JPH06202927A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable plural users to edit the same data in each independent environment. CONSTITUTION:An information processing system including a data processor 101 which stores the data and the programs, the computers 102 and 103 which perform the input/output of data to the users, and a network 108 which connects both computers and the processor, is provided with the input/output control means 104, 105 which reproduce data and program at the time of editing the name data of plural users the history storing/instruction transfer means 106 and 107 which store the histories of input instructions and transfers these instruction groups to a designated program to communicate these data. In such a constitution, the users can edit the same data at a time without requiring any complicated operation.

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 for creating and editing data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as products have become more complex and have more sophisticated functions, it has become common for a plurality of designers to jointly design products at a design site in the manufacturing industry. In general offices as well, the opportunities for joint preparation of various materials are increasing due to the complexity of work and the shortening of delivery time.

Therefore, in order to realize these requirements, many computers have come to be connected by a network, and a plurality of users share the same data processing device and the same data through each computer, It has become possible to construct an environment in which the computer can be operated interactively while displaying the processing state of the data on each display device. In other words, a plurality of users simultaneously perform data processing operations (designing and editing operations) on the same data in order to improve efficiency.

Here, a conventional information processing of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In order to make the description easy to understand, the application program is a CAD (drawing support by computer) program.

FIG. 3 shows the hardware configuration of a conventional information processing system. Reference numeral 301 denotes a data processing device, which is provided with a large capacity auxiliary storage device. Reference numerals 302 and 303 denote a computer (A) and a computer (B), respectively, each having a mouse as an input device, a keyboard, and a CRT display as a display device. The data processing device 301, the computer (A) 302, and the computer (B) 303 are connected to each other by a network 304. When electrically connected via the network 304, the data processing device 301, the computer (A) 302, and the computer (B) 303 are mutually connected according to a predetermined procedure. Is configured to be able to be exchanged.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional software configuration when two people edit the same data.
01 is the CAD program of the application, and 4
Reference numeral 02 is data (A) created by the CAD program 401, and both are stored in the data processing device 301. Input / output control programs (A) and (B) 403 and 404, respectively, are computer (A) 30.
2 and the computer (B) 303 to control a mouse and a keyboard that are input devices and a CRT display that is a display device to realize a plurality of (here, two) data processings.

In such a structure, the user (A)
However, using the input / output control program (A) 403 on the computer (A) 302, the data (A) 402 on the data processing device 301 is replaced by the C on the data processing device 301.
It is assumed that it is used through the AD program 401. Here, when the user (B) uses the data (A) 402 on the data processing device 301 by using the input / output control program (B) 404 on the computer (B) 303, C
The AD program 401 gives the operation right to only one of the input / output control program (A) 403 and the input / output control program (B) 404. This is, for example, in the data processing of the CAD program 401, "circle drawing command".
Since a series of operations such as “+”, “center point”, “+”, “radius” etc. have meaning, key input is performed at the user's discretion and CAD
This is for causing the program 401 to change the operation right. For example, if the user A currently has the operation right and the user B also wants to input, the user B has the operation right.
On the other hand, input is made after the operation is given by a verbal means or the like.

[0008]

As described above, in the information processing system of the conventional example described above, if the user inputs, the operation right must be given from the user who has the operation right each time. However, there is a problem that the operation becomes rather complicated and efficient work cannot be performed.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system in which a plurality of users can edit the same data in mutually independent environments. To do.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention stores a history of instructions input to each application program and a means for copying data and application programs, and stores them from a calculator. Means for transferring a command group input up to that point to a designated application program by a predetermined key input and linking the data.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the application program which has received the instruction group has the above-mentioned configuration, and performs the editing operation by the received instruction group on the data currently being edited, so that a plurality of people can work on the same data. Since they are linked, highly efficient work can be realized.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that the application program is a CAD (drawing support by computer) program in order to make the description easy to understand as in the conventional example.

FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 101 denotes a data processing device, which has a large capacity auxiliary storage device. Again 1
Reference numerals 02 and 103 denote a calculator (A) and a calculator (B), respectively, in addition to a mouse and a keyboard which are input devices, a CRT display which is a display device, and a data processing device 1.
The input / output control means 104 and 105 for copying the data in 01 and the application program, and the history of the commands input to the respective application programs are stored, and by that time, a predetermined key input operation is performed from the input device. History storage / command transfer means 106 and 107 for transferring the input command group to a specified application program and linking the data are provided. These data processing device 101, calculator (A) 1
02 and the calculator (B) 103 are connected to the network 108.
Are connected to each other by this network 108
By being electrically connected via the, data can be exchanged with each other according to a predetermined procedure.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the software configuration in one embodiment of the present invention when the same data is edited by two people, 201 is a CAD program of the application, and 202 is data created by the CAD program 201. (A), both of which are the data processing device 1
It is stored in 01. Reference numerals 203 and 204 denote input / output control programs (A) and (B), which operate on the computer (A) 102 and the computer (B) 103, respectively, and are a mouse, a keyboard, and a display device which are the respective input devices. Control the CRT display,
Realizes multiple (here, two) data processing. 20
Reference numeral 5 is a duplicate CAD program obtained by duplicating the CAD program 301, and reference numeral 206 is duplicated data (A) obtained by duplicating the data (A) 202. Furthermore, 207 is CAD
It is an instruction history program for storing the instruction group input in the program 201 in the input order, and
Reference numeral 8 denotes a duplicate instruction history program for storing the instruction groups input to the duplicate CAD program 205 in the order in which they are input, and each is stored in the data processing device 101.

In such a configuration, the user (A) uses the input / output control program (A) 2 on the computer (A) 102.
03, the data on the data processing device 101 (A)
202 is also used via the CAD program 201 on the data processing apparatus 101. When the user (B) uses the data (A) 202 on the data processing apparatus 101 by using the input / output control program (B) 204 on the computer (B) 103, the usage data is the operation target. The input / output control unit 105 recognizes that the CAD program 201, the data (A) 202, and the instruction history program 207 are automatically duplicated CAD program 205 and duplicated data (A) 20, respectively.
6 and the copy instruction history program 208. At this time, the contents stored in the command history program 207 and the copy command history program 208 are canceled, and an independent operating environment is provided in each of the computer (A) 102 and the computer (B) 103.
CAD program 201 operated independently from this point
The operation history of the duplicate CAD program 205 is stored in the history storage / command transfer means 106 and 107 in the computer (A) 102 and the computer (B) 103, respectively.

Here, for example, when the user (B) inputs a set of a series of works (commands + parameters such as the center point) and wants to connect to the data (A) 202 of the user (A) who is working, The command history data stored by the copy command history program 208 is transferred to the CAD program 201 via the network 108 by a predetermined key input on the computer (B) 103. CAD program 2 here
01 is, for example, "circle drawing command""+""centerpoint""+"
When the first command input in a series of operations such as “radius” is recognized, it is confirmed whether the command history data via the network 108 has been sent, and if it has not been sent, the circle drawing command and the following parameters are newly reissued. (Here, "center point", "+", "radius") is received. If the command history data has been sent, the command history data is input and executed as if it were a command from the input / output control program 203. After this work is completed, the data (A) 202 (including the working work performed by the user (A) up to the point when the command history data is transmitted and recognized) is linked with the working work performed by the user (B). Data. As a result, the display of the user (A) is a data display including the operation (processing work) performed by the user (B). Also at this point,
All the command history data stored by the copy command history program 208 is canceled, and the linked data (A) 202 is copied again as the copy data 206.

After this operation, newly created data 2
02 and the duplicated data (A) 206, the user (A) and the user (B) can continue the editing work.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, means for copying data and application programs,
A means for storing a history of commands input to each application program and transferring a command group input up to that point to a specified application program by a predetermined key input from a computer to connect data. Since it is equipped with and, the processing (designing and editing) of the same data by multiple users can be performed in an environment independent of each other without complicated work, and the processing of data is efficient. Can be promoted to.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a conventional information processing system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a software configuration in a conventional information processing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 data processing device 102, 103 computer 104, 105 input / output control means 106, 107 history storage / command transfer means 108 network 201 CAD program 202 data (A) 203 input / output control program (A) 204 input / output control program (B) 205 duplicate CAD program 206 duplicate data (A) 207 instruction history program 208 duplicate instruction history program

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data processing device for storing data and programs, a plurality of computers capable of inputting and displaying results to a user, and electrically connecting the data processing device and the plurality of computers. In an information processing system configured by a network, a means for copying data and application programs, and a history of instructions input to each application program are stored, and by a predetermined key input from a computer An information processing system comprising: means for transferring an input command group to a designated application program to link data.