JP7022502B2 - Information processing device and business card information management method by information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of managing business card information written on a business card as a business card database.

Conventionally, there is a business card management software that digitizes the information written on a business card as business card information by using OCR (Optical Character Reader) after imaging the business card, and registers and manages the information in the business card database. Further, such software is provided with a function that can add memo information as much as a simple memo to the business card information.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique related to software capable of managing memo information and associating business card information on a screen for managing memo information.

Further, Patent Document 2 describes a technique related to software capable of associating a business card on a screen for managing minutes and the like.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-198070 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-269221

However, with conventional software, it is possible to associate business card information and files (voice files, etc.) from a screen that manages one memo information that shows the minutes of a meeting, but a screen that manages business card information, especially new ones. It was not possible to associate multiple memo information with the screen for creating business card information, and then associate a file with the memo information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a plurality of memo information can be associated from the screen for managing business card information, and a file can be associated with the memo information. The purpose is to provide an information processing device that can be executed through the system.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device according to the present invention is an information processing device connected to a terminal device via a network, and the information processing device includes a server device and a storage device. The storage device stores a business card database containing a plurality of business card information indicating the contents described in the business card and a plurality of files, and the server device displays a business card information management screen capable of managing the specific business card information. Provides a memo information management screen that provides the terminal device with a memo information management screen that can be transitioned from the business card information management screen providing unit provided to the terminal and the memo information associated with the specific business card information. It is characterized by including a unit and a file selection screen providing unit that provides a file selection screen for associating the memo information with a file stored in the storage device by operating the terminal device based on the memo information management screen. ..

According to this, it is possible to transition from the business card information management screen where new business card information can be created or modified to the memo information management screen and associate a plurality of memo information with each other, and further, a file can be associated with these memo information. Can be related. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability for connecting the person indicated by the business card information and the event such as the meeting indicated by the memo information.

Further, since the above operation can be executed by the terminal device connected to the network, the information processing device can centrally manage the business card information, the memo information, and the files related to them.

Further, the storage device stores an image file showing the business card, and the server device includes a character recognition unit that generates business card information based on the image file and adds the generated business card information to the business card database. You may.

This makes it possible to easily create new business card information.

Further, the character recognition unit may associate the generated business card information with the image file.

According to this, it is possible to easily confirm the consistency between the image and the business card information.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the business card information management method by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention is a business card database, which is connected to a terminal device via a network and includes a plurality of business card information indicating the contents described in the business card. A business card information management method using a storage device for storing a plurality of files and an information processing device including a server device, wherein the business card information management screen providing unit included in the server device accepts management of specific business card information. By providing the business card information management screen to the terminal device via the network and accepting the operation by the business card information management screen, the screen transitions to the memo information management screen provided by the memo information management screen providing unit provided in the server device, and the above The memo information management screen providing unit accepts the management of the memo information associated with the specific business card information by the memo information management screen, and the file selection screen provided by the file selection screen providing unit of the server device provides the memo. It is characterized in accepting an operation of associating information with a file stored in the storage device.

According to this, it is possible to transition from the business card information management screen where new creation or modification of business card information can be performed to the memo information management screen, and to associate a plurality of memo information with the business card information. Furthermore, it is possible to associate a file with each of these memo information. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability for connecting the person indicated by the business card information and the event such as the meeting indicated by the memo information.

Further, since the above operation can be executed by the terminal device connected to the network, the information processing device can centrally manage information and files.

A program for causing a computer to execute each process included in the information processing apparatus also corresponds to an embodiment of the present invention. Of course, the recording medium on which the program is recorded also falls under one embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the memo information can be associated with the business card information by the memo information management screen transitioning from the business card information management screen, and the stored file can be associated with the memo information, so that the series of operability is improved. It is possible to make it.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network to which the NAS apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the NAS device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a business card information management screen displayed on the terminal device by the business card information management screen providing unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a pull-down menu. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a memo information management screen displayed on the terminal device by the memo information management screen providing unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a file selection screen displayed on the terminal device by the file selection screen providing unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the business card information management method.

Next, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention and the embodiment of the business card information management method by the information processing apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention and the business card information management method by the information processing apparatus. Therefore, the present invention is defined by the wording of the claims with reference to the following embodiments, and is not limited to the following embodiments. Therefore, among the components in the following embodiments, the components not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept of the present invention are not necessarily necessary for achieving the object of the present invention, but more. Described as constituting a preferred embodiment.

Further, the drawings are schematic views in which emphasis, omission, and ratio adjustment are appropriately performed to show the invention of the present application, and may differ from the actual shape, positional relationship, and ratio.

The present invention is applicable to information processing devices such as servers and NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a NAS device will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a NAS device connected to a network.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the NAS device.

As shown in these figures, the server device 101 of the NAS device 100 is a so-called file server connected to a plurality of terminal devices 200a and 200b via a LAN (Local Area Network) 310. The NAS device 100 is further connected to a wide area network (hereinafter referred to as WAN (Wide Area Network)) 300 via a gateway 320, and can communicate with other terminal devices 200c and 200d. The NAS device 100 further includes a storage device 102 in which a file 122 or the like is stored.

Here, the terminal devices 200a, 200b, 200c, and 200d are devices that can display an image and can perform information processing based on the displayed image. In the following description, these terminal devices 200a, 200b, 200c and 200d are collectively referred to as a terminal device 200. Specific examples of the terminal device 200 include smartphones, which are mobile phones with enhanced information processing functions, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), which are portable personal information terminals, stationary desktop computers, notebook computers, and the like. Can be shown.

The LAN 310 includes not only a wired LAN but also a wireless LAN. Further, the WAN 300 includes any network capable of information communication such as the Internet and a mobile phone network.

The storage device 102 is a device that holds digital data processed by the NAS device 100, and is a device that stores digital data by magnetism, light, magneto-optical, semiconductor, or the like, and is, for example, a hard disk drive or SSD (Solid State Disk). Can be exemplified.

The storage device 102 has a hierarchical file system, holds a block of digital data in a unit called a file 122, and further holds the file 122 in a hierarchical structure (folder structure). Further, information called a folder 124 is also stored in the storage device 102 as information indicating a group of a single file or a plurality of files 122.

The business card database 121 is described in the storage device 102 of FIG. 2, but is digital data held in the storage device 102 as one of the files 122, and is a table of business card information indicating the contents described in the business card. It is a database containing multiple data.

In the case of the present embodiment, the business card database 121 includes a plurality of memo information as a record in a state of being associated with one business card information. Further, the record of the business card database 121 includes file information indicating related files 122, folders 124, and the like in a state of being associated with memo information.

The business card information, memo information, and file information are not only stored as one file 122 (table) as in the present embodiment, but may be stored as separate files 122.

In the case of the present embodiment, the storage device 102 also holds the image file 123. The image file 123 is digital data relating to an image showing a business card obtained by taking a business card with a digital camera or scanning it with a scanner.

The file 122 may be any kind of data such as a business card database 121, an image file 123, an audio file in which audio during a meeting is recorded, a text file showing the minutes of a meeting, and the like. ..

The server device 101 is a computer connected to the network 300 and specialized in reading and writing the file 122 stored in the storage device 102.

The server device 101 includes a plurality of processing units realized by executing a program stored as a file 122 in the storage device 102. Specifically, the server device 101 includes a business card information management screen providing unit 111, a memo information management screen providing unit 112, and a file selection screen providing unit 113 as processing units. In the case of the present embodiment, the server device 101 also includes a character recognition unit 114.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a business card information management screen displayed on the terminal device 200 by the business card information management screen providing unit.

As shown in the figure, the business card information management screen providing unit 111 is a processing unit that provides the terminal device 200 with a business card information management screen 201 capable of managing specific business card information. In the case of the present embodiment, the business card information management screen 201 provided by the business card information management screen providing unit 111 to the terminal device 200 is described by HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

Here, managing the business card information means that the operator of the terminal device 200 inputs the business card information based on the business card information management screen 201 provided to the terminal device 200 by the business card information management screen providing unit 111, and the business card information management screen. It means that the providing unit 111 receives this business card information and reflects it in the business card database 121. The business card information includes, for example, a name, a company name, a department name, a job title, an address, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like.

In the case of the present embodiment, when the business card information is newly registered in the business card database 121, a reference button 211 capable of selecting an image file in which the business card image is recorded is provided in the business card information management screen 201. There is.

By operating the reference button 211 based on the business card information management screen 201 displayed on the terminal device 200, it is possible to select an image file corresponding to a desired business card image held in the storage device 102.

Further, the character recognition unit 114 provided as the processing unit of the server device 101 is an OCR (Optical Character Reader) that automatically converts the information described in the selected image file into electronic character information (text information). Business card information can be generated and the generated business card information can be added to the business card database 121. Further, the character recognition unit 114 adds information relating the generated business card information to the image file to the business card database 121.

Further, the business card information management screen 201 is also provided with an upload button 212 for storing an image file obtained by taking a business card with a camera or scanning a business card with a scanner in the storage device 102.

Further, the business card information management screen 201 is provided with a pull-down button 213. By operating the pull-down button 213 displayed on the terminal device 200, the pull-down menu 214 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed so as to overlap the business card information management screen 201. Further, by designating the portion described as "memo" in the pull-down menu 214 by the terminal device, it is possible to transition from the business card information management screen 201 to the memo information management screen 202 as shown in FIG. It has become.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a memo information management screen displayed on the terminal device by the memo information management screen providing unit.

As shown in the figure, the memo information management screen providing unit 112 is a processing unit that provides the terminal device 200 with a memo information management screen 202 capable of managing memo information associated with specific business card information. In the case of this embodiment, the memo information management screen 202 is also described in HTML like the business card information management screen 201.

Here, to manage the memo information means that the operator of the terminal device 200 inputs the memo information based on the memo information management screen 202 displayed on the terminal device 200, and the memo information management screen providing unit 112 inputs the memo information. It means receiving information and reflecting it in the business card database 121. The memo information includes, for example, a date, a user name, a location, a comment, and the like.

In the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of memo information can be registered for one business card information, and a shift button 221 for referring to the already registered memo information is provided in the memo information management screen 202. It is provided.

Further, when the file 122 stored in the storage device 102 is associated with the memo information, a selection button 222 capable of selecting the file 122 is provided in the memo information management screen 202.

Further, the memo information management screen 202 is provided with a pull-down button 213 similar to the business card information management screen 201. By operating the pull-down button 213, the pull-down menu 214 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the memo information management screen 202 can be transitioned to the business card information management screen 201.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a file selection screen displayed on the terminal device by the file selection screen providing unit.

The file selection screen providing unit 113 is a processing unit that provides a file selection screen 203 that associates the file 122 stored in the storage device 102 with the memo information by an operation based on the file selection screen 203 displayed on the terminal device 200. In the case of this embodiment, the file selection screen 203 is also described in HTML like the business card information management screen 201.

By operating the file selection screen 203 displayed on the terminal device 200, the hierarchy of the file structure constructed in the storage device 102 can be traced, and the file 122 displayed in the file selection screen 203 can be traced. A single folder or a plurality of folders 124 can be selected. By operating the OK button 231 after selecting the file 122 or the folder 124, the memo information is associated with the file 122 or the folder 124.

Next, a business card information management method using the business card database 121 based on the NAS device 100 connected via the terminal device 200 and the LAN 310 or via the LAN 310 and the WAN 300 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the business card information management method. In FIG. 7, “Y” indicates Yes and “N” indicates No.

As shown in the function selection menu 215 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the NAS device 100 includes a file management function, a business card information management function, a received fax management function, and a mail transmission management function. In the case of the present embodiment, in order to use the business card information management function, the operator of the terminal device 200 selects the business card information management from the function selection menu 215 displayed on the terminal device 200 (S101).

When business card information management is selected, the business card information management screen providing unit 111 included in the server device 101 provides the business card information management screen 201 that accepts the management of specific business card information to the terminal device 200 via the network 300 ( S102).

Here, when newly adding the business card information (S103: Y), the business card information may be added from the image file 123 to the business card database 121 by operating the character recognition unit 114, or the text from the terminal device 200. Business card information may be added by inputting data (S104). On the other hand, when adding the memo information to the existing business card information (S103: N), the predetermined business card information is called from the business card database 121 (S105).

Next, it is determined whether or not to display the memo information management screen (S106). When "memo" is selected from the pull-down menu 214 displayed by accepting the operation by the pull-down button 213 of the business card information management screen 201 in the terminal device 200, the determination of S106 is Yes. Then, the screen of the terminal device 200 transitions to the memo information management screen 202 provided by the memo information management screen providing unit 112 included in the server device 101 (S107). When another menu, for example, "received fax management" is selected from the function selection menu 215, the business card management process ends (S106: N).

Here, when newly adding memo information (S108: Y), the memo information management screen providing unit 112 receives the input of text based on the terminal device 200 by the memo information management screen 202, and the business card is used as memo information. Add to the record corresponding to the information (S109). On the other hand, when calling the existing memo information (S108: N), the predetermined memo information is called from the record corresponding to the business card information (S110).

Next, when the file 122 is associated with the memo information (S111: Y), the file selection screen 203 provided by the file selection screen providing unit 113 is operated by operating the selection button 222 in the memo information management screen 202 in the terminal device 200. (S112).

Next, by operating the file selection screen 203 in the terminal device 200, the file 122 or the folder 124 stored in the storage device 102 is selected, and the file 122 or the folder 124 is associated with the memo information by the operation (S113).

As described above, the business card information can be managed based on the business card information management screen 201, and the business card information and the memo information can be managed by mutually transitioning the business card information management screen 201, the memo information management screen 202, and the file selection screen 203. Can be associated with files, etc.

According to the NAS device 100 and the business card information management method using the NAS device 100, the business card database 121 held in the storage device 102 of the NAS device 100 is managed by the terminal device 200 connected to the network 300. It is possible to access a plurality of memo information from the business card information management screen 201 that manages the business card information, and further, it is possible to easily associate a file or the like with the memo information.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, another embodiment realized by arbitrarily combining the components described in the present specification and excluding some of the components may be the embodiment of the present invention. Further, the present invention also includes modifications obtained by making various modifications that can be conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the gist of the present invention, that is, the meaning indicated by the wording described in the claims, with respect to the above-described embodiment. Will be.

For example, in the above embodiment, the NAS device 100 includes the character recognition unit 114, but the terminal device 200 includes the character recognition unit 114, and the server device 101 includes the business card information created by the terminal device 200 by OCR. Business card information may be added to the business card database 121 by receiving the information management screen providing unit 111.

Further, the business card database 121 does not include the business card information, the plurality of memo information, and the information of the file 122 associated therewith in one record, but the business card database 121 having the business card information, the memo information database having the memo information, and the memo information database. It may be provided with a related database having information relating the records of these databases to each other.

Further, the business card database 121 may be capable of setting records and the like that can be accessed according to the type of access authority.

Further, the server device 101 may be provided with a search processing unit for searching for specific business card information or memo information based on the text information included in the business card database 121. Specifically, the search processing unit searches the business card database 121 based on the received search conditions, extracts records corresponding to the business card information hit by the search conditions, and provides the extracted results to the terminal device 200.

The present invention can be used for an information processing device such as a NAS device, and can be particularly used for an information processing device in which a plurality of people can access one business card database.

100 NAS device 101 Server device 102 Storage device 111 Business card information management screen provider 112 Memo information management screen provider 113 File selection screen provider 114 Character recognition unit 121 Business card database 122 File 123 Image file 124 Folder 200 Terminal device 201 Business card information management Screen 202 Memo information management screen 203 File selection screen 211 Reference button 212 Upload button 213 Pull-down button 214 Pull-down menu 215 Function selection menu 221 Shift button 222 Selection button 231 Button 300 WAN
310 LAN
320 gateway

Claims (4)

An information processing device that is connected to a terminal device via a network.
The information processing device includes a server device and a storage device.
The storage device is
A business card database containing multiple business card information indicating the contents described on the business card, and
Memorize multiple files and
The business card database is
Includes memo information that can be registered multiple times in association with one business card information
The server device is
A business card information management screen providing unit that provides a terminal device with a business card information management screen that can manage the specific business card information, and a business card information management screen providing unit.
A memo information management screen providing unit that provides a terminal device with a memo information management screen that can be transitioned from the business card information management screen and can individually manage a plurality of the memo information associated with the specific business card information.
Provided is a file selection screen that provides a file selection screen for associating a file stored in the storage device with each of a plurality of the memo information associated with one business card information by operating the terminal device based on the memo information management screen. An information processing device equipped with a unit. The storage device is
The image file showing the business card is stored and stored.
The server device is
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a character recognition unit that generates business card information based on the image file and adds the generated business card information to the business card database. The character recognition unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the generated business card information is associated with the image file. A business card information management method using a business card database that is connected to a terminal device via a network and contains a plurality of business card information indicating the contents described on the business card, a storage device that stores a plurality of files, and an information processing device including a server device. And
The business card database is
Memo information that can be registered multiple times in association with one said business card information and the business card information management screen provider provided in the server device displays a business card information management screen that accepts management of the specific said business card information on the terminal device via a network. By providing and accepting the operation on the business card information management screen, the screen transitions to the memo information management screen provided by the memo information management screen providing unit provided in the server device.
The memo information management screen providing unit receives individual management of a plurality of the memo information associated with the specific business card information on the memo information management screen.
File selection screen provided by the server device An information processing device that accepts an operation of associating a file stored in the storage device with each of a plurality of memo information associated with one business card information by a file selection screen provided by the providing unit. Business card information management method by.

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