JP4785008B2 - Program user authentication system and method, and computer-readable recording medium recording the program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention mainly records body weight, food intake, water intake, biochemical examination, clinical symptom observation, pathological findings, urine output, ophthalmological examination, hematological examination, etc. -It relates to a program user authentication system and method and program applicable to the management / aggregation of drug test data management.

  Prior to marketing, clinical trials are conducted for the safety of humans such as carcinogenicity and toxicity of pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, food additives, and other chemicals, but animals such as rats and mice are used before entering clinical trials. Confirmation is done in non-clinical studies.

  In the safety test of drugs using such animals, the toxicity occurs when the dose is administered once and the characteristics of the toxicity are clarified. Repeated dose toxicity test to clarify the characteristics of the dose and toxicity at which the observed dose and toxicity change cannot be found, reproductive / developmental toxicity test to clarify the effects on reproduction of the parent animal and the next generation development In addition to mutagenicity tests to clarify the presence of DNA-damaging substances and mutation-inducing properties, carcinogenicity tests, skin sensitization tests, skin photosensitization tests, dependency tests, etc. Various tests are conducted.

  In each of the above tests, drugs are actually administered to animals, the amount of body weight, food, water, urine, etc. is measured, clinical symptoms are observed, histopathological findings, etc. are collected and analyzed. Done.

  These safety tests are conducted prior to clinical trials in which the drug is actually administered to the human body, and ultimately affect the human body. It is necessary to understand and analyze. For this reason, computer systems have conventionally been used for data recording, management and analysis.

  As mentioned above, medicines and other medicines affect the human body. Therefore, in order to prevent data from being tampered with in the data management of safety tests as described above, Strict standards are established in each government office. Such a standard is generally called “GLLP (Good Laboratory Practice)”, and it is natural that a computer system that manages data also needs to satisfy the GLP standard.

  And, it goes without saying that the system design itself needs to conform to GLP, but the application of the system is very expensive because the market is niche and unique know-how is required. Become. In addition, when the system is introduced, it is necessary to confirm the operation at the time of introduction to confirm whether or not the system operates in conformity with GLP. In addition, even if the system has been started, if a part of the system has been upgraded, the entire system will be checked again to ensure that it will operate in conformity with GLP, and documented. You must ensure that the system itself is not tampered with.

  However, in the conventional system, all functions are introduced and operated as a package, and GLP or the like is guaranteed throughout the package. For this reason, even when some functions of the system are upgraded, it is necessary to check the operation of the entire system again. Since such operation check usually takes more than 3 months with 2 or 3 people, bug check after system operation start and operation check by function upgrade were not actually performed at all. Is the actual situation. In addition, in a system in which all functions are packaged as in the prior art, many functions that are rarely used are added, which increases the cost of the entire system.

  In the conventional system, the user is authenticated when the system is started up. However, even if there is a change in the input person on the way, the system is operated as it is until the system is terminated. There was a problem in guaranteeing GLP and the like.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a program user authentication system that is easy to check the operation during system operation and that is low in cost. An object is to provide a recorded computer-readable recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a program user authentication system of the present invention includes a program storage unit that stores a plurality of programs divided into functions for each data item and / or operation,
An activation means for activating at least one of the plurality of programs registered and selected from the registered programs;
Display means for displaying a list of programs registered in the starting means;
Program selection means for selecting a program desired to be activated from a list of programs displayed on the display means;
Activation confirmation means for confirming whether or not any of the activated programs is continuously activated; and
User authentication means for requesting input of user authentication information every predetermined period while the activation confirmation means continues to be confirmed by the activation confirmation means,
Authentication information holding means for holding validity information of user authentication by the user authentication means,
Each program communicates with the user authentication means to confirm the validity information held in the authentication information holding means, and based on the confirmation result, continues execution of the program when the authentication is valid. , The program will not continue to run if the authentication is invalid,
The gist of the user authentication means is that the program being executed is temporarily stopped at every elapse of a predetermined time, the authentication information is requested to be input, and the change of the user is allowed for authentication.

The program user authentication method of the present invention includes a program storage unit that stores a plurality of programs divided into functions for each data item and / or operation.
An activation means for activating at least one of the plurality of programs registered and selected from the registered programs;
Display means for displaying a list of programs registered in the starting means;
Program selection means for selecting a program desired to be activated from a list of programs displayed on the display means;
Activation confirmation means for confirming whether or not any of the activated programs is continuously activated; and
User authentication means for requesting input of user authentication information every predetermined period while the activation confirmation means continues to be confirmed by the activation confirmation means,
A method of authenticating a user of a program by a system comprising authentication information holding means for holding validity information of user authentication by the user authentication means,
Each program communicates with the user authentication means to confirm the validity information held in the authentication information holding means, and based on the confirmation result, continues execution of the program when the authentication is valid. The system executes a step to control the program not to continue if the authentication is invalid,
The gist of the user authentication means is to temporarily stop a program being executed every time a predetermined time elapses, and to request authentication information input and to allow a change of user to perform authentication. And

Moreover, the computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of this invention is for making a computer function as a program user authentication system described in Claim 1.

That is, the present onset Ming, a program storage unit for storing a plurality of programs that are functions divided for each data item and / or operation, at least one selected among the programs in which the plurality of programs are registered the registered Starting means for starting the program, display means for displaying a list of programs registered in the starting means, and program selecting means for selecting a program desired to be started from the list of programs displayed on the display means. ing. As described above, since there are a plurality of programs in which functions are divided for each data item and / or operation independently, for example, when some programs are upgraded, the operation of only the program is confirmed. If you do, you will be able to. Therefore, it is possible to ensure GLP and the like by reliably confirming the operation after starting the system operation. In addition, since unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used need not be installed, system installation costs and operation costs can be greatly reduced.

Further, the present invention provides an activation confirmation unit for confirming whether or not any of the activated programs continues to be activated every predetermined time, and the activation confirmation unit continues to confirm the activation of any of the programs. The user authentication means that prompts the user to input user authentication information every predetermined period, so that any of the activated programs continues to start while the user's authentication information is input every predetermined period. Since authentication is performed, an input person or the like can be determined substantially, and GLP or the like can be reliably guaranteed.
Furthermore, in the conventional system, although user authentication is performed at the time of starting the system, even if there is a change in the input person on the way, it is operated as it is until the system is terminated, so the input person is substantially confirmed. However, in the present invention, a plurality of observers can perform data input or the like alternately, and the input person or the like can be confirmed at regular intervals.

Oite this onset bright, if one used for toxicity testing of chemicals in animals as a living body, toxicity testing of drugs in animals as living body, there are vast and diverse data, the user Since the necessary data types often vary depending on the system, only necessary programs that are likely to be used can be introduced, and the cost of the entire system can be greatly reduced. In addition, since a plurality of observers may perform data input or the like by turns, the effect of the present invention that allows the input person or the like to confirm every certain period is remarkable and effective.

Oite to the onset bright, as the program when the registration program has been started to check the start-up of user authentication means, user authentication means activates the user authentication means if it is not already started In this case, the authentication of multiple programs can be managed by one user authentication means, so it is necessary to authenticate the user each time another program is started while one of the programs is running. As a result, work efficiency is improved. Further, since the user authentication means is not activated during the execution of a program other than the registered program, the memory capacity is not consumed more than necessary, so that there is no adverse effect such as a decrease in execution speed.

Oite this onset bright, includes an authentication information holding means for holding the validity information of the user authentication by the user authentication means, upon activation of the program, the validity information held in the authentication information holding means Based on the above, when the authentication is valid, the program starts executing, and when the authentication is invalid, the program execution is not started. Because user authentication is not performed, it is easy to use because it eliminates the need for duplication.

According to the onset bright, since a plurality of programs function divided for each data item and / or operations exist independently, if the version-up or the like Tsu Oh a part of a program, check the operation of only the program If you do, you will be able to. Therefore, it is possible to ensure GLP and the like by reliably confirming the operation after starting the system operation. In addition, since unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used need not be installed, system installation costs and operation costs can be greatly reduced.
Moreover, while the activation confirmation unit that confirms whether or not any one of the activated programs continues to be activated every predetermined time, and while the activation confirmation unit continues to confirm the activation of any program, User authentication means for requesting input of user authentication information every predetermined period, so as to perform user authentication every predetermined period while one of the activated programs continues to be activated The input person or the like can be substantially determined and the GLP or the like can be surely guaranteed.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a program user authentication system of the present invention. This system shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a drug test data management system. When a drug is actually administered to an animal, the amount of body weight, food, water, urine, etc., biochemical examination, hematology Data input means 1 for inputting data such as examination, observation of clinical symptoms, various pathological findings, etc., and data input to this data input means 1 are received, and each program to be described later is executed to collect data, etc. The program execution means 2 which performs is provided.

  In addition, the system includes an output means (for example, a printer) 3 for outputting the data collected by the program execution means 2 to a form and the like, and a display for displaying various information at the time of data input or data output. Means (for example a display) 4 are provided. Furthermore, a data storage unit 6 for storing the input data via the program execution means 2 is provided. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a storage device such as a hard disk or an MO, and reference numeral 13 denotes a computer device having a central processing unit and a memory.

  Here, in the system described above, normal data input, totalization, and the like are performed by the above-described means. That is, the data input by the data input means 1 is stored in the data storage unit 6 via the program execution means 2, and necessary information is displayed on the display means 4 in addition to the input data during the input operation. It has come to be. Further, when the input data is aggregated, the aggregated data is output from the output means 3 and necessary information other than the output data is displayed on the display means 4.

  The system includes a program storage unit 5 that stores a plurality of programs. The program storage unit 5 has functions for each data item and / or operation, such as input of weight, totaling of weight, output of totaling data of weight, input of pathological findings, totaling of pathological findings, output of pathological findings, etc. A plurality of divided programs are stored. The program stored in the program storage unit 5 can be introduced at any time by program introduction means (for example, a CD-ROM drive) 14.

  In addition, the system includes a program activation unit 7 that registers each program stored in the program storage unit 5 and activates a program selected by the user among the registered programs. Further, an association unit 17 is provided for associating the storage location of each program in the program storage unit 5 with the registration location of the program in the program activation unit 7.

  Further, a list of programs registered in the program starting means 7 is displayed on the display means 4, and a user selects a program that the user desires to start from the list of programs displayed on the display means 4. Program selection means 8 is provided.

  The selection of the program by the program selection means 8 is performed using, for example, an input means such as a mouse from a program list displayed on the menu 14 displayed on the screen 16 of the display means 4 as shown in FIG. This is done by selecting a desired program desired to be activated, clicking the icon 15 along with a mouse pointer (not shown). Note that only one program may be activated, or two or more programs may be activated.

  Then, the program selected by the program selection unit 8 is activated by the program activation unit 7 based on the association information by the association unit 17. The program is activated by reading the program from the program storage unit 5 into the memory, expanding the program, and acquiring execution authority from the operation system. And the program started by the program execution means 2 is executed.

  Further, in the above system, activation confirmation means 9 for confirming whether the program activated by the program activation means 7 and being executed by the program execution means 2 continues to be activated at predetermined time intervals (for example, 5 minutes). Is provided. This activation confirmation operation is performed by inquiring of the operation system whether or not the program is expanded and executed on the memory.

  Further, while the activation confirmation unit 9 continues to confirm the activation of any program, a user authentication unit 10 is provided that requests input of user authentication information every predetermined period (for example, 30 minutes). . Further, an authentication information input unit 11 is provided for inputting authentication information in response to the authentication information input request of the user authentication unit 10. Here, the period for requesting input of authentication information (authentication time) is set longer than the time for confirming the start of the program (starting confirmation time).

  The authentication information input request is made, for example, by displaying a password input screen prompting the input of a password on the display means 4. The authentication information is input by inputting a password on the password input screen using a keyboard, for example.

  Further, the activation confirmation means 9 confirms that the authentication program (user authentication means 10) is activated when the program registered in the program activation means is activated, and the activation confirmation means 9 is activated. In this case, it is started by the above program. In this way, since authentication of a plurality of programs can be managed by one user authentication means 10, a user who enters a password every time another program is started while one of the programs is started. This eliminates the need for authentication, thus improving work efficiency. In addition, since the activation confirmation unit 9 is not activated during the execution of a program other than the registered program, the memory capacity is not consumed more than necessary, and there is no adverse effect such as a decrease in the execution speed.

  Next, the operation of the chemical test data management system will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. In the figure, “S” means a step.

  First, a list of registered programs is displayed on the display means 4 by starting the launcher program (program start means 7) (S10: see FIG. 2). Next, from the menu 14 displayed on the screen 16 of the display means 4, a desired program icon 15 is clicked to select the desired program (S20), and the program is activated (S30). At this time, activation of the authentication program (activation confirmation unit 9) is confirmed by the activated program. If the activation confirmation unit 9 is not activated, the activation confirmation unit 9 is activated by the program (S70).

  If another program needs to be started, the process returns to step 1 (S40). If the program is not necessary, the started program is executed to check the amount of weight, food, water, urine, etc. and pathological symptoms. Processing according to each program such as data input such as observation findings, totalization of input data, and output of a form of total data is performed (S50). Then, if there is a need for further work, the process returns to step 10;

  On the other hand, the authentication program continues to be started in parallel with the above-described processing, and always waits for an elapse of an activation confirmation time (for example, 5 minutes) for confirming whether the program activated by the program activation means 7 is activated (S80). ) When the activation confirmation time has elapsed, it is confirmed whether or not the program is activated (S90).

  Next, if any of the programs is activated (S100), it waits for an authentication time (for example, 30 minutes) for user authentication (S110). If the authentication time has not elapsed, the process returns to step 80, and the operation described above is repeated after waiting for the activation confirmation time to elapse.

  In step 110, when the authentication time elapses, at that time, a plurality of programs currently being executed are instructed to temporarily stop execution, and a password input screen is displayed on the display means 4, etc. An input is requested (S120). When correct authentication information such as a password is input, the program instructed to be suspended is instructed to resume execution, and the process returns to step 8 to repeat the above-described operation (S130).

  On the other hand, if the authentication information is not input in step 130, for example, if the input password is incorrect, the process returns to step 120 to request the authentication information input again. If the correct password is not entered even after a certain number of repetitions and the user cannot be authenticated, the program is instructed to forcibly terminate execution, and the program receives the termination instruction. finish.

  On the other hand, in step 100, if all the programs started by the program starting means 7 have ended, the processing ends. In this way, while any of the activated programs continues to be activated, the user is authenticated every predetermined period, so that the input person can be substantially determined and GLP or the like can be reliably guaranteed. .

  As described above, according to the above system, since a plurality of programs divided into functions for each data item and / or operation exist independently, if some programs are upgraded, only the program is You only need to check the operation. Therefore, it is possible to ensure GLP and the like by reliably confirming the operation after starting the system operation. Also, since unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used need not be introduced, the cost of the entire system can be greatly reduced.

  The above system is suitably used for drug toxicity tests using animals as living bodies. The toxicity test described above is enormous and diverse, and the types of data required vary depending on the user. Therefore, only necessary programs that are likely to be used can be installed, greatly reducing the overall system cost. Because it can. In addition, since a plurality of observers frequently perform data input and the like in turn, the effect of the present invention that allows the input person and the like to be confirmed at regular intervals is remarkable and effective.

  FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram showing the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In this system, the business program executed by the program execution means starts the authentication program (user authentication means 10). In addition, the system includes authentication information holding means 18 that holds authentication information related to the validity / invalidity of authentication by the user authentication means 10, and the business program communicates with the authentication program and continues to execute the business program itself. It is designed to determine whether or not. Furthermore, the authentication program itself determines the end so that it does not start up many times. Other than that, it is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment, and attaches | subjects the same code | symbol to the same part.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system. In the figure, “S” means a step.

  That is, first, a list of registered programs is displayed on the display means 4 by starting the launcher program (program start means 7) (S10: see FIG. 2). Next, when a desired business program is selected from the menu 14 displayed on the screen 16 of the display means 4 by clicking on the desired program icon 15 (S20), activation of the business program is started (S30). . If the launcher program is not terminated, the process returns to step 10; otherwise, the process is terminated (S40).

  When the activation of the business program is started in step 30, the authentication program (activation confirmation unit 9) is activated (S50). When the authentication program is activated, the process proceeds to step 90, where it is checked whether the authentication program has already been executed. If it has already been executed, the activation operation of the authentication program is terminated to prevent double activation. If not, the process proceeds to step 100.

  In step 100, the authentication information input means 11 is requested to input authentication information such as a password and a user ID. In step 110, it is determined whether the password or user ID input in step 100 is valid and valid or invalid. In step 110, if the authentication is valid, the business program is notified that the authentication is valid, and the authentication information holding means 18 holds the authentication valid information (S115). On the other hand, if the authentication is invalid in step 110, the business program is notified of the authentication invalidity and the authentication invalidity information is held in the authentication information holding means 18 (S120).

  Next, the process waits for an authentication time (for example, 30 minutes) for user authentication to elapse (S130). If the authentication time has not elapsed in step 140, the process returns to step 130 and waits for the authentication time to elapse again. Repeat the operation. If the authentication time has passed in step 140, it is confirmed whether or not the business program is being executed (S150). If at least one business program is executed in step 160, the process returns to step 130, and the above-described operation is repeated after the authentication time has elapsed. If no business program is executed in step 160, the authentication program is terminated.

  On the other hand, the activation of the business program is started in step 30 and the activation of the authentication program is started in step 50. Then, the process proceeds to step 60, where the authentication information held in the authentication information holding means 18 by the communication with the authentication program is validated. / Check information related to invalidity.

  In step 70, if the authentication held in the authentication information holding means 18 is valid, the process proceeds to step 80, where the business program is executed, and if invalid, the business program activation process is terminated.

  In the system described above, once the authentication program has performed user authentication, user authentication is not performed every time the business program is started. Other than that, it is the same as that of the said embodiment, and there exists the same effect.

  In each of the above embodiments, operations such as an operation for starting a program (steps 10 to 40), an operation for confirming the start of a program (steps 90 to 160), an operation for starting a business program (steps 50 to 80), and the like. Is described in a series of routines, but it is intended to include the case where each is executed asynchronously in a separate execution format.

  In each of the above embodiments, the authentication information is input by inputting a password using a keyboard. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an ID card such as a magnetic card or an IC card, a fingerprint / voiceprint, etc. -It can also be performed by a recognizing device such as a retina.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the drug is not limited to a drug, but includes a chemical, a food additive, a skin external preparation, various chemical substances, health food, and the like.

  In addition, the above system is not limited to drug toxicity tests using animals as living organisms, safety pharmacology tests, mutagenicity tests before entering into animal safety tests, pharmacological tests and general pharmacology tests, It can also be applied to pharmacokinetic tests or clinical trials in which drugs are administered to the human body. It can also be applied to non-GLP tests. Even in these cases, the same effects can be obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, the program user authentication system of the present invention is applied to a chemical test data test system. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a production management system, an order management system, etc. It can be applied to various business management systems such as customer management systems and sales management systems. Even in these cases, the same effects can be obtained.

It is a system configuration figure showing one embodiment of a program user authentication system of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen by a program starting means. It is a flowchart figure explaining operation | movement of the said program user authentication system. It is a system block diagram which shows the program user authentication system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure explaining operation | movement of the said program user authentication system.

Explanation of symbols

4 Display means 5 Program storage section 7 Program starting means 8 Program selection means

Claims (3)

A program storage unit for storing a plurality of programs divided into functions for each data item and / or operation;
An activation means for activating at least one of the plurality of programs registered and selected from the registered programs;
Display means for displaying a list of programs registered in the starting means;
Program selection means for selecting a program desired to be activated from a list of programs displayed on the display means;
Activation confirmation means for confirming whether or not any of the activated programs is continuously activated; and
User authentication means for requesting input of user authentication information every predetermined period while the activation confirmation means continues to be confirmed by the activation confirmation means,
Authentication information holding means for holding validity information of user authentication by the user authentication means,
Each program communicates with the user authentication means to confirm the validity information held in the authentication information holding means, and based on the confirmation result, continues execution of the program when the authentication is valid. , The program will not continue to run if the authentication is invalid,
The above-mentioned user authentication means suspends the program being executed at the elapse of a predetermined time, requests input of authentication information, and performs authentication by permitting the change of the user. Authentication system. A plurality of programs divided into functions for each data item and / or operation, and a program storage unit;
An activation means for activating at least one of the plurality of programs registered and selected from the registered programs;
Display means for displaying a list of programs registered in the starting means;
Program selection means for selecting a program desired to be activated from a list of programs displayed on the display means;
Activation confirmation means for confirming whether or not any of the activated programs is continuously activated; and
User authentication means for requesting input of user authentication information every predetermined period while the activation confirmation means continues to be confirmed by the activation confirmation means,
A method of authenticating a user of a program by a system comprising authentication information holding means for holding validity information of user authentication by the user authentication means,
Each program communicates with the user authentication means to confirm the validity information held in the authentication information holding means, and based on the confirmation result, continues execution of the program when the authentication is valid. The system executes a step to control the program not to continue if the authentication is invalid,
The user authentication means, wherein each time a predetermined time elapses, with pause a program that is running, to perform the step of requesting input of authentication information and authentication allows replacement of the user Program user authentication method. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as the program user authentication system according to claim 1 .

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