JPH0916485A - Information transfer system, information transfer device and terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To flexibly and efficiently transfer and manage information by setting the emergency degree of transferring the information beforehand based on transferred transfer management information and controlling the transfer of the information corresponding to the emergency degree when the information is generated. CONSTITUTION: In this information transfer system, the plural information transfer devices 1 and the plural terminal equipments 2 are connected through a network 3. The terminal equipments 2 prepare the transfer management information for the respective information transfer devices 1 and transfer it to the respective information transfer devices 1 and the information transfer devices 1 set the transfer condition for transferring the information based on the transferred transfer management information and control the transfer of the information corresponding to the transfer condition when the information is generated in the information transfer devices 1. Also, the transfer condition are set based on transfer timing information intrinsic to the respective information transfer devices 1 or the transfer timing information corresponding to the kind of the generated information. Thus, the information is flexibly and efficiently transferred and managed corresponding to the set transfer condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transfer system, and more particularly to an information transfer system for controlling transfer of generated information based on an urgency level set for each information generation source or information type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information transferred from a plurality of information sources is stored in a storage device (called a database or a server) at one place or a plurality of places, and the user needs the stored information. There is an information transfer system that can be taken out accordingly.

For example, a LAN (Local Area)
Network) and WAN (Wide Area N)
documents, through networks such as
In a system such as a system for exchanging image data or electronic mails or a message handling system (MHS), it is installed at a site having a large-capacity server for accumulating information issued from an information source. A destination is added to the information stored in this server, and a specific person at the designated destination can read the information whenever necessary.

In such information transfer systems, there are systems that manage databases and systems that do not manage databases. In the system that manages the database, for example, by unifying the data structure, failure recovery processing, revision management, keyword search, etc. for the database, all information can be managed centrally. Has become. In addition, a system in which the database is not managed does not have a function of managing information such as a keyword search, and merely controls transmission / reception of information.

Further, in the above-mentioned MHS system, when transferring information or a document input by the user, the user gives the urgency of the transfer of the information or the document by itself.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-313934 discloses a message type notifying method for recognizing the message type of a received message and notifying the user.

[0007]

Generally, the urgency of handling information or the utility value of information may differ in the relationship between the origin of the information or the type of information and the user who receives the information. For example, if the source of information is the accounting department, the budget preparation instruction information and the budget preparation instruction change information from the accounting department to each section are important for the section manager who is the user and need to be urgently known. There is.
On the other hand, when the source of information is a specific section A and the budget formulation result of the section A is transmitted to the section manager of another section B,
This budget formulation result is less urgent for the other section B managers, and should be viewed when the section B section manager considers it necessary. Also, when multiple sections are involved in a project, it is considered that the information sent between sections within this project is of high importance, but the information sent from the sections outside the project is of low importance. To be Therefore, in order to make effective use of the transferred information, appropriate management of information transfer and notification to the user in consideration of the origin of the information or the type of information and the relationship with the user receiving the information. Is desired.

[0008] However, the conventional information transfer system does not determine the urgency or utility value of information in consideration of the relationship between the source of information or the type of information and the user who receives the information. That is, the information transmitted to a certain user is arranged and presented in the order in which it is normally transmitted, and some information is highly urgent for that user and some is not. The user selects the information to be viewed from among these many received information, but if the urgency is not given to the received information, it may take time to retrieve the information with high urgency, There is a problem that work efficiency is poor. In addition, when the urgency is assigned, the information can be preferentially taken out on the receiving side, but at the source, it is necessary for each person to intervene each time when transmitting, and to assign the urgency. However, there is a problem that the input / transmission operation is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and it is possible to appropriately and easily set the information transfer timing and the user notification timing according to the information source or the type of the generated information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transfer system that can be adjusted to.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an information transfer system capable of saving labor for managing the transfer timing of information corresponding to the degree of urgency of information and notification timing of display processing etc. To aim.

Further, in particular, by setting the urgency level of the information in relation to the source of the information or the type of the generated information and the person who uses the information, it is possible to control the transfer of the information quickly and accurately. , It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transfer system capable of effectively utilizing information for a user who is a receiving side.

[0012]

FIG. 1 shows a basic block diagram of the information transfer system of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention is an information transfer system in which a plurality of information transfer devices 1 and a plurality of terminal devices 2 are connected through a network 3, and each terminal device 2 is required for its own purpose. Transfer management information of various information is set in advance and transferred to each information transfer device 1, the information transfer device 1 generates information, and transfer conditions are set in advance based on the transfer management information. The present invention provides an information transfer system characterized by controlling transfer of information generated in accordance with the information.

The terminal device 2 may transfer the transfer management information including the transfer timing information unique to each information transfer device 1 to each information transfer device 1.

The terminal device 2 transfers to each information transfer device 1 the transfer management information including the type of information generated by each information transfer device 1 and the transfer timing information corresponding to the type. May be.

The transfer timing information transferred from the terminal device 2 to the information transfer device 1 is as follows: 1) the generated information is immediately transmitted as it is, 2) the generated information is periodically transmitted as it is, 3) Immediately transmit that the generated information exists, 4) Periodically transmit that the generated information exists, 5) Do not transmit even if the generated information exists It may be.

The information transfer device 1 adds a transfer condition to the generated information and transfers the information to the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 2 transfers the transfer condition in the transferred information. May be extracted, and the information may be notified to the user based on the notification timing set corresponding to this transfer condition.

Further, in the terminal device 2, the notification timing set corresponding to the transfer condition is as follows: 1) immediate notification of information to the user, 2) periodical notification of information to the user Alternatively, 3) the notification of information to the user may be performed at a necessary timing requested by the user.

FIG. 2 shows a second basic structural block diagram of the information transfer system of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention relates to an information generating means 11 for generating information, a first receiving means 15 for receiving transfer management information sent from an information transfer destination, and transfer management information for storing the transfer management information. A storage unit 13, an information transfer control unit 12 that sets a unique transfer condition based on the transfer management information or a transfer condition corresponding to the type of information to be generated, and an information generation unit 11 based on the transfer condition. An information transfer device is provided, which comprises: a transmission unit 14 that transmits the information generated by the above to a predetermined information transfer destination.

Further, according to the present invention, the transfer management information input means 18 for inputting the transfer management information of the information generated at the information generation source, and the first storage means 17 for storing the transfer management information for each information generation source. Management information transfer means 16 for transferring the transfer management information for each information source, second receiving means 19 for receiving the information transferred from the information source, and utilization associated with the received information. Notification timing input means 22 for inputting notification timing to a person,
Second storage means 21 for storing the notification timing,
A terminal device, comprising: a notification timing associated with the received information, extracted from the second storage means 21; and a notification control means 20 notifying the user of the received information at the extracted notification timing. Is provided.

The network 3 is a LAN or WAN.
However, the connection form, transmission speed, communication procedure, etc. are not particularly limited. Any information can be transferred as long as information can be transferred between the information transfer device 1 and the terminal device 2. Information transfer device 1
As the terminal device 2, a personal computer, a workstation, a word processor, other portable terminals, etc. are used, but any device having a communication function capable of transferring information between them may be used. The transfer condition is, for example, the urgency or priority of information or the transmission order.

The information transfer device 1 and the terminal device 2 are
CPU, ROM, RA
It is preferable to include an M, a timer, an I / O interface, and an external storage device such as an HDD, a display device such as a CRT, an input device such as a keyboard, and a printing device such as a printer.

Further, in FIG. 2, the information generating means 11,
Transfer management information input means 18 and notification timing input means 2
2, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and various sensors such as light, heat, and infrared can be used, but the present invention is not limited to this. As the transmitting means 14, the management information transferring means 16, the first receiving means 15 and the second receiving means 19, general-purpose transmitting / receiving LSIs or dedicated communication control LSIs can be used. It may be configured by a circuit.

A RAM is usually used for the transfer management information storage means 13, the first storage means 17, and the second storage means 21, but an external storage device such as a ROM, a hard disk, or a floppy disk is used if necessary. Good. The information transfer control means 12 and the notification control means 20 are normally CPUs.
Is equipped with a built-in or external RAM, ROM, timer, I / O interface, etc.
A predetermined function is executed by a control program built in M or the like.

[0024]

According to the present invention, in an information transfer system in which a plurality of information transfer devices and a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network, the terminal devices create transfer management information for each of the information transfer devices. The transfer condition is set such that the information is transferred to each information transfer device, the information transfer device transfers the information based on the transferred transfer management information, and when the information transfer device generates the information, the transfer condition is set. Since the transfer control of the information is performed according to the above, it is possible to transfer and manage the information flexibly and efficiently according to the set transfer conditions.

Further, since the transfer condition is set based on the transfer timing information specific to each information transfer device or the transfer timing information corresponding to the type of information to be generated, the information transfer timing can be set appropriately and easily. It is possible to provide an adjustable information transfer system and further save labor in managing information transfer timing.

Further, the information transfer device adds transfer conditions such as urgency to the generated information, transfers the information to the terminal device, and notifies the user of the information by using the notification timing corresponding to the transfer condition. Is notified, it is possible to appropriately and easily adjust the notification timing to the user.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited by this. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a system configuration diagram of the present invention. In the figure, an information transfer device 31 (1, 2, ..., N) that generates various types of information and a terminal device 32 (1, 2, ..., K) that receives various types of information and notifies the user are networked. It is connected via 33.

The information transfer device 31 is a device that mainly inputs information and monitors the generation of information and transfers the information to the outside, and is also referred to as an information generation source device here. For example, the user may input information using the keyboard 34 or the mouse, or the information may be input from various sensors 35.

The terminal device 32 mainly receives information,
The device is a device that notifies the user of the information and performs necessary processing, and has a function of transmitting information transfer management information to the information generation source device 31.

Here, the information transfer management information is information including the time timing of transferring the information generated in the information generation source device 31, the transmission order, the transmission interval, the transmission contents, etc., and starts the operation of the system. Before, it is transmitted from a certain terminal device 32 to a specific information generation source device 31.
Further, even during system operation, the transfer management information can be changed according to the usage status of information on the terminal device 32 side and the type and amount of information on the information generation source device 31. preferable.

As the network 33, a LAN is used in the case of a relatively narrow range such as the same premises, and a WAN is used in the case of transferring information between remote places. As a LAN,
Commonly used Ethernet, FDDI, etc.
As the WAN, various networks such as a telephone network, an ISDN, a leased line network and a packet communication network are used. Also,
If the system scale is small, a direct line may be drawn between the devices to which information is transferred without going through the network.

Furthermore, when the scale of the information transfer system is large or when the processing load on the terminal device is reduced,
It is preferable to provide a transfer management terminal 36 that specializes in managing the information transfer of the entire system. The transfer management terminal 36 has a function of transmitting the transfer management information of the above-mentioned information to the information generation source device 31, a function of monitoring the frequency of information transfer in the network, and a failure diagnosis.

The information generating source device 31, the terminal device 32, and the transfer management terminal 36 as described above are preferably computer devices such as so-called personal computers and workstations, but the invention is not limited thereto. However, in all of the following examples, CP
It is assumed that various processes such as information transfer / reception are executed by the U, ROM, RAM, I / O interface, timer and communication control program. In addition, it is preferable that any of the devices includes an external storage device for storing information to be transferred and setting data, as needed.

FIG. 4 shows a detailed block diagram of the information transfer system of the present invention. The information generating device 40 is mainly composed of the following parts. The input unit 41 is for inputting various kinds of information, and is connected to the sensor 48 and the keyboard 47, and is also connected to input devices such as a tablet, an OCR, and a pen, and a monitoring terminal for generating information. The input unit 41 constitutes so-called information generating means 11. From the keyboard 47, document / image data such as accounting information, technical information, experimental results, planning information and circulation information are input. Monitoring information such as crime prevention, disaster prevention, and status change is input from the sensor 48.

The transmitting section 43 is a section for transferring the information input to the input section 41 to the outside of the information generating device 40,
A communication control circuit that meets the specifications of the network to be connected is provided. The receiver 46 is a part that receives information transferred from the outside via the network 33, and also includes a communication control circuit similar to the transmitter 43.

The transfer management information storage unit 44 is preferably composed of a RAM, but an external storage device such as a hard disk may be used. In the transfer management information storage unit 44,
The transfer management information sent from the terminal device 32 is stored for each terminal device.

As described above, the transfer management information is information that is the basis for setting so-called transfer conditions, including the transmission timing and transmission interval of the generated information, and is used by a certain terminal device and certain information generating device. These are set separately. For example, in the information generation source device 40, a transfer condition is set such that the information generated by a certain information generation source device A is not sent immediately after the generation but is transferred to the terminal device B at a regular timing. The contents of this transfer management information will be described later.

The transfer condition setting unit 45 is a unit for setting and storing transfer conditions of information to be transferred to the outside from the transfer management information stored in the transfer management information storage unit 44. In addition, the transfer condition setting unit 45 sets, for each piece of generated information, the terminal device 32 to which the information is transferred, and the condition such as the urgency of the information.

The CPU 42 searches for this transfer condition,
The information generated in the input unit 41 is transferred to the outside via the transmission unit 43 under the corresponding transfer condition, and constitutes so-called information transfer control means 12. Further, the CPU 42
Built-in OM, RAM and timer, ROM or RA
Based on the control program stored in M, each part of the information generation source device 40 is controlled. Although not shown, the information generation source device 40 preferably includes a transmission buffer for temporarily storing information to be transmitted, a reception buffer for temporarily storing reception information, and the like.

Next, the configuration of the terminal device 32 will be described. The reception unit 51 and the transmission unit 52 have the same configuration and function as the reception unit 46 and the transmission unit 43 of the information generation source device 40, respectively.
Is configured. The input unit 54 is a unit for inputting various information such as transfer management information and notification timing to the user, and is connected with input devices such as a keyboard 58, a mouse 59, and an OCR 60. The input unit 54 includes so-called transfer management information input means 18 and notification timing input means 2.
Make up 2.

The output part 57 is a part for notifying the user of the information sent from the information generating device 40, and is connected with a printing device such as the printer 61 or a display device such as the CRT 62. The reception information storage unit 56 includes a storage device such as a RAM or a hard disk, and stores various received information. The transfer management information storage unit 55 includes a storage device such as a RAM or a hard disk, and stores transfer management information input from the input unit 54, notification timing, and the like. The transfer management information storage unit 55 corresponds to the first and second storage units 17 and 21.

Similarly to the information generating device 40, the terminal device also has a transmission buffer and a reception buffer. The CPU 53 outputs the received various information to the output unit 57 in accordance with the notification timing stored in the transfer management information storage unit 55, and so-called notification control means 2
0.

Next, a specific example of the transfer management information will be described. Since a plurality of information generation source devices 40 and terminal devices 32 are connected to each other via the network 33, various information may be sent to a certain terminal device C from a plurality of information generation source devices 40. is there.

For a certain terminal device C, there is an information generation source device 40 which has a strong business relevance and frequently transfers information, and to which relatively urgent information is transferred. In some information source devices 40, the information to be transferred is not so important. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the terminal device C, in many cases, it is preferable to distinguish the important information generating source device and the unimportant information generating source device to receive the information.

In such a case, if the transfer management information can be input and the transfer timing of the information can be adjusted in the terminal device C, the user of the terminal device C can obtain the information more efficiently, and further the work can be performed. Efficiency can be improved. In addition, since the information generated by one information generation source device 40 may or may not be highly urgent for the terminal device C, the timing of transfer to the terminal device C should be set according to the type of information. It would be convenient if it could be adjusted.

Here, the transfer management information is set for each information generation source device 40 or for each type of information generated in the information generation source device 40. The setting of the transfer management information is performed by the terminal device 32.
The transfer management terminal 3
In the case of the information transfer system in which 6 exists, an administrator or the like of the entire system may set and input the transfer management information at the transfer management terminal 36.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the meaning of the transfer management information used in the embodiment of the present invention. The numbers 1 to 5 indicate the codes of the contents described on the right side thereof, and when the transfer management information is transferred, this code is actually transferred.

Reference numeral 1 is "if the occurrence data of occurrence data to be notified is changed or changed in the information generation source device 40,"
It means "immediately notify the terminal device 32 of the generated data". Reference numeral 2 indicates “in the information generating device 40,
When the occurrence data to be notified has occurred or changed, it means "notify the terminal device 32" of the occurrence data at regular time intervals. Reference numeral 3 is "if the occurrence data to be notified has occurred or changed in the information generation source device 40, only" immediately notify the terminal device 32 "that the occurrence data has occurred or changed" Means

The reference numeral 4 indicates that "in the information generating device 40, if there is occurrence or change of occurrence data to be notified," at regular time intervals ", there is only occurrence or change of the occurrence data. Is notified to the terminal device 32 ”. Reference numeral 5 means that "the information generation source device 40 does not notify the terminal device 32 of the occurrence data even if the occurrence data to be notified occurs or is changed."

Here, the CPU 42 determines whether or not the occurrence data to be notified has occurred or changed.
The generation data notification operation is executed by the CPU 42 instructing the transmission unit 43 to transfer data.

The "regular time interval" means a regular timing and is stored in advance as a transfer condition of the information generating device 40. For example, data such as "every 10 minutes" or "every day at 10 am"
It is assumed that the transfer condition setting unit 45 has been set.

FIG. 5 shows a format example-1 of the information transferred from the terminal device j to the information generating device i used in the embodiment of the present invention. Here, i is the name or identification number of the information generation source device 40, that is, the information transmission source, and j is the terminal device 32, that is, a device for inputting the transfer management information, and receives information. The name or identification number of the device. At the position of "transfer management information", one of the codes 1 to 5 shown in FIG. 13 is set.

For example, when the information generation source device i receives from the terminal device j the information of the above format example-1 in which "transfer management information" = 2 is set, the information generation source device i
“Transfer management information” = 2 is stored in the transfer management information storage unit 44.

The setting of "transfer management information" = 2 is used by the transfer condition setting unit 45 of the information generation source device i to set transfer conditions such as transfer timing and transfer contents. That is, when the "transfer management information" is 2, the transfer timing is set to a regular time interval, and the content to be notified is set to the content of the generated data itself. In addition to this, transfer conditions such as a transmission order, a transmission destination, and a transmission procedure are set / changed as necessary.

The information shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the input unit 5 of the terminal device j.
4 is created, stored in the transfer management information storage unit 55, and further transferred by the CPU 53 to the information generation source device i through the transmission unit 52. Here, in the information generation source device i that has received the information in the format shown in FIG. 5, the transfer condition set by the transfer condition setting unit 45 is applied to all the generated or changed data. That is, regardless of the type or content of data that has occurred or changed, if any data is generated in the information generating device j, it is transferred to the terminal device j under the same transfer condition.

In FIG. 6, information generating device i to terminal device j
2 shows Format Example-1 of the information transferred to. This is a format example of the transfer information including the generated information itself when "1" or "2" is stored as the transfer management information in the transfer management information storage unit 44. The header 1 has the same format as that shown in FIG. 5, and the header 2 shows the type of transfer condition of the transfer information. Here, the header 2 = "0" means that the generated information itself is transferred. However, header 1
If there is data such as a transfer condition to be notified to the terminal device j, the data may be added.

In FIG. 7, information generating device i to terminal device j
2 shows a format example-2 of the information transferred to. This is an example of the format of the transfer information when only "3" or "4" is stored as the transfer management information in the transfer management information storage unit 44 and only notification that some information has occurred is given. . Here, the header 2 = "1" means that the generated information itself is not transferred, but only the fact that some information is generated is transferred. "Nu
"ll" means that no information is transferred.

FIG. 8 shows the information generating device i to the terminal device j.
3 shows a format example-3 of the information transferred to. This is an example of a format for responding to the information when the information of FIG. 5 is sent from the terminal device j to the information generation source device i in order to change the transfer condition. That is,
The information shown in FIG. 8 is information for notifying the terminal device j that the information transmission source device i has changed the transfer condition. Here, the header = “2” means that the transfer condition is changed in response to the transfer management information.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of the first information transfer example in the information generating device i of the information transfer system of the present invention. Here, an example is shown in which the transfer management information of FIG. 5 is set in the terminal device j, and the information of the formats shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is transferred to the terminal device j.

It is assumed that the transfer management information for the information generating source device i is set in the terminal device j. That is, the transfer management information is input from the input unit 54 and stored in the transfer management information storage unit 55. Then, it is transmitted from the transmitting unit 52 in the format of FIG. In step S1, the transfer management information in the format of FIG. 5 transmitted from the terminal device j to the information generation source device i is received.

In step S 2, the received transfer management information is extracted and stored in the transfer management information storage section 44.
In step S4, the transfer condition setting unit 45 sets the identification numbers of the generation source and the transfer destination in the transfer information format. Further, in step S3, it is checked whether or not information to be transferred is generated in the information generating source device i, and if information to be transferred is generated, the process proceeds to step S4.

Further, in step S5, the transfer condition setting unit 45 refers to the transfer management information stored in the transfer management information storage unit 44 and sets transfer conditions such as transfer timing. The CPU 42 confirms this transfer condition,
Transfer information is created, and this information is transferred through the transmitter 43 at the set transfer timing. This operation is shown below.

When the set transfer condition is "1" shown in FIG. 13 in step S6, the transfer information in the format shown in FIG. 6 is set in the transmission buffer in step S7, and immediately transferred in step S11. It is transmitted to the terminal device j which is the destination.

If the set transfer condition is "2" shown in FIG. 13 in step S6, the transfer information in the format shown in FIG. 6 is set in the transmission buffer in step S8, and the current transfer information is set in step S12. Check if the time is the scheduled timing. If the scheduled transfer timing is currently reached, the process proceeds to step S15, and the CPU 42 transmits the information set in the transmission buffer through the transmission unit 43. On the other hand, if it is not the scheduled timing now, step S3
It returns to and waits until the next scheduled timing without transmitting.

When the set condition is "3" shown in FIG. 13 in step S6, in step S9,
The transfer information in the format shown in FIG. 7 is set in the transmission buffer, and immediately in step S13, the terminal device j
Sent to

If the set condition is "4" shown in FIG. 13 in step S6, the transfer information in the format shown in FIG. 7 is set in the transmission buffer in step S10, and the current time is set in step S14. Check whether it is the scheduled timing. Current,
If it is the fixed timing of transfer, the process proceeds to step S16, and the CPU 42 transmits the information set in the transmission buffer through the transmission unit 43. Meanwhile, currently
If it is not the scheduled timing, the process returns to step S3, and the transmission is not performed until the next scheduled timing.

When the set condition is "5" shown in FIG. 13 in step S6, the transmission operation is not started and the process returns to step S3.

When information is generated in the input unit 41 of the information generating device, the information in the formats shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is transferred as described above, but the information is not generated but the regular notification is made. When it is necessary to do so, or when the transfer management information is sent from the terminal device j and a reply to this information is sent, the information of the format shown in FIG. 8 is set in the transmission buffer and transmitted to the terminal device j. You may

The timing of the reply to the terminal device j is shown in FIG.
The timing may correspond to "1" to "4" shown in No. 3, but since this reply notifies that the setting or change of the transfer management information is completed, it is preferable to send it immediately. According to the above, information is transferred from the information source device at the timing and content desired by the user based on the transfer management information set in the terminal device j, so that flexible and efficient information is transferred. The transfer management of is possible. Moreover, it becomes possible for the user to effectively use the information.

FIG. 9 shows a format example-2 of the information transferred from the terminal device j to the information generating device i used in the embodiment of the present invention. Here, unlike FIG. 5, information type data is added. That is, in FIG.
The information indicated by is information used when the transfer condition is set for each information type generated in the information generation source device i.
This information is created in the input unit 54 of the terminal device j and stored in the transfer management information storage unit 55.

In FIG. 9, i, j and transfer management information are the same as those in FIG. The information type indicates, for example, the type of input sensor or the type of created document information. The types of sensors include a disaster prevention sensor, a crime prevention sensor, and a condition monitoring sensor. The types of document information include inquiry documents, response documents, circulation documents, and technical information documents. Similar to the transfer management information described above, a code corresponding to the type of each information is actually set in this information type.

For example, if the information type is a crime prevention sensor,
This code is "5", and the transfer management information is "
In the case of 1 ″, the information format shown in FIG. 9 means that “when the security sensor (5) is activated in the information generation source device i, immediately transfer it to the terminal device j”.

The information shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the input unit 5 of the terminal device j.
4 is stored in the transfer management information storage unit 55, and is further transferred by the CPU 53 to the information generating device i through the transmitting unit 52.

FIG. 10 shows a format example-4 of the information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j. This is one in which an information type is added to the information format of FIG. Using this format, the generated information content itself and the type of the information are transferred. FIG.
The transfer management information is set to correspond to the information type sent from the terminal device in the format of FIG.

FIG. 11 shows a format example-5 of information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j. This is obtained by adding an information type to the information format shown in FIG. 7, and is used when a notification indicating that some information belonging to the type indicated in the information type has been generated.

FIG. 12 shows a format example-6 of the information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j. This is obtained by adding an information type to the information format of FIG. 8 and is used for notification of completion of change of transfer management information.

FIG. 15 shows a flowchart of a second information transfer example in the information generating device i of the information transfer system of the present invention. Here, an example is shown in which the transfer management information of FIG. 9 is set in the terminal device j and the information of the formats shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is transferred to the terminal device j.
It is assumed that, in the terminal device j, the information type generated in the information generation source device i and the transfer management information corresponding to this information type are set.

In step S21, the transfer management information and the information type in the format of FIG. 6 transmitted from the terminal device j to the information generating device i are received. Step S22
Is the same as step S2 described above. In step S23, the information generator i checks whether or not the information to be transferred is generated. If the information to be transferred is generated, the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S24, the transfer condition setting unit 45 sets the identification numbers of the source and the transfer destination and the information type in the transfer information format. Step S
In 25, the same processing as in step S5 is performed. However, in step S5, the transfer timing peculiar to the information generation source device i is set, but here, in step S5
The transfer timing defined by the associated transfer management information is set for each type of information whose occurrence is detected in 23.

After that, the CPU 42 confirms the transfer condition set in step S25 to create transfer information, and transfers this information through the communication section 43 at the set timing. This operation is shown in steps S26 to S36 in FIG. 15, but this is the same as steps S6 to S16 described above, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

When the terminal terminal j sends the transfer management information in the format shown in FIG. 9 and sends a reply to this information, the information in the format shown in FIG. 12 is set in the transmission buffer and the terminal device j You may reply to. The timing of this reply is shown in FIG.
Any timing from 1 "to" 4 "may be used, but it is preferable to transmit immediately. In this way, the transfer timing to the terminal device j can be adjusted for each information type generated in the information generation source device. Flexible and efficient information transfer management is possible.

Next, an embodiment in which the terminal device j adjusts the notification timing for notifying the user of the information from the information generating device i will be described. In the terminal device j,
8 or the data of the format shown in FIG.
And the notification processing of the information sent from the information generation source device i is executed based on the processing management information. However, the process management information of the terminal device j may not only be transferred from another terminal, but may also be input by the user in his / her own terminal device j.

FIG. 18 shows a format example-1 of the process management information transferred from the information management terminal 36 or another terminal device k to the terminal device j. Here, i is the information generating device 4
0 is the name or identification number, and j is the name or identification number of the terminal device that should receive the information in FIG.

The "process management information" describes how the terminal device j should process various information sent from the information generating source device i to the terminal device j. Here, the process generally means a notification process to the user of the terminal device j, and any means may be used as long as the user can be notified of the received information. Specifically, processing such as displaying information on a CRT, printing information on a printer, and driving an alarm buzzer is executed.

For example, the process management information has a content of "notify the user immediately of the information sent from the information generating device i", and in reality, a numerical value corresponding to this content is provided. It is set in the format of FIG. Here, the format of the information transmitted from the information generation source device i is mainly for those in FIGS. 6 to 8.

FIG. 20 shows a concrete example of the meaning and content of this processing management information. Here, the number indicates the code of the contents described on the right side thereof, and when the process management information is transferred, this code is actually transferred. Reference numeral 11 means “in the information generation source device 40, if the occurrence or change of data that occurs at any time occurs,“ immediately ”process the generated data”. Here, "as needed" means that it is not periodic, and the data immediately transferred from the information generation source device is targeted.

Reference numeral 12 means that "in the information generating device 40, if data that occurs at any time occurs or is changed," periodically "process the generated data." Here, “periodically” means “at regular intervals (for example, 60
Every minute) "or" at a fixed time (for example, every day at 10 o'clock) ". The regular timing is set in advance in the terminal device.

Reference numeral 13 means "in the information generation source device 40, if the data generated or changed at any time occurs or is changed," the generated data is processed at the timing necessary for output ". Here, "timing required for output" means
This means, for example, the necessary timing required by the user, and when the user of the terminal device j came to work in the morning and tried to use the terminal device j, he performed an output operation in order to see the generated data received. This means that the generated data is processed at the timing. That is, the generated data is processed when the user performs the output operation or at the time specified by the user.

Reference numeral 21 means "if the occurrence or change of the data that occurs regularly occurs," periodically "process the generated data". Here, the “periodically generated data” means data transferred at regular timings in the information generation source device 40.

Reference numeral 22 means "if the occurrence or modification of data that occurs periodically occurs," process the produced data "at the timing necessary for output".

When the processing management information in the format shown in FIG. 18 is received by the terminal device j, the processing management information is registered in a predetermined area of a memory such as a RAM for each information generation source device i. After that, every time information is sent from the information generation source device i to the terminal device j, transfer management information in the information is extracted, and the processing management information corresponding to the registered information generation source device i is referred to. Then, the processing of the information is executed according to the meaning content.

Therefore, it is preferable to register the process management information in the terminal device j in advance before starting the operation of the system, but an appropriate initial setting value may be registered. Further, even during system operation, the processing management information can be changed as necessary by transferring the information in the format of FIG. 18 from the information management terminal 36 or the like.

FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of a first information transfer example in the terminal device j of the information transfer system of the present invention. Here, an example in which the process management information of FIG. 18 is received by the terminal device j and the process management information is registered for each information source device will be described. In step S41, the registration information of FIG. 18 transferred from the information management terminal 36 to the terminal device j, that is, the process management information is received.

Prior to this, in the information management terminal 36,
It is necessary to input data including the code of the process management information shown in FIG. Although the information management terminal 36 is shown in FIG. 16 as an example, the process management information may be input to another terminal device k and transferred to the terminal device j, or the terminal device j itself may be used by the user. May register.

Next, in step S42, the received registration information is stored in the reception information storage section 56. here,
In the received registration information, the name of the information generation source device i and the process management information are stored as a pair.

Further, in step S43, it is checked whether or not the information to the terminal device j is received from the information generation source device, and if it is received, the process proceeds to step S44. Further, in step S44, transfer management information is extracted from the received information. This makes it possible to know whether this information has been transferred at any time, that is, immediately or periodically.

In step S44, the name of the information generation source device of the information currently received is compared with the name of the information generation source device of the registration information stored in the reception information storage unit, and there is a match. To check. At this time, a check is performed by also referring to the value of the received transfer management information. For example, if the transfer management information is "1",
Since the data has been transferred immediately, the codes 11, 12, and 13 of the processing management information are to be checked.

In step S45, if there is registration information with the same name of the information generating source device, step S45
46, but if there is no registration information, step S4
Return to 3. In step S46, the value of the process management information included in the registration information in which the names of the information generation source devices match is checked. Hereinafter, based on this value, the CPU 53
Performs notification processing to the user.

If the process management information is "11" or "21" shown in FIG. 20, the process proceeds to step S47 to perform a process of "immediately" notifying the user of the received information. If the process management information is "12" shown in FIG. 20, step S
If the current time corresponds to the "scheduled timing", the process proceeds to step S50, and the above-described notification process to the user is performed. If it is not currently scheduled time,
The process returns to step S43 without any processing.

Further, the process management information is "1" shown in FIG.
If it is "3" or "22", the process proceeds to step S49. If it is "timing required for output" at present, the process proceeds to step S50 to perform a notification process to the user.

In this way, the terminal device j registers the process management information for each information source device, and based on this process management information and the name and transfer management information of the information source device of the received information. Since the notification timing of the information is determined by the user, the timing of the information to the user on the terminal device j side can be adjusted as desired, and the information can be effectively used for the user.

Next, a description will be given of an embodiment in which information notification processing is performed using the format data shown in FIG. FIG. 19 shows the information management terminal 36 or another terminal device k.
It is a format example-2 of the processing management information transferred from the to the terminal device j. This is when the data as shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. 12 is sent from the information generating device,
This is for enabling notification processing of information according to the information type.

19 differs from that of FIG. 18 only in that an information type is added. That is, FIG.
When the format data of No. 8 is registered, the notification process is performed for each information generation source device.
If the format data is registered, the notification process to the user can be performed for each information type of the information generated in the information generation source device. Here, the process management information may be the same as that shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the second information transfer example in the terminal device j. Here, an example is shown in which the process management information of FIG. 19 is received by the terminal device j and the process management information is registered for each information type of a certain information generation source device. 19 differs from step S41 in that the registration information of FIG. 19 is received in step S61. Next, in step S64, the transfer management information of the received information is extracted as in step S44. However, not only the name of the information generation source device but also the information type in the received information and the information type in the registered information are extracted. The difference is to compare with.

In step S65, if there is registration information having the same information type, the process proceeds to step S66. If not, the process returns to step S63. In step S66, the process management information in the registration information found in step S65 is checked to determine the timing of notifying the user of the received information.

In step S66, if the process management information is "11" or "21", as in step S46,
Immediately enter the notification process to the user (step S67),
When the process management information is “12”, if it is the current scheduled time (step S68), the notification process (step S7).
0), and in the case of "13" or "22", if it is the timing currently required for notification (step S69), the notification process (step S70) is entered.

In this way, the terminal device j registers the processing management information for each information type of a certain information generation source device, and the processing management information and the name and transfer of the information generation source device of the received information. Since the information notification timing is determined based on the management information and the information type, it is possible to more appropriately adjust the information notification timing to the user for each information type of the generated information.

In the embodiment of the information transfer system shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the information generating source device 40 which is the transmitting side and the terminal device 2 which is the receiving side are distinguished from each other. It may be an information transfer system including a server and transferring electronic mail and document information to each other. Also,
The transfer management information is input by the terminal device 32 or the transfer management terminal 36, but may be input by the information generation source device 40 as necessary.

[0109]

According to the present invention, in an information transfer system in which a plurality of information transfer devices for generating information and a plurality of terminal devices are connected through a network, the terminal devices transfer information for each of the information transfer devices. The management information is created and transferred to each information transfer device, and the information transfer device presets the urgency of transferring the information based on the transferred transfer management information, and when the information is generated, Since we try to control the transfer of the information according to the urgency,
It is possible to transfer and manage information flexibly and efficiently according to the set urgency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first basic configuration diagram of an information transfer system.

FIG. 2 is a second basic configuration diagram of the information transfer system.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an information transfer system.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of an information transfer system.

FIG. 5 is a format example-1 of information transferred from the terminal device j to the information generation source device i.

FIG. 6 is a format example-1 of information transferred from the information generation source device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 7 is a format example-2 of information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 8 is a format example-3 of information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 9 is a format example-2 of information transferred from the terminal device j to the information generation source device i.

FIG. 10 is a format example-4 of information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 11 is a format example-5 of information transferred from the information generation source device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 12 is a format example-6 of information transferred from the information generating device i to the terminal device j.

FIG. 13 is an example of contents of transfer management information used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an example of information transfer of the information generating device i of the present invention.
It is one.

FIG. 15 is an example of information transfer of the information generating device i according to the present invention.
2.

FIG. 16 is an example-1 of information transfer of the terminal device j of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an example-2 of information transfer of the terminal device j of the present invention.

18 is a format example-1 of the processing management information transferred to the terminal device j. FIG.

FIG. 19 is a format example-2 of the process management information transferred to the terminal device j.

FIG. 20 is an example of contents of processing management information used in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 information transfer device 32 terminal device 33 network 34 keyboard 35 sensor 36 transfer management terminal 40 information generation source device 41 input unit 42 CPU 43 transmission unit 44 transfer management information storage unit 45 transfer condition setting unit 46 reception unit 47 keyboard 48 sensor 51 reception Part 52 Sending part 53 CPU 54 Input part 55 Transfer management information storage part 56 Reception information storage part 57 Output part 58 Keyboard 59 Mouse 60 OCR 61 Printer 62 CRT

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shigeru Taniguchi 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Fujitsu Network Engineering Ltd. (72) Inventor Kaori Suzuki 3-chome, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 2-1 Fujitsu Network Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Takahara 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Network Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. In an information transfer system in which a plurality of information transfer devices and a plurality of terminal devices are connected via a network, the terminal devices preset transfer management information of information necessary for each information transfer device. The transfer management information is transferred to each of the information transfer devices, the information transfer device generates information, the transfer condition is set based on the transfer management information, and the information generated according to the transfer condition is transferred to the information transfer device. An information transfer system characterized by transferring to a terminal device. 2. The information transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer management information is transfer timing information, and the transfer timing information is unique to each information transfer device. 3. The information transfer system according to claim 2, wherein the transfer timing information corresponds to the type of information. 4. The transfer timing information includes: 1) immediately transmitting the generated information as it is, 2) transmitting the generated information as it is, and 3) indicating that the generated information exists. It is characterized in that it is either immediately transmitted, 4) periodically transmitting that the generated information exists, or 5) not transmitting even if the generated information exists. The information transfer system according to claim 3. 5. The transfer timing information indicates a timing corresponding to the transfer condition, the transfer condition of the transfer timing information is added to the information generated by the transfer device, and the information is transferred to the terminal device. 5. The terminal device notifies the user of the information at a notification timing according to the transfer condition.
The information transfer system described in any one of 1. 6. The notification timing is: 1) immediate notification of information to the user, 2) periodic notification of information to the user, 3) notification of information to the user The information transfer system according to claim 5, wherein the information transfer system is performed at a required timing requested by a person. 7. Information generation means for generating information, first reception means for receiving transfer management information sent from an information transfer destination, transfer management information storage means for storing the transfer management information, and An information transfer control unit that sets a unique transfer condition or a transfer condition corresponding to the type of information to be generated based on the transfer management information; And an information transfer device for transmitting the information to the information transfer destination. 8. A transfer management information input means for inputting transfer management information of information generated at an information generation source, a first storage means for storing the transfer management information for each information generation source, and the transfer management information. Management information transfer means for transferring the information for each information generation source, a second reception means for receiving the information transferred from the information generation source, and the notification timing to the user associated with this reception information Notification timing input means, second storage means for storing the notification timing, and notification timing associated with the received information is extracted from the second storage means and the received information is used at the extracted notification timing. A terminal device, comprising: a notification control unit for notifying a person.