the magnetic disk unit of the operation test results and diagnostic information device testing software controller for each workstation each component, the magnetic
The operation test result and the diagnostic information stored in the disk unit
Check the program to be executed next
Work to be inspected from the software control unit for
A device inspection method using software for device inspection of an electronic filing device, which is transferred to a station .