JPH0594542A - Data collection/distribution control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of an unprocessed state of data collection/ distribution due to manual processing at the time of collecting data from a terminal equipment to a host computer and distributing data from the host computer to the terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:Operation information 8 storing the operation information and collecting/distributing schedules of a system and terminals and collection/ distribution information 9 storing collecting/distributing states are prepared, a collection/distribution control means 1 periodically updates the collecting/ distributing schedules based upon the information 9, a collecting means 4 collects data from each terminal equipment in accordance with the schedules and stores the data of each terminal equipment in an extraction data file 10, and a data distributing means 5 distributes the distribution data of each terminal equipment to the terminal equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a data collection / delivery control system,
In particular, the present invention relates to a data collection / delivery control system in which a host computer collects and delivers data between a host computer and a terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of data collection and delivery control system has been
Manpower is involved in the processing of data transmission / reception units for collection and distribution.

[0003]

The above-described conventional data collection / delivery control system requires manual intervention, and therefore has a drawback in that the collection / delivery processing is unprocessed due to an operational error.

[0004]

According to a data collection / delivery control system of the present invention, in a data collection / delivery control system between a host computer and a terminal device, an operation in which operation information regarding data collection and distribution of the host computer and the terminal device is stored. Information storage means, collection / delivery information storage means for storing state management information of collection / delivery data, operation information stored in the operation information storage means, and state management information stored in the collection / delivery information storage means And a data collection and delivery means for collecting and delivering data according to this schedule, a data collection and delivery means for gathering data from a terminal device according to an instruction of the collection and delivery control means, and a delivery according to an instruction of the collection and delivery control means. A data distribution means for distributing the data of the data file to the terminal device, and the data collected by the data collecting means for the terminal It constructed by having a data extracting means for storing the data in the extracted data files 置単 position, and a data registration means for registering the data which the data distribution means distributes the distribution data file to the terminal device units.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the collection / delivery control means 1, the operator interface means 2, the data extraction means 3, the data collection means 4, the data distribution means 5, the data registration means 6, the operation information 8, and the collection / delivery information provided in the host computer. 9, an extraction data file 10, an output data file 11, a terminal transmitting / receiving means 7 provided in the terminal device, a terminal transmission data file 12, and a terminal reception data file 13.

In the above configuration, the operation information 8 stores a system environment definition 81, a terminal information definition 82, and a schedule information definition 83, which are system operation definitions. The system environment definition 81 is made up of data collection start / end times, collection intervals, schedule registration monitoring intervals, the number of collections at one time, and the number of distributions at one time. The terminal information definition 82 includes data collection start / end times for each terminal, the number of data collections, and the terminal status. Schedule information definition 83 starts data collection for each schedule.
It consists of end time, schedule number, schedule status, and collection / delivery category.

The collection / delivery information 9 stores collection management information 91, collection data 92, distribution management information 93, and distribution data 94. The collection management information 91 stores the storage position of the data collected for each terminal device and the collection schedule information. The collected data 92 stores the data collected from the terminal device. The distribution management information 93 stores a storage position of data to be distributed to each terminal device and distribution schedule information. The distribution data 94 stores data to be distributed to the terminal devices.

The collection / delivery control means 1 monitors a time required by the schedule creation unit 11 for creating a collection / delivery schedule, the schedule execution unit 12 for executing the collection / delivery schedule, the schedule creation unit 11, and the schedule execution unit 12. The timer monitoring unit 14 and the process activation unit 13 that activates the data extraction unit 3 after data collection are completed. The schedule creation unit 11 refers to the collection management information 91 and the distribution management information 93 at regular intervals, determines the schedule creation information, and creates the schedule information definition 83. The schedule executing unit 12 refers to the schedule information definition 83, and if there is an executable schedule, determines the collection / delivery section and instructs the data collecting unit 4 or the data distributing unit 5 to start. The timer monitoring unit 14 monitors the time according to the information of the schedule creation unit 11 and the schedule execution unit 12, and suspends the process. When the collection / delivery section is the collection, when the series of data collection by the data collection means 4 is completed, the processing starting unit 13
Activates the data extracting means 3 and registers the next schedule in the collection management information 91.

The operator interface means 2 comprises an operator instruction input section 21 for an operator to give an instruction to the pickup and delivery control means 1, and an operator instruction response section 22 for making a response to the instruction by referring to the contents of the pickup and delivery control means 1. To be done. The operator instruction input unit 21 outputs the schedule registration / change information as the collection management information 91. In addition, the operation of the collection and delivery control means 1, stop, system environment 8
The change information 1 and the operation / stop of the terminal device are output to the operation information 8 as information. The operator instruction response unit 22 refers to the schedule information definition 83, and notifies the operator of the schedule execution status and the execution result of the instruction input from the operator instruction input unit 21.

The data extraction unit 3 is composed of an extraction unit 31 that extracts the concentrated data 92 and creates the extracted data file 10, and an extracted information update unit 32 that updates the concentrated management information 91 from the extracted information. The extraction information update unit 32 is activated by the process activation unit 13, refers to the concentration management information 91, extracts the unextracted range, and passes the unextracted range to the extraction unit 31.
The extraction unit 31 receives the unextracted range, extracts the unextracted data from the collected data 92, outputs the unextracted data to the extracted data file 10, and stores it in data type units. When the extraction is completed, the process returns to the extraction information updating unit 32, and the collection management information 9
The unextracted range of 1 is updated.

The data collection means 4 includes a collection management unit 41 for updating the collection request and the collection management information 91 of the terminal device,
And a concentrator 42 that receives data from the terminal device and stores it in the concentrator data 92. Upon receiving the concentration request from the concentration control means 1, the concentration management unit 41 sends a data transmission request to the terminal device. The concentrator 42 receives the data sent from the terminal device, stores the data in the concentrator data 92, receives the number of cases specified in the system environment definition 81, and sends the end data from the terminal device. The collection management unit 41 is notified of the end of collection. Upon receiving the notification of the end, the collection management unit 41 updates the collection management information 91.

The data distribution means 5 comprises a distribution management unit 51 for updating a distribution request to the terminal device and distribution management information, and a distribution unit 52 for sending data to the terminal device. The distribution management unit 51 receives the distribution request from the collection and distribution control means 1,
Send a distribution request to the terminal device. The distribution unit 52 receives the distribution approval data sent from the terminal device, sends the data of the distribution data 94 to the terminal device, and sets the system environment definition 81.
When the number of data specified in is sent, the process is suspended. Then, upon receiving a response from the terminal device, the data is sent again to the terminal device. This operation is repeated until there is no data to be sent to the terminal device, and when the data has been sent, the delivery management unit 51 and the terminal device are notified of the end. The delivery management unit 51 updates the delivery management information 94 upon receiving the notification of the end.

The data registration means 6 outputs the output data file 1
The registration unit 62 that registers the data of No. 1 as the distribution data 94.
And a registration information updating unit 61 that updates the distribution management information 94 with the registered data. The registration information updating unit 61 is started by the operator, and the distribution management information 93
, The registerable position is extracted, and the registerable unit 62 is passed the registerable position. The registration unit 62 inputs data from the output data file 11 and outputs it to the registerable position of the distribution data 94. When the registration is completed, the process returns to the registration information updating unit 61, and the registration information updating unit 61 updates the registerable position of the distribution management information 93 and creates the distribution schedule.

The terminal transmitting / receiving means 7 is a terminal data transmitting section 71.
And a terminal data receiving section 72. The terminal data transmission unit 71 follows the transmission request from the concentration management unit 41.
Data is input from the terminal data file 12 and transmitted.
The terminal data transmission is ended by sending an end message when the specified number of transmissions at the time of transmission request is transmitted and when all the data in the terminal data file 12 is transmitted. The processing of the terminal data receiving unit 72 is started by sending a response to the distribution request from the distribution management unit 51, and the received data is output to the terminal reception file 13. A response is transmitted when a certain amount of data is received from the distribution unit 52, and the process is terminated when an end notification is received from the distribution unit 52.

In the above embodiment, the number of terminal devices is one, but the operation information 8 can be set even if there are a plurality of terminal devices.
It is processed by providing the contents of (1) for the terminal device.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the collection / delivery schedule is sequentially updated from the pre-registered operation information and the collection / delivery state, and the data is collected / delivered with the terminal device. There is an effect that data collection and distribution control can be performed without manual intervention in the unit of collection and distribution.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 collection / delivery control means 2 operator interface means 3 data extraction means 4 data collection means 5 data distribution means 6 data registration means 7 terminal transmission / reception means 8 operation information 9 collection / delivery information 10 extracted data files 11 output data files 12 terminal transmission data files 13 Terminal reception data file

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data collection / delivery control method between a host computer and a terminal device, and an operation information storage means storing operation information on data collection and distribution of the host computer and the terminal device, and state management information of the collection and delivery data. A collection and distribution information storage unit, a collection and distribution schedule is created from the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit and the state management information stored in the collection and distribution information storage unit, and data collection and distribution is performed according to this schedule. Collecting and delivering control means for executing the above, a data collecting means for collecting data from a terminal device according to an instruction of the collecting and delivering control means, and a data distribution means for delivering data of a distribution data file to the terminal device according to an instruction of the collecting and delivering control means. And storing the data collected by the data collecting means in the extracted data file for each terminal device. A data collection / delivery control system comprising: a data extraction unit; and a data registration unit that registers the data distributed by the data distribution unit in the distribution data file for each terminal device.