Information Management Method, Information Management Program And Information Management Apparatus

• US 20080109443A1
• Filed: 07/27/2005
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Passcell Integration Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Passcell Integration Company Limited
• Inventors: Tokui, Kouichi, Yamasaki, Koshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,941,456 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9027 Trees
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A problem of the invention is to provide information management information capable of simply and efficiently updating information to be managed.

An information management method of the invention is implemented using a computer on which a predetermined information management program is installed. Information stored in a node unit as information to be managed includes node number, page number, parent node number, node label, node display attribute information, variable information, script for substitution, a script for generation and link information. The script for substitution is a script obtaining a value of self node variable data by performing computation using self node variable data which is variable data included in its node data and upper node variable data which is variable data included in node data of a lineal upper node of its node. A value of a public variable of its node is updated by executing this script.

Claims

1. :

An information management method in which a computer manages information, comprising;

an information storage step in which the computer stores information which is to be managed and is inputted to the computer with the information associated with each of the plural nodes as a document file including plural node data associated with node identification information for identifying the nodes,

an information display step in which the computer displays information about the document file stored in the information storage step, and

an information evaluation step in which the computer executes a script included in the node data, wherein

the node data includes parent node identification information for pinpointing a parent node of said node excluding a root node,

the script includes a script for substitution for obtaining a value of self node variable data by performing computation using self node variable data which is variable data included in said node data and upper node variable data which is variable data included in node data of a lineal upper node of said node,

the information display step includes;

a tree structure display step of displaying a tree structure of the node using the parent node identification information; and

a node data table display step of displaying the script, the upper node variable data and self node variable data of a node selected from among nodes of the displayed tree structure, and

the information evaluation step includes a step of updating a value of self node variable data by execution of the script for substitution.

2. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the tree structure display step includes display of a node label indicating the node and a hierarchical lead for making connection to the node label of the parent node.

3. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein when executing the script for substitution of a node selected from among nodes of the displayed tree structure, the information evaluation step together executes the script for substitution of a lineal lower node of the selected node.

4. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the script includes a script for generation for newly generating a lineal lower node, and

the script for generation newly generates the node using a node group of a tree structure or a node registered previously.

5. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the node data of the root node includes own page number for identifying a page formed by the root node,

the node data of a node excluding the root node is capable of including a belong page number for identifying a belonging page to which said node belongs and own page number for identifying own page formed by said node, and

the tree structure display step is capable of displaying a tree structure, in which the node having own page number is set at a head, and a tree structure, in which the root node is set at a head, on a different page in accordance with the own page number and the belong page number.

6. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 5, wherein when displaying a node other than the root node having own page number, the tree structure display step distinguishably displays said node and the node without own page number.

7. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the node data table display step includes a public variable, which is also used in the script of a lineal lower node of said node, and a limit variable, which is only used in the script of said node.

8. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 7, wherein when displaying the public variable, the node data table display step displays self node variable data and the upper node variable data in a form capable of distinguishing and recognizing the variable data.

9. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the document stored in the information storage step includes reference information indicating a relation between a reference destination node and a reference source node inputted to the computer, and

the script for substitution of the reference source node obtains a value of self node variable data by performing computation using variable data of the reference destination node pinpointed by the reference information in addition to self node variable data and the upper node variable data.

10. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the tree structure display step is a step of selectively displaying a lead for making connection between the reference destination node and the reference source node.

11. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the node data table display step displays displaying variable data of the reference destination node together.

12. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information input step is capable of inputting information for describing the node,

the information storage step stores information for describing the node with the information associated with said node as a node report, and

the information display step includes a report display step of displaying the node report of a node selected from among nodes of the displayed tree structure.

13. :

The information management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the information input step is capable of inputting link information indicating a storage place of information related to the node,

the information storage step stores the link information as including said node data, and

the information display step includes a link information display step of displaying information related to the node with reference to the link information about a node selected from among nodes of the displayed tree structure.

14. :

The information management program for making a computer execute each of the steps in an information management method as set forth in claim 1.

15. :

The information management apparatus including a computer on which an information management program as set forth in claim 14 is installed.