JP2001357125A - Personal information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which can be used by not only a personal computer independently of an OS but also a portable telephone, etc., and secures the consistency of contents when accessed from anywhere as a system which manages personal information on contents regarding an individual's schedule, records of association with friends, health conditions, the payment and reception of money, or a schedule. SOLUTION: This system includes a means which provides WWW services, a means which dynamically creates HTML or XHTML documents, a user confirming means, a recording means which records information on users accessing the system, an AS (application server) access means using a communication line, a message managing means, an answer message creating means, a file accessing means, and a recording means for an AS recording contents, etc., regarding the individual's schedule, records of association with friends, health conditions, payment and reception of money, and schedule.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system for managing personal information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional personal computer systems for managing personal information such as personal schedules, records of dating with friends, or the state of health, or the results and schedules of money deposits and withdrawals, include data to be managed, Because the program resides on the user's personal computer, 1) when used on multiple personal computers, the data must be copied to each other, which is very inconvenient. 2) Different systems are required depending on the OS of the personal computer. 3) The system is mainly composed only of personal computers.

[0003]

Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to record the schedule of an individual, the record of dating with a friend, the health condition, or the result and schedule of money deposit / withdrawal. A system for managing information that can be used not only on personal computers but also on mobile phones, etc., and on personal computers without depending on the OS, and provides a system that can ensure the consistency of contents no matter where it is accessed. It is in.

[0004]

The present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems by the following means. As shown in FIG. 2, the system includes a means for providing a WWW service, a means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document, a means for confirming a user, a means for recording information of an accessing user, and an AS using a communication line. Access means, message management means, response message creation means, file access means,
It includes an AS recording means for recording an individual's schedule, a record of dating with a friend, a health condition, or a result and schedule of money deposit / withdrawal, and the like.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a personal information management system according to the present invention. The configuration of the present invention includes a plurality of mobile phones, personal computers, and the like as clients, and W
The WW server includes a WW server and a hard disk as a recording unit coupled thereto, an AS and a hard disk as a recording unit coupled thereto, and a communication line.

Means for providing WWW service: The system displays to a client a personal schedule, a record of dating with a friend, or a health condition, or a result and schedule of money deposit and withdrawal, This means accepts the input of the user of the client, and for realizing the input, the means provides the client with information for creating a window having the function. The information is an HTML or XHTML document, or image information, audio information, text, or the like. These documents and the like are based on WWW (World Wide Wed) based on the HTTP protocol defined in RFC2616.
b) by providing the service, sent to the client, which allows the client to create the previous window. The control program of this means is shown in FIG.
As shown in the block diagram, it resides in the RAM of the WWW server computer, instructs the central processing unit to analyze the content input from the communication control device based on the HTTP protocol, and to respond to the client through the communication control device. The response content includes an HTML or XHTML document, or image information, audio information, text, or the like. If the input content uses a means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document, the central processing unit converts the input content into a command (request), writes the command into the RAM, and dynamically writes the HT.
The communication control device responds to the client in accordance with a command of the control program of the means for creating the ML or XHTML document.

Dynamically HTML or XHTML
Means for creating documents: This means is to add an extended function to the means for providing WWW services, and allows the client to record personal schedules, dating with friends, health conditions, or money in / out. Sends an HTML or XHTML document or text, which is information for creating a window for displaying the result and schedule of money and providing a user input, to the client, and accepting registration of the user's input content . HT
ML or XHTML documents are World Wide W
eb Consortium (W3C). As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 10, the central processing unit of the WWW server computer uses the command (request content) already set on the RAM by means of the WWW service to provide user confirmation means and AS access using the communication line. The data is received using the means, processed into HTML or XHTML format or text, and transmitted to the client from the communication line using the communication control device according to the HTTP procedure. AS using communication line
FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the access means and this means. The command contains the following contents. 1) Creation of a window for displaying and inputting a schedule table and registration of input contents 2) Creation of a window for displaying and inputting a record of dating with a friend and registration of input contents 3) Recording of health condition Creating a window for displaying and inputting and registering the input contents 4) Creating a window for displaying and inputting the results and schedules of money deposits and withdrawals and registering the input contents The central processing unit selects a necessary command from the commands of the AS access unit of FIG. 5 and acquires the contents by the AS access unit using the communication line. If the command includes registration,
The received contents are registered by using a user confirmation unit and an AS access unit using a communication line.

User confirmation means: The central processing unit of the WWW server computer is developed on a memory or a local hard disk as shown in FIG. 3 from the port number and host name of the client accessing the WWW server port of the computer. The user ID and password are searched from the table, and if not, an HTML or XHTML document inquiring of the user is transmitted to the client. (FIG. 8) When the client sends the user ID and the password, the contents are newly added to the table together with the port number and the host name. The central processing unit sets the obtained user ID and password at the corresponding positions in the header of the request message. When the session with the client ends, delete the corresponding row from the table.

AS access means using communication line: WW
The central processing unit of the W server computer transmits the request message to the R in response to the command (FIG. 10) set on the RAM.
It is created on the AM, transmitted from the communication control device to the AS using the communication line, and the result is received as a response message. The protocol corresponds to an application protocol of the Internet protocol layer (FIG. 4) based on TCP-IP. The request message and the response message have the same format, and use FIG. In the request message, the number in FIG. 5 is set in the header part processing ID. In the response message, a number indicating the processing result is set in the header portion and the result content is set in the data portion. Therefore, the result content is read by referring to the data portion length of the header portion.

Message management means: The central processing unit of the AS computer receives a command of a control program on a memory,
The specific port of the communication control device is constantly monitored, and the following processing is repeated (FIG. 9). When a message (request message) arrives by IP (Internet Protocol), the message header portion of FIG. 7 having a fixed length is read out to the memory. Next, if there is no abnormality in the header portion, the memory is secured on the RAM by referring to the length of the data portion, and the data is read. The read data is analyzed by the response message creating means to create a response message, and the response message is sent back to the transmission source by the IP procedure.

Response message creation means: The request message developed on the memory by the central processing unit of the AS computer according to the IP procedure is related to an individual's schedule, a record of dating with a friend, a health condition, the result and schedule of money deposit / withdrawal. It means a data processing request. What and how to process is determined by the processing ID of the message header part,
The result is set in a data part having a data structure corresponding to the result, and a number indicating a result of the processing is set in a header part. Things to be dealt with include: (FIG. 5) 1) Record personal schedule. The central processing unit records the schedule data (schedule or result) in the message on the recording medium by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 2) Read the personal schedule. The central processing unit reads the schedule or the result of the schedule from the recording medium by the file access means based on the search condition in the message, and sets the result in the response message. 3) Check for schedule delays. The central processing unit checks the delay of the schedule by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 4) Record friend information. The central processing unit records the friend information including the record of the association in the message on the recording medium by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 5) Read out the friend's information. The central processing unit reads the friend information from the recording medium by the file access means based on the search condition in the message, and sets the result in the response message. 6) Record information related to health. The central processing unit records the information relating to the health in the message on the recording medium by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 7) Read information related to health. The central processing unit reads information related to health from the recording medium by the file access means based on the search condition in the message, and sets the result in the response message. 8) Estimate patterns from information related to health for a certain period. The central processing unit reads information related to health for a certain period from the recording medium by the file access means, estimates the pattern, and sets the result in a response message. 9) Record the schedule and result of money deposit / withdrawal. The central processing unit records the deposit and withdrawal schedule and result in the message on the recording medium by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 10) Read out the schedule and result of money deposit / withdrawal. The central processing unit reads out the payment schedule and result of money from the recording medium by the file access means based on the search condition in the message, and sets the result in the response message. 11) Check for late payment. The central processing unit checks the payment delay by the file access means, and sets the result in the response message. 12) Calculate the current life level. The central processing unit uses the file access means to record the amount of deposits and withdrawals up to now and the future plan,
The remaining balance, the amount of savings, and the like are read out, the current living level is calculated as the amount of daily food expenses and the amount of daily allowance, and these are set in the response message. 13) Calculate possible savings methods. The central processing unit reads the results of deposits and withdrawals up to the present and the future schedule by file access means, calculates the amount and method of savings currently possible, and sets the result in a response message. 14) Read the savings plan. The central processing unit reads out the registered saving plan by the file access means and sets the result in a response message. 15) Record your savings plan. The central processing unit records the saving plan on the recording medium by the file access means, and sets the result in a response message.

File access means: The central processing unit of the AS computer receives a command from a control program on a memory and reads and writes a file on a hard disk as a recording means (FIG. 10). The file is a database file, organized from data records and B-tree indexes, that records personal schedules, records of dating with friends, or health conditions, or results and schedules of money deposits and withdrawals.

【Example】

[0013] When a user uses this system by using a client personal computer, a WWW service is first provided by using a browser, or by using an i-mode in the case of an NTT mobile phone. The user browses a page that guides the user through the Internet program. On this page, it is possible to link to an Internet program (hereinafter referred to as IPG) that manages schedules, records of associations with friends, or health conditions, or the results and schedules of money deposits and withdrawals.

The IPG is constituted by means of the present invention, such as means for providing WWW services on a WWW server, means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document, and means for managing messages on an AS. Means for dynamically creating HTML or XHTML documents are:
World Wide Web Consortium
This is a program having a CGI or ISAPI format defined by (W3C) and constitutes a part of the IPG. An HTML document representing the previous page as a link destination is described as follows. http: // program. dll command or http: // program. exe command or http: // program. cgi command This program is called through a means for providing a WWW service at the request of the browser.

The IPG adds user information to a list for managing users before providing services to the users. In order to obtain the information, the program transmits an HTML or XHTML document for inputting a user ID and a password to the client personal computer. When the user enters it, the data is transferred to the program and the data is added to the list. It is assumed that the user has been registered in the system in advance.

If the IPG processes a command for creating a window for displaying and inputting the contents and results relating to the result and schedule of money deposit and withdrawal, and registering the input contents,
The PG displays 1) the user's wealth, remaining food expenses, remaining balance, savings, daily food expenses, remaining amount, etc. 2) If there is a delay in the registered payment, the contents are displayed. 3) A button for calling a screen for inputting / outputting the result of deposit / withdrawal, 4) A button for calling a screen for formulating a savings plan, 5) A button for calling a screen for inputting / outputting a payment schedule. And so on.

In 1), a means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document uses an AS using a communication line.
The access means and the message management means on the AS read out the user's property amount, the remaining amount of food expenses, the remaining amount of money, the amount of savings, the amount of food expenses per day, the amount of money, etc., and create an HTML or XHTML document for displaying these. Is transmitted to the client. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "12. Calculate the current life level" is used. In 2), a means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document determines whether there is a delay in payment of a user by an AS access means using a communication line and a message management means on the AS, and displays the contents if present. H to do
This is realized by creating a TML or XHTML document and transmitting it to the client. A using communication line
As the command of the S access means, "11. Check for payment delay" is used.

When a button for calling a screen for inputting / outputting the result of deposit / withdrawal of 3) is clicked, the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document generates an HTML or XHTML document for input. Then, a screen for inputting / outputting the result of deposit / withdrawal is displayed by sending to the client. On the screen for inputting / outputting the result of deposit / withdrawal, if the deposit / withdrawal of the day is obtained by the AS access means using the communication line, the message management means on the AS, and the response message creation means, the contents are displayed in the previous HTML or X
The data is transmitted in addition to the HTML document, and is additionally displayed on the screen. The command of the AS access means using the communication line is:
"10. Reading out the deposit and withdrawal schedule and result of money" is used. When the user presses a button for registering the input contents on this screen, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<A HREF=“http://IPG command Deposit Amount Deposit Amount”><A>) , This means is called up, and the deposit and withdrawal result of the day is recorded on the recording medium by the AS access means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "9. Record the schedule and result of money deposit / withdrawal" is used.

When a button for calling a screen for formulating a savings plan is clicked, the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document generates an HTML or XHTML document for input. Then, by sending it to the client, a screen for formulating a savings plan is displayed. AS using communication line
As the command of the access means, "13. Calculate a currently possible saving method" is used. On the screen for formulating a savings plan, if the previous savings plan is obtained by the AS access means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS, the contents are displayed in the previous HTML or XHTM.
The document is transmitted in addition to the L document, and is additionally displayed on the screen. The command of the AS access means using the communication line is described in “14.
Read savings plan "is used. On this screen, when the user presses a button for registering the inputted saving plan, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<A
HREF = “http: // IPG command plan contents” >><A>), this means is called, and the AS access means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS are used to store the plan contents of the savings on the recording medium. Will be recorded. The command of the AS access means using the communication line is "1
5. Record your savings plan "is used.

When a button for calling a screen for inputting / outputting the payment schedule of 5) is clicked, the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document generates an HTML or XHTML document for input, By sending it to the client, a screen for inputting and outputting the payment schedule is displayed. In the screen for inputting / outputting the payment schedule, the payment schedule is the AS using the communication line.
When requested by the access means and the message management means on the AS, the contents are added to the previous HTML or XHTML document and transmitted, and are additionally displayed on the screen. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "10. Read out the deposit and withdrawal schedule and result of money" is used. When the user presses a button for registering the input content on this screen, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<
A HREF = “http: // IPG command Payment schedule contents” >><A>), this means is called, and the AS payment means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS determine the payment contents. It is recorded on a recording medium. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "9. Record the schedule and result of money deposit / withdrawal" is used.

If the IPG processes a command for creating a window for displaying and inputting a schedule table and registering input contents, the IPG 1) displays a user's schedule and 2) inputs a schedule. Displays buttons for calling up the screen.

In 1), the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document is an AS using a communication line.
This is realized by creating an HTML or XHTML document for reading and displaying the user's schedule from the recording medium by the access means and the message management means on the AS, and transmitting it to the client. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "2. Read a personal schedule" is used.

If a button for calling the screen for inputting the schedule of 2) is clicked, the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document generates an HTML or XHTML document for input and sends it to the client. By sending, a screen for inputting a schedule is displayed. On the screen for inputting the schedule, when the schedule of the day is obtained by the AS access means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS, the contents are added to the previous HTML or XHTML document and transmitted. Display additional information on the screen. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "2. Read a personal schedule" is used. When a button for registering the input content is pressed on this screen, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<A HREF = “http
p: // IPG Command schedule content "><A
>), This means is called and A using the communication line
The schedule of the day is recorded on the recording medium by the S access means and the message management means on the AS. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "1. Record personal schedule" is used.

If the IPG processes a command for creating a window for displaying and inputting a record of dating with a friend and registering input contents, the IPG 1) displays a record of dating a user; 2) Display a button for calling the screen for inputting the record of dating with friends.

In 1), the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document is an AS using a communication line.
This is realized by creating an HTML or XHTML document for reading and displaying a record of association with a user's friend from a recording medium by an access unit and a message management unit on the AS and transmitting the document to a client. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "5. Read friend information" is used.

When the user clicks the button for calling the screen for inputting the record of the association in 2),
The means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document generates an HTML or XHTML document for input and sends it to the client, thereby displaying a screen for inputting a record of the relationship. On the screen for inputting the record of the association, if the record of the day is requested by the AS access means using the communication line, the message management means on the AS, and the response message creation means, the contents are displayed in the previous HTML or XH.
The data is transmitted in addition to the TML document, and is additionally displayed on the screen.
The command of the AS access means using the communication line is:
"5. Read friend information" is used. When the user presses a button for registering the input contents on this screen, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<A H
REF = “http: // record of IPG command dating” >><A>), this means is called, and recording of dating with a friend is performed by the AS access means using the communication line and the message management means on the AS. Is recorded on the recording medium. The command of the AS access means using the communication line is described in “4.
Record friend information "is used.

If the IPG processes a command for creating a window for displaying and inputting a record relating to the health condition and registering the input content, the IPG 1) displays the record relating to the health condition, and 2) displays the record relating to the health condition. Displays a button for calling the screen for inputting the record related to the status.

In 1), the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document is an AS using a communication line.
Creating an HTML or XHTML document for reading and displaying a record relating to the user's health condition from the recording medium by the access means and the message management means on the AS;
This is realized by sending to the client. As the command of the AS access means using the communication line, "7. Read information related to health" is used.

When the user clicks a button for calling a screen for inputting a record relating to the health condition in step 2), the means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document includes an HTML or XH for inputting.
By generating a TML document and sending it to the client, a screen for inputting a record regarding the health condition is displayed.
On the screen for inputting a record relating to the health condition, if the record relating to the health condition of the day is obtained by the AS access means using the communication line, the message management means on the AS, and the response message creation means, the contents are described in the previous HTML. Or XH
The data is transmitted in addition to the TML document, and is additionally displayed on the screen.
The command of the AS access means using the communication line is:
"7. Read out information related to health" is used. When the user presses a button for registering the input content on this screen, the description of the HTML document on this screen (<
A HREF = “http: // IPG command Record of health condition” >><A>), this means is called, and AS access means using a communication line and message management means on the AS, the health condition of the day. Is recorded on a recording medium. As a command of the AS access means using the communication line, "6. Record information related to health" is used.

According to the present invention, a personal schedule,
Alternatively, a user who wants to manage a record of dating with a friend, or a health condition, or the result and schedule of money deposits and withdrawals can be realized by a browser or the like without obtaining an application program. Therefore, the present invention can be used not only from a personal computer but also from a mobile phone and the like, and the consistency of the contents can be ensured regardless of access from anywhere. The AS access means using a communication line can be used not only as a means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document, but also as a means incorporated into application software of a client personal computer. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the means.

FIG. 3 is a table image of user confirmation means.

FIG. 4 Internet protocol hierarchy

FIG. 5 is a command of an AS access unit using a communication line.

FIG. 6 shows a procedure of means for dynamically creating an HTML or XHTML document.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a message.

FIG. 8 is a processing flow of a user confirmation unit.

FIG. 9 is a processing flow of a message management unit.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A system for managing personal information such as personal schedules, records of dating with friends, health conditions, or the results and schedules of money deposits and withdrawals,
Means for providing WWW service of WWW server, WW
Dynamic HTML or XHTML on W server
A system for managing personal information, characterized in that it includes means for creating a document and includes these. 2. The dynamic HTML of the WWW server
2. The personal information management system according to claim 1, wherein the means for creating the XHTML document includes a means for confirming a user and a means for accessing an application server (hereinafter, the application server is referred to as AS) using a communication line. 3. The AS has a message management means for responding to a request from an AS access means using a communication line, and the message management means includes means for creating a response message. 1. Personal information management system. 4. The means for preparing the response message of the AS includes access means for a file for recording a schedule, a record of dating with a friend, a health condition, a result of payment and withdrawal of money, and a schedule data, and a recording means. The personal information management system according to claim 1, wherein: