JP5391575B2 - Job processing system - Google Patents

Description

  This case is a processing request system that requests job processing, and is connected to this processing request system via a communication line, receives a job processing request from this processing request system, and processes the job with power consumption. The present invention relates to a job processing system having a processing execution system for executing

  In recent years, with the development of computer technology, technologies for transmitting and receiving information in the form of electronic data, including the Internet and e-mail, have remarkably developed, and there are various businesses using such information transmission and reception technology. . For example, there is a business that receives an order for a job such as data processing from a user, executes the job, and transmits processed data to the user to obtain a reward from the user. In such a business, data processing performed by a service provider system (service provider system) that provides a job execution service is a large amount of data that cannot be processed by the user himself / herself. In many cases, the data processing is complicated, or the data cannot be processed by the user himself / herself. For this reason, when job processing is executed in the service provider system, the amount of power consumed is also considerable.

Therefore, recently, a fee calculation method for job processing according to the amount of power consumption so that the fee paid by the user to the service provider in return for job processing reflects the power fee of power consumption for job processing. Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-250824 A

  In today's society, electricity consumption is more in winter than in summer, more in the day than at night, more on weekdays than on weekends, etc. It is common to differ by belt. Thus, there are some power companies that employ a fee structure that lowers the price of power during times when power consumption is relatively low compared to power charges during times when power consumption is concentrated. . From the viewpoint of avoiding a power shortage due to the concentration of power consumption in a specific time zone, the power rate system according to such a time zone is expected to be further expanded in the future.

  In this way, when the method described in Patent Document 1 is applied under the power charge system according to the time zone, even if the job is the same, the service provider system depends on the time zone for processing the job. Job processing fees will be different.

  Here, some of the jobs that the user requests the service provider system to process can be expensive, so there are jobs where the highest priority is to be processed immediately, and there is a need to process them quickly. Rather, there are also jobs where the lowest priority is given the highest priority. In the method described in Patent Document 1, such user convenience is not considered, and the fee for job processing may be determined for the convenience of processing of the service provider system.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a job processing system that executes job processing at a processing execution time reflecting user convenience.

The basic form of the job processing system that achieves the above object is as follows:
A processing request system that requests job processing and a processing request system that is connected to the processing request system via a communication line, receives a job processing request from the processing request system, and executes processing of the job with power consumption A job processing system having a processing execution system,
The processing execution system is
A process execution unit that executes job processing;
Obtain time-varying power charge information, processing time and power consumption of jobs executed in the past, and job processing execution time and charge based on the power charge information and job processing time and power consumption. A billing calculation unit that calculates the corresponding relationship and notifies the processing request system of correspondence information representing the corresponding relationship,
The above processing request system is
A correspondence information display unit for displaying the correspondence information received from the processing execution system;
A job designation unit for designating a job to be processed by the process execution system in response to an operation by a user, with designation of a process execution time of the job,
The process execution system further includes a process control unit that causes the process execution unit to execute the process of the job specified by the process request system at the process execution time specified along with the job specification. .

  According to this basic form, the user can select a desired one according to the job while looking at the correspondence between the job execution time and the charge calculated based on the power charge information, the job processing time and the power consumption. The processing execution time can be specified. For this reason, in the basic form of the above-described processing execution system, job processing is executed at the processing execution time reflecting the convenience of the user.

  As described above, according to the basic form of the job processing system, job processing is executed at the processing execution time reflecting the convenience of the user.

  A specific embodiment of the job processing system described above for the basic mode will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of a job processing system.

  This figure shows a system (service provider system) 100 of a service provider that provides a service for performing predetermined data processing. The service provider system 100 performs a process on data designated by a user. In response to a job request for data processing, the job processing is executed.

  A user who makes a job request to the service provider is a user (hereinafter referred to as a schedule contractor) who has signed a contract with the service provider for specifying the job processing execution time (schedule) and making the job request. There are users (hereinafter referred to as general contractors) who request job processing without entering into a contract for specifying the job processing timing. There are many large organizations that frequently request job processing among schedule contractors, and in the schedule contractor system 200 (schedule contractor system), users who use the services of the service provider system 100 are: The contents of the job request are determined using the user terminal 201, and the job request is sent to the approver terminal 202, which is the supervisor's terminal, in order to obtain approval from the supervisor. The approved job request is sent to the service provider system 100. On the other hand, there are many relatively small organizations and individuals who request general job processing, and general contractors use the general contractor terminal 300 to send job requests to the service provider system 100. . Jobs requested by general contractors are processed in the order of the requests in the service provider system 100.

  Here, a network is formed between the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200, and between the service provider system 100 and the general contractor terminal 300. This is done using this network.

  Here, the service provider system 100 corresponds to an example of the processing execution system in the basic form of the job processing system described above, and the schedule contractor system 200 requests the processing request in the basic form of the job processing system described above. The system corresponds to an example of the system, and the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200 combined with the general contractor terminal 300 corresponds to an example of the job processing system in the basic form of the job processing system described above. To do.

  Next, the configuration of the service provider system 100 will be described.

  The service provider system 100 includes five types: a reception processing server 101, a load distribution server 102, a shared server 103, a power information database server (power information DB server) 110, and a billing calculation database server (billing calculation DB server) 111. A server is provided. The details of the operation of these servers will be described in detail in the flowchart of the operation described later. Here, the role played by these servers will be briefly described.

  The billing calculation DB server 111 is responsible for sending display information for displaying a charge according to the execution time of the job processing on the display screen of the user terminal 201. The user designates the execution timing of the job processing based on the displayed fee and sends a job request to the service provider system 100. As will be described later, this display information is updated every time one job is completed.

  The reception processing server 101 receives a job request from the schedule contractor system 200 and processes it.

  The shared server 103 plays a role of executing job processing, and the service provider system 100 includes a plurality of shared servers 103. The speed at which the plurality of shared servers 103 process jobs is the total processing capacity (that is, the CPU capacity of each shared server 103) that is the sum of the processing capacity of each shared server 103 (that is, the CPU capacity of each shared server 103). The CPU capacity is allocated for processing the job, and a job with a higher CPU capacity is processed at a higher processing speed. The A combination of the plurality of shared servers 103 corresponds to an example of a processing execution unit in the basic form of the job processing system described above.

  Here, the shared server 103 has a property of generating heat as a job is processed, and the service provider system 100 is provided with an air conditioner 108 that supplies cold air to the shared server 103 for cooling. Here, the air conditioner 108 performs cooling of the shared server 103 in accordance with the amount of power consumed by the shared server 103 under the control of the air conditioning controller 109, and the amount of air conditioning power required for the cooling is the air conditioning controller. 109 is always grasped. The air-conditioning controller 109 transmits air-conditioning power information representing the amount of air-conditioning power to the power information DB server 110. In addition, the shared server 103 is provided with a power meter 104 that measures the amount of power consumed by the shared server 103 in accordance with execution of job processing. The power meter 104 is shared by the power information DB server 110. Shared server power information indicating the power consumption of the server 103 is sent.

  The load distribution server 102 is responsible for allocating jobs to the shared server 103 and also sets the CPU occupancy rate of the shared server 103 allocated to the job. In this service provider system 100, data to be processed for a job related to a job request from the schedule contractor system 200 is passed in advance from the schedule contractor system 200 and is stored in the database in the service provider system 100. 107 is stored. The load distribution server 102 also has a role of taking out the processing target data and passing it to the shared server 103 and a role of receiving the processed data from the shared server 103 and storing it in the database 107. As described above, the processing target data is delivered in advance from the schedule contractor system 200 because the schedule contractor performs various processes on the same data (that is, various jobs). This is because there are many schedule contractors to request, and for such schedule contractors, if the data to be processed is transmitted to the service provider system 100 each time a job request is made, the communication cost at the time of transmission increases.

  The load distribution server 102 also plays a role of receiving a job request from the general contractor terminal 300 in FIG. 1. When a job request is sent from the general contractor terminal 300 to the load distribution server 102, the load distribution server 102. Puts the job relating to the job request in a standby state for a predetermined time, and inputs the job to the shared server 103 after the predetermined time elapses. Here, data to be processed for a job related to a job request from the general contractor terminal 300 is also stored in the database 107. The processed data is transmitted to the general contractor terminal 300 by the load distribution server 102.

  Here, the combination of the load distribution server 102 and the reception processing server 101 corresponds to an example of a processing control unit in the basic form of the above-described job processing system.

  The power information DB server 110 obtains the total power amount that combines the power consumption of the shared server 103 and the power consumption of the air conditioner 108. Further, the correlation between the total power amount and the data amount of the processing target data is also obtained.

  A combination of the power information DB server 110 and the accounting calculation DB server 111 corresponds to an example of an accounting calculation unit in the basic form of the job processing system described above.

  2 is a functional block diagram of the reception server 101, FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the load distribution server 102, FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the power information DB server 110, and FIG. 5 is a function of the accounting calculation DB server 111. It is a block diagram.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reception server 101 includes a job reception unit 101a, a situation inquiry unit 101b, a reservation confirmation unit 101c, and a job input unit 101d. As shown in FIG. 2, a job management unit 102a, a data input / output unit 102b, an interrupt reservation unit 102c, a progress monitoring unit 102d, and an information transmission unit 102e are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the power information DB server 110 is provided with an information management unit 110a, a total power average unit 110b, and a correlation calculation unit 110c. As shown in FIG. 5, a storage unit 111a, a communication charge calculation unit 111b, a power charge calculation unit 111c, and a display information update unit 111d are provided. Here, these units included in each server correspond to functions performed by the CPU and memory of each server. The operation of each of these units will be described in detail in the flowchart of the operation of each server described later.

  In the following, the situation when a job request is issued in the schedule contractor system 200 will be described first, and then the operation of each server after receiving the job request will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 201 when a user in the schedule contractor system 200 issues a job request to the service provider system 100.

  When a user in the schedule contractor system 200 submits a job request to the service provider system 100, the user uses a keyboard or mouse (not shown) provided in the user terminal 201 to use the user terminal. The contents of the job request are entered on the display screen 201. Specifically, the job type is entered in the job entry field 201a, and the batch file entry field 201b is filled in with a batch file that specifies the procedure of each processing performed in the job, including the path, and processed by the job. The target data (file) is entered in the processing file entry column 201c including the path. In part (a) of FIG. 6, for example, “book printing” is entered as the job type, “¥ C: \ userdata \ Taro \ order.bat” is entered as the batch file, and “ "C: \ userdata \ Taro \ DATA.xx" is shown. Further, the user enters the number of pages of the file to be processed in the page number entry column 201d, enters the user's name in the requester entry column 201e, and enters the user's affiliation in the affiliation entry column 201f. In part (a) of FIG. 6, for example, “500” is entered as the number of pages, “Taro Fuji” is entered as the name of the user, and “XX” is entered as the user's affiliation. It is shown.

  Here, the number of pages of the file is an index representing the data amount of the processing target data (file), that is, the job amount. In the following, the description will proceed assuming that the amount of jobs is represented by the number of pages as described above. However, in the basic form of the job processing system described above, instead of the number of pages, the job size is represented by the size of the file (number of bytes). The amount may be expressed.

  When the entry of each column of part (a) in FIG. 6 is completed, the user clicks determination button 201g of part (a) in FIG. 6 with a mouse.

  Part (b) of FIG. 6 shows a state of a display screen displayed after the determination button 201g of part (a) of FIG. 6 is clicked. On this display screen, an approximate basic charge per unit data amount (100 pages in this case) required for job execution is described for each job execution time, and the user can make an estimate according to the execution time. You can choose a basic fee. Specifically, if job processing is executed immediately (on weekdays when a job request is received), the basic charge is 3000 yen, and the job is performed at night (night on weekdays when a job request is received). When the above process is executed, the basic charge is 2700 yen, and when the job process is executed on the weekend, the basic charge is 2300 yen. A considerable amount of power is required to execute a job performed in the service provider system 100. For this reason, the basic charge in the service provider system 100 is set to reflect the electricity charge. Here, electricity charges are cheaper at night on weekdays than at daytime, and lower on weekends than on weekdays. The above-mentioned gradual charge system reflects this. It is what.

  The charge per unit data amount (here, 100 pages) required for job execution shown in part (b) of FIG. 6 is calculated from the charge calculation DB server 111 in the service provider system 100 of FIG. It is displayed based on the display information sent to 200. As described above, this fee is only an approximate fee, and within the service provider system 100, every time a job is completed, the electricity fee is more based on the actual electricity fee for the job processing. The approximate fee structure is updated to reflect accurately. Then, the display information of the updated content is sent from the service provider system 100 to the schedule contractor system 200 so as to be used in the next job request.

  On the display screen of part (b) of FIG. 6, the user selects the job execution time and also the importance level of the job. In the service provider system 100, the CPU occupancy allocated when processing a job in the shared server in FIG. 1 is determined according to the selected importance level, and a high CPU occupancy corresponds to a high importance level. doing. For this reason, when a high importance level is selected, the job is executed at a higher processing speed. As shown in part (b) of FIG. 6, there are four levels of importance, “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4”, with “1” indicating the importance level. The lowest, "4" is the most important. Here, “+ ¥ 0”, “+ ¥ 300”, “+ ¥ 600”, and “+ ¥ 1000” are described below “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4”. As can be seen, the higher the importance, the higher the additional charge is added to the basic charge. For example, “1”, which has the lowest importance, has no additional charge, but “2”, which has the second lowest importance, has an additional charge of 300 yen, and “4”, which has the highest importance. The additional fee is 1000 yen.

  The selection of job execution time and the selection of importance are the user's desired among the four radio buttons 201h corresponding to the above four types of importance, which are arranged on the right side of the execution time desired by the user. This is performed by clicking the importance radio button 201h with the mouse. Part (b) of FIG. 6 shows an example in which “night” is selected as the job execution time and “3” is selected as the importance level.

  When the job execution time and the importance level are selected, the user clicks the determination button 201i of part (b) in FIG. 6 with the mouse.

  Part (c) of FIG. 6 shows a state of a display screen displayed after the determination button 201i of part (b) of FIG. 6 is clicked. As described above, since there is a fee for executing a job, the user asks the user's supervisor for approval to request the service provider system 100 for the job. Here, the display screen of part (c) in FIG. 6 is a screen for selecting an approver who approves the job request. In this screen, “A manager”, “B manager”, “C manager” are displayed as approver. ”And the current state of each boss (attended, business trip, and vacation) are written on the right side of each boss's name. The user clicks on the radio button 201j on the right side of the boss who becomes the approver with the mouse among the radio buttons 201j on the right side of each boss. In part (c) of FIG. 6, as an example, “A department manager” is selected as an approver.

  When the approver is selected, the user clicks the determination button 201k in part (c) of FIG. 6 with the mouse. A network is formed in the schedule contractor system 200, and when the determination button 201k of the part (c) in FIG. 6 is clicked with the mouse, the part (a) and FIG. The contents of the job request determined in part (b) are sent to the boss selected in part (c) in FIG.

  In the above description, the display screen of the user terminal 201 shown in part (a) of FIG. 6 to part (c) of FIG. 6 is an example of the correspondence information display unit in the basic form of the job processing system described above. Correspondingly, the user terminal 201 at the time of determining the contents of the job request in response to an operation by the user corresponds to an example of a job designation unit in the basic form of the job processing system described above.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the display content displayed on the display screen of the approver terminal 202 of FIG. 1 when the content of the job request determined in FIG. 6 is sent to the approver.

  When the content of the job request is sent from the user terminal 201 to the approver terminal 202, the display screen of the approver terminal 202 displays “requester” determined in part (a) of FIG. 6 as shown in FIG. ”,“ Request contents ”, and“ number of processed pages ”are displayed, and“ execution time / importance ”determined in part (b) of FIG. 6 is also displayed. When the content of the job request is sent from the user terminal 201 to the approver terminal 202, a request ID is automatically given to the job request, and the request ID (“00001” as an example in FIG. 7) is also assigned to the approver terminal. 202 is displayed on the display screen 202. At this time, the approximate cost determined by this job request is also displayed on the display screen of the approver terminal 202. In part (b) of FIG. 6, “night” with a fee per 100 pages of 2700 yen is selected as the job execution time, and “3” with an additional fee of 600 yen per 100 pages is selected as the importance level. Yes. Therefore, in this selection, the charge per 100 pages is 2700 yen + 600 yen = 3300 yen, and in this job, as shown in part (a) of FIG. 6, the total number of processed pages is 500 pages. The total charge is 3300 yen x 5 = 16500 yen. As shown in FIG. 7, this 16,500 yen is written on the display screen of the approver terminal 202 as an approximate cost.

  When the approver approves the contents of the job request, the approver button 202a is clicked with the mouse, and when requesting the user to review the request contents such as job execution time or change of importance, Click the review button 202b with the mouse. The approver clicks the reject button 202c with a mouse when rejecting the job request.

  When the approver clicks the approval button 202a with the mouse, the job request is sent to the service provider system 100.

  Next, the operation of each server in FIG. 1 in the service provider system 100 that has received the job request will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operations of the reception processing server 101 and the load distribution server 102 of FIG.

  When the approver clicks the approval button 202a in FIG. 7 with a mouse, the job request is acquired by the job reception unit 101a in the reception processing server 101 in FIG. 2 (step S101 in FIG. 8). The job reception unit 101a extracts the execution time and importance of the job selected in part (b) of FIG. 6 from the job request (step S102 of FIG. 8).

  Here, the job reception unit 101a classifies job requests in order of job execution time for job requests that have been received by the service provider system 100 before the time of step S102 and have not yet been executed. It is carried out. When the job execution time and importance are extracted from the job request in step S102, the job reception unit 101a also classifies the job request according to the extracted execution time (FIG. 8). Step S103). In this service provider system 100, for jobs having the same execution time, as a general rule, processing is started at the same time when the execution time (for example, at night) comes, except for a predetermined case as described later. The start time of the execution time (for example, when the execution time is “night”, the time for switching from the daytime period to the nighttime period) is the job input time when the job is input to the shared server 103. However, when “Immediate” is selected in part (b) of FIG. 6, the time within the daytime period after about several tens of minutes from the time when the job request is received becomes the job input time. According to the classification of the job reception unit 101a, job requests are classified in the order of such job input times.

  After classifying the job requests, the status inquiry unit 101b in the reception processing server 101 in FIG. 2 sums the CPU occupancy rates of the jobs currently being processed in the shared server 103 in FIG. 1 (current CPU occupancy rate). In addition, among the jobs requested by the general contractor, the load balancing server 102 in FIG. 3 is inquired regarding the number of jobs that are not yet processed and are waiting for processing. Upon receiving the inquiry, the progress monitoring unit 102d in the load balancing server 102 in FIG. 3 confirms the current total CPU occupancy and the number of standby jobs of the general contractor (step S201 in FIG. 8), and the confirmation result Is transmitted to the reception processing server 101 (step S202 in FIG. 8). The status inquiry unit 101b in the reception processing server 101 of FIG. 2 is based on the confirmation result from the progress monitoring unit 102d, the current state is that the total CPU occupancy is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, and the general contractor's standby job It is determined whether or not the number is zero (step S105 in FIG. 8). When it is determined that the total CPU occupancy is low and the number of standby jobs of general contractors is zero (step S105 in FIG. 8; Yes), the status inquiry unit 101b performs step S103 in FIG. For the classified job request, an advance flag is set as additional information indicating that the job should be processed early (step S106 in FIG. 8). Next, the reservation confirmation unit 101c in the reception processing server 101 in FIG. 2 places the job in a standby state for a predetermined time from the determination in step S105 in FIG. 8, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, the load distribution in FIG. The standby job information indicating the contents of the standby job and the job input time is transmitted to the server 102 (step S107 in FIG. 8).

  On the other hand, in step S105 of FIG. 8, if the current state is that the total CPU occupancy rate exceeds a predetermined level or the number of waiting jobs of the general contractor is not zero, the number of waiting jobs is not zero (see FIG. No. 8 in step S105; No), the situation inquiry unit 101b transmits the waiting job information to the load distribution server 102 after waiting for a predetermined time without setting the advance flag (step S107 in FIG. 8).

  In the load distribution server 102 of FIG. 3, the standby job information from the status inquiry unit 101b is received by the interrupt reservation unit 102c in the load distribution server 102, and the interrupt reservation unit 102c starts from the current time to the job input time. It is determined whether or not the time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time (step S203 in FIG. 8). This determination is repeated until the job submission time approaches (step S203 in FIG. 8; No), and when the job submission time approaches (step S203 in FIG. 8; Yes), a job is sent to the shared server 103 at the job submission time. A reservation for securing the occupation ratio of the CPU for execution (job interrupt reservation) is performed (step S204 in FIG. 8). In this job interrupt reservation, a predetermined CPU occupation ratio is provisionally reserved. After the reservation is completed, the interrupt reservation unit 102 c transmits reservation completion information indicating that the reservation is completed to the reception processing server 101.

  The reservation completion information from the interrupt reservation unit 102c is received by the reservation confirmation unit 101c in the reception processing server 101 in FIG. 2, and after receiving the information, the job input unit 101 in the reception processing server 101 in FIG. It is determined whether or not a forward flag is added to the job request that has been completed (step S108 in FIG. 8). When the advance request flag is not added to the job request (step S108 in FIG. 8; No), the job input unit 101 waits until the job input time (step S109 in FIG. 8). 3 is instructed to submit a job to the shared server 103 for which the CPU occupation ratio has been reserved in step S204 (step S110 in FIG. 8). On the other hand, if the advance request flag is added to the job request (step S108 in FIG. 8; Yes), the job input unit 101 reserves the CPU occupation rate in step S204 without waiting until the job input time is reached. A job input to the shared server 103 is instructed (step S110 in FIG. 8). Therefore, for example, even if a job request is specified at night in part (b) of FIG. 6, if there are few jobs to be processed during the day, the processing of the job related to the job request will be advanced. It will be executed during the day.

  The job input instruction from the job input unit 101 is received by the data input / output unit 102b in the load distribution server 102 in FIG. The data input / output unit 102b extracts the data (file) to be processed in the job instructed to input the job from the database 107 in FIG. 1, and the shared server on which the CPU occupation ratio is reserved in step S204. The data (file) is passed to 103. Next, the job management unit 102a in the load balancing server 102 in FIG. 3 submits a job (interrupt) to the shared server 103 for which the CPU occupation ratio has been reserved in step S204. The process is started. Here, immediately after the job is submitted, the CPU occupancy rate is the above-described predetermined CPU occupancy rate, but the job management unit 102a determines the CPU corresponding to the importance level specified in the job request for this job. The allocation of CPU occupancy is changed so that the occupancy is allocated (step S208 in FIG. 8). Then, the job processing is continued with the changed CPU occupation rate. The progress monitoring unit 102d in the load distribution server 102 in FIG. 3 monitors the progress of the job until the job is completed (step S209 in FIG. 8; No). When the job ends (step S209 in FIG. 8; Yes), the data input / output unit 102b in the load distribution server 102 in FIG. 3 displays the data (file) after the processing specified by the job is performed. 1 is stored in the database 107 (step S211 in FIG. 8). Further, the data input / output unit 102b transmits the data (file) after the end of the job to the schedule contractor system 200 that requested the job (step S212 in FIG. 8). Further, after the job is completed, the information transmission unit 102e in the load distribution server 102 in FIG. 3 performs the job processing on the amount of data (number of pages; 500 pages in the example of FIG. 7) of the job. Job input information representing information about the input job such as the execution start time, the total time required for job processing, and the CPU occupation rate required for job processing are represented by the power information DB server 110 and the billing calculation DB in FIG. It transmits to the server 111 (step S213 in FIG. 8). Here, regarding the job execution start time of the job in the job input information, it is a job for which processing has been executed ahead of the execution time specified in the job request with Yes selected in step S108 in FIG. Also, the time when the execution of the process is actually started is described.

  Further, the information transmitting unit 102e transmits output data information representing the data amount information of the output data after the processing specified by the job is performed to the accounting calculation DB server 111 (step S214 in FIG. 8).

  Next, the operation of the power information DB server 110 in FIG. 1 and FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power information DB server 110 of FIGS. 1 and 4.

  The information management unit 110a in the power information DB server 110 in FIG. 4 acquires and stores air conditioning power information representing the amount of air conditioning power of the air conditioning equipment 108 sent from the air conditioning controller 109 in FIG. The information management unit 110a also acquires and stores shared server power information that is transmitted from the wattmeter 104 of FIG. 1 and that represents the power consumption of the shared server 103. Further, the information management unit 110a also acquires and stores the job input information sent from the information transmission unit 102e in the load distribution server 102 in step S213 in FIG. 8 (step S301 in FIG. 9). The information management unit 110a obtains the processing start time of the job and the total time required for processing the job based on the job input information for the job executed in steps S207 to S209 in FIG. The processing end time of the job is obtained. Next, the information management unit 110a uses the power consumed by the plurality of shared servers 103 and the air conditioners 108 during the time from the processing start time to the end time of the job based on the air conditioning power information and the shared server power information. Find the total amount.

  Here, the amount of power consumed per unit time by the plurality of shared servers 103 is substantially proportional to the capability of the CPU operating for job processing at that time. In particular, when several jobs are being processed in parallel on a plurality of shared servers 103, the amount of power consumed by the processing of one of these jobs is the CPU occupancy rate for that job. Is almost proportional to

  Based on the above-mentioned job input information, the information management unit 110a grasps the CPU occupancy rate assigned to the job, and multiplies the CPU occupancy rate by the total power previously obtained, thereby executing the processing of this job. At this time, the total amount of power consumed is obtained (step S302 in FIG. 9). Then, the total job power information indicating the total power is transmitted to the accounting calculation DB server 111 in FIG. 1 by the information management unit 110a (step S303 in FIG. 9).

  Moreover, the information management part 110a transmits said shared server electric power information to the air-conditioning controller 109 of FIG. 1 (step S304 of FIG. 9). Based on this shared server power information, the air conditioning controller 109 controls the cooling capacity of the air conditioning equipment 108 so that the greater the amount of power consumed by the shared server 103, the more the shared server 103 is cooled.

  The total power averaging unit 110b in the power information DB server 110 in FIG. 4 uses the information on the total power consumed when executing the job processing, which is obtained by the information management unit 110a, as the start time and end time of the job processing. Store with time information. Here, the total power averaging unit 110b also provides information on the total power consumed in the processing of each job and the start time and end time of the processing of each job for all jobs processed before the processing of this job. In addition to these past job information, new information on the total electric energy and information on the start time and end time of the processing of the job are stored. Will be.

When the total power amount and information on the start time and end time of the processing of the job are newly stored, the total power average unit 110b has already stored these information in the total power average unit 110b. The average of the total power amount for each time is calculated together with the total power amount and the processing start / end time information for all jobs processed before the processing of this job (step S305). Here, the above-mentioned “average total power amount for each hour” is obtained by calculating the average total power amount for jobs processed during this time every 24 hours per day. . At this time, if the processing time overlaps even if the job processing date is different, the average calculation is performed. For example, it is assumed that the total power amount P ₁ for the first job processed from 1 pm to 2 pm on April 1 in the total power average unit 110b and the afternoon on May 1 Total power P ₂ for the second job processed from 1 to 3 pm and the third job processed from 1 pm to 4 pm on June 1 If only total power three in total power P ₃ are stored in the average a ₂₃ of total power in the time from 1 pm to 2 pm is represented by the following formula .

_{A 23 = 1/3 × (} P 1 + P 2/2 + P 3/3) ··· (1)
Here, in the parentheses in the above formula (1), the total power amount P ₂ for the second job is divided by 2. The processing of the second job is from 1 pm to 3 pm This is because the total amount of power required for the two hours is converted into the total amount of power per hour. Similarly, the total amount of power P ₃ for the third job is divided by ₃ because the processing of the third job is performed during 3 hours from 1 pm to 4 pm Therefore, this is because the total electric energy required for these three hours is converted into the total electric energy per hour.

Further, in this example, the average A ₂₃ of the total electric energy in the time from 2 pm to 3 pm is expressed by the following formula.

_{A 23 = 1/2 × (} P 2/2 + P 3/3) ··· (2)
Further, in this example, the average A ₃₄ of the total electric energy in the time from 3 pm to 4 pm is expressed by the following formula.

_{A 34 = P 3/3 ···} (3)
In this example, the average of the total amount of power in the time other than the time zone from 1 pm to 4 pm is zero.

  The total power average unit 110b obtains the average of the total amount of power for each hour described above, and then similarly performs the total per hour for each day, every night, every weekday, every weekend, and every month. The average amount of power is obtained (step S306). For example, the average per hour for each day is the total amount of power per hour divided by the job processing time for each job processed during the day on weekdays. And the converted total electric energy is added up for these jobs and divided by the number of these jobs. Similarly, the average total power for each night, weekday, and weekend is the number of jobs by adding the amount converted to the total power per hour for jobs processed during each period. Divided. In addition, the average of the total electric energy per month is the number of jobs by adding the amount converted to the total electric energy per hour for jobs processed in each month in December each year. Divided.

  In addition, in the total power average unit 110b, initial values are stored in advance for the average value of the total amount of power every hour, every day, every night, every weekday, every weekend, and every month, In the state where there is no job that has been processed immediately after the service provider system 100 starts operating for the first time, each of these initial values is treated as each average value of the total electric energy. As the job is processed, each average value is changed from each initial value.

  The total power average unit 110b calculates the average total power amount per hour for each hour, day, night, weekday, and weekend, and calculates the average total power information representing each average value. It transmits to the DB server 111 (step S307).

  On the other hand, the correlation calculation unit 110c in the power information DB server 110 in FIG. 4 determines the amount of data (from the job input information stored in the information management unit 110a in step S301 described above) to be processed by this job ( The number of pages; 500 pages in the example of FIG. 7) and the CPU occupation rate are grasped. Further, the correlation calculation unit 110c calculates the total power amount per unit data amount based on the amount of data to be processed and the total power amount of the job obtained by the information management unit 110a in step S302 described above. The obtained value is stored together with the CPU occupation rate. Here, for example, 100 pages can be adopted as the unit data amount in the example of FIG.

  Here, the correlation calculation unit 110c stores the total power amount per unit data amount together with the CPU occupancy rate for all jobs processed before the processing of this job. In addition to these previously processed jobs, the total power amount per unit data amount is stored together with the CPU occupancy rate for newly completed jobs.

  When the total amount of power per unit data amount is stored together with the CPU occupancy rate for a job for which processing has been newly completed, the correlation calculation unit 110c executes the job with the same CPU occupancy rate as that CPU occupancy rate. For all the jobs, the average of the total power amount per unit data amount is calculated (step S308). The average of the total power amount per unit data amount is a value representing the correlation between the amount of data to be processed and the total power amount consumed in the processing when this CPU occupancy rate is adopted. . The correlation calculation unit 110c transmits the correlation information representing the average total power per unit data amount for each CPU occupancy rate to the accounting calculation DB server 111 (step S309).

  As described above, in the power information DB server 110 in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, every time processing of one job is completed, it is described in steps S <b> 305 and S <b> 306 together with jobs that have been processed in the past. By calculating each average of the total power amount per hour and the average of the total power amount per unit data amount associated with the CPU occupation rate described in step S308, processing of one job The updated average value is sent to the billing calculation DB server 111 each time is completed.

  Next, the operation of the accounting calculation DB server 111 of FIGS. 1 and 5 that has undergone the processes in the above reception processing server, load distribution server, and power information DB server 110 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the accounting calculation DB server 111 of FIGS. 1 and 5.

  The storage unit 111a in the accounting calculation DB server 111 in FIG. 5 acquires and stores the job input information and output data information sent from the information transmission unit 102e in FIG. 3 in steps S213 and S214 in FIG. Further, the storage unit 111a receives job total power information sent from the information management unit 110a in FIG. 4 in step S303 in FIG. 9, and is sent from the total power average unit 110b in FIG. 4 in step S307 in FIG. The average total power information and the correlation information sent from the correlation calculation unit 110c in FIG. 4 in step S309 in FIG. 9 are acquired and stored (step S401 in FIG. 10). Here, the job input information and the output data information are stored cumulatively, and the old information is overwritten with new information for the average total power information. Regarding the correlation information, old information is overwritten with new information for each type of CPU occupancy rate (four types corresponding to importance in part (b) of FIG. 6).

  Next, the communication fee calculation unit 111b in the accounting calculation DB server 111 in FIG. 5 performs communication per unit data amount when transmitting data from the communication company system 500, which is the communication company system shown in FIG. Charge information (communication charge information) is acquired (step S402 in FIG. 10). Then, the communication fee calculation unit 111b sends output data of the data amount represented by each output data information to the schedule contractor system 200 for all the job output data information stored in the storage unit 111a in step S401. Ask for communication charges when Then, the communication fee calculation unit 111b reads out the data amount (for example, the number of pages) of the data before processing execution that is the processing target for each job from the job input information stored in the storage unit 111a, and the data amount Then, the communication fee for the output data of each job described above is divided. As a result, a communication fee per data unit amount before execution of job processing is obtained. Further, the communication fee calculation unit 111b calculates an average for the communication fee per data unit amount before execution of processing of each job, which is obtained in this way (step S403 in FIG. 10).

  Next, the power charge calculation unit 111c in the charge calculation DB server 111 in FIG. 5 determines the power charge (unit power consumption amount) divided for each period from the power company system 400 which is the power company system shown in FIG. Per charge) is acquired (step S404 in FIG. 10). Here, the power charges classified by period include, for example, power charges during weekday daytime periods (for example, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm), weekday night periods (for example, from 6:00 pm to next morning 7 Power rates for up to 2 hours), and power rates for weekend periods (Saturday and Sunday during the day and at night). In the following, it is assumed that different power charges are set by the power company for these three types of periods. Here, among the power charges for these three types of periods, the power charge during the weekday when the demand for power consumption is high is the highest, and the power charge during the weekend when the demand for power consumption is low is the lowest.

  Next, the power rate calculation unit 111c obtains the average value of the total amount of power per hour obtained from the average total power information for each hour, every day, every night, every weekday, every weekend, and every month. Of these, the average value of the total amount of power per hour for each day, every night, and every weekend is multiplied by the power rate divided for each period. Thus, an average power charge per hour during the daytime period, an average power charge per hour during the night period, and an average power charge per hour during the weekend period are obtained. And the ratio of the average electric power charge per hour is calculated | required between these three types of periods. This ratio is the power rate ratio according to the period (step S405 in FIG. 10). As will be described later, this ratio is an approximate basic rate according to the execution time shown in part (b) of FIG. It is reflected in. Here, the information on the average value of the total amount of power obtained from the average total power information for each hour, weekday, and month is not used to calculate the power rate ratio. The electric power company holds the information in the storage unit 111a in preparation for a case where the above-mentioned system of electric power charges divided for each period is changed.

  Next, the power rate calculation unit 111c stores the four types of CPU occupancy rates (four types of CPU occupancy associated with the four types of importance in part (b) of FIG. 6) stored in the storage unit 111a. Rate) From the correlation information for each, the average value of the total amount of power per unit data amount for each CPU occupancy is read and the ratio between these values is determined. This ratio is a power rate ratio according to importance (step S406 in FIG. 10), and this ratio is reflected in the rate according to importance in part (b) of FIG. 6 as will be described later. To be precise, the above ratio is the ratio of the average value of the total electric energy, not the ratio of the charge, but the charge can be obtained by multiplying the average value of the total electric energy by the electric power charge per unit electric energy. Therefore, the ratio of the average value of the total amount of electric power can be regarded as the ratio of the electric power rate as it is.

  Next, the display information updating unit 111d in the billing calculation DB server 111 in FIG. 5 obtains the average value for the communication fee per unit data amount obtained in step S403 in FIG. 10 and in step S405 in FIG. Along with the execution of job processing for a unit data amount (for example, 100 pages) job based on the power charge ratio according to the execution time and the power charge ratio according to the importance obtained in step S406 of FIG. Estimated charges (estimated basic charges and additional charges in part (b) of FIG. 6) are determined according to the execution time and importance (CPU occupancy) (step S407 in FIG. 10).

Specifically, let T be the average value for the communication charge per unit data amount, and the average power charge ratio per hour corresponding to the execution time of the daytime period, nighttime period, and weekend period should be Medium period: night period: weekend period = p ₁ : p ₂ : p ₃ , the basic charges B ₁ , rough estimates for the day period, night period, and weekend period described above in part (b) of FIG. B ₂ and B ₃ are determined by the following equation (4).
B _i = E × _pi + T (4)
Here, the subscript _i of B _i and p _i in the above formula (4) is an integer from 1 to 3 corresponding to the daytime period, the nighttime period, and the weekend period, and E is a predetermined constant. It is. The base charge estimate determined by the equation (4), in a fee determined by the "E × p _i" which is proportional to the electric power charge ratio corresponding to the execution timing, the service provider in return for the job processing executed Substantial charges received from schedule contractors (charges excluding power charges and communication charges associated with job processing execution) and power charges associated with job processing execution are included. The communication fee associated with the execution of job processing is added as it is. The communication fee is added as it is because the transmission of the output data itself does not take much time.

About the approximate additional charge corresponding to the importance (see part (b) of FIG. 6), specifically, for the four importances of importance 1 to importance 4 of part (b) of FIG. It is important that the power rate ratio corresponding to the importance obtained in step S406 of FIG. 10 is importance 1: importance 2: importance 3: importance 4: importance 4 = I ₁ : I ₂ : I ₃ : I ₄ The additional charges a _{1 to} a ₄ of degree 1 to degree 4 are determined by the following equation (4).
a _i = c × (I _i −I ₁ ) (5)
Here, the subscript _i of a _i and I _i is an integer from 1 to 4 corresponding to importance 1 to importance 4, and c in formula (5) is a predetermined constant. Additional charge determined by the equation (5) is a fee to be determined relative to the degree of importance 1, when the degree of importance 1, additional charges a ₁ becomes zero.

  The communication charge calculation unit 111b, the power charge calculation unit 111c, and the display information update unit 111d perform the above-described operation every time one job ends, and accordingly, every time one job ends, a new rough estimate. Charges (approximate basic charge and additional charge) are calculated and the charge structure is updated. The display information updating unit 111d reflects a new fee structure every time one job is completed in order to reflect the updated fee structure on the display screen of the user terminal 201 of the schedule contractor system 200 in FIG. The display information is transmitted to the schedule contractor system 200 (step S408). When the user sends a new job request to the service provider system next time, the new new fee structure is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 201, and the new new fee is displayed. Based on the system, the contents of the job request are determined by the user in the same manner as described above with reference to FIG.

  As described above, in the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200 in FIG. 1, job processing is performed based on power rate information from the power company, processing time and power consumption of jobs processed in the past, and the like. A correspondence relationship between the execution time and the approximate basic fee is calculated, and the correspondence relationship is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 201. A user in the schedule contractor system 200 who uses this service provider system 100 executes a desired process according to the requested job while viewing the correspondence on the display screen of the user terminal 201. You can specify the time. For this reason, the job processing is executed at the processing execution time reflecting the convenience of the user.

  Further, as described above, in the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200 of FIG. 1, the job processing speed is set based on the amount of data to be processed by the job and the power consumption at the time of job execution. A correspondence relationship between the importance of the job to be determined and the approximate additional charge is also calculated, and the correspondence relationship is also displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 201. Then, the user can specify a desired importance level according to the requested job while viewing the correspondence relationship on the display screen of the user terminal 201. For this reason, job processing is executed at a processing speed reflecting the convenience of the user.

  Further, as described above, in the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200 of FIG. 1, when the processing capacity (CPU occupancy) of the shared server 103 has a margin, the execution time selected by the user Job processing is executed ahead of schedule. For this reason, the job is completed earlier, and this is also convenient for the user. Even if the actual execution time is set ahead of the execution time selected by the user, the actual fee charged from the service provider to the schedule contractor will be the same as the execution time selected by the user. It is the charge calculated as done.

  Further, as described above, in the service provider system 100 and the schedule contractor system 200 in FIG. 1, every time one job is completed, the job execution time and power consumption of the job that have been executed in the past are included. Based on the processing time and power consumption, the correspondence between the job processing execution timing and the fee is recalculated. Furthermore, each time a job is completed, based on the amount of data and power consumption of a previously processed job, including the amount of data processed by that job and the power consumption of that job, Correspondence between importance and approximate additional charge is also recalculated. Then, the recalculated correspondence relationship between the job processing execution time and the fee, and the correspondence relationship between the importance and the approximate additional fee are displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 201, and the user Can make a desired selection with a more accurate correspondence based on the results of recent jobs.

  Next, another embodiment different from the embodiment described above will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of the job processing system.

  In the schematic configuration diagram of FIG. 11, the same components as those of the embodiment of the job processing system shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description of the operations of these components is omitted. 11 is different from the embodiment of the job processing system shown in FIG. 1 in that the reception processing server 101 is provided in the service provider system 100 in the embodiment of FIG. In contrast, in another embodiment of FIG. 11, the reception processing server 101 is provided in the schedule contractor system 200 ′. In another embodiment of FIG. 11, the job request approved by the approver terminal 202 in the schedule contractor system 200 ′ is sent to the reception processing server 101 connected to the network in the schedule contractor system 200 ′. It is done. The reception processing server 101 processes the job request by performing the operation described above with reference to FIG. 8 with the load distribution server 102 in the service provider system 100 ′. In another embodiment of FIG. 11, the operations of the load distribution server 102, the power information DB server 110, and the accounting calculation DB server 111 are the same as those described above with reference to FIGS. Omitted.

  In another embodiment of FIG. 11, the user can also specify a desired process execution time and importance on the display screen of the user terminal 201, and the process execution time reflecting the convenience of the user Job processing is executed with importance.

  The above is the description of the embodiment.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1 described above, the data to be processed is stored in the database 107 in the service provider system 100 and is extracted from the database 107 and passed to the shared server 103 when the process is executed. In the basic form of the job processing system, data to be processed may be transmitted from the schedule contractor system 200 every time a job is requested.

  In the above-described embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 11, the communication fee is determined based on the data amount of the output data and does not depend on the transmission timing of the output data. However, the basic form of the above-described job processing system is described. If the communication fee depends on the output data transmission time, the display information includes a menu for the output data transmission time so that the user can select the output data transmission time when making a job request. It may be. In this case, the data input / output unit 102b in the load distribution server 102 holds the output data until the selected transmission time, and transmits the output data to the schedule contractor system 200 when the transmission time comes.

  Hereinafter, various forms of the present case will be additionally described.

(Appendix 1)
A processing request system that requests job processing and a processing request system that is connected to the processing request system via a communication line, receives a job processing request from the processing request system, and executes processing of the job with power consumption A job processing system having a processing execution system,
The processing execution system is
A process execution unit that executes job processing;
Obtain time-varying power charge information, processing time and power consumption of jobs executed in the past, and job processing execution time and charge based on the power charge information and job processing time and power consumption. A billing calculation unit that calculates the correspondence relationship and notifies the processing request system of correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship,
The processing request system is
A correspondence information display unit for displaying the correspondence information received from the processing execution system;
A job designation unit for designating a job to be processed by the process execution system in response to an operation by a user, with designation of a process execution time of the job;
The process execution system further includes a process control unit that causes the process execution unit to execute the process of the job specified in the process request system at a process execution time specified in accordance with the job specification. A job processing system characterized by this.

(Appendix 2)
The processing execution unit is assigned processing capacity in association with a job, and executes job processing at a processing speed corresponding to the processing capacity allocated in association with the job,
The accounting calculation unit calculates a correspondence relationship between a job processing execution timing, an importance corresponding to the processing speed of the job, and a charge, and notifies the processing request system of correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship Because
The job designation unit is configured to designate a job to be processed by the process execution system in response to an operation by a user, with a process execution time and importance of the job,
The process control unit is designated in the process execution unit by the job designation by the job designation unit at the process execution time designated by the job designation. The job processing system according to appendix 1, wherein the job processing system is executed at a processing speed corresponding to the importance.

(Appendix 3)
The processing control unit monitors the processing load of the processing execution unit, and when there is a sufficient processing capacity, the processing of the job specified by the job specification unit is assigned to the processing execution unit. The job processing system according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the job processing system is advanced and executed without waiting for the designated processing execution time.

(Appendix 4)
The billing calculation unit acquires the processing time and power consumption of the job each time the processing execution unit executes the job processing, and processes the job executed in the past including the processing time and power consumption of the job Based on the time and power consumption, and the power charge information that fluctuates over time, the correspondence between the job execution timing and the charge is recalculated, and correspondence information representing the recalculated correspondence is calculated as the processing request. 4. The job processing system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein the job processing system notifies the system.

(Appendix 5)
The processing execution system includes a transmission unit that transmits the processing result of the job to the processing request system every time the processing of the job is executed by the processing execution unit.
The billing calculation unit is required for the power charge information that varies with time, the processing time and power consumption of a job executed in the past, and the transmission unit to transmit the job processing result to the processing request system. Additional notes 1 to 4, wherein a correspondence relationship between a job processing execution time and a fee is calculated based on a communication fee, and correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship is notified to the processing request system. The job processing system according to any one of the above.

(Appendix 6)
Instead of the processing execution system including the processing control unit, the processing request system specifies the processing of the job specified by the job specification unit to the processing execution system in accordance with the specification of the job. The job processing system according to appendix 1, further comprising a processing control unit that requests the processing execution time.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of a job processing system. It is a functional block diagram of a reception server. It is a functional block diagram of a load distribution server. It is a functional block diagram of a power information DB server. It is a functional block diagram of an accounting calculation DB server. It is a figure showing the display content displayed on the display screen of a user terminal, when the user in a schedule contractor system submits a job request to a service provider system. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing display contents displayed on the display screen of the approver terminal of FIG. 1 when the content of the job request determined in FIG. 6 is sent to the approver. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the reception process server of FIG. 1, and a load distribution server. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the electric power information DB server of FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the accounting calculation DB server of FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a schematic block diagram showing another embodiment of a job processing system.

Explanation of symbols

100, 100 'service provider system 101 reception processing server 101a job reception unit 101b status inquiry unit 101c reservation confirmation unit 101d job input unit 102 load distribution server 102a job management unit 102b data input / output unit 102c interrupt reservation unit 102d progress monitoring unit 102e Information transmission unit 103 Shared server 104 Power meter 107 Database 108 Air conditioning equipment 109 Air conditioning controller 110 Power information DB server 110a Information management unit 110b Total power averaging unit 110c Correlation calculation unit 111 Billing calculation DB server 111a Storage unit 111b Communication charge calculation unit 111c Power charge calculation unit 111d Display information update unit 200, 200 ′ Schedule contractor system 201 User terminal 201a Job entry field 201b Batch file entry field 201c Processing file description Field 201d Page number entry field 201e Requester entry field 201f Affiliation entry fields 201g, 201i, 201k Decision button 201h, 201j Radio button 202 Approver terminal 202a Approval button 202b Review button 202c Reject button 300 General contractor terminal 400 Electric power company system 500 Communication company system

Claims (4)

A processing request system that requests job processing and a processing request system that is connected to the processing request system via a communication line, receives a job processing request from the processing request system, and executes processing of the job with power consumption A job processing system having a processing execution system,
The processing execution system is
A process execution unit that executes job processing;
Obtaining power rate information that fluctuates in time, processing time and power consumption of jobs executed in the past, and communication fee information determined according to the communication timing of the communication line , and these power rate information , A billing calculation unit that calculates a correspondence relationship between a job processing execution timing and a charge based on job processing time and power consumption and communication charge information, and notifies the processing request system of correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship; Prepared,
The processing request system is
A correspondence information display unit for displaying the correspondence information received from the processing execution system;
A job designation unit that designates a job to be processed by the process execution system in response to an operation by a user, with designation of a process execution time of the job and a transmission time of a process result ;
The process execution system further causes the process execution unit to execute the process of the job specified in the process request system at the process execution time specified along with the job specification, and the process A transmission unit that transmits the processing result of the job to the processing request system each time a job process is executed by the execution unit;
The billing calculation unit is required for the power charge information that varies with time, the processing time and power consumption of a job executed in the past, and the transmission unit to transmit the job processing result to the processing request system. Calculating a correspondence relationship between the job processing execution time and the fee based on the communication fee corresponding to the designated transmission time, and notifying the processing request system of correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship. A job processing system characterized by being. The processing execution unit is assigned processing capacity in association with a job, and executes job processing at a processing speed corresponding to the processing capacity allocated in association with the job,
The accounting calculation unit calculates a correspondence relationship between a job processing execution timing, an importance corresponding to the processing speed of the job, and a charge, and notifies the processing request system of correspondence information representing the correspondence relationship Because
The job designation unit is configured to designate a job to be processed by the process execution system in response to an operation by a user, with a process execution time and importance of the job,
The process control unit is designated in the process execution unit by the job designation by the job designation unit at the process execution time designated by the job designation. The job processing system according to claim 1, wherein the job processing system is executed at a processing speed according to importance.   The processing control unit monitors the processing load of the processing execution unit, and when there is a sufficient processing capacity, the processing of the job specified by the job specification unit is assigned to the processing execution unit. The job processing system according to claim 1, wherein the job processing system is advanced and executed without waiting for the designated processing execution time. The billing calculation unit acquires the processing time and power consumption of the job each time the processing execution unit executes the job processing, and processes the job executed in the past including the processing time and power consumption of the job Based on the time and power consumption, and the power charge information that fluctuates over time, the correspondence between the job execution timing and the charge is recalculated, and correspondence information representing the recalculated correspondence is calculated as the processing request. 4. The job processing system according to claim 1, wherein the job processing system notifies the system.

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