JPH05233491A - Transfer system for generation file - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To update the generation file of a terminal device by automatically taking over terminal characteristic information. CONSTITUTION:This system is equipped with a host computer 1 and >=1 terminal devices 3a and 3b which are connected through a communication line 1 and a communication line 2, and also equipped with a means 202 which matches the identification code of the generation file of the host computer 1 with the identification code of the generation file of the terminal device 3a, a means 203 which transfers the generation file of the host computer, and a means 204 which takes over the terminal characteristic information for the transferred generation file.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to updating a generation file (a file for combining a plurality of program modules to generate a predetermined program) of a terminal device, and more particularly to a generation file for a terminal device connected to a host computer. The present invention relates to a generation file transfer method suitable for transferring a file.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional generation file for starting up a terminal device connected to a host computer has terminal-specific information for each terminal device. Therefore, when the generation file is changed, the operator is unique to the terminal device. The information was input and the generation file of the terminal device was updated.

[0003]

In the conventional generation file transfer method, when the number of terminal devices increases, it is not possible to handle it manually, and as the functions of the terminal devices expand, a lot of terminal-specific information is input. Therefore, there is a problem that erroneous input increases and a great amount of labor is spent every time the generation file is replaced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a generation file transfer system that can take over terminal-specific information when replacing a generation file.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a generation file transfer method according to the present invention comprises a host computer and at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication line. And a means for matching the identification code of the generation file of the host computer with the identification code of the generation file of the terminal device, a means for transferring the generation file of the host computer, and a generation file transferred from the host computer at each terminal device. And a means for taking over the terminal unique information.

[0006] The inheriting means may be a structure that inherits the terminal unique information to the generation file when the work of each terminal device is started.

Further, the inheriting means may be adapted to inherit the terminal unique information to the generation file when the work of each terminal device is completed.

Further, the inheriting means may be configured so that the host computer is made to register the time of inheriting the terminal unique information in the generation file.

The generation file may be a single file that generates a predetermined program from a plurality of related files.

Further, the host computer includes at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication circuit. The host computer includes a terminal common information file of each terminal device. Alternatively, a configuration including a terminal unique information file may be used.

Furthermore, the generation file transfer method includes a host computer and at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication line, and the identification code of the generation file of the host computer and the generation file of the terminal device. The generation file of the host computer is transferred, and the terminal unique information is inherited to the generation file transferred from the host computer in each terminal device.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a generation file having terminal common information common to the entire terminal device is transferred from the host computer, its identification code is compared with the identification code of the generation file of the terminal device, and the respective identification codes are obtained. If the two do not match, the generation file is transferred to the terminal device, and the terminal-specific information is taken over and stored as the generation file of the new terminal device.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, one or more terminal devices 3a, 3 connected to a host computer 1 via a communication line 2.
b, the generation file 4 of the host computer 1, the memories 5 and 7 of the terminal devices 3a and 3b of each terminal device, and the generation file 6 of the terminal device, and the host computer 1 identifies the generation file 4 to the memory 5. A means 201 for transferring a code (version No.), a means 202 for collating the identification code of the generation file 6 of the self terminal with the identification code of the generation file 4, and a terminal from the host computer 1 when the identification codes of the two do not match. Device 3
means 203 for transferring the generation file 4 to the memory 7 of a and the generation file 6 of the terminal device
The device-specific information in the
It is configured to include a means 204 for handing over to the terminal device and a means 205 for storing the generation file 6 of the terminal device. The generation file is a file that combines a plurality of program modules to generate a predetermined program.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when the power of the terminal device 3a is turned on and the terminal device 3a starts up, the identification code of the generation file 4 is transferred from the host computer 1 to the memory 5 of the terminal device 3a in order to check whether or not the generation file 4 has been changed. The data is transferred by the means 201.

The generation file 6 of the self terminal is read out, and the generation file 4 is collated by the means 202 for collating the identification code.

When the identification codes match, there is no change, so the generation file 6 of the terminal device is not updated and the process ends. When the identification codes do not match, the generation file 4 has been changed, so it is necessary to update the generation file 6 of the terminal device. The generation file 4 having the terminal common information is transferred from the host computer 1 to the memory 7 of the terminal device 3a by the means 203.

Next, the means 204 for taking over the terminal-specific information reads out from the generation file 6 of the terminal device to the memory 7, takes over the terminal-specific information for the new generation file 4, and stores it as the generation file 6 for the new terminal device. Store.

According to the present embodiment, the terminal common information of the generation file of the terminal device at the remote place is transferred from the host computer via the communication line, and each terminal device takes over the terminal unique information, thereby manually It is possible to automatically store the generation file of a new terminal device without intervention.

In the present embodiment, the description has been made by providing the terminal device with two memories, but one memory has an identification code,
The configuration may be such that a generation file and terminal-specific information are expanded.

Further, the inheriting means may be configured to inherit the terminal unique information to the generation file when the work is started or ended in the terminal device, and further, the time to take over may be registered in the host computer.

[0021]

According to the present invention, since the generation file is transferred from the host computer to the terminal device via the communication line and the terminal device takes over the terminal unique information, the generation file of the new terminal device can be automatically stored. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host computer 2 Communication lines 3a, 3b Terminal device 4 Generation file 5 Memory of terminal device 6 Generation file of terminal device 7 Memory of terminal device

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Toru Watanabe Toru Watanabe 4-3 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Kenji Ono 4-3 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor ▲ Grass ▼ Naoki No, 4-3, Surugadai Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A host computer, and at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication line, wherein the generation file identification code of the host computer and the generation file identification code of the terminal device are provided. A generation file comprising means for collating, means for transferring a generation file of the host computer, and means for handing over terminal-specific information to the generation file transferred from the host computer at each terminal device. Transfer method. 2. The generation file transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer means transfers the terminal-specific information to the generation file when the work of each terminal device is started. 3. The generation file transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer means transfers the terminal-specific information to the generation file when the work of each terminal device ends. 4. The generation file transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer means causes the host computer to register the time when the terminal specific information is transferred to the generation file. 5. The generation file transfer method according to claim 1, wherein the generation file is a single file that generates a predetermined program from a plurality of related files. 6. A host computer, and at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication circuit, wherein the host computer comprises a terminal common information file of each terminal device, A generation file transfer method, wherein the terminal device includes a terminal unique information file. 7. A host computer, and at least one terminal device connected to the host computer via a communication line, wherein the generation file identification code of the host computer and the generation file identification code of the terminal device are provided. A method for transferring a generation file, which comprises collating, transferring the generation file of the host computer, and taking over the terminal unique information to the generation file transferred from the host computer in each terminal device.