JP6790944B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing systems, management methods and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to information processing devices, information processing systems, management methods and programs.

Information processing devices that display a list of information elements (emails, documents, etc.) for each task have been conventionally known. For example, at least one task among a plurality of tasks is associated with an information element stored in the storage device, and the user can select one task from the plurality of tasks displayed on the display unit of the terminal. There is an information processing device that displays a list of information elements associated with the selected task (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

A conventional information processing device can display a list of information elements for each task. However, the conventional information processing device does not memorize the work state for the task, and there is a problem that even when the work for the interrupted task is restarted, the same time and effort as when the work for the new task is started is required. there were.

An object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can reduce the time and effort required to resume work for a task.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present application includes a task creation means for creating a new task associated with the user in response to an instruction received from the user, and an editing operation received from the user. The editing control means for storing the display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task in the storage means in association with the task, and the creation. When the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the set task, at least among the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task. a selection accepting means for accepting a selection of one or more tasks, the viewer screen of the selected task, the information of one or more files associated with the prior SL selected task, based on the updated display position When an operation from the user is received for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, the file associated with the information of the file has a display control means for displaying the file. while creating a viewer screen file for displaying the contents, the display state of the Viewer screen of the file is stored with related to the selected task in the storage unit, wherein the display control unit, the selection When switching from the state in which the viewer screen of a task different from the selected task is displayed to the viewer screen of the selected task and displaying it, the selected task is displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task. The information of one or more files related to is displayed based on the updated display position, and the identification information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state of the selected task. The feature is that it is displayed on the display screen in association with the viewer screen of .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to resume the work for the task.

It is a block diagram of an example of an information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of an example of a computer. It is a processing block diagram of an example of a client terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram of an example of task information. It is a block diagram of an example of a template. It is a block diagram of an example of task data. It is a block diagram of an example of display state information. It is a flowchart of an example of the task management process which concerns on this embodiment. It is an image diagram of an example of a management screen. It is an image diagram of an example of a task screen. It is an image diagram of an example of the display by the viewer screen of a task. It is a flowchart of an example of management screen display processing. It is a flowchart of an example of a task screen display process. It is a figure for demonstrating the addition of the tab of the viewer screen of an open file or a link file. It is a figure for demonstrating the alternative means of a tab. It is a figure for demonstrating addition of a tab. It is a figure for demonstrating addition of a tab. It is a flowchart of an example of an editing process. It is a block diagram of an example of a task data file. It is an image diagram of another example of a management screen. It is an image diagram of another example of a management screen. It is a block diagram of another example of the information processing system which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. The information processing system 1 of FIG. 1 includes one or more client terminals 10, an MFP (multifunction device) 12, an electronic blackboard 14, a file server 16, a mail server 18, a document management server 19, a file server 20, and a mail server 22. It is a configuration.

One or more client terminals 10, an MFP 12, an electronic blackboard 14, a file server 16, a mail server 18, and a document management server 19 are connected to a network 30 such as a LAN. Further, the file server 20 and the mail server 22 are connected to a network 40 such as the Internet. The networks 30 and 40 are connected so that data communication is possible.

Although the configuration has the file servers 16 and 20 in FIG. 1, the configuration may have either one. Further, although the configuration has the mail servers 18 and 22 in FIG. 1, the configuration may have either one. The file servers 16 and 20 are servers that provide a file storage / management function in the network 30 or 40. The mail servers 18 and 22 are servers that manage the transmission and reception of e-mails and perform a process of sending an e-mail and a process of receiving an e-mail. The document management server 19 is a server that provides a document storage / management function in the network 30.

For example, one or more client terminals 10, MFP 12, electronic blackboard 14, file server 16, mail server 18, and network 30 are arranged in the company or the like. The MFP 12 and the electronic blackboard 14 are examples of electronic devices that create files. The MFP 12 has a file creation function such as a fax function and a scanner function. Further, the electronic blackboard 14 has a file creation function for electronically converting the contents written on the blackboard surface. The network 30 may include electronic devices other than the MFP 12 and the electronic blackboard 14, and includes, for example, a projector having a file creation function, a video conferencing device, a medical device, a fax machine, a camera, an industrial device, and the like. You may be.

The client terminal 10 is a terminal device on which an application (hereinafter referred to as an application) according to the present embodiment is mounted, and is, for example, a mobile device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. The client terminal 10 may be an electronic device such as the MFP 12, an electronic blackboard 14, a projector, a video conferencing device, a medical device, a fax machine, a scanner, a camera, or an industrial device described above. Further, although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the client terminal 10 is connected to a network 30 such as a LAN, it may be connected to a network 40 such as the Internet.

A smartphone is a terminal having multiple functions such as a call function as a mobile phone, an imaging function by a camera, and a Web information display function like a PC. A tablet terminal is a tablet-type terminal that functions as a multifunctional terminal like a smartphone. The configuration of the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and may include a firewall, a proxy server, a gateway server, and the like.

The client terminal 10 that has activated the application according to the present embodiment displays a management screen described later that the user uses to manage the task. A task is an example of work or work performed by a user, and is a concept including work or task for work or work, duties, duties, self-development, etc. that the user must perform. Tasks also include jobs and tasks that have no fixed deadline. The management screen provides a task management function, a file management function, a mailer function, a bookmark function, and the like. The user manages the task as described later by using the management screen described later displayed on the client terminal 10.

<Hardware configuration>
"Computer"
The client terminals 10, the file servers 16 and 20, and the mail servers 18 and 22 of FIG. 1 are realized by, for example, a computer having a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer.

The computer 500 shown in FIG. 2 includes an input device 501, a display device 502, an external I / F 503, a RAM 504, a ROM 505, a CPU 506, a communication I / F 507, an HDD 508, and the like, and each of them is connected to each other by a bus B. The input device 501 and the display device 502 may be connected and used when necessary.

The input device 501 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like, and is used by the user to input each operation signal. The display device 502 includes a display and the like, and displays the processing result by the computer 500.

The communication I / F 507 is an interface for connecting the computer 500 to various networks. As a result, the computer 500 can perform data communication via the communication I / F 507.

The HDD 508 is an example of a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS, which is basic software that controls the entire computer 500, and an application that provides various functions on the OS. The computer 500 may use a drive device (for example, a solid state drive: SSD) that uses a flash memory as a storage medium instead of the HDD 508.

The external I / F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a and the like. As a result, the computer 500 can read and / or write to the recording medium 503a via the external I / F 503. The recording medium 503a includes a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, an SD memory card, a USB memory, a SIM card, and the like.

The ROM 505 is an example of a non-volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) capable of holding programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer 500 is started. The RAM 504 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily holds programs and data.

The CPU 506 is an arithmetic unit that realizes control and functions of the entire computer 500 by reading a program or data from a storage device such as a ROM 505 or an HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing. The CPU 506 may be realized by one processor or a plurality of processors.

The client terminals 10, the file servers 16 and 20, and the mail servers 18 and 22 of FIG. 1 can realize various processes as described later by, for example, the hardware configuration of the computer 500 shown in FIG.

<Software configuration>
Here, the software configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described, but the description of the configuration unnecessary for the description of the present embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

《Client terminal》
The client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is realized by, for example, the processing block shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a processing block diagram of an example of a client terminal according to the present embodiment.

The client terminal 10 of FIG. 3 realizes a task display control unit 50, a task creation unit 52, a task selection reception unit 54, a task data display control unit 56, and an edit control unit 58 by executing the application according to the present embodiment. ing. Further, the client terminal 10 realizes a task information storage unit 60, a template storage unit 62, a task data storage unit 64, and a display state storage unit 66.

The task information storage unit 60 stores task information. The task display control unit 50 controls to display the task list on the management screen described later based on the task information stored in the task information storage unit 60. The template storage unit 62 stores template information that can be used for creating a task. The task creation unit 52 receives a task creation operation from the user and creates the task. When creating a routine task, for example, the user can use the template information stored in the template storage unit 62.

The task data storage unit 64 stores task data. The task selection reception unit 54 accepts the selection of the task for displaying the task screen described later from the task list displayed on the management screen described later. The task data display control unit 56 reads the task data of the task selected by the user from the task data storage unit 64. Based on the task information and the task data, the task data display control unit 56 controls to display the task and the attached file on the task screen described later in a tabable manner. In the present embodiment, the attached file is not limited to the file attached to the task data, but also includes the link file. The link file is a file or folder on a storage device referred to by a link information by a URL indicated by a shortcut file or a character string, an HTML document on the Internet, or the like. The storage device to be referred to is a storage device provided inside the client terminal, a recording medium connected to the client terminal, an external storage device connected by a network or a cable, another client terminal 10, a file server 16 or 20. , Document management server 19 or other servers.

The edit control unit 58 receives from the user a task edit operation such as a task information or task data edit operation displayed on a task screen described later. For example, the user can edit the task name and delivery date displayed on the task screen. In addition, the user can edit the contents and display position of the text, table, and figure displayed on the task screen. The user can also edit the display position of the file or link file icon displayed on the task screen. The edit control unit 58 reflects the edited contents of the task received from the user in the task information of the task information storage unit 60 and the task data of the task data storage unit 64. Files and link files may be listed instead of icons.

By opening the file or link file displayed as an icon on the task screen, the user can display the contents of the opened file or link file on the viewer screen that can be switched with tabs. The editing control unit 58 displays the contents of the file or link file opened by the user on a viewer screen that can be switched by tabs. Furthermore, not only can the contents of the attached file such as a file or a link file be displayed on the viewer screen, but also the contents of the attached file can be edited by accepting the editing operation of the attached file from the user on the viewer screen. The edit control unit 58 reflects the edited contents of the attached file received from the user in the data of the attached file included in the task data file of the task data storage unit 64.

The display state storage unit 66 stores tab display state information on the management screen, task screen, and viewer screen, which will be described later. The display state information is information for enabling the tab display of the management screen, task screen, and viewer screen, which will be described later, to be reproduced even when the application is restarted or the task work is resumed.

The task information stored in the task information storage unit 60 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 4, for example. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an example of task information. The task information of FIG. 4 has a task ID, a task name, a requester, a priority, a delivery date, an implementation schedule, a state, a tag, a memo, a creation date, an update date, a creator, and an updater as items. The task information item in FIG. 4 is an example. The task information is the attribute information of the task showing the attributes and metadata related to the task, and may include items other than the items listed in FIG. 4, and a part of the items listed in FIG. 4 may be included in the task information. May be.

The task ID is an example of identification information that uniquely identifies the task. The task name is the name of the task. The task name may be managed as a task ID. The requester is the requester of the task. The priority is the priority of the task. The delivery date is the delivery date of the task. The implementation schedule is the scheduled implementation date of the task. The status represents the execution status of the task. The tag is the tag information given to the task. The memo is the memo information given to the task. The creation date is the creation date of the task. The update date is the update date of the task. The creator is the creator of the task. The updater is the updater of the task.

Further, the template stored in the template storage unit 62 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 5, for example. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an example of a template. The template of FIG. 5 includes template information and a template file.

FIG. 5A shows a configuration example of template information. The template information of FIG. 5A has a template ID and a template file name as items. The template ID is an example of identification information that uniquely identifies the template. The template file name is the template file name of the template file corresponding to the template.

FIG. 5B shows a configuration example of the template file. The template file of FIG. 5B is configured to include header, body and attachment data. The data in the attached file is specified in the text. The task creation unit 52 can create a task screen of a typical task by using the template of FIG.

The template file may include some or all items of the task information shown in FIG. In addition, the user can modify the contents of the template file even if the template is used. By using such a template, there is an advantage that it becomes easy to generate a task with a high frequency of execution, a similar item, and a task having task data described later.

Further, the task data stored in the task data storage unit 64 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 6, for example. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example of task data. The task data of FIG. 6 includes task data information and a task data file.

FIG. 6A shows a configuration example of task data information. The task data information in FIG. 6A is an example having a task data ID, a task data file specific information, and a task ID as items. The task data ID is an example of identification information that uniquely identifies the task data. The task data file specific information is information for specifying the task data file corresponding to the task. The task data file specific information includes, for example, address information indicating the name and storage location of the task data file. The task ID is the task ID of the task.

FIG. 6B shows a configuration example of the task data file specified by the task data file specific information of FIG. 6A. The task data file of FIG. 6B is configured to include a header indicating the content of the task, body data, and data of an attached file associated with the task. The data in the attached file is specified in the text. The task data display control unit 56 can display the task screen by using the task information of FIG. 4 and the task data of FIG. Further, the editing control unit 58 can edit the task screen by using the task information of FIG. 4 and the task data of FIG.

Attachments include content files such as text, images, documents, audio, and video in addition to the link files described above. The contents also include files of document creation software such as Word (registered trademark), spreadsheet software such as Excel (registered trademark), and presentation software such as PowerPoint (registered trademark). The text of FIG. 6 is an example of file information described in a predetermined format, and can be described in, for example, HTML format. In addition to HTML, the text may be file information written in a general-purpose language such as XML, or may be file information written in a language uniquely defined.

In addition, the data of the attached file included in the task data file also includes the file name information of the corresponding attached file. Further, the attached file may be managed by assigning identification information indicated by a number, a character string, or the like to each file. Further, the icon associated with the attached file and the information indicating the type of the attached file may be included.

Further, the display state information stored in the display state storage unit 66 has a configuration as shown in FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an example of display state information. In FIG. 7A, the identification information of the current tab (the tab displayed last when executing the work of the task) is associated and saved for each task. FIG. 7B also stores the identification information of the current tab of the task in association with each other as in the “station front property survey” of FIG. Based on the information in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, when the application is started, the management screen 1000 in which the list of tasks as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed may be displayed first, or the specific task screen as shown in FIG. 10 may be displayed first. In some cases, 1014 is displayed first.

The display state information of FIG. 7A has task ID, tab-displayed file or link file information, current tab and scroll position information as items.

The task ID is an example of identification information that uniquely identifies a task. The tab-displayed file or link file information is identification information for identifying the tab associated with the tab-displayed file or link file on the task screen. The current tab shows the latest tab in which the contents of the file or link file are visible (displayed) to the user in performing the work of the corresponding task. The scroll position indicates the scroll position of the viewer screen in the displayed state. The scroll position may be stored for each viewer screen displayed in tabs.

The display state information of FIG. 7B has display screen candidates and the entire current tab as items. In FIG. 7B, the “management screen” in which the value of the item “overall current tab” is “1” is displayed. Therefore, in such a case, the management screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed when the application is started.

On the other hand, if the application is terminated while the task with the task ID of "1" is being executed, the task screen of "task ID = 1" is designated as the entire current tab for the item "overall current tab" in FIG. 7 (B). Will be done. Specifically, the value of the item "overall current tab" of the "management screen" becomes "0", and the value of the item "overall current tab" of "task ID = 1" becomes "1".

When the application is started in such a state, the entire current tab becomes the task screen of "task ID = 1". Therefore, when the application is started in such a state, the task data of FIG. 6 based on "task ID = 1" is referred to, and the task screen as shown in FIG. 10, for example, is displayed first.

Further, when the task screen 1014 is displayed for the first time, the file or the link file is tab-displayed based on the display status information for each task in FIG. 7A, and the display position of the tab specified in the current tab is set. Adjust based on the scroll position. The "management screen" among the items "display screen candidates" shown in FIG. 7B is included in the display screen candidates by default.

<Processing>
<< Overall processing >>
In the client terminal 10 of the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the user manages tasks by, for example, the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an example of the task management process according to the present embodiment.

In step S11, the user activates the application according to this embodiment. When the application is started, the client terminal 10 realizes the processing block shown in FIG. Proceeding to step S12, the task display control unit 50 of the client terminal 10 reads the task information as shown in FIG. 4 from the task information storage unit 60.

Proceeding to step S13-1, if the display state information is stored in the display state storage unit 66, the task display control unit 50 displays the display state information of FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B) from the display state storage unit 66. Is read. Proceeding to step S13-2, the task display control unit 50 refers to the display state information in FIG. 7B and determines whether or not the entire current tab is the management screen. If the entire current tab is the management screen, the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S14. Proceeding to step S14, the task display control unit 50 displays the management screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 9, for example, by using the read task information and display state information. If the entire current tab is not the management screen, the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S16, requests screen display of the task designated as the entire current tab, and is designated as the entire current tab. Read the task data corresponding to the task ID of the task.

FIG. 9 is an image diagram of an example of the management screen. The management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 is an example of providing the user with a task management function, a file management function, a mailer function, and a bookmark function. The management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 includes a navigation area 1002 and a list area 1004. The management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 is an example in which the display state information is not stored in the display state storage unit 66.

The navigation area 1002 displays a tree of functions provided by the application. In the navigation area 1002 of FIG. 9, "task management function", "file explorer", "favorite", and "mail" are displayed as functions provided by the application.

For example, the “file explorer” of FIG. 9 provides a centralized management function and a viewing function of files / documents such as files on the client terminal 10 and the file server 16 and documents on the document management server 19. In addition, "favorite" corresponds to a bookmark function for managing frequently used folders, tasks, Web URLs, and the like. In addition, "mail" corresponds to the mailer function that provides the mail client function.

The navigation area 1002 of FIG. 9 shows an example in which the "task management function" is displayed as a tree. The “task management function” of FIG. 9 shows an example of managing tasks by using a hierarchical structure having an individual task management function and a shared task management function at the apex. The personal task management function is a storage location such as a folder for storing personal tasks for each user. The shared task management function is a storage location such as a folder for sharing and managing tasks by multiple users.

For example, for one individual task management function or shared task management function, a CSV file for storing task information stored in the task information storage unit 60 and task data stored in the task data storage unit 64 are configured under a certain folder. A CSV file for saving task data information to be performed and a plurality of task data files are saved. Although an example of a CSV file has been described here, even an XML file is a database file that can be handled by a file type DBMS that enables high-speed data processing such as SQLite (https://sqlite.org/). There may be.

By saving this folder on the HDD 508 on the client terminal 10, it can be made into a folder for the "individual task management function" that manages the individual tasks of the user who uses the client terminal 10. Further, this folder is similarly stored on the HDD 508 on the client terminal 10, the file server 16 or 20 accessible from the client terminal 10, the document management server 19, or another client terminal 10, so that the HDD 508 and the file server 16 can be stored. Alternatively, the task information and task data can be shared with the user who uses the other client terminal 10 via the document management server 19 or the other client terminal 10. This folder is saved as a folder for the "shared task management function" in which tasks are shared and managed by users who use each of the plurality of client terminals 10.

The task information of FIG. 4 is task information of a task managed by an individual, and is stored locally on the client terminal 10. On the other hand, the task information of the task shared and managed by a plurality of users can be saved in a shared folder managed by the file server 16 or 20, the document management server 19, or another client terminal 10 or the like as described above. .. Further, the shared folder may be stored locally on the client terminal 10.

When the client terminal 10 accesses these shared folders and refers to and acquires the stored task information, a list of shared tasks can be displayed by using the shared task management function as shown in FIG. 9, for example. Then, regarding the editing of the shared task, exclusive control is performed on the file server 16 or the document management server 19 that receives the edit request.

When the shared folder is saved in a server (file server 16 or 20, document management server 19, other client terminal 10, etc.) outside the client terminal 10 as described above, for example, the following processing is performed on the client terminal. A shared task management function can be realized by executing 10 applications.

The cooperative operation between the client terminal 10 and the external server is performed as follows. As a premise, the storage location information of the shared folder to be referred to is registered in the application in advance in the application of the client terminal 10, and when the storage location is an external server, the address information of the server is included. First, access the shared folder saved in the external server based on the registered storage location information, and copy and download the task information and task data saved in the shared folder from the external server. Then, the client terminal 10 can refer to the task information and the task data. By such processing, it is possible to display a task list and a task screen.

When editing a task, when an instruction input indicating an edit operation is received from the user, an edit request is notified to an external server where the shared folder is saved. The external server manages the editing status of the information of the shared folder, and when receiving this notification, if the other client terminal 10 has not edited the information of the shared folder, the client terminal 10 is informed that the editing is permitted. Respond, if another client terminal 10 is editing, responds to the client terminal 10 that editing is not possible. When a notification that the editing is completed is received from the other client terminal 10 being edited by the external server, the target shared folder is managed as an unedited state.

When the client terminal 10 that has downloaded the shared folder information receives that the editing of the shared folder task has been confirmed by inputting an instruction from the user, the edited task information is transmitted to the external server and sent to the external server. Update the task information and task data in the saved shared folder to the information whose editing has been confirmed.

When the client terminal 10 receives the completion of editing by inputting an instruction from the user, it notifies the external server that the editing has been completed as described above. The external server can identify the client terminal 10 or the user by the specific identification information transmitted from the client terminal 10. Specific identification information also includes other account information such as SID (Security ID), IP address, MAC address, SIP address, email address, user ID and the like. The SID is unique identification information given to a Windows (registered trademark) user account or user group.

Further, the information of the shared folder may be associated and saved for each specific identification information, and the information of the shared folder may be transmitted to the client terminal 10 based on the specific identification information received from the client terminal 10. When the information of the shared folder copied and downloaded is no longer referenced, it may be deleted from the client terminal 10. In addition, the information of the shared folder may be saved as log information.

The display status information of tasks saved in the shared folder is handled as follows. The display status information of the task saved in the shared folder is also stored in the display status storage unit 66 in the same manner as the task saved in the personal folder, and the display status information corresponding to the task is used based on the task ID. As a result, it is possible to realize the display control of the task screen similar to the task saved in the personal folder, and the information is updated according to the editing operation of the user. In the display state storage unit 66, the display state information of the task saved in the personal folder and the display state information of the task saved in the shared folder are separately stored, and the personal task management function and the shared task management are stored separately. The corresponding display state information is read according to which of the functions is used.

The display status information of the shared task may be saved in the shared folder in the same manner as the task information and task data, and is managed by an external server in association with the above-mentioned specific identification information like the task information and task data. You may. In such a case, the client terminal 10 acquires the display state information by transmitting the display state information acquired based on the specific identification information received from the client terminal 10 to the client terminal 10 by the external server. Can be done. When the display status information is updated in the client terminal 10, the updated display status information is transmitted from the client terminal 10 to the external server to update the display status information managed by the external server to the latest status. Can be done.

Further, the "task management function" in FIG. 9 is an execution status folder for classifying the tasks stored in the "individual task management function" and the "shared task management function" according to the execution status (the status of the task information in FIG. 4). As an example, the "in progress" folder and the "completed" folder are shown. Further, in the "task management function" of FIG. 9, a tag folder is created in which the tasks stored in the "in progress" folder and the "completed" folder are classified according to the tags of the task information in FIG.

In the "Underway" folder in FIG. 9, tag folders for "All", "Linear Shiomidai", "Store development", "Store opening", "Renewal", "Railway-related business", and "Annual survey" are created. The tag folder can be automatically generated by using the task information tag shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the tag folder of "Linear Shiomidai" is selected by the user.

Since the tag folder of "Linear Shiomidai" is selected by the user, a list of tasks having "Linear Shiomidai" as a task information tag is displayed in the display area of the list area 1004 of the management screen 1000 in FIG. .. The tab 1006 is a tab of the management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 in which a list of tasks included in the tag folder of "Linear Shiomidai" is displayed in the list area 1004. For example, when the task screen described later is in the display state and the management screen 1000 in FIG. 9 is in the non-display state, the user can set the management screen 1000 in FIG. 9 to the display state by selecting tab 1006. ..

The user can select a task for which the task screen described later is to be displayed from the list area 1004 of the management screen 1000 of FIG. Further, the task creation button 1008 on the management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 is a button for receiving a task creation start instruction from the user. The layout of the management screen 1000 in FIG. 9 is an example, and may be configured by another layout. Further, the names such as "task management function", "file explorer", "favorite", "mail", "personal task management function", and "shared task management function" on the management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 are examples, and the functions are the same. It may be another name.

When a task selection is received from the user in the list area 1004, the task selection reception unit 54 of the client terminal 10 proceeds from step S15 to step S16, and requests the task data display control unit 56 to display the task screen of the selected task. .. The task data display control unit 56 reads the task data of the selected task from the task data storage unit 64.

Proceeding to step S17, the task data display control unit 56 creates a task screen 1014 using the task information and task data of the task for which the screen display is requested, and displays the task screen 1014 as shown in FIG. 10, for example. FIG. 10 is an image diagram of an example of a task screen. The task screen 1014 of FIG. 10 is an example in which the task document of the task of “inspection of properties in front of the station” selected from the list area 1004 of FIG. 9 is displayed on the viewer screen 1016.

In step S17, the read task information corresponds to the display of the attribute information of the task viewer screen 1016 of the task screen 1014 of FIG. 10 displaying the task contents, and similarly, the task data is also displayed. It corresponds to the display of the task contents of the task viewer screen 1016 of FIG. By displaying the task information and the task data indicating the content of the task together in this way, the user can edit the task data indicating the content of the task while checking the task information which is the attribute information such as the delivery date and the priority. ..

Tab 1010 is a tab of the task screen 1014 of the task of "property survey in front of the station". Tab 1012 is a tab of the task viewer screen 1016 in which the task information and the contents of the task data file corresponding to the task of "inspection of property in front of the station" are displayed. The tab 1010 is arranged next to the tab 1006, for example, and is used for selecting the management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 or the task screen 1014 of FIG. 10 to be displayed. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the management screen 1000 is displayed. FIG. 10 is an example in which the task screen 1014 is displayed.

Further, the tab 1012 is arranged one layer below the tab 1010 so as to be attached to the tab 1010, and is used for selecting the viewer screen 1016 of FIG. 10 to be displayed. In the example of FIG. 10, one tab 1012 is arranged one level below the tab 1010, but by opening the attached file of the selected task, the tab of the viewer screen of the attached file is added next to the tab 1012. Will be done. Therefore, the user can switch between the task viewer screen 1016 and the task attachment file viewer screen by the tab including the tab 1012 arranged one level below the tab 1010.

The task displayed on the viewer screen 1016 is, for example, an image as shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of the display of the task on the viewer screen. In the task of FIG. 11, task information such as a task name and a delivery date is displayed at the upper part. Further, in the task of FIG. 11, text, table, figure, file and link file icons are arranged. A thumbnail image showing the contents of the file may be arranged instead of the icon.

In the task shown in FIG. 11, the user can edit the content of the task information, and edit the content and display position of the icon of the text, table, figure, file or link file. When the editing operation from the user is received, the process proceeds from step S18 to step S19, and the editing control unit 58 of the client terminal 10 performs the editing process described later and reflects the edited contents in the task information and the task data.

On the other hand, when the task creation start instruction is received from the user in step S20, the task creation unit 52 of the client terminal 10 proceeds from step S20 to step S21, and the user inputs the task information shown in FIG. 4 or attaches the task data as task data. Create a new task by accepting registration instructions Display the task creation screen. Specifically, the task creation start instruction from the user is received by the user selecting the task creation button 1008 in FIG. 9 as described above.

Further, at the time of this step S21, the task creation unit 52 displays the template candidates described in FIG. The task creation unit 52 creates a task (task information in FIG. 4 and task data in FIG. 6) using a template file corresponding to the template selected by the user, so that the user can input task information or input task data. You can create a new task without accepting registration instructions. In this way, the user can create a new task from the task creation screen. The task information and task data of the task created on the task creation screen are newly assigned a task ID and a task data ID and stored in the task information storage unit 60 and the task data storage unit 64.

When the task display control unit 50 receives a tab press from the user in step S22, the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S23 and switches the screen by the tab. For example, when the tab 1006 is pressed, the task display control unit 50 puts the management screen 1000 in the display state. When the tab 1010 is pressed, the task display control unit 50 puts the task screen 1014 in the display state. At this time, the display state information of the entire current tab in FIG. 7B is updated.

Then, if the task screen 1014 is in the display state, the process proceeds from step S24 to step S25 to perform task screen processing. The task screen process in step S25 is a process of displaying the contents of the file or the link file on the viewer screen or accepting the editing of the task displayed on the task screen based on the operation received from the user.

Further, the task display control unit 50 determines in step S26 whether or not the request for closing the task tab 1010 has been received from the user. As a method of accepting the request for closing the tab of the task, for example, the request may be accepted by displaying the icon for closing the tab 1010 for each tab and accepting the selection of the displayed icon. When the request is received, the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S27 and displays a dialog requesting the user to select whether or not to save the display status information of the task corresponding to the tab 1010 for which the closing request has been made.

When the user selects "save", the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S28, and keeps the task display state information at the time when the tab 1010 is closed saved in FIG. 7A. On the other hand, when the user selects "Do not save", the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S29 and deletes the display status information of the task that has been requested to close the tab of FIG. 7 (A) that has been saved so far. .. By doing so, if the user wants to save the display state information, even if the task tab 1010 itself is closed, when the task is selected again, the task tab 1010 is closed. The display state of tab 1010 of the attached file at that time can be reproduced, and the work of the task can be continued.

On the other hand, if the user wants to reset the working state of the task once, the display state of the attached file tab 1010 can be reset by selecting "Do not save", so that the user can execute the task. There is an effect that the saving process of the display state of the tab 1010 can be flexibly changed according to the situation.

《Management screen display》
The management screen display process in step S14 is executed, for example, in the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an example of the management screen display process. In step S31, the task display control unit 50 refers to, for example, the task information of FIG. 4 stored in the task information storage unit 60, and reads out the tag information of the task information.

Proceeding to step S32, the task display control unit 50 creates a list of tag information for creating a tag folder as displayed in the navigation area 1002 of FIG. 9, for example, based on the read tag information. For example, in the task information of FIG. 4, a tag information list including "Linear Shiomidai", "Store development", and "Store opening" is created as tag information.

Further, the process proceeds to step S33, and the task display control unit 50 determines whether or not the display state information is stored in the display state storage unit 66. If the display state information is stored in the display state storage unit 66, the task display control unit 50 proceeds to step S34 to generate the task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 based on the display state information of FIG. 7, for example. The task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 generated in step S34 become the task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 that were displayed when the previous application was terminated.

Following step S34, the process proceeds to step S35, and the task display control unit 50 uses the read task information to create, for example, a management screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 14A described later. The task display control unit 50 displays the created management screen 1000, task screen 1014, and viewer screen 1016 in a tabable manner. The task display control unit 50 determines the management screen 1000, the task screen 1014, or the viewer screen 1016 to be displayed according to the current tab of the display state information.

On the other hand, if the display state information is not stored in the display state storage unit 66, the task display control unit 50 proceeds from step S33 to step S36, and uses the read task information to manage the management screen 1000 as shown in FIG. 9, for example. To create. Then, the task display control unit 50 displays the created management screen 1000. Although the flowchart of FIG. 12 shows an example in which the task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 are generated from the display state information and then the management screen 1000 is created, the management screen 1000 may be created first. Further, when the entire current tab is the task screen 1014 instead of the management screen 1000, the task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 are not created for all tasks, but the task screen 1014 related to the task corresponding to the entire current tab. And only the viewer screen 1016 may be created and displayed.

As described above, in the management screen display process in step S14, if there is a task screen 1014 and a viewer screen 1016 displayed at the end of the previous application, the management screen 1000, the task screen 1014, and the viewer screen can be switched by tabs. 1016 is displayed.

《Task screen display》
The task screen display process in step S17 is executed, for example, in the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an example of the task screen display process. Proceeding to step S51, the task data display control unit 56 creates the task screen 1014 by using the task information and the task data of the task for which the screen display is requested.

Proceeding to step S52, the task data display control unit 56 displays the created task screen 1014 and viewer screen 1016 as shown in FIG. 10, for example. In FIG. 10, the tab 1012 of the viewer screen 1016 is the current tab. At this point, the information of the current tab of FIG. 7A and the information of the entire current tab of FIG. 7B are updated according to the task screen 1014 and the viewer screen 1016 of FIG.

When the operation of opening the file or the link file is accepted from the task viewer screen 1016, the task data display control unit 56 proceeds to step S54 and determines whether or not to display the opened file or the link file in the viewer. If the task data display control unit 56 is a viewer display, the process proceeds to step S55 to create and display the viewer screen 1016 of the opened file or the link file.

The tab 1020 of the viewer screen 1016 displayed in step S55 is added next to the task tab 1012, for example, as shown in FIG. 14A. FIG. 14A is a diagram for explaining the addition of tabs on the viewer screen of the opened file or the link file. Tab 1020 displays an icon image (document, image, folder, table, task, tag, etc.) indicating the file type of the content as identification information of the file opened in the tab 1020. By displaying the icon image on the tab 1020 in this way, when the user edits or refers to the content opened in the plurality of tabs 1020 in order to perform the work for the task, what kind of tab 1020 is used. You can list whether it is the tab 1020 related to the content file.

Further, in addition to the icon image, the above-mentioned file identification information is displayed as a tab heading for each tab 1020. In the example of FIG. 14, file names such as a quotation, a delivery note, a document 1, and a property photograph are displayed as file identification information. The file name may be a part of the file name information instead of all the information of the file name. Further, as described above, the identification information assigned to the file and the information indicating the file type may be displayed in the heading of tab 1020 as the file identification information. Further, the file identification information does not necessarily have to be displayed in characters, and may be displayed in, for example, a figure, a symbol, or an image. Moreover, it may be displayed by the information which combined two or more of these information. Further, the file identification information may be a thumbnail image of the file.

Further, as an alternative means of the display format in which the headings are displayed on the tab 1020 of FIG. 14A, a display area for displaying the list of headings may be provided as shown in FIG. 14B. FIG. 14B is a diagram for explaining alternative means of tabs. The contents of the file corresponding to the heading selected from the list of headings are displayed on the viewer screen 1016. Also, when a new file is opened, the heading of the newly opened file is added to the display area that displays the list of headings.

Following step S55, the process proceeds to step S56, and the task data display control unit 56 reflects the information of the tab 1020 of the viewer screen 1016 of the opened file or the link file in the display state information of the display state storage unit 66. Specifically, the task data display control unit 56 adds the information of the tab 1020 of the viewer screen 1016 of the opened file or the link file to the "tab-displayed file or the link file" of FIG. 7A.

Further, in step S54, the task data display control unit 56 proceeds to step S57 if it is not a viewer display, and starts an application corresponding to the type of the file or link file to display the opened file or link file. The type of file or link file can be determined, for example, based on the file extension.

In the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment, tabs are added as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, for example. 15A and 15B are diagrams for explaining the addition of tabs. FIG. 15A (A) is a simplified view of the management screen 1000 displaying a list of tasks included in the tag folder of "Linear Shiomidai".

FIG. 15A (B) is a simplified view of the task screen 1014 and the task viewer screen 1016 of the task of "station front property survey" selected from the task list. Tab 1010 of the task screen 1014 is added next to tab 1006 of the management screen 1000. Further, the tab 1012 of the task viewer screen 1016 is added one level below the tab 1010 of the task screen 1014.

Further, the icon 1018 of "File 1" is arranged on the viewer screen 1016 of the task of FIG. 15A (B). When the icon 1018 is operated to open the "file 1", the state of FIG. 15A (B) is changed to the state of FIG. 15A (C).

FIG. 15A (C) is a simplified view of the viewer screen 1022 of “File 1” opened in FIG. 15A (B). The contents of "File 1" are displayed on the viewer screen 1022 of "File 1", and the contents can be edited by accepting the operation of the user. Tab 1020 of the viewer screen 1022 is added next to tab 1012 of the task. In the state (C) of FIG. 15A, the user can press the tab 1012 or 1020 to switch and display the task viewer screen 1016 or the "file 1" viewer screen 1022.

Further, by pressing the tab 1006 in the state of FIG. 15A (C), the user can transition from the state of FIG. 15A (C) to the state of FIG. 15A (D). In FIG. 15A (D), the management screen 1000 is displayed. Further, by pressing the tab 1010 in the state of FIG. 15A (D), the user can transition from the state of FIG. 15A (D) to the state of FIG. 15A (C).

In this way, even if the user switches from the state of FIG. 15A (C) in which the viewer screen 1016 or 1022 is displayed on the task screen 1014 to the state of FIG. 15A (D), if the tab 1010 is pressed, the user can press the tab 1010. The original state of FIG. 15A (C) can be restored.

Further, by selecting the "old urban redevelopment proposal" from the task list in the state (D) of FIG. 15A, the user can transition to the state of (E) of FIG. 15B. FIG. 15B (E) is a simplified view of the task screen 1014a and the task viewer screen 1016a of the task of the "old urban redevelopment proposal" selected from the task list. Tab 1010a on the task screen 1014a is added next to tab 1010 on the task screen 1014. Further, the tab 1012a of the task viewer screen 1016a is added one layer below the tab 1010a of the task screen 1014a.

By pressing the tab 1010 in the state (E) of FIG. 15B, the user can transition from the state (E) of FIG. 15B to the state (F) of FIG. 15B. As described above, even if the client terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is switched from the state of FIG. 15A (C) to the state of FIG. 15A (D) or FIG. 15B (E), FIG. 15A (C) By holding the state of (C), it is possible to return to the state (C) of FIG. 15A, which is the state before switching.

For example, the user interrupts the task on the task screen 1014 to perform the task on the task screen 1014a, and switches to the task screen 1014 after the task on the task screen 1014a is completed to return to the state of the task screen 1014 at the time of interruption. Can be done.

Explaining with reference to FIG. 9, the user creates tasks such as "station front property survey" and "old urban redevelopment proposal" as individual tasks. Such tasks generally have different priorities and deadlines. For this reason, the user may want to work on a plurality of tasks (editing documents and images associated with the tasks, etc.) little by little in parallel.

For example, create a spreadsheet software file that shows a list of prospective properties associated with the "Station Front Property Survey" task, and then create a presentation material file that is associated with the "Old Urban Redevelopment Proposal" task. This is the case where a file is created, and then a file showing a list of prospective properties associated with the task of "inspection of properties in front of the station" is created to the end.

According to the present embodiment, in such a case, the user searches for a storage location of a file showing a list of prospective properties and opens the file in order to carry out the task of "inspection of properties in front of the station". You do not have to carry out the work. In the present embodiment, since the display state is memorized for each task, there is an effect that the file being created can be immediately referred to and the work of creating the list can be started by simply selecting the tab.

Furthermore, the task displayed as a tab and the display status information of the tab display of the content associated with the task displayed as a tab are the information saved even if the application is closed, so it is assumed that the application is closed once. When the app is launched again, the user simply selects the desired task from the tasks listed or tabbed again, and continues the editing work in progress as described above. be able to.

In this way, when the user executes the work related to the task, the user selects the task according to the delivery date and the priority because the display state of the tab of the task being worked on and the content associated with the task is memorized. It has the effect of being able to resume work immediately.

《Editing process》
The editing process of step S19 is executed, for example, in the procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of an example of the editing process. Proceeding to step S71, the editing control unit 58 of the client terminal 10 determines the editing operation received from the user. For example, editing operations accepted from the user include file attachment, link file attachment, icon indicating a file or link file, movement of thumbnail images and links, addition of text, tables, figures, text color and font change, and the like. In addition, the editing operation received from the user includes display, image, addition of link information by URL, editing, movement, and the like. Further, the editing operation received from the user includes editing of header information for displaying task information and the like. In addition, the editing operation accepted from the user includes editing a file.

Proceeding to step S72, the editing control unit 58 edits the content of the task displayed on, for example, the task viewer screen 1016 according to the editing operation received from the user. Proceeding to step S73, the edit control unit 58 updates the task information of the task information storage unit 60 and the task data of the task data storage unit 64 in accordance with the editing of the task in step S72. For example, when the editing operation is to move an icon or a link indicating a file or a link file, the information in the text of the task data file is updated. In addition, when a new file is attached, a new file icon or thumbnail image is placed and displayed at the position of the viewer screen of the task instructed to be attached by the user, and the newly attached attached file is displayed. Add data to the task data file for the corresponding task. If the edit operation is an attachment file edit operation opened from the task viewer screen, the edited contents are reflected in the attachment file data included in the task data file.

For example, the task data file shown in FIG. 6B can be configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of an example of a task data file. The task data file of FIG. 17 has a configuration including a header 2001, a text 2002, and attached file data 2003.

The task data file of FIG. 17 is represented in, for example, a MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) format. The MIME format is just an example and may be another format. The "cid" included in the text 2002 corresponds to the "Conent-ID" included in the attached file data 2003. The "Conent-ID" included in the data of the attached file 2003 is an ID assigned when the content such as a file is pasted to the task.

Further, "Conent-Type" included in the data 2003 of the attached file is called a MIME type, and is information that specifies a data type such as text, image, voice, and moving image. When attaching a link file to a task, in addition to using a shortcut file that refers to the link file as an attachment file, it is also possible to embed link information by a URL indicated by a character string or the like that refers to the link file in the text.

As shown in FIG. 17, in the description of the task body, the task data file describes the position where the text is displayed, and the insertion position of the table and the display position of the attached file in a predetermined description such as HTML. It is specified according to the format. Further, such a display position is updated based on the information input according to the editing operation of the user. As described above, the designation according to the HTML description format is an example, and the display position may be described according to another format.

With the configuration of the task data file shown in FIG. 17, on the task viewer screen 1016, the display positions of the text, table, figure, file, link file icon, etc. edited by the user can be described and stored in the text 2002. , Easy to edit.

The viewer screens 1016 of FIGS. 10 and 11 are generated by reading the task data file of FIG. The information described in the task data file of FIG. 17 is updated when the user performs an editing operation on the screens of FIGS. 10 and 11. Further, on the screens of FIGS. 10 and 11, by reading the task information (FIG. 4, etc.) associated with the task data file, the "station front property survey" displayed at the upper part of the viewer screen 1016 of FIGS. 10 and 11 and the like. Display information in the area where information such as delivery date is displayed.
[Other Embodiments]
The management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 shown in the first embodiment may display the viewer screen 1030 as in the management screen 1000 of FIG. 18, for example. FIG. 18 is an image diagram of another example of the management screen. On the management screen 1000 of FIG. 18, when a task is selected from the list of tasks displayed in the list area 1004, the content of the task displayed on the viewer screen 1030 can be confirmed. The contents of a predetermined task can be displayed on the viewer screen 1030 by executing the same process as the process of displaying the viewer screen 1016 of the task of FIG. The contents of the selected task among the tasks displayed in the list area 1004 may be displayed on the viewer screen 1030, and even before the selection is accepted, for example, the task to be displayed by default is based on any setting. The contents of the corresponding task may be displayed. Further, the browsing history information of the latest task browsed by the user may be stored, and the content of the specified task may be displayed based on the browsing history information.

Further, the management screen 1000 of FIG. 9 shown in the first embodiment displays the calendar 1040 together with the list area 1004 as in the management screen 1000 of FIG. 19, for example, in the date column corresponding to the delivery date of the task. , The thumbnail may be displayed as the identification information of the task or the file related to the task. The display of the identification information by thumbnails is just an example, and the identification information may be displayed by an image such as an icon or information indicating the name of the task or a file related to the task. When a date on the calendar 1040 is selected, a list of tasks corresponding to the identification information displayed in the date column can be displayed in the list area 1004. Further, not only the task but also the identification information of the file associated with the corresponding task by the display state information may be displayed in the list area 1004. In this case, the contents of the task or the file may be displayed on the viewer screen by selecting the identification information of the task or the file associated with the task displayed in the list area 1004. Further, the association between the task and the identification information of the file associated with the corresponding task may be displayed in the list area 1004 by the tree display. In the tree display, for example, a parent-child relationship in which a task is a parent and a file associated with the task is a child can be displayed in a tree shape. In the example of FIG. 19, since January 18 is selected, a list of identification information of the task whose delivery date is set to January 18 and the file associated with the corresponding task is displayed in the list area 1004. Has been done. FIG. 19 is an image diagram of another example of the management screen. On the management screen 1000 of FIG. 19, a task can be selected while being aware of the delivery date of the task. In addition to the delivery date of the task, the identification information of the task or the file related to the task may be displayed on the scheduled implementation date or the creation date.

An external server provides a part or all of the functions of the task information storage unit 60, the template storage unit 62, the task data storage unit 64, and the display state storage unit 66 of FIG. 3 to the client terminal 10, and the client terminal 10 is external. The same function as the client terminal 10 described in the above embodiment may be realized by referring to or duplicating the storage unit provided by the server. In this case, the client terminal 10 and the external server can synchronize a part or all of the information in the storage unit provided by the external server. The external server includes a file server, a document management server, and other client terminals having a server function.

Further, the information processing system 1 of FIG. 1 shown in the first embodiment may have a configuration having a management server 24 as in the information processing system 1 of FIG. 20, for example. FIG. 20 is a configuration diagram of another example of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. For example, the information processing system 1 of FIG. 20 provides the processing block of the client terminal 10 shown in FIG. 3 on the management server 24. The client terminal 10 is equipped with a Web browser and uses the processing block of FIG. 3 provided in the management server 24.

In the information processing system 1 of FIG. 20, the client terminal 10 receives the screen information of the UI generated by the management server 24, and the Web browser of the client terminal 10 displays FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11, FIG. 14, FIG. The screens described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19 are displayed. By doing so, the information processing system 1 of FIG. 20 can provide the service of the task management function described above to the user of the client terminal 10.

In addition, the management server 24 receives the user ID and password entered in the Web browser of the client terminal 10 from the client terminal 10 together with the login request. When the management server 24 determines that the ID and password of the user registered in the management server 24 match in advance, the management server 24 succeeds in logging in from the client terminal 10 and provides the above-mentioned task management function service from the management server 24 to the client. It may be provided to the terminal 10.

Further, in such a case, instead of the process of starting the application (S11) on the client terminal 10 described with reference to FIG. 8, the above-mentioned client terminal 10 responds to the login process of the management server 24 in step S12. You may proceed to. Further, after logging in, the process may proceed to step S12 after receiving a request for executing the task management function from the client terminal 10.

Further, the input information for the screen received on the Web browser is transmitted to the management server 24, and the management server 24 that has received the input information transmits the updated screen information based on the input information to the client terminal 10. By doing so, the client terminal 10 can update the screen displayed on the Web browser.

The information processing system 1 of FIG. 20 may provide a part of the processing block of the client terminal 10 shown in FIG. 3 on the management server 24 and perform processing in cooperation with the function provided on the client terminal 10. Further, the information processing system 1 of FIG. 20 does not use the file servers 16 and 20, but generates task information and task data on the management server 24, and the management server 24 provides the personal task management function and the shared task management function. May be good. Further, the file servers 16 and 20 and the management server 24 may be realized by a plurality of computers.

When performing tasks such as creating, editing, and displaying various types of files, until now, the storage location of the file related to the task you want to resume each time the task is interrupted and resumed, etc. It was necessary to be aware of starting an application corresponding to the file type, but according to such an embodiment, the user resumes the work related to the task without being aware of these storage locations and file types. It has the effect of being able to.

In addition, by providing a virtual space with a high degree of freedom of editing that can be managed for each task, such as a viewer screen that includes the edited contents of the task, it is suitable for the execution of atypical tasks by individuals or collaborative work. It is possible to flexibly correspond to the display mode. In addition, since the work state of such a task can be saved, even if the task work is interrupted, the task work can be resumed by a simple operation such as displaying the task viewer screen. There is.

Further, the client terminal 10 includes not only an application for managing the tasks described in the present embodiment but also an application for viewing / editing corresponding to various types of files. For example, an application for viewing / editing corresponding to the file extension is set in association with each other, and when viewing / editing a file in an application that manages tasks, viewing / editing associated with the extension of the target file is performed. By launching the application for viewing, you can view and edit using the functions of the launched application.

In addition, the application that manages the task itself may have an application or a function for viewing / editing various types of files. In addition, the browsing operation accepted in the application for viewing / editing installed in the client terminal 10 itself via the OS or API or the application for managing the task by starting the Web application running on the external server. Or edit operations may be performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment disclosed specifically, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of claims. It goes without saying that the information processing system 1 described in this embodiment is an example, and there are various system configuration examples depending on the application and purpose.

1 Information processing system 10 Client terminal 12 MFP (multifunction device)
14 Electronic blackboard 16, 20 File server 18, 22 Mail server 24 Management server 30, 40 Network 50 Task display control unit 52 Task creation unit 54 Task selection reception unit 56 Task data display control unit 58 Editing control unit 60 Task information storage unit 62 Template storage unit 64 Task data storage unit 66 Display status storage unit 500 Computer 501 Input device 502 Display device 503 External I / F
503a Recording medium 504 RAM
505 ROM
506 CPU
507 Communication I / F
508 HDD
1000 management screen 1002 navigation area 1004 list area 1006, 1010, 1012, 1020 tab 1008 task creation button 1014 task screen 1016, 1030 viewer screen 1040 calendar 2001 header 2002 text 2003 attached file data B bus

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-68979

Claims (12)

A task creation means for creating a new task associated with the user according to an instruction received from the user, and a task creation means.
The display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task updated by the editing operation received from the user is stored in the storage means in association with the task. Editing control means and
Of the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task when the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the created task. , A selection receiving means that accepts the selection of at least one task,
The viewer screen of the selected task, one or more information files associated with the prior SL selected task, a display control unit for displaying on the basis of the updated display position,
When an operation from the user is accepted for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, a file viewer screen for displaying the contents of the file associated with the information of the file is created. while, to store the display state of the Viewer screen of the file with related to the selected task in said storage means,
Wherein the display control unit, from a state in which to display the viewer screen of the different tasks with the selected task, when displaying is switched to the viewer window of the selected task, the selected task viewer screen The information of one or more files related to the selected task is displayed in the file based on the updated display position, and the information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state . An information processing device characterized in that identification information is displayed on a display screen in association with a viewer screen of the selected task. Wherein the display control unit, the viewer screen of the selected task, manipulate when received from the user to newly display the contents of one or more files associated with the selected task, attributes of the task information and, the contents of the file that has received the operation of displaying the user information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the to switchably displayed by operation of the user. Said storage means for each of the selected task, and the file of information displayed content in the viewer screen of the selected task in accordance with the operation received from the user, the file to display the contents among the last to stores the information in the file that was displayed,
The display control means refers to the pre-term memory unit, and characterized in that the last view the contents of the file corresponding to the information of the file were displayed on the viewer screen of the selected task The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. Wherein the storage unit, attribute information Homata of the task the display position of the contents of the file that has received the operation of displaying the user has further stored in association with the selected task,
The display control means refers to the pre-term memory unit, attribute information Homata of said tasks corresponding to said display position, characterized in that to display the contents of the file on the viewer screen of the selected task The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The display control means is a first tab for displaying the attribute information of the task and a tab for displaying the contents of the file related to the task, and the identification information of the file is displayed in the heading of the tab. By displaying the third tab including the second tab including the file on the display screen for each task selected by the selection receiving means, the identification information of the file and the task are displayed on the display screen in association with each other. ,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the third tab is switched and displayed for each task by accepting a tab selection operation from a user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the display control means receives an operation of closing the third tab from the user, the display control means asks the user whether or not to update the information of the storage means. The information processing device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the file is content or link information associated with the task. The file identification information is characterized by including at least one of at least a part of the file name information, an icon image associated with the file, identification information assigned to the file, and information indicating the file type. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7. An information processing system including a client terminal operated by a user and a management server device connected to the client terminal so as to be capable of data communication via a network.
A task creation means for creating a new task associated with the user according to an instruction received from the user, and a task creation means.
The display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task updated by the editing operation received from the user is stored in the storage means in association with the task. Editing control means and
Of the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task when the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the created task. , A selection receiving means that accepts the selection of at least one task,
The viewer screen of the selected task, and a display control means for information for one or more files associated with the prior SL selected task, is displayed based on the updated display position,
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When an operation from the user is accepted for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, a file viewer screen for displaying the contents of the file associated with the information of the file is created. while, to store the display state of the Viewer screen of the file with related to the selected task in said storage means,
The display control means switches from a state in which a viewer screen of a task different from the selected task is displayed to a viewer screen of the selected task and displays the viewer screen of the selected task. In, the information of one or more files related to the selected task is displayed based on the updated display position, and the information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state . An information processing system characterized in that identification information is displayed on a display screen in association with a viewer screen of the selected task. An information processing device is a management method for managing tasks.
A task creation step that creates a new task associated with the user in response to instructions received from the user, and
The display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task updated by the editing operation received from the user is stored in the storage means in association with the task. Edit control steps and
Of the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task when the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the created task. , A selection acceptance step that accepts the selection of at least one task,
The viewer screen of the selected task, and a display control step of the information for one or more files associated with the prior SL selected task, is displayed based on the updated display position,
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When an operation from the user is accepted for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, a file viewer screen for displaying the contents of the file associated with the information of the file is created. while, to store the display state of the Viewer screen of the file with related to the selected task in said storage means,
Wherein the display control step, the state in which to display the viewer screen of the different tasks with the selected task, when displaying is switched to the viewer window of the selected task, the selected task viewer screen The information of one or more files related to the selected task is displayed in the file based on the updated display position, and the information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state . A management method characterized in that the identification information is displayed on the display screen in association with the viewer screen of the selected task. It is a method of managing tasks of an information processing system having a client terminal operated by a user and a management server device connected to the client terminal so as to be capable of data communication via a network.
A task creation step that creates a new task associated with the user in response to instructions received from the user, and
The display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task updated by the editing operation received from the user is stored in the storage means in association with the task. Edit control steps and
Of the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task when the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the created task. , A selection acceptance step that accepts the selection of at least one task,
The viewer screen of the selected task, and a display control step of the information for one or more files associated with the prior SL selected task, is displayed based on the updated display position,
Have,
When an operation from the user is accepted for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, a file viewer screen for displaying the contents of the file associated with the information of the file is created. while, to store the display state of the Viewer screen of the file with related to the selected task in said storage means,
Wherein the display control step, the state in which to display the viewer screen of the different tasks with the selected task, when displaying is switched to the viewer window of the selected task, the selected task viewer screen The information of one or more files related to the selected task is displayed in the file based on the updated display position, and the information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state . A management method characterized in that the identification information is displayed on the display screen in association with the viewer screen of the selected task. Information processing device,
A task creation means for creating a new task associated with the user according to an instruction received from the user, and a task creation means.
The display position of the information of one or more files related to the task displayed in the viewer screen of the created task updated by the editing operation received from the user is stored in the storage means in association with the task. Editing control means and
Of the tasks of the user displayed on the display screen together with the attribute information of the set task when the attribute information of the task including at least either the delivery date or the priority is set in the created task. , A selection receiving means that accepts the selection of at least one task,
The viewer screen of the selected task, the information of one or more files associated with the prior SL selected task, the display control means for displaying on the basis of the updated display position, to function as,
When an operation from the user is accepted for the information of the file displayed in the viewer screen of the selected task, a file viewer screen for displaying the contents of the file associated with the information of the file is created. while, to store the display state of the Viewer screen of the file with related to the selected task in said storage means,
The display control means switches from a state in which a viewer screen of a task different from the selected task is displayed to a viewer screen of the selected task and displays the viewer screen of the selected task. The information of one or more files related to the selected task is displayed in the file based on the updated display position, and the information of the file corresponding to the viewer screen of the file is displayed based on the display state . A program characterized in that the identification information is displayed on the display screen in association with the viewer screen of the selected task.

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