General-purpose management system

• US 4,851,999 A
• Filed: 07/23/1986
• Issued: 07/25/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kanie Puropan Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sohei Yamamoto, Teruko Moriyama
• Inventors: Moriyama, Teruko
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): Meyer, Charles B.
• Application Number:
  US06/888,399
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• Field of Search: 364/200 MS File, 364/900 MS File, 364/400, 364/401, 364/300, 364/200, 364/405
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A general-purpose management system displays a single general format on a display unit so that items redundant in plural types of management to be performed independently, as well as items peculiar to each type of management, can be inputted successively, and includes a first file for collectively storing data relating to each of the items inputted in accordance with the display, a plurality of second files for storing data necessary for each type of management on a type-by-type basis, a data extractor which, in dependence upon the type of management to be performed independently, is adapted to extract data necessary for this management from the first file and transfer the data to a corresponding second file, and a data preparer for preparing data necessary for a specific type of management and outputting these data in accordance with a predetermined format on the basis of the data in the first file and the data transferred to the corresponding second file.

Claims

1. A general-purpose management system comprising:

means for displaying a single general format on a display unit in order that items relating to at least a debit item, a credit item and a commodity item may be inputted successively for plural types of independent management including at least financial management and inventory management;

a first file for collectively storing data relating to each of said items inputted in accordance with the display;

a plurality of second files, including at least a file relating to financial data and a file relating to inventory data, for storing data necessary for each type of management on a management type-by-type basis with regard to the plural types of independent management including said financial management and inventory management;

data transfer means which, in dependence upon the type of management to be performed independently, is adapted to extract data necessary for at least financial management and inventory management from said first file and transfer the data to a corresponding one of said second files including said file relating to financial data and file relating to inventory data; and

means for preparing data necessary for a specific type of management and outputting these data in accordance with a predetermined format on the basis of the data in said first file and the data transferred to the corresponding one of said second files.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plural types of management further include labor management and construction management.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first file is a journalized daybook file, and said second files include an item master file and a financial file for financial management, a commodity master file and an inventory file for inventory management, a labor particulars file for labor management, and a construction-related file for construction management.

4. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data transfer means subjects prescribed data extracted from said first file to processing.

5. The system of claim 1, including a transfer slip for writing in or for inputting to a computer said items, said transfer slip comprising:

a data section;

an accounts section including data relating to a debit item, a debit amount, a credit item and a credit amount;

a docket section including itemization data for classifying various types of expense; and

a commodity section including commodity codes and data relating to commodity quantity and commodity money amount.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said transfer slip further includes data relating to construction.