JP5384986B2 - Product information management apparatus and product information management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a document created when an order is received for a product such as steel, and a technology for managing information created based on the information described in the document. It is related with the technique managed when there are a plurality of documents.

  Conventionally, when a manufacturer who manufactures a steel product such as a steel product manufactures a steel product requested by a customer, it is necessary to accurately grasp the quality of the steel product requested by the customer. For this purpose, a design document in which information called quality specification information relating to the quality of the product is written is produced to manufacture the product. Such a design document in which quality specification information is described is called a quality specification document.

  The quality specifications include many (usually 100 or more) related to the quality of steel products required by customers, such as dimensional tolerance, dimensional variation in bundle, roundness, delivery length tolerance, surface flaws, etc. Specification information including items is described. And quality specification information is based on primary technical information collected from customers, which is written in technical information documents such as purchase specifications and delivery specifications created when receiving orders for steel products from customers. Created.

  This primary technical information includes product delivery destination, product shape, product steel grade, product classification (processing conditions), product use, product dimensions, final product delivery destination, product processing destination, product Standards, long lengths of products, short lengths, witnesses, processing methods, part names, etc. In order to create a quality specification with high accuracy, generally, technical information about about 30 items is required.

  Conventionally, this quality specification information is registered and managed in a quality specification creation device in order to create a quality specification. When the quality specification information stored in the quality specification creation device is confirmed, it is printed out on paper as a quality specification and the content is confirmed on the paper. Patent Document 1 describes such a quality specification creating apparatus.

JP 2003-6563 A

  As described above, when registering quality specification information in the quality specification creation device based on the primary technical information of the product and managing the quality specification information, purchase specifications and delivery specifications that contain the above technical information Are stored separately as paper media and are difficult to associate with quality specification information.

  Further, when a purchase specification is newly created to change the specification of a certain product, the registered quality specification information is also changed in accordance with the change of the technical information accompanying the specification change. However, if the number of product specification changes from the customer increases, it is difficult to confirm whether the specification changes are reliably reflected in the quality specification information because the correspondence between the purchase specification and the quality specification information is ambiguous. Become. In addition, when the number of specification changes increases, it is difficult to confirm at what point the purchase specification sheet corresponds to the quality specification information.

  Therefore, the present invention includes a technical information document in which primary technical information including a plurality of items obtained from a customer is described, and a plurality of items relating to product quality created based on the primary technical information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology for reliably associating and managing quality specification information that is technical information.

  In addition, even when there are multiple versions of technical information documents due to changes in technical information for one product, it is easy to check whether the latest technical information is reflected in the quality specification information. An object is to provide a technology for managing quality specification information so that it can be confirmed.

  The product information management device according to the present invention is created based on the first information including a plurality of items relating to the conditions of the product requested by the customer, which are described in a document obtained from the customer at the time of receiving an order for the product. An information acquisition unit that acquires second information including a plurality of items relating to the quality of the product, and a document data acquisition unit that acquires document image data obtained by reading a document on which the first information is described. A storage control unit that stores the second information acquired by the information acquisition unit and the document image data acquired by the document data acquisition unit in a predetermined storage area in association with each other. It is characterized by.

  The product information management method according to the present invention is created based on the first information consisting of a plurality of items relating to the conditions of the product requested by the customer, described in a document obtained from the customer at the time of receiving an order for the product. , Obtaining second information comprising a plurality of items relating to the quality of the product, obtaining document image data obtained by reading a document in which the first information is described, and obtaining the obtained document image data, The information is stored in a predetermined storage area in association with the acquired second information.

  The product information management program according to the present invention is created based on the first information consisting of a plurality of items relating to the conditions of the product requested by the customer described in the document obtained from the customer when the product is ordered. , Obtaining second information comprising a plurality of items relating to the quality of the product, obtaining document image data obtained by reading a document in which the first information is described, and obtaining the obtained document image data, The computer is caused to execute a process of storing in a predetermined storage area in association with the acquired second information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to store image data of a document in which first information about a product is described and second information created based on the first information in association with each other. Therefore, even if there is a change in the first information, a new version of the document containing the first information is created, and there are a plurality of documents and second information for the same product, the first information The document in which the above information is described and the second information can be managed in association with each other with certainty.

  Also, by associating and managing the second information related to product quality and the image data of documents containing the first information, paper documents can be quickly searched as image data and the contents of the information confirmed can do.

The system block diagram explaining the system which manages the information by Embodiment 1 of this invention. The data table figure of the quality specification information stored in the product information database part of the management apparatus. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the product information management apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a view showing a search screen for information stored in the product information management apparatus according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the screen which displays the result of the search performed according to the search conditions input in the search screen shown in FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing for storing quality specification information and electronic data of technical information documents, which is executed by the product information management apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram for explaining a product information management apparatus according to a second embodiment. The data table figure stored in the product information database part of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the product information management apparatus of Embodiment 3. FIG. The system block diagram explaining the system which manages the information by Embodiment 4. The data table figure stored in the quality specification information database part of the quality specification information server of Embodiment 4. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the product information management apparatus of Embodiment 4. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment stores quality specification information and quality specification electronic data. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing in which the management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment stores electronic data of a technical information document.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a system configured by a product information management apparatus 1 and devices connected to the product information management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The product information management apparatus 1 (hereinafter referred to as “management apparatus”) shown in FIG. 1 is based on technical information (first information) described in a technical information document created when an order for a product is received from a customer. Acquire required quality specification information (second information), and store and manage the acquired quality specification information and electronic data (document image data) obtained by reading the technical information document in association with each other. Device. The management apparatus 1 includes a terminal 100 for performing operations for registering quality specification information in the management apparatus 1 and storing electronic data of technical information documents in association with corresponding quality specification information, and technical information. A scanner 200 for reading a document is connected. The management apparatus 1 is connected to the network 600 and, as will be described later, is connected to a terminal such as a personal computer (not shown), and can search information stored in the management apparatus 1 from the terminal. .

  Here, the “technical information document” is a paper medium document such as a purchase specification or a delivery specification that is created when a customer orders a steel product or receives an order from a customer. The technical information document contains various technical information related to the product requested by the customer. Since the technical information described in the technical information document is information collected directly from the customer, the technical information is primary technical information with respect to quality specification information, which will be described later, created based on this technical information. The technical information document is the first edition (first technical information document) for the product when an order is received. If there is a change in the product specifications due to customer requirements, the version ( Version) is revised and a new version of the technical information document is created.

  The “quality specification information” is technical information related to the quality of the product that is necessary to actually manufacture the product requested by the customer. The quality specification information includes information picked up from the technical information described in the technical information document and information obtained based on the described information. Since the quality specification information is created based on primary technical information, it is secondary information about the product. Specific information included in the quality specification information includes the shape of steel products, applications, steel types, delivery dimensions, dimensional tolerances, in-bundle dimensional variations, roundness, delivery length tolerance, surface flaws, chemical composition And many (usually 100 or more) items. Each of these quality specification information forms one version of quality specification information (quality specification) corresponding to the technical information document.

  In the first embodiment, this quality specification information is registered and managed in the management apparatus 1 for each version corresponding to the version of the technical information document. When the technical information document is revised and a new version of the technical information document is created, the version corresponding to the version of the technical information document is input to the quality specification information and stored in the management apparatus 1. . That is, when a new version of the technical information document is created, a new version of the quality specification information is created and stored separately from the quality specification information of the already registered version of the product. Usually, since the quality specification information is also revised in accordance with the revision of the technical information document, the version of the technical information document and the version of the quality specification information coincide. For example, if the first version of the technical information document created at the time of the order is revised twice thereafter, the latest technical information document is the third version. In this case, a total of three versions of quality specification information are created and stored in the management apparatus 1 in accordance with the revision of the technical information document.

  In this way, new quality specification information is created in accordance with the revision of the technical information document, and the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document are stored in association with each other by the process described later, so that the technical information document and the quality information are stored. The specification information can be managed in association with each version. On the other hand, for example, in the case of a management method in which information is changed only for the quality specification information item corresponding to the changed technical information, it is possible to associate the technical information document of each version with the quality specification information. It is difficult and the correspondence between the two tends to be ambiguous.

  Next, each device constituting the system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  First, the management device 1 has a function of storing and managing quality specification information created based on the technical information described in the technical information document in a database in the management device 1 by operating the terminal 100 or the like. Further, the management device 1 stores electronic data (document image data) obtained by reading (scanning) a technical information document such as a purchase specification document with the scanner 200 or the like in association with the quality specification information. And has a function to manage. As will be described in detail later, the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document are stored in association with each other, so that the dedicated terminal 100 connected to the management apparatus 1 or the network 600 cannot be connected. From the terminal such as the personal computer shown in the figure, it is possible to quickly search the quality specification information and the data of the technical information document associated with the quality specification information and confirm the information.

  The specific configuration of the management device 1 includes a CPU 2 for controlling various processes, a memory 4 for storing programs and data, a predetermined specification for storing quality specification information and electronic data of technical information documents in association with each other. This is a product information database (DB) unit 6 as a storage area.

  The CPU 2 controls various processes in the management apparatus 1 and, in the present embodiment, associates the quality specification information with the electronic data of the technical information document and stores them in the product information DB unit 6 or from the stored information. A process for searching for information that matches a predetermined condition is executed. In addition, various programs stored in the memory 4 can be executed.

  The memory 4 stores a program used for processing for storing electronic data of quality specification information and technical information documents in the management apparatus 1. The memory 4 can be composed of, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), a VRAM (Video RAM), and the like.

  The product information DB unit 6 stores the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document of the corresponding version used for creating the quality specification information in association with each other. When the technical information document is revised and there are a plurality of technical information documents, the quality specification information corresponding to each technical information document version is also registered in the product information DB unit 6. In this case, a plurality of versions of quality specification information for one product are stored in the product information DB unit 6.

  FIG. 2 shows a data table 6T stored in the product information DB unit 6 in which the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document are associated with each other. In the data table 6T, quality specification information (each item) such as “branch” and “shape” and electronic data (pdf data) created by scanning a technical information document identify numbers for identifying each quality specification information. Each quality specification number (character string) is stored in association with each other.

  As described above, the quality specification information is input from the terminal 100 or the like to the management apparatus 1 and registered in the product information DB unit 6. The electronic data of the technical information document is information obtained by reading a technical information document such as a purchase specification by the scanner 200 connected to the management apparatus 1. The electronic data of the technical information document is not limited to the case of being acquired from the scanner 200, but may be acquired from another scanner device connected via the network 600, or the technical information document data previously acquired may be acquired. May be used.

  Further, the above-mentioned quality specification number can be a number that can specify the product and the version of the quality specification information, for example. In the present embodiment, the quality specification number is composed of a product identification number assigned to one product and a number obtained by adding a quality specification information version number to the end of the product identification number. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the quality specification number is “AB00101”, “AB001” indicates the product identification number, and “01” indicates that the version of the quality specification information is the first version. In the data table 6T of FIG. 2, since “AB001” is registered from “AB00101” to “AB00103”, the quality specification information is registered from the first version to the third version for the product “AB001”. Will be. On the other hand, since only “AB00201” is registered for the product “AB002”, only the quality specification information of the first version is registered.

  According to the data table 6T having such a configuration, for example, when a product specification is changed and a new technical information document is created according to a request from a customer, the new technical information document and the corresponding technical information document are corresponding to the new technical information document. Version quality specification information can be stored in correspondence with each other, and management of the latest version of the document becomes easy.

  Next, the terminal 100 connected to the management apparatus 1 is an apparatus that performs an operation for registering in the management apparatus 1 quality specification information obtained based on technical information documents such as purchase specifications. Further, the terminal 100 performs an operation for registering electronic data of the technical information document captured by the scanner 200 or the like in association with the corresponding quality specification information, or searching for information registered in the data table 6T. This is an apparatus for inputting a search condition to the user, and browsing electronic data of the searched quality specification information and technical information document. The terminal 100 can include, for example, a computer that performs various processes, a monitor that displays the above-described information registration screen and search result screen, and a keyboard and mouse as operation input devices. The terminal 100 is directly connected to the management apparatus 1, but is not limited thereto, and may be a terminal connected via the network 600. Further, the search for product information stored in the management apparatus 1 can be performed not only from the terminal 1 but also from a terminal such as a personal computer (not shown) connected to the network 600.

  As described above, the scanner 200 is a device for scanning technical information documents such as purchase specifications. The read electronic data of the technical information document is associated with the corresponding quality specification information by the operation of the terminal 100 or the like, and stored in the management apparatus 1 in the pdf format. In the present embodiment, the file format of the electronic data of the technical information document is pdf, but is not limited thereto. For example, various other image file formats such as JPEG, TIFF, and GIF can be used.

  Next, based on FIG. 3, the management apparatus 1 acquires quality specification information input from the terminal 100 and stores it in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the electronic data of the technical information document captured by the scanner 200. Details of the process and the process of searching for information stored in the product information DB unit 6 and displaying it on the display screen of the terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a quality specification information acquisition unit 11 (information acquisition unit), a technical information document data acquisition unit (hereinafter referred to as “document data acquisition unit”) 13, and a storage control unit 14. And a search unit 15 and a display control unit 16. Each of these functional blocks is realized by the CPU 2 and the memory 4 (see FIG. 1) of the management apparatus 1.

  Hereinafter, details of each function constituting the management device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  First, the function / process in which the management apparatus 1 stores the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document in association with each other will be described.

  The quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires quality specification information that is input from the terminal 100 and transmitted.

  The document data acquisition unit 13 acquires electronic data of the technical information document captured by the scanner 200. As described above, in the present embodiment, the electronic data is image data in the pdf format.

  The storage control unit 14 performs processing for storing information on each item of the quality specification information acquired by the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 in the product information DB unit 6. Further, the storage control unit 14 acquires the electronic data of the technical information document from the document data acquisition unit 13 and acquires an instruction command to which quality specification information the electronic data of the acquired technical information document is associated with the terminal 100. In such a case, a process is performed in which the data of the technical information document is stored in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the corresponding quality specification information based on the instruction command.

  Next, a function for retrieving information such as necessary quality specification information from information stored in the product information DB unit 6 will be described.

  The search unit 15 acquires from the terminal 100 a search command that defines a search condition. Based on the acquired search command, the search unit 15 searches the information stored in the product information DB unit 6 for information that matches the search command condition and acquires the information. Information to be acquired includes quality specification information consisting of a plurality of items linked to the quality specification number that meets the conditions, and electronic data of technical information documents containing primary technical information. Information can be included.

  The display control unit 16 performs processing for displaying information acquired by the search unit 15 that matches the search condition on the screen of the terminal 100 or the like. Of course, the display control unit 16 is not limited to the information acquired from the search unit 15, and may directly acquire the result of the search process from the product information DB unit 6 (see the broken line in FIG. 3).

  Here, a screen displayed when searching for information about a product stored in the product information DB unit 6 in the management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen for inputting conditions for searching for information stored in the product information DB unit 6. FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen that displays the results of the search executed by the search unit 15 in accordance with the search conditions entered on the search screen shown in FIG.

  In the management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when searching for information about a product, each box (for example, the quality specification number column 51 and the delivery dimension column 56) of the search screen 50 shown in FIG. A character string to be a search condition is input or a search condition is selected from items displayed in a pull-down box (for example, columns 52 to 56 in the screen 50), and the search condition is designated. In FIG. 4, as an example, a character string “AB001” is input in the column 51 of the quality specification number. Therefore, when the search button 57 is pressed on the screen, the quality specification information including “AB001” in the quality specification number and the technical information document associated with the quality specification information are searched.

  As a result of the search process, for example, a search result screen 60 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the terminal 100. On the search result screen 60, for each quality specification number 61, electronic data (technical information document data) 63 of the technical information document, data 64 of each item of the quality specification information, etc. linked to the quality specification number. Information is displayed. The portion of the file name having the extension “.pdf” in the technical information document data 63 of the search result screen 60 is a pdf file that is electronic data of each technical information document stored in the product information DB unit 6. Are linked. The technical information document can be viewed on the screen by selecting this link with a pointing device such as a mouse.

  In the search result screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 5, three pieces of information that match the condition “AB001” of the quality specification number are displayed. In the present embodiment, the quality specification number is composed of a number for identifying a product and a number indicating a version of quality specification information (quality specification). Therefore, regarding the product “AB001”, the management apparatus 1 stores three versions of quality specification information and data associated therewith. In the field of the technical information document data 63 corresponding to the quality specification number “AB00102”, the file name “PS00101.pdf” which is the same as the previous version is displayed. For example, if there is no change in the technical information document but the quality specification information has been revised, or if the registration of the technical information document data has not yet been completed, This is because it is taken over and displayed as it is.

  The items to be displayed in the data 64 column of each item of the quality specification information can be changed as necessary by selecting an item to be displayed from among many quality specification information items. In the present embodiment, it has been described that the search for information on the product is performed in the terminal 100. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer (not shown) connected via the network 600 are used. It can also be done.

  According to the management apparatus 1 of this embodiment described above, product quality specification information and electronic data of a technical information document corresponding to the product quality specification information can be stored in association with each other. Thereby, necessary quality specification information and technical information document data can be quickly retrieved from the stored information. Therefore, the contents of the technical information document corresponding to the quality specification information of each version can be easily and quickly confirmed.

  The management device 1 stores the fetched technical information document data in association with the quality specification information (quality specification) of the corresponding version. Therefore, each document created for one product can be easily managed for each version. As a result, for example, it is possible to check the content by comparing the quality specification information with the technical information document associated with it, so it is easy to confirm that the quality specification information has been updated to the latest version. is there.

  On the other hand, when managing technical information documents as paper documents, the correspondence relationship with the registered quality specification information is ambiguous, and the latest quality specifications corresponding to the latest technical information documents are ambiguous. It is also difficult to check whether information is registered. Further, when the technical information document is a paper medium, it is necessary to search for the document in order to confirm the content of the technical information document, and work efficiency such as confirmation of the content of the technical information document and the quality specification information is poor.

  In addition, when storing technical information documents such as purchase specifications as paper media, they may be lost, but according to the system of this embodiment, the technical information documents are converted into electronic data and stored. There is no risk of loss.

  Next, based on FIG. 6, the management apparatus 1 acquires the quality specification information and the electronic data of the corresponding technical information document, associates them and stores them in the product information DB unit 6, and the technical information A processing flow (product information management method) for acquiring document data and storing it in the product information DB unit 6 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in which the management apparatus 1 acquires quality specification information and electronic data of technical information documents and stores them in the product information DB unit 6.

  First, the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires quality specification information transmitted from the terminal 100 (ST101). Then, the storage control unit 14 acquires quality specification information.

  Next, the document data acquisition unit 13 acquires electronic data (image data) of the technical information document captured by the scanner 200 (ST102). Then, the storage control unit 14 acquires electronic data of the technical information document from the document data acquisition unit 13.

  Next, the storage control unit 14 acquires, from the terminal 100, an instruction command as information for specifying quality specification information, which is a target to be associated with the electronic data of the technical information document (ST103). Specifically, a command for instructing to store the electronic data of the technical information document in association with the quality specification information acquired in ST101 is acquired. The instruction command is, for example, when the data of the imported technical information document is data corresponding to the quality specification information of the quality specification number “AB00101”, the quality specification information of “AB00101” includes the above-mentioned technical information document. It becomes a command to instruct to associate data.

  Next, the storage control unit 14 performs processing for storing the quality specification information acquired in ST101 in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the electronic data of the technical information document based on the instruction command acquired in ST103. (ST104).

  Thus, the management apparatus 1 completes the process of acquiring the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document corresponding to the quality specification information and storing them in the product information DB unit 6 in association with each other.

  In the management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the quality specification information is acquired and then the electronic data of the corresponding technical information document is acquired. However, the present invention is not limited to this. After acquiring the electronic data of the technical information document, the quality specification information may be acquired and stored in association with each other. In addition, the description has been made on the assumption that the association between the quality specification information and the electronic data of the corresponding technical information document is executed continuously, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, after acquiring the quality specification information and storing it in the product information DB unit 6, the technical information document is scanned to obtain electronic data of the technical information document, and is associated with the already stored quality specification information. Electronic data may be stored.

  In the present embodiment, the instruction command is described as being acquired from the terminal 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, from a terminal such as another personal computer (not shown) connected to the network 600, an operation for designating the quality specification information to be associated with the electronic data of the technical information document is performed, and the instruction command is transmitted to the management apparatus 1. You may do it.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, Embodiment 2 will be described. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the management apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment.

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in that the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 includes a data conversion unit 12 that converts the quality specification information after the quality specification information is acquired from the terminal 100. Specifically, the data converter 12 has a function of converting the quality specification information into electronic data (pdf data) excellent in information browsing so that the quality specification information can be displayed as a quality specification.

  As described in the first embodiment, the quality specification information can confirm the information of each item on the search result screen. However, as in the second embodiment, data in the form of a quality specification in which items of each information are arranged at desired positions on the page is created and stored in association with the management device 1 so that the quality The effect that it becomes easier to confirm the specification information is obtained. In the second embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is omitted.

  Based on FIG. 7, the management apparatus 1 of Embodiment 2 acquires the electronic data of quality specification information and technical information documents, and associates the acquired information with electronic data obtained by converting the quality specification information. The details of the process stored in the product information DB unit 6 will be described.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires quality specification information input from the terminal 100.

  The data conversion unit 12 performs data conversion on the quality specification information that is acquired by the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 and includes a plurality of items of information, and creates electronic data as a quality specification. In this embodiment, when quality specification information is confirmed on a screen of the terminal 100 or the like, a document (quality specification document) in which information of each item of the quality specification information is arranged at a desired position on the page and the contents can be easily confirmed (quality specification document). Electronic data of quality specifications is created as pdf format data that can be generated and displayed on the screen.

  The document data acquisition unit 13 acquires the electronic data (pdf data) of the technical information document as in the first embodiment.

  The storage control unit 14 associates the information of each item of the quality specification information acquired by the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 with the electronic data of the quality specification created by the data conversion unit 12, and the product information DB unit 6 Process to store in. In addition, the storage control unit 14 acquires the data of the technical information document from the document data acquisition unit 13 and also acquires from the terminal 100 an instruction command for associating the acquired technical information document data with which quality specification information. In the process, the technical information document data is stored in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the corresponding quality specification information based on the instruction command.

  In this way, by storing the quality specification information in the management device 1 in the form of electronic data of a quality specification document with excellent browsing properties, it is easy to confirm the contents of the quality specification information. Further, by converting the quality specification information into a file whose contents are prohibited from being changed and stored, the data can be prevented from being changed or falsified, and the information can be managed in the state registered in the management apparatus 1.

  Although the file format of the electronic data of the quality specification is not limited to pdf, as described above, it is possible to generate a page image in which the quality specification information is arranged in a desired layout. An excellent data format is preferred. Further, a data format that is highly versatile and cannot change or alter data is preferable. Such data formats include, in addition to pdf, text files, general document creation software files, spreadsheet software files, presentation software, etc., which are set to prohibit data changes, for example. Files, other document files, files such as HTML and XML, and the like can be used.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, in the product information DB unit 6, in addition to the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document, the electronic data of the quality specification is stored in association with each other. FIG. 8 shows a data table 6T ′ stored in the product information DB unit 6 of the management apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the data table 6T ′ according to the second embodiment includes information on each item of the quality specification information, electronic data of the technical information document, and data conversion unit 12 for each quality specification number. Three pieces of information of electronic data of quality specifications obtained by converting quality specification information are stored in association with each other. Accordingly, as in the case of the first embodiment, the quality specification information and the technical information document can be stored in association with each corresponding version, and management of the latest version of the quality specification information is facilitated.

  In the case of the second embodiment, since the above-described three pieces of information are stored in association with each other, a search result screen that is displayed by searching for information stored in the product information management apparatus 1 is displayed. In addition, a pdf file which is electronic data of the quality specification information is displayed. For example, like the technical information document data shown in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, the file can be displayed on the search result screen in a state where the file is linked with the extension “.pdf”. In this way, by linking the electronic data of the quality specification document, the quality specification information can be displayed and printed as a quality specification document in a file format with excellent readability. Becomes easier.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the quality specification information, the electronic data of the corresponding technical information document, and the electronic data of the quality specification document are associated with each other and stored in the product information DB unit 6. Therefore, the quality specification information can be confirmed in the form of a high-viewability quality specification. Further, by changing the format of the electronic data so that the data cannot be changed, it is possible to prevent information from being changed or altered.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the management apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment.

  The third embodiment is characterized in that after the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires the quality specification information from the terminal 100, the determination unit 17 further determines whether the quality specification information satisfies a predetermined condition described later. Different from Embodiments 1 and 2. As a result, for example, when incorrect quality specification information that does not satisfy a preset condition is input, an error is displayed to prompt the user to correct the input information or to perform a process that does not perform registration. it can. In the following description of the third embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

  Based on FIG. 9, the management apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment obtains the quality specification information input from the terminal 100 and associates it with the electronic data of the technical information document and stores the details in the product information DB unit 6. explain.

  First, as in the first embodiment, the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires quality specification information from the terminal 100.

  And the determination part 17 acquires quality specification information from the quality specification information acquisition part 11, and determines whether the acquired quality specification information satisfies a predetermined condition.

  Here, as the predetermined condition determined by the determination unit 17, for example, a condition of a product that can be manufactured or delivered can be set. For example, when the maximum length of the steel product that can be manufactured is 10 m, the allowable length is set in advance as 10 m for the condition of the length item in the quality specification information. When a length exceeding 10 m is input as the quality specification information, the determination unit 17 performs an error display or the like so as not to allow the registration process of the quality specification information to the management device 1. be able to.

  It should be noted that the predetermined condition that the determination unit 17 refers to when determining can be stored in the memory 4. When the conditions are stored in the memory 4, when the quality specification information is acquired, the determination unit 17 acquires the conditions for determining from the memory 4, and determines the items to be determined (see FIG. 9). .

  As other determination functions that can be executed by the determination unit 17, for example, the determination unit 17 has an input quality specification number or the like that is not duplicated with that already registered in the product information DB unit 6. Can be determined. In this case, when acquiring the quality specification information, the determination unit 17 accesses the product information DB unit 6 and confirms whether there is duplicate information based on the quality specification number and the like. If the quality specification information has already been registered with the same quality specification number, it can be displayed that it is a duplicate registration, or a process that does not permit registration can be performed. As a result, duplicate registration is prevented, and the quality specification version can be managed reliably.

  Further, when the determination unit 17 receives the input of new version quality specification information for a product for which one or more version quality specification information has already been registered, each of the quality specification information of the previous version is determined. The matching process can be performed by comparing the item and each item corresponding to the newly input quality specification information. As a result of the matching, for example, when each item of the new quality specification information is not changed at all with respect to the conventional quality specification information, it can be displayed so that registration is not permitted. .

  If there is no change, there may be a case where the quality specification information of the already registered version is erroneously registered as a new version again. Therefore, by performing the processing as described above, it is possible to prevent the redundant registration of the quality specification information and to easily manage the latest version.

  As described above, when the determination unit 17 determines the quality specification information, when it is determined that the above-described conditions are satisfied, the storage control unit 14 stores the quality specification information as in the first embodiment. Processing to be stored in the product information DB unit 6 is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the condition is not satisfied, as described above, the display control unit 16 can perform an error display or the like so that registration is not permitted.

  Furthermore, using the matching result of the determination unit 17, for example, in the newly stored version, when there is an item that has been changed from the quality specification information of the already stored version, the changed item is displayed. As you can see, it can also be displayed on the screen. In this case, when the quality specification information is stored in the product information DB unit 6, the matching results are also stored in association with each other. When the quality specification information is displayed on the screen, the display control unit 16 or the like highlights the item changed from the previous version based on the matching result so that the changed part can be seen. Can be displayed.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, erroneous quality specification information can be prevented from being input, so that management of each version of the quality specification information and the technical information document can be more reliably performed.

  The management apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment can further include the data conversion unit 12 described in the second embodiment. In this case, when the determination unit 17 determines that the predetermined condition described above is satisfied, the data conversion unit 12 can convert the quality specification information. Then, the storage control unit 14 can store the quality specification information, the electronic data of the quality specification document, and the electronic data of the technical information document in the product information DB unit 6 in association with each other.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a system including a product information management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment and a quality specification information server connected to the management apparatus via a network. In the fourth embodiment, the quality specification information is stored in a quality specification information server that is a device different from the management device 1. The management device 1 acquires quality specification information from the quality specification information server and stores it in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the electronic data of the technical information document. Therefore, it is effective when the quality specification information is already stored and databased, instead of inputting the quality specification information from the terminal 100 and registering it in the management apparatus 1. Note that the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is omitted.

  The system shown in FIG. 10 includes a quality specification information server (hereinafter referred to as “server”) 300 in which quality specification information required from the technical information described in the technical information document is registered, and the quality specification information from the server 300. And a management apparatus 1 for storing and managing the acquired quality specification information and electronic data obtained by reading the technical information document in association with each other. The management apparatus 1 and the server 300 are connected by a network 600. Further, the management apparatus 1 is connected to a terminal 100 that performs an operation for performing processing for associating electronic data of a technical information document with corresponding quality specification information, and a scanner 200 that scans the technical information document. The server 300 is connected to a terminal 400 that performs an operation for registering in the server 300 quality specification information obtained based on the technical information described in the technical information document.

  In the fourth embodiment, the quality specification information is stored in the server 300 for each version corresponding to the version of the technical information document. When the technical information document is revised and a new technical information document is created, a version corresponding to the technical information document version is created and stored in the server 300. The That is, when a new version of the technical information document is created, a new version of the quality specification information is created and stored separately from the quality specification information of the already registered version of the product. Usually, since the quality specification information is also revised in accordance with the revision of the technical information document, the version of the technical information document and the version of the quality specification information coincide. For example, if the first version of the technical information document created at the time of the order is revised twice thereafter, the latest technical information document is the third version. In this case, a total of three versions of quality specification information are created and stored in the server 300 in accordance with the revision of the technical information document.

  Next, each device constituting the system shown in FIG. 10 will be described.

  As described above, the quality specification information server 300 registers quality specification information necessary for defining product specifications, which is created based on the technical information described in the technical information document, by operating the terminal 400 or the like. It is a server for managing.

  The server 300 includes a quality specification information database (DB) unit 310 that stores quality specification information corresponding to technical information documents. As described above, when the technical information document is revised and there are a plurality of technical information documents, the quality specification information corresponding to each technical information document version is registered in the quality specification information DB unit 310. .

  FIG. 11 shows a data table 310T of quality specification information stored in the quality specification information DB unit 310 of the server 300. In the data table 310T, the quality specification information of each product is stored in association with the quality specification number (character string).

  As described in the first embodiment, the quality specification number can be a number that can identify the product and the version of the quality specification information.

  Further, as described above, in the data table 310T, the information of each item of the quality specification information arranged on the right side of the quality specification number is stored in association with the quality specification number. As each item of the quality specification information, in addition to the shape and use of the steel product and the steel type to be delivered, information such as the branch office that has received the order and the delivery destination are also registered.

  The terminal 400 connected to the server 300 is a device for registering quality specification information in the server 300 from technical information documents such as purchase specifications as described above. The terminal 400 can include, for example, a computer, a monitor, and a keyboard and mouse as operation input devices. When registering the quality specification information in the server 300 based on the technical information document created when the product is ordered, the data of each item of the quality specification information is input from the terminal 400, and the server 300 is used as the quality specification information. Can be registered. The terminal 400 is directly connected to the server 300, but is not limited to this, and may be a terminal connected via the network 600.

  Next, the management device 1 has the same function as the management device of the first embodiment, but as described above, the point that the quality specification information is acquired from the quality specification information DB unit 310 of the server 300 is the same as that of the first embodiment. Different. Since the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document are stored in the management device 1 in association with each other, the dedicated terminal 100 connected to the management device 1 or the network 600 is connected (not shown). Similar to the first embodiment, it is possible to quickly retrieve quality specification information and technical information document data associated therewith from a terminal such as a personal computer and confirm the information.

  As in the first embodiment, the management device 1 includes a CPU 2, a memory 4, and a product information database (DB) unit 6 as a predetermined storage area. Since the functions of these devices are the same as those of the management apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Also, the data table stored in the product information DB unit 6 in which the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document are associated with each other is the same as the data table 6T of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. .

  Next, based on FIG. 12, the management apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment acquires quality specification information from the server 300 and associates it with the electronic data of the technical information document captured by the scanner 200 in the product information DB unit 6. Details of the storing process will be described. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram for explaining the management apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Note that the management device 1 of the fourth embodiment is different from the previous embodiment in that the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires the quality specification information from the quality specification information server 300 as shown in the block diagram of FIG. Different.

  The management apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment includes a quality specification information acquisition unit 11, a data conversion unit 12, a technical information document data acquisition unit (hereinafter referred to as “document data acquisition unit”) 13, a storage control unit 14, A search unit 15 and a display control unit 16 are provided. Each of these functional blocks is realized by the CPU 2 and the memory 4 (see FIG. 11) of the management device 1. Since the function of each functional block is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the management apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment includes a data conversion unit 12. However, as in the first embodiment, it is necessary to convert quality specification information into electronic data of a quality specification. If not, it can be omitted. In addition, the determination unit 17 described in the third embodiment is provided, and the storage control unit 14 stores the quality specification information in the product information DB unit 6 after determining whether the acquired quality specification information satisfies a predetermined condition. You may make it do.

  The search unit 15 and the display control unit 16 are functional blocks for searching the quality specification information stored in the product information DB unit 6 as described in the first embodiment. Since the search processing executed by these functional blocks is the same as that in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. Further, the screen for inputting search conditions and the screen for displaying the search results displayed on the screen of the terminal 100 during the search are the same as those in FIGS.

  According to the management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment as described above, similarly to the first embodiment, the product quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document corresponding thereto can be stored in association with each other. Thereby, necessary quality specification information and technical information document data can be quickly retrieved from the stored information. Therefore, the contents of the technical information document corresponding to the quality specification information of each version can be easily and quickly confirmed.

  The management device 1 stores the fetched technical information document data in association with the quality specification information (quality specification) of the corresponding version. Therefore, each document created for one product can be easily managed for each version. As a result, for example, it is possible to check the content by comparing the quality specification information with the technical information document associated with it, so it is easy to confirm that the quality specification information has been updated to the latest version. is there.

  On the other hand, if the technical information document is a paper document, the correspondence with the registered quality specification information is ambiguous, and the latest quality specification information corresponding to the latest technical information document is not available. It is also difficult to check if it is registered. Further, when the technical information document is a paper medium, it is necessary to search for the document in order to confirm the content of the technical information document, and work efficiency such as confirmation of the content of the technical information document and the quality specification information is poor.

  Next, a flow of processing in which the management apparatus 1 acquires quality specification information and stores it in the product information DB unit 6 and processing for acquiring technical information document data and storing it in the product information DB unit 6 (product information management Method).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the management apparatus 1 acquires quality specification information and stores the acquired information in the product information DB unit 6.

  First, the quality specification information acquisition unit 11 acquires quality specification information transmitted from the server 300 (ST101).

  Next, the data conversion unit 12 creates electronic data of a quality specification based on the acquired quality specification information, and converts the electronic data into a pdf file format (ST102).

  Next, the storage control unit 14 acquires quality specification information from the quality specification information acquisition unit 11, and further acquires, from the data conversion unit 12, electronic data (pdf file) of the quality specification created in ST102. Then, the storage control unit 14 performs processing for associating the acquired quality specification information with the electronic data of the acquired quality specification document and storing them in the product information DB unit 6 (ST103).

  Thus, the management apparatus 1 acquires the quality specification information, and the process of storing the acquired information in the product information DB unit 6 ends.

  Note that the process of transmitting quality specification information from the server 300 to the management apparatus 1 is executed by operating the terminal 400 connected to the server 300. For example, first, the terminal 400 is operated to select the quality specification information of the quality specification number “AB00101” from the quality specification information stored in the server 300. The quality specification information associated with the quality specification number “AB00101” is transmitted to the management apparatus 1 by sending the quality specification information to the management apparatus 1 and issuing an instruction to store the quality specification information in the product information DB unit 6. can do.

  Next, FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in which the management apparatus 1 acquires electronic data of a technical information document and stores it in the product information DB unit 6.

  First, the document data acquisition unit 13 acquires electronic data (image data) of a technical information document captured by the scanner 200 (ST201). Then, the storage control unit 14 acquires electronic data of the technical information document from the document data acquisition unit 13.

  Next, when storing the electronic data of the acquired technical information document in the product information DB unit 6, the storage control unit 14 serves as information for specifying the quality specification information to be associated with the data of the technical information document. An instruction command is acquired from terminal 100 (ST202). This instruction command is transmitted from the terminal 100 to the management apparatus 1 by operating the terminal 100 and designating quality specification information that is a target to which the electronic data of the acquired technical information document is associated. . For example, when the electronic data of the fetched technical information document is data corresponding to the quality specification information of the quality specification number “AB00101”, the instruction command includes the above-mentioned technical information document in the quality specification information of “AB00101”. This command instructs to associate the data.

  In the present embodiment, the instruction command is described as being acquired from the terminal 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, from a terminal such as another personal computer (not shown) connected to the network 600, an operation for designating the quality specification information to be associated with the electronic data of the technical information document is performed, and the instruction command is transmitted to the management apparatus 1. You may do it.

  Next, the storage control unit 14 performs processing for storing the electronic data of the technical information document in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the corresponding quality specification information based on the acquired instruction command (ST203).

  This completes the process of storing the electronic data of the technical information document in association with the corresponding quality specification information.

  With the processing flow shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the management apparatus 1 can store the quality specification information and the electronic data of the technical information document corresponding to the quality specification information.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, it has been described that the document data acquisition unit 13 acquires an instruction command for specifying a correspondence target (ST202) after acquiring technical information document data (ST201). And ST202 may be executed in reverse order. That is, when performing processing for associating technical information document data with predetermined quality specification information by operating the terminal 100 or the like, first, the storage control unit 14 acquires an instruction command. Thereafter, a process of taking in technical information document data associated with the quality specification information is performed, and the document data acquisition unit 13 acquires the technical information document data. The technical information document data can be stored in the product information DB unit 6 based on the instruction command for acquiring the data.

  Moreover, the program which performs each operation | movement demonstrated by embodiment mentioned above in the computer which comprises the management apparatus 1 can be provided as an information acquisition program. In the embodiment described above, the case where the program for realizing the function for carrying out the invention is recorded in advance in the storage area (memory 4) provided in the management apparatus is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the same program may be downloaded from the network 600 to the management apparatus, or a program in which the same program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium may be installed in the management apparatus. The recording medium may be in any form as long as it can store a program and can be read by a computer. Specifically, as a recording medium, for example, an internal storage device such as a ROM or a RAM, a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an IC card, a computer Examples include a database holding a program, another computer, its database, a transmission medium on a line, and the like. Further, the function obtained by installing or downloading in advance may be realized in cooperation with an OS (operating system) or the like inside the apparatus.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the quality specification information is created from a technical information document such as a purchase specification, but the present invention is not limited to this. The quality specification information can be created based on any document such as a document, a memo, and a fax in which information capable of specifying the quality specification information is recorded. When quality specification information is created using such a document, the data can be stored as a technical information document and stored in association with the corresponding quality specification information as other attached documents. May be.

  Further, when there are a plurality of documents used for creating one quality specification information, the data of the plurality of documents can be stored in correspondence with the corresponding quality specification information. For example, when quality specification information is created based on two technical information documents, the two technical information documents can be read by a scanner, and two electronic data can be associated with the quality specification information. In this case, in the data table 6T shown in FIG. 2, two technical information document data files are registered for one quality specification number as technical information document data. In the search result screen 60 shown in FIG. 5, two pdf files are linked and displayed in the technical information document data 63 column. When there are a plurality of technical information documents as described above, in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, for example, as a technical information document corresponding to the quality specification number “AB00102”, in addition to “PS00101.pdf”, for example, “PS200101.pdf”. The document data “pdf” is registered and displayed. In addition, when multiple technical information documents are registered in this way, if only some of the technical information documents are revised, the revised documents will be registered in advance. For documents that are not revised, the document data can be transferred without changing the version.

  In each of the above embodiments, the system that stores and manages “technical information document data” and “quality specification information” in association with each other has been described. It can also be associated with document data. For example, when it is necessary to store and manage information (product specification information) including data such as manufacturing conditions necessary for actually manufacturing a product, the management device 1 can be used from the terminal 100 or already. Product specification information can be acquired from the server 300 in which the information is registered by a process similar to the process of acquiring quality specification information, and can be stored in the product information DB unit 6 in association with the corresponding quality specification information. .

  Thus, even when a plurality of types of documents are created based on the primary technical information of the product obtained from the customer, the information can be managed in correspondence with the versions of the documents.

  Further, in each embodiment, a function for acquiring quality specification information, a function for converting the acquired quality specification information into a predetermined file format, a function for acquiring data of a technical information document, Although the management apparatus 1 has been described as having the functions to be stored in the storage area integrally, the present invention is not limited to this, and the essential configuration requirements of the product information management apparatus according to the present invention are satisfied as a whole system. As long as the function is realized, each function may be distributed to a plurality of devices.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail according to particular embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a plurality of technical information documents describing primary technical information obtained from a customer, and a plurality of products relating to the quality of products created based on the primary technical information. It is possible to provide a technology for reliably associating and managing quality specification information, which is technical information consisting of items.

1 Product information management device 2 CPU
4 Memory 6 Product Information Database Unit 6T Data Table 6T ′ Data Table 11 Quality Specification Information Acquisition Unit 12 Data Conversion Unit 13 Technical Information Document Data Acquisition Unit 14 Storage Control Unit 15 Search Unit 16 Display Control Unit 17 Determination Unit 100 Terminal 200 Scanner 300 Quality specification information server 310 Quality specification information database unit 310T Data table 400 Terminal 500 Printer 600 Network

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From a plurality of items relating to the quality of the product created based on first information consisting of a plurality of items relating to the conditions of the product requested by the customer described in a document obtained from the customer at the time of receiving an order for the product An information acquisition unit for acquiring second information,
A document data acquisition unit that acquires document image data obtained by reading a document in which the first information is written;
The second information acquired by the information acquisition unit and the document image data acquired by the document data acquisition unit, the version number indicating the product identification number and the revision number of the second information A storage control unit for storing in a predetermined storage area in association with an information identification number that is a number including
Information of one or more version numbers has already been stored in the predetermined storage area for the product corresponding to the second information acquired by the information acquisition unit as information to be stored that is newly stored in the predetermined storage area. The information of each item included in the second information to be stored is compared with the information of each item included in the already stored second information, and the storage target first information A determination unit that determines whether or not there is a change in the information of each item in the information of 2 and performs a process that does not permit storage of the second information to be stored in a predetermined storage area when no change exists. When,
A display control unit for displaying the second information on a screen,
The storage control unit also stores the result of the collation processing in the predetermined storage area in association with the information identification number together with the second information and the document image data,
The display control unit is an item in which information of each item included in the second information to be displayed is changed based on the result of the matching process associated with the second information to be displayed. Product information management apparatus characterized by highlighting the information . A data conversion unit for converting the second information acquired by the information acquisition unit into a file format capable of generating a page image arranged in a desired layout;
The storage control unit stores the second information, the document image data, and the second information converted by the data conversion unit in the predetermined storage area in association with each other. The product information management apparatus according to claim 1.   The product information management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the data conversion unit converts the second information into a file format that prohibits a change in the content of the second information.   The storage control unit acquires a command for specifying information to be associated with the document image data, and stores the document image data in the predetermined storage area based on the command. The product information management apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3.   The product information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a search unit that performs a process of searching for information stored in the predetermined storage area.   The product information management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a display control unit that displays a screen of a search result of the search unit. From a plurality of items relating to the quality of the product created based on first information consisting of a plurality of items relating to the conditions of the product requested by the customer described in a document obtained from the customer at the time of receiving an order for the product To obtain the second information
Obtaining document image data obtained by reading a document in which the first information is written;
Before Kisho such image data, stored before Symbol second information and the association with the information identification number is a number and a version number that indicates the revision number of the identification number and the second information of the product In the predetermined storage area, one or more versions of the second information have already been stored in the predetermined storage area for the product corresponding to the second information acquired as the information to be stored newly stored in the predetermined storage area. The information of each item included in the second information to be stored is compared with the information of each item included in the already stored second information, and the storage target first information Determining whether or not there is a change in the information of each item in the information of 2 and performing a process of not permitting the storage of the second information to be stored in a predetermined recording area when there is no change at all;
The collation processing result, the acquired document image data, and the acquired second information are stored in the predetermined storage area in association with the information identification number,
When displaying the second information on the screen, information on each item included in the second information to be displayed based on the result of the matching process associated with the second information to be displayed product information management method according to claim Rukoto to display the second information on a screen by highlighting the information of the items that have changed among. The acquired second information is converted into a file format that can generate a page image arranged in a desired layout,
8. The product information management method according to claim 7 , wherein the converted second information is further stored in the predetermined storage area in association with the second information. 9. The product information management method according to claim 8 , wherein the second information is converted into a file format that prohibits a change in the content of the second information. Obtaining a command for specifying information to be associated with the document image data;
Product information management method according to any one of claims 7 9, characterized in that to store the document image data in the predetermined storage area based on the command.

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