JPH06236311A - Information control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the information control unit which enables individuals to control the contents and secrecy of information before the information is utilized by solving such a problem of a data base under batch control that a person in charge of the control needs to update the data base of a host when altering information and a person who has the right to access the data base can freely view information of the data base. CONSTITUTION:Information is stored in an individual's data base, and when an information request means 13 makes a request for the information, an information offering means 14 automatically takes the information from the data base 11 to which the information is inputted by an information input means 12 and then offers the information after the information contents are confirmed. If there is an error in the information contents, the information can be offered after the contents are altered by an information contents altering means 15, and if the information is undesirable information to be offered, the answer can be rejected, so the individual can easily control the contents and secrecy of the information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information management device capable of managing information by distributing it to a database for each information holder and collecting information as needed from there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional information management, information of information holders is collectively managed in a database of a host, or information is managed by distributing databases.
A database administrator was required to use a framework for collectively managing distributed databases. Then, this database management person collectively manages the input and update of the information contents of the database as needed.

[0003]

However, in the conventional technology, the information content of the database and the confidentiality of the information are under the collective management of the person in charge of database management, and there is a need to change the information or add new information. Each time a host database needs to be updated by a specific database administrator, and when that information is needed, the database administrator can check the integrity of the information in the database with the actual information, and If it is not updated, the latest information may not match the information in the database, and there is a problem that old information may be erroneously used without knowing that the information has changed.

Further, a person who has access to the database, such as a person in charge of database management, can see the information held by others many times, and can set or change the access to the database. Since the person in charge of managing the database collectively does this, there was a problem that the confidentiality of personal information could not be managed directly by the individual.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. When information is requested when the information holder is requested to provide the necessary information, the necessary information is automatically retrieved from the information holder's database. Whether the information holder can easily confirm whether the requested information is correct or not and can provide the latest information, and can release the information without the need for the conventional database administrator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information management device capable of individually managing confidentiality of information regarding whether or not information is given.

[0006]

To achieve this object, an information management apparatus of the present invention comprises a database for storing information for each information holder, and an information input means for inputting information to the information holder's database. After the information requesting means for requesting the necessary information in the information holder's database and the information requested by the information requesting means are automatically retrieved from the information holder's database and the contents of the information are confirmed. It has an information providing means for providing and an information content changing means for changing the content when the requested information is incorrect.

[0007]

With this configuration, the information is managed in the information holder's database, and when the information is requested, the requested information is automatically retrieved from the database, and the contents can be easily prepared before providing the requested information. If the information content is incorrect, the information holder can change it on the spot, the information content in the database and the actual information content can be consistent, and the latest information can always be provided. Also, if you do not want to provide information, the information holder can refuse to provide it, you can prevent the information from being used without your permission, and it is entrusted to the collective management of the database administrator. The confidentiality of the information can be managed for each individual according to the content of the data.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when information is input, and FIG. 3 is an example of a display screen when requesting information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when information is provided.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a database for storing information for each information holder, 12 is information input means for inputting information to the information holder's database, and 13 is necessary information in the information holder's database. An information requesting means for requesting, 14 is an information providing means for automatically fetching the information requested by the information requesting means from the database of the information holder, confirming the contents of the information, and 15 is the requested information This is an information content changing means for changing the content when is not correct.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 is an information input area for inputting information contents, 22 is a setting button, and 23 is a reset button.

In FIG. 3, 31 is a request item display area for displaying request items, 32 is a request item button for selecting a request item, 33 is a setting button, and 34 is a reset button.

In FIG. 4, 41 is an information display area for displaying the information to be provided, 42 is an answer refusal button, and 43 is a confirmation button.

In the above-mentioned configuration, as an example, when the above-described configuration exists in an individual environment and is connected to each other via a network, data of personal information for address book creation is stored in this network. The operation will be explained taking the case of collecting from each person above.

First, each person inputs personal information into the information input means 12
The name, address, hobbies, and schedule information are input to the information input area 21 in the database 11 according to the prescribed format shown in FIG. To register the entered contents in the database, press the setting button 22, and to restore the original contents, press the reset button 23. By using the information input means 12 as described above, the data can be registered in the database in the personal environment. Since the name and address data in the personal information is needed to create the address book, we request that each person provide the necessary information via the network. When the name and address buttons of the request item button 32 are pressed using the display screen shown in FIG. 3 provided by the information requesting means 13, the requested item is displayed in the request item display area 31. When the button 33 is pressed, the name and address information can be requested from each person. On the side requested for information, the information requesting means 1
3, the information providing means 14 automatically judges the item of the requested information, retrieves the requested information from the personal database 11, and the information providing means 14 provides the requested information. The contents are displayed to each person who provides information using the display screen shown in FIG. The information provider confirms whether the contents are correct or whether the requested personal information may be provided, and if the user does not want to provide the requested personal information, he / she depresses the answer refusal button 42 and refuses. If the contents are incorrect, the contents of the information display area 41 can be rewritten and the information contents can be changed by the information contents changing means 15. When the confirmation button 43 is pressed after the confirmation is completed, the requested personal information is provided to the requester via the network, and the requester can obtain the necessary personal information.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when individuals have information dispersed on the network and information existing in the environment of the individual is required, the information is requested via the network. If the same information is requested many times, such as personal information, it will be automatically retrieved from the personal database, and the content of the personal information can be easily input without entering the information content each time. It can be provided after confirmation. As a result, when requesting information, the identity of the user is always confirmed, and if the information content in the database is incorrect, the information will be changed and the provided information will be the latest and the information in the database The integrity of the actual data is maintained. Moreover, in order to obtain the information, the permission of the person is required, and the information holder can manage the confidentiality of the information content, rather than the specific database administrator collectively managing the information.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a database for storing information for each information holder, information input means for inputting information to the information holder's database, and necessary information in the information holder's database. Information requesting means for requesting information, information providing means for automatically extracting the information requested by the information requesting means from the information holder's database, confirming the content of the information, and providing the requested information When the information is not correct, the information is changed by the configuration of the information content changing means, the information in the personal database is managed by the individual, and when the information is requested, the requested information is automatically retrieved from the database and displayed. By doing this, the person confirms the correctness of the information before providing the information,
If there is an error in the information, it can be changed and provided, and information that you do not want to provide can be easily refused. For this reason, unlike the conventional case, a person in charge of database management is not required, and information can be managed under the responsibility of the information holder. Therefore, it has been maintained by the collective update work of the database that the person in charge of database management conventionally performed. The consistency between the information in the database and the actual information can be easily maintained for each individual information holder, and the latest information can always be collected. Moreover, the confidentiality of the information content can be maintained by the management of each information holder rather than the collective management of setting the access right by the person in charge of database management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a display screen diagram when inputting information in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram when requesting information in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when information is provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Database 12 Information Input Means 13 Information Requesting Means 14 Information Providing Means 15 Information Content Changing Means 21 Information Input Areas 22 Setting Buttons 23 Reset Buttons 31 Request Item Display Areas 32 Request Item Buttons 33 Setting Buttons 34 Reset Buttons 41 Information Display Areas 42 Answers Reject button 43 Confirm button

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A database for storing information for each information holder, information input means for inputting information to the information holder's database, and information requesting means for requesting necessary information in the information holder's database. , The information providing means for automatically extracting the information requested by the information requesting means from the information holder's database and confirming the content of the information, and changing the content when the requested information is incorrect An information management device equipped with information content changing means.