JPH0488461A - Global virtual office - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a terminal operator in a different department to refer to and utilize media by realizing virtual offices on plural host computers, connecting them and making a communication among them, receiving and controlling alterations and correction states of the virtual offices mutually by each host computer, and storing them and enabling an electronic mailing function. CONSTITUTION:The global virtual office has the host computers A1 - D1, virtual offices A2 - D2, and terminals A3 - D3, and is connected through the network 10 among the host computers. The virtual offices A2 - D2 are equipped with virtual office environment control and performs centralized control over other- area virtual office environment. Then an electronic mail number which is logically set in the virtual office environment is specified at the time of mailing to sends a mail to the main box of an office member in the virtual office of a target host computer. Consequently, a terminal user in any department can take media which can be referred to from a terminal operator in another department, and refer to and utilize the media.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to virtual offices, and in particular to global virtual offices.

[Conventional technology]

The current virtual office environment (electronic cabinet, e-mail box, etc.) within the host combiator is stored in an external storage device within one physical host computer, and resources are managed within one host computer. When it becomes necessary to construct a distributed virtual office environment on multiple host computers installed in distant locations, terminal operators need to know which host computer stores the media they want to use. It was necessary to be aware of this and select and specify the host computer before starting the process.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

When a virtual office environment is set up on multiple host computers, when the terminal operator stores media in the electronic cabinet of the virtual office environment on the terminal host computer that the terminal operator has given permission to view from any department's Icheon terminal. , terminal operators in other departments cannot take it out and use it for reference, and when operating the e-mail sending operation, the computer office environment information that the destination computer host computer is required is required, making it impossible to send e-mails. be.

[Means to solve the problem]

The global virtual office of the present invention includes a means for realizing a virtual office on multiple host computers, a means for connecting and communicating with them, and management for exchanging changes and modification status of the virtual office in each host computer between the host computers. means for storing the media in the electronic cabinet of the virtual office in one host processor, and means for simultaneously storing copies of the media in the electronic cabinet of the virtual office in other host computers by means of a network connected between the host processors; e-mailing means between a plurality of host computers installed at a designated location.

〔Example〕 Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the global virtual office includes host computers A+, B1+'cl, D+, and virtual office A2.
, B2 , C2, C2 and terminals A3 , B3 , Cs
, C3, and are connected via an inter-host computer network 10. In addition, virtual office A2
．． B2. C2 and C2 are each equipped with virtual office environment management, and can also centrally manage virtual office environments in other areas.

Once the media that can be referenced by the terminal operator is stored in the electronic cabinet in the virtual office set in a certain host computer (processing 2), the virtual office management AP communicates between programs with the virtual office management AP in other host computers to store the media. The receiving AP stores the information in the common reference permission electronic cabinet (processing 5). In addition, when an unused user processes environmental maintenance changes in another virtual office environment (processing 1), the information is notified to the own virtual office management AP (processing 6), and security management such as passwords can be performed from any terminal operator. It can be used in combination with the above to centrally manage the data (processing 3). Furthermore, by simply specifying the e-mail number logically set in the virtual office environment when sending an e-mail, the e-mail will be sent to the mailbox of the office member in the target virtual office in the host computer (process 4).
.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when a virtual office is set up on multiple host computers, ■ a terminal operator can store media that can be viewed by unused users in any department in a virtual office environment within one host computer. When stored in an electronic cabinet, terminal operators in other departments can take it out and refer to it, and even when sending e-mails, the information can be stored in the mailbox of a host computer in another department without being aware of the host computer. ■Since each virtual office has a function to mutually monitor and manage the office environment and automatically recognize and reflect changes, terminal operators can easily manage the virtual office environment distributed to each host processor. Can be understood centrally.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 1...Virtual office environment update, 2...
Media storage, 3...- Original management, 4...
・E-mail sending, 5... Automatic storage, 6...
...Information notification 510...Network between host computers, AI, Bl. C,, Dl...Host computer, A2. B
2゜C2,C2...Virtual office, A3,
BS, C3rDS...Terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A means for realizing a virtual office on multiple host computers, a means for connecting and communicating with them, a means for exchanging and managing changes and modification status of the virtual office in each host computer, and a means for managing virtual offices in a certain host computer. When media is stored in the virtual office electronic cabinet, copies of the media are simultaneously stored in the virtual office electronic cabinets in other host computers via a network connected between host processors, and multiple copies installed in distributed locations are provided. A global virtual office comprising: a means for electronic mailing between host computers;