JPH09274552A - Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] A window can be shared between different window systems with a simple configuration. SOLUTION: A window sharing program accepts a connection destination addition request (S1), and determines whether or not the designated connection destination is an information processing device operating in the same window system (S2). If the machines do not operate in the same window system, the machine name of the information processing device at the destination of the conversion is read in order to perform the conversion of the window system (S4), and then the information processing at the destination is performed. A connection request is made to the device (S5), and the third
The information processing apparatus 3 is instructed to connect to the information processing apparatus that is the final connection destination (S6), and the processing ends.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus. More specifically, it is possible to share windows in a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected via a predetermined communication network with each other. Information processing system and information processing method, and an information processing apparatus that shares a window with another terminal group.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a window system capable of displaying a plurality of different windows on a display screen of an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer has been actively developed.

In this type of window system, it is possible to display a plurality of windows with the feeling that paper is overlapped on one screen, and the upper and lower relations thereof, that is, which window is arranged at the top is free. It is also possible to operate separate application programs (hereinafter referred to as "applications") in each window.

Further, a client-side information processing device (hereinafter referred to as "client") directly operated by a user,
In an information processing system including a server-side information processing device (hereinafter, referred to as “server”) that performs processing in response to a request from a client, software called a window sharing system has been actively developed.

The window sharing system outputs an application operating on the window system to a plurality of terminals by outputting to a display screen, and selects an input of the plurality of terminals via a keyboard and a mouse. The application can be shared by the plurality of terminals.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a conventional window sharing system of this type (first conventional technique).

That is, the client application 101 performs an input / output operation with the window sharing program 102, and the window sharing program 102
Output data for display to a plurality of window servers 10
3 is communicated with and displayed on the input / output unit 104 including a display and a keyboard. Further, a specific window server 103 is selected from the input data supplied from the input / output unit 104 to the window server 103, and the input data is sent to the client application 101. It is possible to switch the input window,
By limiting the input window to a specific server, the consistency of events sent and received is maintained. The input / output data is an event handled by the window system, and therefore the data that can be input / output depends on the type of the window system.

On the other hand, there has been developed a window emulator which emulates the operation of a specific window system on another type of window system. And
According to the window emulator, the application can be operated on the information processing device operating on another type of window system. For example, the operating system of Microsoft Corporation (hereinafter, "O
"S") on an information processing device based on Windows (Windows), or a window emulator for operating the X window system, which is a window system for UNIX, or conversely, the X window system or US Next. Next developed by
NEXTSTEP, which is the OS of the computer system
On the information processing device based on (Next Step),
It is known that there is a window emulator that operates Windows.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the emulator (second prior art).

For example, when the client application 105 operating under Windows is operated on an information processing device based on X Windows, the window emulator 106 for realizing Windows on X Windows is operated, The client application 105 exchanges input / output information with the window emulator 106, and the window emulator 10
6 converts the window emulator 106 into input / output data that can be handled by X Windows, communicates with the window server 107, displays it on the input / output unit 108 of the server, and uses a keyboard or the like to allow the Windows program to run X Available under Windows.
Thus, the emulator can utilize the input / output data protocols used by different window systems to convert them into window system interpretable data.

[0011]

However, in the above-mentioned first prior art, since the window sharing system depends on the type of window system as described above, an information processing apparatus operating in different window systems. There was a problem that applications could not be shared between them.

When the emulator shown in the second prior art is incorporated into the window sharing system shown in the first prior art, the application shared by the window is displayed on the information processing device operating the emulator. However, it is possible to input, but there is a problem that many window emulators need to be prepared in order to operate an application in many information processing devices, which is uneconomical and causes cost increase.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus capable of sharing windows between different window systems with a simple configuration. The purpose is to

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, in the information processing system according to the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 has a plurality of information processing devices connected via a predetermined communication network. In the information processing system, the plurality of information processing apparatuses have different window systems, and the windows of the plurality of information processing apparatuses are shared between the same window systems to distribute / collect / select input / output data. First window sharing means, conversion means for converting one window system of the plurality of information processing apparatuses into another window system, and between the plurality of information processing apparatuses operating in different window systems And a communication means for communicating by sharing a window via the conversion means. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the conversion means is executed by a specific information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices, and the first window sharing is performed. Deciding means for deciding a connection destination information processing device from the plurality of information processing devices,
It is characterized in that it has an instruction means for instructing the specific information processing apparatus according to the determination result of the determination means.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1.
Alternatively, in the invention of claim 2, the conversion means shares the window with the emulation means that emulates the input / output data of one window system to the input / output data of another window system. It is characterized by having a second window sharing means for distributing / collecting / selecting data.

Further, the invention described in claim 4 is the first invention.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the first window sharing means comprises control instruction means for issuing a control instruction to the conversion means in response to an instruction from a user.

Further, the invention described in claim 5 provides the invention according to claims 1 to
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that control instruction means for issuing a control instruction to the conversion means in response to an instruction from a user is provided separately from the first window sharing means.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is an information processing method for performing predetermined information processing between a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected via a predetermined communication network, wherein the plurality of information processing apparatuses are different from each other. When a destination information processing device operating on a window system and operating on a specific window system is specified as a connection destination to a transmission information processing device operating on a window system other than the specific window system. Determines a relay information processing device that performs program conversion from a specific window system to a window system other than the special window system, and then transmits the source information processing device and the destination information processing device via the relay information processing device. Device and the windows of the source information processing device and the destination information processing device It is characterized in that reduction.

The invention according to claim 7 is an information processing apparatus connected to a group of terminals operating in different window systems via a predetermined communication network, wherein input / output data between the different window systems is It is characterized by comprising window sharing means for converting and sharing the window with the terminal group.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the input means accepts an input from a user, the remote input / output means for performing an input / output operation between the terminal group, and Input information analysis means for analyzing input information from at least one of the remote input / output means and the input means, shared material acquisition means for acquiring shared material based on an analysis result of the input information analysis means, and shared material acquisition A first display means for displaying the shared material acquired by the means; and a second display means for displaying the shared material in the window of the terminal group shared by the window sharing means. Is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 9 is, in the invention according to claim 8, an icon image creating means for creating an icon image of the shared material, and an image creating means for creating an image of material contents as input data. And the first and second display means display the icon image and the image.

Further, in the invention described in claim 10, in the invention described in claim 9, the user information acquisition means for acquiring the user information of the user who has fetched the contents of the document, and the first and second display means are It is characterized in that the user information is displayed in addition to the icon image.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention. 1 is an A window system (for example, Microsoft Windows
s) is a first information processing device, and 2 is a second information processing device that operates in a B window system (for example, NEXTSTEP manufactured by NEXT Co., Ltd.) different from the A window system. Reference numeral 3 denotes a third information processing device which operates on the B window system, which converts output information of the A window system into output information handled by the B window system and inputs information to the B window system. Is converted into input information handled by the A window system, and data communication is performed with the information processing device 2 operating on the B window system. Further, 4 is a fourth information processing device operating on the A window system, which converts output information of the B window system into output information handled by the A window system and inputs information to the A window system. Is converted into input information handled by the B window system, and data communication is performed with the information processing apparatus 1 operating in the A window system.

A window on the first information processing apparatus 1
The input / output data of the application operating in the system is communicated to the third information processing device 3 via a window sharing program described later, and the third information processing device 3 outputs A
The data communication protocol of the output of the window system is converted into the data communication protocol handled by the B window system to communicate with the second information processing device 2. The second information processing device 2 uses the converted output information to display the output of the application on the B window system. Further, the input to the window of the application on the second information processing device 2 is communicated to the third information processing device 3, and the third information processing device 3 inputs the input event in the B window system or the like. Data communication protocol is converted into a data communication protocol handled by the A window system, and communication is performed with the first information processing device 1. The window sharing program on the first information processing device 1 receives the input information and transfers it to the application to perform input / output operation with the second information processing device 2 operating under the B window system. You can share and use applications under different window systems.

Similarly, input / output data of an application operating in the B window system on the second information processing apparatus 2 is communicated to the fourth information processing apparatus 4 via a window sharing program (not shown), The fourth information processing device 4 converts the data communication protocol output from the B window system into a data communication protocol handled by the A window system and communicates with the first information processing device 1.
The first information processing apparatus 1 uses the converted output information to display the output of the application on the A window system. Further, the input to the window of the application on the first information processing device 1 is performed by the fourth information processing device 4
The fourth information processing device 4 converts the input data communication protocol such as an input event in the A window system into a data communication protocol handled by the B window system, and the second information processing device 2 communicates with the second information processing device 2. connect.
The window sharing program on the second information processing device 2 receives the input information and transfers it to the application so that the window sharing program operates under the A window system.
It is possible to perform input / output operations with the information processing device 1 and to share and use applications under different window systems. The information processing device 1 and the information processing device 4 can be configured to be on the same machine. The information processing device 2 and the information processing device 3 can be similarly configured on the same machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the details of the information processing system. The first information processing apparatus 1 includes a client application 5 operating under the A window system and an A window system. A window sharing program (hereinafter, referred to as “A window sharing program”) 6 for sharing input / output data among a plurality of information processing devices is incorporated, and an input / output unit 7 including a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, A window
It has a device input / output module 8 for making the input / output data of the system correspond to the input / output unit 7.

The third information processing apparatus 3 handles the input / output data of the A window system and displays and inputs the data on the B window system, and the input / output data of the B window system. Window sharing program (hereinafter, referred to as "B window sharing program") for sharing a plurality of information processing devices with each other
And 10 are built in.

Further, the second information processing apparatus 2 includes an input / output unit 11 including a display, a keyboard, a mouse and the like.
And a device input / output module 12 for making the input / output data of the B window system correspond to the input / output unit 11.

In the information processing system thus configured, the output information of the client application 5 operating in the A window system is transmitted to the A window sharing program 6 and the A window sharing program 6 is instructed to share it. Is communicated to the plurality of processed information processing devices. In this case, if the destination information processing apparatus is not operating in the A window system, for example, if the destination information processing apparatus is operating in the B window system, A operating in the B window system is used. The window emulator 9 is communicated. The A window emulator 9 converts the output information of the A window system into the output information of the B window system, and transmits the output information to the B window sharing program 10. The B-window sharing program 10 communicates the output information to the device input / output module 11 of the second information processing device 2 operating in the B-window system instructed to share the image, so that the drawing in the input / output unit 12 is performed. Be seen.

Input from the input / output unit 12 to the client application is performed as follows.

The input event from the input / output unit 12 is transmitted to the B window sharing program 10 via the device input / output device 11 of the second information processing apparatus 2 operating in the B window system, and the B window sharing program 10 Transmits the input event to the A window emulator 9. Then, the A window emulator 9 converts the input event of the B window system into the input information of the A window system, and communicates with the A window sharing program 6. Then, the A window sharing program 6 transmits the input information to the client application 5 to input to the client.

The window sharing program usually has a plurality of input sequences, and any one of these input sequences is selected and input, and when it is not selected, the input event is discarded.

FIG. 3 is a table showing machine information relating to an information processing apparatus for converting between window systems, and the table is at least one on the network.
It is stored in one or more information processing devices.

The table is based on the A window system,
For a client that operates in either the B window system or the C window system, and a server that operates in the A window system, the B window system, or the C window system, Computer machine names M1 to M6 as machine information to be converted are assigned and stored according to the combination of the window systems of the client and the server. That is, for example, if the client
If the server is a B-window system, the computer machine that performs the conversion is M
1, and similarly, the computer machine name for performing conversion when the window system on which the client and the server operate differ is stored.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control flow of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the window sharing operation instruction is given to the A window sharing program 6 operating under the A window system. And
The A window sharing program 6 updates its internal data and a necessary setting instruction is given to the B window sharing program 10 incorporated in the third information processing device 3 in which the A window emulator operates.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a connection procedure of the connection destination information processing apparatus executed by the A window sharing program 6, and in the first embodiment, the connection with the information processing apparatus connected by the connection procedure is performed. The windows are shared among them and collaborative work is performed.

That is, when a connection destination addition request is input from the client in order to work by sharing windows among a plurality of information processing devices at the start of cooperative work, A
The window sharing program 6 accepts the connection destination addition request in step S1, and then determines in step S2 whether or not the designated connection destination is an information processing device operating in the same window system. That is, the A window sharing program 6 refers to the machine window table shown in FIG. 6 and determines whether the client and the server are machines operating in the same window system.
As shown in FIG. 6, the machine window table shows the machine names (M10, M) of connectable information processing devices.
11 is a table showing a set of window system names (A to C window systems) operating on these machines.
Determines whether the client and the server operate in the same window system by referring to the machine window table. That is, the machine
The window table indicates, for example, that the machine M10 operates in the A window system and the machine M11 operates in the B window system. The own machine name (client) is M10 and the destination machine name is M10. When the (server) is M11, it is clear from FIG. 6 that the machine M10 operates in the A window system and the machine M11 operates in the B window system. Therefore, the machine M10 must operate in the same window system. to decide. On the other hand, the connection destination machine name is M
In the case of 13, since it operates in the A window system, it is determined that the client and the server operate in the same window system.

Then, the answer in step S2 is affirmative (Yes
In the case of s), since the machines are operating in the same window system, normal connection destination addition processing is executed (step S3) and the processing is ended.

On the other hand, when the answer to step S2 is negative (No), the window system accepted by the A window sharing program 6 is the client and the connection destination window is the window system.
Using the system as a server, the table in FIG. 3 is searched and the information processing device at the destination of the conversion (third information processing device 3) is performed.
The machine name of is read out (step S4). For example, when the client operates in the A window system and the server operates in the B window system, the third information processing apparatus 3 reads the machine M1. Then, after that, a connection request is made to the third information processing apparatus 3 which is the transit destination (step S5), and the third information processing apparatus 3 is connected to the second information processing apparatus 2 which is the final connection destination. The connection is instructed (step S6), and the process ends.

As described above, in the first embodiment, it is possible to share windows between different window systems.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control flow of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, a window protocol conversion control program 13 is provided.
An instruction for window sharing operation is given to the window / protocol conversion control program 13, and the window / protocol conversion control program 13 further gives necessary setting instructions to the A window sharing program 6 and the B window sharing program 10. It is configured.
That is, in the first embodiment, the conversion processing and the like are included in the A window sharing program 6 in order to cope with different window systems, but in the second embodiment, different window systems are dealt with. The control for doing so is separated from the A window sharing system 6 and is performed by the window protocol conversion control program 13.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a connection procedure between the information processing devices in the window / protocol conversion control program 13. The window sharing program to which the client directly connects is often on the same information processing device as the client, and this will be referred to as a local server in the description of the second embodiment.

That is, when a connection destination addition request is input from the client in order to work by sharing a window among a plurality of information processing devices at the start of cooperative work, the connection destination addition request is accepted in step S11, and then the connection destination addition request is received. ,
In step S12, it is determined in the same manner as in step S2 of FIG. 5 whether the designated connection destination is an information processing device that operates in the same window system as the local server.
Then, when the answer is affirmative (Yes), the normal connection destination adding process is executed (step S13), and the process ends.

On the other hand, when the answer is negative (No), the local server is the client and the connection destination window system is the server, as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Table is read, the information processing device name of the transit destination to be converted is read (step S14), and then a connection request to the transit destination is made (step S15). The connection to the second information processing device 2) is instructed (step S16), and the process ends.

In the first and second embodiments described above,
In the case where there is clear communication between the window system and the client application as in the server / client system and the window sharing program 6 and the client 5, or the window sharing program 10 and the input / output unit 12 are connected by communication. As assumed, the client application may use the window system by using a specific library call that does not involve communication, and in such a case, the window sharing program is desired to detect the memory access etc. accompanying the application's library call. The stored data is read and the program on another information processing apparatus is instructed to reproduce it. Even in such a case, sharing of input / output data of programs on different window systems can be realized by the same method as described above. In this case, as a third embodiment, FIG. FIG.
Will be described with reference to.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the third embodiment, in which first to fourth shared material display devices 22a to 22d as information processing devices are connected via a predetermined communication network 21. There is.

That is, in FIG. 9, the first and second shared material display devices 22a and 22b are driven by the A window system, the third shared material display device 22c is the B window system, and the fourth shared material display device 22c. Shared document display device 22d
Can be driven by a C window system, and these first to fourth shared material display devices 22a to 22d are connected to each other via a predetermined communication network 21 and are in a network environment.

The shared material display device 22 is specifically shown in FIG.
As shown in 0, a CRT display or a liquid crystal display in which an input unit 23 including a keyboard, a mouse, etc. and a window system are converted as necessary to share windows so that predetermined shared materials can be displayed. And the like, and an information processing unit 25 that performs a predetermined process on the input data from the input unit 23 and the predetermined communication network 21 and outputs the processed data to the output unit 24.

Further, the information processing unit 25 is configured to operate the predetermined communication network 2
1, a remote input unit 26 that receives data transmitted from the shared document display device of the connection destination, an input data analysis unit 27 that analyzes the input data from the input unit 23 and the remote input unit 26, and the input data. The remote output unit 28 for transmitting the analysis information from the analysis unit 27 to the shared document display device of the connection destination via the predetermined communication network 21, and the input data analysis unit 2
The analysis data processing unit 29 processes the analysis data of No. 7 and the display processing unit 30 performs a predetermined display process according to the processing content of the analysis data processing unit 29.

Specifically, the analysis data processing section 29 is a material acquirer acquiring section 31 for acquiring the name of the input person of the shared material.
As shown in FIG. 11, a shared data management unit 32 that manages the input person's name and the shared material name as a set, and a material image creation unit 33 that converts the content of the shared data into image data (material image). , An icon image creating unit 34 for converting the content of the shared data into an icon image,
The memory unit 35 stores the name of the input person, the material image and the icon image.

The display processing unit 30 reads the material image from the memory unit 35 and performs a display process for displaying the material image on the output unit 24, and the icon image from the memory unit 35. Icon display processing unit 37 for performing display processing for displaying on the output unit 24 and an input person name display processing unit 38 for performing display processing for reading out the input person's name from the memory unit 35 and displaying on the output unit 24. It has and.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a display screen of the output section 24. The output section 24 includes a menu display section 39 for displaying a menu such as a material input menu and a material content display processing section 36. The shared material display section 41 displaying the material image 40 from the user, the icon display section 42 displaying the icon from the icon display processing section 37, and the name displaying the material input person name from the input person name display processing section 38 A material display unit 44 having a display unit 43 is provided.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an information processing procedure in the third embodiment, that is, the first shared material display device 22a to the second shared material display device 22b.
Shows the case where input data is transmitted to.

First, in step S21, an input event from the input unit 23 and an input event from the remote input unit 26 are acquired, and these input events are analyzed by the input data analysis unit 27.
Analyze with. Then, in a succeeding step S22, it is determined whether or not the acquired input event is a material input event. When the answer is affirmative (Yes), the material input person name acquisition unit 31 acquires the name of the input person who is operating the shared material display device 22, and stores it in the memory unit 35. Then
In step S24, the fact that the new material is input is transmitted to the second shared material display device 22b, and the process proceeds to step S26.

On the other hand, the answer to step S22 is negative (No).
If so, the process proceeds to step S25, and it is determined whether or not the input event acquired in step S21 is from the remote input unit 26. Then, when the answer is affirmative (Yes), that is, when there is an input from the third shared material display device 22c, for example, after updating the data of the shared data management unit 32 (step S26), the icon image creation unit 34
An icon image is created from the material name input in step S27 and stored in the memory unit 35 (step S27), and in the subsequent step S28, the memory unit 3 is processed via the icon display processing unit 37.
The icon image stored in No. 5 is displayed on the icon display unit 42 of the material display unit 44. Next, in step S29, the input person's name is displayed on the input person's name display section 42 of the material display section 44 via the input person's name display processing section 38, and the process returns to step S21.

On the other hand, the answer to step S25 is negative (No).
If so, the process proceeds to step S30, and it is determined whether or not the input event acquired in step S21 is an event in which the icon image displayed on the icon display unit 42 is dragged and dropped on the material display unit 44.

When the answer is negative (No), the process returns to step S21, while when the answer is affirmative (Yes), the process proceeds to step S31, and the material of the icon dragged and dropped by the material image creating unit 33 is displayed. The contents are converted into an image and stored in the memory unit 35, and the following step S3
In step 2, the image of the material content accumulated in the memory unit 35 is displayed on the shared material display unit 41 via the processing content display processing unit 36, the process returns to step S21, and the above-described processing is repeated.

Since the processing in step S30 is intended to specify the material whose contents are to be displayed, it is not limited to drag and drop, and an operation for specifying the material such as double-clicking on the material icon is performed. If

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
By displaying the icon image of the material shared between different window systems and the image of the content of the material with independent display means, everyone can display the same material like the material distributed at the actual conference. Since each page can be shared, and different pages can be viewed for each individual, and the name of the person who imported the material is added to the icon image of the material, what kind of material each participant distributed Can be revealed.

That is, in the conventional shared application in this type of shared material display device, all of the users referred to the same screen, so that it was not possible to substitute the distributed material so that the participants could see their desired pages. In the third embodiment, as described above, all the members can share the same material like the material distributed at the actual conference, and the different pages are viewed by each individual. be able to. Moreover, since the name of the person who imported the material is added to the icon image of the material, it is possible to clarify what kind of material each participant distributed and to identify the person who brought in the material. It is possible to improve the efficiency of the conference by omitting the trouble of inquiring about the attribute of, the question of interrupting the conference and asking the participants to bring in the materials.

In the third embodiment, the input person's name is directly displayed on the input person's name display section 45 of the material display section 44, but instead of the input person's name display section 45. As shown in FIG. 14, a face icon display unit 45 may be provided to display the face image of the input person instead of the name of the input person, or as shown in FIG. It is also preferable that the color display section 46 is provided around the, and a color different for each input person is displayed on the color display section 46 so that the name of the input person is identified.

[0065]

As described above in detail, according to the information processing system and the information processing method according to the present invention, it is possible to realize the window sharing of the information processing apparatus between different window systems with a simple structure. Data communication can be performed by converting input / output data between these different window systems.

Further, by providing the control instruction means for issuing a control instruction to the conversion means in response to an instruction from the user separately from the first window sharing means, it is possible to construct a more flexible system.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is actually performed by displaying the icon image of the material and the image of the content of the material shared by different window systems by independent display means. Everyone can share the same material, such as distributed materials at a meeting, and can see different pages for each individual.

Since the name of the person who took in the material is added to the icon image of the material, it becomes clear what kind of material each participant distributed.

As a result, it is possible to save the labor such as inquiring the file system about the attribute of the material file to identify the person who brought in the material, interrupting the conference and asking the participants. Contribute to the improvement of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the information processing system.

FIG. 3 is a table showing machine information related to an information processing device that performs conversion between window systems.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control flow of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a connection procedure between the information processing devices according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a machine window table diagram.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control flow of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram of an information processing system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a shared material display device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a table diagram built in a shared data management unit according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a display screen of an output unit according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an information processing procedure according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a display screen showing a first modification of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a display screen showing a second modification of the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a first conventional technique.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a second conventional technique.

[Description of Reference Signs] 1-4 information processing device 6 A window sharing program (first sharing means) 9 A window emulator (emulating means) 10 B window sharing program (second sharing means) 13 Window protocol Conversion control program (control instruction means) 22a to 22d Shared document display device (information processing device) 23 Input unit (input unit) 24 Display (first and second display unit) 26 Remote input unit (remote input / output unit) 27 Input data analysis means (input information analysis means) 28 Remote output section (remote input / output means) 32 Shared data management section (shared material acquisition means) 33 Material image creation section (image creation means) 34 Icon image creation section (icon image creation) Means) 38 Material Entry Person Acquisition Unit (User Information Acquisition Means)

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An information processing system having a plurality of information processing devices connected via a predetermined communication network, wherein the plurality of information processing devices have different window systems, and windows in the plurality of information processing devices. Shared between the same window systems to distribute / collect / select input / output data, and one window system of the plurality of information processing devices to another window system. An information processing system, comprising: a conversion unit for converting into a window, and a communication unit for sharing a window between the plurality of information processing devices operating in different window systems via the conversion unit for communication. . 2. The conversion means is executed by a specific information processing device among the plurality of information processing devices, and
The window sharing means has a determining means for determining a connection destination information processing apparatus from the plurality of information processing apparatuses, and an instruction means for instructing the specific information processing apparatus according to the determination result of the determining means. Claim 1 characterized in that
The information processing system as described. 3. The converter converts the input / output data of one window system into an input / output data of another window system by emulating the input / output data of another window system. An information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a second window sharing means for performing collection / selection. 4. The first window sharing means comprises control instruction means for issuing a control instruction to the conversion means in response to an instruction from a user. The information processing system described in. 5. The control instruction means for issuing a control instruction to the conversion means in response to an instruction from a user is provided separately from the first window sharing means. The information processing system according to any one of 3 above. 6. An information processing method for performing predetermined information processing between a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected via a predetermined communication network, wherein the plurality of information processing apparatuses operate on different window systems. When a destination information processing device operating in a window system other than the specific window system is designated as a connection destination with respect to a source information processing device operating in the specific window system, After determining a relay information processing device for program conversion to a window system other than the special window system, the source information processing device and the destination information processing device are connected via the relay information processing device, and further, Information sharing a window between a transmission source information processing apparatus and the transmission destination information processing apparatus Management method. 7. An information processing apparatus connected to a group of terminals operating in different window systems via a predetermined communication network, wherein input / output data between the different window systems is converted to convert the terminal groups and windows. An information processing apparatus comprising a window sharing means for sharing a. 8. An input means for receiving an input from a user, a remote input / output means for performing an input / output operation with the terminal group, and input information from at least one of the remote input / output means and the input means. Input information analysis means for analyzing, shared material acquisition means for acquiring shared material based on the analysis result of the input information analysis means, and first display means for displaying the shared material acquired by the shared material acquisition means 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: second display means for displaying the shared material in a window of the terminal group shared by the window sharing means. 9. An icon image creating means for creating an icon image of the shared material, and an image creating means for creating an image of material content as input data, wherein the first and second display means are the The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an icon image and the image are displayed. 10. The user information acquisition means for acquiring user information of a user who has fetched the content of the material, and the first and second display means display the user information added to the icon image. The information processing device according to claim 9.