JPH04362762A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to always operate a terminal device in optinum use environments by automatically setting the use environments of the terminal device by reading the pertinent use environments when the terminal device is used. CONSTITUTION:When an operator 1 operates any one of terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3, an operator recognition means 5 reads the information on a discrimination card mounted on the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3, and recognizes and judges who is this operator 1. An environmental storage means 6 stores plural operators 1 using the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3 corresponding to the terminal device use environments which each operator 1 requests. When the operator 1 operates any one of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3, the operator recognition means 5 recognizes the operator 1, reads the pertinent terminal device use environments from the environmental storage means 6 and sets the use environments of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3. Thus, the operation can be always performed in an optinum use environments.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system that can automatically set the terminal device use environment required by each operator when the operator uses the terminal devices constituting the system.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Terminal devices placed at counters of financial institutions, for example, are operated by various operators depending on the nature of the business. In general, the color of the display, the volume of the buzzer, the tone, volume, and length of the keystroke sound of the keyboard of such terminal devices are determined for each terminal device. However, there is also a terminal device that allows the specification environment to be adjusted according to the operator's work content, skill level, and other personal preferences. When using such a terminal device, when an operator starts the terminal device, he or she first adjusts the switches and volume included in the terminal device to set the usage environment required by each operator. At this time, some devices have a configuration in which a menu for selecting the usage environment is displayed on the display, and the operator sets the usage environment according to this menu. Once such a usage environment is set on the terminal device, when the terminal device is subsequently logged in, it will automatically start operating in such usage environment.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned terminal device in which the usage environment can be arbitrarily set, it is possible to match the functions of the terminal device to the operator and set the optimal environment in view of the operator's skill level. There is an advantage. However, for example, when one terminal device is used by a plurality of operators in turn, the usage environment cannot be fixed constant. Therefore, each time an operator uses a terminal device, he or she resets the terminal device to the usage environment desired by the operator, or uses the terminal device as is in the usage environment set by another operator. However, it is troublesome to set the usage environment each time the terminal device is used, and the usage environment set by another operator may reduce work efficiency and lead to work errors. The present invention has been made with the above points in mind, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system that can automatically set various terminal device usage environments required by each operator. .

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The information processing system of the present invention includes an environment storage means that is provided in any device in the system and stores, for each of a plurality of operators, a terminal device usage environment requested by each operator. When an operator uses any of the terminal devices constituting the system, operator recognition means recognizes the operator, and based on the operator recognition result, the environment storage means stores the environment in which the terminal device is used by the operator. The present invention is characterized by comprising an environment setting means for reading and setting the usage environment of the terminal device.

[0005]

[Operation] In this system, an environment storage means is provided in any device in the system, such as a terminal device or a terminal controller, for storing the environment in which the terminal device is used as required by each operator. When an operator uses one of the terminal devices, the operator recognition means recognizes the operator, reads out the corresponding terminal device usage environment, and sets the usage environment of the terminal device. This allows the operator to immediately set the optimal usage environment when using any of the terminal devices that make up the system.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained in detail below using examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system of the present invention. The system shown in the figure is provided with, for example, three terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3 for operation by an operator 1. These terminal devices are connected to a host computer 3 via a terminal controller 4. The host computer 3 is a terminal device 2-1
This is a device for performing various data processing through operations 2-3. The terminal controller 4 is a device that is connected to the host computer 3 via a communication line and locally controls the operations of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3 connected thereto. In the present invention, the terminal controller 4 is provided with operator recognition means 5 for recognizing the operator 1 using any of the terminal devices.

[0007] Further, the terminal controller 4 is connected to an environment storage means 6 consisting of a magnetic disk device or the like. Furthermore, each of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3 is connected to an environment setting means 7 for setting the usage environment thereof. Note that this environment setting means 7 may be built into each terminal device, or may be provided separately from the terminal device. The operator recognition means 5 reads information on an identification card attached to the terminal device when the operator operates any of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3.
This is a device that recognizes and determines who this operator 1 is. The environment storage means 6 stores terminal device use environments requested by each operator in association with each other for a plurality of operators who use the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-3. The environment setting means 7 is a device for instructing and setting, for example, the display color of the display, the volume of the buzzer, the timbre, volume, and tone length of the keystroke sound of the keyboard to the terminal device.

The information processing system of the present invention having the above configuration operates as follows. FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of terminal startup processing. First, operator 1 starts up one of the terminal devices according to the flowchart in FIG. First, in step S1, when the operator 1 logs into the terminal device, the operator 1 inputs a password. The terminal device checks whether the login is valid using this password (step S2). Then, it is determined whether the login is valid or not (step S3), and if the login is not a valid operator, the use is rejected and step S3 is performed.
Return to 1. If the login is valid, the process moves to step S4, where the authority of the operator is checked by the host device. For example, in banks and the like, there are processes that operators do not have the authority to perform depending on the business content. Therefore, whether or not the operator who has logged in to the terminal device has the predetermined authority for the task he or she is about to perform is checked through communication with the higher-level device. When the authority of the operator is confirmed in step S5, the authority information is stored in the terminal device (step S6). In this way, the terminal device allows the operator to constantly refer to the authority during operation. After such processing is completed, the process moves to the environment settings of the terminal device.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the environment setting operation of the system of the present invention. After the startup process shown in FIG. 2, when environment setting is started, it is first determined whether the usage environment is stored in the terminal device (step S7).
. Conventional terminal devices also have this function, in which a preset usage environment is stored, and if this is what the operator requests, the next process will start immediately. That is, in step S8, the usage environment stored in the terminal device and corresponding to the one requested by the operator is read out, and in step S12, the usage environment is set, and the process moves to the next process.

On the other hand, if the usage environment is not stored in the terminal device, it is determined whether the usage environment is stored in the host device (step S9). In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an environment storage means 6 is connected to a terminal controller 4 which is a host device of the terminal device. Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, a usage environment read request is made to the terminal controller 4. The operator recognition means 5 shown in FIG. 1 reads from the environment storage means 6 the terminal device usage environment requested by the operator recognized during the device start-up process. Then, the information is sent to the environment setting means 7 (step S10). As a result, the environment setting means 7 sets the usage environment for any terminal device used by the operator (step S12). If the environment storage means 6 does not store the environment in which the terminal device is used by the operator, the process moves from step S9 in FIG. 3 to step S11, in which the operator is instructed to input the environment in which the terminal device is used. That is, as in the past, the operator must newly set the usage environment required by the operator for the terminal device.

When the system is configured as described above, FIG.
, the operator 1 selects any of the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-2.
-3, even when using operator recognition means 5.
If the terminal device recognizes itself, the terminal device usage environment required by the terminal device is automatically set in that terminal device. Note that the environment storage means 6 may be provided for each terminal device. However, in this case, the operator must perform the same terminal device usage environment storage procedure for all terminal devices that he or she may use. Therefore, the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 can be said to be more practical. Further, the operator recognition means 5 and the environment setting means 7 include the host computer 3, the terminal controller 4, and the terminal device 2-
It may be provided anywhere from 1 to 2-3. Of course, the environment storage means 6 may be provided in the host computer 3.

0012

According to the information processing system of the present invention as described above, the environment storage means stores the terminal device use environment required by each operator, and when the operator uses the terminal device, the operator recognition means stores the environment for use of the terminal device requested by each operator. Since the terminal equipment is recognized, the relevant usage environment is read out, and the usage environment of the terminal device is automatically set, the operator can always operate in the optimal usage environment no matter which terminal device is used. In addition, by providing an environment storage means in the host device, it becomes possible to immediately set the requested environment even when an operator has the opportunity to operate many terminal devices or when a new terminal device is installed. . Additionally, since the operator is recognized upon login and the operating environment is automatically set accordingly, the operator has the advantage of being easy to operate and setting the environment in an extremely short time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of terminal startup processing according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the environment setting operation of the system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Operator 2-1 to 2-3 Terminal device 3. Host computer 4 Terminal controller 5 Operator recognition means 6 Environmental memory means 7. Environment setting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Environment storage means provided in any device in the system and storing a terminal device use environment requested by each operator for each of a plurality of operators; and any terminal device constituting the system. When an operator uses the terminal device, an operator recognition means for recognizing the operator, and based on the operator recognition result, read out the terminal device usage environment of the operator from the environment storage means and set the usage environment of the terminal device. An information processing system comprising environment setting means.