JPH03110653A - Inter-network control command converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To communicate with an information processor on a different kind of network with control commands according with the communication form of this network by converting the communication form in accordance with the network of the other party to transmit and receive information. CONSTITUTION:A control command is transmitted to an inter-network control command converter 3 through an input/output means 121 and a communication means 122. The control command converter 3 stores the serial number, a used information processor name, a transmission information processor name, and a user name to the control command received with a communication means 301 and converts the control command in accordance with a conversion rule and transmits it to an information processor 22 in the network communication system on the reception side. When execution results are received by a communi cation means 311, they are converted in accordance with the conversion rule and are transmitted to an information processor 12 on the transmission side. Thus, the information processor on the network different in communication form is used with control commands belonging to the communication form on the transmission side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is used for converting control commands between networks of information processing devices.

The present invention relates to an inter-network control command conversion device that allows information processing devices controlled by different operating systems to be mutually used between different networks by a single control command.

〔overview〕

The present invention is an inter-network control command conversion device that connects heterogeneous networks to which a plurality of information processing devices are connected, and converts the communication format according to the partner network and sends and receives information, thereby processing information on the heterogeneous networks. Communication with the device can be performed using control commands based on the communication format of the network, thereby reducing the user's effort and avoiding unnecessary burden on the device resources.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when information processing devices connected to different types of networks and controlled by different types of operating systems are mutually used, a device connecting the networks is used to enable communication and send and receive information.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, just because information processing devices are connected to each other does not mean that they can be used; if the operating systems are different, users must remember, understand, and use the control commands of two or more operating systems. This, of course, increases the burden on users, and there is a problem in that even if different types of networks are connected using an inter-network connection device or the like, it is not possible to effectively utilize a plurality of information processing devices.

One way to solve these problems is to unify the operating systems of all information processing devices and unify the format of control commands, but there are differences in hardware, functions, and usage methods of information processing devices. Furthermore, as the number of existing operating systems increases, changes require a lot of time and effort, and such a method is virtually impossible to implement.

Another possible method is to add a control command conversion device to each information processing device, but in this case there is a problem in that the number of conversion devices increases and device resources are wasted.

The present invention solves this problem, and in order to effectively utilize the resources of the information processing device, the information processing device on the sending side receives the received control command using the communication method of the network to which it belongs. It is possible to transmit necessary functions and information to a specific device without having to send unnecessary information to the information processing device used by each user or providing a means to do so. The purpose is to provide a device that can concentrate on

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides an inter-network control command conversion device that interconnects networks with different communication formats to which a plurality of information processing devices are connected, in which execution results based on control commands and control commands from the information processing device are transferred to a partner network. means for converting the file management information into the communication format of the other network, means for storing and selecting conversion rules, and means for communicating with the network using the converted communication method; Selecting a specific information processing device in the network, and selecting and connecting a means for managing the information processing device being connected, information of its users, and network routing information, and the information processing device to be the other party. The information processing apparatus is characterized by comprising an information processing device and means for managing user information.

[Effect]

Control commands manually entered by the user are transmitted to the inter-network control command conversion device via the input/output means and communication means on the information processing device on the sending side.

The inter-network control command conversion device receives this command using communication means for the sending network system. The serial number, the name of the information processing device used, the name of the sending information processing device, and the user name for the received control command are stored, and the control command is passed to the conversion means. The conversion means converts the control command according to the conversion rules stored in the conversion rule storage means. At this time, the file name, file format, and file information are simultaneously converted with reference to the file management means. Similar to the control command conversion rules, the file management information is also selected using the selection means, and the converted control commands are transmitted to the information processing device using the network communication method on the receiving side and executed. In the information processing device on the receiving side, when the communication means receives the execution result, the conversion means converts it according to the conversion rule, and the converted result is matched by referring to the stored user name and information processing device name. It is transmitted to the information processing device, that is, the information processing device on the sending side, and output to the user.

This allows information processing devices on networks with different communication formats to be used using control commands that belong to the communication format of the sending side, without placing unnecessary burdens on users or information processing devices. They can be used interchangeably regardless of type, quantity, or scale.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an inter-network control command conversion device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, an inter-network control command conversion device 3 that interconnects networks 1 and 2 with different communication formats to which a plurality of information processing devices 12 and 22 are connected via communication lines 11 and 21 is provided with information processing. Conversion means 303 that converts the control commands from the devices 12 and 22 and the execution results based on the control commands into the communication format of the partner network.
, file management means 308, 309 and file selection means 307 for converting file management information into the communication format of the partner network, conversion rule storage means 305, 306 and rule selection means 304 for storing and selecting conversion rules.
and networks 1 and 2 using the converted communication method.
The communication means 301 and 311 that communicate with the communication means 301 and 311 and the specific information processing device 12.22 in the networks 1 and 2 are selected, and information on the connected information processing device 12.22, its user information, and network routing information is transmitted. It is provided with device selection management means 302 and 310 for selecting and connecting an information processing device 12.22 to be a counterparty and managing the information of the information processing device 12.22 and users.

Usually, the number of conversion rule storage means 305 and 306 required is equal to the number of combinations of different operating systems between network 1 and network 2.

The rule selection means 304 determines which means to use from among the conversion rule accumulations 305 and 306. Similar to the conversion rule storage means 305 and 306, the file management means 308 and 309 are required for the number of combinations of different operating systems between the network 1 and the network 2.

The file selection means 307 is the file management means 308.3.
Decide which method to use from 09.

The information processing device 12 includes an input/output means 121 that controls input/output with a user, and a communication means 122 that performs communication using the communication method of the network 1. The information processing device 22 also includes similar means.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be explained.

The user is an information processing device 12 connected to the network 1
An information processing device 22 connected to another network 2 from
When using the control command 91 shown in FIG. 3, the control command 91 shown in FIG. 3 is input. In the input/output means 121 of the information processing device 12, the control command 91 includes a user name 921, a device name 922, and a transmitting device name 9.
23 is added to make the command 92. This command 92 is transmitted by the communication means 122 of the information processing device 12 to the device selection management means 302 via the communication means 301. The device selection management means 302 first creates a control command 93 shown in FIG. 3 from the command 92.

At this time, a command number 93 that can be uniquely determined for each command 92
Find 1. Next, the command 92 is converted into a command number addition command 94 with the command number shown in FIG.
Pass the uke. The conversion means 303 extracts the information processing apparatus 12 which is the name of the information processing apparatus to be used and the information processing apparatus 22 which is the name of the sending information processing apparatus from the command number addition command 94 and passes them to the rule selection means 304.

The rule selection means 304 stores in advance a rule selection table 84 shown in FIG. is returned to the conversion rule storage means 305 via the conversion means 303.

The conversion means 303 converts the control command while referring to the conversion rule storage means 305. In the case of the control command shown in FIG. 4, only the command l and the argument l, excluding the file name 1, are converted using the conversion rule storage means 305.

The conversion result becomes a control command 82 shown in FIG.

Next, the conversion means 303 converts the file name.

File name conversion is performed using the file management selection means 307. A file management selection table 85 shown in FIG. 4 is stored in advance in the file management selection means 307.

The file management selection means 307 selects between the information processing device 12 and the information processing device 2 according to the file management selection table 85.
File management means between (1)
308 is returned to the conversion means 303.

The conversion means 303 is the file management means (1) shown in FIG.
308, the file name 1 in the control command 82 is converted to the file name 2, and the file name 2 is converted into the control command 83.

The control command 83 is again added with the command number 941, user name 921, usage information processing device name 922, and transmission information processing device name 923 shown in FIG. 4 to become the control command 95 shown in FIG. The device selection management means 310 that has received the control command 95 from the conversion means 303 extracts only the control command 96 shown in FIG. 3 from the control command 95 and transmits it to the information processing device 22 via the communication means 311 for execution. Wait for the results.

The device selection management means 310 receives the execution result 71 shown in FIG. 5 from the information processing device 22 via the communication means 311.
The execution result 71 contains command number 941 and user name 92.
1. Information processing device names 922 and 923 are added, and the result is passed to the conversion means 303 as the execution result 72 shown in FIG. The conversion means 303 that receives this execution result 72 converts the execution result 72 into an execution result 73 using the same method as in the case of command conversion.

When the execution result 73 is received from the conversion means 303, the command number 941 is used to refer to the control command 93 shown in FIG.
The user name, the name of the information processing device used, and the sending information processing device are obtained, and checked for errors. If there are no errors, the execution result 74 shown in FIG. 5 is changed, and the communication means 3
01 to the information processing device 12. The information processing device 120 input/output means 121 receives the result 73 from the execution result 74.
Extract only part 1 and return the result to the user.

Next, an embodiment of a system in which three types of networks are connected as shown in FIG. 6 will be described. Network a61 is a network that performs communication using communication method a, and all connected information processing devices are controlled by operating system 611. Network b64 is the communication method operating system 64
1 or network c66 is an operating system 66 of communication method C.
This is a network that communicates using 1. An information processing device a62 used by a user is connected to the network a611, and an information processing device b67 that sends control commands is connected to the network c66. network a61
An inter-network control command conversion device (1) 63 is located between the network b64 and the network b64, and an inter-network control command conversion device (1) 63 is located between the network b64 and the network c66.
2) 65 is placed.

The inter-network control command conversion device (1) 63 includes only a conversion rule storage means 631 and a file management means 632 for converting operating system 6110 control commands to operating system 6410 control commands, and similarly the control command conversion device 65 includes operating system 641 to operating system 6.
Conversion rule storage means 651 for conversion to 61 and file management means 652 for performing similar conversion are provided.

With such a configuration, the conversion shown in FIG. 7 is performed. The control command 633 transmitted from the information processing device 12 is converted into a control command 634 for the operating system 641 in the same manner as in the above procedure. 6343 in the control commands 634 is a control command for the operating system 641. The inter-network control command conversion device 63 transmits a control command 634 to the control command conversion device 65.

The device selection management means in the inter-network control command conversion device 63 uses the network routing table 6 shown in FIG.
35 in advance, and checks this routing table 635 before transmitting the control command, and if the destination exists in the table 635, the control command is changed to a control command 636. To change, insert the command number 6341 of the name of the control command conversion device as the name of the information processing device to be used. After performing the above processing, the control command 636 is transmitted to the control command conversion device 65. The inter-network control command conversion device 65 converts the control command of the control command conversion device 65 into the control command 636 of the information processing device into a control command to the information processing device b67, and transmits the control command. The information processing device b 67 that has received the execution result converts the result into a result (1) 637 for the inter-network control command conversion device 63 and sends it to the control command conversion device 63 .

The control command converting device 63 that has received the result (1) 637 converts the result (1) 637 for the information processing device 62 and finally transmits the result to the information processing device 62. FIG. 8 shows a method of converting the result, in which the result (1) 637 is converted into the execution result 63 for the information processing device 62 by the conversion means 303.
Converted to 8. Based on the command number 6341 in the result 638, the table in the device selection management means is referred to to determine the destination of the result, and the result is transmitted to the information processing device (a) 62.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a user can use an information processing device of a network with a different communication format by using a control command of a communication format belonging to that network, and also can obtain necessary information and processing. can be concentrated on one device, which has the effect of allowing mutual use regardless of the type, quantity, or scale of the network, without putting unnecessary burden on the information processing devices used by users. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing control command conversion in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing conversion of execution results in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration when applied to three networks among the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing control command conversion in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing conversion of execution results in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6. 1.2... Network, 3... Inter-network control command conversion device, 12.22... Information processing device, 61
...Network a162...Information processing device a16
3...Inter-network control command conversion device (1), 64
...Network b165...Inter-network control command conversion device (2), 66...Network c167
... Information processing device b1121 ... Input/output means, 12
2.301.311...Communication means, 302.310.
... Device selection management means, 303 ... Conversion means, 304
. . . rule selection means, 305 . . . conversion rule storage means (
1), 306... Conversion rule storage means (n), 307.
...File selection means, 308...File management means (1), 309...File management means (n), 310
---Device selection management means, 611, 641.661-
...Operating system, 631, 651...
- Conversion rule storage means, 632.652...File management means. Figure To network 1 To network 2 Example 2 Figure Example Figure 5 Figure Example Example Figure Example Example Figure Figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an inter-network control command conversion device that interconnects networks with different communication formats to which a plurality of information processing devices are connected, a control command from the information processing device and execution based on the control command. means for converting the results into the communication format of the other network; means for converting the file management information into the communication format of the other network; means for storing and selecting conversion rules; and communicating with the network using the converted communication method. means for selecting a specific information processing device in the network and managing the connected information processing device, its user information, and network routing information; An inter-network control command conversion device characterized by comprising means for selectively connecting and managing the information processing device and user information.