JPS5930157A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the operator's consciousness required for decision whether the kind of data can be processed or not, by providing a data processing device itself with the capability of checking whether the the kind of input data can be processed or not. CONSTITUTION:When a system is started, a central processor 10 sends information on the format of processing to a terminal device 13 and this information is stored in a storage mechanism 20. Then, every time data is inputted from a data input mechanism 22, an operation code is extracted from the data by a control part and used as a key to retrieve information on the format of operation processing stored in the storage mechanism 20, and information regarding whether an operation program concerning the data can be processed or not is taken out and checked. Consequently, when this operation can be processed, the terminal device 13 sends this data to the central processor 10 and the control part 21 drives the control part 21 unless this operation can be processed, warning that the data is erroneously inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system having a central processing unit and a data processing device connected to the central processing unit.
In particular, when multiple types of data are manually input to the data processing device,
and relates to an information processing system in which the information is transmitted.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Modern electronic computers have become faster and larger, and are capable of processing many types of business.

On the other hand, data processing devices such as terminal devices and distributed processing devices connected to the central computer via a line, local network, etc. The types of data that can be manually generated by machines are also increasing. In addition, in such online systems, there is a tendency for online service hours to be extended, and so-called 24-hour service or something close to this is also being provided. However, just because the online service time period is extended does not necessarily mean that the processing time period for each business process is also extended. For example, the processing time for job A is from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the processing time for job B is from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. .

It only takes 1 hour to match the online service time slot.

The above circumstances will be explained in more detail below using the figures. FIG. 1 shows an example of the system configuration of a conventional online system. A file device 11 is connected to the central processing unit 10, and the central processing unit 10 and the terminal device 13.1
4 is connected via a communication line 12 or the like. The monitoring program 15 always resides in the central processing unit 10. At the current time shown in the diagram, the business A program 16 is being processed, but the business B program (not shown) is not being processed because it is not in that processing time period. In FIG. 1, dotted lines indicate data flow. In such a system configuration, when the operator of the terminal device 15 manually inputs data regarding the business A program 16, the data is transferred to the data flow 17.
As shown, the message passes through the monitoring program 15, is processed by the business A program 16, accesses the necessary files on the file device 11, creates an output message in the business A program 16, and sends the message to the terminal device 13. Sent. However, if the operator of the terminal device 14 manually inputs data related to the job B program without knowing that it is not the processing time for the job B program, the data will be captured by the monitoring program 15 as shown in the data flow 18, and the data will be manually input. A message to the effect that the request is inappropriate is created and sent to the terminal device 14.

In conventional online systems like the above nC,
In summary, there are the following problems.

(a) Operators of data processing devices connected to the central processing unit, such as terminal devices, or terminal devices connected to the central processing unit, must be aware of the processing time of individual tasks (11) and avoid the hassle of using data manually. There is.

(1)) If you manually input data related to work that is not within the processing time, the data will be manually input to the central processing unit.
The central processing unit must perform the wasteful process of creating an error message.

The above problem is related to the work handled by the data processing device.

It is clear that the problem becomes more serious as the number of types and types of data increases. One way to solve the above problem is to set up a special command separate from the manual data for business processing, and the operator of the terminal device can manually input data types such as transaction codes along with the commands. A possible method is to have the central processing unit determine whether or not processing is currently being executed. However, with this method,
(a) and (b) above simply by increasing operator intervention.
The problems have hardly been improved.

Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a data processing device which has the ability to check whether or not the data processing device itself can process manually input data types under the control of a central processing device. The purpose is to provide an information processing system.

The present invention is an information processing system having a central processing unit and a data processing device (such as a terminal device) connected to the central processing unit, wherein the data processing device has the following three means. shall be.

(a) Storage means for storing information on whether or not the central processing unit can process each data type when it is received from the central processing unit; (b) When the human data to be transmitted is manually input; For each type of data (a
Judgment means (C) for judging whether the transmitted data can be processed based on the information stored in the storage means of (+) Means 1 and c: One embodiment of the above-mentioned information processing system uses a business code indicating the type of business as the secondary data type. In this case, when the human-powered data to be transmitted is manually generated, it is determined whether or not the human-powered data can be processed based on the business code extracted from the human-powered data.

Embodiment of the Invention FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an embodiment of the invention. Components with the same reference numbers as in FIG. 1 are the same as in FIG. The central processing unit 10 executes the business A program 1
In addition to 6, a business C program 19 is being processed. The work B program (not shown) is not being processed because it is not the processing time slot. The monitoring program 15 of the central processing unit 10 manages whether each business program can be processed. The storage mechanism 20 is a general term for all storage means related to the terminal device 15. The control unit 21 is a general term for all control means related to the terminal device 15.

The data manual mechanism 22 is, for example, a data manual means such as a keyboard. The alarm mechanism 25 is a means for issuing an alarm to the outside when an error in human data is detected as a result of the check performed by the terminal device 16 regarding the present invention.

An outline of the embodiment will be explained below using the configuration diagram shown in FIG.

First, when starting up the system, the central processing unit 10 sends information regarding the business processing format, that is, information indicating that the business person program 16 is possible, the business B program is not possible, and the business C program 19 is possible, to the terminal device 16. . The terminal device 15 stores the information in the storage mechanism 20. Next, each time data is entered manually in the data human resource mechanism 22, the control unit 21 extracts a business code from the data, and uses the business code as a key to index information regarding the business processing format stored in the storage mechanism 20. , extract and check the information as to whether or not the business program related to the data can be processed. As a result, if the task can be processed, that is, if the data is related to the task A program 16 or the task C program 19, the terminal @ 16 sends the data to the central processing unit 10 as manual data. If the task cannot be processed, 1, that is, if the data is related to the task B program, the control unit 21 drives the alarm mechanism 26 to warn the outside that there is an error in the human input data.

In this way, the operator of the terminal device 16 can manually input and transmit data without being aware of the business processing format in the central processing unit 10. Note that each time the business processing format is updated, the central processing unit 10 sends the latest information to the terminal device 13 to update the information stored in the storage mechanism 20. If the terminal device 13 becomes a failure, it is necessary to take precautions so that exceptional measures can be taken. For example, terminal installation @, 1! 1 recovers from the failure, by sending a special command, the monitoring program 15 that receives this can send the latest information on the business processing format to the terminal device 13 and update the copy on the terminal device 13 side. Further, when the central processing unit 10 goes down and recovers, the latest information on the business processing format is sent to the terminal device 1 immediately before restarting the business. Also, monitoring program 15
Terminal device 1 before updating the latest information on the business processing format.
Regarding the so-called "Pass-Pass" in which human-powered data is transmitted, the monitoring program 15 has a function of checking the human-powered data as in the past, but this function is actually used very rarely.

Next, details of the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the storage mechanism 2[+ of the terminal device 13 and the control unit 21] will be described using FIGS. 3 to 5.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the data format of data input manually from the data input mechanism 22. The business code 30 is attached to the head of each transaction data and serves as a major classification of transaction identification. The transaction code 61 identifies the type of data within the business. Transaction data 62 is data related to business.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the format of a message received by the terminal @:13. The message type 36 identifies the type of message, and information regarding the business processing format is also treated as a message having one message type. The data content of the message consists of a plurality of pieces of business availability data 64. Each business availability data 64 is /- business code 60. Possibility flag 36 and end flag 7
Consists of. The business code 60 has the same format as the business code 30 in the human data format shown in FIG. The availability flag 66 is a flag indicating whether the task can be processed (1) or not (0). The end flag 67 indicates whether this work availability data 34 is the last data of the message with 1 or 0, respectively.
The end flag 37 of is 1. Note that another example of the message format shown in FIG. 4 may be one without the acceptability flag 66. In this case, the business availability data 34 is
Only those related to work that can be processed, business code 6
0 and an end flag 37. Note that the message format of the message type other than the information regarding the business processing format is arbitrary, and the present invention and lr! Since it is not related to j, I will not explain it in detail.

FIG. 5 shows the storage mechanism 20 and control unit 2 of the terminal device 13.
1, the details of the configuration of the portion related to the present invention. The message storage mechanism 40 is a storage means for storing received messages. The message decoding mechanism 41 is a part that decodes the message type 63 and performs necessary control. The register A71 is a storage means for temporarily storing each task availability data 34 in the message storage mechanism 40. The business availability storage mechanism 45 is a storage means for storing business availability data 64 received by the terminal device 13 as a table.

The register 46 is a storage means that temporarily stores each task availability data 34 read from the task availability storage mechanism 45. The human-powered data storage mechanism 7I2 is a storage means for storing data manually input from the data-human-powered mechanism. The human data storage mechanism 43 is a part that decodes the business code 600 portion of the human data and performs necessary control. The register 47 is a storage means for temporarily storing the business code 30 in the human data. The comparator 48 is a means for comparing the business code 60 placed in the register 47 with the part of the business code 60 of the business availability data 64 read from the business availability storage mechanism 45 and placed in the register 46. be. Combination mechanism 4
9, when the comparison result of the comparator 48 matches, the alarm mechanism 2 is activated in combination with the availability flag 36 in the register 46.
! This is a mechanism that controls the drive of I. Further, when the comparison result of the comparator 48 does not match and the end flag 37 is 1, the trap also controls the driving of the alarm mechanism 26 by a combination of the two. The alarm mechanism 25 is a mechanism that issues an alarm to the outside under the control of the combination mechanism 49. Note that the storage means, that is, the message storage mechanism 401, the manual data storage mechanism 42. register 44
, business availability storage mechanism 45. Register 46 and register 47 may all be provided in the same storage device, such as a random access memory (INAM). Alternatively, the business availability memory 45 may be an associative memory or a shift register 1. A storage means faster than C may be used. The same applies to the control means, that is, the message decoding mechanism 411, the car data decoding mechanism 43, the comparator 48, and the combination mechanism 49, and at least a part thereof may be a program on a storage means, for example, a RAM. Storage mechanism 2
0 and the control unit 21 are implemented as follows.
Since this is part of the design method of the terminal device 13 and can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art, further detailed explanation will be omitted.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. When the terminal device 13 receives a message in the message storage mechanism 40, the message decoding mechanism 41 first decodes the message type 36 portion of the message. If the message type lateral bend indicates a message type other than the business processing mode, message processing is performed as usual.

If the message type 35 indicates a message type related to the business processing mode, each business availability data 34 is sequentially transferred to the register 44 and stored in the business availability storage mechanism A5. This operation continues until the business availability data 34 whose end flag 37 is 1 is stored in the business availability storage mechanism 45. Next, when 7 qt of data manually input from the data human-powered mechanism 22 are stored in the human-powered data storage mechanism 42, the first part of the business code of the data is decoded by the human-powered data decoding mechanism 43. If the business code 50 is a specific code other than the predetermined business code, it is data other than transaction data, such as a control command, and the data is transmitted as usual.

If the business code 30 is a business code related to a transaction, move the code to the register 47.Next, read the business availability data 64 from the beginning of the business availability storage mechanism 45, and write the business code 60 on the register 47 and the business on the register 46. The comparator 48 compares the code 6o with the code 6o. If the results do not match, the next service availability data 4 is extracted from the service availability storage mechanism 45 and this comparison is repeated again. When both business codes 60 match, the combination mechanism 49
controls the driving of the alarm mechanism 23 based on the availability flag 3B. That is, if the comparison results match and the availability flag is 0, a signal is sent to drive the alarm riH3. Also, the comparison result of the comparator 48 does not match, and the end flag 6
When 7 indicates 1, that is, the last work availability data 34, the work code 30 in the one-person data is incorrect, and the alarm mechanism 23 can be driven in the same way.

In the above embodiment, the alarm mechanism 23 is used as a means to notify the outside, but this does not necessarily mean that the alarm mechanism 2
It is not limited to 3. CR1 instead of alarm mechanism
It may be displayed in the form of an error message on a display device such as a display device. A terminal device consisting of the data human power mechanism 22 and a display device is separated from a data processing device such as a terminal control device or a distributed processing device, and the data processing device has the above configuration and receives human data from the terminal device, and It is also possible to perform the above processing and send an error message to the terminal device instead of the result alert.

In addition, in the above embodiment, a certain business program is
The determination as to whether 11 is possible or not is made on the basis of whether or not the time at which the determination is made falls within the processing time period of the business program. However, such grounds do not necessarily have to be based solely on whether or not the processing time is within the regular processing time. For example, if the business program is unable to continue processing due to an unexpected failure such as a software bug, the monitoring program 15 may hide the business program in a non-processable state even during normal processing time. can. or,
Although a certain business program is kept in a processable state, human data can also be regulated depending on the data type related to the business program. In the latter case, in the second embodiment, each task availability data 34 in the message regarding the business processing format shown in FIG. The business availability storage mechanism 45 stores business codes 30. Transaction code 31.
It is sufficient to store the availability flag 36 and the end flag 67. In addition, the human data decoding mechanism 43 decodes the human data transaction code 60 and the transaction code 31, and inputs them to the register 47, and the comparator 48 compares them including the transaction code 61. good.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has the ability to check whether or not the data processing device itself can process manually input data types under the control of the central processing unit. This has the effect that the operator of the terminal device connected to the terminal device does not have to worry about whether or not the data type can be processed. Further, it is possible to prevent the central processing unit from processing erroneous human data related to data types that cannot be processed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a conventional online system, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a conventional online system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data format of data, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a message format of a message regarding a business processing format in connection with an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram of a mechanism related to the present invention within the terminal device 13. FIG. Explanation of symbols 10...Central processing unit, 13...Terminal device. 15...Monitoring program... 16...
Business A program. 19... Business C program, 22...
Data Human Power Organization. 26...w information organization, 60...business code. 31... Transaction code. 34... Business availability data, 36... Availability flag. 45... Business El-No storage mechanism, 48...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data processing device that manually processes a plurality of types of data, and a central processing device connected to the data processing device;
At least some of the data entered into the data processing device is transmitted by the data processing device and received and processed by the central processing device, and messages created by the central processing device are processed by the central processing device. In an information processing system in which data is transmitted and received by the data processing device, the data processing device includes information regarding whether or not the central processing unit can process each data type as one of the messages. In the vagina. a storage means for storing the information when received from the central processing unit; and when the human data to be transmitted is manually generated, it is determined whether each type of data can be processed based on the stored information; What is claimed is: 1. An information processing system comprising: determination means for performing a process; and means for notifying an external party when the determination means determines that the transmission data cannot be processed. 2. Using a business code indicating the type of business as the data type, and determining whether the human-powered data to be transmitted can be processed based on the business code extracted from the human-powered data when the human-powered data to be transmitted is manually generated. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein: