JPH08161238A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform data communication between an information processor and an external information terminal equipment without letting a user worry about the conversion of a format. CONSTITUTION: An electronic computer system 20 and the external information terminal equipment 30 are connected through the wireless transmission line of infrared rays or the like. A file management system 40 inside an operation system 32 is provided with the conversion function of the file data of a standard format and the data handled by the information terminal equipment 30. In application programs 21, 22,..., 2n, the data inside the information terminal equipment 30 are accessed without being conscious of data conversion.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information processing for comprehensively managing data by wirelessly connecting an information processing device such as an electronic computer system and an information terminal device such as an electronic notebook by infrared rays or wireless. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation has a standard serial communication port and the like, and an information terminal device such as an electronic notebook is connected to the outside.
Data communication is possible via a wired signal line.

FIG. 13 shows a typical prior art system configuration. Computer system (COMPUTER S
The YSTEM) 1 is wiredly connected to an external information terminal device (TERMINAL) 3 via a signal line (WIRE) 2. In the computer system 1, an application program (APP) 11 realized by a CPU, a main memory, etc., an operating system (O /
S) 12, input / output control system (I / O SYS) 13
Are equivalently included. Further, as internal hardware of the electronic computer system 1, a fixed storage device (FIX) that cannot take out a storage medium such as a fixed disk device is used.
ED DISK) 14, removable storage device (REMOVABLE DISK) 15, C capable of taking out a storage medium such as a floppy disk device or a magnetic tape device.
A peripheral device (PERIPHERAL) 16 such as an RT display device and a keyboard input device, and an external input / output connector (EXTERNAL I / I) for connecting to an external device
O) 17 etc. are included. An I / O connected to the external input / output connector 17 through the signal line 2 in the information terminal device 3 as well.
An external input / output connector 18 such as a port is included.

When the data of the information terminal device 3 is handled by the electronic computer system 1, the application program 1
It is necessary to control communication between the two with 1. The data transmitted from the information terminal device 3 to the computer system 1 through the signal line 2 by the communication function of the application program 11 is the data of the application program 11 and is stored in the fixed storage device 14 or the removable storage device 15.
Is stored. The contents of the stored data are changed from the application program 11 to the operating system 1
The input / output control system 13 is controlled via a service routine provided by the above-mentioned No. 2 and processed by using the peripheral device 16 or the like.

[0005]

In the configuration shown in FIG. 13, the data of the information terminal device 3 is used by the electronic computer system 1 and the file data of the electronic computer system 1 is used by the information terminal device 3 side. At this time, only data in the format defined by the application program 11 of the electronic computer system 1 can be communicated. The computer system 1 includes a plurality of application programs 11 via the operating system 12.
Data can be used for various purposes, and the data that can be commonly handled must be data in a standard format specified by the operating system 12. Data that does not conform to this standard format must be re-input from the peripheral device 16 or reprocessed by another format conversion program.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-125240 discloses that when an external storage device is accessed from an electronic computer system,
A file management system is disclosed in which a disk cache device or the like is interposed to access as a virtual storage device.
In this way, if an external storage device is accessed as a virtual storage device, data can be logically accessed without depending on the physical characteristics or attributes of the external storage device, but the format format is The system must use one prepared in advance, and that format must be used when the virtual storage device is changed.

An object of the present invention is to allow a user of an information processing device to use a format conversion work with an information terminal device external to the information processing device such as an electronic computer system. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device which can be easily connected to an information terminal device and managed as data in a standard format.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus in which files in a standard format are managed by an operating system installed therein, a communication means capable of wirelessly connecting to an external information terminal apparatus, and an information terminal. A format of data handled by the device, and setting means for setting a correspondence rule with the standard format,
By referring to the setting means, the conversion means for converting between the file of the standard format and the format of the data handled by the information terminal device, the communication means and the conversion means are controlled to standardize the data of the information terminal device. An information processing device, comprising: a management unit that manages the data as data in a file having a conventional format. Further, the data handled by the information terminal device of the present invention includes identification data for security function, and the management means matches the identification data in the data input via the communication means with predetermined reference data. Only in this case, the conversion means is controlled so that the data of the information terminal device can be treated as the data in the file of the standard format. The present invention further comprises a judging means for judging whether the data access request is for an internal storage means or an external information terminal device, and the management means responds to an output from the judging means. However, when data access to the external information terminal device is requested, the external information terminal device is managed as a virtual storage device. The present invention further comprises a judging means for judging whether the data access request is for an internal storage means or an external information terminal device, and the management means responds to an output from the judging means. However, when access to the data in the internal storage means from the external information terminal device is requested, the information terminal device is controlled to operate as a virtual storage device.

[0009]

According to the present invention, since the information processing device can be connected to the external information terminal device wirelessly by the communication means, the data communication can be easily performed only by bringing the information terminal device close to the information processing device. it can. The correspondence rules of the format of the data handled by the information terminal device and the standard format managed by the operating system of the information processing device are preset in the setting means, and
The functions of correction, registration and deletion can be performed. The management unit controls the communication unit to access the data of the information terminal device, and the conversion unit refers to the setting unit to convert the data of the information terminal device into data in a standard format. Since the management means can manage the data of the information terminal device as data of a standard format, the user of the information processing device can easily handle the data of the information terminal device.

According to the invention, the data handled by the information terminal device includes the identification data for the security function. The management unit controls the conversion unit to convert the data only when the identification data in the input data matches the predetermined reference data. As a result, it is possible to only exchange data with a specific partner, receive data that is not needed by the user while communicating with other devices, or send data to a partner that is not desired. Can be prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, when the judging means judges that there is a request for data access to the external information terminal device, the external information terminal device is managed as a virtual storage device. Many application programs that operate on the Internet can process data with an external information terminal device.

Further, according to the invention, when the judging means judges that there is an access request from the external information terminal device to the data in the storage means inside the information processing device, the managing means controls the information processing device to the external information terminal device. The device is controlled to operate as a virtual memory device. Thereby, the file data of the standard format stored in the information processing device can be easily used even from the information terminal device side.

[0013]

FIG. 1 shows an equivalent system configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. The electronic computer system 20 such as a personal computer or a workstation includes hardware such as a CPU and a main memory, and includes one or a plurality of application programs (APP1, APP).
2, ..., APPn) 21, 22, ..., 2n can be operated. An information terminal device 30 such as an electronic notebook or a portable word processor capable of inputting and displaying data and performing routine data processing can be connected to the outside of the electronic computer system 20 as a part of the system. In the information terminal device 30, a wireless input / output connector 31 that transmits and receives data using infrared rays or radio waves is provided.

When the electronic computer system 20 operates the application programs 21, 22, ..., 2n, system software such as an operating system (O / S) 32 and an input / output control system (I / O SYS) 33 is provided. Functions are available. As other hardware, a fixed storage device 34 to which a storage medium such as a fixed disk device is fixed, a removable storage device 35 from which a storage medium such as a floppy disk device or a magnetic tape device can be taken out, a CRT display device or a keyboard input device. Peripheral equipment 36 such as the wireless input / output connector 31 of the external information terminal device 30
An external input / output connector 37 and the like for performing data communication wirelessly by using infrared rays or radio waves is included. For short-distance data communication, an infrared remote control sensor unit, which is widely used for infrared remote control of various electric devices, can be preferably used. If radio waves are used, the distance between the computer system 20 and the information terminal device 30 can be made relatively large.

FIG. 2 shows the basic structure of the file management system 40 included in the operating system 32 of FIG. The data setting unit 41 stores rules such as data conversion rules and communication protocols based on the correspondence relationship between the data format handled by the information terminal device 30 and the standard file data format of the operating system 32. Set, change, edit, etc. The data transmission conversion unit 42 executes assembly and disassembly of data for wireless data communication with the information terminal device 30 with reference to the data setting unit 41, and performs mutual data conversion. The portability of the information terminal device 30 is important, and its storage capacity and processing speed are highly restricted. Therefore, the format of data to be handled may be binary data or compressed data.

The wireless control unit 43 controls data communication, buffers data, and controls errors based on the communication protocol. Data buffering is generally necessary to absorb the difference between the processing speed within the electronic computer system 20 and the speed of wireless communication. Error control detects and corrects errors that occur in wireless communications. It should be noted that ,, and, in connection with FIG. 3, indicate the steps of converting the information terminal device data into the file data of the standard format.

FIG. 3 shows the file management system 40 of FIG.
The process of data conversion performed by is shown below. Then
An example of the format of the information terminal device data 50 which the information terminal device 30 handles is shown. The type 51 is
This indicates the type of information managed by the information terminal device 30, and includes, for example, an address book, a schedule, and a telephone directory.
Indicates a rule 52 for format conversion, and indicates a file 53 corresponding to the information terminal device data 50. In the file 53, “ad” indicating an address book is associated with the address book, which is the content of the type 51 of the information terminal device data 50.
The extension "csv" is added to "dress" and "ad"
dress. A file name 54 of "csv" is given.

In the information terminal device data 50, a type 51 is followed by a plurality of items. Specific data is used for the type 51 and can be distinguished from the item 55.
By doing so, an indefinite number of items 55 can be continued for one type 51, and the end of the data and the start of the next data can be simultaneously represented by the next type 51. Such information terminal device data 50 cannot be directly processed by the electronic computer system 20. Therefore, conversion to a standard format file is required. Rule 52
For example, type 51 is address book (address)
55, the item 55 is a name (name), an address (a)
address) and telephone number (telephon)
It is set to have three members 56 of e).

FIG. 4 shows the operation of the file management system 40 when converting the information terminal device data 50 of FIG. 3 into the data of the text file of the standard format. The operation starts from step S1-0, and in step S1-1, the data transmission conversion unit 42 reads the type 51 at the head of the information terminal device data 50 sent from the information terminal device 30. In step S1-2, the member 52 of the registered item 55 is read by referring to the rule 52 in the data setting unit 41 based on the read type 51. Figure 3
The data type “address” shown in FIG.
Since the members 56 have e "," address ", and" telephone ", each item 55 is recognized as having three members 56.

In step S1-3, the file name 54 is generated from the data type and added to the converted standard format file. If the type of information terminal device data is "address book", address. csv ",
In the case of a telephone directory, a fixed file name 54 such as "tel.csv" is added.

In step S1-4, each member 56 is converted into text data, and a line feed symbol is added after the comma symbol for separating members and the last member.
In step S1-5, it is determined whether or not there is the next item 55. If there is the next item 55, the process proceeds to step S1-6, and it is determined whether or not temporary storage is necessary. If necessary, in step S1-7, temporary storage for writing to the internal fixed storage device 34 or removable storage device 35 is performed, and a temporary file is created. The condition is not satisfied in step S1-6,
Or when step S1-7 ends, step S1-4
Return to When the amount of the information terminal device data 50 is large, it is temporarily stored, and since it takes time to sequentially convert the data as the data is communicated, it is temporarily stored as it is.

When the condition is not satisfied in step S1-5, that is, when the next item disappears, the process proceeds to step S1-8, and it is determined in step S1-7 whether writing is performed.
When writing, the process proceeds to step S1-9, and the information terminal device data written from the fixed storage device 34 or the removable storage device 35 is read. Next, in step S1-10, the temporarily written data is erased. When step S1-10 is completed or when it is determined that writing is not performed in step S1-8,
The operation ends in step S1-11.

FIG. 5 shows an equivalent system configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are attached to the portions corresponding to the first embodiment. The computer system 60 of this embodiment
Is a file management system 6 having a security function.
An operating system 62 including 1 is installed. An input / output control device 63 is included as hardware. When the input / output control device 63 is requested by the external information terminal device 30 to handle the computer system 60 as a virtual storage device, the input / output control device 63 issues an instruction corresponding to the request to the file management system 61.

FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the file management system 61. The security management unit 64 prevents the data being communicated from leaking to the outside of the communication partner when a plurality of information terminal devices 30 and the computer system 60 are close to each other, and conversely stores unnecessary data. Perform processing to prevent import. The data access determination unit 65 determines whether the data access request destination is the internal fixed storage device 34 or the removable storage device 35 or the external information terminal device 30.
Is determined. When the access request destination is internal, control is transferred to the input / output control system 33. When the access request destination is external, the control is transferred to the data transmission conversion unit 42.

For the data setting section 41 of this embodiment,
One computer system 60 has a plurality of information terminal devices 3
Settings are made depending on whether 0 is assigned, a plurality of information terminal devices 30 are assigned to one virtual drive, or one information terminal device 30 is assigned to one computer system 60. . In addition, (A), (B)
Corresponds to the stage described below in connection with FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the structure of data handled in this embodiment. As shown in (A), the information terminal device data 50 further includes an identification code (I / D) 6 indicating a communication destination.
6 is added. When it is determined that there is an access request for itself by referring to the identification code 66,
As shown in (B), it is handled as original information terminal device data consisting of type 51 and item 55.

FIG. 8 shows the security management unit 6 of this embodiment.
An operation centered on 4 is shown. The operation starts from step S2-0, and in step S2-1 the identification code (I / D)
Read 66. The identification code 66 is given to each electronic computer system 60 and the information terminal device 30. In step S2-2, it is determined whether or not the read identification code 66 designates the own machine by comparing with the identification code of the own machine set in the data setting unit 41. If it is determined that the identification code 66 is for itself, step S2
At -3, the security management unit 64 issues a pass permit. Next, in step S2-2, when the identification data 66 is not the identification code for the own device, step S2-4
Therefore, passage of the security management unit 64 is not permitted.

After the passage is permitted, step S2-5
Then, the identification code 66 is deleted. In step S2-6, the data reception process as shown in FIG. 4 is executed as a subroutine. The received data passes through the input / output control system 33, the wireless control unit 43, and is converted by the data transmission control device 42. Step S2-
6 and step S2-4 are completed, step S2
The operation ends at -7.

FIG. 9 shows the internal structure of the file management system 61 of the third embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of this embodiment is similar to that of FIG. 5, and is based on the system configuration of the electronic computer system 60. Regarding the display of ,,,,
And corresponds to each stage of data conversion. Data for handling the information terminal device 30 as a virtual storage device is also set in the data setting unit 41.

FIG. 10 shows the operation of this embodiment. 2n or a command from the operating system 32 causes a file transfer request, the operation starts from step S3-0. In step S3-1, the data access determination unit 65 refers to the setting of the virtual storage device registered in the data setting unit 41 to determine whether the access destination is the internal real drive or the external information terminal device 30. To judge. When it is determined that the drive is a real drive, control is transferred to the input / output control system 33 in step S3-2 to perform access processing to the real drive of the fixed storage device 34 or the removable storage device 35.

When it is determined in step S3-1 that the access destination is the information terminal device 30, step S3-3
Then, it is determined whether or not the transfer is received. If it is transfer reception, the process proceeds to step S3-4, and the same reception processing as in FIG. 4 is performed. If it is transfer transmission, the process proceeds to step S3-5, and transmission processing as described later with reference to FIG. 11 is performed.
When steps S3-2, S3-4 and S3-5 are completed,
The operation ends in step S3-6.

FIG. 11 shows the operation of the transmission process. The operation is started from step S4-0, and the file name is read for the type of data to be transmitted in step S4-1. A file having a data format that can be transmitted to the information terminal device 30 has a file name extension “csv”.
Is added. Further, the type of data is indicated in the file name itself, such as "address.csv" if the type of file to be read is an address book and "tel.csv" if it is a telephone directory.

Then, in step S4-2, the data setting unit 41 is operated based on the type of data found from the file name.
Read the members of the corresponding item according to the assembly and disassembly rules registered in. In step S4-3,
For example, in the case of FIG. 3, it is recognized that the item has three members.

In step S4-4, step S4-3
According to the number of members found in, delete the commas and line feeds inserted between members from the filed contents, and further paste and merge the members continuously. In step S4-5, it is determined whether there are more items. If so, step S4-4 is repeated until there are no members in the file. When the items are completed, in step S4-6, the information terminal device data 50 organized as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted and wirelessly transmitted to the information terminal device 30. Step S4
The operation ends at -7. When the information terminal device 30 requests the identification code, it is added to the information terminal device data 50 and transmitted.

FIG. 12 shows the operation of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment operates in the same environment as the third embodiment.
When the information terminal device 30 instructs the electronic computer system 60 to transfer and receive data, the operation is started in step S5-0. In step S5-1, the input control device 6
At 3, the identification code indicating the communication destination included in the transfer reception command is read. In step S5-2, the security management unit 64 of the file management system 61 refers to the identification code of the own device registered in the data setting unit 41 and determines whether the request is for the own device. If it does not match the identification code of the own device, the security management unit 64 denies passage of data in step S5-3, so the communication content is ignored until the communication is completed.

If the identification codes match, step S5-
At 4, the security management unit 64 permits the passage of data. In step S5-5, it is determined whether transfer reception or transfer transmission is performed. In the case of transfer reception, in step S5-6, reception processing similar to that of FIG. 4 is performed. In the case of transfer and transmission, step S5
At -7, the same transmission process as in FIG. 11 is performed. Step S5
The operation ends at -8. According to this embodiment, the electronic computer system 60 operates as a virtual storage device for the information terminal device 30, and its hardware resources can be easily used.

In each of the above embodiments, the file management systems 40 and 61 can be prepared in the operating systems 32 and 62 in advance. When general-purpose operating systems 32 and 62 are used, they can be incorporated later in the form of a device driver.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the information processing device can wirelessly perform data communication with the external information terminal device, and the data of the external information terminal device is in the standard format. It can be treated as data.
Therefore, the user of the information processing device can easily handle the data of the external information terminal device as the data of the standard format by each application program.

Further, according to the present invention, the data handled by the information terminal device includes the identification data for the security function, and the data communication is performed only when the identification data matches the predetermined reference data. This allows you to exchange data only with specific parties,
It is possible to prevent receiving unnecessary data and transmitting the data to a partner other than the desired partner.

Further, according to the present invention, since the information processing apparatus controls the external information terminal apparatus connected wirelessly as a virtual storage apparatus and handles it as a file having a standard format, the user of the information processing apparatus can Data of the information terminal device can be easily handled as a standard file.

Further, according to the present invention, since the information processing device is controlled as a virtual storage device with respect to the external information terminal device, the information terminal device side can effectively use the data in the standard format of the information processing device. Can be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall system configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a file management system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of data format conversion according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the file management system of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall system configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a file management system of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a data format of a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the file management system of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a file management system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the file management system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the file management system of the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the operation of the file management system of the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an overall system configuration according to a typical prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20,60 Computer system 21,22, ..., 2n Application program 30 Information terminal device 31 Wireless input / output connector 32,62 Operating system 33 Input / output control system 34 Fixed storage device 35 Removable storage device 37 External input / output connection device 40 , 61 File management system 41 Data setting unit 42 Data transmission conversion unit 43 Wireless control unit 50 Information terminal device data 51 Types 52 Rules 53 File 54 File name 55 Item 56 Member 63 Input control device 64 Security management unit 65 Data access determination unit 66 Identifying code

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus in which files in a standard format are managed by an installed operating system, communication means capable of wirelessly connecting to an external information terminal apparatus, and a data format handled by the information terminal apparatus, Setting means for setting a correspondence rule with the standard format, and converting means for referring to the setting means and converting between a file in the standard format and a data format handled by the information terminal device, An information processing apparatus, comprising: a management unit that controls the communication unit and the conversion unit to manage the data of the information terminal device as data in a file in a standard format. 2. The data handled by the information terminal device includes identification data for a security function, and the management means matches the identification data in the data input via the communication means with predetermined reference data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conversion means is controlled so that the data of the information terminal device can be handled as data in a file having a standard format only in the case. 3. A determination means for determining whether the request for data access is for an internal storage means or an external information terminal device, and the management means responds to an output from the determination means. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the external information terminal device is managed as a virtual storage device when data access to the external information terminal device is requested. 4. A determination means for determining whether the request for data access is to an internal storage means or an external information terminal device, wherein the management means responds to an output from the determination means. However, when an access from an external information terminal device to data in the internal storage means is requested, the information terminal device is controlled to operate as a virtual storage device. 2. The information processing device according to 2.