JPS61251954A - System for exchanging inter-processor information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the exchange of the processed result of an application program by providing each processor with a storage part storing its processed result information, a retrieval part retrieving information in the storage part and a registering part registering information designated in the storage part. CONSTITUTION:A terminal user activates the application program A14 of a host computer through a CRT 13 acting as an on-line terminal, transfers the processed result to a personal computer side and processes it by the application program B15. At this time, viewing the display of the CRT 13, the terminal user stores the result in a storage means 1 with the aid of an access means 16. Upon the completion of the A14, the user calls an information exchange means 2, displays it on a picture scope with the use of a storage member retrieving means 3 and an access means 16. When the user receives information relating to the member to which data is transferred, the registers it in a storage means 7 with the use of the means 3, communication means 6 and 12, a stored member registering means 10 and an access means 17. Thus the processed result of the application program can be easily exchanged.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an inter-processor information exchange system, and more particularly to an inter-processor information exchange system for exchanging processing results of application programs running on each processor between a plurality of processors.

Prior Art Conventionally, communication processing means, file management means, and auxiliary storage media have been used to exchange processing results of application programs running between different processors. In this case, even when exchanging information with a small amount of information, file attributes secured on the auxiliary storage medium connected to each processor, such as file names, file configurations, block lengths, data attributes, etc., must be taken into consideration. In addition, application programs that exchange information need to know these file attributes in advance, and developing an application program belonging to this type requires a large amount of development man-hours and knowledge regarding notifications. This is a constraint on development.

The conventional information exchange method described above is limited to the capabilities of the file management means, etc. that each processor has because it goes through auxiliary storage media such as files. , an application program that uses this information must know in advance the file attributes and the data attributes of the members to be exchanged in detail.

Furthermore, there is a drawback that the burden of application program development is heavy, as application programs that exchange information must not directly consider the communication processing means.

In addition, today, most application programs that run on office equipment such as personal computers have been developed, and the need for direct information exchange with the database of host computers has increased dramatically. The disadvantage is that the processing results of an unspecified number of application programs cannot be easily exchanged.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a processor volume information exchange system that allows the processing results of application programs running on each processor to be exchanged between processors 4j very easily.

Structure of the Invention The inter-processor information exchange method according to the present invention is an inter-processor information exchange method for exchanging processing results of application programs running on each processor between a plurality of processors, each of which is equipped with a communication processing means. Its characteristics are that each processor has a storage section that stores its own processing result information, a search section that searches for information in this storage section, and a registration section that registers information instructed to this storage section. The search section searches for storage unit information of the third processor, which has received a registration request from the first processor to the second processor via the communication processing means, and uses this search information to send the search information to the communication processing means. The first step is to use the registration section to register the first program to the storage section in the first setup server.

Example Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, the host computer includes an information storage means 1, an access means 16, an information exchange means 2 consisting of a stored member search means 3, a stored member registration means 4, a stored member deletion means 5, and a communication processing means 6. is provided.

On the personal computer, there are a storage means 7, an access means 17,
Information exchange means 8 consisting of stored member search means 9, stored member registration means 10, and stored member deletion means 11, communication processing means 12, and CRT display 13 are provided.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is an example of a display screen format on the CRT display 13 when the information exchange means 2 or 8 of FIG. 1 communicates interactively with an unused user of the CRT display 13. In the figure, 21 is an example of a screen where a non-user instructs the direction of information exchange, and 22 is a screen 2
This is an example of a screen showing the members stored in the storage means of the sender specified in step 1. From this list, you can specify which members to exchange information with. Also, 23 is
This is an example of a screen that notifies that the members from the originating side have been stored in the storage means of the originating side and the information exchange has ended.

Referring to FIG. 3, a processing procedure for displaying the display screens 22 and 23 of FIG. 2 is shown.

Referring to FIG. 4, details of step 33 of the processing procedure of FIG.
It consists of a storage member search means 3. The personal computer on the receiving side consists of a storage member registration means 10, a storage means 7, and an access means 17, and further comprises communication processing means 6 and 12 connecting with the sending side.

Referring to FIG. 5, the format of the information stored in the storage means is shown, and consists of a member name list area 51 and a member information area 52.

Referring to FIG. 6, the member configuration held in the member information area of FIG. 5 is shown, which includes a member name 61, a member attribute section 62, and a member data section 63.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained with reference to the above-mentioned drawings. In FIG. 1, information exchange means 2 and 8 are output from a CRT display 13, which is a display device of a personal computer that can be connected to a host computer and used as an online terminal.
can be activated, and through the communication processing means 6 and 12, synchronous control can be performed using the communication control and data transfer protocol between the host computer and personal computer installed in the operating system.

First, the terminal user runs the application program A 14 from the CRT display 13 operating as an online terminal, transfers the processing results to the personal computer, and processes them with the application program B running on the personal computer. The information exchange method between different processors of the invention becomes effective.

Assuming that the application program A 14 is a database processing program that can perform interactive processing, the terminal user temporarily stores the necessary data in the storage means 1 using the access means 16 while viewing the results displayed on the CRT display 1 noise 13. It holds true. At this time, member attributes and member data are stored in the storage means 1 on the host computer as one member as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Similarly, the processing results can be viewed and stored as a member in the storage means 1 on the host computer.

When all the processing results for information exchange are stored in the storage means,
The application program Δ14 is terminated, and then the information exchange means 2 is called. Since the information exchange means 2 displays the guidance screen 21 shown in FIG. 2, when ``■'' is selected, the information exchange means 2 processes according to the procedure shown in FIG.

That is, the storage method search means 3 and the access means 1 in FIG.
6 is used to display the guide screen 36 in FIG. can be used to register it in the storage means 7 on the personal computer. The processing means for this part is the fourth
As shown in the figure.

In FIG. 4, the stored member registration means 10 on the personal computer is started using the communication processing means 6 and 12, and after confirming the preparation on the receiving side, the stored member search means 3 and the access means 16 are used to register the member to be transferred. The attribute data is read and sent to the registration means 10. Attribute data 41 (sending side) and attribute data 43 (receiving side) such as member name, amount of information, and type of information on the personal computer side correspond.

On the personal computer side, the access means 7 is used to secure the necessary information area, evaluate the type of permissible information, etc., and if possible, return a response from the storage member registration means 1o to the storage member search means 3. Similarly, member data is also transferred. When all the processing is completed, the storage member registration means 10 on the personal computer is stopped and the information screen 2 shown in Fig. 2 is displayed.
3 is displayed, and the processing of the information exchange means 2 is ended.

Next, the application program B15 on the personal computer can be called up and member attributes and member data can be input using the access means 17, allowing the application program B15 to process the data.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, in all the processors in which the storage means, the access means, and the communication processing means are implemented, application programs running on each processor are closely connected for the purpose of exchanging information. Information can be easily exchanged between different processors without being linked, and the following effects are achieved.

(1) Since processing result information of application programs suitable for the capabilities of each processor can be easily exchanged, the amount of information exchanged between each processor is minimized.

(2) In office automation, an application program that is interactively processed by a terminal user while using a CRT display:
[Small] - In many cases, a large amount of database included in a computer is compiled into a minimum amount of data on a host computer, and only the processing result information is analyzed and processed by a processor on the office side. For this reason, the amount of data transferred on the line becomes extremely small, which improves transfer performance and economic efficiency.
can be expected.

(3) The present invention is applicable to all processors that can implement communication processing means, storage means, and access means.

(4) Information exchange can be expanded. In other words, application programs running on different processors can directly
Since it can be developed without being aware of the other party's application program, it is effective in expanding information exchange.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a display on a CRT display guided by the information exchange means 2 or 8 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing step 33 in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the inside of the storage means, and FIG. It is a diagram showing the configuration. Explanation of symbols of main parts 1.7... Storage means

Claims (1)

[Claims] An inter-processor information exchange method for exchanging processing results of application programs running on each processor between a plurality of processors each equipped with a communication processing means, wherein each processor has a storage section that stores its own processing result information. , a search unit that searches for information in this storage unit, and a registration unit that registers the instructed information in this storage unit, and one processor can register information to another processor via a communication processing means. The search unit searches for storage unit information in the other processor that has received the request, and registers this search information to the storage unit in the first processor via the communication processing means using the registration unit. An inter-processor information exchange method characterized by: