JPH0846616A - Transmission data monitor system and transmission data distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a means used to visually grasp a delivery state of an electronic document and a means by which a sender properly changes a delivery destination of the electronic document. CONSTITUTION:A delivery destination of document data is displayed on a progress state screen area 220 in terms of a symbol by the selection of document data on delivery document progress state display menu 200, and simultaneously a mark indicating a current delivery destination of document data is displayed on the progress state screen area 220. A displayed position of the mark is moved corresponding to the movement of the delivery destination of the document data. Moreover, the sequence of delivery destinations is revised by drag/drop of a mouse onto an icon on the delivery destination revision menu and document class data in a database device are generated so as to deliver document data by referencing the new delivery destination sequence.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a processing function such as data delivery, and in particular, means for visually grasping the situation where the processing function is activated, and the processing function. Related to the means for performing the change procedure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic document delivery system which is a system for delivering an electronic document, which is document data created by an information processing device such as a word processor, to a desired delivery destination, each information processing device Form a network and use the network to deliver desired data to a desired destination device.

For example, when data is transmitted from one information processing device to another information processing device, the transmission side adds a return request for receipt confirmation indicating that the reception side has received the electronic document, and the reception side performs electronic transmission to the reception side. Send the document. Then, the receiving side responds to the sending side in response to the return request to the effect that it has been received, and this time, the receiving side becomes the sending side, and the received electronic documents are sequentially and automatically delivered to the desired delivery. A system for transmitting first has been proposed.

In addition, each information processing apparatus forms a network, and the network is used to circulate the document data in a desired delivery order (document circulation), even on the deadline of the document circulation. If the delivery of the digitized document is not completed, the circulation order is set so that the document holder at that time (the operator of the information processing apparatus in which the document data exists) is the last circulation person. A changing system has also been proposed.

Furthermore, a system has been proposed in which priorities are added to the delivery destinations of document data, and electronic documents are delivered all at once to recipients having a priority higher than a predetermined value. . Publications disclosing known techniques related to these are, for example, JP-A-4-29465.
No. 5, JP-A No. 3-106141, and the like.

[0006]

By the way, in such a conventional system, the recipient simply receives the electronic document at the delivery destination of the electronic document by a certain device.
It is only possible to know what kind of processing (for example, delivery processing to another device) has been performed, and through which person (which device) an electronic document sent from a certain device passes.
It was not possible to visually comprehend the route to reach the recipient and then the delivery route.

Further, the delivery destination of the electronic document is changed once the electronic document is transmitted from a certain device, as described above, because the electronic document is not transferred on the final deadline of the document circulation. When the circulation has not been completed yet, the document holder at that time is changed to the last circulation destination, that is, the last delivery destination, or for recipients with a priority higher than a predetermined value. In such a case that electronic documents are delivered all at once, the sender cannot appropriately and actively change the delivery destination.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide means for visually grasping the delivery state of an electronic document and means for allowing a sender to appropriately change the delivery destination of the electronic document.

[0009]

One of the above-mentioned objects, namely,
As a means to visually understand the delivery status of documents,
The following means are possible.

That is, a system for connecting a plurality of information processing devices via a communication line, transmitting / receiving document data between the information processing devices, and grasping the information processing device processing the transmission data. Further, a storage device for storing transmission data and information for transmitting / receiving the transmission data is connected to the communication line.

The storage storage includes a first storage area for storing at least one kind of document data and a second storage area for storing a plurality of stages which are information for designating a delivery destination of transmission data. , A third storage area for storing a stage list indicating a stage order by grouping a plurality of stages in order, and at least one or more stages as a document class indicating a delivery procedure of document data to each information processing apparatus. A fourth storage area for allocating a list and storing the allocation state for each document class, and storing the document class and the stage list corresponding thereto,
Further, the fifth storage area for storing the document data associated with these and the current stage which is the current stage on which the document data is processed, and the symbol associated with each stage are stored. The sixth storage area is provided.

Further, each information processing apparatus refers to the document class corresponding to the transmission data, transmits / receives the transmission data to / from another information processing apparatus, and acquires the contents of the storage area of the storage device. Communication means for processing,
Display means for displaying at least transmission data, stage list acquisition means for obtaining a stage list from the storage contents acquired by the communication means, and stage list indicated when the transmission data is sent to the device itself by the communication means Referring to a stage list, a current stage registration unit that registers a stage for the own device as a current stage in the fifth storage area, a current stage acquisition unit that acquires the current stage from the storage content acquired by the communication unit, By referring to the document delivery means for delivering the transmission data to another device and the order of the stages indicated by the stage list acquired by the stage list acquisition means, the display symbols for the stages are displayed in a chain according to the order of the stages. Stage display processing means for performing processing, The current stage acquired by the rent stage acquisition means is referred to, and among the display symbols displayed by the stage display processing means, a current stage display processing means for performing a display indicating that it is a display symbol corresponding to the current stage. Prepared for configuration.

[0013]

The operation of the means for visually grasping the delivery state of the document will be described below.

Each information processing apparatus acquires, by the communication means, transmission / reception processing of transmission data with another information processing apparatus, which is performed by referring to the document class corresponding to the transmission data, and contents of the storage area of the storage apparatus. Perform acquisition processing. The transmission data may be document data or the like.

Further, the current stage registration means, when the transmission data is sent to its own device by the communication means,
The stage indicated by the stage list for the own device is registered as the current stage in the fifth storage area, and the current stage acquisition means acquires the current stage from the storage content acquired by the communication means.

Further, the stage list acquisition means acquires the stage list from the stored contents acquired by the communication means,
The transmission data delivery means refers to the acquired stage list to deliver the transmission data to another device.

Then, the stage display processing means refers to the order of the stages indicated by the acquired stage list, performs a process of displaying the display symbols for the stages in a chain according to the order of the stages, and further, The stage display processing means refers to the acquired current stage, and performs a display indicating that the display symbol corresponding to the current stage is displayed among the display symbols displayed by the stage display processing means.

By the above operation, it becomes possible to visually grasp the delivery state of the document.

Next, the operation of the delivery destination changing means will be described.

Each information processing apparatus acquires, by the communication means, transmission / reception processing of transmission data with another information processing apparatus, which is performed by referring to the document class corresponding to the transmission data, and the contents of the storage area of the storage device. Perform the acquisition process.

Further, the current stage registration means, when the transmission data is sent to its own device by the communication means,
The stage indicated by the stage list for the own device is registered as the current stage in the fifth storage area, and the current stage acquisition means acquires the current stage from the storage content acquired by the communication means.

Further, the stage list acquisition means acquires the stage list from the stored contents acquired by the communication means,
The document delivery means refers to the acquired stage list,
Deliver transmission data to other devices.

Then, the following series of processing is performed to change the delivery destination.

The data acquisition means acquires the user name and the delivery destination data from the stored contents acquired by the communication means, and the user name list display processing means performs a process of displaying a list of the acquired user names on the display means. To do. Further, the delivery destination list display processing means refers to the stage order indicated by the stage list corresponding to the transmission data, and lists the user name corresponding to the stage as a delivery destination of the transmission data on the display means in order from a certain direction. And the icon display processing means displays the displayed user name and delivery destination,
A process of displaying a predetermined icon for each is performed.

Next, the user name acquisition means acquires the user name corresponding to the acquired current stage from the storage content acquired by the communication means, and the current position display means acquires the user name acquired by the user name acquisition means. The current position of the transmission data is displayed in correspondence with the display of the delivery destination having the same user name as the name.

The user selection means accepts an instruction operation on a display screen for displaying a list of user names or delivery destinations, and performs a process of selecting a user name or delivery destinations. When the icon displayed corresponding to the user name or the delivery destination list display selected by the means can be moved, and the dropped position of the moved icon is on the delivery destination list display screen, the distribution is performed. The display order of the icons indicating the distribution destinations from a predetermined direction on the previous list display screen is detected.

Further, the delivery destination order changing means sets the display order of the icons detected by the icon order detecting means to the order of the delivery destinations corresponding to the icons, so that the stage list forming the stage list corresponding to the transmission data is processed. Change the order. Then, the delivery destination list updating means performs an update display process of the delivery destination list display along with the change of the delivery destination order.

The update determining means can determine the execution of the processing performed by the delivery destination list updating means, and the update canceling means can cancel the execution of the processing performed by the delivery destination list updating means before the execution. And

By the above operation, the delivery destination of the transmission data such as the document data and the image data can be changed.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of information processing devices having a function of performing various processes including document creation, storage, and delivery are provided, these devices are connected by a communication line, and various data are stored. It has a system configuration in which a database device having a function is connected to the communication line. In this system, desired data can be transmitted and received between the information processing devices, and each information processing device can be accessed by the database device. The communication line can be realized by an electric wire or an optical fiber cable.

As can be seen with reference to FIG. 1, each information processing apparatus 2 (2a, 2b, hereinafter referred to as "2") and database apparatus 1 used in this embodiment are connected via a communication line. And constitutes a LAN 3 (Local Area Network). Database device 1 and each information processing device 2
Transmits and receives data using LAN3. In addition, LAN3 is used between information processing devices to
Send and receive data.

Next, the hardware configurations of the database device 1 and the information processing device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the configuration of the database device 1 will be described.

The database device 1 includes a CPU 10, a main memory (MM) 11 and a video memory (VRAM) 12.
, Keyboard (KB) 13 and display device (C
RT) 14, a fixed disk device (HDD) 15 and a communication control unit (CDRV) 16 and these components are connected by a bus 17.

The CPU 10 executes a program for operating the database device 1. VRAM12
Is a means for storing display data that is data to be displayed, and is realized by an electronic device such as a RAM.

The display data stored in the VRAM 12 is
It is displayed on the CRT 14 by the display processing performed by the CPU 10. The CRT 14 is merely an example of display means, and other display means such as an EL display device,
A liquid crystal display device may be used.

Instructions to the database device 1 are given via the keyboard 13. The CPU 10 follows the received program according to a predetermined program,
Perform predetermined processing. As the predetermined processing, device startup,
Examples include data transmission, data reception and storage. Needless to say, the keyboard 13 is only an example of the input means, and a mouse or an optical light pen may be used as the input means.

The fixed disk device 15 is a program for executing various processes including a data transmission / reception process, and (CP
Including a program that performs display processing and the like performed by U10),
It is a means for storing at least document management data 100 described later, and can be realized by, for example, an optical disk device or a magnetic disk device.

The main memory 11 is means for temporarily storing data, and is realized by an electronic device such as a RAM. In the main memory 11, the CP
It may be configured to store a program for causing the U10 to perform processing.

The communication control unit 16 is means having a function of communicating desired data with the information processing apparatus 2 using the LAN 3, and is realized by electronic devices such as various CMOS logic gates and communication ICs. it can. Data transfer between the peripheral devices 11 to 16 and the CPU 10 and between the peripheral devices is performed via the bus 17.

Next, the configuration of the information processing device 2 will be described.

The information processing apparatus 2 includes a CPU 20, a main memory (MM) 21, a video memory (VRAM) 22, and
Keyboard (KB) 23 and display device (CR
T) 24, fixed disk device (HDD) 25, mouse (MS) 26, communication control unit (CDRV) 27
, And these components are connected by a bus 28.

The CPU 20 executes a predetermined process in accordance with, for example, a processing program which is stored in the main memory 21 in advance and which performs a process of delivering document data to another device, and a program relating to a data transmission / reception process. At the same time, the CPU 20 performs a storage process of display data in the VRAM 22, a control of peripheral equipment, and the like. A program for performing this storage processing and control may be stored in the main memory 21 in advance.

The display data stored in the VRAM 22 is displayed on the CRT 2 by the display processing performed by the CPU 20.
4 is displayed and output. As described above, VR
The AM 22 is realized by, for example, an electronic device such as a RAM, and the CRT 24 is merely an example of a display unit, and an EL display device or a liquid crystal display device that is another display unit may be used.

The keyboard 2 is used to give an instruction to the information processing apparatus 2.
Through 3. CPU 20 performs a predetermined process in accordance with the received instruction according to a predetermined program. Examples of the predetermined processing include device activation, data delivery, and data reception.

The fixed disk device 25 is a means for storing various programs related to transmission / reception, a program for monitoring the progress of document delivery, a program for changing the delivery destination, and the like. For example, an optical disc device or a magnetic disc device. realizable. A configuration is conceivable in which all programs including the programs stored in the main memory 21 are stored in the fixed disk device 25.

The mouse 26 is means for inputting predetermined data to the device, and the CPU 20 takes in data (including commands) given from the mouse 26 and performs predetermined processing based on the input data. Do. The processing program may be stored in the fixed disk device 25, for example.

The communication control unit 27 is means having a function of communicating desired data with other information processing devices and the database device 1 using the LAN 3, and various CMOS logic gates and communication devices are provided. It can be realized by an electronic device such as an IC. These peripheral devices 21 to 26 and C
Data transfer between the PUs 20 and between peripheral devices is performed via the bus 28.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the structure of the document management data, which is the data necessary for the functioning of this system, will be described.

The document management data 100 is stored in the fixed disk device 15 of the database device 1,
Each information processing apparatus can access this document management data 100. For example, the CPU 20 causes the
The communication control unit 27 is started, and the document management data 100
Is programmed to read. Also,
Each information processing device is programmed to access the document management data 100 or to access the document management data 100 in a predetermined case in accordance with a command input to the keyboard 23.

The document management data 100 comprises a document class list 101, a document class group 102, a stage list group 103, a stage group 104, a document class group 105, a document data group 106 and user data 107. . Here, the “group” means a plurality of collections of the same type of data.

The document class list 101 has at least one document class name (document class name 110 (110a to 110c) in the example of FIG. 3). This document class list 101 is an HDD included in the database device 1.
15 are stored.

The document class group 102 has at least one document class. In the example shown in FIG. 3, 120a,
It is composed of 120b.

The document class 120 is data representing a delivery route (delivery method) of document data.

The document class 120 is a document class name which is the name of the document class (121a, 121a in the example of FIG. 3).
b), a document class ID (Fig. 3) that is a document class identifier
122a, 122b), and at least one or more stage list IDs 123 (123a, 123b, 1b in the example of FIG. 3) that are stage list identifiers.
23c). When one document class has a plurality of stage list IDs, the document data delivery method defined by the document class has a delivery route corresponding to each stage list. That is, the same document data is delivered via a plurality of types of delivery routes.

When a plurality of 123 stage list IDs exist, they have different stage list IDs 131. The document class group 102 is stored on the HDD 15 included in the database device 1.

The stage list group 103 includes a plurality of stage lists 130 (in the example of FIG. 3, 130a, 130b,
130c).

The stage list 130 is delivery route information which is information indicating the delivery route of the document, and also information for visually displaying the delivery route on the screen.

Here, the delivery route information is information describing who the document data is delivered through.

The stage list 130 is a stage list ID (1 in the example of FIG. 3) which is an identifier of the stage list.
31a, 131b, 131c), and a plurality of stage IDs that are stage identifiers (132a, 1 in the example of FIG. 3).
32b, 132g), and display information 133 (133a, 133b, 133c in the example of FIG. 3) that is data required when displaying the delivery status on the screen. A plurality of stage IDs 132 are registered in a list format. The delivery route information is determined by the registration order of the stage ID 132 with respect to the stage list 130. That is,
The registration order of stage IDs is the delivery order of document data. Information for visually displaying the delivery route on the screen is included in the display information 133. The display information 133 will be described later.

The stage list group 103 is stored in the HDD 15 provided in the database device 1.

The stage group 104 has a plurality of stages 140 (140a and 140b in the example of FIG. 3).

The stage 140 is the stage list 130.
This is data that uniquely associates the delivery destination user name with the delivery order determined in. In addition, since the information processing device used for each user generally corresponds, the stage 140 performs
The data may uniquely correspond to the information processing device of the delivery destination. In this case, although not shown, the identification number of the information processing device may be given instead of the user name.

The stage 140 has a stage ID (141a, 141 in the example of FIG. 3) which is a stage identifier.
b), the user name that is the name of the user (in the example of FIG. 3,
142a, 142b) and processing procedure data (143 in the example of FIG. 3) that is a program for performing a predetermined processing.
a, 143b).

The user name 142 is data representing the name of the user who is the delivery destination of the document data, and the processing procedure data 143 is a predetermined process in the CPU 20 of the information processing apparatus 2 used by the user represented by the user name 142. It is a program for performing (for example, display processing and delivery processing). The stage group 104 is the database device 1
It is stored in the HDD 15 provided above.

The document class group 105 includes at least one document class 150. Document class 1
Reference numeral 50 denotes a document class ID (151 in the example of FIG. 3) which is an identifier of a document class, a document ID (152 in the example of FIG. 3) which is an identifier of document data, and a stage list ID (152 which is an identifier of a stage list). In the example of FIG. 3, 15
3) and a current stage ID (154 in the example of FIG. 3) which is an identifier of the current stage indicating which stage it is currently.

The document class 150 is created corresponding to each piece of document data to be delivered when the delivery method of the document is selected from the document class group 102. In other words, when a plurality of stage list IDs 123 are registered in the document class 120 that is the copy source of the data, a plurality of document classes 150 are created, and the same number of document classes 150 as the delivered document data is the document Included in the class group.

The document class ID 151 is identifier data of the document class 120 which describes how to deliver the document.
The document ID is identifier data of the document data 160 to be delivered. The stage list ID 153 is the same data as one of the stage list ID 123. The current stage ID 154 is an identifier indicating the current stage of document data. This current stage ID 154
Are appropriately changed as described later. The document class group 105 includes the HDD 1 included in the database device 1.
5 is stored.

The document data group 106 is the document data 160.
Is configured to have at least one or more. Document 160 is
A document ID that is an identifier of document data (in the example of FIG. 3, 1
61), a document name indicating the name of the document (in the example of FIG. 3, 1
62), the document creator who is the name of the creator of the document data (163 in the example of FIG. 3), the document creation date (164 in the example of FIG. 3) which is the creation date of the document data, and the created document It is configured to have text data (165 in the example of FIG. 3) which is the data itself. This document data 10
6 is stored in the HDD 15 included in the database device 1.

The user data 107 is the user name 170 (170a, 170a in the example of FIG. 3) which is the name of the user.
b, 170c, 170d). The user name 170 represents the name of the user who uses the system, and the names of all the users are registered in the user data 107. The user data 107 is stored in the HDD 15 included in the database device 1. Note that normally,
Since the information processing device used corresponds to each user, the identification number of the information processing device may be given instead of the user name (or in association with the user name).

Next, a document data delivery process for delivering an electronic document (document created by an information processing device such as a word processor) which is document data, and a state registration process will be described with reference to FIG.

In an information processing device, document data 1
When it is instructed to deliver 60 to the information processing apparatus to be delivered next, the following processing is performed to perform the document data delivery processing and the status registration processing. Note that the following processing is processing performed by the CPU 20 incorporated in the information processing device by activating necessary peripheral devices.

First, from the document data 160, the document ID 1
Get 61. The document class group 105 is searched by referring to the document ID 161, and the corresponding document class 150 is acquired.

The stage list ID 153 is obtained from the document class 150, the stage list group 103 is searched by referring to the stage list ID, and the stage list 130c is obtained. At the same time, from document class 150,
The current stage ID 154 is acquired. The stage ID that matches the current stage ID 154 is 130c.
To obtain the stage ID (for example, 132f in FIG. 3).

By checking the registration order of the stages in the stage list 130c, the stage ID 132g existing next to the stage ID 132f is acquired. The stage ID 132g indicates the next delivery destination of the document data.

With reference to the stage ID 132g, the stage group 104 is searched to obtain the stage 140b. Then, the user name 142b is acquired from the stage 140b. The user indicated by the user name 142b is notified that the document has been sent.

Actually, the document data is transmitted to the information processing device corresponding to the user name 142b, and at the same time, a process for displaying the fact is performed. At this point, the state registration process is performed by registering the stage ID 132g as a new current stage ID 154 of the document class 150.

If there are consecutive stages, the CPU incorporated in the information processing apparatus that receives the document data refers to the next stage and the document data is sent to the destination indicated by the stage. Is transmitted.

The document data delivery process is completed by performing the above processes. Further, as the stage is changed, the current stage ID 154 is updated, that is, the state registration process is performed.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example of a display screen of the delivery document progress monitoring device for monitoring the delivery status of document data.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The following display processing is performed by the CPU included in the information processing apparatus according to a program stored in advance.

The delivery document progress monitoring screen 200 displays a document class name and is a document class area 230 for selecting a document class, and a document name list area 210 for displaying a list of document names. A progress status display area 220, which is an area for displaying the delivery progress status of the document data, and a mouse cursor 201 displayed for giving a desired instruction on the delivery document progress status monitoring screen.

The document class area 230 is an area for displaying a document class name, which is a document class display area 23.
1. A document class list display instruction area, which is an area for instructing a document class list display, and a document class selection area 233, which is an area for selecting a document class from the list display.

The document class display area 231 displays the name of the currently selected document class.

The document class list display instruction area 232 is
When the area is clicked with the mouse (the mouse button is pressed once), the document class selection area 233 is displayed as shown in FIG.

In the document class selection area 233, referring to the document class list 101 stored in the fixed disk device 15 of the database device 1, the document class selection area 233 is sequentially accessed from the top of the document class selection area 233. List 1
The document class name registered in 01 is displayed.

Since the document class is data representing the delivery method of the document data as described above, the document class shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the names of the document classes to be displayed are “delivery method 1”, “delivery method 2”, and “delivery method 3”.
Of course, this is an example of a display.

In the document class selection area 233, when the displayed item in the area 233 is clicked with the mouse 201, the clicked item is the document class name 110.
And is displayed in the document class display area 231.

Next, the document name list area 210 has a plurality of document information areas 211 (211a, 211b).

The document information area 211 is a document name area 212 for displaying a document name, a creator name area 213 for displaying a creator name of a document,
It has a creation date area 214, which is an area for displaying the creation date of the document, and a position area 215, which is an area for displaying the current location of the document.

In the document name area 212, the document names 162 stored in the fixed disk device 15 of the database device 1 are sequentially displayed from above the document name area 212. In the creator name area 213, the document creators 163 stored in the fixed disk device 15 of the database device 1 are sequentially displayed from above the creator name area 213. In the creation date area 214, the document creation dates 164 stored in the fixed disk device 15 of the database device 1 are sequentially displayed from above the creation date area 214.

In the position area 215, the user name 142 corresponding to the stage indicated by the current stage ID 154.
With the change of the current stage ID 154,
The positions are sequentially displayed from above the position area 213.

Here, the document name 162 and the document creator 16
3 and the document creation date 164 acquisition processing will be described. Note that the following processing is performed by the CPU included in the information processing device.
, According to a program built in beforehand.

First, the document class name 110 selected by the instruction operation in the document class selection area 233.
Is searched from the document class group 102, and the document class 120 including the searched document class name 110 is acquired. Next, the identifier (document class ID 122) of the document class 120 is acquired from the acquired document class 120.

Next, the document class group 105 is searched with reference to the acquired document class ID 122, and all the document classes 150 including the document class ID 122 are acquired.

Next, from the document class 150 to the document ID 15
2 is acquired, the acquired document ID is referenced, the document data group 106 is searched, and the document data 160 is acquired. Then, from the acquired document data 160, the document name 162,
The document creator 163 and the document creation date 164 are acquired.

Next, the process of acquiring the user name 142, which is displayed in the position area 215 and represents the existing position of the current document data, will be described. Note that the following processing is performed by the CPU included in the information processing device according to a program stored in advance.

First, the document class name 110 selected in the document class selection area 233 is referred to, the document class group 102 is searched, and the document class 120 including the document class name 110 is acquired. Next, from the acquired document class 120, the identifier of the document class 120 (document class I
D122) is acquired.

Next, referring to the document class ID 122,
The document class group 105 is searched to find the document class ID 12
Get all document classes 150, including 2.

Then, the current stage ID 152 is obtained from the document class 150, and the stage 140 indicated by the obtained current stage ID is obtained by searching the stage group 104. Finally, the user name 142 is acquired from the stage 140. When the identifier of the information processing device is stored for the user name, the corresponding information processing device can be searched.

Next, the progress status display area 220 will be described with reference to FIG. Progress status display area 22
0 indicates an area (area 221) for displaying the progress status of delivery, stage symbols 222 (222a to 222g) that are symbols corresponding to stages, and stage lines 223 (223a to 223) that are lines connecting the stage symbols.
i), a line branch symbol 225 which is a symbol corresponding to the branch point of the stage line 223, a line set symbol 226 which is a symbol corresponding to the set point of the stage line 223, and a position mark 224 (which represents the current position of the document data). In FIG. 6, "Tanaka" is displayed in a color different from the background color).

To explain these again, each stage symbol 222 represents a stage corresponding to the document data. The stage line 223 is a display for connecting the stage symbols according to the way of delivery to make it easier to visually understand the delivery state. Stage branch symbol 225
Is a symbol indicating that the stage line branches, that is, there are multiple document delivery routes. Line set symbol 226
Is a symbol indicating that the stage lines are unified, that is, the delivery routes of documents are bundled and have the same delivery route thereafter. The position mark 224 represents the current position of the document data, and is marked by coloring the inside of the stage symbol 222 with a specific color, for example. The stage symbol, the stage line, etc. are stored in advance in the display information 133 shown in FIG. 3 corresponding to each stage.
This will be described below.

Next, the data structure of the display information 133 will be described with reference to FIG.

The display information 133 has a display component number 231 and a plurality of component data 240. Also,
The part data 240 is a part type 241, which is data representing a plurality of types of parts (stage symbol, stage line, line branch symbol, line set symbol, etc.), and a display start position which is data indicating a display start position of the part. 242,
The display end position 243, which is data indicating the display end position of the part, and the display character 244, which is a character string displayed inside the part, are configured.

It should be noted that, using the data shown in FIG.
Display processing of the component data 240 on the display screen will be described later.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a document monitoring process on the delivery document progress monitoring screen 200 will be described.

Note that the following processing shown in FIG. 11 is performed by the CPU in the information processing apparatus according to a program stored in advance.

First, when the document class area 230 in the delivery document progress monitoring screen 200 is clicked by operating the mouse 201 (step 801), the currently selected document class name 121 is displayed in the document class name display area 231. Is displayed (step 820).

Next, the click position of the mouse is detected, and it is determined whether the document class is selected or the document class name is directly input (step 821).

Accepting the input from the keyboard 23,
When the document class name is directly input, the display of the document class name is changed (step 823).

On the other hand, the document class list display instruction area 23
When 2 is clicked by operating the mouse 201,
As shown in FIG. 5, the document class selection area 233 is displayed on the display screen.

The document class list display instruction area 232 is
The fixed disk device 15 provided in the database device 1 for displaying a list of document class names in the document class selection area 233 when the mouse 201 is clicked.
All the registered document class names are acquired from, and the registered document class names 110 (110a, 110b, 110c in the example of FIG. 3) are sequentially displayed from above the document class selection area 233 ( Step 82
2).

By clicking in the document class selection area 233 by operating the mouse 201, the designated (ie,
Document class name displayed at the position you clicked 1
10 is selected, and the selected document class name 110 is
Perform processing to display in the document class display area 231.
At the same time, the screen display of the document class selection area is deleted,
It returns to the state as shown in FIG. 4 (step 824).

Next, from the fixed disk device 15 provided in the database device 1, the document name 162, the document creator 16
3, the document creation date 164, and the user name corresponding to the current stage, that is, the user name 142 indicating the existing position of the current document data is acquired.

Then, the document names 162 are sequentially displayed from above the document name area 212 (step 825).
Further, the document creator 163 is designated as the creator name area 213.
Are sequentially displayed from above (step 826). Furthermore, the document creation date 164 is sequentially displayed from above the creation date area 214 (step 827). Then, the user name 142 indicating the current position of the document data is
It is sequentially displayed from above the position area 215 (step 8).
28). After that, the processing from step 801 onward is performed.

When the document name list area 210 on the delivery document progress monitoring screen 200 is clicked by operating the mouse 201 (step 801), the document name 162 displayed on the screen at the position where the mouse 201 is clicked. Is acquired (step 810).

Then, the document data 160 corresponding to the document name 162 is acquired. With reference to the document ID 161 of the acquired document data 160, the document class group 105 is searched and the corresponding document class 150 is acquired. A document class ID 151 is acquired from the acquired document class. With reference to the document class ID, the document class group 102 is searched and the document class 120 is acquired. Furthermore, all the stage list IDs 12 from the acquired document class 120
3 is acquired (step 811).

Then, the following process is performed for all the acquired stage list IDs 123 (step 8).
12). Now, as shown in FIG. 3, the acquired stage list ID 123 is the stage list ID 123.
a and 123b.

First, the stage list group 103 is searched,
Stage list 1 including the stage list ID 123a
Get 30. From the acquired stage list 130,
The corresponding display information 133 shown in FIG. 7 is acquired.

From the acquired display information 133, first, the component type 241a, the display start position 242a, and the display end position 2 are displayed.
43a and the display character 244a are acquired.

When the part type 241 is the stage symbol,
Display start position 242 and display end position 243 on the display screen
In between, an elliptical symbol is displayed in the area 221 for displaying the progress of delivery on the screen, and a display character 244 is displayed near the center of the ellipse.

Needless to say, the stage symbol is not limited to an elliptical symbol and may be a circular symbol or a quadrangle symbol. Thus, the shape information of the stage symbol may be incorporated as the display information.

When the component type 241 is the stage line, a straight line is displayed between the display start position 242 and the display end position 243 on the display screen. In addition,
The display start position 242 and the display end position 243 are on the elliptical outer peripheral line of the stage symbol 222, the position of the line branch symbol, the position of the line set symbol, and the like. The stage line is preferably a straight line, but not limited to an accurate straight line, any form may be used as long as it is a display that can express the connection relationship of the stage symbols.

When the component type 241 is a line branch symbol, a white circle “◯” as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed at the display start position 242 on the display screen.

When the component type 241 is a line set symbol, a black circle "●" as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed at the display start position 242 on the display screen.

241a, 242a, 243a, 244a
After the display processing based on the display information shown in FIG.
b, the display start position 242b, the display end position 243b, and the display character 244b are acquired.

Then, according to the acquired information, the display process is repeated the number of times indicated by the number of display components 231.
When all the parts have been displayed, the next stage list ID 123b is acquired, the display information 133b for the stage list ID 123b is referred to, and the above process is repeated (step 812).

Next, in step 813, the current stage ID 154 is acquired from the document class 150,
Get the current stage. At the same time, document class 150
From the above, the stage list ID 153 is acquired, the stage list ID is referred to, the stage list group 103 is searched, and the stage list 130 is acquired.

Then, the part data 240 corresponding to the acquired current stage ID is acquired from the display information, and the mark position (the mark means a color display for indicating the existing position of the current document data) is acquired. (Step 81
4).

A colored oval component (mark 224) is displayed between the display start position 242 and the display end position 243 indicated by the component data 240, and the display character 244 is displayed in the center of the ellipse. indicate. Current stage ID1
Stage symbol 2 for stage IDs that do not match 54
23, by deleting the mark 224,
The mark is moved and displayed according to the delivery state of the document data (step 815). As described above, it is possible to perform a display in which the progress status of delivery can be visually grasped in the area for displaying the progress status of delivery. After the process in step 815, step 801
Branch to.

Next, when the stage symbol 222 displayed on the delivery document progress monitoring drawing 200 is clicked by operating the mouse (step 801), the stage list ID is selected from the already selected document class 150.
153 is acquired. The stage list group 103 is searched by referring to the acquired stage list ID, and the stage list 130 is acquired.

Display information 1 from the data of the stage list
33 is acquired, and the display positions of all the stages forming the stage list are acquired from the display information.

Here, when the distance between the clicked position and the display position of the stage symbol 222 is shorter than a predetermined distance, the stage ID 132 indicated by the stage symbol 222 is acquired (step 830).

The stage group 104 is searched by referring to the obtained stage ID, and the stage 140 is obtained. A user name 142 is acquired from the acquired data of the stage 140, and mail data stored in advance in a fixed disk device included in the database device 1 is transmitted to the acquired user name 142 by e-mail or the like ( Step 831). Thereby, the mail data can be transmitted from a user of a certain information processing device to a user of another information processing device. As mail data,
For example, data describing a message such as reminder for delivery may be used.

After the above processing is completed, step 80
Branch to 1.

In the above embodiment, the document class name, which is the name of the document class describing the delivery method, is displayed, and the document class name belongs to the selected document class by keyboard input or mouse operation. List document data on the display screen. By clicking the document data displayed in the list with the mouse and selecting one document data, the delivery status (order) of the document data
Is displayed on the screen so that it can be visually recognized by using symbols. At the same time, by displaying a mark on the symbol indicating the user who currently owns the document data, it is possible to visually grasp the current location of the document data. Also,
By clicking the stage symbol with the mouse, it becomes possible to send an electronic mail to the user corresponding to the stage symbol.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

First, the data structure of the delivery destination changing buffer 400 used in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The delivery destination change buffer 400 comprises a user list management buffer 410 and a delivery destination management buffer 420.

The user list management buffer 410 has an icon ID 411 which is an identifier of a plurality of icons and a plurality of user names 412.

The icon is a symbol displayed on the screen. The icon ID and the user name correspond uniquely, and moving the displayed icon by operating the mouse or the like is equivalent to moving the user name. That is, the icon ID 411 is selected by the user name 412.
Is synonymous with being selected. User name buffer 4
When registering in 10, the serial number is registered in the icon ID 411.

The user name 412 is a list of names of all users registered in the system. Icon ID
And the user name are registered in the user list management buffer in list format.

The delivery destination management buffer 420 has an icon I
It has a D422 and a stage ID 423. In addition,
The icon ID and the stage ID uniquely correspond to each other.

The stage ID 423 is a copy of the stage ID 132 from the stage list 130 indicated by the document class 150 in any order.

When registering the stage ID 423 in the buffer 420, a serial number is registered in the icon ID 422. Icon ID 422 and stage ID 42
3 is registered in the delivery destination management buffer in a list format.

Next, in order to change the order of document delivery,
The display screen of the delivery destination changing device will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the following display processing is performed by the CPU included in each information processing apparatus according to a program stored in advance.

The delivery destination change screen 300 is displayed on the user list 31.
0, a delivery destination list 320, an approval area 301, a cancellation area 302, a deletion area 303, an addition area and a mouse pointer 305.

The user list 310 includes an area for displaying a list of names of users registered in the system (user name display area 314) and an area for displaying an icon uniquely corresponding to each user (icon display area 313).
With.

In the user name display area 314, all the user names acquired from the user data 107 are sequentially displayed from above the area. Icon display area 313
, Icons 311 created for each user displayed in the user name display area 314 are sequentially displayed from above the area. A serial number is assigned to the icon 311 and sequentially registered in the icon ID 411 included in the user list management buffer 410.

The delivery destination list 320 has an area (user name display area 324) for displaying the name of the user who is the delivery destination of the document and an area (icon display area 323) for displaying an icon uniquely corresponding to each user. Prepare

First, the stage list 130 is acquired from the stage list ID 153 of the document class 150. From the acquired stage list 130, the stage ID 132
Is acquired, and the stage 140 is acquired from the acquired stage ID 132.

In the user name display area 324, the user name 142 acquired from the acquired stage 140 is sequentially displayed from above the area. At this time, stage 14
The stage ID 141 is acquired from 0, and the acquired stage ID 141 is sequentially registered in the stage ID 423 included in the delivery destination management buffer 420.

The icon may be character data indicating the user name itself or the like, or may be a figure, a symbol or the like uniquely determined for the user.

The user name displayed in the delivery destination list belongs to the user names registered in the system. That is, the set of user names displayed in the delivery destination list is
It is always a part of all user names registered in the system.

An icon 321 is created for each user name displayed in the user name display area 324, and the icons 321 are sequentially displayed from above the icon display area 313. At the same time, a serial number is created for the icon 321 and the delivery destination management buffer 42
0 is sequentially registered in the icon ID 422.

The understanding area 301 is an area for deciding to reflect the result in the document management data after the delivery destination changing process described later is performed, and when the area is clicked with the mouse, A decision is made.

The cancel area 302 is an area for deciding to bring the document management data into the state before the change, ignoring the result of the delivery destination changing process described later, and when the area is clicked with the mouse. , Said decision is made.

The delete switch 303 is displayed in the delivery destination list 320 in the delivery destination changing process described later.
This is an area for deciding to delete a part of the user name 322 and the icon 321, and to delete the data corresponding to the corresponding delivery destination user from the delivery destination management buffer 420, and click the area with the mouse. If so, the determination is made.

The additional switch 304 newly registers the user name selected in the user list 310 in the delivery destination list 320 in the delivery destination changing process described later, and stores the data for the user in the delivery destination management buffer 420. This is an area for deciding to newly register, and when the area is clicked with the mouse, the above decision is made.

The mouse cursor 305 is a symbol which is displayed for pointing a predetermined area by moving the mouse and is a display used when giving a predetermined instruction to the device.

Next, the delivery destination change processing for changing the delivery destination of the document data on the delivery destination change screen 300 will be described with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to. The processing described below is performed by the CPU of the information processing apparatus according to a program stored in advance.

A user name display area 314 or an icon display area 313 which constitutes the user list 310.
When the mouse cursor 305 is clicked (step 1001), it is determined from the click position of the mouse cursor 305 which user name or icon was clicked, and the corresponding icon ID 411 is displayed. User list management buffer 41
It is acquired from 0 (step 1010).

The selected user name display area 314 and icon display area 313 are displayed in reverse video (in FIG. 12, they are displayed in black). An undo process is performed (step 1011). At this time, the delivery destination list 320 is displayed (step 1021).

Then, the delivery destination change screen 300 is redrawn (step 1070) and the process branches to step 1001.

[0166] The user name display area 324 or the icon display area 323 making up the delivery destination list 320.
Is designated by the mouse cursor 305 and clicked (step 1001), any user name from the clicked position of the mouse cursor 305, or
Which icon was clicked is calculated, and the corresponding icon ID 422 is displayed in the delivery destination management buffer 42.
It is acquired from 0 (step 1020). After the user list display processing (step 1011), the selected user name display area 324 and icon display area 32 are displayed.
3 is highlighted, and if the display for other users is highlighted, the display is restored (step 1021), and the delivery destination change screen 300 is displayed.
Is redrawn (step 1070), and step 1
Branch to 001.

Next, when a certain icon is dragged by the mouse cursor 305 in the delivery destination change screen 300 (step 1001), the icon ID 4 corresponding to the icon selected by the instruction of the mouse cursor 305 is displayed.
11 or the icon referred to by the icon ID 422 is displayed (step 1030).

Then, the mouse cursor 305 is operated to drop the icon (the icon is moved to the mouse cursor 3
05, and then the mouse cursor 305
(The icon is removed from), it is checked whether the position is within the delivery destination list 320, and the drop position is the delivery destination list 3
If it exists in step 20, it branches to step 1032, and if it does not exist, it branches to step 1011 (step 1031).

From the end position of the drag, the delivery destination list 32
At which position in 0 the dragged icon (or user name) was dropped is obtained.

For example, when the icon corresponding to “Suzuki” is dragged in the user list shown in FIG. 8, the user name display area 31 corresponding to “Suzuki” in the user list is displayed.
4 and the icon display area 313 are highlighted.
Then, when the icon corresponding to the dragged “Suzuki” is dropped in the distribution destination list 320, the position at that time is obtained. For example, when the icon corresponding to “Suzuki” is dropped at an intermediate position between “Kimura” and “Inoue” in the distribution destination list 320, the new delivery order is “Kimura”, “Suzuki”, “Inoue”. ".

As described above, by referring to the icon drop position and considering the new delivery order, the dropped icon and the stage ID corresponding thereto are newly stored in the delivery destination management buffer 420. Of the storage location of the main memory 21 (for example, in the main memory 21) (step 1
032).

Next, as described above, a new stage 140 for the dropped icon is created (step 1033), and the identifier of the stage 140 (stage ID
141) and the user name 411 corresponding to the icon ID are inserted into the corresponding positions of the delivery destination management buffer 420 stored in step 1032, and the list stored in the delivery destination management buffer 420 is modified. Perform (step 1034).

When the display for other users is highlighted in the delivery destination list 320, the display is returned to the original state, the delivery destination change screen 300 is redrawn (step 1070), and the process branches to step 1001.

The creation of a new stage in step 1033 is performed as follows.

A stage 140 is newly created in the stage group 104, and the stage ID 1 of the created stage 140
The serial number is added to 41 and registered. The processing procedure data 143 includes the CPU 20 included in the information processing terminal 2.
Register a program for performing a predetermined process in. Further, the user name 412 in the delivery destination change buffer is registered in the user name 142.

Area (3
01 to 304) is designated by the mouse cursor 305, and when clicked, the process moves to the following (step 100).
1).

When the area clicked by the mouse cursor 305 is the understanding area 301 (step 1040)
"Y"), stage list ID 15 of document class 150
All the stage IDs 132 for the stage list 130 designated in 3 are deleted.

All stage IDs 423 registered in the delivery destination management buffer 420 are stored in the stage list 1
A process of newly registering in 30 is performed (step 108).
0).

The newly registered stage list 1
Get 30 identifiers (stage list ID 131),
The acquired stage list ID is the document class data 15
Register the stage list ID 153 of 0 and complete the delivery destination changing process. According to the above example, the delivery destination of the document data has been changed to ““ Kimura ”,“ Suzuki ”,“ Inoue ”,“ Watanabe ”. Of course, the list registered in the delivery destination management buffer 420 can be modified so that the delivery destination can be changed by rearranging only the icons (or user names) displayed in the delivery destination list. You just have to program it like so.

When the area clicked by the mouse cursor 305 is the cancel area 302 (step 1
In the case of "N" in 040, the process branches to step 1041 and in the case of "Y" in step 1041), the delivery destination changing process is ended.

When the area clicked by the mouse cursor 305 is the deletion area 303 (step 104)
In the case of “N” in 1 and branching to step 1042), in the delivery destination list 320, the user name 32
2 and the icon 321 are selected, the stage ID 423 corresponding to the user name and the icon identifier (icon ID 422) uniquely corresponding to the stage ID 423 are deleted from the delivery destination management buffer 420, and the delivery destination management is performed. The list stored in the buffer 420 is modified (step 1050 in the case of "Y" in step 1042). As a result, the process of deleting the delivery destination is performed. Then, the delivery destination change screen 300 is redrawn (step 1070) and the process branches to step 1001.

When the area clicked by the mouse cursor 305 is the additional area 304 (in the case of "N" in step 1042, step 1043), the user name 312 and the icon 311 are displayed in the user list 310.
Is selected, a new stage 140 is created (step 1060 in the case of “Y” in step 1043), and the stage ID 141 of the stage 140,
Then, the icon ID is inserted into the last position of the list stored in the delivery destination management buffer 420, and the list is corrected (step 1061). As a result, a process for adding a new delivery destination is performed.

If the user name area 314 and the icon display area 313 are highlighted in the user list 310, the display is restored to its original state.
The delivery destination change screen 300 is redrawn (step 107).
0), branch to step 1001.

In the above embodiment, the delivery destination changing means displays the delivery destinations of the selected document data on the screen in a list display format, and at the same time displays the name list of all the users registered in the system.

Then, by selecting an icon (or user name) on the user list or the delivery destination list, dragging the icon and dropping it on the delivery destination list, a new delivery in consideration of the icon drop position is created. A sequence is created, and the order of delivery destinations is changed.

Then, by clicking the "OK area", the order change of the delivery destination is confirmed and the document class is updated. Also, by clicking the "Cancel area",
The order change of the delivery destination is invalidated, and the document data is delivered according to the delivery destination order before the change.

[0187] Also, the icon (or
By selecting (user name) and clicking the "additional area" with the mouse cursor, the icon is added to the delivery destination list, and the document data is delivered according to the added new delivery order.

[0188] Further, the icon (or,
By selecting (User name) and clicking "Delete area" with the mouse cursor, the icon is deleted from the delivery destination list, the icon is deleted from the delivery destination list,
The document data is delivered according to the new delivery order that was deleted.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a system capable of visually grasping the progress of delivery of designated document data and changing the delivery destination of document data by an extremely simple operation. Can be provided.

[0190]

As described above, according to the present invention, means for visually grasping the delivery state of document data and means for allowing the sender to change the delivery destination of the document data as appropriate can be realized. Becomes

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an information processing device and a database device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a display screen showing a delivery state.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a display screen of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a display screen showing a delivery state.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a display position data structure.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a display screen of the delivery destination changing device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a user list and a delivery destination list.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure for changing a delivery destination.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Database device, 2 ... Information processing device, 3 ... LA
N, 10 ... CPU, 11 ... Main memory, 12 ... Video memory, 13 ... Keyboard, 14 ... Display device, 15
... fixed disk device, 16 ... communication control device, 17 ... bus, 20 ... CPU, 21 ... main memory, 22 ... video memory, 23 ... keyboard, 24 ... display device, 25
... Fixed disk device, 26 ... Mouse, 27 ... Communication control device, 28 ... Bus, 100 ... Document management data, 200 ... Delivery document progress monitoring screen, 300 ... Delivery destination change screen, 4
00 ... Delivery destination change buffer

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of information processing devices are connected by a communication line,
It is a system for sending and receiving transmission data between information processing devices and for understanding the information processing devices that are performing delivery processing for transmission data, and for transmitting and receiving transmission data and transmission data. A storage device for storing the information of the above is connected to the communication line, and the storage device specifies a first storage area for storing at least one type of transmission data and a delivery destination of the transmission data. Information to be stored, a second storage area for storing a plurality of stages, a third storage area for storing the stage list indicating the stage order by grouping the plurality of stages in order, and each information processing of transmission data A fourth storage area for allocating at least one stage list as a document class indicating a delivery procedure to the apparatus and storing the allocation state for each document class. And a fifth storage area for storing a display symbol associated with each stage, and each information processing device is configured to communicate with another information processing device by referring to a document class corresponding to transmission data. Communication means for performing transmission / reception processing of transmission data and acquisition processing for acquiring the contents of the storage area of the storage device, display means for displaying at least the transmission data, and a stage list from the storage contents acquired by the communication means. The stage list acquisition means for acquiring, the transmission data delivery means for delivering the transmission data to another device by referring to the stage list, and the order of the stages indicated by the stage list acquired by the stage list acquisition means are referred to And stage display processing means for performing processing for displaying the display symbols for the stages in a chained manner in order. A transmission data monitoring system characterized in that 2. A plurality of information processing devices are connected by a communication line,
It is a system for sending and receiving transmission data between information processing devices and for understanding the information processing devices that are performing delivery processing for transmission data, and for transmitting and receiving transmission data and transmission data. A storage device for storing the information of the above is connected to the communication line, and the storage device specifies a first storage area for storing at least one type of transmission data and a delivery destination of the transmission data. Information to be stored, a second storage area for storing a plurality of stages, a third storage area for storing the stage list indicating the stage order by grouping the plurality of stages in order, and each information processing of transmission data A fourth storage area for allocating at least one stage list as a document class indicating a delivery procedure to the apparatus and storing the allocation state for each document class. And a fifth storage area for storing the document class and a stage list corresponding to the document class, and further storing transmission data associated with these and a current stage which is a current stage for the transmission data. There is a sixth storage area for storing a display symbol associated with each stage, and each information processing device performs transmission data with another information processing device by referring to a document class corresponding to the transmission data. And a display unit for displaying at least transmission data, and a stage list is acquired from the storage contents acquired by the communication unit. When the transmission data is sent to the own device by the stage list acquisition means and the communication means, the list for the own device indicated by the stage list is displayed. Current stage registration means for registering the current stage as a current stage in the fifth storage area, current stage acquisition means for acquiring the current stage from the storage contents acquired by the communication means, and other devices by referring to the stage list. By referring to the transmission data delivery means for delivering the transmission data and the order of the stages indicated by the stage list acquired by the stage list acquisition means, the display symbols for the stages are displayed in a chain according to the order of the stages. By referring to the stage display processing means that performs processing and the current stage acquired by the current stage acquisition means, it is shown that among the display symbols displayed by the stage display processing means, the display symbol corresponds to the current stage. And a current stage display processing means for displaying A transmission data monitoring system characterized in that 3. The storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a storage area for storing a transmission data name associated with transmission data, and each information processing device is further stored in the storage device. A transmission data monitoring system further comprising display processing means for displaying the transmission data name and the document class on the display means. 4. The display symbol according to claim 2, wherein the current stage display processing means displays a display symbol indicating that the display corresponds to the current stage by the stage display processing means. Among them, the transmission data monitoring system in which the display symbol corresponding to the current stage is displayed in a color different from the display background color. 5. The storage device according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 4, wherein the storage device further has a storage area for storing an identification number of the information processing device in association with the stage. Further, when the display symbol displayed on the display means is designated, the stage selecting means for performing the process of selecting the stage corresponding to the display symbol and the identification of the information processing apparatus corresponding to the stage selected by the stage selecting means. A transmission data monitoring system comprising a message transmitting means for transmitting a message to a corresponding information processing device with reference to a number. 6. A plurality of information processing devices are connected by a communication line,
A storage device for storing transmission data and information for transmitting / receiving transmission data, which is a system in which transmission data is transmitted / received between information processing devices and a delivery destination of the transmission data can be changed. Is connected to the communication line, and the storage device stores a first storage area for storing at least one or more types of transmission data and a plurality of stages that are information for designating a delivery destination of the transmission data. A second storage area for storing a plurality of stages in an ordered group, a third storage area for storing a stage list indicating a stage order, and a document class indicating a delivery procedure of transmission data to each information processing device. , A fourth storage area for allocating at least one or more stage lists and storing the allocation status for each document class, the document class and a space corresponding thereto. And a fifth storage area for storing transmission data associated therewith, and a current stage which is a current stage on which the transmission data is processed, and a fifth storage area associated with each stage. A sixth storage area for storing a user name, which is a name of a user who operates the processing content indicated by the stage, a user name, and data included in the user name, which is a distribution for transmitting transmission data. The information processing device has a seventh storage area for storing the destination, and each information processing device performs transmission / reception processing of transmission data with another information processing device by referring to a document class corresponding to the transmission data, and the storage. Communication means for performing acquisition processing for acquiring the contents of the storage area of the device; display means for displaying at least a user name; and the storage contents acquired by the communication means. A stage list acquisition unit that acquires a stage list, and a current stage that registers the stage indicated by the stage list for the own device as a current stage in the fifth storage area when transmission data is sent to the own device by the communication unit. Registration means, current stage acquisition means for acquiring the current stage from the storage contents acquired by the communication means, transmission data delivery means for delivering the transmission data to another device by referring to the stage list corresponding to the transmission data, and Data acquisition means for acquiring user name and delivery destination data from the stored content acquired by the communication means, and user name list display processing for displaying a list of the user names acquired by the data acquisition means on the display means Means and the stage order indicated by the stage list corresponding to the transmission data Referring to, a delivery destination list display processing unit that performs a process of displaying a list of user names corresponding to stages on the display unit in order from a certain direction as a delivery destination of transmission data, and the user name list display processing unit And icon display processing means for performing processing for displaying a predetermined icon for each user name and each delivery destination displayed by the distribution destination list display processing means, and the memory acquired by the communication means. From the contents, the user name acquisition means for acquiring the user name corresponding to the current stage acquired by the current stage acquisition means, and the display of the delivery destination having the same user name as the user name acquired by the user name acquisition means are displayed. Correspondingly, the current position display means for expressing the current position of the transmission data, and a list of user names or delivery destinations Corresponding to the user selection means for accepting an instruction operation on the display screen for displaying and selecting the user name or the delivery destination, and the list display of the user name or the delivery destination selected by the user selection means. If the icon displayed on the distribution destination can be moved and the dropped position of the moved icon is on the distribution destination list display screen, the distribution destination from the predetermined direction on the distribution destination list display screen can be displayed. An icon order detection unit that detects the display order of the indicated icons and the display order of the icons detected by the icon order detection unit are the order of the distribution destinations corresponding to the icons, so that the stage list corresponding to the transmission data is configured. Delivery destination order change means that changes the order of stages, and delivery that performs update display processing of the list display of delivery destinations with the change of delivery destination order A delivery list updating means, an update deciding means for deciding execution of processing performed by the delivery destination list updating means, and an update canceling means for canceling execution of processing performed by the delivery destination list updating means before execution. And transmission data delivery system.