JPH08241331A - Device and method for information management - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make data modification efficient by grouping data, which are common as to the same item among respective items of individual information, in one by the information management device used as a portable individual information equipment. CONSTITUTION: Pieces of individual information having common item data among respective pieces of individual information registered in an individual information table T1 are grouped and a grouped information table T2 for managing the grouped pieces of individual information is generated. When item data are modified, the respective pieces of individual information belonging to the same group are retrieved by referring to the grouped information table T2 and the common item data of the pieces of individual information are modified altogether at a time.

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 used as, for example, a portable personal information device, and more particularly to an information management device for managing personal information having various items such as addresses and telephone numbers. Regarding the information management method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some information management devices used as portable personal information devices have a function for managing personal information having various items such as addresses and telephone numbers. This management function is called an address function in the manner of an address book, and information of each individual can be input for each predetermined item and displayed as necessary.

By the way, personal information is not invariable, and is information that is constantly required to be updated due to, for example, a change in work place. When the personal information is changed, the personal information to be changed is read out and changed in item units. In this case, since each personal information is individually held on the database, even if there is other common data for the same item, it must be changed for each individual.

More specifically, for example, "company address"
Personal information "A", "B", "C" with the same data
There was. These pieces of personal information are held individually. Here, when the company address is changed for some reason and it is necessary to change that part in all of the above three cases, the following operation is required.

That is, first, the personal information "A" is read, and the data of "company address" therein is changed. next,
Read the personal information "B" and do the same for "company address"
Change the data of. In this case, the corresponding data can be changed by copying the changed data of the personal information “A” to the personal information “B”. Similarly, the personal information "C" is also performed.

[0006]

As described above, conventionally, the personal information is simply held individually. Therefore, when changing item data, even if there is other common data for the same item, it is necessary to read each piece of personal information to be changed and change each time, which is very troublesome. It was In particular, when there are many pieces of personal information to be changed, the change work not only takes a considerable amount of time, but also a change error may occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in each item of personal information, if there is data common to the same item, it is grouped as one group to improve the efficiency of data change. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information management device and an information management method designed to achieve the above.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) The information management device of the present invention has personal information storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of personal information having various item data, and common item data among the personal information stored in the personal information storage means. It is characterized in that it is provided with a grouping means for grouping things and a changing means for collectively changing the common item data of each personal information grouped by this grouping means.

The grouping means groups individual personal information based on item data designated as a grouping target, or groups individual personal information targeting all item data.

When the item data of the personal information is changed, the changing means collectively changes the common item data of other individual information belonging to the same group according to the change data, and the item data to be changed. When is specified, the common item data of all personal information grouped by the item data is collectively changed according to the change data.

(2) The information management apparatus according to the present invention is a common item among the personal information storing means for storing a plurality of personal information having various item data and each personal information stored in the personal information storing means. Group those with data,
Grouping information is added to each corresponding personal information, a grouping information table shown by the above grouping information is created, and common item data of each personal information and group members are registered in the grouping means. The grouping information table created by the grouping means is referred to, each personal information belonging to the same group is searched, and the changing means for collectively changing the common item data of the individual personal information is provided. To do.

The grouping means groups each personal information based on the item data designated as a grouping target and adds the grouping information to each corresponding personal information, or all the item data are grouped. As a target, individual personal information is grouped, and grouping information for each item is added to the corresponding personal information.

When the item data of the personal information is changed, the changing means refers to the grouping information table indicated by the grouping information added to the personal information, and each other belongs to the same group. Search for personal information,
Change the common item data of each personal information collectively according to the change data, and when the item data to be changed is specified, refer to the grouping information table corresponding to the item data and group it in the same group. All the personal information that belongs to is searched and the common item data of each personal information is collectively changed according to the change data.

[0014]

According to the structure of (1) above, among the personal information, items having common item data are grouped. Thereby, for example, when item data of personal information is changed, common item data of other individual information belonging to the same group can be collectively changed according to the change data.

Further, by designating the item data to be changed, the common item data of all personal information grouped by the item data can be collectively changed according to the change data.

According to the above configuration (2), the personal information items having common item data are grouped. In this case, grouping information is added to each corresponding personal information, and common item data and group members of each personal information are registered in the grouping information table indicated by the grouping information. Thereby, for example, when the item data of personal information is changed, other personal information belonging to the same group is searched from the grouping information table indicated by the grouping information added to the personal information, The common item data of each personal information can be collectively changed according to the change data.

Further, by designating the item data to be changed, all the personal information belonging to the same group is searched from the grouping information table corresponding to the item data, and the common item data of each personal information is retrieved. It can be changed collectively according to the change data.

[0018]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This device has an address function and is used as a portable personal information device. The address function is a function of managing personal information composed of item data such as an address and a telephone number.

In FIG. 1, a CPU 11 controls the entire apparatus. Here, the ROM 12 and the RAM 13 are activated in accordance with instructions from the input unit 14 to execute various control processes relating to the address function described above.

The ROM 12 stores various information such as programs necessary for the operation of the CPU 11. RAM1
3 has a personal information table area 13a for storing the personal information table T1 and a grouping information table area 13b for storing the grouping information table T2.

In the personal information table T1, a plurality of personal information are registered based on ID information unique to each individual. The personal information includes various item data such as “personal name”, “company name”, “company address”, “company phone number”, “personal address”, and “personal phone number”. Further, grouping information is added to each personal information grouped by the grouping process described later.

In the grouping information table T2, item data (item names / contents) serving as a grouping reference and group members are registered based on unique ID information for each table.

The relationship between the personal information table T1 and the grouping information table T2 will be described later with reference to FIG. The input unit 14 is, for example, a resistance film type pressure-sensitive tablet and is used as a pen input device.

In the pressure-sensitive tablet, the transparent resistance films which are vertically opposed to each other are separated by an insulating material called a spacer, and by pressing with a pen or the like, the transparent resistance films above and below the pressed portion are brought into contact with each other to electrically It has a structure to energize. By applying a voltage to the resistance film on one side and measuring the voltage from the resistance film on the opposite side, the conduction point can be known from the ratio of the applied voltage and the measured voltage. The X and Y coordinates can be obtained by configuring a circuit so that this operation intersects with the upper and lower resistance films and alternately measuring.

The display unit 13 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Cry).
stal display) and is used as a display device for displaying various information such as calendar data and schedule data.

Here, in this embodiment, the input unit 14 (tablet) and the display unit 15 (LCD) are integrated, both have the same coordinate plane, and the coordinate position on the display screen of the display unit 15 is the same. Can be directly specified by the input unit 14, and the display information on the display unit 15 can be visually recognized through the input unit 14.

The input control unit 16 controls the input of the input unit 14 under the control of the CPU 11. The display control unit 17 is C
The display unit 15 using the VRAM 18 under the control of the PU 11
Display control. The VRAM 18 stores the data to be displayed on the display unit 15.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the personal information table T1 and the grouping information table T2 in the embodiment. Now, it is assumed that the three pieces of personal information indicated by the personal ID information "A", "B", and "C" are registered in the personal information table T1.

Here, when some item data (for example, company address) in each personal information are common, a grouping information table T2 is created with the common item data as reference item data.

In this grouping information table T2, item data (company address) which is a reference for grouping and group members ("A", "B", "C") are registered. In addition, ID information (AA indicating the group name at this time)
A) is set in the grouping information table T2, and the grouping information (AAA) indicating the grouping information table T2 is added to each personal information "A", "B", "C".

Before describing the operation of the embodiment, the grouping process and item data changing process of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 15. First, the grouping process will be described on the assumption that the personal information table T1 as shown in FIG. 3 is given.

When personal information "1" to "5" as shown in FIG. 3 is registered in the personal information table T1,
Data common to each item of "company name", "company address", and "company phone number" occurs. When performing grouping using these as reference items, a plurality of grouping information tables T2 as shown in FIG. 4 are created. In this case, a plurality of grouping information tables T2 for one personal information
Will be present, so each personal information “1” to “5”
Requires ID information (address information) indicating the existing position of the corresponding table T2.

In the example of FIG. 3, it is possible to group item data (item name: company name, company address, company telephone number) relating to the company. Regarding this grouping processing, (1) As described above, regardless of the item name, when there is common item data for all item names, a method for grouping each item data (2) beforehand There are two methods of deciding an item name to be grouped and performing grouping when there is common item data corresponding to it.

Here, if data other than personal data or personal information is indiscriminately grouped, it may be inconvenient. An example where grouping is convenient for subsequent data processing is collective correction or collective extraction of grouped item data. However, if the data is not related to other item data even if it is grouped, such as an individual's hobby, a problem occurs in batch correction.

Usually, when registering personal information in a database, what kind of item name is required is studied in advance. Therefore, in the method of grouping all the item names as the target as in the above (1), an unnecessary group may occur. Therefore, as in the above (2), a specific item name (prespecified The method of grouping by item name) is preferable.

Next, the item data changing process will be described. When changing the item data, it is preferable that each item data of the personal information is hierarchized (associated). FIG. 5 shows an example of the hierarchical structure. In this example, the first level is "personal name", the second level is "company" and "individual", the third level is "company name", "company address", "company phone number" and "personal address", Each item data of "personal telephone number" is placed.

The batch change of item data is performed in the following procedure. First, a data processing menu screen (screen A) as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. This menu screen has four selection items such as "1. additional registration of personal information", "2. deletion of personal information", "3. change of personal information", and "4. batch change of item data". Has been.

[1. Additional registration of personal information] is a selection item for additionally registering new personal information in the personal information table T1 (database). "2. Delete personal information" is a selection item for deleting personal information from the personal information table T1.

"3. Change personal information" is a selection item for partially changing the contents of the personal information. “4. Batch change item data” is a selection item for collectively changing the item data of each personal information.

When "4. Batch change item data" is selected on the data processing menu screen (screen A), a batch change menu screen (screen B) as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. The batch change of item data includes a method of specifying one item name and a method of specifying a hierarchy as described with reference to FIG. 5 (that is, a method of specifying a plurality of related item names). This batch change menu screen has selection items for selecting the two methods.

Here, the batch change menu screen (screen B)
When "1. Specify item name" is selected, a item name list screen (screen C) as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. On this item name list screen, specify the item name to be changed.

If a group is set for the designated item name, that is, if the grouping information table T2 corresponding to the designated item name is created, a group list screen (FIG. 9) is displayed. Screen D) is displayed.

If there is no corresponding group (if the grouping information table T2 corresponding to the designated item name is not created), a message screen (screen E) as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed.

It is also possible to display the item name / group list screen (screen F) as shown in FIG. 11 by combining the screens C and D together. In this case, when the item name to be changed is clicked, the group name registered after that is displayed.

In this way, when the item name to be changed and the group corresponding to the item name are selected, the data change screen (screen G) as shown in FIG. 12 is subsequently displayed. Change data is input on this data change screen.

On the other hand, if "2. Specify hierarchy (specify multiple items)" is selected on the batch change menu screen (screen B) in FIG. 7, an item name list screen (screen H) as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. To be done. When "Company" is specified on this item name list screen (Screen H), the item names ("Company name", "Company address", "Company phone number") in the lower layers below it are displayed.

Then, the item name to be changed is designated. In this case, multiple designations are possible. When the item name to be changed is designated, a data change screen (screen I) as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. Here, the case where a list is designated is shown. In this data change screen, each item name specified in the item name list screen (screen H) is displayed, and a list of group data (grouped item data) corresponding to the item name selected in the screen. Is displayed.

When one of the group data is designated, a data change window screen opens at the bottom of the screen I. In this example, by specifying the telephone number data, the address data related to the specified data is searched,
Both data will be changed in this window screen.

In this way, when the item data is changed on the screen, the grouping information table T2 is updated accordingly, and the personal information table T1 is also updated. FIG. 15 shows the contents of the personal information table T1 after the change. In this example, the personal information “1”, “2”,
The case where the “company address” and the “company phone number” in “5” are collectively changed is shown.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. Here, each operation of (a) grouping processing, (b) personal information change processing, and (c) batch change processing of item data will be described as information management processing in the address function of the present apparatus.

(A) Grouping Process As described above, in the grouping process, (1) a method of grouping each item data when common item data exists for all item names. And (2)
There is a method in which item names to be grouped are determined in advance and grouped when item data corresponding to the item names are common. Here, the latter method will be described.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the operation of the grouping process in this embodiment. RAM shown in FIG.
In the personal information table area 13a of 13, a personal information table T1 is stored as a database. A plurality of personal information is registered in the personal information table T1. The personal information has item data such as "personal name", "company name", "company address", "company phone number", "personal address", and "personal phone number".

Here, after selecting an item name to be grouped on an item name list screen (not shown) (step A1)
1) When data for the selected item is input (step A12), the CPU 11 searches the personal information table T1 for personal information having item data matching the input data (step A13).

If there is a plurality (at least two or more) of the relevant personal information (Yes in step A14).
s), the CPU 11 sets a group name (step A1)
5) The above group name is added as grouping information to each corresponding personal information (step A16).

Further, the CPU 11 creates a grouping information table T2 having the group name at that time as ID information in the grouping information table area 13b (step A).
17). In this case, the item name specified in step A11 and the data input in step A12 are registered in the grouping information table T2 as item data serving as a grouping reference. The ID information of each personal information obtained by the search in step A13 is registered in the grouping information table T2 as a group member.

More specifically, there is a personal information table T1 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, "company address" is designated as the item name to be grouped, and data "Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo" is specified. Is entered.

As a result, the personal ID information "1",
Three pieces of personal information indicated by "2" and "5" are extracted as a grouping target, and grouping information (group name) is added to each piece of personal information. Further, a grouping information table T2 in which the group name at this time is used as ID information is created, and item data ("company address": "Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo") that is the basis for grouping and group members are created there. (“1”, “2”, “5”) are registered.

After creating such a grouping information table T2, new personal information is additionally registered by selecting "1. additional registration of personal information" on the menu screen (screen A) as shown in FIG. In that case, the following processing will be performed.

That is, it is checked whether or not the personal information additionally registered contains data that matches the reference item data for grouping. As a result, if there is matching item data, the personal information is added to the group member of the grouping information table T2 corresponding to the item data, and the group name of the grouping information table T2 is added to the grouping information of the personal information. Add as.

When "2. Delete personal information" is selected to delete already registered personal information, the following processing is performed. That is, it is checked whether or not a group is set in the item data of the deleted personal information. As a result, if they were grouped,
The corresponding grouping information table T2 is searched from the grouping information of the personal information and excluded from the group members of the table.

(B) Personal Information Change Processing FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the operation of the personal information change processing in this embodiment. The personal information is changed by selecting "3. Change personal information" on the menu screen (screen A) as shown in FIG.

First, personal information (ID) to be changed is designated on a personal information list screen (not shown) (step B11). Then, after the item name to be changed is specified on the item name list screen (step B12), change data for the item name is input on the data change screen (step B13).

As a result, the CPU 11 retrieves the corresponding personal information from the personal information table T1 and changes the item data of the personal information according to the change data (step B14).

Here, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the item data to be changed is grouped, based on the grouping information added to the personal information. If they are grouped (Yes in step B15)
s), the CPU 11 retrieves each other personal information belonging to the same group from the grouping information table T2 indicated by the grouping information (step B16), and similarly finds the corresponding item data in each personal information. Change (step B17).

Further, the CPU 11 changes the item data in the grouping information table T2 (item data serving as a reference for grouping) according to the contents of the change at this time (step B18).

As described above, when the item data of a certain personal information is changed, if the item data is grouped, the item data of each other personal information belonging to the same group can be automatically changed. it can.

More specifically, there is a personal information table T1 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, personal ID information "1".
It is assumed that the personal information indicated by is specified as the change target, and the "company address" in the change is changed from "Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo" to "Shinmachi, Ome-shi, Tokyo".

Here, when the item data that the "company address" is "Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo" is grouped in advance, the personal information "2" and "5" are in the same group. Therefore, when the user changes the "company address" of the personal information "1", the personal information "2" is simultaneously changed.
And "5" will be similarly changed.

The number of item data changes is not limited to one,
A plurality of changes may be made at the same time. Normally, company-related items such as “company name”, “company address”, and “company phone number” and individual-related items such as “personal address” and “personal phone number” are related. Therefore, it is preferable to change such related items at the same time.

In the above embodiment, the other personal information belonging to the same group is collectively changed. However, for example, it is changed after confirming with the user whether or not to change each personal information. You can However, in such a case, there are some that have been changed and some that have not, so it is necessary to change the group members and set new groups according to the change results.

(C) Batch change process of item data FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the batch change process of item data in the embodiment. The batch change of item data is performed by selecting "4. Batch change item data" on the menu screen (screen A) as shown in FIG.

As already described with reference to FIG. 7, in order to collectively change the item data, a method of designating one item name,
There is a way to specify the hierarchy (that is, specify multiple related item names). Here, a method of designating the former one item name will be described. This method is performed by selecting "1. Specify item name" on the batch change menu screen (screen B) in FIG.

First, the item name to be changed is designated on the item name list screen (screen C) as shown in FIG. 8 (step C11). By this designation, the CPU 11 searches the grouping information table T2 and determines whether or not there is item data grouped by the item name.

If there is grouped item data (Yes in step C12), the CPU 11 displays the group data on a group list screen (screen D) as shown in FIG. 9 (step C13).

If there is no item data grouped (No in step C12), the CPU 11 displays message data such as "No group corresponding to the specified item name is registered" in FIG. It is displayed on the message screen (screen E) as shown in (step C14).

Then, in the case of grouping, after the desired group data (grouped item data) is designated on the group list screen (screen D) of FIG. 9 (step C15), FIG. Change data is input on the data change screen (screen G) as shown (step C16).

As a result, the CPU 11 first reads the grouping information table T2 of the designated group, and changes the item data registered therein (item data serving as a reference for grouping) according to the change data (step C17). ).

Further, the CPU 11 retrieves all the personal information belonging to the same group from the grouping information table T2 (step C18), and similarly changes the corresponding item data in each personal information (step C1).
9).

As described above, by designating the item data to be changed, if the item data is grouped, the item data of all personal information belonging to the same group can be collectively changed automatically. .

More specifically, there is a personal information table T1 as shown in FIG. 3, and a grouping information table T2 for each item as shown in FIG. 4 for all item names.
It is assumed that multiple are created.

Here, for example, if "company name" is specified as the change target item name, "○○○ (shares)" and "△△△
(Present) "two group data (grouped item data) are presented. In this case, the former group is managed by the grouping information table T2 shown by the address information "AAAA" in FIG. 4, and the latter group is managed by the grouping information table T2 shown by the address information "AAAB" in FIG. ing.

Therefore, when one group data "○○○ Co., Ltd." is designated and is changed to "XXXXX (Co)", the grouping information table of the address information "AAAAA". From T2, "1", "2", and "5" are extracted as personal information belonging to the same group, and the company names are collectively changed.

Similarly, when the group data “ΔΔΔ (present)” is designated and changed to “XXX × (present)”, the grouping information table T2 of the address information “AAAB” is set. From this, “3” and “4” are extracted as personal information belonging to the same group, and the company names of them are changed collectively.

If "2. Specify hierarchy (specify multiple items)" is selected on the batch change menu screen (screen B) in FIG. 7, as described in (2) Personal information change processing above. It is also possible to change a plurality of related items at the same time.

Further, in the above embodiment, all the personal information belonging to the same group is collectively changed. However, for example, the personal information may be changed after confirming with the user whether or not to change each personal information. May be. However, in such a case, there are some that have been changed and some that have not, so it is necessary to change the group members and set new groups according to the change results.

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention, items having common item data in each personal information are grouped,
For example, when the item data of personal information is changed, the common item data of other individual information belonging to the same group are collectively changed according to the change data, or the item data to be changed is designated, By configuring common item data of all personal information grouped by item data to be changed collectively according to the change data,
It is possible to improve the efficiency of data change by eliminating the conventional work of changing each individual person. As a result, the operability as a portable personal information device can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between a personal information table and a grouping information table shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a personal information table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a grouping information table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of personal information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data processing menu screen.

7 is a diagram showing a batch change menu screen displayed when batch change of item data is selected on the data processing menu screen of FIG.

8 is a diagram showing an item name list screen displayed when the designation of item names is selected on the batch change menu screen of FIG. 7. FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a group list screen displayed when an item name to be changed is selected on the item name list screen of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a message screen when there is no group setting.

11 is a diagram showing an item name / group list screen in which the item name list screen of FIG. 8 and the group list screen of FIG. 9 are combined into one.

12 is a diagram showing a data change screen displayed when a group is selected on the group list screen of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an item name list screen displayed when a hierarchy designation is selected on the batch change menu screen of FIG. 7.

14 is a diagram showing a data change screen displayed when an item name to be changed is selected on the item name list screen of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the contents of a personal information table after change.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of grouping processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the personal information changing process in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the batch change process of item data in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 13a ...
Personal information table area, 13b ... Grouping information table area, 14 ... Input section, 15 ... Display section, 16 ... Input control section, 17 ... Display control section, 18 ... VRAM, T ... Personal information table, T2 ... Grouping information table.

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A personal information storage means for storing a plurality of personal information having various item data, and a group for grouping the personal information stored in the personal information storage means having common item data. An information management apparatus comprising: a converting unit and a changing unit that collectively changes common item data of each piece of personal information grouped by the grouping unit. 2. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups each piece of personal information based on item data designated as a grouping target. 3. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grouping means groups each piece of personal information for all item data. 4. The changing means collectively changes the common item data of other personal information belonging to the same group according to the change data when the item data of the personal information is changed. 1. The information management device described in 1. 5. When the item data to be changed is designated, the changing unit collectively changes common item data of all personal information grouped by the item data according to the change data. The information management device according to claim 1. 6. A personal information storage unit that stores a plurality of personal information items having various item data items, and a group of individual personal information items stored in the personal information storage unit that have common item data items. Grouping information is added to each personal information, a grouping information table shown by the grouping information is created, and common item data of each personal information and group members are registered therein, The grouping information table created by the grouping means is referred to, individual personal information belonging to the same group is searched, and common item data of the individual personal information is collectively changed. Information management device. 7. The grouping means groups each piece of personal information based on item data designated as a grouping target, and adds the grouping information to each corresponding piece of personal information. 6. The information management device described in 6. 8. The grouping means groups each piece of personal information for all item data, and adds grouping information for each item to each corresponding piece of personal information. Information management device. 9. The changing means refers to the grouping information table indicated by the grouping information added to the personal information when the item data of the personal information is changed and belongs to the same group. 7. The information management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein each item of personal information is searched and common item data of each item of individual information is collectively changed according to the change data. 10. When the item data to be changed is designated, the changing means refers to the grouping information table corresponding to the item data and retrieves all the personal information belonging to the same group, 7. The information management device according to claim 6, wherein the common item data of the individual personal information is collectively changed according to the change data. 11. An information management method of an information management device having a memory storing a plurality of personal information having various item data, wherein the personal information stored in the memory has common item data. An information management method characterized by grouping and collectively changing common item data of each grouped personal information. 12. The information management method according to claim 11, wherein each personal information is grouped based on item data designated as a grouping target. 13. The information management method according to claim 11, wherein each item of personal information is grouped for all item data. 14. When the item data of personal information is changed, the common item data of other individual information belonging to the same group is collectively changed according to the change data. Information management method. 15. When item data to be changed is designated, common item data of all personal information grouped by the item data is collectively changed according to the change data. The information management method according to claim 11. 16. An information management method of an information management device comprising a memory storing a plurality of personal information having various item data, wherein the personal information stored in the memory has common item data. Grouping, adding the grouping information to each applicable personal information, creating the grouping information table shown by the above grouping information, registering common item data of each personal information and group members, and creating this An information management method characterized in that the individual item of personal information belonging to the same group is searched by referring to the grouped information table and the common item data of the individual items of information are collectively changed. 17. The personal information is grouped based on item data designated as a grouping target, and the grouping information is added to each corresponding personal information. Information management method. 18. The information management according to claim 16, wherein the individual information is grouped for all item data, and the grouping information for each item is added to the corresponding individual information. Method. 19. When the item data of the personal information is changed, other personal information belonging to the same group is referred to by referring to the grouping information table indicated by the grouping information added to the personal information. 17. The information management method according to claim 16, wherein the common item data of each personal information is searched and collectively changed according to the change data. 20. When item data to be changed is designated, all the personal information belonging to the same group is searched by referring to the grouping information table corresponding to the item data, 17. The information management method according to claim 16, wherein the common item data is collectively changed according to the change data.