JPH09218793A - Event driving-type application execution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conversation processing means for an event driving-type application for supporting cooperation work among users and to easily reflect the result of a conversation processing among the users on the execution of the processing. SOLUTION: Input/output means 3 and 4 realize interface with the users and an event issuing means 1 issues an event for executing a function when it calls a procedure for executing the function from the input/output means 3 and 4. A function execution means 2 executes the function corresponding to the event for executing the function, which is issued from the event issuing means 1, and issues the event for giving the notice of a processing result to the input/output means 3 and 4. The conversation processing means 5 issues the event to the input/output means 3 and 4 in accordance with the call of the procedure from the input/output means 3 and 4 and calls the procedure for executing the function for the event issuing means 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an event driven application execution system, and more particularly to an event driven application execution system for supporting collaborative work between users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art What is an event driven application?
The execution order of the processing is not predetermined,
It is an application system that determines the processing to be executed by the issued event. The event driven application is implemented on a network system such as a client / server system. In an event-driven application that supports collaborative work between users, user instructions are transmitted to a function execution unit that executes processing by issuing an event, and data of processing results is shared between users.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional event-driven application execution system. This event-driven application execution method uses an event issuing means 71, a function executing means 72, and an input / output means 73.
And 74.

The event issuing means 71 is a function executing means 7
2 is a means for issuing an event. The event issuing unit 71 publishes the procedure for issuing the event for each event to be issued, and when the procedure is called, it issues the corresponding event to the function executing unit 72.

The function executing means 72 is means for executing processing such as user management and data management. Function executing means 72
Determines in advance a series of processes to be executed for each event issued by the event issuing means 71, and when an event is issued from the event issuing means 71, a series of processing corresponding to the issued event is executed. When the series of processing is completed, the function executing means 72 transmits the result of the processing to the input / output means 73 and 74 so that the input / output means 73.
And 74 issue an event for notifying the processing result.

When the input / output means 73 and 74 receive the processing result notification event from the function execution means 72, the processing result is notified to the user by, for example, a display output, and the user is notified of the processing result. Correspondence of, for example, with a mouse click or keyboard input,
Event input means 7 that receives as input from the user
1 is a means for calling a procedure for issuing an event that is open to the public.

Next, the operation of such a conventional event-driven application execution system will be described.

Here, it is assumed that the user who uses the input / output unit 73 inputs an instruction to change certain data to the input / output unit 73.

The input / output means 73 is the event issuing means 71.
Among the procedures for issuing an event, which is published by, the procedure for issuing an event that requests the function executing means 72 to execute a series of processes related to data change is called.

When the procedure for issuing an event is called, the event issuing means 71 sends to the function executing means 72 an event corresponding to the procedure, in this example, an event requesting execution of a series of processing relating to data change. To issue.

The function executing means 72 is the event issuing means 7
The event issued from 1 is received, and a series of processes to be executed when the event is received. In this example, a series of processes related to data change are executed. When this processing ends, the function execution means 72 sends the processing result to the input / output means 73 and 74 in order to transmit the changed data in this example to the input / output means 73 and 74. Issue an event for notification.

When the input / output means 73 and 74 receive the event for notifying the processing result from the function executing means 72, the processing result, in this example, the changed data is displayed to the user by, for example, display output. To notify you.

In this case, the user who uses the input / output unit 73 gives an instruction to change certain data regardless of the intention of the user who uses the input / output unit 74.
3, and as a result, by the function executing means 72,
This means that a series of processing for changing the data has been executed.

Next, when the user using the input / output means 73 tries to change certain data, the data is changed after the user using the input / output means 74 has previously understood. Suppose you want to do so.

The input / output means 73 is the event issuing means 71.
Among the procedures for issuing an event, which is published by, the procedure for issuing an event requesting the function executing means 72 to execute a process for causing the input / output means 74 to perform an output requesting the user to acknowledge the change of data. Call.

Upon being called a procedure for issuing an event, the event issuing means 71 issues an event corresponding to the procedure to the function executing means 72.

The function executing means 72 is the event issuing means 7
In this example, the input / output unit 74 is caused to output a series of processes that are executed when an event issued from 1 is received and that is executed when the event is received. Execute the process. That is, in order to transmit the data change approval request to the input / output unit 74,
An event for requesting approval of data change is issued to the input / output unit 74.

When the input / output unit 74 receives the event for requesting the approval of the data change from the function executing unit 72, the input / output unit 74 requests the user for the approval of the data change. The user is notified, and an input from the user as to whether or not to consent is received by, for example, a mouse click.

Here, when the user who uses the input / output means 74 understands that the data has been changed, the input / output means 74 is used.
In the function issuing means 72, the function executing means 72 executes processing for causing the input / output means 73 to perform an output for notifying the user that the data change has been acknowledged among the procedure for issuing the event published by the event issuing means 71. Call the procedure that issues the requested event.

When the procedure for issuing an event is called, the event issuing means 71 issues an event according to the procedure to the function executing means 72.

The function executing means 72 is the event issuing means 7
In this example, the input / output unit 73 is caused to output a series of processes that are executed when the event issued from the step 1 is received, and that is executed when the event is received. Execute the process. That is, in order to transmit the approval of the data change to the input / output unit 73, an event for the approval of the data change is issued to the input / output unit 73.

When the input / output unit 73 receives the data change approval event from the function execution unit 72, in order to inform the user that the data change has been approved, for example,
Notify the user by display output, etc.

The user who is using the input / output unit 73, having been notified that the data has been changed, inputs an instruction to change certain data to the input / output unit 73. Then, the input / output unit 73 becomes the event issuing unit 71.
Among the procedures for issuing an event, which is published by, the procedure for issuing an event that requests the function executing means 72 to execute a series of processes related to data change is called.

When the event issuing means 71 is called a procedure for issuing an event, the event executing means 71 sends an event corresponding to the procedure, in this example, an event requesting execution of a series of processing relating to data change to the function executing means 72. To issue.

The function executing means 72 is the event issuing means 7
The event issued from 1 is received, and a series of processes to be executed when the event is received. In this example, a series of processes related to data change are executed. When this processing ends, the function execution means 72 sends the processing result to the input / output means 73 and 74 in order to transmit the changed data in this example to the input / output means 73 and 74. Issue an event for notification.

When the input / output means 73 and 74 receive the event for notifying the processing result from the function executing means 72, the processing result, in this example, the changed data is displayed to the user by, for example, display output. To notify you.

In this case, the user who uses the input / output unit 73 confirms the intention of the user who uses the input / output unit 74, and then inputs an instruction to change certain data to the input / output unit 73. As a result, the function executing means 72 has executed a series of processes for changing the data.

[0028]

In the above-described conventional event-driven application execution method, when an event-driven application attempts to change a certain process so that it is executed after obtaining the consent of another user, An event for additionally implementing a function for asking other users to acknowledge the execution of the process and a function for acknowledging the execution of the process in the function executing means, and causing the series of processes to be executed. Since it was necessary to additionally implement the event and the procedure for issuing the event in the event issuing means, a change such that the processing is executed after obtaining the consent of the dialogue between the users is performed in many processing. To do so, the function execution means and event issuing means must be changed by additionally implementing functions and events for each process, and the number of development steps Very increase.

Therefore, in the conventional event-driven application execution method for supporting collaborative work between users, it is possible to perform interactive processing between users such as executing processing after obtaining consent for the interaction between users. There is a problem that it is very difficult to reflect the result in the execution of processing.

An object of the present invention is to provide an interactive processing means in an event driven application for supporting collaborative work between users and easily reflect the result of the interactive processing between users in the execution of the processing. It is to provide an event-driven application execution method as described above.

[0031]

The event-driven application execution method of the present invention is an event-driven application execution method for supporting collaborative work between users, which implements an interface with a user. Output means, event issuing means for issuing an event for function execution when a procedure for function execution is called from this input / output means, and event for function execution issued by this event issuing means. A function executing means for executing a function corresponding to the processing result and issuing an event for notifying a processing result to the input / output means, and an event for the input / output means in response to a procedure call from the input / output means And an interactive processing means for calling a procedure for function execution to the event issuing means.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0033]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an event-driven application execution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The event-driven application execution method according to the present embodiment includes an event issuing means 1 and a function executing means 2.
And input / output means 3 and 4, and dialogue processing means 5.

The event issuing means 1 is means for issuing an event to the function executing means 2. The event issuing means 1 publishes the procedure for issuing the event for each event to be issued, and when the procedure is called, it issues the corresponding event to the function executing means 2.

The function executing means 2 is means for executing processing such as user management and data management. The function executing means 2
A series of processes to be executed for each event issued by the event issuing means 1 is determined in advance.
When an event is issued from, a series of processing corresponding to the issued event is executed. The function executing means 2
When the series of processing is completed, an event for notifying the processing result is issued to the input / output means 3 and 4 in order to transmit the processing result to the input / output means 3 and 4. Also, each time a new function is implemented, the function executing means 2 notifies the interactive processing means 5 of the processing content so that the interactive processing means 5 recognizes the processing that can be executed by the function executing means 2.

The input / output means 3 and 4 are means for realizing an interface with the user, and the function executing means 2
When an event for processing result notification is received from the user, the processing result is notified to the user, for example, by display output, and the user's response to the processing result is notified by the user, for example, by mouse click or keyboard input. Is a means for calling a procedure for accepting the input from the event issuing means 1 and issuing the event published by the event issuing means 1.

The dialogue processing means 5 is means for processing a dialogue between users, such as requesting the consent of another user, accepting the execution, or refusing the execution of the processing executed by the function executing means 2. . The dialogue processing means 5 issues and processes an event to convey the contents of the processing executed by the function executing means 2 for each user's instruction such as a request for consent of another user or an approval or rejection of processing execution. The procedure is published.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the process of the event driven application execution method according to the first embodiment, an approval request input step S101, an approval request procedure calling step S102, and an approval request event issuing step S.
103, an approval request display step S104, an approval / rejection input step S105, an approval procedure call step S106, an approval event issue and function execution procedure call step S107, and an approval display step S10.
8, function execution event issuing step S109, function execution and processing result notification event issuing step S1
10, a process result output step S111, a refusal procedure calling step S112, a refusal event issuing step S113, and a refusal display step S114.

Next, the operation of the event-driven application execution system of the first embodiment thus constructed will be described.

Regarding the processing executed by the function executing means 2,
When the user using the input / output unit 3 seeks the consent of the user using the input / output unit 4 (step S1)
01), the input / output unit 3 calls the procedure for the consent request of the dialogue processing unit 5 (step S102).

When the procedure for requesting the consent of the dialogue processing means 5 is called, the dialogue processing means 5 informs the input / output means 4 to inform the input / output means 4 that the consent for the execution of the processing is required. And issues an event for approval request (step S103).

The input / output unit 4 outputs a message, a voice, a moving image, etc. to the user to the effect that consent is required (step S104).

If the user who is using the input / output means 4 accepts the execution of the processing (step S105), the input / output means 4 receives the event for the approval request, and the input / output means 4 acknowledges the execution of the processing. The procedure for the understanding of the processing means 5 is called (step S106).

When the procedure for consent of the dialogue processing means 5 is called, the dialogue processing means 5 informs the input / output means 3 of the consent request source that the consent has been accepted. A procedure is called by which the event issuing means 1 issues an event that issues an event and requests the function executing means 2 to execute the understood process (step S
107).

When the input / output unit 3 receives the understanding event, the input / output unit 3 outputs a message, a voice, a moving image or the like to the user to the effect that the consent has been received (step S108).

When the procedure for issuing an event is called, the event issuing means 1 issues an event corresponding to the procedure to the function executing means 2 (step S10).
9).

The function executing means 2 receives the event issued by the event issuing means 1 and executes a series of processing to be executed when the event is received. When this processing is completed, the result of the processing is input. An event for notifying the processing result is issued to the input / output means 3 and 4 for transmission to the output means 3 and 4 (step S110).

The input / output means 3 and 4 are the function executing means 2
When the event for notifying the processing result is received from, the processing result is notified to the user (step S111).

On the other hand, if the user using the input / output means 4 refuses to execute the process (step S105),
When the input / output unit 4 receives the approval request event, the input / output unit 4 rejects the process execution and thus calls the rejection procedure of the interactive processing unit 5 (step S112).

When the refusal procedure of the dialogue processing means 5 is called, the dialogue processing means 5 issues a refusal event to the input / output means 3 in order to notify the input / output means 3 of the refusal. (Step S113). Since the function executing procedure is not called, the rejected process is not executed.

Upon receipt of the refusal event, the input / output unit 3 outputs the refusal to the user as a message, voice, moving image or the like (step S114).

Here, when the user who uses the input / output unit 3 changes certain data without the consent of the user who uses the input / output unit 4, the conventional event-driven application shown in FIG. 7 is used. Since it is the same as the execution method,
When the user using the input / output unit 3 tries to change certain data, it is assumed that the data is changed after the user using the input / output unit 4 understands in advance. To do.

When the user who is using the input / output unit 3 requests the consent of the user who is using the input / output unit 4 when causing the function executing unit 2 to execute the process of changing certain data (step S101). ), The input / output means 3 is
Using the data name of the data to be changed as the argument of the procedure, the procedure for requesting the data change consent of the interactive processing means 5 is called (step S102).

When the procedure for requesting the data change consent of the dialogue processing means 5 is called, the dialogue processing means 5 notifies the input / output means 4 that the consent to execute the alteration processing of a certain data is requested, and therefore the alteration is performed. Using the data name of the target data as an event argument, an event for requesting the data change consent is issued to the input / output unit 4 (step S10).
3).

When the input / output unit 4 receives the data change approval request event, the input / output unit 4 outputs a message, voice, moving image, etc. to the user that the approval of the execution of the change processing of certain data is requested ( Step S104).

If the user using the input / output unit 4 agrees to execute the data modification process (step S10).
5) When the input / output unit 4 receives the event for the data change approval request, the input / output unit 4 acknowledges the execution of the data change process.
A procedure for consenting to data change of the dialogue processing means 5 is called (step S106).

When the procedure for understanding the data change of the interactive processing means 5 is called, the interactive processing means 5 transmits the accepted information to the input / output means 3, so that the data name of the data to be changed is set as the argument of the event. As an event, the event issuing unit 1 issues an event for data change acceptance to the input / output unit 3, and the event issuing unit 1 issues an event required by the function executing unit 2 to execute the accepted data change process. Call the procedure (step S107).

When the input / output unit 3 receives the data change approval event, it outputs the approval to the user in a message, voice, moving image, etc. (step S10).
8).

When the procedure for issuing an event is called, the event issuing means 1 issues an event corresponding to the procedure to the function executing means 2 (step S10).
9).

The function executing means 2 receives the event issued from the event issuing means 1 and executes a series of processing to be executed when the event is received. When this processing is completed, the result of the processing is input. An event for notifying the processing result is issued to the input / output means 3 and 4 for transmission to the output means 3 and 4 (step S110).

The input / output means 3 and 4 are the function executing means 2
When the event for notifying the processing result is received from, the processing result is notified to the user (step S111).

On the other hand, if the user using the input / output means 4 refuses to execute the data change processing (step S105), the input / output means 4 receives the data change request event and then receives the data change request. In order to reject the execution of the modification process, the data modification refusal procedure of the interactive processing means 5 is called with the data name of the data to be modified as an argument of the procedure (step S112).

When the procedure for data change refusal of the dialogue processing means 5 is called, the dialogue processing means 5 transmits the refusal to the input / output means 3, so that the data name of the data to be changed is the argument of the event. As an event, an event for refusing data change is issued to the input / output unit 3 (step S
113). The rejected data change process will not be executed.

When the input / output unit 3 receives the data change refusal event, the input / output unit 3 outputs the refusal to the user as a message, voice, moving image, or the like (step S11).
4).

As described above, in the event-driven application execution method of the first embodiment, when executing a certain process, after obtaining the consent of another user, when the process is executed, the input / output means is used. The input and output means 3 and 4 which are to be understood by the dialogue processing means 5, are requested by the dialogue processing means 5 to request the acceptance of the execution of the processing.
Then, after the understanding is transmitted from the input / output means 3 and 4 to be understood, the dialogue processing means 5 issues an event requesting the function executing means 2 to execute the processing to the event issuing means 1
Call the procedure issued by. Therefore,
Even if the function executing means 2 and the event issuing means 1 are not changed, the dialogue processing means 5 can perform the dialogue processing between the users such as the request for the acceptance of the processing execution, the acceptance or the rejection of the processing execution.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an event driven application execution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The event-driven application execution method of this embodiment includes an event issuing means 1 ', a data managing means 21', a user managing means 22 ', a group managing means 23', and user interface providing means 3'and 4 '. , Dialogue processing means 5 '.

The event issuing means 1 ', like the event issuing means 1 in the event-driven application execution method of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, issues an event when a public procedure is called. Is a means,
An event is issued to the data management means 21 ', the user management means 22' or the group management means 23 '.

The event issued by the event issuing means 1'is, for example, a data erasing event in which the data to be erased issued to the data managing means 21 'is used as an argument of the event, and the user managing means 22'. Event for user registration with the user name of the user to be registered as the argument of the event, and event for group generation with the group name of the group to be issued issued to the group management means 23 'as the argument of the event Etc.

The procedure published for issuing these events to the event issuing means 1'includes a procedure for erasing data in which data to be erased is used as an argument of the procedure, and a user name of a user to be registered. There is a procedure for user registration in which is a procedure argument, a group generation procedure in which a group name of a group to be generated is a procedure argument, and the like.

Data management means 21 ', user management means 2
The 2'and the group managing means 23 'correspond to the function executing means 2 in the event driven application execution method of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

The data management means 21 'is a means having a function of generating and managing data shared by users, and is an event for data generation and an event for data deletion issued from the event issuing means 1'. The function related to data management is executed according to the type of event such as the data attribute changing event, and the execution result is notified to the user interface providing means 3'and 4 '.

The user management means 22 'is a means having a function of registering and managing a user who is using an event-driven application, and is an event for user registration issued by the event issuing means 1', a user. A function related to user management is executed according to the type of event such as an event for deleting registration and an event for changing user attribute, and the execution result is notified to the user interface providing means 3'and 4 '.

The group management means 23 'is a means having a function of receiving information from the data management means 21' and the user management means 22 'and generating and managing a group which is a collaborative work environment between users, and is an event. A function related to group management is executed according to the type of event such as an event for group generation, an event for group disappearance, an event for group attribute change, etc. issued from the issuing means 1 ', and the execution result is a user interface. Notify the providing means 3'and 4 '.

The group managed by the group management means 23 'is a group having users who collaborate and data to be collaborated, and the user management means 22'.
Transmits the information about the data so that the group managing means 23 'recognizes the information about the users who collaborate, and the data managing means 21' transmits the information about the data to be collaborated to the group managing means 23 '. 'Provide information about the data for recognition.

The group management means 23 'registers a user and data in the group, changes the access right of the user to the data in the group, creates a group by one user and another user, etc. By providing the function of, a collaborative work environment for users is constructed.

FIG. 4 is a relationship diagram of a group managed by the group management means 23 ', which is formed of data managed by the data management means 21' and users managed by the user management means 22 '. In FIG. 4, in order to define the range of possible data operations in the group, for example, to display the data to the individual users registered in the group, according to the role and the position of the user in the group. Only possible,
One of three types of access rights is set: data can be added and data can be edited.

The user interface providing means 3'and 4'are distributed on the network and correspond to the input / output means 3 and 4 in the event driven application execution system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. is there. User interface providing means 3'and 4 '
Is a means for providing a form for receiving input from the user who is using it and a form for outputting results and information to the user.

FIG. 5 shows that a user who uses the user interface providing means 3'can change the access right of a certain user in the group and inputs the target user and the access right. It is a figure which shows an example of the form which the interface provision means 3'provides.

FIG. 6 shows that a user who is using the user interface providing means 4 ′ is informed by a user in the group that his or her access right is to be changed. To enter
It is a figure which shows an example of the form which the user interface provision means 4'provides.

The dialogue processing means 5'is similar to the dialogue processing means 5 in the event-driven application execution system of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
For each user's instruction such as another user's request for consent, processing execution approval, or refusal, an event is issued to convey the content, and the procedure for processing the content of the instruction is disclosed. In order for the dialogue processing means 5'to recognize the processing that can be executed by the group management means 23 ', the group management means 23' informs the dialogue processing means 5'of the processing contents. Regarding the processing executed by the group management means 23 ′, the user interface providing means 3 ′ and 4 ′ are given to the user interface providing means 3 ′ and 4 ′ for each user's instruction such as the request for the consent of another user or the approval or rejection of the processing execution.
It publishes an event that conveys the content and discloses the procedure for processing the content of the instruction.

The process of the event-driven application execution system of the second embodiment is executed in the same manner as the process of the event-driven application execution system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, the event issuing means 1 is the event issuing means 1'and the function executing means 2 is the data managing means 2
1 ', user management means 22' and group management means 2
The input / output units 3 and 4 are replaced with user interface providing units 3'and 4 ', and the interactive processing unit 5 is replaced with the interactive processing unit 5'.

Next, the operation of the event-driven application execution system of the second embodiment thus constructed will be described.

For example, the process of changing the access right of a user in the group is a process performed by the group management means 23 ', but this process is performed by a user who wants to change the access right of another user. It is assumed that the actual access right changing process is performed after obtaining the consent of the user to be changed. Here, it is assumed that the user who is using the user interface providing means 3'is trying to change the access right in the group of the user who is using the user interface providing means 4 '.

The dialogue processing means 5'changes the access right to the user interface providing means 4'in order that the user who requests the consent of the execution of the access right changing processing can obtain the consent of the user whose access right is changed. To issue an event requesting the consent of the user interface, and to acknowledge the process of changing the access right requested to be acknowledged, the user interface providing means 3'is issued an event notifying that the access is accepted Since the function for calling the procedure for issuing the event for requesting the group management means 23 'to execute the right change processing by the event issuing means 1'is mounted and the interactive processing means 5'executes these processing. The procedure called by the user interface providing means 3'and 4'is published.

At this time, an event for requesting the group management means 23 'to implement the access right change processing function performed by the group management means 23' or to execute the access right change processing disclosed by the event issuing means 1 ', And the procedure that calls that event may remain unchanged.

Here, in a certain group, a user who uses the user interface providing means 3'whose access right to operate the data is set, and an access right which can only display the data are set. It is assumed that the user using the user interface providing means 4'is registered and collaborates. Under this circumstance, the user who is using the user interface providing means 3 ′ has the consent of the user who is using the user interface providing means 4 ′ and the user who is using the user interface providing means 4 ′. It is assumed that the access right is changed to allow data manipulation.

The user interface providing means 3'is provided with an input form for the user using the user interface providing means 3'to request the approval of the change of the access right of the other users in the group. There is. The user who uses the user interface providing means 3 ′, in order to allow the user who is using the user interface providing means 4 ′ access right in a group, to operate the user interface providing means 3 ′, In the input form (see FIG. 5) for requesting the approval of the change of the access right of the other users in the group, the user name using the user interface providing means 4'and the new access right of the user. Characters meaning possible operation are input (step S10)
1).

The user interface providing means 3'is
The user who uses the user interface providing unit 4 ′ is changed in order to request the user who uses the user interface providing unit 4 ′ to understand the change that allows the user to access the group. The dialogue processing means 5'is open to the public by using the name of the user who is using the user interface providing means 4 ', which is the other party, and a character that means that the user's new access right is possible even for the operation. The procedure for the access right change approval request is called (step S102).

When the user interface providing means 3'calls the procedure for requesting the consent to change the access right, the interactive processing means 5'provides the group access right of the user using the user interface providing means 4 '. In order to inquire the user who is using the user interface providing means 4'whether or not to understand the change that enables the operation, the user interface providing means 4'uses the user interface providing means 3'which is the requesting person. The user name and the character that means that the user has a new access right to operate can be used as an argument to issue an access right change approval request event (step S103).

The user interface providing means 4'is
Upon receiving the event for requesting approval of change of access right, the user using the user interface providing means 4'recognizes that the request for approval of change of access right has come and informs the user interface providing means 4 '. Output that a request for consent to change the access right has been made and a form (see FIG. 6) for inputting the reply is displayed (step S10).
4).

Here, when the user using the user interface providing means 4'acknowledges the access right change acceptance request made by the user interface providing means 3 ', the user interface providing means 4'is used. The user uses the user interface providing means 4 '.
Output that there is a request for consent to change the access right, displayed on the form for inputting the reply,
Input is made to the effect that the user interface providing means 3'permits the access right change acceptance request (step S).
105).

The user interface providing means 4'is
In order to understand the change that allows the user using the user interface providing means 3'to operate the group access right, the user name using the user interface providing means 4'is used as an argument. Then, the procedure for understanding the access right change, which is disclosed by the dialogue processing means 5 ', is called (step S106).

When the dialogue processing means 5'is called by the user interface providing means 4'for the procedure for understanding the change of the access right, the user using the user interface providing means 4'confirms that the user has accepted the change of the access right. To inform the user who is using the interface providing means 3 ', the user interface providing means 3'
In addition, the user name using the user interface providing means 4 ′ of the consented person is used as an argument to issue an event for approval of access right modification, and at the same time, execution of the approved access right modification processing is group-managed. Means 2
In order to request 3 ′, the user name using the user interface providing means 4 ′ and a character that means that an operation with a new access right is possible are used as arguments and the execution of the access right change processing is group-managed. The procedure for issuing an event for requesting the means 23 'by the event issuing means 1'is called (step S107).

The user interface providing means 3'is
Upon receiving the event for understanding the change of the access right, the user interface providing means 3'prepared in advance so that the user using the user interface providing means 4'can recognize that the change of the access right has been accepted. A certain form for outputting that the change of the access right is understood is displayed (step S108).

When the event issuing means 1'is called a procedure for issuing an event for executing the access right change processing,
Group management means 23 'for an event corresponding to the procedure
(Step S109).

The group management means 23 'receives an event issued from the event issuing means 1', and executes a series of processing to be executed when the event is received. When this processing is completed, the result of the processing is displayed. , In order to transmit to the user interface providing means 3'and 4 ', an event for notifying the processing result is issued to the user interface providing means 3'and 4' (step S110).

Upon receiving the processing result notification event from the group management means 23 ', the user interface providing means 3'and 4'notify the processing result to the user (step S111).

On the other hand, when the user using the user interface providing means 4'rejects the access right change acceptance request made by the user interface providing means 3 ', the user using the user interface providing means 4'. Is a user interface providing means 4 '
Is displayed, output that the request for consent to change the access right is received, and in the form for entering the reply,
Input is made to reject the access right change acceptance request made by the user interface providing means 3 '(step S
105).

The user interface providing means 4'is
In order to reject the change that allows the user using the user interface providing means 3'to access the group, the user name using the requesting user interface providing means 4'is rejected. As a parameter, the procedure for access right change refusal disclosed by the dialogue processing means 5'is called (step S112).

When the dialogue processing means 5'is called by the user interface providing means 4'for a procedure for refusing the access right, it means that the user using the user interface providing means 4'rejects the access right change.
In order to inform the user who is using the user interface providing means 3 ′, the user interface providing means 3 ′ uses the user name of the rejected user interface providing means 4 ′ as an argument and access right. Issue an event for refusal of change (step S
113). Note that the denied access right change processing is not executed.

The user interface providing means 3'is
Upon reception of the access right change refusal event, the user interface providing means 3'is prepared in advance so that the user using the user interface providing means 4'can recognize that the access right change is denied. A form for outputting that the change of the access right is rejected is displayed (step S114).

The procedure for the event issuing means 1'to issue the event for executing the access right changing process is the user interface providing means 3 when the access right changing process is executed without the understanding of the dialogue between the users. It is called from'and 4 ', but is called from the interaction processing means 5'when the access right changing process is executed after the user's interaction is understood. But in both cases,
The group management means 23 'executes the same access right changing process. That is, in this example, the access right in the group of the user who is using the user interface providing means 4'is changed to be able to operate the data.

As described above, the dialogue processing means 5'has a function of inquiring whether the user's access right may be changed, a function of accepting the change of the access right, and a function of rejecting the change of the access right. The group management means 23 'has the function of performing the actual access right change processing. The user interface providing means 3'and 4 ', in accordance with the function of the interactive processing means 5', informs the user of a request for consent to change the access right and inputs a reply to it, or a form for notifying the change of the access right. I have a form that tells me that I am not allowed to change access rights.

Here, when the user using the user interface providing means 4'responds slowly to the access right change acceptance request from the user interface providing means 3'to the user interface providing means 4 ', A function for prompting a reply to a user who is using the interface providing means 4'is added to the event-driven application, or an access right is changed from the user interface providing means 3'to the user interface providing means 4 '. It is assumed that a function for canceling the access right change approval request from the user interface providing means 3'to the user interface providing means 4'is added to the event driven application when the approval request is desired to be canceled.

However, these functions include a function for inquiring whether the user's access right may be changed,
Similar to the function of accepting the change of the access right and the function of rejecting the change of the access right, it may be installed in the interactive processing means 5 ', and it is not necessary to change the access right changing process of the group management function 23'.

In addition, in the event-driven application execution method for supporting collaborative work between users, a form for accepting an input from the user who is using it and a result for the user are provided to improve the user interface. And often change the form for outputting information. For example, when the user interface providing unit 4 ′ that has received the event for requesting the consent to change the access right accesses the user name that has previously requested the approval of the change in the access right and the one that has output only the new access method. It is assumed that the user interface providing means 4'is changed so that the time when the approval of the change of the right is requested is also output.

However, by changing the user interface providing means 4 ′, the interaction processing means 5 ′ increments the argument of the event for the access right change approval request issued to the user interface providing means 4 ′ to increase the access right. It is sufficient to change only the dialogue processing means 5 ', so that the time at which the approval of the change is requested is added to the argument of the event for requesting the access right change approval request.

As described above, in the event-driven application execution method of the second embodiment, the case of additionally mounting a new interactive process performed before executing a certain process or the user interface providing means is changed for some reason. Also, the group management means 23 'and the user management means 2
2'and data management means 21 'without changing
This can be handled by changing only the dialogue processing means 5 '.

[0109]

As is apparent from what has been described above, according to the present invention, an interactive process between users, such as a request for approval of execution of a certain process, approval of execution, refusal of approval, etc., in an event-driven application. When the result of is reflected in the execution of the process, an interactive processing unit is provided, and the interactive processing unit requests the approval of the execution of the certain process, the approval of the execution,
By performing interactive processing between users, such as refusal of consent, it is not necessary to change the function executing means for executing processing in which the result of the interactive processing is reflected, thus supporting collaborative work between users. This has the effect of reducing the number of man-hours required for system development and making it extremely easy to implement.

In addition, even if a new dialog processing is additionally implemented or the user interface is changed,
Since it is not necessary to change the function execution means that executes the processing that reflects the result of the interaction processing only by changing the interaction processing means, the number of man-hours for developing a system that frequently changes the processing related to the interaction between users is reduced. The effect is that it can be implemented very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an event-driven application execution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of an event-driven application execution method of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an event driven application execution system according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is data managed by the data management means in FIG.
It is a relationship diagram of the group managed by the group management means, which is formed from the users managed by the user management means.

5 is a user interface providing a user who uses the user interface providing means in FIG. 3 to input a target user and its access right in order to change the access right of a user in the group. It is a figure which shows the example of the form which a means provides.

FIG. 6 is a message showing that a user using the user interface providing means in FIG. 3 is changed by a user in the group to change his / her own access right, and whether or not he / she agrees is input by pressing a button. It is a figure which shows the example of the form which the user interface provision means for provides.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional event-driven application execution method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1'Event issuing means 2 Function executing means 3,4 Input / output means 3 ', 4'User interface providing means 5, 5'Interaction processing means 21' Data management means 22 'User management means 23' Group management means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In an event-driven application execution method for supporting collaborative work between users, an input / output unit for realizing an interface with the user, and a procedure for executing a function from the input / output unit. When an event is called, an event issuing means that issues an event for function execution and a function according to the event for function execution issued by this event issuing means are executed, and an event for processing result notification Function executing means for issuing to the inputting / outputting means, and procedure for issuing an event to the input / output means or executing a function to the event issuing means in response to a procedure call from the input / output means An event-driven application execution method characterized by having an interactive processing means for calling. 2. The function executing means, a data managing means for generating and managing data shared between users, a user managing means for registering and managing a user who is using an event-driven application, and 2. The event-driven application execution method according to claim 1, further comprising: a data management unit and a group management unit that receives information from the user management unit and generates and manages a group that is a collaborative work environment for users. 3. The event driven application according to claim 1, wherein the input / output unit is a user interface providing unit that provides a form for receiving an input from a user and a form for outputting a result or information to the user. Execution method. 4. The event-driven application execution method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the input / output units are distributed and exist on a network.