JPH0267662A - Generation control device - Google Patents
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は遠隔地から端末装置のソフトウェアの世代番号
を管理する世代管理装置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a generation management device that manages software generation numbers of terminal devices from a remote location.
現在の金融機関のように大規模なオンラインネットワー
クシステムが構築されている環境においては、その構成
要素である端末装置の台数は非常に多く、設置場所も全
国各地に散在している。In today's financial institutions, where large-scale online network systems are constructed, the number of component terminal devices is extremely large, and their installation locations are scattered throughout the country.
このような環境において端末装置のソフトウェアを変更
する必要が生じた場合、各端末装置の世代を確認した後
、ソフトウェアの変更を行う。従来、端末装置の世代を
確認する作業及びソフトウェアを置換する作業はオンラ
インシステムについて知識と経験を有する端末操作者が
現地（端末設置場所）に赴いて実施している。If it is necessary to change the software of a terminal device in such an environment, the software is changed after checking the generation of each terminal device. Conventionally, the work of confirming the generation of the terminal device and the work of replacing the software have been carried out by a terminal operator who has knowledge and experience with online systems and goes to the site (the location where the terminal is installed).
前述したように、端末のソフトウェアの世代管理を行う
には作業者が現地に行かなければならない。したがって
端末装置の設置台数か多くなったり、設置場所が広範囲
になると、ソフトウェアの変更作業に多大な時間と労力
が必要となるという問題がある。As mentioned above, a worker must go to the site to manage the generations of terminal software. Therefore, when the number of installed terminal devices increases or the installation locations become wider, there is a problem in that a great deal of time and effort is required to change the software.
本発明の世代管理装置は、ホストコンピュータが端末装
置と通信を行うためのホスト通信処理部と、端末装置が
ホストコンピュータと通信を行うための端末通信処理部
と、端末装置の情報を記憶しておくホスト記憶部と、端
末装置のソフトウェアおよび世代番号を格納する端末記
憶部と、端末装置の世代番号をホストコンピュータに送
信する端末世代送信部と、端末装置が送信した世代番号
を受信するホスト世代受信部と、ホスト記憶部から端末
装置の世代番号を読み出し端末装置から受信した世代番
号と比較するホスト世代比較部と、世代が異なったとき
に正しい世代のソフトウェアをホスト記憶部から読み出
し端末装置に送信するソフトウェア送信部と、ホストコ
ンピュータからソフトウェアおよび世代番号を受信し端
末記憶部に書き込むソフトウェア受信部とを有する。The generation management device of the present invention includes a host communication processing unit for a host computer to communicate with a terminal device, a terminal communication processing unit for the terminal device to communicate with the host computer, and a device for storing information about the terminal device. a terminal storage unit that stores the software and generation number of the terminal device; a terminal generation transmission unit that sends the generation number of the terminal device to the host computer; and a host generation unit that receives the generation number sent by the terminal device. A receiving section, a host generation comparison section that reads the generation number of the terminal device from the host storage section and compares it with the generation number received from the terminal device, and a host generation comparison section that reads the correct generation software from the host storage section and applies it to the terminal device when the generations are different. It has a software transmitting section that transmits software, and a software receiving section that receives software and generation numbers from a host computer and writes them into a terminal storage section.
次に本発明について図面を参照して説明する。 Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
第１図は本発明の一実施例の構成図であり、ホストコン
ピュータ１０と端末装置２０が通信回線３０を介して接
続されている。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, in which a host computer 10 and a terminal device 20 are connected via a communication line 30.
ホストコンピュータ１０は、ホスト世代受信部１２とホ
スト世代比較部１３とソフトウェア送信部１４とを含む
ホスト開設処理部１１と、ホスト通信処理部１５と、ホ
スト記憶部１６とを有している。The host computer 10 includes a host establishment processing section 11 including a host generation reception section 12, a host generation comparison section 13, and a software transmission section 14, a host communication processing section 15, and a host storage section 16.
ホスト開設処理部１１は、端末装置２０と通信を行うに
あたり、セツションの開設処理および世代管理を行う。The host establishment processing unit 11 performs session establishment processing and generation management when communicating with the terminal device 20 .
ホスト通信処理部１５は通信回線３０に送信データを送
り込んだり通信回線３０から受信データを受は取ったり
して、ホスト世代受信部１２やソフトウェア送信部１４
とデータの送受信を行う。ホスト記憶部１６には端末毎
の世代番号と、世代毎のソフトウェアを格納しておく。The host communication processing unit 15 sends transmission data to the communication line 30 and receives and receives received data from the communication line 30, and transmits data to the host generation reception unit 12 and software transmission unit 14.
Sends and receives data. The host storage unit 16 stores generation numbers for each terminal and software for each generation.
ホスト世代受信部１２は端末装置２０から送られてきた
世代番号を受信し、ホスト世代比較部１３に引き渡す。The host generation receiving unit 12 receives the generation number sent from the terminal device 20 and passes it to the host generation comparison unit 13.
ホスト世代比較部１３はホスト世代送信部１２から引き
渡された世代番号とホスト記憶部１６に格納されている
世代番号を比較し、−致していないときはその情報をソ
フトウェア送信部１４に引き渡す。The host generation comparison section 13 compares the generation number handed over from the host generation transmission section 12 with the generation number stored in the host storage section 16, and when they do not match, passes the information to the software transmission section 14.
端末装置２０は、端末通信処理部２１と、端末世代送信
部２３とソフトウェア受信部２４とを含む端末開設処理
部２２と、端末記憶部２５とを有している。The terminal device 20 includes a terminal communication processing section 21 , a terminal establishment processing section 22 including a terminal generation transmission section 23 and a software reception section 24 , and a terminal storage section 25 .
端末通信処理部２１は、端末開設処理部２２端末世代送
信部２３．ソフトウェア受信部２４と通信回線３０との
データの送受信をおこなう。端末記憶部２５には端末装
置２０か通信を行うためのソフトウェアおよびソフトウ
ェアの世代番号が格納されている。The terminal communication processing section 21 includes a terminal establishment processing section 22, a terminal generation transmission section 23. Data is sent and received between the software receiving section 24 and the communication line 30. The terminal storage unit 25 stores software for communicating with the terminal device 20 and the generation number of the software.
端末開設処理部２２はホストコンピュータ１０と通信を
行うために開設処理１世代番号の交信ソフトウェアの受
信等の処理を行う。端末世代送信部２３は端末記憶部２
５から端末ソフトウェアの世代番号を読みだし、端末通
信処理部２１に引き渡す。ソフトウェア受信部２４は端
末通信処理部２１から（ホストコンピュータ１０から）
送られてきたソフトウェアを受は取り、端末記憶部２５
に格納する。The terminal establishment processing unit 22 performs processing such as reception of communication software of the first generation number for establishment processing in order to communicate with the host computer 10 . The terminal generation transmission unit 23 is the terminal storage unit 2
The generation number of the terminal software is read from 5 and passed to the terminal communication processing section 21. The software reception section 24 is sent from the terminal communication processing section 21 (from the host computer 10).
Receive the sent software and store it in the terminal storage unit 25.
Store in.
次に第２図を用いて本発明の詳細な説明する。Next, the present invention will be explained in detail using FIG. 2.
先ずステップ３１で端末装置２０の電源を投入する９次
にステップ３２で端末記憶部２５から端末開設処理部２
２が通信用ソフトウェアを読み出し通信の準備をする。First, in step 31, the terminal device 20 is powered on.Next, in step 32, the terminal setup processing unit 2 is loaded from the terminal storage unit 25.
2 reads the communication software and prepares for communication.
次にステップ３３で端末開設処理部２２は通信準備を完
了したことを通知すると、端末通信処理部２１は通信回
線３０を経由してホスト通信処理部１５に準備完了通知
を行う。次にステップ３４でホスト開設処理部１１はホ
スト通信処理部１５から準備完了通知を取り込み、完了
通知に対する応答をホスト通信処理部１５および通信回
線３０を経由して端末通信処理部２１に通知する。Next, in step 33, when the terminal establishment processing section 22 notifies that communication preparations are completed, the terminal communication processing section 21 notifies the host communication processing section 15 of completion of preparations via the communication line 30. Next, in step 34, the host establishment processing section 11 receives the preparation completion notice from the host communication processing section 15, and notifies the terminal communication processing section 21 of a response to the completion notice via the host communication processing section 15 and the communication line 30.
ステップ３５では、準備完了通知の応答を受信後、端末
世代送信部２３が端末記憶部２５から端末の世代番号を
読み出し、ステップ３６て端末通信処理部２１に引き渡
し、さらにホスト開設処理部１１に引き渡す。次にステ
ップ３７でポスト世代受信部１２は通信相手の端末の管
理上の世代番号をホスト記憶部１６から読み出し、ステ
ップ３８で端末装置２０から送られてきた世代番号とホ
スト世代比較部１３が比較する。比較して世代番号が一
致した場合はセツションの開設に移り、一致しなかった
場合はホスｌ−世代比鮫部１３はホスト記憶部１６から
端末のソフトウェアを読みだし、ステップ３つでソフト
ウェア送信部１４がソフトウェアを送信する。ソフトウ
ェア受信部２４はホスト開設処理部１１から送られてき
たソフトウェアをステップ４０で受信し、端末記憶部２
５に書き込む。そのあとセツションの開設処理に移る。In step 35 , after receiving the preparation completion notification response, the terminal generation transmitting unit 23 reads the generation number of the terminal from the terminal storage unit 25 , passes it on to the terminal communication processing unit 21 in step 36 , and then passes it on to the host establishment processing unit 11 . Next, in step 37, the post-generation receiving unit 12 reads the management generation number of the communication partner terminal from the host storage unit 16, and in step 38, the host generation comparison unit 13 compares the generation number sent from the terminal device 20. do. If the generation numbers match, the process proceeds to opening a session; if the generation numbers do not match, the host L-generation ratio section 13 reads the terminal software from the host storage section 16, and in step 3, opens the session. 14 sends the software. The software receiving unit 24 receives the software sent from the host establishment processing unit 11 in step 40, and receives the software from the terminal storage unit 2.
Write in 5. After that, the process moves to session opening processing.
以上説明したように本発明は、ホストコンピュータで端
末ソフトウェアの世代番号を管理し、端末装置も自端末
の世代番号をホストに通知し、世代が異なったときはソ
フトウェアの置換を通信機能を利用して実行する。した
がってソフトウェアの置換作業に伴う時間、工数、費用
の大幅な削減を実現でき、ソフトウェアの世代が一致し
た時は不必要な置換作業を行なわないで済むという効果
がある。As explained above, the present invention manages the generation number of the terminal software on the host computer, the terminal device also notifies the host of the generation number of its own terminal, and when the generation differs, the software is replaced using the communication function. and execute it. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the time, man-hours, and costs associated with software replacement work, and when the software generations match, there is no need to perform unnecessary replacement work.
第１図は本発明の一実施例の構成図、第２図は動作を示
す説明図である。
１０・・・ホストコンピュータ、１−１・・・ポスト開
設処理部、１２・・・ホスト世代受信部、１３・・・ホ
ス１−世代比較部、１４・・・ソフトウェア送信部、１
５・・・ホスト通信処理部、１６・・・ホスト記憶部、
２０・・・端末装置、２１・・・端末通信処理部、２２
・・・端末開設処理部、２３・・・端末世代送信部、２
４・・・ソフトウェア受信部、２５・・・端末記憶部、
３０・・・通信回線。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Host computer, 1-1... Post opening processing unit, 12... Host generation receiving unit, 13... Host 1-generation comparison unit, 14... Software transmitting unit, 1
5... Host communication processing unit, 16... Host storage unit,
20... Terminal device, 21... Terminal communication processing unit, 22
...Terminal establishment processing section, 23...Terminal generation transmission section, 2
4... Software reception section, 25... Terminal storage section,
30... Communication line.
Claims (1)
ト通信処理部と、端末装置がホストコンピュータと通信
を行うための端末通信処理部と、端末装置の情報を記憶
しておくホスト記憶部と、端末装置のソフトウェアおよ
び世代番号を格納する端末記憶部と、端末装置の世代番
号をホストコンピュータに送信する端末世代送信部と、
端末装置が送信した世代番号を受信するホスト世代受信
部と、ホスト記憶部から端末装置の世代番号を読み出し
端末装置から受信した世代番号と比較するホスト世代比
較部と、世代が異なったときに正しい世代のソフトウェ
アをホスト記憶部から読み出し端末装置に送信するソフ
トウェア送信部と、ホストコンピュータからソフトウェ
アおよび世代番号を受信し端末記憶部に書き込むソフト
ウェア受信部とを有することを特徴とする世代管理装置
。A host communication processing unit for the host computer to communicate with the terminal device, a terminal communication processing unit for the terminal device to communicate with the host computer, a host storage unit for storing information on the terminal device, and the terminal device. a terminal storage unit that stores the software and generation number of the terminal device; a terminal generation transmission unit that transmits the generation number of the terminal device to the host computer;
The host generation receiving unit receives the generation number sent by the terminal device, the host generation comparison unit reads the generation number of the terminal device from the host storage unit and compares it with the generation number received from the terminal device, and the host generation comparison unit reads the generation number of the terminal device from the host storage unit and compares it with the generation number received from the terminal device. 1. A generation management device comprising: a software transmitter that reads software of a generation from a host storage and transmits it to a terminal device; and a software receiver that receives software and a generation number from the host computer and writes it to the terminal storage.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP63220123A JPH0267662A (en) | 1988-09-01 | 1988-09-01 | Generation control device |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP63220123A JPH0267662A (en) | 1988-09-01 | 1988-09-01 | Generation control device |
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| JP63220123A Pending JPH0267662A (en) | 1988-09-01 | 1988-09-01 | Generation control device |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH11327717A (en) * | 1998-03-16 | 1999-11-30 | Digital Vision Laboratories:Kk | Information output device and information offering system |
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1988
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH11327717A (en) * | 1998-03-16 | 1999-11-30 | Digital Vision Laboratories:Kk | Information output device and information offering system |
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