Information management system and information display method applied to the same

• US 20020128896A1
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Toshio, Matsuda, Kazuyuki, Matsuzaki, Tsuyoshi, Kikukawa, Ichirou
• Application Number:
  US10/086,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128896A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

In an information display method applied to an information management system for managing a plurality of jobs, a plurality of information items, respectively associated with the plurality of jobs, are stored. When a user designates an attribute serving as a reference for information classification, information contained in the plurality of information items is classified with reference to the designated attribute and the classified information is displayed.

Claims

1. An information display method applied to an information management system for managing a plurality of jobs, comprising:

storing a plurality of information items respectively associated with the plurality of jobs;

causing a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

classifying information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and displaying the classified information.

2. An information display method applied to an information management system for managing a plurality of tasks, comprising:

storing a plurality of information items respectively associated with the plurality of tasks;

causing a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

classifying information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and displaying the classified information.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the displaying includes displaying the classified information in at least one of a list display form and a tree display form.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein a task name and at least two types of attributes are described in each of the plurality of information items.

5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising displaying contents of each of the plurality of information items.

6. An information management system for managing a plurality of jobs, comprising:

a storage unit storing a plurality of information items respectively associated with the plurality of jobs;

a designation unit configured to cause a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

a display control unit configured to classify information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and to display the classified information.

7. An information management system for managing a plurality of tasks, comprising:

a storage unit storing a plurality of information items respectively associated with the plurality of tasks;

a designation unit configured to cause a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

a display control unit configured to classify information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and to display the classified information.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said display control unit displays the classified information in at least one of a list display form and a tree display form.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein a task name and at least two types of attributes are described in each of the plurality of information items stored in said storage unit.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein said display control unit further displays contents of each of the plurality of information items.

11. A storage medium storing computer-executable program code for displaying information by using a plurality of information items respectively associated with a plurality of jobs, the program code comprising:

causing a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

classifying information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and displaying the classified information.

13. The medium according to claim 12, wherein the displaying includes displaying the classified information in at least one of a list display form and a tree display form.

14. The medium according to claim 12, wherein a task name and at least two types of attributes are described in each of the plurality of information items.

15. The medium according to claim 12, further comprising displaying contents of each of the plurality of information items.

12. A storage medium storing computer-executable program code for displaying information by using a plurality of information items respectively associated with a plurality of jobs, the program code comprising:

causing a user to designate an attribute serving as a reference for information classification; and

classifying information contained in the plurality of information items with reference to the designated attribute and displaying the classified information.