JP6102254B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides an application installed on a terminal device.

  Computer systems used in the university's education field need to keep the settings of the OS of the terminals in the classroom, the version of installed applications, etc. in order to facilitate lectures. There is sex.

  In such a case, an image file for installing the OS or application of the terminal is generated, and restoration processing of all the terminal devices in the same classroom is executed using the image file. Unification of OS and applications is performed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention for enabling software having the same setting to be easily installed on a plurality of PCs on a network.

JP 2006-85610 A

  However, in the OS and applications, when the occurrence of security problems or bugs becomes clear, the OS and applications can be updated by installing additional software (service packs, etc.), and these problems can be solved. Has been done.

  In order to perform such work efficiently, it is necessary to manage what OS and application are installed in which terminal, and to install additional software for a terminal device that needs to introduce additional software. Installation is required.

  However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, software having the same setting can be easily installed on a plurality of PCs on the network when the program is initially installed, but there is no consideration for updating them. .

  Therefore, the present invention efficiently identifies a terminal device that needs to be updated when it is necessary to update an OS or application once installed, and performs OS or application update processing only on that terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of performing update processing.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the information processing apparatus of the present invention creates an installation image including an application program that is restored to the storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of the storage device of the plurality of client devices. An information processing apparatus communicably connected to an image creation terminal that includes image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and application identification information of an application program included in the installation image a first management means for managing the first management information, by inquiring to the managing device for managing an update of the application program, an acquisition unit that acquires application identification information of the application program to be updated, collected at pre-Symbol acquiring means Accordance with the application identification information and the first management information, the first specific means for specifying an installation image of the update target, and image identification information for installation image of the update target specified by said first specifying means, updating And creation instruction transmission means for transmitting creation instruction information including application identification information of an application program to be created in order to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image .

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing method of the present invention creates an installation image including an application program restored to the storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of the storage device of the plurality of client devices. to an information processing method performed by an image creation terminal communicably connected to an information processing apparatus, and image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation device, the application program included in the installation image a first management step of managing the first management information including the application identification information, by inquiring to the managing device for managing an update of the application program, preparative acquires the application identification information of the application program to be updated A step, according to the previous SL acquired application identification information by acquiring step and said first management information, a first specific step of specifying an installation image of the update target, update target specified by said first specifying step A creation instruction transmission step of transmitting creation instruction information including image identification information of the installation image and application identification information of the application program to be updated in order to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the computer program of the present invention creates an installation image including an application program to be restored to the storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of the storage devices of the plurality of client devices. A computer program executable in an information processing apparatus communicably connected to an image creation terminal, wherein the information processing apparatus is used as image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and the installation image. a first management means for managing the first management information including the application identification information of the application programs included, by inquiring to the managing device for managing an update of the application program, the update application programming Acquiring means for acquiring application identification information beam, according to the acquired application identification information in the previous SL acquisition means and said first management information, the first specific means for specifying an installation image of the update target, the first The creation instruction information including the image identification information of the installation image to be updated identified by the identifying means and the application identification information of the application program to be updated is transmitted to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image. It is characterized by functioning as a creation instruction transmission means .

  According to the present invention, when an installed OS or application needs to be updated, a terminal device that needs to be updated is identified, and the OS or application is updated only for that terminal, thereby efficiently updating the terminal or application. Processing can be performed.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the information processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the management server 101 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of each apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process in this invention. It is a figure which shows a detailed example of the image registration process of step 401 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of detailed processing of restoration processing to a terminal in step 402 in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of detailed processing of application latest information confirmation processing in step S403 of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of detailed processing of update image creation / registration processing in step S <b> 404 of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of detailed processing of restoration processing using an update image in step S405 of FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a restore setting screen 1000 displayed on the display device 210 of the administrator terminal 104 in step S603 of FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a status display screen 1100 displayed on the display device 210 of the administrator terminal 104 in step S618 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the target terminal device list display screen 1200 displayed on the display apparatus 210 of the administrator terminal 104 by step S904 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the various databases used by this invention.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes a management server which stores and manages various databases (DB) (FIG. 13) to be described later, and the types of OSs and applications included in image files stored in the image storage server 102 to be described later. This is a server device that manages the version and information of the image file used when the OS or application is installed in each terminal device 106. Also, various instructions are received from an administrator terminal, which will be described later, and the instructed processing is executed.

  An image storage server 102 is a server device that stores and manages an image file used when executing a restore process for installing (installing) an OS or an application on the terminal device 106. The image storage server 102 stores and manages a plurality of image files in order to install different OSs and applications. The image storage server 102 may be composed of a plurality of server devices.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes an APP (application) management server that manages update information of application programs to be installed in the terminal device 106 using image files stored and managed by the image storage server 102. The APP management server 103 periodically accesses an application distribution server (not shown) set in advance. Get update information of application program.

  Reference numeral 104 denotes an administrator terminal, which is a terminal device used by the system administrator. The system administrator operates the administrator terminal to give various instructions to the management server 101.

  Reference numeral 105 denotes an image creation terminal which creates an image file used for restoring the OS of the terminal device 106. Note that the image creation terminal 105 creates an image file for constructing the same environment as the OS and application programs installed in the image creation terminal in another terminal device 106.

  A terminal device 106 is a terminal device used by a user. The terminal device 106 is set with the OS and application programs to be installed and their versions using the image file stored in the image storage server 102.

  Reference numeral 107 denotes a network such as a LAN for connecting the above-described devices so as to communicate with each other. The connection form may be wired / wireless. The above is an example of the system configuration of the information processing system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the management server 101 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 203 or the external memory 211 has a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, and a function that is executed by the management server 101 to be described later. Various programs to be stored are stored.

  A RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations to be described later by loading a program or the like necessary for executing the processing from the ROM 203 or the external memory 211 to the RAM 202 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 205 controls input from an input device 209 such as a keyboard and a pointing device. A video controller 206 controls display on a display device such as the display device 210. These are used by the operator as needed.

  A memory controller 207 is connected to the hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc. via an adapter. The access to the external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory is controlled.

  A communication I / F (interface) controller 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the LAN 107 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the display device 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 202, for example. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display device 210.

  The processing of each step shown in the flowchart to be described later for realizing the present invention is executed by a program that can be read and executed by a computer, and the program is recorded in the external memory 211. Then, it is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 202 as necessary.

  The above is an example of the hardware configuration of the management server 101 shown in FIG. Needless to say, the management server 101 may not necessarily have the hardware configuration illustrated in FIG. 2 as long as the management server 101 can execute processing to be described later. Further, the image storage server 102, the APP management server 103, the administrator terminal 104, the image creation terminal 105, and the terminal device 106 in FIG. 1 also have substantially the same hardware configuration, and thus description thereof is omitted here.

  Next, the functional configuration of each apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the management server 101 includes a data storage unit 311, a restore request reception unit 312, a restore start instruction unit 313, an image file creation request reception unit 314, an image file creation instruction unit 315, a data update unit 316, and the like. Configured.

  The data storage unit 311 is a functional unit that stores and manages various databases shown in FIG. The restore request receiving unit 312 is a functional unit that receives a restore start request from the administrator terminal 104. The restore start instructing unit 313 is a functional unit that, after receiving a restore start instruction from the administrator terminal 104, specifies the terminal device 106 to be restored and instructs the terminal device to execute the restore.

  The image file creation request receiving unit 314 is a functional unit that receives an image file creation request from the administrator terminal 104. The image file creation instruction unit 315 is a functional unit that instructs the image creation terminal 105 to create an image file.

  The data update unit 316 is a functional unit that performs various database update processes according to the processing results after the image file creation process and the restore process are completed.

  The image storage server 102 includes an image file storage unit 321, an image file transmission unit 322, an image file registration request reception unit 323, and the like.

  The image file storage unit 321 is a functional unit that stores and manages an image file used for restoration processing in the terminal device 106. The image file transmission unit 322 is a functional unit that receives an image file request from the terminal device 106 and transmits the designated image file to the terminal device 106. The image file registration request receiving unit 323 is a functional unit that receives a registration request for an image file created by the image creation terminal 105. The image file that has received the registration request is additionally registered in the image file storage unit 321.

  The APP management server 103 includes an application information acquisition unit 331, an application information management unit 332, and the like.

  The application acquisition unit 331 periodically accesses a preset application distribution server (not shown). It is a functional unit that acquires update information of an application program. The application information management unit 332 is a functional unit that stores and manages an application program acquired from the application distribution server.

  Further, the administrator terminal 104 includes a restore start request unit 341, an image file creation request unit 342, an APP information collection start request unit 343, and the like.

  The restore start request unit 341 is a functional unit that requests the management server 101 to start a restore process of the terminal device. The image file creation request unit 342 is a functional unit for requesting the management server 101 to start image file creation processing by the image creation terminal 105. The APP information collection start request unit 343 is a functional unit for instructing the management server 101 to collect the latest application information from the APP management server 103.

  The image creation terminal 105 includes a restore execution unit 351, an APP acquisition unit 352, an APP installation unit 353, an image file creation unit 354, and the like.

  The restore execution unit 351 is a functional unit that executes a restore process using an image file stored in the image file server 102 in response to a restore instruction from the management server 101. The APP acquisition unit 352 is a functional unit that acquires an application installation program managed by the APP management server 103 in order to perform application update processing.

  The APP installation unit 353 is a functional unit that executes an installation process for updating an application using the installation program acquired from the APP management server 103. The image file creation unit 354 is a functional unit that creates an image file that is used to introduce an OS or application similar to the OS or application installed in the image creation terminal 105 to the terminal device 106.

  The terminal device 106 includes a restore execution instruction reception unit 361, an image file request unit 362, a restore execution unit 363, and the like.

  The restore execution instruction receiving unit 361 is a functional unit that receives a restore start instruction from the management server 101. The image file request unit 362 is a functional unit that requests the image storage server 102 for an image file to be used in the restore process. The restore execution unit 363 is a functional unit that executes a restore process using the image file acquired from the image storage server 102.

  The above is an example of the functional configuration of each apparatus illustrated in FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, an outline of the processing in the present invention, that is, a flow of update restoration processing for updating an application introduced by the restoration processing that is performed after the restoration processing in the terminal device will be described. To do.

  In the present invention, first, an image creation process for creating an image file that is used in the restore process in the terminal device 106 is executed. This process is performed by the management server 101, the image storage server 102, the administrator terminal 104, and the image creation terminal 105, and details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Thereafter, a restore process of the terminal process is executed using the image file created and registered in step S401 (step S402). The same OS and application program are installed (installed) in the terminal device 106 that has been restored using the same image file. This processing is performed by the management server 101, the image storage server 102, the administrator terminal 104, and the terminal device 106, and details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After that, a restoration process using an image file is periodically performed to check whether the application program installed in the terminal device 106 has been updated, and a process for checking the latest application information is executed (step S403). This processing is performed by the management server 101, the APP management server 103, and the administrator terminal 104, and details will be described with reference to FIG.

  When it is confirmed that the application program has been updated by the confirmation process of the latest application information in step S403, it is used in the restoration process performed to update the application installed in the terminal device 106. Create an update image file. This processing is performed by the management server 101, the image storage server 102, the administrator terminal 104, and the image creation terminal 105, and details will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the update image file is created and registered in step S404, the terminal device 106 that needs to update the application executes a restore process using the update image file for the purpose of updating the application. This processing is performed by the management server 101, the image storage server 102, the administrator terminal 104, and the terminal device 106, and will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The above is the outline of the processing of the present invention.

  Here, an example of the configuration of various databases (DB) stored and managed in the external memory 211 of the management server 101 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the external memory 211 of the management server 101 stores a terminal information DB 1301, a terminal image management table 1302, an image DB 1303, an APP information DB 1304, an image APP management DB 1305, and the like.

  The terminal information DB 1301 is a database for managing information of the terminal device 106, and includes a terminal ID 1301-1, a host name 1301-2, an IP address 1301-3, a MAC address 1301-4, an installation location 1301-5, and the like. Configured with data items.

  The terminal device ID 1301-1 is a data item in which identification information for uniquely identifying the terminal information stored in the terminal information DB 1301 is registered. The host name 1301-2, IP address 1301-3, and MAC address 1301-4 are data items in which the host name, IP address, and MAC address of the terminal device 106 managed by the terminal information are registered, respectively.

  The installation location 1301-5 is a data item in which information on a location (for example, a classroom or the like) where the terminal device 106 is installed is registered. The above is an example of the data configuration of the terminal information DB 1301.

  The image DB 1303 is a database for managing information on image files stored in the image storage server 102, and includes an image ID 1303-1, OS 1303-2, version 1303-3, image name 1303-4, and generation date 1303. −5, path information 1303-6, image update flag 1303-7, automatic update flag 1303-8, original image ID 1303-9, and other data items.

  The image ID 1303-1 is a data item in which identification information for uniquely identifying image information registered in the image DB 1303 is registered. The OS 1303-2, version is a data item in which the type and version of the OS installed by executing the restore process using the image file managed by the image information is registered.

An image name 1303-4 is a data item in which the name of the image file is registered.
The creation date 1303-5 is a data item in which the creation date of the image file is registered. The path information 1303-6 is a data item in which the path information of the image file is registered.

  The image update flag 1303-7 is a data item in which information about whether or not an application that needs to be updated is included in the application installed by the image file is registered.

  The automatic update flag 1303-8 automatically creates an update image file of the image file when information indicating that an application that needs to be updated is registered in the image update flag 1303-7. This is a data item in which information on whether or not is registered.

  In the original image ID 1303-9, when the image file managed by the image information is an updated image file obtained by updating any one of the image files, the identification information of the image information managing the update source image file is registered. Data item. The above is an example of the data configuration of the image DB 1303.

  The terminal image management information 1302 is a database for storing and managing which image file is used for the setting of the terminal device 106, and includes a terminal ID 1302-1, an image ID 1302-2, and an update date 1302- 3 and data items such as a terminal update flag 1302-4.

  The terminal ID 1302-1 is a data item in which identification information for uniquely identifying the terminal device 106 is registered, and information registered in the terminal ID of the terminal information DB 1301 is registered. The image ID 1302-2 is a data item in which identification information for uniquely identifying an image file is registered, and registration registered in the image ID 1303-1 of the image DB 1303 is registered. Based on these data, which terminal device 106 uses which image file is set by restore processing is managed.

  The update date 1302-3 is a data item in which the date and time information when the restore process is executed in the terminal device 106 is registered. The terminal update flag 1302-4 indicates whether or not the restore process using the update image file is automatically executed when the update image file of the image file used for the restore process in the terminal device 106 is generated. Is a data item in which information indicating is registered.

  The APP information DB 1304 is a database that stores and manages information on individual applications installed in the terminal device 106 by executing restoration processing using an image file, and includes an application ID 1304-1, an application name 1304-2, and a version. Data items such as 1304-3 and update date 1304-4 are provided.

  The application ID 1304-1 is a data item in which identification information for uniquely identifying each APP information (application information) stored and managed in the APP information management table 1304 is registered.

  The application name 1304-2 and version 1304-3 are data items in which the application name and version of the application managed by the APP information are registered.

  The update date 1304-4 is a data item in which date / time information when the APP information is updated is registered. The above is an example of the data configuration of the APP information DB 1304.

  The image APP management DB 1305 is a database for managing information about which application program is installed in the terminal device 106 by executing restore processing using any image file, and includes an image ID 1305-1, application Data items such as an ID 1305-2 and an APP update flag 1305-3 are provided.

  The image ID 1305-1 is a data item in which information for specifying an image file is registered, and data registered in the image ID 1303-1 of the image DB 1303 is registered. The application ID 1305-2 is a data item in which information for specifying an application is registered, and data registered in the application ID 1304-1 of the APP management DB 1304 is registered. With these data items, it is managed which application is installed in the terminal device 106 by performing restore processing using which image file.

  The APP update flag 1305-3 is a data item in which information indicating whether or not the application specified by the information registered in the application ID 1305-2 has been updated is registered.

  The above is an example of the data configuration of various databases stored and managed in the external memory 211 of the management server 101. The management server 101 executes various processes while referring to and updating these databases when executing the processes described later.

  Next, an example of detailed processing of the image registration processing in step S401 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 5, this processing is performed by the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105, and the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102.

  First, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 transmits an image registration start instruction to the management server 101 (step S501).

  When receiving the image registration start instruction from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 requests the image creation terminal 105 to acquire the currently installed OS and application type and version (OS / AP). (Application) information request) is transmitted (step S502).

  Upon receiving the OS / AP information request from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 manages the OS / AP information, which is information on the type of OS and application installed in the image creation terminal 105 and its version. It transmits to the server 101 (step S503). The CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits the OS / AP information by transmitting screen information for displaying the OS / AP information received from the image creation terminal 105 to the administrator terminal 104.

  Then, the administrator terminal 104 displays an image creation registration screen (not shown) according to the screen information received from the management server 101, thereby displaying list information of OSs and applications installed in the image creation terminal 105 on the display device 210. To display. At this time, a list of OS types and versions, application types and versions is displayed on the image creation registration screen.

  Then, the administrator who uses the administrator terminal 104 confirms the list information and inputs an image registration instruction to the administrator terminal 104. As a result, the administrator confirms what OS and what application (including version) are set in the terminal device 106 according to the image file to be created, and then executes registration of the image file. You can give instructions.

  When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives an image file registration execution instruction in response to an operation instruction from the administrator, the CPU 201 transmits an image registration instruction to the management server 101 (step S506).

  When receiving the image registration instruction from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 issues an image file creation instruction to the image creation terminal 105 (step S507).

  Upon receiving the image file creation instruction transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 generates an image file used for restoration of the terminal device 106 (step S508). When the restoration process of the terminal device 106 is executed using the image file created here, the same OS and application program as the OS and application program installed in the image creation terminal 105 when the image file is created are stored in the terminal device 106. Will be installed.

  When the creation of the image file is completed, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 transmits the image file to the image storage server 102, thereby requesting registration of the image file (step S509).

  The CPU 201 of the image storage server 102 stores the image file received from the image creation terminal 105 in the external memory 211 (step S510). Then, as the processing result, the path information of the image file is transmitted to the image creation terminal 105 (step S511). When the image creation terminal 105 receives the processing result including the path information of the image file from the image storage server 102, the image creation terminal 105 transmits the information to the management server 101 (step S512).

  When receiving the processing result including the path information of the image file received from the image creation terminal 105, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 creates a new record in the image DB of FIG. 13 according to the information and registers various information. As a result, the image DB is updated (step S513). In addition, application information registered in the terminal device 106 using the image file is registered in the image APP management DB 1305 that manages application information included in the image file. If an application that is not registered in the APP information DB 1304 is included in the image file, information about the application is additionally registered in the APP information DB 1304. Thereafter, a processing result indicating whether or not the image registration processing is successful in the above processing is transmitted to the administrator terminal 104 (step S514).

  When receiving the processing result transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays the processing result on the display device 210 (step S515), and ends the processing shown in this figure.

  The above is an example of detailed processing of the image registration processing in step S401 in FIG.

  Next, an example of detailed processing of the terminal restoration processing in step S402 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 6, this processing is performed by the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105, and the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102. Here, an example in which the terminal device 106 that performs the restore process is specified and the restore process is executed will be described.

  The CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 transmits a terminal restore start request to the management server 101 (step S601). When receiving a restore start request from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits screen information for displaying the restore setting screen 1000 shown in FIG. 10 to the administrator terminal 104 (step S602).

  When receiving the screen information transmitted from the management server, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays the restore setting screen 1000 shown in FIG. 10 on the display device 210 according to the screen information (step S603).

  Here, an example of the configuration of the restore setting screen 1000 displayed on the display device 210 in step S603 of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1001 denotes a restore terminal input accepting unit, which accepts designation of the terminal device 106 that executes restore processing. Reference numeral 1002 denotes a terminal selection button. When an instruction to press the button is received, a terminal selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display device 210, and a list of terminal devices is displayed on the screen. A system administrator who operates the administrator terminal 104 can designate the terminal device 106 that executes the restore process using this screen. Information on the terminal device 106 designated on this screen is input to the restore terminal input receiving unit 1001.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1003 denotes an installation location input receiving unit that receives designation of an installation location in which a terminal device that executes the restoration process is set. Here, when designation of the installation location is received, all the terminal devices 106 set in the installation location are set as the terminal devices that execute the restoration process. Reference numeral 1004 denotes an installation location selection button. When an instruction to press the button is received, an installation location selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display device 210, and a list of installation locations is displayed on the screen. The system administrator who operates the administrator terminal 104 can specify the installation location where the terminal device 106 that executes the restore process is installed via this screen. Information on the installation location designated on this screen is input to the installation location input receiving unit 1003.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1005 denotes an image file input accepting unit that accepts designation of an image file to be used in the restore processing in the terminal device 106. Reference numeral 1006 denotes an image selection button. When an instruction to press the button is received, an image file selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display device 210, and image file list information is displayed on the screen. A system administrator who operates the administrator terminal 104 can specify an image file to be used when executing a restore process via this screen. Information on the image file specified on this screen is input to the image file input receiving unit 1003.

  Reference numeral 1007 denotes an execution button that is used to input an execution instruction for restoration processing to the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104. Reference numeral 1008 denotes a cancel button that is used to input an instruction to stop the restore process to the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104. The above is an example of the configuration of the restore setting screen 1000.

  Returning to the description of FIG. In step S603, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays the restore setting screen 1000 of the display device 210 and then designates a terminal for performing the restore process (including designation of the installation location of the terminal) and an image used for the restore process. A file (target image) designation is accepted (steps S604 and S605). Thereafter, in order to start the restore process in the terminal device 106, a restore start instruction is transmitted to the management server 101 (step S606). At this time, target terminal information (terminal identification information, terminal location information) and image file information used for restoration processing in the terminal device 106 are transmitted to the management server 101.

  When receiving the restore start instruction from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 specifies a restore target terminal device (step S607). When terminal specific information is received from the administrator terminal 104 as target terminal information, the terminal device 106 specified by the specific information is specified as a terminal measure to be restored. Further, when receiving the terminal installation location information, the terminal device 106 installed at the installation location specified by the installation location information is specified using the terminal information DB 1301, and the terminal device is restored. It will be specified as a terminal measure.

  Thereafter, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 issues a terminal activation instruction in the maintenance mode to all the terminal devices 106 identified in step S607 (step S608).

  When the terminal activation instruction is received from the management server 101, the terminal device 106 activates the terminal in the maintenance mode (step S609). Then, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 inquires of the management server 101 about the information of the image storage server that stores the image file used for the restore process (image inquiry: step S610).

  The CPU 201 of the management server 101 identifies the image storage server 102 that stores the image file included in the restore start instruction received from the terminal device 106 (step S611). Then, identification information for identifying the image storage server 102 is transmitted to the terminal device 106 that has made the image inquiry (step S612). At this time, the identification information of the image file used for restoration is also transmitted.

  When receiving the identification information for identifying the image storage server 102 from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 sends an acquisition request for the image file used in the restore process to the image storage server 102 indicated by the identification information. This is performed (step S613).

  When receiving the image acquisition request from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102 transmits the instructed image file to the terminal device 106 (step S614).

  Thereafter, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 starts the restore process using the image file transmitted from the image storage server 102 (step S615). Then, during the execution of the restore process, the progress status of the restore process is transmitted to the management server 101 (step S616).

  When receiving the progress status from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits the information to the administrator terminal 104 (step S617). A confirmation screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display device 210 of the administrator terminal 104, and the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays each terminal device 106 on the confirmation screen 1100 according to the received status information. The progress status information of the restore process being performed in (1) is displayed (step 618). Further, it is possible to forcibly terminate the restoration process in the terminal measure 106 by giving a pressing instruction to the forced termination button in the confirmation screen.

  When the restore process ends (step S619), the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 notifies the management server 101 of the restore end (step S620). When the CPU 201 of the management server 101 receives the restore end notification from the terminal device 106, it updates the terminal image information of the terminal device in the terminal image DB 1303 (step S621). At this time, if the terminal image information of the terminal device is already registered in the terminal image DB 1303, the update date and the image ID are changed. If not registered, a new terminal image information record is added, and various information is set in the record.

  After updating the terminal image information, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 notifies the manager terminal 104 of the processing result (step S622). When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives the processing result notification transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays a display on the confirmation screen 1100 indicating that the restoration processing at the terminal is completed (step S623). After the above process is executed for all the target terminals of the restore process received in step S604, the process shown in FIG.

  The above is the detailed description of the restore processing of the terminal in step S402 in FIG. By executing the processing as described above when executing the restoration, it becomes possible to manage which terminal device 106 is set by the restoration processing using which image file.

  Next, the latest application information confirmation / update process in step S403 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives an APP (application program) information collection instruction in accordance with a user operation instruction (step S701), it transmits an APP information collection execution instruction to the management server 101 (step S702). .

  When receiving the APP information collection execution instruction from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 makes an inquiry about the latest version of APP to the APP management server 103 (step S703). When the CPU 201 of the APP management server 103 receives an inquiry about the latest version of APP from the management server 101, the installation process using the image file stored in the image storage server 102 is performed in the management server 101. Information of the latest version of each APP (managed by the APP information DB 1304) installed in the terminal device 105 is transmitted (step S704).

  When receiving the latest information of APP transmitted from the APP management server 103, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 updates the application information according to the received information (step S705). After that, according to the received latest information of the application, the image file including the updated application program and the terminal device restored using the image file are identified (step S706), and the image DB 1303, The image APP management DB 1305 and the like are updated (step S707). Specifically, among the image information registered in the image DB 1303, the image update flag 1303-7 of the image information for managing the image file including the updated application program is included in the application that needs to be updated. Update the information to indicate. In addition, among the image APP management information managed by the image APP management DB 1305, the updated application identification information includes the APP update flag 1305-3 of the image APP management information registered in the application ID 1305-2, and the application. Change to information indicating that has been updated.

  Thereafter, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits the processing result to the administrator terminal 104 (step S708). When receiving the processing result from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays the processing result of the display device 210 (step S709), and ends the processing shown in FIG.

  The above is an example of detailed processing of the latest application information confirmation processing in step S403 in FIG. In the present invention, by performing such processing, it is periodically checked whether the application program has been updated, and an image file including the updated application is set as an image file that needs to be updated. Is possible.

  Next, an example of detailed processing of the update image file creation / registration processing in step S404 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives an image file update request instruction according to an operation instruction from the administrator, the CPU 201 issues an image file update start request to the management server 101 (step S801).

  When receiving the image file update start request, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits screen information for displaying an image update screen (not shown) to the administrator terminal 104 to the administrator terminal (step S802). . When receiving the screen information transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays an image update screen (not shown) on the display device 210 according to the screen information (step S803). This image display screen is a screen used for designating which image file is to be updated.

  After displaying the image update terminal list display screen 1200 of the display device 210, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives designation of an image file to be updated via the screen (step S804).

  After receiving the designation of the image file, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 transmits an image file update instruction to the management server 101 (step S805).

  When receiving the image file update instruction from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 issues a restore instruction using the image file whose update instruction has been received to the image creation terminal 105 (step S806). At this time, the identification information of the image file used for restoration and the specific information of the image storage server storing the image file are transmitted to the image creation terminal 105.

  When receiving the restore instruction transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 issues an acquisition request for the image file used for restoration to the image storage server 102 that stores the image file used for restoration. This is performed (step S807). Upon receiving this acquisition request, the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102 transmits the requested image file to the image creation terminal 105 (step S808).

  When receiving the image file transmitted from the image storage server 102, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 executes a restore process using the image file (step S809). As a result, the OS and application program settings of the image creation terminal 105 are changed according to the image file. After the restoration process in step S809 is completed, the restoration process completion notification is sent to the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 (step S810).

  When the CPU 201 of the management server 101 receives the completion notification of the restore process from the image creation terminal 105, it uses the APP update flag information of the image APP management DB 1305 among the applications newly installed in the image creation terminal 105 by the restore process. The application to be updated is identified (step S811), and an update instruction for the identified application is transmitted to the image creation terminal 105 (step S812). Then, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 updates the application instructed to be updated in accordance with the application update request (step S813). At this time, for example, the image creation terminal 105 acquires an installation file used for updating the application from the APP management server 103, and updates the application by executing the installation file. Of course, the installation file may be acquired from a device other than the APP management server 103. When the application update process ends, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 sends an end notification to the management server 101 (step S814).

  When the CPU 201 of the management server 101 receives the notification of the completion of the application update process transmitted from the image creation terminal 105, this time, it instructs the image creation terminal 105 to create an image file (step S815).

  When receiving the image file creation instruction from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 receives the same OS and APP (same as the OS and APP installed in the image creation terminal 105 when the creation instruction is received. Version) is created for installation on the terminal device 106 (step S816). When the creation is completed, the created image file is transmitted to the image storage server 102, thereby requesting the image storage server to register the image file (step S817).

  When receiving the image file transmitted from the image creation terminal 105, the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102 stores the image file in the external memory 211 (step S818), and the path information of the stored image file is obtained as the processing result. It transmits to the image creation terminal 105 (step S819). When receiving the processing result from the image storage server 102, the CPU 201 of the image creation terminal 105 transmits the path information of the image file as the processing result to the management server 101 (step S820).

  When receiving the processing result transmitted from the image creation terminal 105, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 updates the image DB 1303 according to the update contents in the above processing and the processing result received from the image creation terminal 105 (step S821). ). At this time, image information for managing the newly created image file is newly registered, and various data are registered in each data item of the image information. At this time, the original image ID 1303-9 is set with the image ID of the image information for managing the image file used in the restore processing in step S809. Thereafter, the processing result of the image update process is transmitted to the administrator terminal 104 (step S822).

  When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives the processing result received from the CPU 201 of the management server 101, the CPU 201 displays the information on the display device 210 and ends the processing shown in this figure (step S823).

  The above is an example of detailed processing of the update image file creation processing in step S404 in FIG. Note that, as an example of the update image file creation process, the update image file creation process performed when a creation instruction is issued by the system administrator has been described. For example, an image registered periodically in the image DB 1303 is described. Information indicating that an application that needs to be updated is included in the image update flag 1303-7 is registered in the information, and image information for which the automatic update flag 1303-8 is set to perform automatic update is registered. If there is such image information, update processing of the image file indicated by the image information may be performed without an instruction from the system administrator.

  Finally, an example of detailed processing of the restore processing using the update image file in step S405 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives an instruction to start restore processing using an update image file in response to an operation instruction from the administrator, the CPU 201 searches the management server 101 for the terminal device 106 that is the target of restore processing using the update image file. Make a request.

  When receiving the search request from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 searches for the terminal device 106 that is the target of the restore process using the update image file in response to the request (step S902), and restores the restore request. Screen information for displaying a list display screen of terminal devices to be processed is transmitted to the administrator terminal 104 (step S903). In step S <b> 902, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 searches the terminal device 106 in which the image file used for restoration is updated using the terminal image management DB 1302 and the image DB 1303.

  Upon receiving the screen information transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays the target terminal device list display screen 1200 shown in FIG. 12 on the display device 210 according to the screen information (step S904). Then, via this screen, the designation of the terminal device 106 that is the target of the restoration process using the update image file is accepted (step S905).

  Here, an example of the configuration of the target terminal device list display screen 1200 displayed on the display device 210 in step S903 in FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1201 denotes a restore target terminal list display unit, which displays a list of terminal devices 106 in which the image file used for the restore process has been updated. Reference numeral 1202 denotes a restore execution terminal designation unit 1202 that accepts designation of the terminal device 106 that executes restore processing using the update image file. The initial setting is such that all terminal devices are designated as restoration processing execution terminals.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1203 denotes an execution button that is used to input an execution instruction for restoration processing using an update image file to the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104. Reference numeral 1204 denotes a cancel button that is used to cancel the restore process using the update image file.

  In the present invention, by accepting an execution instruction through such a screen, the system administrator can confirm which terminal device 106 uses which update image file to perform the restore processing.

  Further, information on the OS or application currently installed in each terminal device 106, the terminal device 106, etc. may be displayed after performing a restore process using the update image file, or the difference information thereof. Of course, it does not matter even if it is made to display.

  The above is an example of the configuration of the target terminal device list display screen 1200.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives the designation of the terminal device that executes the restore process using the update image file via the target terminal device list display screen 1200 displayed on the display device 210, and then receives the target terminal device list. When an instruction to press the execute button 1203 on the display screen 1200 is received, the management server 101 is instructed to execute a restore process using the update image file (step S906).

  When the CPU 201 of the management server 101 receives an instruction to execute the restore process using the update image file from the administrator terminal 104, the CPU 201 issues a terminal activation instruction to all the terminal devices 106 that are targeted for the restore process. . At this time, an instruction to start in the maintenance mode is given.

  Upon receiving the terminal activation instruction from the management server 101, the terminal device 106 is activated in the maintenance mode (step S908). After that, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 inquires of the management server 101 about the image file used in the restore process (step S909).

  When receiving an inquiry about an image file (update image file) to be used for restoration from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 stores the image storage server 102 that stores the update image file used for restoration processing in the terminal device. (Step S910), and the identification information of the image storage server 102 is transmitted to the terminal device 106. At this time, information on the update image file used in the restore process is also transmitted to the terminal device 106.

  When the specific information of the image storage server 102 transmitted from the management server 101 is received, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 requests the image storage server 102 specified by the specific information to acquire an image file used in the restore process. Is performed (step S912).

  Upon receiving the image file acquisition request from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 of the image storage server 102 transmits the requested image file to the terminal device 106 (step S913).

  Thereafter, when receiving the image file transmitted from the image storage server 102, the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 starts a restore process using the received image file (step S914). Then, during the execution of the restore process, the progress status of the restore process is transmitted to the management server 101 (step S915).

  Upon reception from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 transmits the information to the administrator terminal 104 (step S916). A confirmation screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display device 210 of the administrator terminal 104, and the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays each terminal device 106 on the confirmation screen 1100 according to the received status information. The progress status information of the restore process being performed in (1) is displayed (step 917).

  When the restore process ends (step S918), the CPU 201 of the terminal device 106 notifies the management server 101 of the restore end (step S919). When the CPU 201 of the management server 101 receives the restoration end notification from the terminal device 106, the CPU 201 updates the terminal image management DB 1302 (step S920). At this time, the update date and the image ID are changed.

  After updating the terminal image information, the CPU 201 of the management server 101 notifies the processing result to the administrator terminal 104 (step S921). When the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 receives the processing result notification transmitted from the management server 101, the CPU 201 of the administrator terminal 104 displays a display on the confirmation screen 1100 indicating that the restoration processing at the terminal is completed (step S922). After all the above processing is executed on the target terminal of the restore processing of the terminal device 106 that has received the designation as the terminal device to be restored in step S905, the processing shown in FIG.

  The above is an example of detailed processing of the restore processing using the update image file in step S405 of FIG. Of course, this processing may be automatically executed periodically according to information registered in advance. At this time, if there is a terminal device 106 that is set to represent a state in which the terminal update flag 1302-4 of the terminal image management DB 1302 is not automatically updated, this process should not be performed only on the target terminal. Is also possible.

  In the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, which terminal device is installed with the OS or application program by the restoration process based on which image file, and which image file is used to It is possible to manage whether such an OS or application program is to be installed.

  Therefore, when the update program is released due to the security problem of the application program, the terminal device that needs to be updated, that is, the terminal device in which the application program in which the security problem has occurred is installed is identified. Is possible.

  Thus, when an application program or the like is updated, an image file for identifying the terminal device in which the pre-update application program is installed and installing the updated application program in the terminal device It is possible to execute a restore process using a terminal, and it is also possible to prevent a restore process of a terminal device that does not require a restore process from being performed.

  As mentioned above, although an example of embodiment was explained in full detail, this invention can take the embodiment as a method, a program, or a recording medium.

  The program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute (read) each processing method, and the recording medium according to the present invention stores a program that allows the computer to execute each processing method.

  The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by performing reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board or It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

101 Management Server 102 Image Storage Server 103 APP (Application) Management Server 104 Administrator Terminal 105 Image Creation Terminal 106 Terminal Device 201 CPU
202 RAM
203 ROM
204 System Bus 205 Input Controller 206 Video Controller 207 Memory Controller 208 Communication Interface (I / F) Controller 209 Input Device 210 Display Device 211 External Memory

Claims (8)

An information processing apparatus communicably connected to an image creation terminal for creating an installation image including an application program restored to a storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of a plurality of client devices. ,
First management means for managing first management information including image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and application identification information of an application program included in the installation image;
Obtaining means for obtaining application identification information of an application program to be updated by inquiring to a management device that manages the update of the application program;
First specifying means for specifying an install image to be updated in accordance with the application identification information acquired by the acquiring means and the first management information;
In order to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image using the creation instruction information including the image identification information of the installation image to be updated identified by the first identification unit and the application identification information of the application program to be updated. A creation instruction transmission means for transmitting to
An information processing apparatus comprising: After a new installation image is created by the creation means of the image creation terminal according to the creation instruction information, image identification information of the new installation image and application identification information of an application program included in the new installation image The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising addition means for adding to the first management information. Second management means for managing second management information including image identification information of the installation image and client identification information of a client device in which the installation image is restored to a storage device;
Second specifying means for specifying an update target client device according to the image identification information of the update target installation image specified by the first specifying means and the second management information;
Restore instruction transmission means for transmitting restore instruction information including image identification information of a new installation image created by the creation means of the image creation terminal to the client device to be updated identified by the second identification means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: After the installation image is restored by the client device according to the image identification information included in the restore instruction information, the image installation information related to the client device included in the second management information is used as the restored installation. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising changing means for changing to image identification information of an image. First designation means for accepting designation of a client device;
Second designation means for accepting designation of an installation image to be installed by the client device designated by the first designation means;
Further comprising
The restoration instruction transmitting unit to the client device which has received the designation by the first designating means, to send a restore instruction information including the image identification information of the installation image accepted the designation by said second specifying means The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the information processing apparatus is characterized in that: An information processing system including an image creation terminal for creating an installation image including an application program restored to a storage device of a client device for unifying the storage contents of a storage device of a plurality of client devices, and a management server ,
The management server
First management means for managing first management information including image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and application identification information of an application program included in the installation image;
Obtaining means for obtaining application identification information of an application program to be updated by inquiring to a management device that manages the update of the application program;
First specifying means for specifying an install image to be updated in accordance with the application identification information acquired by the acquiring means and the first management information;
Creation instruction transmission means for transmitting creation instruction information including image identification information of an installation image to be updated identified by the first identification means and application identification information of an application program to be updated;
With
The image creation terminal
Creation instruction receiving means for receiving the creation instruction information;
Included in the creation instruction information using an application program update file acquired from a management device that manages the update of the application program in accordance with the application identification information included in the creation instruction information received by the creation instruction receiving means. Updating means for updating the application program of the storage device in which the installation image is restored according to the image identification information;
Creating means for creating a new installation image based on the storage device updated by the updating means;
An information processing system comprising: This is performed by an information processing apparatus that is communicably connected to an image creation terminal that creates an installation image including an application program restored to the storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of the storage devices of a plurality of client devices. An information processing method,
A first management step of managing first management information including image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and application identification information of an application program included in the installation image;
An acquisition step of acquiring application identification information of the application program to be updated by making an inquiry to a management device that manages the update of the application program;
A first specifying step for specifying an install image to be updated in accordance with the application identification information acquired in the acquiring step and the first management information;
In order to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image having creation instruction information including the image identification information of the installation image to be updated identified in the first identification step and the application identification information of the application program to be updated A creation instruction transmission step to be transmitted to
An information processing method comprising: Executable in an information processing device that is communicably connected to an image creation terminal that creates an installation image including an application program restored to the storage device of the client device for unifying the storage contents of the storage devices of a plurality of client devices Computer program,
The information processing apparatus;
First management means for managing first management information including image identification information of the installation image created by the image creation terminal and application identification information of an application program included in the installation image;
Obtaining means for obtaining application identification information of an application program to be updated by inquiring to a management device that manages the update of the application program;
First specifying means for specifying an install image to be updated in accordance with the application identification information acquired by the acquiring means and the first management information;
In order to cause the image creation terminal to create a new installation image using the creation instruction information including the image identification information of the installation image to be updated identified by the first identification unit and the application identification information of the application program to be updated. A computer program that functions as creation instruction transmission means for transmitting to a computer.

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