JP2008123424A - Notification apparatus, notification system, and notification program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a notification apparatus, a notification system, and a notification program, which can effectively perform notification on the basis of reservation details of a notification reservation for reserving a notification. <P>SOLUTION: The notification apparatus comprises: a receiving means for receiving a request of notification reservation which reserves to send notification information for notifying that a predetermined event has occurred to a predetermined notification destination; an acceptance determining means for determining whether accepting the request of notification reservation received by the receiving means or not; a notification registration means for registering a notification reservation which the acceptance determining means determines to accept its request, and for not registering a notification reservation which the acceptance determining means determines not to accept; a detection means for detecting a notification reservation from a memory section, where the notification reservation reserves to notify occurrence of a predetermined event when the predetermined event has occurred; and a sending means for sending the notification information to the notification destination which the notification reservation detected by the detection means has reserved. This configuration can not only efficiently register but also efficiently notify notification reservation on the basis of the contents of the notification reservation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification device, a notification system, and a notification program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an image forming apparatus that notifies a remote terminal that has transmitted print data when a paper jam occurs (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, a system is known that includes a printer that performs printing and a device that transmits a print request to the printer, and the printer notifies the occurrence of an abnormality only to a device that is affected by the abnormality that has occurred in the printer (for example, Patent Document 2).

  This printer has a database for storing the name of a device that has made a print request, and whether the device name associated with a print job that is printing or waiting to be printed when an error occurs is the device name stored in the database. By determining whether or not it is the name of the device that has made the print request, it is determined whether or not it is the name of the device that is affected by the abnormality.

  Furthermore, an event notification system is known that can send reply events to a plurality of received events at once (for example, Patent Document 3).

This system has storage means for storing received events, and can send reply events collectively to a plurality of events stored in the storage means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the last event was received.
JP 2001-162905 A JP 2003-233490 A JP 2000-293387

  An object of the present invention is to provide a notification device, a notification system, and a notification program capable of efficiently notifying based on reservation contents of a notification reservation for reserving a notification.

  The notification device according to the present invention receives a notification reservation for reserving transmission of notification information for notifying that a predetermined event has occurred to a predetermined notification destination, and accepts the notification reservation received by the receiving means A reception determination unit that determines whether or not the reservation is accepted, a notification reservation that the determination unit determines to accept is registered in the storage unit, and a reservation registration unit that does not register a reservation that is determined not to be accepted, and a predetermined event Detecting means for detecting a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of a predetermined event from the storage unit, and transmitting means for transmitting notification information to a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detecting means It is characterized by comprising.

  In the above configuration, the information processing apparatus further includes an input unit that inputs a reception condition that is a condition related to a reservation content of the notification reservation and receives the notification reservation, and the reception determination unit receives the notification reservation that satisfies the reception condition input by the input unit. It is possible to adopt a configuration that determines that

  In the above configuration, the reservation content may include one or more of information regarding a transmission source that has transmitted a notification reservation, information regarding a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation, and information regarding an event reserved by the notification reservation.

  In the above configuration, the information regarding the transmission source and the notification destination is information that specifies the device that transmitted the notification reservation and the device that receives the notification information, or the user who uses the device that transmitted the notification reservation and the device that receives the notification information. A configuration including any one or more of the information regarding can be adopted.

  In the above-described configuration, the information processing apparatus further includes a communication determination unit that determines whether the notification reservation received by the reception unit is communicable with a notification destination of the notification information to be reserved. The reception determination unit can communicate with the communication determination unit. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which it is determined that the notification reservation is accepted when it is determined that the notification reservation is satisfied and the reception condition is satisfied.

  In the above configuration, the reservation registration unit further includes a deletion unit that deletes the notification reservation registered in the storage unit, and the communication determination unit can communicate with a notification destination of the notification information reserved by the notification reservation registered by the reservation registration unit The deleting unit can delete the notification reservation for reserving to transmit the notification information to the notification destination that is determined not to be in a state that can be notified by the communication determining unit.

  In the above configuration, the transmission means transmits information indicating that the notification reservation has been received when the reception determination means determines that the notification reservation has been received, and information that indicates that it has not been received when it is determined that the notification reservation has not been received. Can be adopted.

  In the above configuration, the transmission unit may employ a configuration for transmitting information indicating that the notification reservation has been accepted regardless of whether the reception determination unit determines to accept the notification reservation.

  In the above configuration, the transmission unit may employ a configuration for transmitting information indicating that the notification reservation is not accepted regardless of whether the reception determination unit determines to accept the notification reservation.

  The notification system according to the present invention receives a notification reservation for reserving transmission of information notifying a predetermined notification that a predetermined event has occurred, and accepts the notification reservation received by the reception means. A reception determination unit that determines whether or not based on the reservation content of the notification reservation, a reservation registration unit that registers the notification reservation that the determination unit determines to accept in the storage unit, and a predetermined event when a predetermined event occurs Detection means for detecting a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of the occurrence from the storage unit, and a transmission means for transmitting information notifying the occurrence of the event to the notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detection means It is characterized by that.

  A notification program according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a reservation for transmitting information for notifying a computer that a predetermined event has occurred and a notification reservation received by the receiving unit. Receiving determination means for determining whether or not to accept based on the reservation content of the notification reservation, reservation registration means for registering the notification reservation determined to be received by the determination means in the storage unit, and when a predetermined event occurs, Detection means for detecting a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of a predetermined event from the storage unit, and transmission means for transmitting information notifying the occurrence of the event to a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detection means It is characterized by making it function as.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, as compared with the case where all notification reservations are registered in the storage unit, not only the notification reservation can be efficiently registered based on the reservation content, but also notification can be made efficiently.

  According to the configuration of the second aspect, the notification reservation can be efficiently received based on the input reception conditions.

  According to the configuration of the third aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not to accept the notification reservation based on the information regarding the transmission source, the notification destination, and the event.

  According to the configuration of the fourth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not to accept the notification reservation based on the information specifying the device or the information about the user.

  According to the configuration of claim 5, the notification information that the notification destination cannot receive is less transmitted than when the notification reservation is accepted regardless of the communication state with the notification destination reserved in the notification reservation.

  According to the configuration of claim 6, the notification information that the notification destination cannot receive is transmitted as compared with the case where the storage unit keeps storing the notification reservation regardless of the communication state with the notification destination reserved in the notification reservation. Less is.

  According to the configuration of claim 7, the transmission source of the notification reservation can know whether or not the notification device accepts the notification reservation.

  According to the configuration of the eighth aspect, it is possible to make the transmission source of the notification reservation recognize that the notification reservation has been accepted even though the notification device does not accept the notification reservation.

  According to the configuration of claim 9, it is possible to cause the notification reservation transmission source to recognize that the notification reservation is not accepted even though the notification device accepts the notification reservation.

  According to the configuration of the tenth aspect, as compared with the case where all the notification reservations are registered in the storage unit, not only the notification reservation can be efficiently registered based on the reservation content, but also the notification can be efficiently notified.

  According to the structure of Claim 11, compared with the case where all the notification reservations are registered into a memory | storage part, not only a notification reservation can be registered efficiently but the notification can be performed efficiently.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the notification system of the present invention.
The notification system 10 includes a communication network 100, a notification device 1000, and one or a plurality of remote terminals 9000 to 900n.

  The communication network 100 includes, for example, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), or a public line network.

  The notification device 1000 is configured by, for example, a printer, a scanner, or a personal computer. The notification device 1000 is connected to the remote terminals 9000 to 900n via the communication network 100. Since the remote terminals 9000 to 900n have the same connection, configuration, and function, only the remote terminal 9000 will be described below.

The notification device 1000 provides a specific function such as a printing function or a reading function (hereinafter simply referred to as a providing function) in response to a request from the remote terminal 9000.
Here, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration of the notification device 1000.

  The notification device 1000 includes a control unit 1010, an input unit 1110, a condition registration unit 1120, an information management unit 1130, a reception unit 1210, a communication determination unit 1220, an acceptance determination unit 1230, a reservation registration unit 1240, a deletion unit 1250, and a function provision unit 1260. , An event detection unit 1270, a detection unit 1280, and a transmission unit 1290 (hereinafter simply referred to as a control unit 1010 or the like).

  The control unit 1010 and the like are connected by a bus 1005 so that information can be exchanged. The functions of the control unit 1010 and the like are realized by software control executed by the notification device 1000.

  Here, the hardware configuration of the notification apparatus 1000 for executing software control will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of hardware of the notification device 1000 for realizing the software control.

  The notification device 1000 includes, for example, a calculation unit 1001 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM 1002 (Read-Only Memory) such as an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Only memory), DRAM (Dynamic RAM), SRAM (Static RAM), etc. Power supply for semiconductor memory devices (hereinafter referred to as volatile memory), NVRAM (Non Volatile RAM), etc., whose memory contents are lost External memory composed of a RAM 1003 (Random Access Memory) composed of a semiconductor memory device (hereinafter referred to as a non-volatile memory) that does not lose its memory content even when it is turned off, and an external memory device such as a hard disk (Hard Disk) Unit 1004, and includes a calculation unit 1001, a ROM 1002, a RAM 1003, and an external memory. Parts 1004 are connected by a bus 1005 to one another.

  In the software control, the arithmetic unit 1001 reads a program stored in at least one of the ROM 1002, the RAM 1003, or the external storage unit 1004, and the arithmetic unit 1001 performs an operation according to the read program, thereby realizing the functions of the above units.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described.
The control unit 1010 controls an operation process of each unit by outputting a command to each unit configuring the notification device 1000. Control processing executed by the control unit 1010 to control each unit will be described later.

  The input unit 1110 includes, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, or a pointing device (mouse). The input unit 1110 is operated by a user who uses the notification device 1000 to input reception conditions.

The reception condition is a condition related to the reservation content of the notification reservation and a condition for receiving the notification reservation.
The notification reservation is information for reserving transmission of information notifying that a predetermined event has occurred (hereinafter simply referred to as notification information) to a predetermined notification destination.

  In this embodiment, the predetermined event includes, for example, an event that the provision of a providing function such as a print function is terminated (hereinafter simply referred to as a print completion event). In the present embodiment, the notification destination includes remote terminals 9000 to 900n.

  That is, as a specific example of the reception condition, a condition that “the notification of reservation that the notification of an event that the provision of the print function has ended is a reservation content” can be given.

  The reservation content includes at least one of information on a transmission source that has transmitted the notification reservation, information on a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation, and information on an event reserved by the notification reservation.

  Further, the information regarding the transmission source and the notification destination is related to the user who uses the information that identifies the device that transmitted the notification reservation and the device that receives the notification information, or the device that transmitted the notification reservation and the device that receives the notification information. One or more of the information to be included.

  Specific examples of the information for specifying the device include the IP address of the remote terminal 9000, the machine name, and the domain name associated with the IP address. In addition, specific examples of information specifying information related to a user who uses the apparatus include a user name, a user group, and a user authority.

  That is, as a specific example, when the user name of the administrator of the notification device 1000 is “administrator” and the administrator preferentially monitors the occurrence of a specific event in the notification device 1000, the acceptance condition is changed. An example can be given as a condition that “the notification is a reservation with the content of reservation being notified to a user whose user name is“ administrator ””.

  As a specific example, the original user of the notification device 1000 is a person who belongs to the personnel department, but a person who belongs to the general affairs department also uses the notification device 1000 and is used by a person who belongs to the personnel department. If the IP address of the remote terminal is in the range from 192.168.1.100 to IP address 192.168.1.199, the acceptance condition is “Reservation details to notify devices whose IP address is 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.199” An example in which the notification device 1000 preferentially notifies a remote terminal used by a person belonging to the personnel department can be given.

Next, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described.
The condition registration unit 1120 acquires the acceptance condition input by the input unit 1110 from the control unit 1010. The condition registration unit 1120 registers the acquired reception conditions in the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130.

  The information management unit 1130 is, for example, a storage unit configured by the external storage unit 1004, and a program such as MySQL or PostgreSQL that changes, references, maintains, or manages information stored in the storage unit. Consists of. The information management unit 1130 changes, references, maintains, or manages information stored in the storage unit.

  The receiving unit 1210 is configured with a network adapter, for example. The receiving unit 1210 is connected to the remote terminal 9000 via the communication network 100. The receiving unit 1210 receives the notification reservation transmitted by the remote terminal 9000. Thereafter, the reception unit 1210 outputs the received notification reservation to the control unit 1010.

  In addition, the receiving unit 1210 receives information (hereinafter simply referred to as request information) requesting provision of the providing function of the notification device 1000 from the remote terminal 9000. The receiving unit 1210 outputs the received request information to the control unit 1010.

  The communication determination unit 1220 acquires the notification reservation received by the reception unit 1210 from the reception determination unit 1230. The communication determination unit 1220 determines whether or not the acquired notification reservation is in a state where communication is possible with the notification destination of the notification information to be reserved, and outputs the determination result to the reception determination unit 1230.

  Further, the communication determination unit 1220 acquires the notification reservation registered by the reservation registration unit 1240 from the deletion unit 1250. Next, the communication determination unit 1220 determines whether the acquired notification reservation is communicable with the notification destination of the notification information to be reserved, and outputs the determination result to the deletion unit 1250.

  As a specific example, a PING (Packet Internet Groper) command is transmitted to the notification destination, and whether or not the notification destination sends a reply, and the time until the reply is acquired, is a state in which communication with the notification destination is possible. Determine whether or not.

  The reception determination unit 1230 acquires the notification reservation (hereinafter simply referred to as reception notification reservation) received by the reception unit 1210 from the control unit 1010, and acquires the determination result of the communication state from the communication determination unit 1220. The reception determination unit 1230 determines whether or not to accept the reception notification reservation based on the reservation content and the communication state, and outputs the determination result to the control unit 1010.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 4, a determination process executed when the reception determination unit 1230 determines whether to accept a reception notification reservation will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of determination processing executed by the reception determination unit 1230.

  First, the reception determination unit 1230 acquires a reception notification reservation from the control unit 1010 (step ST001). Next, the acceptance determination unit 1230 acquires all acceptance conditions from the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130 (step ST002).

  Next, reception determination section 1230 determines whether or not the process of step 004 has been executed for all reception conditions (step ST003). The reception determination unit 1230 executes the process of step ST009 when determining that all the reception conditions have been processed, and executes the process of step ST005 otherwise.

  In step ST003, when the reception determination unit 1230 determines that the process of step 004 has not been executed for all the reception conditions, one of the reception conditions that are not the processing target of step 004 is set as a processing target. It is determined whether the reception notification reservation satisfies the processing target reception condition (step ST004).

  If it is determined that the reception notification reservation satisfies the processing target reception condition, the reception determination unit 1230 returns to step ST003, and if not, returns to step ST003 and repeats the above processing.

  When it is determined in step ST004 that the reception notification reservation satisfies the processing target reception condition, the reception determination unit 1230 outputs the reception notification reservation to the communication determination unit 1220 (step ST005).

  Next, the reception determination unit 1230 acquires the communication state with the transmission destination of the notification information reserved by the notification reservation from the communication determination unit 1220 (step ST006).

  Thereafter, reception determination section 1230 determines whether or not communication with the notification destination is possible based on the acquired communication state (step ST007). If it is determined that communication is possible, reception determination unit 1230 performs the process of step ST008, and otherwise does the process of step ST009.

  In step ST007, if it is determined that the communication with the notification destination is possible, the reception determination unit 1230 determines to accept the received notification reservation (step ST008). Thereafter, the reception determination unit 1230 ends the determination process.

  If the reception determination unit 1230 determines in step ST007 that communication with the notification destination is not possible, or if it is determined in step ST003 that the process of step 004 has been executed for all reception conditions, the received notification reservation is received. Is not accepted (step ST009). Thereafter, the reception determination unit 1230 ends the determination process.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described.
The reservation registration unit 1240 acquires the reception notification reservation from the control unit 1010 and registers the reception notification reservation acquired according to the control of the control unit 1010 in the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130.

  The deletion unit 1250 reserves the notification reservation for transmitting the notification information to the notification destination determined by the communication determination unit 1220 not to be able to notify the notification reservation registered in the storage unit by the reservation registration unit 1240. Is deleted from the storage unit.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, processing executed when the deletion unit 1250 deletes the notification reservation from the storage unit (hereinafter simply referred to as deletion processing) will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the deletion process executed by the deletion unit 1250.

  First, the deletion unit 1250 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (step ST101). If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, deletion section 1250 repeats the process of step ST101 after sleeping for a predetermined time although not shown otherwise.

  The predetermined time is a time when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the deletion process was started, or a time after a predetermined time has elapsed since the time when the processes of steps ST102 to 108 were executed, and the process of steps ST102 to 108 This is the time that is updated every time.

  In step ST101, when determining that the predetermined time has elapsed, the deletion unit 1250 determines whether or not an end command has been acquired (step ST102). Deletion section 1250 ends the deletion process when determining that the end instruction has been acquired, and executes step ST103 otherwise.

  If the deletion unit 1250 determines in step ST102 that the end command has not been acquired, the deletion unit 1250 acquires all notification reservations stored in the storage unit from the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130 (step ST103). .

  Next, deletion section 1250 determines whether or not the processing of steps ST105 to 108 has been executed for all notification reservations (step ST104). If it is determined that the process has been executed for all notification reservations, the deletion unit 1250 returns to step ST101 and repeats the process. If not, the deletion unit 1250 executes the process of step ST105.

  In step ST104, the deletion unit 1250 uses one of the notification reservations not processed in the notification reservation acquired in step ST103 as a processing target (hereinafter referred to as a processing target notification reservation in this figure). The processing target notification reservation is output to the communication determination unit 1220 (step ST105).

  Next, the deletion unit 1250 acquires from the communication determination unit 1220 the determination result regarding the processing target notification reservation output in step ST105 (step ST106).

  Thereafter, based on the determination result acquired in step ST106, the deletion unit 1250 determines whether or not it is possible to notify the notification destination of the processing target notification reservation (step ST107). If it is determined that the notification is possible, the deletion unit 1250 returns to step ST104 and repeats the above process, and if not, executes the process of step ST108.

  In step ST107, if the deletion unit 1250 determines that the notification is not possible, the deletion unit 1250 deletes the processing target notification reservation from the storage unit (step ST108). Thereafter, the deletion unit 1250 returns to step ST104 and repeats the above processing.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described.
The function providing unit 1260 is controlled by the control unit 1010 to provide a providing function requested by the request information received by the receiving unit 1210.

  The event detection unit 1270 detects the occurrence of a predetermined event. As a specific example, the occurrence of an event (that is, a print completion event) that the function providing unit 1260 has finished providing a providing function such as a print function is detected. Thereafter, information for identifying the detected event is output to the control unit 1010.

  The detection unit 1280 is controlled by the control unit 1010 to acquire information for identifying an event from the event detection unit 1270. Next, the detection unit 1280 is a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of an event identified by the acquired information, and the one or more notification reservations registered in the storage unit by the reservation registration unit 1240 are stored from the storage unit. To detect. Thereafter, the detection unit 1280 outputs the detected notification reservation to the control unit 1010.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 6, a process (hereinafter simply referred to as a detection process) executed when the detection unit 1280 detects a notification reservation from the storage unit will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the detection process.

  First, the detection unit 1280 initializes a list type or array type variable (hereinafter simply referred to as a detection notification reservation list) that stores the detected notification reservation (step ST201).

  Next, the detection unit 1280 acquires information identifying the event detected by the event detection unit 1270 from the control unit 1010, and acquires the content of the event identified by the acquired information (step ST202).

  Thereafter, detection unit 1280 acquires all notification reservations registered in the storage unit managed by the management unit (step ST203). Thereafter, detection section 1280 determines whether or not the processing of step ST204 has been executed for all notification reservations (step ST204). The detection unit 1280 ends the process when determining that the process has been executed for all notification reservations, and executes the process of step ST205 otherwise.

  In step ST204, when the detection unit 1280 determines that the processing has not been executed for all the notification reservations, the notification reservation (hereinafter, in this figure, one of the notification reservations that are not the target of processing). It is determined whether the processing target notification reservation is a notification reservation for notifying the occurrence of an event identified by the acquired information (step ST205).

  If it is determined that the notification reservation is to notify the occurrence of the acquired event, the detection unit 1280 returns to step ST204 and repeats the above process.

  In step ST205, when the detection unit 1280 determines that the processing target notification reservation is a notification reservation for notifying the occurrence of the event acquired in step ST202, the detection unit 1280 inserts the processing target notification reservation as an element into the detection notification reservation list. (Step ST206). Then, it returns to step ST204 and repeats the said process.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the notification device 1000 will be described.
The transmission unit 1290 is constituted by a network adapter, for example. The transmission unit 1290 receives information indicating that the notification reservation received by the reception unit 1210 has been accepted (hereinafter simply referred to as an acceptance response) or information indicating that the notification reservation has not been accepted (hereinafter simply referred to as a rejection response). Sent to the notification reservation sender.

  Also, the transmission unit 1290 transmits notification information from the control unit 1010 to the notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detection unit 1280.

Finally, the control process executed by the control unit 1010 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example of processing (hereinafter simply referred to as “condition registration control processing”) executed by the control unit 1010 when controlling the condition registration unit 1120 to register the reception condition in the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130. It is a flowchart showing.

  First, control unit 1010 obtains acceptance conditions from input unit 1110 (step ST301). Next, the control unit 1010 controls the condition registration unit 1120 to register the acquired acceptance condition in the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130 (step ST302). Thereafter, the control unit 1010 ends the execution of the condition registration control process.

  FIG. 8 shows a process executed by the control unit 1010 when the reservation registration unit 1140 is controlled to register the reception notification reservation in the storage unit managed by the information management unit 1130 (hereinafter simply referred to as a reservation registration control process). It is a flowchart showing an example.

  First, control unit 1010 acquires a reception notification reservation from receiving unit 1210 (step ST401). Next, control section 1010 outputs the reception notification reservation acquired in step ST401 to acceptance determination section 1230 (step ST402).

  Thereafter, control unit 1010 controls reception determination unit 1230 to determine whether or not to accept the reception notification reservation output in step ST402 (step ST403).

  Next, control unit 1010 acquires a determination result from acceptance determination unit 1230 (step ST404). Thereafter, control unit 1010 determines whether or not reception determination unit 1230 determines to accept the reception notification reservation (step ST405). If it is determined that the reception notification reservation is accepted, control section 1010 executes the process of step ST406, and otherwise executes the process of step ST408.

  In step ST405, when it is determined that the reception notification reservation is accepted, the control unit 1010 outputs the reception notification reservation to the reservation registration unit 1240, and sets the reservation registration unit 1240 to register the output reception notification reservation in the storage unit. Control (step ST406).

  Next, control section 1010 controls transmission section 1290 to transmit an acceptance response to the transmission source of the reception notification reservation (step ST407). Thereafter, the control unit 1010 ends the reservation registration control process.

  In Step ST405, when it is determined that the reception notification reservation is not accepted, the control unit 1010 controls the transmission unit 1290 to transmit a rejection response to the transmission source of the reception notification reservation (Step ST408). Thereafter, the control unit 1010 ends the reservation registration control process.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a process (hereinafter simply referred to as notification control) executed by the control unit 1010 when controlling the transmission unit 1290 and the like to transmit notification information regarding the generated event when a predetermined event occurs. It is a flowchart showing an example.

  First, control unit 1010 acquires information for identifying an event that has been detected by event detection unit 1270 (step ST501). Next, control section 1010 outputs information for identifying the event acquired in step ST501 to detection section 1280 (step ST502).

  Next, control section 1010 controls detection section 1280 to detect a notification reservation for notifying the occurrence of the event identified by the information output in step ST502 (step ST503).

  Thereafter, control unit 1010 obtains a detection notification reservation list having detected notification reservation as an element from detection unit 1280 (step ST504).

  Next, control section 1010 determines whether or not the process of step ST506 has been executed for all notification reservations that are elements of the detection notification reservation list acquired in step ST504 (step ST505). The control unit 1010 ends the notification control process when determining that the process of step ST506 has been executed for all notification reservations, and executes the process of step ST506 if not.

  In Step ST505, when the control unit 1010 determines that the process of Step ST506 has not been executed for all the notification reservations, the notification reservation that targets one of the notification reservations that is not the target of the process of Step ST506. (Hereinafter, referred to as a processing target notification reservation in this figure), and the transmission unit 1290 is controlled to transmit the notification information to the notification destination reserved by the processing target notification reservation (step ST506). Then, it returns to step ST505 and repeats the said process.

Next, returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the notification system 10 will be described.
The remote terminal 9000 is composed of a personal computer, for example, and is connected to the notification device 1000 via the communication network 100 so as to be communicable.

  The remote terminal 9000 is not shown in the figure, but for example, an input unit composed of a keyboard, a touch panel, or a pointing device (mouse), for example, a display composed of a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display or a liquid crystal display. And a communication unit composed of, for example, a network adapter or the like.

  The user of the remote terminal 9000 inputs a command for transmitting desired notification reservation or request information by operating the input unit of the remote terminal 9000.

  A communication unit included in the remote terminal 9000 is connected to the notification device 1000 via the communication network 100. The communication unit included in the remote terminal 9000 transmits notification reservation or request information to the notification device 1000 based on the input command.

  As a specific example, the user of the remote terminal 9000 operates request information (hereinafter simply referred to as a print request) for requesting printing of an electronic file handled by the remote terminal 9000 by operating an input unit of the remote terminal 9000. Input a command to send data. The remote terminal 9000 transmits to the notification device 1000 a communication reservation for reserving transmission of a print request and a print completion event to the remote terminal 9000 and other necessary communication reservations according to the input command.

  The communication unit included in the remote terminal 9000 receives the acceptance response and the rejection response transmitted by the notification device 1000.

  When the remote terminal 9000 acquires only the reception response, the remote terminal 9000 displays a display indicating that only the reception response has been acquired on the display unit of the remote terminal 9000.

  As a specific example, a message indicating that a print request has been added to the queue waiting for printing of the notification apparatus 1000 is displayed.

  Next, the remote terminal 9000 waits for notification information to be transmitted from the notification device 1000. Thereafter, the communication unit included in the remote terminal 9000 receives the notification information transmitted by the notification device 1000.

  When the remote terminal 9000 receives the notification information, the remote terminal 9000 displays a display indicating that the notification information has been acquired on the display unit of the remote terminal 9000. As a specific example, a message indicating that the requested printing is completed is displayed.

  Conversely, when the remote terminal 9000 receives at least one rejection response, the remote terminal 9000 waits for the input of the next command without waiting for transmission of the notification information. The remote terminal 9000 can also employ an embodiment that displays that a rejection response has been acquired.

  In this embodiment, the input unit 1110 corresponds to an input unit, the reception unit 1210 corresponds to a reception unit, the communication determination unit 1220 corresponds to a communication determination unit, the reception determination unit 1230 corresponds to a reception determination unit, The reservation registration unit 1240 corresponds to a reservation registration unit, the deletion unit 1250 corresponds to a deletion unit, the detection unit 1260 corresponds to a detection unit, and the transmission unit 1290 corresponds to a transmission unit.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the second example, an embodiment will be described in which the notification device 1000 transmits an acceptance response to the notification reservation transmission source regardless of the determination of the acceptance determination unit 1230.

  The notification device in the second embodiment has almost the same configuration and function as the notification device 1000 in the first embodiment. Therefore, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 10, the reservation registration control process which the control part 1010 performs in Example 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a reservation registration control process executed by the control unit 1010 in the second embodiment.

  Control unit 1010 executes the processes of steps ST601 to ST605. The processing of steps ST601 to ST605 is the same as the processing of steps ST401 to ST405 described with reference to FIG.

  In step ST605, control unit 1010 executes the process of step ST606 when determining that the reception notification reservation is accepted, and executes the process of step ST607 otherwise.

  In step ST605, when it is determined that the reception notification reservation is accepted, the control unit 1010 controls the reservation registration unit 1240 to register the reception notification reservation in the storage unit (step ST606).

  After performing step ST606, or when determining in step ST605 that the reception notification reservation is not accepted, control unit 1010 controls transmission unit 1290 to transmit an acceptance response to the transmission source of the reception notification reservation (step ST607). Thereafter, the control unit 1010 ends the reservation registration control process.

Here, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the notification device 1000 according to the second embodiment will be described.
In the storage unit of the notification device 1000, the notification reservation that is expected to cause a serious problem in the monitoring of the notification device 1000 performed by the remote terminal 9000 by not accepting the notification reservation (hereinafter simply referred to as monitoring notification reservation). ) Acceptance conditions for accepting only are registered.

Next, returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the notification system 10 according to the second embodiment will be described.
The remote terminal 9000 acquires only the reception response, and executes the processing that is executed when only the reception response described in the first embodiment is acquired.

  The notification device 1000 determines whether to accept a notification reservation according to the reception conditions and registers the monitoring notification reservation, but does not register any other notification reservation. However, the remote terminal 9000 continues to monitor the notification device 1000 by receiving the notification information notified by the notification device 1000 based on the monitoring notification reservation.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the third example, an embodiment will be described in which the notification apparatus 1000 transmits a rejection response to the notification reservation transmission source regardless of the determination of the reception determination unit 1230.

  The notification device in the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration and function as the notification device 1000 in the first embodiment. Therefore, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 11, the reservation registration control process which the control part 1010 performs in Example 3 is demonstrated. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a reservation registration control process executed by the control unit 1010 in the third embodiment.

  Control unit 1010 performs the processes of steps ST701 to ST705. The processing of steps ST701 to ST705 is the same as the processing of steps ST401 to ST405 described with reference to FIG.

  In step ST705, control unit 1010 executes the process of step ST706 when determining that the reception notification reservation is accepted, and executes the process of step ST707 otherwise.

  In step ST705, when it is determined that the reception notification reservation is accepted, the control unit 1010 controls the reservation registration unit 1240 to register the reception notification reservation in the storage unit (step ST706).

  After executing step ST706 or when determining in step ST705 that the reception notification reservation is not accepted, control section 1010 controls transmission section 1290 to transmit a rejection response to the transmission source of the reception notification reservation (step 706). ST707). Thereafter, the control unit 1010 ends the reservation registration control process.

Next, returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the notification system 10 according to the second embodiment will be described.
The remote terminal 9000 acquires only the “reject” response, but executes the process that is executed when only the “accept” response described in the first embodiment is acquired. Further, the display unit of the remote terminal 9000 displays that there is a possibility that the reservation notification has not been received.

  The notification apparatus 1000 can be functionally realized by the arithmetic unit 1001 executing a program stored in at least one of the ROM 1002, the RAM 1003, and the external storage unit 1004. Further, this program can be provided by being stored and distributed in a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or other recording medium, or distributed via a network.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications, within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims, It can be changed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the external storage device is described as being configured by a hard disk (Hard Disk). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD- An implementation format including a ROM (Digital Versatile Disk Read Only Memory), a DVD-RAM (Digital Versatile Disk Random Access Memory), an MO (magneto-optic), and a flash memory can be adopted.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the notification system of this invention. It is an example of the functional block diagram for demonstrating the structure of a notification apparatus. It is a figure showing one structural example of the hardware of the notification apparatus for implement | achieving software control. It is a flowchart showing an example of the determination process which an acceptance determination part performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the deletion process which a deletion part performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the detection process which a detection part performs. It is a flowchart showing an example of the condition registration control process which a control part performs. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a reservation registration control process executed by a control unit in the first embodiment. It is a flowchart showing an example of the notification control which a control part performs. In Example 2, it is a flowchart showing an example of the reservation registration control process which a control part performs. In Example 3, it is a flowchart showing an example of the reservation registration control process which a control part performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Notification system 100 ... Communication network 1000 ... Notification apparatus 1001 ... Operation part 1002 ... ROM
1003 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1004 ... External storage part 1005 ... Bus 1010 ... Control part 1110 ... Input part (input means)
1120: Condition registration unit 1130 ... Information management unit 1210 ... Reception unit (reception means)
1220: Communication determination unit (communication determination means)
1230 ... Reception determination unit (reception determination means)
1240: Reservation registration section (reservation registration means)
1250: Deletion unit (deletion means)
1260 ... Function providing unit 1270 ... Event detecting unit 1280 ... Detection unit (detection means)
1290: Transmitter (transmitter)
9000-900n ... Remote terminal

Claims (11)

Receiving means for receiving a notification reservation for reserving transmission of notification information notifying that a predetermined event has occurred to a predetermined notification destination;
An acceptance determination unit that determines whether or not to accept the notification reservation received by the reception unit based on reservation content;
Reservation registration means for registering the notification reservation determined to be accepted by the determination means in the storage unit and not registering the reservation determined not to be accepted;
Detecting means for detecting, from the storage unit, a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event when the predetermined event occurs;
A notification device comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the notification information to a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detection unit. It further includes an input means for inputting a reception condition for accepting the notification reservation, which is a condition related to the reservation content of the notification reservation,
The notification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reception determination unit determines to receive a notification reservation that satisfies a reception condition input by the input unit.   The reservation content includes one or more of information regarding a transmission source that has transmitted the notification reservation, information regarding a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation, and information regarding an event reserved by the notification reservation. The notification device according to claim 2.   Information regarding the transmission source and the notification destination is information used to identify a device that has transmitted the notification reservation and a device that receives the notification information, or a device that has transmitted the notification reservation and a device that receives the notification information. The notification apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the notification apparatus includes any one or more of information related to a person. A communication determination means for determining whether or not the notification reservation received by the receiving means is in a state where communication with a notification destination of notification information to be reserved is possible;
4. The notification device according to claim 3, wherein the reception determination unit determines that the communication determination unit is in a communicable state and determines that the notification reservation is received when a reception condition is satisfied. . A deletion unit that deletes the notification reservation registered in the storage unit by the reservation registration unit;
The communication determination means determines whether or not the notification reservation registered by the reservation registration means can communicate with a notification destination of notification information to be reserved,
The notification according to claim 5, wherein the deletion unit deletes a notification reservation that reserves transmission of the notification information to a notification destination that is determined not to be in a state that the communication determination unit can notify. apparatus.   The transmission means transmits information indicating that the notification reservation has been received when the reception determination means determines that the notification reservation has been received, and information indicating that it has not been received when it is determined that the notification reservation has not been received. The notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein:   7. The transmission unit according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits information indicating that the notification reservation has been received regardless of whether the reception determination unit determines to accept the notification reservation. The notification device described in 1.   The transmission means transmits information indicating that the notification reservation is not accepted regardless of whether or not the acceptance determination means determines to accept the notification reservation. The notification device described in 1. Receiving means for receiving a notification reservation for reserving to transmit information notifying a predetermined destination that a predetermined event has occurred;
An acceptance determination unit that determines whether or not to accept the notification reservation received by the reception unit based on the reservation content of the notification reservation;
Reservation registration means for registering the notification reservation determined to be accepted by the determination means in the storage unit;
Detecting means for detecting, from the storage unit, a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event when the predetermined event occurs;
A notification system comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit information for notifying the occurrence of the event to a notification destination reserved by the notification reservation detected by the detection unit. Receiving means for receiving a notification reservation for reserving transmission of information for notifying a predetermined notification destination that a predetermined event has occurred to a computer;
An acceptance determination unit that determines whether or not to accept the notification reservation received by the reception unit based on the reservation content of the notification reservation;
Reservation registration means for registering the notification reservation determined to be accepted by the determination means in the storage unit;
Detecting means for detecting, from the storage unit, a notification reservation reserved to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event when the predetermined event occurs;
A notification program that functions as a transmission unit that transmits information notifying the occurrence of the event to a notification destination reserved by a notification reservation detected by the detection unit.

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