JPH03188565A - Information retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically control the information retrieving data by providing a data base to store the operation information which prescribes the node processing conditions and the node state information which updates sequentially the node state. CONSTITUTION:A node information data base 9 serves as a 2nd data base which stores the 1st information which prescribes the node processing conditions and the 2nd information which shows the node state to be updated. An inter- function control means 8 serves as a control means which secures parallel operations among an information retrieving request means 5 and the information retrieving answer 6 and 7 based on both information stored in the 2nd data base. Then the circuit information retrieving processing is carried out based on the node information and the circuit information retrieving data stored in the data base. At the same time, plural nodes of two types are controlled. Thus it is possible to carry out the retrieving request reception processing and the retrieving request transmission processing in the parallel with each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a control means for automatically controlling information search data from a node.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides an information retrieval device that performs information retrieval request processing and information retrieval answer processing, by providing a database that stores operational information that defines processing conditions for nodes and node status information that is updated sequentially. This allows data control to be executed automatically.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when performing an information search using a line, information search request processing and information search reply processing between multiple nodes could only be performed exclusively. Therefore, multiple nodes could not operate simultaneously, and each node could only use a single function.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In such a conventional information search device, only one of the information search request sending and information search response receiving means or the information search request receiving and information search response means could be assigned to all nodes. All nodes are controlled according to the information of the information search request receiving means registered in the database, such as status designation, service time designation, serial number designation, last message sending time item, status item, and reception time item, or are controlled according to information search request receiving means information registered in the database. It is controlled according to the information search request key item, reception time item, usage status item, and response status item, which are the information of the sending means, and it is possible to increase assets by limiting operational conditions or exclusive use of system resources, or to increase the number of nodes. There are drawbacks such as limited means.

The present invention aims to eliminate such drawbacks, and aims to provide an information retrieval device that can perform search request receiving processing and search request issuing processing in parallel.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention includes a first database in which information to be searched is stored, and a search request means that searches for information from the first database in response to information search requests that arrive from a plurality of nodes via a line. , and a search answering means for processing the information searched by the search requesting means, in which first information specifying the processing conditions of the node and second information indicating the status of the node to be updated are stored. and a control means for causing the processes performed by the search request means and the search response means to be executed in parallel based on the first information and second information on the second database. .

[Effect]

It has a node information database and a search information database, performs line information search processing based on the node information and line information search data registered on the database, and controls two types of multiple nodes.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment that searches for information on multiple nodes. This example, as shown in the figure,
Information search request section 1, information response reception section 2, information search request reception section 3, information response request section 4, information search request means 5, information search response means 6 and 7, and inter-functional control means 8 , a node information database 9 , a search information database 10 , and external systems 11 and 12 . In other words, this embodiment includes a search information database 10 which is a first database in which information to be searched is stored, and a second database which is used in response to information search requests that arrive via lines from a plurality of nodes. Information retrieval request means 5 for performing processing of retrieving information from the retrieval information database 10 which is A node information database 9 that is a second database that stores first information that defines the processing conditions of the node and second information that indicates the node status to be updated, which is a feature of the invention; It is provided with inter-functional control means 8, which is a control means for causing the information search request means 5 and the information search reply means 6 and 7 to execute the processes in parallel based on the first information and the second information.

Next, information is set in the node information database 9 and search information database 10, and with reference to this information, function control between each node and information search request processing and information search response processing executed under the control will be explained. .

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of the main parts of the apparatus of this embodiment.

The node information database 9 is composed of an information search request sending function definition and an information search request receiving function definition, which are definitions for each node. Here, the information search sending function definition extracts node service schedule information only for the current day. It is defined by statically set service time specification and dynamically set information such as statically set node name information search request key item, reception time item, usage status item, etc.
The information search request reception function definition extracts only the node service schedule information for the current day and includes statically set service time specifications, statically set node names, statically set status specifications, and statically set service time specifications. It is defined by each item of serial number designation that is set automatically, and dynamically set information such as the last message sending time item, status item, and reception time item. The search information database 10 is composed of customer information, inventory information, etc., and necessary information is registered in advance in bulk.

The information search request unit 5 includes a common processing unit 51, a search DB search processing unit 52, and an information search request processing unit 53, and processes line information search data from the information search request unit 1, which is an interface with the external system 11. It is sorted based on the identifier in the line information search data and linked to the information search request reception unit 3 which is an interface with the external system 12. Here, the common processing unit 51 sets the key item of line information search data in the information search request key item of the node information database 9, sets the time in the reception time item, and sets the usage identifier in the usage status item. control is passed to the search DB search processing section 52 or the information search request processing section 53. Furthermore, the search DB search processing section 52 searches the search information database 10 based on the instructions of the line information search data, and passes the control along with the edited information to the information search response means 6. Further, the information search request processing unit 53 converts the information search request into line information search data based on the identifier of the line information search data, selects the information search request receiving unit 3, and transfers control.

The information search response means 7 includes a search DB search processing section 71 and an information response editing section 72, and interfaces the information search request from the external system 12 or the information search request section 1 with the information search request section 7. After processing the line information data from the information reply requesting unit 4, the line information data is sorted by the identifier of the line information data and linked to the information search reply means 6. Here, the search DB search processing unit 71 searches the search information database 10 according to the instructions of the line information search data, converts the edited information into line information search data, and sets the last message sending time item to the last message sending time item. is set, a processing identifier is set in the status field, a line information search data processing start time is set in the reception time field, and control is passed to the information search request receiving section 3.

Further, the information answer editing section 72 data-edits the line information answer data and the recognized data using the identifier of the line information data, and passes control to the information search answer means 6.

The information search/answer means 6 includes an answer editing section 61 and a control editing section 62, searches the search information database 10 based on instructions from the information search request section 5, and retrieves the edited information and line information from the information search/answer section 7. The response data is processed, and the control information from the inter-functional control means 8 is processed.

Here, the answer editing section 61 uses the node information database 9
The information response receiving section 2 is selected based on the information search request key item which is the information in the section 2, and if the identifier of the data information from each means is the final answer identifier, control is passed to the information response receiving section 2 along with the answer data. Further, the control editing section 62 passes control along with the interruption data to the information response receiving section 2 in response to a node processing interruption instruction from the inter-functional control means 8 that monitors node information. After passing the data to the information response reception unit 2 in each processing unit, the information search response means 6 sets the information search request key item and reception time of the node information database 9 to initial values, and sets the completion identifier to the usage status item. do.

The inter-function control means 8 is composed of a node information monitoring section 81 and an own function monitoring section 82. Here, the node information monitoring section 81 is configured to monitor the reception time and current time dynamically set for the nodes on the node information database 9. When the predetermined time is exceeded, the node processing interruption instruction is sent to the information search response means 6.
and set the suspension identifier in the usage status item. Also,
The node information monitoring unit 81 compares the statically set service time and the current time, and when the current time exceeds the service time, sets an end identifier to the usage status item and stops each function process. Further, the self-function monitoring section 82 controls the inter-function control means 8 to operate at predetermined time intervals until the system termination time.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention executes the search request receiving process and the information search request sending process in parallel, and therefore has the effect of effectively utilizing system resources.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of the main parts of the apparatus of this embodiment. 1... Information search request department, 2... Information response reception department, 3
...Information search request reception department, 4.Information response request department,
5... Information search request means, 6.7... Information search response means, 8... Inter-functional control means, 9... Node information database, 10... Search information database, 11.12... - External system, 51... Common processing section, 52... Search DB search processing section, 53... Information search request processing section, 61... Answer editing section, 62... Control editing section, 71. ...Search DB search processing unit, 72
...Information response editing department, 81...Node information monitoring department,
82... Self-function monitoring section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first database in which information to be searched is stored; and processing for searching information from the first database in response to information search requests that arrive from a plurality of nodes via a line. In an information retrieval device comprising a retrieval request means and a retrieval reply means for processing an answer for information retrieved by the retrieval request means, first information specifying processing conditions for the node and first information indicating a node status to be updated are provided. a second database storing second information; and a control means for causing the search request means and the search response means to execute the processes in parallel based on the first information and second information on the second database. An information retrieval device characterized by: