JPH04364541A - Method for device inspection by software for device inspection of electronic filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the speediness of the inspection and lighten the burden on a person in charge of the inspection. CONSTITUTION:For the inspecting method by the T&D(Test & Diagnosis) program of the electronic filing device, respective electronic filing devices 1, 2-1-2-n are connected as work stations by a LAN(Local Area Network) to use one optional work station as a controller, and the T&D program which can controls the controller is automatically executed for other work stations to be inspected.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a device inspection software for an electronic filing device (hereinafter referred to as T.
&D (Test & Diagnosis) program), any number of electronic filing devices can be connected to a LAN as workstations.
(Local Area Network), T&D enables one arbitrary workstation to be used as a control device and to control that control device.
A device using software for device inspection of an electronic filing device that controls the transfer of the T&D program to other workstations to be inspected and the execution of the T&D program according to the program, and stores information on all execution results in the control device. This relates to testing methods.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when testing and diagnosing the operation of each component of an electronic filing device using a T&D program, an inspector starts and executes the program on each electronic filing device. Performed operational tests and diagnosis.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional device inspection method using a T&D program for electronic filing devices can only be executed for one electronic filing device, so there are problems with the speed of inspection and problems with the inspection staff. The problem was that it took a lot of man-hours.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] An inspection method using a T&D program for an electronic filing device according to the present invention includes at least a scanner section for inputting a document, a monitor section for displaying the input document on a screen, and a screen. a keyboard for instructing operations related to the display and the device in general, and an optical disk unit for storing the inputted manuscript;
a magnetic disk unit that records a database of manuscript names of the input manuscripts; a printer unit that prints the manuscript displayed on the screen on the monitor unit; and a scanner unit.
In an electronic filing device comprising a control section for controlling each component of a monitor section, a keyboard, an optical disk section, a magnetic disk section, and a printer section, the scanner section, the monitor section, the keyboard, the optical disk section, the magnetic disk section, When running device inspection software for the purpose of testing the operation of various components of the printer section and control section and diagnosing the test results, any number of the above electronic filing devices can be used as workstations.
By connecting with AN, any electronic filing device of the above workstation can be used as a device inspection software control device, and the device inspection software that can control the control workstation can automatically start the device inspection software. , transfers the equipment testing software program to other workstations to be tested and controls the execution of the program, and transmits the operational test results and diagnostic information of each component of each workstation to the equipment testing software control device. It is designed so that it can be stored on a magnetic disk unit.

[0005]

[Operation] In the present invention, by connecting each electronic filing device as a workstation via LAN, any one workstation can be used as a control device.
The T&D program that enables the control device to control other workstations under inspection.
&D Execute the program automatically.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a method for inspecting an electronic filing device using a T&D program according to the present invention. In this Figure 1, 1 is an electronic filing device used as a T&D program control workstation device, 2-1, 2-2...2
-n is the electronic filing device that is the workstation device to be inspected; 3 is the trunk cable; 4, 4-1, 4-2
...4-n is branch cable, 5, 5-1, 5-2
. . . 5-n is a tap transceiver, and 6 is a terminating resistor. Here, trunk cable 3, branch cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-
1 to 5-n and the terminating resistor 6 constitute a LAN.

[0007] Then, there is a scanner unit for inputting the original, a monitor unit for displaying the input original on the screen, a keyboard for instructing the screen display and general operations of the device, and an optical disk unit for storing the input original. , a magnetic disk unit that records a database of manuscript names of input manuscripts, a printer unit that prints the manuscript displayed on the screen on the monitor unit, and the operation of various components of the control unit that controls each of these components. When executing equipment inspection software for the purpose of testing and diagnosing the test results, by connecting any number of electronic filing devices as workstations via LAN,
An arbitrary electronic filing device on a workstation is used as a device inspection software control device, and the device inspection software that enables control of the control workstation automatically starts the device inspection software and controls other devices to be inspected. Transfers programs of equipment testing software to workstations and controls program execution, and stores operation test results and diagnostic information of each component of each workstation in the magnetic disk unit of the equipment testing software control device. It is configured so that it can be stored.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be explained. First, the T&D program is started in the electronic filing device 1 used as the T&D program control workstation device shown in FIG. According to the instructions of the T&D program, a program of appropriate test items is then applied to each of the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected, to the trunk cable 3,
The data is transferred via a LAN comprising branch cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-1 to 5-n, and terminating resistor 6. After receiving the program, the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected of the branch cables 4-1 to 4-n, start executing the transferred program.

Next, branch cables 4-1 to 4-n
T&D executed on each of the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected.
Program-based operation tests and information on diagnostic results are controlled via a LAN consisting of a trunk cable 3, branch cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-1 to 5-n, and a terminating resistor 6. It is stored in a magnetic disk in an electronic filing device 1 used as a workstation device. The T&D program in the electronic filing device 1 used as a control workstation device is stored on a branch cable 4-1 stored in a magnetic disk in this control workstation device.
-4-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected, which are the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, and determine the next test item to be executed on the appropriate workstation device to be inspected. also judges the program and connects trunk cable 3, branch cable 4, 4-1
4-n, tap transceivers 5, 5-1 to 5-n, and a terminating resistor 6.

The above operations are repeated by the T&D program, and all the operation test and diagnosis results of the electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n, which are the workstation devices to be inspected for the branch cables 4-1 to 4-n, are obtained. Since it is stored on the magnetic disk in the filing device 1 used as a T&D program control workstation device, the person in charge of the inspection can know the above operation test and diagnosis results all at once by looking at the contents of the magnetic disk.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention is a device inspection method using a T&D program for electronic filing devices, in which an arbitrary number of electronic filing devices are connected as workstations via a LAN to automatically perform operation check and diagnosis. This has the effect that the inspection time is faster than when an inspector executes a T&D program on each electronic filing device to conduct an inspection, and the burden on the person in charge of inspection is reduced. In addition, the device that controlled the T&D program in the above method stores the execution results of the all-electronic filing device on a magnetic disk, so it can be used as data when investigating the failure status of each component later. have an effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a device inspection method using device inspection software for an electronic filing device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Electronic filing devices 2-1 to 2-n used as T&D program control workstation devices Electronic filing device 3 which is a workstation device to be inspected Trunk cables 4, 4-1 to 4-n Branch cables 5, 5-1 ~
5-n tap transceiver 6 terminating resistor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scanner section for inputting at least a document, a monitor section for displaying the input document on a screen, a keyboard for instructing operations related to the screen display and the device in general, and a scanner section for inputting the input document. an optical disk unit for storing manuscripts, a magnetic disk unit for recording a database of manuscript names of the input manuscripts, a printer unit for printing the manuscript displayed on the screen on the monitor unit, the scanner unit, and the monitor unit. , a keyboard, an optical disk section, a magnetic disk section, and a control section for controlling each component of the printer section, the scanner section, the monitor section, the keyboard, the optical disk section, the magnetic disk section, the printer section. When executing device inspection software for the purpose of testing the operation of various components of the control unit and diagnosing the test results, any number of electronic filing devices can be connected as workstations via a LAN. An arbitrary electronic filing device on a workstation is used as a device inspection software control device, and the device inspection software that enables control of the control workstation automatically starts the device inspection software and controls other devices to be inspected. Transfers programs of equipment testing software to workstations and controls program execution, and stores operation test results and diagnostic information of each component of each workstation in the magnetic disk unit of the equipment testing software control device. 1. A method for inspecting an electronic filing device using software for inspecting the device.