JPH0816578A - Information controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make prepared information and a preparation process correspond and to simplify a control by having a preparation process holding means holding an information preparation process by making the process correspond to the prepared information and a preparation process illustrating means making the preparation process held in this holding means into a graphic and displaying and outputting the process. CONSTITUTION:The preparation process of information can be known at a glance because this device has an information holding means M 1 holding prepared information such as a sentence, etc., a preparation process holding means M 2 holding an information preparation process by making the process correspond to the prepared information and a preparation process illustrating means 4 making the preparation process held in the holding means M 2 into a graphic and displaying and outputting the process. Preferably, the device has an intermediate information holding means M 5 holding the intermediate information obtained in the information preparation process by making the information correspond to the preparation process and an intermediate information output means M 6 outputting the intermediate information held in this holding means M 5. Therefore, the intermediate information obtained in the preparation process can be referred and utilized.

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, and more particularly to an information management device for effectively reusing information.

Information management can be divided into acquisition of information necessary for information creation, creation and input of information (documents, etc.), and holding and use of created information. In recent years, due to the increasing complexity and increasing amount of information, a great deal of effort has been devoted to information acquisition and information retention, and it has become impossible to devote sufficient time to information creation, and it is necessary to support information acquisition and information retention.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional information management apparatus holds created information, holds a title or an outline representing the contents of this information in cooperation with the information, and retrieves the title or the outline using a keyword. , Referring to the retrieved information.

[0004]

In the conventional information management apparatus, when trying to reuse information created by another person,
Since only the contents are retained, the information creation process, such as the background and premise of creating the information, the decision made at the time of creation, etc., cannot be obtained, and it is necessary for the information creator to understand the information sufficiently. I have to ask. Such a problem also occurs when another person takes over the work. In addition, since the information that is held is only for the final result, the information created during the process of creation remains the information creator and cannot be shared. Sometimes you have to start over.
Further, in order to share information, it is necessary to input and hold an outline of information, keywords and the like, so a considerable amount of labor is devoted to this work, and the time required for information creation work is reduced. Further, since the held information is referred to by the keyword search, there is a problem that necessary information may not be obtained if the keyword is not input.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to obtain and use an information creation process to promote reusability of information and reduce the risk of omission when referring to information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information management device that can reduce the labor of management work.

[0006]

According to the invention described in claim 1, as shown in the principle diagram of FIG. 1A, an information holding means M1 for holding created information such as a document, and the creation of the above information. Creation process holding means M2 for holding the process in association with the created information, information output means M3 for outputting the information held in the information holding device M1, and the creation process holding means M2.
And a production process drawing means M4 for visualizing and producing the production process held in the table.

According to the second aspect of the invention, as shown in the principle diagram of FIG. 1B, intermediate information holding means M5 for holding intermediate information obtained in the information creating process in association with the creating process,
And intermediate information output means M6 for outputting the intermediate information held in the intermediate information holding means M5.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the intermediate information output means M6 outputs intermediate information corresponding to the designated position in the creation process displayed by the creation process illustration means M4.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the creation process holding means for holding the creation process of the information in association with the created information and the creation process held in the creation process holding means M2 are graphically displayed. Since it has a production process drawing means for outputting, the production process of information can be known at a glance by a graphic, and since the production information and the production process correspond to each other, management is easy.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the intermediate information holding means for holding the intermediate information obtained in the information creating process in association with the creating process and the intermediate information held in the intermediate information holding device are output. Since the intermediate information output means is provided, the intermediate information obtained in the creation process can be referred to and used. Management is easy because the intermediate information corresponds to the creation process.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the intermediate information output means outputs the intermediate information corresponding to the designated position in the creation process displayed by the creation process drawing means.
Intermediate information can be obtained with a simple operation, and the work effort can be reduced.

[0012]

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the information management apparatus of the present invention. This device is intended for creating reports and plans, and is composed of a computer such as a workstation.

In FIG. 1, the input function 10 comprises a document creation process input function 11 and a document input function 12. The document creation process input function 11 is the activity input window 11
a, comment input window 11b, new activity input window 11c, memo input window 11d,
It has a project attribute input window 11e and a meeting memo input window 11f. The document input function 12 has a document title input window 12a.

Here, the document includes a final document such as a report or a plan document, and an intermediate document created up to such a final document. Further, the document preparation process refers to discussions, points to be noted, decision-making, etc. regarding document preparation.

The document creating process and the document input by the input function 10 are supplied to the holding function 15 in cooperation with each other by the cooperation function 14. The holding function 15 includes a document creation process holding function 16 and a document holding function 17 corresponding to the information holding means M1. The document creation process holding function 16 includes a project table 16a corresponding to the creation process holding means M2.
It has a person-in-charge table 16b, a meeting table 16c corresponding to the intermediate information holding means M5, a comment table 16d, and an activity table 16e. The document holding function 17 includes a document table 17a,
It has a tool table 17b.

The document creation process and the document retrieved from the holding function 15 are supplied from the cooperation function 14 to the display function 20. The display function 20 is a document creation process illustration function 21 corresponding to the creation process illustration means M4 and an intermediate information output means M.
6 and a document display function corresponding to the information output means M3. The document creation process illustration function 21 is a project view window 21a.
have. The document creation process display function 22 has a log window 22a, a history window 22b, a meeting window 22c, and an activity list window 22d. The document display function 23 has a document window 23a.

Focusing on the fact that the document creation work is performed as a group work such as a meeting and an individual work repeatedly, the document creation process is visualized using symbols in the project view window 21a shown in FIG. Is. In FIG. 3, meeting boxes 30 and 31 are rectangular boxes representing a meeting. Past Meeting Box 3
0 is displayed in light blue with a frame, next meeting box 31 is displayed in cream without a frame, and the number of meetings and the date are entered in all the meeting boxes.

The activities 32 and 33 are arrows representing work. A solid line activity 32 represents a completed work, and a broken line activity 33 represents an unfinished work.

The decision 34 displayed in the meeting box 30 is an intention to continue the work discussed in the conference because it has not been overwhelmed yet, or to stop it because it is meaningless to continue the work. Represents a decision. As the decision, as shown in FIG. 4, a continuous decision 35 represented by a solid square, a cancellation decision 36 represented by an X in the square, a branch decision 37 which is a starting point of a plurality of activities, and broken lines above and below the solid square. Of the confluence 38 with adjacent squares
A complete decision 39 represented by a circle is prepared. In the next meeting box 31, a question mark is displayed instead of the decision. The flag 40 shown in FIG. 3 represents the delivery date of the project. If the project is currently underway, make the flag 40 fluttering in the wind,
If the project is complete, display the flag as a static shape.

A person in charge is added to the activities 32 and 33 and displayed. A person in charge and an activity number 41 are added to the completed activity 32 and displayed, and an icon 42 representing the person's face is added and displayed in the incomplete activity 33. There are two types of icons 42, a smile and a normal face.

Conventionally, the work process of routine work such as complaint processing and contract processing is visualized by a workflow or the like and accumulated and reused. However, such non-routine work such as report writing and plan writing is performed like this. No visualization was done. However, the above project view window 21
By a, the document creation process, which is an example of an atypical work, can be visualized and saved, and the document creation process can be reused.

The device of the present invention supports a series of flow of document creation work. A series of work is a meeting held by members, an individual work for solving a problem presented at the meeting, and an exchange of information of members held outside the meeting. When this device is started, the project view window 21a
Will be displayed automatically, and all operations will be performed from this window. In the meeting, the project view window 21a is used to display the meeting window 22c used in the meeting, and this window is used as a base for viewing the agenda as intermediate information obtained during the creation process, the documents created by the members, and each agenda. You can enter the content of discussions such as comments and decision-making. In individual work, you can see the flow of the project and the progress of the work of the members by looking at the project view window 21a, see the minutes of the past meeting and the agenda of the next meeting, start the tool you want to use and write the document. It can be created. You can also interact with members outside the meeting, all of which will be saved.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the meeting box display process executed by the display function 20. The operation for executing this process is performed at the conference. 5, in step S10, the meeting button 45 of the project view window shown in FIG. 3 is pressed. As a result, in step S12, the meeting window 22c as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. In the meeting window displayed in step S14, enter the date of the next meeting in the next field 46 and press the end button 47. The meeting window 22c displays a list of meeting items, dates, persons in charge, contents, and the like.

In step S16, 1 is added to the meeting count of the corresponding project ID in the project table 16a shown in FIG. Project table 1
In 6a, a meeting counter and project contents are registered for each project ID. Next, in step S18, the status column corresponding to the current meeting of the corresponding project ID in the meeting table 16c shown in FIG. 8 is changed from next time to end, and the status field corresponding to the next meeting number is set to the next time. In the meeting table 16c, the status, meeting contents, etc. are registered for each project ID and meeting number.

After that, in step S20, the meeting box 31 corresponding to the current meeting in the project view window 21a as shown in FIG. 3 is changed from cream without a frame to light blue with a frame, and the next meeting box 31 is added. Then, the date and meeting count are added and displayed.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the activity display process executed by the display function 20. The operation for displaying the activity may be performed at a meeting as shown in FIG. 9 or may be started during a personal work.
In step S22 in FIG. 9, in the meeting window as shown in FIG. 6, information regarding work (activity) to be performed by the next meeting is input, and the end button 47 is pressed.

As a result, in step S24, the activity status column of the activity table 16e shown in FIG. 10 updates the column of the status of the activity number corresponding to the activity discussed in this conference from incomplete to completed, and the activity of the activity to be performed by the next conference. Add a number to make the status column incomplete. Activity table 16
In e, the status, activity content, related activity number, etc. are registered for each project ID, meeting number, and activity number. Next, in step S26, the activity discussed in this meeting is changed from a broken line to a solid line and displayed, and the activity to be performed until the next meeting is displayed in a broken line from this meeting box to the next meeting box, and the processing is performed. finish. In the case of personal work, pressing the new task button 48 in the project view of FIG. 3 displays the activity input window. When you enter the necessary information here, the arrows show the previous meeting box and the next meeting. It is displayed from the space between the boxes to the next meeting box.

FIG. 11 shows a flow chart of the activity change processing executed by the display function 20 from the unfinished activity 33 to the completed activity 33. In the figure, in step S30, a desired unfinished (broken line) activity is designated in the project view window 21a as shown in FIG. This results in step S3
2, the history window 22b as shown in FIG. 12 is opened and displayed. Next, in step S34, when a desired line in which the work contents of the three-person window is written is designated, the document window 23a as shown in FIG. 13 is opened and displayed in step S36.

Next, in step S38, the activity completion button on the document window is pressed to instruct the completion of this activity. By this, step S
At 40, the status column of the activity number corresponding to the activity instructed in the document table 17a shown in FIG. 14 is changed from incomplete to completed. In the document table 17a, the status, the completion date, the content of the document, etc. are registered for each project ID and each activity number. Next, the unfinished activity (broken line) specified on the project view window in step S42.
Is changed to a completion activity (solid line) and the process ends.

FIG. 15 shows a flow chart of the decision display process in which the display function 20 is completed. The operation for displaying the decision is performed in the conference. In FIG.
In step S50, an item to be discussed is designated in the meeting window 22c as shown in FIG.
Press 1 to instruct. As a result, the comment input window 11b as shown in FIG. 16 is opened and displayed in step S52. Next, the content (comment) discussed in step S54 is input, and the apply button 52 is pressed to give an instruction.

As a result, the meeting window as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. At this point, the decision button is pressed to instruct to display the meeting window for decision selection as shown in FIG. 17 to select an appropriate decision. Here, for example, the continue button 54 is pressed to instruct. As a result, in step S58, information indicating continuation and the like regarding the input comment is added to the decision number column of the corresponding comment number in the comment table 16d shown in FIG. In the comment table 16d, the content of the comment and the decision number are registered for each project ID, activity number, and comment number. In step S60, the column of the corresponding activity status in the activity table 16e shown in FIG. 10 is changed to the selected decision.

Next, in step S62, a line for displaying the entered comment and the selected decision is added to the line below the item designated in the meeting window 22c. For example, when the first term is designated in FIG. 6, between the line of date 10/30 and the line of date 11/2 in the first term, for example,
"3/15" 2nd Continue
A line such as [2] ”is added.

Further, in step S64, the end button 47 is pressed on the meeting window. This causes step S
In 66, in the project view window of FIG. 3, the decision at the tip of the arrow of the instructed activity is changed to the shape of the decision selected from the question mark and displayed, and the process ends.

FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of the flag display processing executed by the display function 20. In the figure, in step S70, the device of the present invention is activated. Thereby, step S72
Then, the start date and time is compared with the date and time in the delivery date column of each project ID in the project table 16a shown in FIG. The project table 16a is the project ID
Each time, the project name, delivery date, project content, etc. are registered at the start of the project. This registration is performed using the project attribute input window 11e.

According to the comparison in step S72, if the start date and time is before the delivery date of the selected project, the process proceeds to step S74 to display the flag flying in the project view window 21a of FIG. 3, and after the delivery date. For example, the process proceeds to step S76, the stationary flag is displayed in the project view window 21a of FIG. 3, and the process ends.

FIG. 21 shows a flowchart of the icon display processing executed by the display function 21. In the figure, step S
At 80, the device of the present invention is started. At this time, enter the name of the person who started up. In step S82, the final browsing time of the person who has started for each activity in the document table 17a shown in FIG. 22 is compared with the final update time of the person in charge of the activity. In the document table 17a, the name of the person in charge, the last update time, and the last browsing time of each person related to the project are registered for each project ID and activity number.

If the person in charge updates the document after the person who started it in step S82 browses it, step S82
Proceeding to 84, the icon of the person in charge smiling is displayed on the corresponding unfinished activity in the project view window 21a, and the process ends. If there is no update after browsing, the process proceeds to step S86 to display the icon of the person in charge who has a normal expression on the corresponding unfinished activity in the project view window, and ends the process.

It is effective that a person who starts up from the expression of this icon can know at a glance whether or not there has been any progress in the work of each project person after browsing by himself. In the apparatus of the present invention, the minutes of each meeting are displayed in addition to the minutes of the previous meeting. This minutes
It is called a log and is displayed in the log window 22a as shown in FIG.

FIG. 24 shows a flowchart of the log display processing executed by the display function 20. In the figure, step S90
Then, a desired meeting box is designated in the project view window 21a shown in FIG. As a result, in step S92, the information (activity number) about the activity corresponding to the corresponding meeting number and the previous meeting number is retrieved from the activity table 16e as shown in FIG. Next in step S9
According to the activity number and the project number extracted in step 4, the comment information on the activity is extracted by referring to the comment table 16d shown in FIG. 18, the log window shown in FIG. 23 is opened in step S96, and the extracted comment information is displayed. .

In the minutes so far, only the minutes of one meeting are described. However, there is little work to be completed in only one meeting, and normal work is completed after several meetings. For this reason, I often check the minutes of the meeting and check why I decided to do this work this time. In this way, if the contents of the previous proceedings can be viewed at the same time, the process of work can be easily grasped and the efficiency is improved. For example, since FIG. 23 is the minutes of the second meeting, the minutes of the first meeting, which is the previous meeting, are displayed in addition to the details of the current meeting.

In the past, when it was desired to know the history of a work, the minutes of the past had to be traced back to the time when the work started. This is because the minutes are the history at the time. In the present invention, in addition to the minutes, which is the history at a certain point, the history of the unit of work (history)
Is displayed.

FIG. 25 shows a flow chart of the human three display processing executed by the display function 20. In the figure, in step S100, the project view window 2 shown in FIG.
1a indicates a desired activity. This allows
In step S102, all activity numbers are taken out from the activity table 16e as shown in FIG. 10 from the column of the relevant meeting number and the relevant activity number of the activity number. In this related activity number column, the numbers of all activities linked to the corresponding activity are registered. For example, for the unfinished activity 33a in FIG.
The numbers of completed activities 32a and 32b are sequentially registered in the related activity number column.

Next, referring to the comment table 16d shown in FIG. 18 according to the activity number and the project number fetched in step S104, the comment information regarding the activity is fetched, and step S106
Then, the history window 22b shown in FIG. 12 is opened to display the extracted comment information.

In this way, the history window 22b
If the work has been continued from the past, all the information will be displayed from the time this work started, so at a glance you can see how the work unit has been performed. Can be seen at. In addition, the exchange of information that has been done by e-mail etc. so far is temporary and remains within the parties, and the information there is not shared and can be referred to when necessary. However, according to the present invention, in the case of wanting to make a note about one's work during the work other than the conference, or to give a comment or advice to the work of another person, the target work The arrow window is indicated to display the history window 22b. When the memo input window 11d is displayed by pressing the memo addition button 59 of the history window 22b shown in FIG. 12 and a memo or comment is input, this memo is added below the line in which the work content is written. In this way, the history window, which is a list of how all the interactions that have been carried out by e-mail, etc. until now, are associated with all tasks can be viewed, so what kind of idea and what kind of task the task is It is possible to easily understand whether the information has been exchanged.

Regarding the storage of documents such as logs and created documents, it is difficult to know where they are stored and what kind of documents they are stored. To avoid this problem, organize them properly. Although there is a problem that it takes a considerable amount of time to try, in the present invention, logs, history, etc. are added as the meeting number and the activity number to the symbol of the meeting box or activity displayed in the project view window 21a. When inputting a log or the like, since the symbols are designated and input, the cooperation function 14 automatically arranges them. The log is added to the meeting box, the history is added to the activity,
Log and history are displayed by instructing these.
However, an agenda (memo of contents to be discussed) is added to the log corresponding to the meeting box 31 of the upcoming conference.

In this way, the location where the image is saved is clear, and it is possible to save the image in a manner similar to human intuition. It also saves you time to organize. Further, when it is desired to refer to a log or history, it can be referred to by designating this symbol, so that the operation is easy and the efficiency is high. Also, until now, documents in the process of document preparation remained in the group. For this reason, the only way to know what was created and in what background to reuse the shared final deliverables is to ask the author directly. It was hanging. However, in the present invention, since the document creation process can be saved and shared as a log and history, these problems can be solved.

Up to now, when storing a document, whether it is paper or floppy, a document number is assigned to each document, and an index is created by listing this number and the title of the document. Was taking the time. In the present invention, a comment to be input as shown in FIG. 15 is changed from the meeting window 22c to the comment input window 11b.
When the document is opened, the process of creating a document (project ID, activity number) that is manually done by the cooperation function 14
Work with. That is, the documents are organized according to the document creation process in which the documents were created. Therefore, since the documents are automatically organized while creating the documents, the work relating to the document organization is not necessary and the efficiency of the document organization is improved.

When referring to the submitted document at the meeting,
When the meeting window 22c is displayed and the agenda item is designated, the document list created for the work is displayed. When you specify the title of the document you want to refer to, the tool used to create the document automatically starts and the document is displayed. Further, in personal work, when creating a document individually or referring to a document of another person, as a reference method, a meeting window 22c for indicating and displaying a meeting box in the project view window 21a and an activity for indicating and displaying are displayed. There is a method of using the history window 22b. When the work content displayed in the meeting window or the history window is designated, the document list created for the work is displayed as in the case of the conference, and the subsequent operations are the same.

As described above, since the documents are organized in the process of being created based on the human memory, the documents can be easily referred to and the efficiency is improved. In addition, since all documents are retained in this way, documents that were not shared as the final product until now, that is, documents that remain in individuals or groups, can be reused.
Up until now, when you want to find a worker who is familiar with a certain task, such as when forming a project team, there is only a personal method such as listening to each person and going around. Sometimes,
Therefore, the right place for the right worker has not been realized.

FIG. 26 shows a flowchart of the personnel information registration processing executed by the display function 20. In the figure, step S
At 110, it is determined whether or not a new project is started. If a new project is started, the process proceeds to step S112, and a new task button is pressed in the project view window 21a to instruct that it is a new project. Next, in step S114, the project attribute input window 11e is opened, and in step S116, the project attribute is input in the project attribute input window 11e and the operation thereof is instructed.

If it is determined in step S110 that the project attributes are to be updated instead of starting a new project, the process proceeds to step S118 and the project view window 21
Indicate in a) that the project attribute is updated. Next, in step S120, the project attribute input window 11e is opened, and in step S122, the project attribute is updated in this project attribute input window 11e, and its operation is instructed.

After completion of step S116 or S122, the process proceeds to step S124, and the input project attributes are stored in the project table 16a. Further, the project attribute input in step S126 is registered and stored in the person-in-charge table 16b together with the information about the person in charge, that is, the worker, and the process ends. In addition, the person in charge table 16
An icon with the person's smile and a normal expression is also registered in b.

FIG. 27 shows a flow chart of the personnel information search processing. In the figure, in step S130, the human resource search window 22e is opened. Next, in step S132, a keyword is input in the personnel search window 22e. Thereby, in step S134, the information matching the keyword is retrieved from the person-in-charge table 16b, and the retrieved information is displayed in the personnel retrieval window 22e in step S136.

As described above, since the information of all the workers is stored, it is possible to realize the right person in the right place. Also, information about the worker is automatically saved by just entering it,
There is no need to do any work to save and no wasted time.

Further, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 28, a document, a drawing, a document created by a tool (application software),
A text file in which only text (document) portions are extracted by saving files 70a to 70e such as images, spreadsheets, and mails, and passing each of the files 70a to 70e through conversion programs 71a to 71e corresponding to different tools. 72a to 72e are created and saved. The tool names and the conversion programs 71a to 71e that created the files 70a to 70e are registered in the tool table 17b shown in FIG.

At the time of document retrieval, the above text file 7
2a to 72e are searched by the entered keyword. In other words, regardless of the type of application that created the document,
All saved files can be searched.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the description has been made with reference to the preparation of a document such as a report or a plan, but the invention is not limited to the document preparation.
For example, it can be used in the sense that the creation process is preserved in the creation of a video or the creation of a sound, and it is only necessary to replace the document with the video information or the audio information, and the invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0058]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, the creation process holding means for holding the creation process of information in association with the created information, and the creation process held by the creation process holding means. Since it has a creating process drawing means for displaying the process as a graphic and displaying it, the creating process of the information can be seen at a glance by the graphic, and since the created information and the creating process correspond to each other, the management becomes simple.

According to the second aspect of the invention, intermediate information holding means for holding intermediate information obtained in the information creating process in association with the creating process, and intermediate information held in the intermediate information holding means. Since it has an intermediate information output means for outputting information, it can be used by referring to the intermediate information obtained in the creation process. Since the intermediate information corresponds to the creation process, management becomes easier.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the intermediate information output means outputs the intermediate information corresponding to the instructed position in the creation process displayed by the creation process drawing means. It can be obtained by a simple operation, can reduce the work effort, and is extremely useful in practice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a project view window.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a project view window.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a meeting box display process.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a meeting window.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a project table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a meeting table.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of activity display processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an activity table.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of activity change processing.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a history window.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a document window.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a document window.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a decision display process.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a comment input window.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a meeting window.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a comment table.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of flag display processing.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a project table.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an icon table.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a project table.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a log window.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a log display process.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of history display processing.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a personnel information registration process.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of human resources information search processing.

FIG. 28 is a configuration diagram of document search.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a tool table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Input Function 11 Document Creation Process Input Function 11a Activity Input Window 11b Comment Input Window 11c New Activity Input Window 11d Memo Input Window 11e Project Attribute Input Window 11f Meeting Memo Input Window 12 Document Creation Function 12a Document Title Input Window 14 Linkage Function 15 Hold Function 16 Document creation process holding function 16a Project table 16b Person in charge table 16c Meeting table 16d Comment table 16e Activity table 17 Document holding function 17a Document table 17b Tool table 20 Display function 21 Document creation process Illustrated function 21a Project view window 22 Document creation process Display function 22a Log window 22b History window 22c meeting window 22d activity list window 23 document display function 23a document window

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Reiko Kawamura 1-6-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Fujitsu System Research Institute Ltd. (72) Inventor Motohiro Hanafusa 1-6-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Incorporated company Fujitsu System Research Institute

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Information holding means (M1) for holding created information such as a document, creating process holding means (M2) for holding the created process of the information in association with the created information, and information holding An information output means (M3) for outputting the information held in the means (M1) and a creation process drawing means (M4) for graphically displaying and outputting the creation process held in the creation process holding means (M2). An information management device having. 2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate information holding unit (M5) holds the intermediate information obtained in the information creating process in association with the creating process, and the intermediate information holding unit (M5). ), The intermediate information output means (M6) for outputting the intermediate information retained in the information management apparatus. 3. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate information output means (M6) outputs intermediate information corresponding to a designated position in the creation process displayed by the creation process drawing means (M4).