Data integrate system and data integrate method

• US 20020178192A1
• Filed: 04/30/2002
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Namioka, Yasuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,055,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation

Abstract

There is disclosed a translation apparatus 1 which obtains a plurality of data/information concerning a manufacturing managed by mutually different formats in a plurality of quality control apparatuses 5-1 to 5-n, integrates these data/information and translates the data/information into data/information to be handled in common in the plurality of quality control apparatuses 5-1 to 5-n.

Claims

1. A data integrate system comprising:

an information obtaining section to obtain at least one piece of first information managed by mutually different formats; and

a translation apparatus to integrate said first information obtained by said information obtaining section, and to translate a plurality of pieces of said first information into second information which can be handled in common.

2. The data integrate system according to claim 1, wherein said first information relates to at least a manufacturing managed by the mutually different formats in a plurality of manufacturing facilities, and

said translation apparatus integrates the plurality of pieces of said first information obtained by said information obtaining section and translates the information into said second information which can be handled in common in the plurality of said manufacturing facilities.

3. The data integrate system according to claim 1, wherein said information obtaining section collects the plurality of pieces of said first information through communication circuits.

4. A translation apparatus comprising:

a translation section which integrates a plurality of pieces of first information described by mutually different formats, and translates the plurality of pieces of said first information into second information handled in common.

5. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said translation section translates said first information handled in a first manufacturing facility into said second information handled in a second manufacturing facility.

6. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said translation section has a translation method dictionary for translating at least said first information, and translates the plurality of pieces of said first information into said second information based on said translation method dictionary.

7. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said translation section has a translation method dictionary for translating at least said first information, and

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored, and

refers to at least said data/information definition dictionary to translate the plurality of pieces of said first information into said second information if necessary for translation of said first information to said second information based on said translation method dictionary.

8. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said translation section has a translation method dictionary for translating at least said first information, and

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored, and

said first information includes any one or both of translation method dictionary modification information to modify said translation method dictionary and data/information definition dictionary modification information to modify said data/information definition dictionary.

9. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said translation section has a translation method dictionary for translating at least said first information, and

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored, and

said translation section includes at least one of:

a translation method dictionary interpretation section which subjects said translation method dictionary to a translation processing;

a data/information definition referring section which refers to said data/information definition dictionary;

a data/information generation section which sets said first information having the respective formats to be common based on said translation method dictionary and said data/information definition dictionary and prepares said second information;

a data/information calculation section which applies various types of calculation processing to said first information having the respective formats if necessary;

a translation method dictionary modification/consolidation section to modify said translation method dictionary based on said first information, when said first information concerning the modification of said translation method dictionary is obtained in the process of the translation of said first information;

a data/information separation section to prepare division information, and add the division information to said second information if necessary, when a necessity of dividing a content of said first information and preparing a plurality of pieces of division information is generated in the process of the translation of said first information;

a data/information associating section to prepare related information for preparing a relation, and add said related information to said second information, when the relation is generated among a plurality of pieces of said second information, and between a plurality of pieces of said second information and said second information already translated in the process of the translation of said first information;

a data/information integrate section to acquire said second information which can be integrated from said second information already translated/collected, and integrate the second information with said existing second information in the process of the translation of said first information;

a data/information modification section to prepare information for modification for modifying said second information, and add said information for modification to said second information, when a necessity of modifying said second information already translated is generated in the process of the translation of said first information;

a data/information consolidation section to add consolidation information for consolidating said second information based on consolidation data/information to said second information, when the consolidation data/information concerning the consolidation of said second information already translated is obtained in the process of the translation of said first information; and

a data/information definition dictionary modification/consolidation section to modify said data/information definition dictionary based on said first information, when said first information concerning the modification of said data/information definition dictionary is obtained in the process of the translation of said first information.

10. The translation apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising at least one of:

a data/information sophistication section to monitor freshness of at least said second information, and notify a supplier of said second information of freshness drop, when there is said second information having said freshness drop; and

a data/information disclosure section which refers to and discloses said second information.

11. A translation program which is executed by a computer, comprising:

a translation method dictionary for translating at least first information to second information; and

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored, and

allowing the computer to;

translate said first information to said second information based on said translation method dictionary; and

refer to said data/information definition dictionary if necessary and translate said first information to said second information during said translation.

13. The data integrate method according to claim 12, wherein said first information relates to at least a manufacturing managed by the mutually different formats in a plurality of manufacturing facilities, and

said translating step integrates the plurality of pieces of said first information obtained by said obtaining step and translates the information into said second information which can be handled in common in the plurality of said manufacturing facilities.

15. The translation method according to claim 14, wherein said translating step translates the first information handled in a first manufacturing facility into the second information handled in a second manufacturing facility.

17. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, comprising at least one of:

a translation method dictionary for translating said first information;

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored;

a translation method dictionary use fee calculation section which calculates a counter value to use of said translation method dictionary in accordance with a use situation of said translation method dictionary;

a data/information definition dictionary use fee calculation section which calculates the counter value to the use of said data/information definition dictionary in accordance with the use situation of said data/information definition dictionary;

a translation method dictionary modification fee calculation section which calculates the counter value to a modification situation of said translation method dictionary; and

a data/information definition dictionary modification fee calculation section which calculates the counter value to the modification situation of said data/information definition dictionary.

18. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising:

a translation method dictionary for translating said first information; and

a data/information definition dictionary in which a correspondence between a representing format of said first information and a representing format of said second information is stored,

wherein a standard of the calculation of said counter value is at least one unit price of a unit price concerning the number of accesses in using at least said translation method dictionary or said data/information definition dictionary, a unit price of a data size described in said translation method dictionary, a unit price based on a content of said translation method, and a unit price of a user time or period of said translation method dictionary or said data/information definition dictionary.

19. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising:

a translated/collected data/information storage related contract information storage section in which translated/collected data/information storage related contract information including a use situation of said second information and at least a counter value/price calculation standard is stored; and

a translated/collected data/information storage/maintenance fee calculation section which detects the use situation of said second information, and calculates a storage/maintenance fee of said second information based on the use situation and said translated/collected data/information storage related contract information.

20. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising:

a translated/collected data/information storage related contract information storage section in which translated/collected data/information storage related contract information including a use situation of said second information and at least a counter value/price calculation standard is stored; and

a translated/collected data/information storage/maintenance fee calculation section which detects the use situation of said second information, and calculates a storage/maintenance fee of said second information based on the use situation and said translated/collected data/information storage related contract information,

wherein said translated/collected data/information storage/maintenance fee calculation section receives at least service information concerning freshness maintenance of said second information, and calculates a counter value/price based on said service information and said translated/collected data/information storage related contract information.

21. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising at least one of:

a translated/collected data/information disclosure inquiry response fee calculation section to calculate a counter value to the use situation, when said second information is disclosed; and

an advertisement fee calculation section to prepare information concerning the counter value based on data useful for advertisement, or link information for obtaining the data useful for the advertisement based on a disclosure situation.

22. The data translation service apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said translation fee calculation section obtains a plurality of pieces of first information concerning at least a manufacturing and having mutually different representing formats from a plurality of manufacturing facilities, integrates the plurality of pieces of said first information and translates the first information to second information which can be handled in common in the plurality of said manufacturing facilities.

12. A data integrate method comprising:

an obtaining step of obtaining at least first information managed by mutually different formats; and

a translating step of integrating said first information, and translating a plurality of pieces of said first information into second information which can be handled in common.

14. A translation method comprising:

a translating step of integrating a plurality of pieces of first information described by mutually different formats, and translating the plurality of pieces of said first information into second information which can be handled in common.

16. A data translation service apparatus comprising:

a translation fee calculation section which prepares data concerning a counter value to a translation processing in accordance with a use situation of said translation processing during the translation processing of first information into second information represented by a format other than a format for representing the first information.

23. A data translation service program executed by a computer, wherein the computer prepares data concerning a counter value to a translation processing in accordance with a use situation of said translation processing, when first information is subjected to the translation processing into second information represented by a format other than a format for representing the first information.

24. A data translation service method comprising:

preparing data concerning a counter value to a translation processing in accordance with a use situation of said translation processing, when first information is subjected to the translation processing into second information represented by a format other than a format for representing the first information.