Network distribution information management system
First Claim
1. A distribution information management system of a first information processing unit of first and second information processing units connected to a network, said distribution information management system comprising:
- a database for storing information, a duplicate of the information being distributed to the second information processing unit;
modification processing means for modifying the information in the database;
modification content management means for storing the contents of the information modification at the time of the information modification;
differential extraction means for extracting a differential between the information before modification and the information after modification, said differential extraction means referencing the modification content management means during the extraction of the differential and extracting as the differential a part of the information that has been modified; and
duplicate transfer processing means for transmitting the differential extracted by the differential extraction means to the second information processing unit, whereina plurality of information units are connected to the network,the information in the database is distributed from the first information processing unit to each of the other information processing units connected to the network and the information that is distributed is definition information necessary for communication over the network, andthe information is distributed from the first information processing unit to the other information processing units based on a hierarchical positional relationship of said other information processing units and in accordance with the proximity along the network of each of said other information processing units to the first information processing unit.
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Abstract
A communication system which includes a plurality of information processing units connected to a network. Each information processing unit includes a database for storing information. A duplicate of the information is distributed to each of the other information processing units. Moreover, each information processing unit modifies the information in its database, extracts a differential of the information before modification and the information after modification, and transfers the differential to each of the other information processing units.
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32 Claims
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1. A distribution information management system of a first information processing unit of first and second information processing units connected to a network, said distribution information management system comprising:
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a database for storing information, a duplicate of the information being distributed to the second information processing unit; modification processing means for modifying the information in the database; modification content management means for storing the contents of the information modification at the time of the information modification; differential extraction means for extracting a differential between the information before modification and the information after modification, said differential extraction means referencing the modification content management means during the extraction of the differential and extracting as the differential a part of the information that has been modified; and duplicate transfer processing means for transmitting the differential extracted by the differential extraction means to the second information processing unit, wherein a plurality of information units are connected to the network, the information in the database is distributed from the first information processing unit to each of the other information processing units connected to the network and the information that is distributed is definition information necessary for communication over the network, and the information is distributed from the first information processing unit to the other information processing units based on a hierarchical positional relationship of said other information processing units and in accordance with the proximity along the network of each of said other information processing units to the first information processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A distribution information management system in which a plurality of information processing units are connected to a network, the plurality of information processing units including a first information processing unit and a plurality of partner information processing units of the first information processing unit, the distribution information management system comprising:
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means for distributing definition information required for communication among the information processing units to the information processing units connected to the network; means for relaying the definition information to the information processing units; and means for transmitting definition information from the first information processing unit to the partner information processing units based on a hierarchical positional relationship of the partner information processing units and in accordance with the proximity along the network of each partner information processing unit to the first information processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A distribution information management system in which a plurality of information processing units are connected to a network, comprising:
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means for distributing and relaying definition information required for communication among information processing units that include a first information processing unit and communication partners; modification processing means for modifying the definition information; information coupling means for coupling relay prompt information that prompts relay of the modified information and the modified definition information created by the modification processing means; and duplicate transfer processing means for transmitting the coupled modified definition information and relay prompt information to the information processing units that are communication partners, based on a hierarchical positional relationship of said information processing units that are communication partners, and in accordance with a proximity, along the network, of each of said information processing units that are communication partners to the first information processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A distribution information management system of a first information processing unit of first and second information processing units connected to a network, said distribution information management system comprising:
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a database for storing information, a duplicate of the information being distributed to the second information processing unit; modification processing means for modifying the information in the database; modification content management means for storing the contents of the information modification at the time of the information modification; differential extraction means for extracting a differential between the information before modification and the information after modification said differential extraction means referencing the modification content management means during the extraction of the differential and extracting as the differential a part of the information that has been modified; duplicate transfer processing means for transmitting the differential extracted by the differential extraction means to the second information processing unit; a verification processor for verifying information transferred from the second information processing unit; a recording processor for recording information found to be error-free as a result of the verification; and a management list including a name of the definition information, a state of recording of the definition information, and a name of other definition information related to the definition information, wherein, in a sequential verification and recording of a plurality of received information, said verification processor verifying subsequent information at the same time as previous information is recorded, and the information is definition information required for communication among the first and second information processing units, and said verification processor receives the definition information and an operation classification, and executes a uniformity check on the definition information names, and a mutual relationship check of the definition information to the other definition information, and wherein said recording processor writes the name of the definition information recorded from results of the uniformity check and the mutual relationship check, the operation classification, the recorded configuration of the definition information, and the names of the other, related definition information to the management list, and records the management list in a database. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A communication system comprising:
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a network; and a plurality of information processing units connected to the network, each information processing unit including a database for storing information, a duplicate of the information being distributed to each of the other information processing units, wherein each respective information processing unit modifies the information in its database, extracts a differential of the information before modification and the information after modification, and transfers the differential to each of the other information processing units in accordance with a hierarchical positional relationship of said other information processing units and a proximity, along the network, of each of said other information processing units to the respective information processing unit wherein the differential is definition information.
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