JPH08265361A - Electronic circulation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an electric circulation system which further reduces the load of a computer for client, is simplified and is made into a unitary one, in a LAN system. CONSTITUTION: The batch control of the data in a server computer is performed by a computer 2b for control. In this computer 2b for control, a circulation data registration means 8 registers image data in a data base based on the identification data for every circulation object and a circulation destination designated data registration means 10 registers the circulation destination designated data in which the circulation destination of image data is designated in the data base. An identification data supply means supplies the identification data of image data to the computer for client which is designated as the circulation destination by circulation destination designated data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a LAN (local area network) for exchanging data by connecting a server computer for storing data and a plurality of client computers for reading data from the server computer to each other. The present invention relates to an electronic circulation system capable of circulating a circulation to a designated circulation destination by using these plural computers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic mail has been widely used in LAN. With this electronic mail, the mail input by one of the client computers can be sent to the other client computer. That is, it is possible to exchange mails input as data on a network composed of a plurality of electronic computers.

A circulation system using such electronic mail is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-131372. In this circulation system, the burden on each client computer is reduced by registering the document circulation in the database. More specifically, the sender inputs the document circulation from one client computer. An identifier is given to the input document circulation. The document circulation is registered in the database and transmitted to the client computer of the circulation destination whose identifier is specified by electronic mail. The client computer at the circulation destination inputs the identifier sent by electronic mail to the computer and reads the corresponding document circulation from the database.

[0004]

Generally, in electronic mail, a transmission document can be input from any of a plurality of client computers. Therefore, in the circulation system using the electronic mail as described above, all the client computers are equipped with the software program for transmission and the software program for reception.

However, when circulating the circulation to the circulation destination,
The circulation is often controlled by a specified source. That is, most client computers do not send circulars and rarely use software programs for transmission. As a result, the storage capacity of the client computer is limited by the amount of the transmission software program.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and further reduces the load on the client computer,
The purpose is to provide a simplified and unified electronic circulation system.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a server computer for storing data and a plurality of client computers for reading data from the server computer are connected to each other. In a LAN system for exchanging data with each other, input means for reading a circulation as image data and image data to which identification data is attached for each circulation are registered in a database stored in a server computer based on the identification data. The circulation data registration means, the circulation destination designation data registration means that registers the circulation destination designation data in which the circulation destination of the image data is designated in the database, and the image data based on the circulation destination designation data The stamp data creator who creates the stamp data indicating whether or not was circulated. And a management computer for controlling and managing the identification data supply means for supplying the identification data of the image data to the client computer designated as the circulation destination by the circulation destination designation data, and the identification supplied by the client computer. Controlling the data reading means for reading the image data selected based on the data and the stamping data related to this image data from the database, and the stamping means for rewriting the stamping data,
While displaying the image data and the stamp data read by the data reading means on the client computer,
There is provided an electronic circulation system which records that the circulation of the circulation at the designated circulation destination has been completed by rewriting the seal inspection data by the seal stamping means.

[0008]

According to the above configuration of the present invention, the circulation is converted into image data under the control of the management computer and registered in the database together with the circulation destination designation data and the stamp data. Since the image data is provided with identification data, if only this identification data is supplied to the client computer at the circulation destination, the image data selected based on this identification data and the stamp data related to this image data will be sent from the database. Can be read.

After browsing the image data, by rewriting the stamp data associated with the image data, it is confirmed that the circulation of the circulation at the designated circulation destination has been completed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a LAN system in which an electronic circulation system according to the present invention is constructed. This LA
In the N system, a server computer 1 that stores data, a management computer group 2 that manages the data of the server computer 1, and a plurality of viewer clients that read data from the server computer 1 on a communication line LAN. Calculator 3
And are connected.

The management computer group 2 arranges the scanner computer 2a for controlling and managing the input means 4 for reading the circulation as image data, and the read image data.
It is composed of an administrator client computer 2b for managing.
The input means 4 is composed of, for example, an image scanner which optically reads a circulation and converts it into a data signal.
The data signal read by the image scanner 4 is taken into the scanner computer 2a as image data for each circulation. On the scanner computer 2a, an identifier (file name) is assigned to each image data via the attached keyboard.
Is added, and the image data is stored in the scanner computer 2a under the identifier.

As shown in FIG. 2, the administrator client computer 2b includes an identification data assigning means 5 for assigning identification data to image data for each circulation. When the identifier of the image data to which the identification data is to be attached is designated from the accumulated image data on the administrator client computer 2b, the identification data attaching means 5 displays the identification data attaching screen on the display 6. In the identification data addition screen, for example, the document name indicating the contents of the circulation, the item name indicating the classification of the circulation, the document number systematized for each item, the sender of the circulation and the sender of each sender Items of identification data such as numbers are displayed. When the identification data is input from the keyboard 7 in accordance with the displayed item, the identification data giving means 5 combines the identification data with the image data stored in the scanner computer 2a. The circulation destination designation data registration means 8 calls circulation data composed of image data and identification data from the scanner computer 2a and sends it to the server computer 1.

The administrator client computer 2b is provided with a circulation destination designation data assigning means 9 for imparting to the image data the circulation destination designation data in which the circulation destination of the image data is designated for each circulation. The circulation destination designation data giving means 9 displays a circulation destination designation screen in which all circulation destination candidates stored in advance in the server computer 1 are listed.
Display on top. When a specific circulation destination is designated through the keyboard 7 based on the circulation destination designation screen, the circulation destination designation data registration means 10 sends the circulation destination to the server computer 1 as the circulation destination designation data.

Referring to FIG. 3, the server computer 1 comprises a storage means 11 for storing the circulation data and circulation destination designation data that have been sent. In this storage means 11, 1
A database having an area in which image data, identification data, circulation destination designation data, and stamp data can be registered is stored for each file. Here, the stamp data is the stamp data creating means 12 according to the registration of the circulation destination designation data.
Created by. This stamp data indicates whether or not the image data was browsed at the circulation destination. When the circulation data and the circulation destination designation data are sequentially registered, one file in which the image data, the identification data, the circulation destination designation data, and the stamp data are automatically registered is completed. In the database, it is desirable that the files are registered while being classified according to the content of the identification data.

In the server computer 1, the circulation destination confirmation means 13 determines whether or not the browser client computer 3 accesses the database based on the circulation destination designation data, as will be described later. The identification data supply means 14 supplies the identification data of the circulation object to the viewer client computer 3 designated as the circulation destination by the circulation destination designation data.

Referring to FIG. 4, the browsing client computer 3 has a storage means 15 for storing the supplied identification data.
Is provided. The stored identification data is displayed on the display 17 in the form of a list when a predetermined password is input from the keyboard 16.

The data reading means 18 reads the image data from the database. When specific identification data is selected from the identification data displayed on the display 17 through the keyboard 16, the image data related to the selected identification data is read. The read image data is displayed on the display 17.

The stamping means 19 reads the stamping data related to the image data displayed on the display 17. The read inspection data is displayed on the display 17. When the displayed stamp data is rewritten by the keyboard 16 through the stamping means 19, the stamp data in the database is also rewritten accordingly. In the electronic circulation system according to the present invention, by rewriting the stamp data, it is recorded that the circulation of the circulation at the designated circulation destination has been completed.

The operation procedure of the electronic circulation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Now, consider the case of circulating a specific document as a circular. In FIG. 5, in the first step S1, the circulation document is scanned by the image scanner 4
To scan the image data (see also FIG. 6). In the second step S2, the identifier is input from the keyboard of the scanner computer 2a. Under this identifier,
The image data is stored in the scanner computer 2a (see FIG. 6).

When the identifier stored in the scanner computer 2a is designated on the administrator client computer 2b, the identification data addition screen appears on the display 6. The identification data is input from the keyboard 7 according to the identification data addition screen that appears (third step S3). The identification data is
It is combined with the image data and registered in the database of the server computer 1 (fourth step S4, see FIG. 6).
Since the circulations are classified according to the identification data, the circulations can be easily searched at any time after registration.

Next, the administrator client computer 2b
The screen for specifying the circulation destination is displayed above. The circulation destination is designated from the keyboard 7 according to the circulation destination designation screen (fifth step S5). In the sixth step S6, the designated circulation destination is registered in the database as circulation destination designation data. In the database, the image data, the identification data and the circulation destination designation data are sequentially registered in the image data area, the identification data area and the circulation destination designation data area provided in one file, and the respective data are associated with each other.

In the seventh step S7, the server computer 1
At, the stamp data is created based on the registered circulation destination designation data. The created stamp data is registered in the stamp data area of the database in the eighth step S8 (see FIG. 6). As a result, the stamp data is associated with the series of image data, identification data, and circulation destination designation data registered so far. 9th step S
At 9, the identification data of the image data is supplied to the viewer client computer 3 at the designated circulation destination. The supplied identification data is stored in the browser client computer 3.

As described above, since the circulations taken in as image data are collectively managed by the management computer group 2, the viewer client computer 3 is equipped with a software program for data management regarding circulations. There is no need, the burden on the browser client computer 3 is reduced, and the entire electronic circulation system is simplified.

With reference to FIG. 7, let us consider a case where the browsing client is browsed by each browsing client computer 3. In the first step Q1, the password is entered through the keyboard 16. This password identifies the viewer.
When it is determined that the entered password is correct, the identification data stored in the storage means 15 in the second step Q2 is displayed as a list on the display 17. Here, when specific identification data is selected through the keyboard 16 (third step Q3), the data reading means 18 reads the data to the server computer 1. The circulation destination confirmation means 13 of the server computer 1 confirms whether or not the viewer client computer 3 is designated as a circulation destination based on the circulation destination designation data. When it is confirmed that it is designated as a circulation destination, the image data is read from the database (fourth step Q4). The read image data is displayed on the viewer client computer 3.

After viewing the circulation, the fifth step Q5
Then, the inspection data is read. The read stamp data is displayed on the browser client computer 3. In the sixth step Q6, the stamp data is rewritten through the keyboard 16. By rewriting the stamp data, the stamp indicating the circulation is registered, and the circulation of the circulation is completed.

The stamp data thus rewritten is displayed on the display even when the circulation is browsed by the other browser client computer 3. Therefore, any browsing client computer 3 can know the circulation status at that time.

FIG. 8 shows the overall construction of a LAN system in which an electronic circulation system according to another embodiment of the present invention is constructed. A characteristic of this embodiment is that the circulation destination designation data is composed of upper layer data and lower layer data. According to this configuration, the administrator client computer 2b first designates the circulation destination of the upper-layer browser client computer 3a, and then browses the lower layer in the designated upper-layer browser client computer 3a. It is possible to newly specify the third party client computer 3b. At this time, the browsing client client computer 3a in the upper layer specifies the differentiated circulation destination by rewriting the lower layer data in the circulation destination designation data.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a circulation computer is collectively managed by introducing a management computer, it is necessary to install a software program for data management regarding circulation in the client computer. Thus, the burden on the client computer is reduced and the entire electronic circulation system is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an administrator client computer.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a server computer.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a browser client computer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a circulation procedure of a circulation object.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a structure of data related to a circular.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a circulation procedure of a circulation object.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a LAN system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server computer, 2 management computer group, 3, 3a,
3b Viewer as computer for client Client computer, 4 input means, 8 circulation destination designation data registration means, 10 circulation destination designation data registration means, 12 stamp data creation means, 14 identification data supply means, 18 data reading means, 19 Means of stamping.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A LAN system in which a server computer for storing data and a plurality of client computers for reading data from the server computer are linked to each other to exchange data, and an input for reading a circulation as image data Means, a circulation data registration means for registering image data to which identification data is attached to each circulation in a database stored in a server computer based on the identification data, and a circulation in which a circulation destination of the image data is designated. Circulation destination designation data registration means for registering the destination designation data in the database in association with the image data, and stamp data creation means for generating the stamp data indicating whether the image data has been circulated based on the circulation destination designation data. , The class specified as the circulation destination by the circulation destination specification data The management computer for controlling and managing the identification data supply means for supplying the identification data of the image data to the computer for the ant is provided with the image data selected based on the identification data supplied by the client computer and the image data. While controlling the data reading means for reading the relevant stamp data from the database and the stamp means for rewriting the stamp data, the image data and the stamp data read by the data reading means are displayed on the client computer, and
An electronic circulation system that records that the circulation of the circulation has been completed at the specified circulation destination by rewriting this stamping data by the stamping means.