JPH10190719A - Network circulation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a circulation system giving the flexible notice of information such as to execute circulation while the opinions of respective objective persons are reflected. SOLUTION: A hyper text mark up language(HTML) document generated in an HTML generation part 12 is opened to the public on a Web server 13 as a circulation content. A control part 11 transmits the notice for making the objective person of the circulation of a record in a circulation list 17, which a list counter 16 shows, to refer to the generated HTML document from a transmission part 15. The objective person of circulation, who receives the notice, makes a response in accordance with the content of the HTML document to be referred to. When the response from the objective person is inputted to a CGI execution part 14, the content of the HTML document is updated in accordance with the inputted response content and the HTML document after update is opened on the Web server 13. The list counter 16 is counted up by one and the notice is given to the next objective person of circulation. Thus, the next objective person of circulation refers to the HTML document after update as a circulation document.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network circulation system that allows a subject to circulate information sequentially.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of mutually transmitting and receiving messages and the like via a computer network or the like,
Email is widely used.

[0003] E-mail is mainly for sending text document data by specifying a destination, and the same document can be sent to a plurality of destinations at the same time. In addition, WWW (World Wide
Some of them, such as the Web site of "Web) and" NetNews "(corresponding to an electronic bulletin board for personal computer communication), can disclose information and exchange opinions with an unspecified number of people.

[0004]

As described above, electronic mail is basically one-to-one communication means, and one-to-many communication can be performed. To inform the same information unilaterally. In an electronic bulletin board or the like, an unspecified number of people intervene freely and add sentences.

[0005] In the case of electronic mail, the sender does not know when the other party views the mail. For this reason, when sending a mail to a large number of people, the sender of the mail needs to confirm the response from each person. Further, the sender of the e-mail needs to check the received e-mail one by one to find out who sent the reply and who has not received the reply yet, which was very troublesome.

[0006] Further, for example, a document such as a request for approval by a plurality of specific persons who circulate the document to obtain approval or a comment to be added, the document is turned in a predetermined order to reply. Conventionally, there has not been a system for notifying information that enables the user to obtain or obtain information that changes the contents of a document along the way.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a circulation system which can circulate while reflecting the opinion of each target person, or notify flexible information such as intervening in the circulation process itself during circulation. is there.

[0008]

A first network circulation system according to the present invention comprises a publishing means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page, a circulation list storage means for storing a list of circulation target persons, and a circulation target person. Notification means for making the next circulation target refer to the homepage every time a response from the previous circulation target is obtained in accordance with the list order.

[0009] In the first network circulation system having the above-described configuration, circulation is not performed for a specific target person in a predetermined order until a response is received from the previous target person to the next target person. To do. In this manner, all the senders of the circulation can determine that the circulation contents have been viewed based on the completion of the circulation. Furthermore, flexible notification can be performed for specific members according to various situations.

[0010] The second network circulation system of the present invention further edits the information to be circulated based on the response from each of the circulated persons each time a response is obtained from each of the circulated persons. There is editing means for making the subsequent information public by the public means.

[0011] Thus, a certain circulation target person can deal with the contents of circulation by referring to the opinions of other members who have been circulated so far. For example, the publishing means publishes the created HTML document on the Web server as the information to be circulated, and the notifying means transmits the URL set for the HTML document to each circulation target person. The editing means transmits the response content input from each circulation target person to the CG.
It is reflected in the HTML document by the I function.

[0012] The third network circulation system of the present invention comprises: a publication means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page; a circulation list storage means for storing a list of circulation target persons; Notification means for requesting the next circulation target to refer to the homepage every time a response from the circulation target is obtained, and a command in which the response content from the circulation target is predetermined. A command execution unit that executes a process corresponding to the command in some cases.

In the third network circulation system having the above configuration, the circulation target person can intervene in the circulation processing by inputting a command as a response of the circulation target person. For example, a stop command is set in advance, and when the response content is the stop command, the circulation process can be stopped.

[0014] A fourth network circulation system of the present invention is a publishing means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page, a circulation list storage means for storing a list of persons to be circulated, and referring to the home page for each person to be circulated. Notification means for notifying the request to the effect, receiving means for receiving a response by e-mail from the circulation target person, and each time a response is obtained from the circulation target person by the reception means, the response list information is stored in the circulation list storage means. Control means for causing the notifying means to make a notification requesting the next circulation target to refer to the homepage in accordance with the list order of the circulation target persons.

In the fourth network circulation system having the above-described configuration, the CGI is configured to transmit and receive electronic mail.
The circulation process can be performed without the information. As a result, the labor and cost for developing the CGI part during system development can be saved, and the processing load is reduced because the CGI function with a large processing load is not used.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the function of the circulation system by Example of this.

FIG. 1 is for explaining the function of the circulation system of the present embodiment, and does not always indicate actual hardware components. For example, CG
The I execution unit 14 stores, for example, the C
It shows a function realized by executing the GI program by the control unit 11 (CPU). The same applies to FIGS. 5 and 8 described later.

The control unit 11 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) for controlling the entire system, and a storage unit 1 described later.
By reading and executing the programs (various application programs and the like) stored in 8, various functions related to the circulation system of the present embodiment are realized. For example, an HTML document is created and updated by an HTML creating unit 12 and a CGI executing unit 14 described later, and a process of sending an e-mail to a circulation target in the order of a circulation list is performed.

The HTML creation unit 12 has a function for creating a HTML document by a circulation creator or the like, for example. HTM
The contents of the L document are written using, for example, a text editor or an HTML editor on the creator terminal side.

Here, HTML (HyperText)
Markup Language) is the WWW (Wor)
ld Wide Web (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as Web), which is a standard format of a page published on the basis of SGML which is a standard markup standard.

Here, when a circulation creator or the like creates an HTML document, an input field, a command selection button, and the like are configured using, for example, the function of a “FORM tag”. As a result, the CGI execution unit 14 described later is made to input a response from the browser, and the CGI function
TML documents can be updated.

The Web server 13 includes the HTML creation unit 12
Includes a database that stores HTML document files created in
HTM specified in the resource locator
A function for returning data of the L document to the browser of the request destination is shown. That is, it shows a general function of “publishing a homepage”.

The CGI execution unit 14 has a function of inputting a response (response) from a circulation subject who refers to the HTML document published on the Web server 13 and dynamically updating the HTML document in response to the input. Show, CG
I, CGI programs (CGI scripts) and the like. Here, CGI (Common Gateway)
The ay Interface is an API (Application Programming Interface) for transmitting information generated by an application such as the CGI script (CGI program) to a browser via the Web server 13.

The CGI execution unit 14 shown in FIG. 1 shows a function realized by executing a program stored in, for example, a storage unit 18 described later by the control unit 11 (CPU). It has a function to process information that has been generated and to generate new data based on other information. For example, by using “FORM” which is one of the functions of the browser, the information input by the browser can be passed to the CGI execution unit 14.

The mail transmission unit 15 is controlled by the control unit 11 and has a communication function of sequentially transmitting e-mails to each circulation target according to the circulation list 17. The contents of the e-mail are a message requesting reference to an HTML document, a URL designating the HTML document to be referred to, and the like.

The list counter 16 indicates to which circulation target person in the circulation list 17 the circulation has been made, and is a counter which is reset at the start of circulation and counts up by one each time circulation is performed.

The circulation list 17 is a record file for storing a list of members to be circulated. Each record is composed of “name”, “mail address”, “user name”,
It consists of items (fields) such as “password”.

The storage section 18 stores at least an application program (and a system program) for causing the control section 11 to execute the circulation processing of the present embodiment.

The storage unit 18 may be a storage device (ROM, RAM, HDD) inside the system in terms of hardware, or an external portable storage medium ｛FD (floppy disk), MO (magneto-optical disk). ), CD-ROM, memory card, DVD (digital video disk)
It may be equal. In other words, at least an application program that implements the circulation processing of the present embodiment includes:
What is necessary is just to be stored magnetically, optically, or electrically.

Alternatively, the circulation processing according to the present embodiment is realized by receiving the application program stored in an external information processing device or the like connected to the network via the network and using the application program. May be.

The control unit 11 causes the circulation target person of the record in the order indicated by the list counter 16 to transmit an electronic mail to the destination of the above-mentioned item “mail address”. Upon receiving the e-mail, the circulation target person displays the contents of the published HTML document on his / her terminal (a personal computer or the like) based on the contents (URL or the like). Then, according to the content of the displayed HTML document, a reply, a comment input, and the like are performed. The response from the subject is input to the CGI execution unit 14, and the HTM is executed according to the input response content.
The content of the L document is updated, and the updated HTML document is W
It is published on the eb server 13.

These processes are performed by the control unit 11 executing an application program (or a system program) stored in the storage unit 18.

When a series of processes for one circulation target is completed, the list counter 16 is counted up by one, and the same processing as described above is performed for the next circulation target.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a mail list serving as a source of the circulation list 17. In the figure, a mail list 20 includes “name” 21, “mail address” 22,
It consists of data items (fields) of “user name” 23, “password” 24, and “group” 25.

The field of "name" 21 stores the names of each person registered in advance such as "Kazuo Tanaka" and "Hiro Suzuki" as shown in FIG. "Email address" 2
An e-mail address indicating the destination of the e-mail is stored in the field 2, and the corresponding user name and password are stored in the “user name” 23 and “password” 24 fields, respectively. In the field of “group” 25, a symbol indicating a group of persons to be circulated is stored. In the figure, for example, “Kazuo Tanaka”, “Natsuko Yamamoto”, and “Yoshihiro Kawakami” are members belonging to the group “A”. For example, when the group “A” is designated as a circulation target group, The e-mail will be sent sequentially.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the entire circulation processing by the circulation system according to the embodiment. In the figure, first, the sender of the circulation inputs the contents of the circulation (step S1). That is, an HTML document is created using an HTML editor or the like.

Next, the destination of the circulation target is input (step S2). At this time, the destination may be input one by one. However, if a member list is registered in the system in advance, for example, the mail list 20 shown in FIG.
Is transmitted from the Web server 13 (step S
3). The sender of the circulation may be a person who selects and designates a person to be circulated based on the displayed mail list, or a person who designates a group name (for example, the group name).

When the contents of the circulation and the input of the circulation target person are completed, these data are transmitted to the Web server 13 (step S4). Upon receiving the data (step S5), the Web server 13 receives the created HTM.
The URL of the L document is set (step S6), and a list of circulation target persons is stored in the circulation list 17 (step S6).
7). When specifying by group, the record of the specified group in the mail list 20 of FIG.
7 is stored.

Then, a circulation process is performed (step S).
8). FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the circulation processing in step S8. In the figure, first, the created HTML document is made public on the Web server 13 (step S11). At this time, since the URL set in step S6 has not been notified to anyone yet, each circulation target person does not see the circulation contents.

Next, the list counter 16 is reset to indicate the first record of the circulation list 17 (step S12). Then, from the record in the circulation list 17 indicated by the list counter 16,
An e-mail is transmitted to the circulation target person based on the "mail address" data and the like. The contents of the e-mail are a message instructing to "view the circulation" and the URL set above (step S13).

After that, the circulation target person who has transmitted the e-mail waits until he or she sees the contents of the circulation and gives any response (step S14). If there is any response from the circulation target person who sent the e-mail, the HTML document is updated according to the response. For example, when a comment from the subject is input to the CGI execution unit 14,
The GI executing unit 14 analyzes the content of the comment and reflects the content in the corresponding HTML document (the content of the HTML document is automatically updated). For example, as described above, when an HTML document is created by the HTML creating unit 12, an input field is configured using the function of “FORM tag”, and a subject enters a comment in this input field. Upon writing, the CGI execution unit 14 sets the above H
An automatic update process of the TML document is performed. Then, the updated HTML document is published on the Web server 13 (step S15).

Next, it is determined whether or not circulation has been performed for all members listed in the circulation list 17 (step S16), and if so (step S16, YES), the circulation processing is performed. To end. If not circulated to all members of the circulation list 17 (step S16, NO), the list counter 16 is counted up by one and the above-mentioned steps S13 to S13 are performed for the next circulation target person.
Step S15 is performed.

At this time, the next person to be circulated sees the contents of the circulation in which the comments up to the previous person to be circulated are reflected. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the circulation system according to the second embodiment.

In the circulation system 30 shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 11, the HTML creation unit 12, the Web server 13,
The configurations of the GI execution unit 14, the mail transmission unit 15, the list counter 16, and the circulation list 17 are substantially the same as those of the circulation system shown in FIG.

In the circulation system 30 of the second embodiment, a predetermined command is input as a response from the circulation target person, and the circulation processing itself is changed or stopped according to the command.

The command table 31 is a table for storing a predetermined command name and a process corresponding to the command name in association with each other. The command execution unit 32
With reference to the command table 31, a process corresponding to the command returned from the circulation subject is executed.

The contents of the command include, for example, stop of circulation processing, processing of adding a new circulation target person to circulation list 17, and the like. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a circulation process according to the second embodiment.

In the figure, first, the HT created above is created.
The ML document is made public on the Web server 13 as circulation contents (step S21). Next, the list counter 16 is
For example, the top record of the circulation list 17 is indicated by resetting (step S22).

Then, an e-mail is transmitted from the record in the circulation list 17 indicated by the list counter 16 to the circulation target person based on the data of the "mail address" and the like. The contents of the e-mail are a message instructing to "see the circulation" and the URL set above (step S23).

After that, the circulation target person who has transmitted the e-mail waits until he or she sees the contents of the circulation and makes a response (step S24). If there is any response from the circulation target person who sent the e-mail, the comment of the response content is analyzed (step S25), and it is determined whether or not this is a type of command (step S26).

Here, in the same figure, the command is described as being only the "stop command", but is not limited to this, and may be another command. If it is determined that the command is a stop command (step S26,
YES), the circulation stop processing is executed by the command execution unit 32 (step S27), and the circulation processing is stopped.
At this time, a notification may be sent to the sender of the circulation by e-mail or the like that the circulation processing has been stopped. Further, in addition to the stop command, the reason for stopping the circulation is input as a comment, and this comment is
By reflecting it in the TML document, the sender of the circulation may be able to see the homepage and know the reason for the suspension.

If it is determined that the command is not the stop command (step S26, NO), it is next determined whether or not circulation has been performed on all members listed in the circulation list 17. (Step S28) If so (Step S28, YES), the circulation process ends. If not circulated to all members of the circulation list 17 (step S28, NO), the list counter 16
Is counted up by one, and the processes of steps S23 to S26 are executed for the next circulation target person.

Although not particularly shown, if the comment is not a command, the content of the comment is analyzed and the HTML document in which the content of the comment is reflected in the HTML creation unit 12 as in the first embodiment. Automatically create Then, the newly created HTML document is made public on the Web server 13.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the circulation updated by the first and second embodiments. FIG. 7 (a)
Is a display screen 40 showing an example of the contents of the circulation for the first circulation target person.

In the figure, a display screen 40 displays a document of “ski guidance” created by the sender of the circulation, and further includes a comment input frame 41 for inputting a destination,
A button for inputting a command such as “Cancel” 42 and a button for responding to the reference to the circulation such as “Saw” 43 are displayed. Buttons such as the comment input frame 41 and the "Cancel" 42 are each a general HTML "FORM tag".
Input fields, selection input buttons, and the like created using the functions described above.

The display screen 40 shows an example in which the first person to be circulated inputs “Naeba” as a desired destination in the comment input frame 41. As described above, the character data of “Naeba” is provided by the CGI execution unit 14 and the HTML creation unit 12 which are functions realized by the control unit 11 executing the program.
Editing is performed to add the character “Naeba” to a predetermined position on the corresponding HTML document, and the edited HTML document is made public on the Web server 13. Although not described in detail, for example, a process of automatically adding the name of the circulation target person (for example, “Kazuo Tanaka”) based on the data in the “Name” field of the circulation list 17 is performed.
Editing such as “Naeba (Tanaka)” shown on the display screen 50 may be performed.

Then, the list counter 16 is incremented by one, and the next circulation target person is notified of the e-mail. Here, for example, assuming that the group “A” in FIG. 2 is to be circulated, an e-mail is notified to “Natsuko Yamamoto” next to “Kazuo Tanaka”.

When this "Natsuko Yamamoto" visits the HTML document of the URL notified by the e-mail, for example, a display screen 50 shown in FIG. 7B is displayed. FIG. 7 (b)
In addition to the display of the first document of “ski guidance”, “Naeba” entered by the previous circulation target person “Kazuo Tanaka” is displayed as a desired destination on the display screen 50 shown in FIG. “Natsuko Yamamoto” inputs the desired destination in the comment input box 51 with reference to the desired destination of “Kazuo Tanaka”.

Thereafter, the circulation continues, and it is assumed that, for example, at a certain circulation target person, for example, a display indicating that there are a large number of applicants for "seedling grounds" is displayed. Then, it is assumed that the circulation target person has information that, for example, the nursery cannot be slid yet on December 1 and 2. in this case,
As in the second embodiment, when the circulation target person inputs a circulation stop command by, for example, clicking the displayed "Cancel" button 42 with a mouse, the circulation processing is stopped.

At this time, the circulation system may notify the sender of the circulation by e-mail that the circulation has been stopped. Further, the circulation target person who has stopped the circulation may input a comment indicating the reason for stopping the circulation, and the content of the comment may be reflected in the HTML document. Thereby, the sender of the circulation can know that the circulation has been stopped, and can also know the reason for stopping the circulation by looking at the HTML document. Then, the sender of the circulation creates an HTML document of a new circulation content (for example, with a comment such as "However, Naeba is excluded") in consideration of the reason for the suspension of the circulation, and starts circulation from the beginning. You can start over. In this way, by enabling the circulation target person to intervene in the circulation processing itself according to the situation (for example, to stop the circulation), it is possible to prevent the meaningless circulation processing from continuing, and to quickly respond according to the situation. Response is possible.

When it is sufficient to simply inform that the circulation target person has watched the contents of the circulation, the "viewed" 43 button may be clicked with the mouse. In response, the circulation system sequentially circulates the information to the next person to be circulated, and when the circulation process is completed by all the people who have been circulated "seeing" the contents of the circulation, the circulation system informs the circulation creator of that fact. Is notified by e-mail or the like. This allows the circulation creator to know that all members have viewed the circulation contents.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a circulation system according to the third embodiment. In the circulation system 60 shown in the figure, the control unit 11, the HTML creation unit 12, the W
The configurations of the web server 13, the mail transmission unit 15, the list counter 16, and the circulation list 17 are substantially the same as those of the circulation system shown in FIG. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The third embodiment is an example of a configuration that does not use the CGI execution unit 14. FIG. 8 shows a configuration in which a mail receiving unit 61 is used instead of the CGI execution unit 14.

In the circulation system 60 shown in FIG.
From the destination of the e-mail transmitted by the transmission unit 15,
If the receiving unit 61 determines that the reply mail has been received, the electronic mail is transmitted to the next circulation target person.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the circulation processing of the third embodiment. In the figure, first, an HTML document created in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments is published on the Web server 13 as circulation contents (step S31).

Next, the list counter 16 is reset to indicate the first record of the circulation list 17 (step S32). Then, from the record in the circulation list 17 indicated by the list counter 16,
An e-mail is transmitted to the circulation target person based on the data of the "mail address" and the like. The content of the email is
A message instructing the user to "see the circulation" and the HT
URL set for the ML document (step S
33).

The circulation target person who received the e-mail knows the contents of the circulation by referring to the URL homepage.
Then, in order to notify the circulation system 60 that the circulation has been viewed, a reply mail to the electronic mail is transmitted.

The circulation system 60 includes a mail receiving unit 61
When an e-mail is received (step S34), it is determined whether or not the received e-mail is a reply e-mail from the destination to which the e-mail was transmitted in connection with the circulation (step S35). That is, for example, the received e-mail is analyzed, the ID is compared with the ID at the time of transmission, and it is checked whether they match.

If they do not match (step S36), it means that an e-mail irrelevant to the circulation has been received, so that the system waits until the next e-mail is received. If they match (step S36, YES), there is a reply from the circulation target indicated by the list counter indicating that the circulation has been viewed, and this circulation target is the last in the circulation list. It is determined whether or not there is a next circulation target person (step S3).
7, NO), the list counter is counted up by one (step S38), and the above-mentioned steps S33 to S
36 is repeated. If this circulation target person is the last in the circulation list (step S37, YES), the circulation processing ends.

The third embodiment is not limited to the above example. For example, the content of the comment is described in the body of the reply mail, and it is determined in step S35 that the reply mail is a reply mail from the circulation target person. In this case, the body data of the reply mail is extracted, and the control unit 1
The HTML document may be edited under the control of 1.

The circulation system of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, consider the case where a response cannot be obtained due to reasons such as long-term travel among the circulation target persons.For example, a response is not obtained even after a certain time elapses after sending an e-mail to If it is not possible, the target person may be skipped and circulation may be circulated to the next target person.

As a security measure, the URL transmitted by e-mail may be encrypted. Further, an HTML document released in connection with the circulation process may be designated by a URL, and may be viewed only when a password determined in advance by a member is input.

[0073]

As described above in detail, according to the network routing system of the present invention, the following procedure is performed for a specific subject in a predetermined order and until there is a response from the previous subject. By not circulating the information to the target person, flexible notification of information can be performed for specific members according to various situations.

As the flexible information notification, CG
By using the I function to automatically edit the document to be circulated based on the response from the person to be circulated, publish the edited document, and then instruct the next person to be circulated to see the document to be circulated, Each circulation target person can respond to the circulation contents by referring to the response contents of the other members who have been circulated so far.

Further, by inputting a command as the response content, the circulation target person can intervene in the circulation processing itself. For example, when a situation occurs where continuing the circulation is meaningless, a stop command can be input to stop the circulation in the middle.

Further, the network circulation system of the present invention transmits a notice to the circulation target to see the contents of the circulation by e-mail, and sends the notification to the next circulation target every time an e-mail replying to the notification is received. By performing CG
It can be realized without using the I function.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a circulation system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a mail list serving as a source of a circulation list.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an entire circulation process performed by the circulation system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a circulation process.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a circulation system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a circulation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of circulation contents updated by the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a circulation system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a circulation process according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 circulation system (first embodiment) 11 control unit 12 HTML creation unit 13 Web server 14 CGI execution unit 15 Mail transmission unit 16 list counter 17 circulation list 20 mail list 21 name (field name) 22 mail address (field name) 23 User name (field name) 24 Password (field name) 25 Group (field name) 30 Circulation system (second embodiment) 31 Command table 32 Command execution unit 40 Display screen (before editing) 41 Comment input frame 42 "Cancel" (Button) 43 “saw” (button) 50 Display screen (after editing) 51 comment input frame 52 “stop” (button) 53 “saw” (button) 60 Circulation system (third embodiment) 61 Mail Receiver

Claims (8)

[Claims] A means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page, a means for storing a list of persons to be circulated, a means for storing a list of persons to be circulated, and a response from a previous person to be circulated according to the list order of the persons to be circulated. Notification means for requesting the next circulation target person to refer to the homepage every time the circulation is performed. 2. An edit that edits the information to be circulated based on the contents of the response from each of the circulation target persons and publishes the edited information by the disclosure means each time a response from each of the circulation target persons is obtained. 2. The network circulation system according to claim 1, further comprising: means. 3. The publishing means publishes the created HTML document on a Web server as the information to be circulated, and the notifying means transmits a URL set for the HTML document to each circulated information. 3. The network circulation system according to claim 2, wherein the editing means adds response contents input from each circulation target person to the HTML document by a CGI function. . 4. A publishing means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page, a circulation list storage means for storing a list of circulation target persons, and a response from a previous circulation target person is obtained according to the list of circulation target persons. A notification means for requesting the next circulation target person to refer to the homepage every time a request is issued, and, if the response content from the circulation target person is a predetermined command, the response means responds to this command. A network execution system, comprising: command execution means for executing processing. 5. The network circulation according to claim 4, wherein the circulation stop command is a circulation stop command, and when the circulation stop command is input as a response content from the circulation target person, the circulation processing is stopped. system. 6. A publishing means for publishing information to be circulated as a home page, a circulating list storage means for storing a list of circulated persons, and a mail transmission for transmitting an e-mail for causing each circulated person to refer to the home page. Means, a mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail response from the circulation target person, and a list of circulation target persons stored in the circulation list storage means each time a response is obtained from the circulation target person by the reception means. Control means for causing the notifying means to make a notification requesting that the next circulation target person refer to the homepage in order. 7. The information to be circulated is disclosed on a homepage, and the next circulation target is obtained each time a response from the previous circulation target is obtained in accordance with the list order of the circulation list storage means for storing a list of circulation targets. Make a notification requesting to refer to the homepage, Every time a response from the circulation target person is obtained, edit the information to be circulated based on the response content from the circulation target person,
A network circulation method, wherein the edited information is made public by the public means. 8. When used in a computer, a function of publishing the contents of a circulation on a homepage, and a list of circulation target persons stored in accordance with a list order.
A function for notifying the next circulation target to refer to the circulation contents on the homepage every time a response from the previous circulation target is obtained; and A function of editing the contents of the circulation based on the contents of the response from the person to be circulated, and publishing the contents of the edited circulation by the publishing means; and a program code for causing the computer to execute Storage media stored in various formats.