JP5476014B2 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of accessing a document to be edited using a document editing service provided on the web.

  When a document is edited using a personal computer, a file corresponding to the document is generated on a local file system managed by the personal computer. Once the file is generated, the user can specify this file and start editing the document.

  On the other hand, document editing services have been provided on the Internet in recent years. To use such a service, a user starts a web browser on a personal computer, for example, and accesses a server that provides a document editing service by the web browser. A document editing screen is displayed on the web browser, and the document can be edited. Since the edited document is stored on the server, even after the web browser is closed, the user can edit the document again by accessing the server again with the web browser. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a web server that provides a design environment to a client computer that is accessed via the Internet by a web browser.

  When accessing again a document created by using a document editing service provided on the web as described in Patent Document 1, the user first accesses a web server that provides the service, and then selects a desired one. It is necessary to specify a document. Although this procedure is complicated, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locater) that can specify a document in the document editing service is provided on the web server side, and a shortcut file that allows the personal computer side to access the URL by a browser is displayed on the local file system. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with an easy access means to the document on the web service.

Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2003-521061

  When a document file is generated on a local file system managed by a personal computer, the generation date and time is recorded by the file system. When an existing document file is updated, the update date and time is recorded by the file system. Thereby, even when the document file name is unknown, the user can search for a desired document file with reference to the generation date and the update date.

  However, in a document created by a document editing service provided on the web as described in Patent Document 1, the generation date and update date of the document cannot be known in the file system of the personal computer. When the file (shortcut) indicating the URL indicating the document is created in the local file system in the document editing service, the creation date and update date and time of the shortcut can be known, but the document is actually displayed on the web service. The date and time of creation and the date and time of update cannot be known. Accordingly, it is not possible to perform a file search based on the generation date and the update date, similar to a document file on a file system managed by a personal computer.

  Since the creation date and update date of each document can be managed on the web service, it is possible to provide such a search function in the web service, but such a search is limited to documents managed on the web service. Therefore, when it is unclear whether the desired document is on the web service or the local file system, it is necessary to perform a separate search. In addition, when a plurality of web document editing services are used, searching for documents becomes very complicated for the user, such as requiring separate searches for each.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to search and use a document stored in a web server and a document stored in an information processing apparatus without distinguishing them.

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes:
  An information processing apparatus connected via a network to a web server that provides a document editing service,
  A web browser for accessing the web server and editing the document;
  When an instruction to save a document newly created on the web browser is transmitted from the web browser to the web server, a shortcut file for accessing the document saved on the web server is created, and First recording means for recording in the information processing apparatus the date and time when the save instruction is transmitted as the creation date and time of the document in association with the shortcut file;
  Document editing means for editing a document with an application program of the information processing apparatus;
  When an instruction to save a document edited by the document editing unit is issued, a document file for accessing the document saved in the information processing apparatus is created, and the date and time when the save instruction is given is set to the document Second recording means for recording in the information processing apparatus in association with the document file as the creation date and time,
  Display control means for displaying on the display means a list of the documents stored in the web server and the information processing apparatus;
  When the specification of a document is received from the list of documents, and the received document is a document corresponding to the shortcut file, the web browser is accessed to the web server and the document is displayed on the web browser. If the received document is a document corresponding to the document file, the display unit reads the document from the information processing apparatus and allows the document editing unit to edit the application program. And a control means for displaying on the screen.

According to the present invention, a document stored in a web server and a document stored in an information processing apparatus can be searched and used without being distinguished .

It is a figure which shows the functional block of the document edit service server and information processing apparatus which comprise this embodiment. It is a figure which shows operation | movement when the information processing apparatus of this embodiment produces a new document with a document edit service server. It is a figure which shows operation | movement when the information processing apparatus of this embodiment updates a document.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a document editing service server that provides a document editing service via the web, and information for editing a document by accessing the document editing service server via a network and accessing a local file system. It consists of a processing device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a document editing service server and an information processing apparatus that constitute this embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the document editing service server 10 includes a web server unit 11 and a document recording unit 12. Specifically, the document editing service server 10 is a computer configured by a non-illustrated processor, memory, nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive, and the like.

  The web server unit 11 receives an access by the HTTP protocol from a web browser and transmits a predetermined HTML page. The predetermined page is configured to display a page that allows document editing on the web browser. The web server unit 11 can be configured by, for example, a program that a processor (not shown) reads and executes from a nonvolatile memory (not shown) and a network interface (not shown).

  The document recording unit 12 records a document edited by a web browser according to an instruction from the web server unit 10 and reads a document specified by the web server unit 11. The document recording unit 12 can be configured by, for example, a program that is read and executed from a non-illustrated non-volatile memory by a processor (not shown) and a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive controlled by the program.

  A document editing service server 10 and an information processing device 30 are connected to the network 20. The network 20 is, for example, an Internet connection network, and a line and a repeater are multiplex connected.

  The information processing apparatus 30 includes a user interface 31, a web browser 32, a network monitoring unit 33, and a file system 34. Specifically, the information processing device 30 is a computer configured by a non-illustrated processor, memory, nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive, and the like.

  The user interface 31 presents a document list to a user who uses the information processing apparatus 30, receives designation of a document desired by the user, and displays the designated document. The user interface 31 can be configured by, for example, a program that a processor (not shown) reads and executes from a nonvolatile memory (not shown), a display device (not shown), and an input device (not shown).

  The web browser 32 accesses a web server according to a predetermined URL, receives and displays an HTML page. Further, a signal corresponding to a user operation on the displayed HTML page is transmitted to the web server. The web browser 32 can be constituted by, for example, a program that is read and executed from a non-illustrated non-volatile memory by a processor (not shown), a display device (not shown), and an input device (not shown).

  The network monitoring unit 33 monitors communication performed by the web browser 32 with the web server. The network monitoring unit 33 can be configured by, for example, a program that is read and executed from a non-illustrated non-volatile memory by a processor (not shown) and a network interface (not shown).

  The file system 34 records the document file 41, the shortcut 42, and the property table 40 corresponding to them. The document file 41 is a file for recording the contents of the edited document. The shortcut 42 is a file that records information for the web browser 32 to access a specific URL. The property table 40 is a file that records incidental information such as the date and time generated in the file system 34 and the date and time updated in association with the document file 41 and the shortcut 42. The file system 34 can be configured by, for example, a program that a processor (not shown) reads and executes from a nonvolatile memory (not shown) and a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive controlled by the program.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation when the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment newly creates a document on the document editing service server.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 30 first accesses the document editing service server 10 through the web browser 32 (step S11). As a result, a page where the document can be edited is displayed on the web browser 32, and the user edits the document on this page.

  Next, the network monitoring unit 33 monitors whether or not a document storage instruction is transmitted from the web browser 32 to the document editing service server 10 (step S12). When the document saving instruction is transmitted, the network monitoring unit 33 creates a shortcut 42 for accessing the URL for designating the document in the file system 34, and uses the date and time when the document saving instruction is transmitted as the creation date and time as the shortcut 42. Write to the corresponding property table 40 (step S13).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation when the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment updates a document. Referring to FIG. 3, the user interface 31 displays a document list, and receives a user-specified document specification from the list (step S21). The user interface 31 determines whether the file on the file system 34 corresponding to the designated document is the document file 41 or the shortcut 42 (step S22).

  When the file is the shortcut 42, the user interface 31 reads the URL specified by the shortcut 42 and accesses the web browser 32 (step S23). When the file is the document file 41, the user interface 31 reads the document file 41 and opens it with a predetermined application program (not shown) (step S24).

  Subsequently, the information processing apparatus 30 monitors whether the opened document is updated (step S25). Specifically, when the document is edited by the document editing service server 10, the network monitoring unit 33 monitors whether a document storage instruction is transmitted from the web browser 32 to the document editing service server 10. When the document is edited as a document file on the file system 34, the file system 34 monitors the update of the file.

  When the update of the file is detected by the monitoring in step S25, the information processing apparatus 30 updates the update date and time of the property table 40 corresponding to the document. Specifically, when the document is edited by the document editing service server 10, the network monitoring unit 33 writes the date and time when the document saving instruction is transmitted to the property table 40 as the document update date and time. When the document is edited as a document file on the file system 34, the file system 34 writes the date and time when the document file was saved in the property table 40 as the document update date and time.

  With the above configuration, the user can search and use the document on the document editing service server and the document on the file system without distinguishing them, and convenience is improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Document editing service server 11 Web server part 12 Document recording part 20 Network 30 Information processing apparatus 31 User interface 32 Web browser 33 Network monitoring part 34 File system

Claims (3)

An information processing apparatus connected via a network to a web server that provides a document editing service ,
A web browser for accessing the web server and editing the document;
When an instruction to save a document newly created on the web browser is transmitted from the web browser to the web server, a shortcut file for accessing the document saved on the web server is created, and First recording means for recording in the information processing apparatus the date and time when the save instruction is transmitted as the creation date and time of the document in association with the shortcut file ;
Document editing means for editing a document with an application program of the information processing apparatus ;
When an instruction to save a document edited by the document editing unit is issued , a document file for accessing the document saved in the information processing apparatus is created, and the date and time when the save instruction is given is set to the document Second recording means for recording in the information processing apparatus in association with the document file as the creation date and time ,
Display control means for displaying on the display means a list of the documents stored in the web server and the information processing apparatus ;
When accepting the designation of the document from the list of the document, in the case of a document in which the document was accepted corresponding to the shortcut file, the said document by access to the web server to the web browser on the web browser editable is displayed on said display means, accepting if the document is a document corresponding to the document file, can be the display unit edited by the application program by the document editing unit reads the document from the information processing apparatus and having a control means for displaying the information processing apparatus. The first recording means transmits the save instruction when an instruction to save the document displayed on the display means to be editable on the web browser is sent from the web browser to the web server. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a date and time is recorded in the information processing apparatus in association with the shortcut file as an update date and time of the document.   A program to be executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus connected via a network to a web server that provides a document editing service,
  Display processing for displaying on the display means a web browser for accessing the web server and editing the document;
  When an instruction to save a document newly created on the web browser is transmitted from the web browser to the web server, a shortcut file for accessing the document saved on the web server is created, and A first recording process for recording in the information processing apparatus in association with the shortcut file as a date and time when the save instruction is transmitted;
  Document editing processing for editing a document with an application program of the information processing apparatus;
  When an instruction to save the document edited in the document editing process is issued, a document file for accessing the document saved in the information processing apparatus is created, and the date and time when the save instruction is given is set to the document A second recording process for recording in the information processing apparatus in association with the document file as the creation date of
  Display control processing for displaying a list of the documents stored in the web server and the information processing apparatus on the display means;
  When the specification of a document is received from the list of documents, and the received document is a document corresponding to the shortcut file, the web browser is accessed to the web server and the document is displayed on the web browser. When the received document is a document corresponding to the document file, the display unit reads the document from the information processing apparatus and edits it with the application program by the document editing process. And a control process to be displayed on the computer.

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