Information management system and information management method

• US 7,533,104 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2004
• Issued: 05/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishii, Tsutomu, Tamaru, Eriko, Hattori, Hiroyuki, Hirose, Yoshitsugu, Nagatsuka, Ikutaroh, Saito, Yasunori, Koshimizu, Minoru, Hasuike, Kimitake, Mita, Tsunemasa, Hotta, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): FLEURANTIN, JEAN B
• Application Number:
  US10/962,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20050207727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1- 10, 707100-1041, 707200-206, 715/500.1, 715/526, 715/201, 715/273
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/326 used signal is a video-frame or a video-field (P.I.P.)

Abstract

An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, includes a log recording function of managing user identification data to specify a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium and content identification data to specify content, and recording the user identification data and the content identification data in an associated manner after the user performs processing of the content. Preferably, the portable displaying-and-recording medium records/retains data in a state where content is displayed and is capable of rewriting the content.

Claims

1. An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, comprising:

a storage section; and

a control section that, when a process is performed for content display on the portable displaying-and-recording medium, stores user identification data to specify a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium and content identification data to specify content displayed on the portable displaying-and-recording medium after the process, in an associated manner in the storage section,

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains data in a state where content is displayed and is capable of rewriting the thereon; and

a search section that searches the user identification data and the content identification data which have been stored in the storage section by the control section, and that outputs a processing history of content for each user or a history of a user for each content.

2. The information management system according to claim 1, wherein

the portable displaying-and-recording medium has a communication section that notifies the control section of the user identification data and the content identification data when the process is performed for the content, and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, the control section stores the user identification data and the content identification data in the associated manner along with time data.

3. The information management system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a search section that searches the user identification data and the content identification data which have been stored in the storage section by the control section, and that outputs a processing history of content for each user or a history of a user for each content.

4. An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and- recording medium, comprising:

a storage section; and

a control section that, when the portable displaying-and-recording medium is caused to retain content, stores content identification data to specify content displayed on the portable displaying-and-recording medium and device identification data to specify the portable displaying-and-recording medium in an associated manner in the storage section,

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains content in a state where the content is displayed thereon, and

the portable displaying-and-recording medium is capable of rewriting the content displayed thereon;

a search section that searches the content identification data and the device identification data which have been stored in the storage section by the control section, and that outputs (i) a history, for each content, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium in which each content has been retained, or (ii) a history, for a plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media, of contents which have been retained in each portable displaying-and-recording medium.

5. The information management system according to claim 4, wherein

the portable displaying-and-recording medium has a communication section that notifies the control section of the content identification data and the device identification data when the portable displaying-and-recording medium is caused to retain the content, and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, the control section stores the content identification data and the device identification data in the associated manner along with time data.

6. The information management system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a search section that searches the content identification data and the device identification data, which have been stored in the storage section by the control section and that outputs (i) a history, for each content, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium in which each content has been retained, or (ii) a history, for each portable displaying-and-recording medium, of contents which have been retained in each portable displaying-and-recording medium.

7. An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media, each portable displaying-and-recording medium, comprising:

a storage section; and

a control section that, when a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium which retains the content is changed, stores device identification data to specify the portable displaying-and-recording medium in which content has been retained and user identification data to specify a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium, in an associated manner in the storage section,

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains data in a state where content of the data is displayed thereon; and

a search section that searches the device identification data and the user identification data, which have been stored in the storages section by the control section. and that outputs a history, for each portable displaying-and-recording medium, of a user who owns the plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media or a history, for each user, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium owned by each user.

8. The information management system according to claim 7, wherein

the portable displaying-and-recording medium has a communication section that notifies the control section of the device identification data and the user identification data when the user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium which retains the content is changed, and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, the control section stores the device identification data and the user identification data in the associated manner along with time data.

9. The information management system according to claim 8, further comprising:

a search section that searches the device identification data and the user identification data, which have been stored in the storage section by the control section, and that outputs a history, for each portable displaying-and-recording medium, of a user who owns each portable displaying-and-recording medium or a history, for each user, of each portable displaying-and-recording medium owned by each user.

10. An information management method for analysis on the basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, comprising:

notifying a management device via the portable displaying-and-recording medium of user identification data and content identification data when a process is performed on content; and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, storing the user identification data and the content identification data in an associated manner along with time data

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains data in a state where content of the data is displayed thereon, and

the portable displaying-and-recording medium is capable of rewriting the content displayed thereon; and

searching the device identification data and the user identification data, which are stored in the storage section by the control section. to output a history, for a plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media, of a user who owns each portable displaying-and- recording medium or a history, for each user, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium that each user owns.

11. The information management method according to claim 10, further comprising:

searching the stored user identification data and the stored content identification data to output a process history of content for each user or a history of a user for each content.

12. An information management method for analysis on the basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, comprising:

notifying content identification data and device identification data via the portable displaying-and-recording medium when the portable displaying-and-recording medium is caused to retain content, and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, storing the content identification data and the device identification data in an associated manner along with time data,

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains data in a state where content of the data is displayed thereon, and

the portable displaying-and-recording medium is capable of rewriting the content; and

searching the content identification data and the device identification data, which are stored in the storage section by the control section, to output (i) a history, for each content, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium in which each content has been retained or (ii) a history, for a plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media, of contents which have been retained in each portable displaying-and-recording medium.

13. An information management method for analysis on the basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, comprising:

notifying device identification data and user identification data via the portable displaying-and-recording medium when a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium which retains content is changed; and

upon receipt of the notification from the portable displaying-and-recording medium, storing the device identification data and the user identification data, in an associated manner along with time data,

wherein the portable displaying-and-recording medium retains data in a state where content of the data is displayed thereon; and

searching the content identification data and the device identification data, which are stored in the storage section by the control section, to output (i) a history, for each content, of the portable displaying-and-recording medium in which each content has been retained or (ii) a history, for a plurality of portable displaying-and-recording media, of contents which have been retained in each portable displaying-and-recording medium.