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EP0443038A1 - Temporary center system in a decentralized data base system - Google Patents
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EP0443038A1
EP0443038A1 EP90913232A EP90913232A EP0443038A1 EP 0443038 A1 EP0443038 A1 EP 0443038A1 EP 90913232 A EP90913232 A EP 90913232A EP 90913232 A EP90913232 A EP 90913232A EP 0443038 A1 EP0443038 A1 EP 0443038A1
EP90913232A
EP0443038B1 (en
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Tadamitsu 1-604 Konandai Kotohausu Ryu
Takanori Fukatsu
Masahiko 421 Fujitsu Dainiyurigaokaryo Murakawa
Mitsuhiko Yamagata
Hiroshi 458 Fujitsu Shimonogeryo Araki
1989-09-14 Priority to JP23945289 priority Critical
1989-09-14 Priority to JP23945089 priority
1989-09-14 Priority to JP239450/89 priority
1989-09-14 Priority to JP239452/89 priority
1989-12-26 Priority to JP33703589 priority
1989-12-26 Priority to JP337035/89 priority
1989-12-27 Priority to JP339369/89 priority
1989-12-27 Priority to JP33936989 priority
1990-01-12 Priority to JP4809/90 priority
1990-01-12 Priority to JP480990 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP5603690 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP56037/90 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP56036/90 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP5603890 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP56038/90 priority
1990-03-07 Priority to JP5603790 priority
1990-09-11 Priority to PCT/JP1990/001161 priority patent/WO1991004532A1/en
1990-09-11 Application filed by Fujitsu Ltd filed Critical Fujitsu Ltd
1991-08-28 Publication of EP0443038A1 publication Critical patent/EP0443038A1/en
1992-11-04 Publication of EP0443038A4 publication Critical patent/EP0443038A4/en
1997-07-30 Publication of EP0443038B1 publication Critical patent/EP0443038B1/en
A distributed data base system is formed by a pluality of terminal units connected in a public network or a private network, each terminal unit stores respectively the real data and a temporary center for storing the one or a plurality of control information among various pieces of control information such as contents corresponding to each real data, keyword or command assigned to data and moreover check information set up for acquiring security is provided as the one of the terminal unit. A terminal unit utilizing data obtains identification information of termial units storing relevant real data by inputting contents, commands or keyword by making access to the temporary center and reads or extracts the necessary real data through the network from a terminal unit having real data based on such identification information but is capable of restricting users (terminal units) which are allowed to read the open data in accordance with a degree of importance of data.
This temporary center, when it is assigned to the one terminal unit forming a distribute data base system, executes the control by gathering necessary control information from each termnal unit. This center having control information may be realized also by the one termial unit but a center may be provided individually corresponding to the items of information to be controlled and moreover the structure is also provided so that a center may be stablished and the center may be altered to the other terminal unit from the terminal unit having the function of the center.
The distributed data base system naturally provide a greater part of necessary data within the data base of self terminal units, but in case the necessary data is provided in the other terminal units, such data must be received through the network. Therefore, in this case, the distributed data base system is required to improve the disadvantage that a longer period is taken for transfer of data.
A data base system has been structured in these years with the terminal units which are connected in the network and provide a plurality of information processing functions. From the view point of control, the conventional data base systems may be classified into the centralized type system and distributed type data base system. The centeralized data base system centralizingly controls all data bases with the one center host and retrieves necessary information by making access to the center host from the other terminal units.
This sytem has a demerit that the center host becomes large in scale and a load of center host becomes excessive because accesses from the other terminal units to the center host are centralized. As a system to solve such demerit, a distributed type data base system has been used. In the case of this data base system, a plurality of terminal units connected in the network system is respectively provided with data base to be controlled by each terminal unit.
A conventional distributed data base system will be explained with reference to Fig. 16.
In this figure, T1 T4 denote terminal units (T1 T4) respectively providing information processing means (CPU, memory, input/output unit, file unit, etc.); F, file for storing data bases stored in each terminal unit; NW, network (public network or private network).
Fig. 16A indicates the basic structure of a distributed data base system. A plurality of terminal units T1 T4 provides a greater part of necessary data within the data base thereof. However, in case the data base is provided in the other terminal unit (in case it is detected the related data is provided in the other terminal unit), the terminal unit requests the data by sequentially making inquiries to the other terminal units through the network. For instance, when the terminal unit T1 requests data to the other terminal unit T2, the data is extracted from a file unit in the temrinal unit T2 when such data exists therein, such data is then transferred to the terminal unit T1 through the network.
In the conventional distributed type data base system shown in Fig. 16A, in case each terminal unit does not have the data of the other terminal units in the data base of the self terminal unit, when each terminal unit cannot find the necessary data by retriving the data base of the self terminal unit, each terminal unit sequentially issues inquiry to the other terminal units whether there is the necessary data or not through the network system. When a certain other terminal unit has such data, each terminal unit receives the necessary data from such other terminal unit through the network. Thereby, here rises a problem that a load applied on the terminal units and network becomes excessive.
Moreover, in case each terminal unit always holds all data in the system, this system has a problem that when data is generated, such data must be transferred to each terminal unit and thereby a load on the network becomes excessive like the preceding case.
The distributed type data base system has a problem, as explained above, that each terminal unit operates taking a longer period to retrieve and gather necessary data, application period of network increases and the load of terminal units and the load of nework become remarkable in comparison with a number of terminal units.
The command transfer system will be explained. For example, in the terminal unit T2, "VOL1" is assigned as the compressed command to a certain data. Here, it is assumed that the terminal unit T1 issues the data tranfer request to the terminal unit T2.
In this case, the terminal unit T2 does not transfer the data but the assigned command "VOL1" and the number information "T2" as the additional information which indicates the terminal unit having such data. Upon reception of the command, the terminal unit T1 retrieves data corresponding to the command in the self data base.
In this case, if there is not data corresponding to the command in the self data base, the terminal unit T1 makes access to the terminal unit T2 using the number information "T2" of the terminal unit added to the command and requests the data corresponding to the command "VOL1". Thereby, the terminal unit T1 acquires the object dat.
In the same way, when the command "VOL2" and "T3" which indicates the position of data are transmitted from the terminal unit T3 responding to the data request from the terminal unit T1, such data may be obtained in the same sequence as that explained above.
In some cases, a data group consisting of a plurality of data or a plurality of integrated data is processed in relation with each other in the data base, but the data base utilizing the commands shown in Fig. 16B has a problem that load on the network and terminal units is increased and a longer time is also taken becaujse inquiry is sequentially made to each terminal unit in order to confirm whether there is a related data or not, then data is gathered and editing process is carried out.
In addition, when a request to read the data in the data base or a request to obtain the data is issued in the data base system, the qualification for reading the data is checked, except for the data to be opened to any terminal unit (or person). In the conventional system, it is checked whether a user has the reasonable qualification or not for the data read request (data request) issued from the user (or the terminal unit) at each terminal unit. This check is usually conducted using a personal ID (ID number), pass word, or keyboard. Namely, the personal ID precedingly registered as the qualification is collated with the personal ID input by user. When these IDs coincide, data reading is allowed. However, according to this conventional reading system, even if a person does not have reasonable qualification, he can read the data base any time he wants only by inputting the resonable personal ID.
Therefore, here rises a problem that any information may be read with any personal ID without relation to importance of data. This problem is particularly important in the distributed type data base connected to the public network. Namely, it is desirable that the data other than that which should be kept as secret (closed data) should be read (opened) from any termial units. Thereby, it becomes possible to read the data with each other between the physically separated terminal units and to realize the processing using such data. Therefore, this system can fully characterizes the connection with the public network and the features of the distributed data base system. But, on the other hand, this system cannot satisfy the request that the data should natually be read (should be set as the open data) between different terminal units only by the person having the qualification such as the personal ID. Namely, the conventioinal system has a problem that the data base has been closed because it is impossible to give limitation on the qualification in accordance with the importance of data.
It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to provide a temporary center system in the distributed data base system which has eliminated necessity of transmitting all data to the terminal units holding each data base through the network and alleviates nework load by efficiently obtaining the latest data.
It is another object of the present invention to realize in the distributed data base that the cneter having the control information is capable of controlling the data revised and providing adequate revision information to users.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a temporary center of distributed data base system which obtains the data corresponding to the necessary commands, in the case of transferring commands in the distributed data base system, without making inquiry to each terminal unit whether such data is stored in the data base of terminal unit and efficiently obtains the data having a certain command and the datate related thereto with the same command.
It is other object of the present invention to provide a temporary center system of distributed data base system which is capable of establishing limitation on data reading in accordance with importance of data opened and qualification of person in the center for controlling security of distributed data base system.
It it additional other object of the present invention to utilize the data base by grouping the terminals units connected to the network of distributed data base system and to provide a temporary center system in the distributed data base system for utilizing data between groups.
It is still other object of the present invention to provide a temporary center system in the distributed data base system which realizes distribution of loads of center function for holding and processing the control information of the distributed data base system and prevention of risk during failure.
The present invention structures a distributed data base system with a pluality of terminal units connected to a network, assigns the one of terminal units as a content control center for controlling all contents of opended data, stores contents of data in the self file of the data offering terminal unit for opening the data and sents the contents and terminal identification number to the content control center. The content control center registers the contents sent from each data offering terminal unit and sends the registered contents to the termnal unit of user when the request for contents is issued therefrom. The user teminal unit refers such contents, detects the necessary content and obtains necessary data from the data offering terminal unit by making access therto. The contents control center controls a number of revisions when the revised contents of open data base is registered from the data offering terminal unit and adequately sends the number of revisions for the request to open the contents issued from the user terminal unit. Moreover, the terminal unit which issues a requst for contents to the contents control center checks the contents of data opened by own terminal unit from the all contents opened sent from the contents control center so that it is not input and fetches only the contents opened by the other terminal units.
The present invention is further provided with a command control center for centralizingly controlling a plurality of commands in case the command transfer is carried out int the distributed data base system and also simultaneously is capable of processing the data corresponding to the equalized commands in the data processing corresponding to the one command in the terminal unit.
The present invention registers the first rank to the item such as content of data corresponding to importance of data opened in the content control or command control center, also registers the identification information of a terminal unit (individual) which is allowed to read the data and the information including the second rank to such terminal unit (individual) and carry out data security control by limiting to the terminal unit (person) which is allowed to read data by checking the terminal unit and checking whether the rank satisfies the conditions or not when a request is issued from the terminal unit.
The present invention forms a group with a plurality of terminal units connected to the network forming a distributed data base system, mutually utilizes data by providing the control center in the group and utilizes the data between different groups through the inter-group control center.
The present invention is also capable of assigning the center having various functions by the inventions explained above as the control center to be provided in the distributed data base system and realizes distribution of functions and takes measures for the center when a failure occurs therein by sending a message to the other terminal units that the data base control can be realized even any terminal unit among those connected in the network and operating such terminal unit as the cneter by gathering necessary control information from the other terminal units.
Fig. 1 is a basic structure of an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2B is an example of the operation sequence thereof.
Fig. 3A to Fig. 3C are processing flow of revision number control and example of the structure of file.
Fig. 4 shows mutual operations of terminal unit and center for identification of a person allowed to read the data.
Fig. 5 is a structure of an embodiment of the terminal unita.
Fig. 6 is a basic structure of an embodiment of the system utilizing commands.
Fig. 9A is a structure of embodiment of the real data control processing.
Fig. 9B to Fig. 9G are diagrams for explaining processing contents of an embodiment.
Fig. 11C is a data control processing flow.
Fig. 13B is a data base control processing flow between groups.
Fig. 14 is a basic structure of an embodiment for distributing center load.
Fig. 15B to Fig. 15I are diagrams for explaining each processing content of distribution control by the structure of embodiment.
Fig. 16 is a diagram for explaining the prior art.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention for attaining the objects explained above will be explained sequentially hereunder.
In Fig. 1, the reference numeral 1 denotes a terinal which provides an information processing function and a file 2 for storing distributed data base. The terminal 1 is classified into the codes T1 T4 and T1 indicates here a data offering terminal unit, while T2, T3 indicate user terminal units respectively in accordance with the operations of each terminal unit. The reference numeral 2 denotes a file for storing data base of each terminal unit; 3, network such as the public network or private network; 4a, contents control cneter (temporary center) for controlling contents (or titles) of each data of data base in each terminal unit forming a distributed data base; 5, a file for center including contents file storing all contents (contents of open data) by pairing each content and terminal identification inforamtion (terminal number) for holding such data.
In the present invention, the one or a plurality of terminal units of many terminal units forming a distributed data base system are given the control information (contents in an example of Fig. 1) concerning the distributed data base system. Thereby, such terminal unit is assinged as a center which searches the control information by referring to the control information for the inquiries (collations) from the other terminal units and executing the processing as the response to the result of searches. The terminal unit called the "temporary center" having such center function is not fixed only to the particular terminal units, alterted in accordance with necessity, allows setting in a plural numbers in accordance with the kind of control information.
In the structure of Fig. 1, a contents control center 4a is provided in the terminal units forming the distributed data base system, a data offering terminal unit stores therein the main centences as the actual contents of data only by registering the contents (or "titles") of data (refernece) and a user terminal unit extracts contents from the contents control center and extracts also the main centences of necessary data by issuing request to the data offering terminal unit. Moreover, the contents control center 4a is provided with a contents versions control file 52 for controlling a number of versions of contents in the contents control processing.
The basic operations in the structure of Fig. 1 will be explained. When data is generated in the data offering terminal unit T1, it calls the contents control center 4a through the network 3 and transmits and registers the contents (including the information indicating the offering source) of data to the contents control center 4a through the netork 3 by means of a contents registering means. Thereby the data of main centence of data (reference) is stored and controlled in the file 2 of the data offering terminal unit T1. Upon reception of the contents data, the contents control center 4a stores such data in the contents file 122 by the operations of contents control means 121. The contents file 50 stores the contents transmitted from a plurality of data offering terminal units T1.
When a data base user makes access to the contents control center from the user terminal unit T3 through the network 3 and requests data from the contents request means 131, the contents control means of the contents control center 4a extracts all contents of the contents file 50 and transmits it to the user terminal unit T3. The user terminal unit T3 detects the contents list on the display unit (not illustrated) and selects the one content among them. In this case, access is made to the data offering terminal unit T1 from the detail request means 13 through the network 10 using the inforamtion indicating the offering source included in the "content" in order to request the detail of the selected "content".
In the structure of Fig. 2A, two kinds of data offering terminal units T1-A, T1-B are indicated but the other structure is the same as that of Fig. 1.
2 In case the user terminal unit T3 uses the data base, this terminal unit makes access to the contents control center 4a and issues a request for contents when connection is set through the network (4 in Fig. 2B).
3 When this request is received, the contents control center 4a extracts a list of contents from the conmtrol file and transmits such list to the user terminal unit T3 (5 in Fig. 2B).
4 Upon reception of such list of contents, the user terminal unit T3 display the list on the display screen of display unit as shown in Fig. 2A (6 in Fig. 2B).
5 A user of the user terminal unit T3 selects the one content (through an input means such as keyboard or mouth, etc.) from the list of contents displayed on the screen. The data offering terminal unit information (for example, A) included in the contents is transmitted as the control signal for selecting a partner to the network 3. Thereby, the user terminal unit T3 makes an access to the data offering terminal unit T1-A registering such "content" through the operations of network 3 (7 in Fig. 2B). After connection is extended, when the "detail" of the "content" information selected is requested (8 in Fig. 2B) to the data offering terminal unit, the data offering terminal unit retrieves the data of "detail" of such "content" from the file being controlled (9 in Fig. 2B).
In case the data offering temrinal unit requests revision of data registered in the structure of Fig. 2A, it may be realized only by sending and registering the contents including revision to the contents control center 4a. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to transmit the revised data when it is generated.
According to this system, the load on the network, data offering terminal units and data registering terminal units may be alleviated in comparison with the conventional system since it is unnecessary to register entire part of data. Moreover, a terminal ser is also capable of selecting data referring to the contents, it is no longer necessary to receive unnecessary data (detail) and thereby access time may be curtailed. In addition, the load of contents control center may also be eased because it is required only to control the contents.
Operation principle for controlling revisions of contents will be explained hereunder with reference to Fig. 1.
The processing flow in the embodiment of the revision controls based on the principle explained above will be explained with reference to Fig. 3A to Fig. 3B.
The processing flow in revision (including registration , alteration and deletion) of contents shown in Fig. 3A will be explained first. S1, S2,.... means the step 1, step 2,....
Upon reception of the contents revision request from the terminal units A and B (S1, S2 in Fig. 3A), the contents control center 4a stores (S3) the revised contents of terminal unit A and revised contents of terminal unit B in the primary job file 51. The storing condition to the primary job file 51 is shwon in the upper side of Fig. 3B. Here, S means the step.
Thereafter, all contents stored in the primary job file 51 are transferred to the contents revision number control file 52 (S5) under the updata condition (S4) that when a constant time (for example, 24 hours) has passed or the number of contents has exceeded the predetermined numbers (for example, 100 items) or the time has reached a constant time (for example, 0 hour 00 minutes).
For example, when collation of contents is requested from the terminal unit A (S11), the latest revision number 0003 in the terminal unit A is sent to the contents control center 4a. The contents control center 4a decides first whether the contents data exists or not in the primary job file 51 (S12). As a result, when it is decided that the contents are not stored, the detail contents of revision numbers 0004 0005 (this revision number 0005 is assumed as the latest number) after the revision number 0003 of the content revision number control file 52 of the contents control center 4a are transferred to the terminal unit A (S13).
Moreover, when it is decided that the contents data exist in the primary job file 51, the revision numbers 0004 0005 of the contents revision number control file 52 are transferred to the terminal unit A and all contents in the primary job file 51 are transferred to the terminal unit A as the revision number 0006 (S14). Here, not only the latest revison number 0005 stored in the contents revion number control file 52 but also the preceding revision number 0004 are transferred for the revision number 0003 collated from the terminal unit because if the revision number is changed, it becomes uncertain that the screen requested from the terminal units is in the old revion number or in the new revision number.
With such revision number control, the user terminal unit which has issued a request of opened contents is capable of obtaining the contents other than that in the self terminal unit. Thereby the transfer period may be curtailed. Moreover, the processing capability of the contents control center can be improved as much as curtailment of processing period.
This terminal unit is provided with a means for processing individually the data opened by the self terminal unit and the data opened by the other terminal units when access is made to the contents control center of the distributed data base system.
In Fig. 4, the reference numeral 1 denotes a terminal unit; 20, 21, contents files provided in the terminal unit 1; 20, self terminal unit file storing contents of data to be held in the self terminal unit; 21, other terminal unit file storing contents of data to be held in the other terminal unit; 4a, contents control center; 5, file held by the contents control center. This invention is characterized in providing the authorized person identification part 101 in the terminal unit 1.
First, outline of opening the contents of data base shown in Fig. 4(a) will be explained. When an owner (user) of the terminal unit 1 wants to open the self data base, following processings 1 4 are executed sequentially. Namely,
When a user of the other termnal units or a user of the same terminal unit wants to know the contents registered to the contents control center, the processings 5 7 shown in Fig.4(b) are executed. Namely,
5 The terminal unit 1 rquests opening of contents to the contents control center 4a.
7 The control part 100 of the terminal unit 1 gives contents and owner number transferred to the authorized person identifying part 101. The authorized person identifying part 101 compares the owner number of the opened contents received with the user number of the relevant terminal unit. When these are coincided, the opened content is reset (because it is offered from the self terminal unit) and when these are not coincided, it is stored in the contents control file 12 for the other terminal units and is also output to the input/output unit as required.
Operations will be explained. The opened contents and ownder number sent from the contents control cneter are separated in the separating part 101a and are sent to the authorized person identifying part 101. TheThe authorized person identifying part 101 stores contents in the buffer 101a. In the comparison part 101b, the owner number sent from the separating part 100a is compared with the user number sent from the input/output unit (not illustrated) for deciding coincidence and not coincidence.
As explained above, it can be avoided that the user who has opened the contents in the past receives the same contents when he request opened contents (at the time of updating the contents) and thereby unwanted contents are no longer stored in the file for other terminal unit and the retrieving time can be curtailed.
In Fig. 6, the reference numeral 1 denotes terminal units (T1 T3) forming a distributed data base system; 2, file for storing data base of each terminal unit; 3, network; 4b, command control center (temporary center).
In this embodiment, a center for controlling commands of data is provided in the distributed processing environment and distributed data base system, information of terminal unit holding the commands and data corresponding to such commands is controlled, common commands are set to the incorporated data group and each terminal unit informtion holding the incorporated data corresponding to common commands to the inquiry from terminal units is obtained from the control center.
In Fig. 6A, the terminal units T1 T4 respectively form the distributed processing environment and distributed data base system. When commands are assigned to respective data of each terminal unit 1, such commands are registered to the command control center 4b. The command control center 4b is provided with a command control table 53 containing commands and corresponding terminal unit identification information (terminal number) as the existing position of data corresponding to such commands. The command control center 4b retrieves the table 53 and responds the identification information of terminal unit for the intquiry from each terminal unit by the commands. In the example of Fig. 6A, the data corresponding to command "COM" is held by the terminal unit T2 and the data corresponding to "CON" is held by the terminal unit T3.
The terminal unit holding the data corresponding to commands can be detected by providing the command control center in the system, and moreover all positions of data may be detected from the command control center, even in case a group of incorporated data is located in the plural position, by using the common command.
Each reference numeral coresponds to the elements designated by the same numeral in Fig. 6.
Operations of embodiment will be explained in the sequence of numbering in the circles.
1 In the terminal unit T3, when it is requested to retrieve and gather incorporated data groups, the terminal unit T3 issues an inquiry to the command control center 4b. In concrete, when the system of Fig. 7 is a private system used in a companry, for example, in case the data of a certain customer is scattered in various terminal units, it is sometimes requested to retrieve and gather such data. In this case, an inquiry may be issued to the command control center 4b using the "name of customer" even when the command is unknown.
2 When the command control center 4b receives the attribute (for example, name of customer) common to the data group, in place of the command, in the inquiry, it retrieves the common command of the relevant data group and detects "VOL". When it is already known that the common command is "VOL" in the terminal unit T3 when the inquiry is issued, the command control cneter 4b receives the common command.
The command control center 4b retrives the common command control table 54 of file unit 5 when the common command "VOL" is obtained and extracts the terminal unit identification information holding the data forming the data group. The extracted terminal unit identification information (terminal units T1, T2 in the example of figure) is transmitted as the response information to the terminal unit T3 which as issued an inquiry.
3 , 4 The terminal unit T3 having received such response information requires the data corresponding to the command "VOL" to the terminal units T1, T2.
5 , 6 The terminal units T1, T2 extract data corresponding to the command "VOL" from the file units 211, 221, responding to such request and transfer such data to the terminal unit T3.
Therefore, the retrieval and data gathering can be realized more effectively than the conventional system (refer to Fig. 1A) in which inquiry is carried out sequentially. Moreover, since incorporated data is expressed by common command, complicated procedures may be avoided in comparison with the system (refer to Fig. 11B) of the prior art for requesting commands corresponding to each data to each terminal unit.
In Fig. 8, the reference numeral 1 denotes terminal unit (T1, T2); 2, file for storing real data; 3, network; 4c, command link center (temporary center).
The terminal unit 1 in Fig. 8 is provided with a means for assigning commands for each real data to express it and equalizing different commands as required. The real data stored in the file 2 is controlled by the correspoinding terminal unit 1 using the command for expressing the real data. The command link center 4c controls at a time the information for the command equalized in the terminal unit 1 (command equalizing information). Therefore, each terminal unit 1 notifies content of command to the command link center 4c for each equalization of commands.
The processing (for example, display processing) input is carried out for the command (assumed as Y) to the terminal unit 1 (T2). Responding to this processing, the terminal unit T2 inquiries existence of command equalized to the command Y to the command link center 4c. Prior to this enquiry, the command (assumed as X) different from the command Y is equalize to the command Y in the other terminal unit 1 (assumed as T1). Thereby, the command link center 4c generates and holds the equalizationo between the command X of terminal unit T1 and the command Y of the terminal unit T2 as the equalization information.
The trerminal unit T2 is notified that the command X in the terminal unit T1 is equalized to the self command Y and the real data X and Y expressed by the commands X and Y and located in the different terminal units T1 and T2 are displayed as the single data.
In Fig. 9A, the reference numeral 1 denotes terminal unit; 2, file provided in the terminal unit; 3, network.
The processing part 5 of terminal unit 1 executes various data processings (including command processing) and also asks for communication with the other terminal unit to a communication control part 10 and learning processing to a learning control part 11 and executes processing of input code sent from an input control part 17. In addition, the processing part 5 is also provided with a command processing part 13, real datra processing part 14 and display data processing part 15 for processing command, read data and display data.
The real data processing part 14 enquiries existence of command equalized to the command to be processed to the command link center 4c through the communication control part 10 during the processing of command and retrieves and extracts the real data using a command based on the response from the command link center 4c. Namely, the real data expressed by the command to be processed is extracted from the real data file 24 of the self terminal unit based on the response using the relevant command. Moreover, the real data processing part 14 registers (stores) and controls the real data input from the self terminal unit 1.
On the other hand, in case the real data expressed the relevant command does not exist in the real data file 24 in the self terminal unit 1, the terminal unit 1 asks for extraction of real data to the leaning control part 11 by sending the command.
The display data processing part 15 executes processing (real data generating process) for a plurality of extracted real data for display and sends data to the displaya unit 18. The display part 18 converts the processed data to the data for display and displays it on the display unit 18.
The communication control part 10 makes communication with the other terminal unit or command link center 4c through the network 3. Such communication includes enquiry to the command link center 4c requested by the processing part 12 and response to such enquiry (reception of command equalization information), real data request and response thereto (recepton of real data) by the learning control part 11.
The leaning control part 11 receives request from the processing part 12 and issues request for real data indicated by the equalized command to the other terminal unit. The other terminal unit, based on this request, extracts the relevant real data from the real data file 24 and sends it to the request issuing terminal unit 1. A plurality of real data extracted is written into the real data file 24 by the learning control part 11.
The real data written by this learning control part 11 exists as the data of the relevant terminal unit 1 within the real data file 24 so long as it is not deleted particularly. Accordingly, reference to the relevant real data can be realized without data transfer of the ral data itself. Meanwhile, the command used for extraction of relevant real data is abolished without storage in the command file 23, upon completion of the writing operation. Namely, only the command assigned in the self terminal unit 1 is stored in the command file 23 and the command obtained from the command link center 4c is not stored therein.
The relevant real data is controlled substantially by the learning control part 11 and the real data processing part 14 which controls the real data file 24 cannot make reference thereto in direct. Moreover, a user and processing part 12 does not (cannot) become aware of existence of real data in the real data file 24.
For making reference to relevant real data by the real data processing part 14, the enquiry as mentioned above is issued to the command link center 4c and the access must be made to the real data file 24 by the command obtained as the answer to such enquiry. In this case, the real data is not transferred. This command is abolished after making the reference. Therefore, the number of times of reference of command is recorded in the command link center 4c and it is then used as the charging means for reference of real data.
When the real data is requested by designating the command from the other terminal unit, the real data processing part 14 in the processing part 12 makes access to the real data file 24 with the relevant command to extract the real data and sends this real data to the request issuring terminal unit.
Moreover, as explained previously, the command link center 4c is actually one of the terminal units 1 and any terminal unit connected in the network 3 may be used as the command link center 4c. Namely, the command link center 4c only controls the command equalizing information. When the terminal unit 1 is used as the command link center 4c, the command equalization information is stored in an exclusive file. In case enquiry is issued to the command equalizing information by designating the command from the other terminal unit, the processing part 12 or command processing part 13 makes access to the command equalizing information file with the incoming command to extract the command equalizing information and then sends it as the response to the enquiry issuing terminal unit.
For instance, when a trerminal unit (assumed as T0) generates a display format screen (one "data") concerning incorporated data and opens such data for each terminal unit, the terminal unit T0 may be used as the the command link center 4c for the incorporated data. Here, it is unnecessary to determine different command link centers 4c for each data and the terminal unit to be used as the command link center 4c may be fixed to the host temrinal unit (host computer).
Moreover, each terminal unit inputs data (by changing the data) to the format screen of the opened display and equalizes such data with the command. Thereby, the real data is distributed and the distributed data base consisting of the single data can be formed easily through equalizaion of the commands.
The real data cotnrol processing flow of Fig. 9B indicates particularly the equalization processing of commands (integration of real data, namely formation of distributed data base). In this example, the terminal unit T0 is assumed to operate as a command link center 4c and to be connected to the network 3 together with the terminal units T1 T4.
In case a terminal unit T1 generates a real data A and opens it, the real data A is used in the terminal units T2 T4 without particular enquiry to the command link center 4c or the terminal unit T1.
1 A request for data A is input firt to the terminal unit T2 from the input unit 16.
2 The processing part 12 of termnal unit T2 retrieves the real data file 24 using the command A. But, since the real data A does not exist, the processing part 12 asks the learning control part 11 for extracting the real data A. The learning control part 11 designates the command A, requests the real data to the terminal unit T1, fetches the data from the terminal unit T1 and writes such data to the real data file 24.
4 The data A is altered by adding a new data to the data A from the input unit 19.
7 The command processing partg 13 declares that the command C is equalized to the command A and notifies it to the command link center 4c. The command processing part 13 generates the command equalizing information "C=A" or "C(T2) = A (T1)" and sends it to the command link center 4c.
As explained above, the distributed couple of real data A and C are equalized and used as the one data as shown in Fig. 9D. In actual, the real data A also exists in the real data file 24 of terminal unit T2 owing to the processing 2 .
8 The terminal unit T1 equalizes the real data A existing in the real data file 24 to the real data B as shown in Fig. 9E. It can be realized, for example, by executing the processings 3 to 7 .
10 The terminal unit T4 equalizes the command E to the command A in the same way as the processings 1 to 7.
11 Upon reception of the command equalizing information, the command link center 4c stores ti to the exclusive file for each reception.
Such processings may be summarized as shown in Fig. 9C and as a result, the command equalizing information becomes equal to "A(T1) = B (T1) = C (T2) = D (T3) = E (T4)".
2 The real data processing part 14 of terminal unit T2 enquiries existence of command equalized to the command C to the command link center 4c.
3 The command link center 4c retrieves the equlizing information for the command C and returns the commands A, B, D and E or A (T1), B (T1), D (T3) and E (T4) to the temrnal unit T2 based on the command equalizing information "C (T2) = A (T1) = B (T1) = D (T3) = E (T4)".
4 Upon reception of the equalized command, the processing part 12 of terminal unit T2 ask the learning center 11 for extraction of real data corresponding to the command. The learning center 11 uses these real data and requests the real data A and B to the terminal T1, real data D to the terminal unit T3 and real data E to the terminal unit T4. Moreover, the real data processing part 14 may extract the read data C from the real file 24.
5 The processing parts 12 or real data processing parts 14 of the terminal units T1, T3, T4 extract the real data A, B, D, E corresponding to the requested commands from each real data file 24 and return the data to the terminal unit T2.
6 The real data A, B, D, E received by the learning center 11 of terminal unit T2 are registered in the real data file 24.
7 The real data processing part 14 extracts the real data A, B, D, E from the real data file 24 using the equalized commands and sends it to the display data processing part 15 together with the real data C. The display data processing part 15 displays the real data A to E on the display unit 18.
Such processing may be realized even when any command from A to E is designated from any terminal unit among the units T1 to T4. However, the commands to be detected from the terminal units T1 to T4 are restricted.
In this case, if a plurality of data are overlapped on the same I position on the display screen, processing is carried out so that the display is realized in the window format. It is also allowed the display is sequentially made by the click operation with a pointing device, etc. after display is once made. Meanwhile, display of only the equalized real data A to E is requested (AND input), the processing is carried out so that only the equalized portion is displayed.
As explained above, data may be written from any terminal unit for the common (opened) data (format) A and such data may be displayed as a data from any terminal.
After the processing of Fig. 9F, when the data C display request is input again from the terminal unit T2, following processings are carried out.
First, the equalized commands A, B, D, E are obtained. Next, the real data file 24 is retrieved by the commands A to E to extract the real data A to E. Therefore, data transfer is not carried out.
As explained previously, the incorporated data A to E may be obtained without data transfer. Meanwhile, the reference to the data B to E not opened is impossible without through the command link center 4c from the terminal units other than those generated the relevant data.
Therefore, the real data is protected in safe and any problem does not occur in the charging.
According to the invention indicated in the embodiments shown in Fig. 9A to Fig. 9G, data may be expressed by commands and a plurality of real data distributed in plural terminal units may be processed as a single data by equalizing the commands in the real data control processing in the disgribute data base, the distributed data base system may be formed easily. Moreover, the processing utilizing the distributed data base may be realized easily and at a high speed.
A structure of the embodiment to realize the object to execute security control in accordance with importance degree of the open data in the distributed data base system of the present invention is shown in Fig. 10.
In Fig. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes terminal unit (T1, T2); 3, network; 4d, control center for security control (temporary center); 5, file provided ini the control center to store the tables for various controls.
Tables providedin the file 5 will be explained. Contents list table 57:
Formed by a list of information necessary for reading the data opened to the other terminal units, for example, items (item names) of open data and storing position
Formed by information to allow or not to allow the reading operation, namely the open data items and the ranks of importance given to the items (this rank is called the first rank (level))
Control information tabale 55:
Formed by information for deciding qualification for access and allowing or not allowing the reading operation, namely identification information such as personal ID, passwork and keyword, etc. and personal rank (this is called the second rank (level))
Operations of Fig. 10 will be explained. The terminal unit T1 inputs the request for reading designating the open data in order to read the open data 2 of the other terminal units and then inputs the identification information. This input is sent to the control center 4d through the network 3. The control cneter 4d extracts the first and second ranks corresponding to the open data 2 designated respectively and identification information input from the leading condition table 56 and control information table 55 based on such input. Next, two ranks are collated, adequacy or inadequacy of reading is decided based on the result of collation and thereby the reading is allowed or not allowed. For instance, when the second rank is higher than the first rank, the reading of the contents list table 57 is allowed for the terminal unit T1. In concrete, the contents list table 57 is sent to the terminal unit T1 through the network 3. Thereby, the trminal unit T1 can obtain the information for reading the open data 2. Thereafter, terminal unit T1 makes access to the terminal unit T2 through the network 3 to read the open data 2.
As explained above, the qualification for reading is restricted for the open data 2 in accordance with importance of data.
Fig. 10 will be explained in more detail. The open data of terminal unit T2 is formed by item and real data as shown in the figure. Even when it the open data 2, the real data thereof exists only in the terminal unit T2 and the item exists in both terminal lunit T1 and control center 4d.
The terminal unit T1 holds therein the data in the data base and decides whether it is opned to the other terminal units or not and then executes the necessary processings. Namely, the terminal unit T1 does not register the non-open data to the control center 4d. For the open data 2, the corresponding rank (first rank), self terminal number, storing position of relevant data are sent to the control center 4d. Therefore, the first rank indicates an importance degree of open data. For instance, in the case of the company data base, such importance degree includes "three or more years from start of working in this company" (to be allowed to read the open data) and "section chief or higher".
The terminal unit T1 allows the other terminal unit T2 making access with the information such as item and storing position to read the requested open data and sends data 2 to such terminal uni T2.
The reading processing part 41 generates and holds a reading condition table 56 in accordance with registration of open data 2 from the terminal unit 1. In this case, the item transmitted as the open data and corresponding rank (first rank) are registered in the reading condition table 56.
The contents control part 42 transmits contents of the contents list table 57 to the terminal unit 1 accessed in accordance with the permission issued from the reading processing part 41. In this case, the contents transmitted are limited only to that corresponding to the (item of) open data 2 which the terminal unit 1 requests to read. Thereby, the reading of the other open data 2 may be prevented.
Fig. 11A is a diagram for explaining tables.
As shown in (A), the control information table 55 stores, for each user, the name, personal ID (identification number) and rank and moreoover stores password or keword, etc. to be used by this user.
Fig. 11B and Fig. 11C are diagram for explaining the connecting sequence and a data control processing flow.
1 The data generated by the terminal unit T2 (refer to Fig. 10) is opened as the opend data 2 and necessary data is transmitted to the control center 4d.
4 The reading processing part 41of the control center 4d registers the rank to the predetermined position of the reading condition table 56.
6 The control center 4d requests input of identification inforamtion to the request issuing terminal unit T1 through the network 3.
10 When the reading is allowed the contents control part 42 extracts contents of the contents list table 57.
The control center 4d sents such contents to the request issuing terminal unit T1 through the network 3.
Next, the technique for controlling the data base by grouping the terminals units connected in the network of the distributed data base for convenience of using such data base and the technique for using data between groups will be explained with reference to Fig. 12 and Fig. 13A to Fig. 13C.
Fig. 12 is a total structural diagram. In Fig. 12, the reference numeral 1 denotes terminal unit (T1, T2, T3); 2, data base to be held in the distributed termial units; 3, network; 4, one terminal unit operating as the control center (temporary center) having the control function; 6, boundary of group.
In this structure, the terminal units 1 holding a plurality of distributed data bases are connected in the network 3 just like the distributed data base system explained above, and a predetermined number of terminal units 1 form a group (group A in the example of figure). The one terminal unit of the group A functions as the control center 4 and is provided with the inforamtion required for control. The terminal unit 3 does not belong to the group A. The information required for control is which terminal unit holds which data and which data should be opened or not opened. In some cases, the data such as pass word may be included to check the terminal units and users as the control information.
The terminal unit 1 forming the group A requests retrieval for the data of the other terminal units to the control center 4 through the network 3. The control center 4 checks, when the network 3 is the public network, whether the request issuing terminal unit 1 belongs to the group A or not (by receiving the check data such as password,etc. from the terminal unit 1). When check is not rejected, the control center retrieves data based on the request and sends the result of retrieval (for example, the terminal unut number holding the data) to the request issuing terminal unit. The request issuing terminal unit 1 makes reference to the data from the data base of the terminal unit 1 holding the data base on the basis of the result received.
The structure of Fig. 12 will further be explained. The terminal unit T1 is an independent computer system. Therefore, the terminal unit T1 and control center 4 are mutually connected through the network, forming a computer network. The terminal unit T1 and control center 4 are terminal units belonging, for example, to a company and distributed in local areas and therefore these terminal units form a group and use the data base in common. Meanwhile, the terminal unit T3 is connected to the network but belongs, for example, to another company.
The control center 4 is provided with an information file for control. The control information is stored in the information file for each data (information) of data base 2 or each data to be held by the one termnal unit. The one control information is formed by name of information, abbreviation of control, keyword for retrieval, comment storing list, terminal unit ID (terminal unit number), part ID (data storing position), charging data, data for deletion, possibility or impossibility of opening, data item of data base 2, etc. The data of data base 2 are held inthe distributed terminal units.
In this figure, 1A, 1B, 4A, 4B, 2A, 2B indicate the terminal units, control centers and data bases respectively belonging to the group A and group B. 7 denotes an intergroup control terminal.
In this example, the groups A, B hold different data bases 2A, 2B by distributing to a plurality of terminal units 1A, 1B. The predetermined data among the data of data base 2A of group A are opened also to the terminal units not belonging to group A. Namely, reference is also allowed to the terminal unit 1B of group B. On the contrary, it is also applied to the data base 3B of group B.
Reference to the data bases 3A and 3B between different groups A, B is certainly carried out through the intergroup control terminal unit 7. In this case, direct transmission or reception of data between the terminal units 1A, 1B or between control centers 4A and 4B is not allowed.
The intergroup control center 7 is formed by the termial unit connected in the network 3 and is provided corresponding to a plurality of groups which are allowed to make reference to the data bases 3A, 3B. The intergroup terminal unit 7 carries out the processing, between a plurality of groups A, B, similar to that conducted by the control centers 4A, 4B in the respective groups. Namely, the intergroup terminal unit 7 controls reference to the data bases 3A, 3B between the groups A and B and also controls communication between the groups A, B for the reference.
Therefore, the data is gathered fromthe intergroup control centers 4A, 4B and are registered to the intergroup control information file (not illustrated).
Moreover, when the control centers 4A, 4B requests retrieval for making reference to the data bases 3B, 3A of the other groups B, A, the intergroup control terminal 7 retrieves the intergroup control information file and sends the result to the request issuing control centers 4A, 4B.
Moreover, when the control centers 4A, 4B requests data transfer to the contral centers 4B, 4A of the other groups B, A, the intergroup control terminal 7 receives the data from the rquest issuing terminal unit and transfers such data to the destination.
Such processing is executed as the processing between the intergroup control terminal unit 7 and the control centers 4A, 4B of the groups A, B. Therefore, the processing is always carried out through the control centers 4A, 4B without direct communication between the terminal units 1A, 1B and the intergroup control terminal 7.
For registration of control information, the control centers 4A, 4B sends only the control information about the open data among the control information thereof to the intergroup control terminal unit 7.
3 Based on this request, the control center 4A retrieves self control inforamtion file.
5 When the data is to be controlled by the control center 4A, the (terminal unit ID, etc. of the) terminal unit 1A holding such data as the result of retrieval is sent to the request issuing terminal unit 1A throught the network 3.
The control center 4A sends a result of retrival to the request issuing terminal unit 1A through the network. When the data is not open data, the intergroup control terminal unit 7 sends that data does not exist (or data is not open data) as the result of retrieval.
9 The request issuing terminal unit 1A makes access to the terminal unit 1A or 1B holding the relevant data through the network 3 on the basis of the result of retrieval by the control center 4A or intergroup control terminal unit 7 in order to request the relevant data.
10 The terminal unit 1A or 1B having received the request sends the data to the request issuing terminal unit 1A through the network.
Next, the basic structure of the embodiment of the present invention which realizes distribution of load and risk during failure for controlling the distributed data base system will be explained with reference to Fig. 14.
In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes terminal unit (T1 T4); 2, information intrinsic to the selfl terminal unit; 3, network; 5, control information file.
Total operation of Fig. 14 will be explained hereunder. Upon declaration for control of data base concerning predetemined items in the control information, the control informatin processing part 10 of the terminal unit T2 gethers inforamtion about predetermined items from the other terminal unit 1 and stores such information to the control information file 11. Thereafter, this control information processing part 10 controls data base concerning the predetermined items of distributed data base using the control information file 11 storing the predetermined items. Namely, the terminanl unit T2 is considered to function as the control center for the predetermined items from the other terminal units.
For instance, in case the terminal unit T1 controls the item of "personal ID", the terminal unit T3 controls "contents" and the terminal unit T4 controls "keyword", the control information processing part 10 of each terminal unit T1 T3, T4 respectively generates the control information or control information file 11 for personal ID, contents and keyword.
As the control information center of the distributed data base system, the command control center (Fig. 6) for controlling commands and common commands and the command link center (Fig. 8) for controlling equalized data of commands are also included in addition to those explained above.
In Fig. 15A, the numeral 1 denotes a terminal unit formed by the processing apparatus; 11, control information file; 2, data base and 3, network.
The control informationi processing part 10 is formed by a center declaration processing part 10a, retrieval processing part 10b and center alteration processing part 10c.
The retrieval processing part 10b retrieves the self control information file 11, checks whether reference to the data base 12 is allowed or not based on the result of retrieval and asks the terminal unit 1 providing the data base 2 for reference for retrieving such data base 2 only when the refrence is allowed. Retrieval of control information file 11 is carred out in accordance with input of commands, name (contents) and keyword of data base in case relevant control information file 11 is provided for personal ID, contents and keyword. This input can also be realized from any terminal unit 1 (T1 T4 of Fig. 1) and on the other hand, the retrieval is carried out only by the retrieval processing part 10b of the terminal unit 1 as the control center of relevant items.
Therefore, the retrieval processing part 10b makes access to the terminal unit 1 as the control center for personal ID. Moreover, the label/level of data base 2 can be obtained from the control information file 11 for self contents or keywords. Accordingly, the retrieval processing part 10b for executing such processing belongs to the terminal unit 1 as the control center for contents or keywords.
The functions of each control center may be summarized as follow from above explanation.
The keyword center executes the proceesing like the contents control center for the keywords of each data base 2 in the group.
The center alteration processing part 10c transfers the function of the terminal unit 1 as the control center to the other terminal units 1 for altering the control center. Therefore, the center alteration processing part 10c checks whether the function and operation of center controlled by the terminal unit 1 to become the control center are possible or not. When such function and operation are possible, the self control information file 11 is transferred to the terminal unit 1 which becomes the control center.
Next, the distributed control processing of data base will be explained with reference to Figs 15B to 15I.
In the following explanation, the terminal units T1, T2 and T3 operates respectively as the personal ID control center, contents control center and keyword control center and the the data be to which reference may be made is assuemd to exist in the terminal unit T2. Moreover, a user may make the reference to the data base 2 from the terminal unit T4.
1 A system control person inputs instruction for establishing control center by designating the items for control information to the relevant terminal unit 1. The relevant terminal unit 1 checks, corresponding to such instruction, whether the self terminal unit has the function as the control center or not, namely whether it is provided with the control information processing part 11 or not. When it is not provided with the control information processing part 11, processing is terminated.
The control information processing part 10c of terminal unit T5 is provided with a control information file 11 for contents to store the tranferred contents and establish a new control center.
In case the the termnal unit 1 (for example, T1) which is already functioning as the control center is designated as the terminal unit to become the center next, the control information processing part 10 of such terminal unit T1 can reject the transfer.
1 A self control information file 11 fo personal ID is retrieved in accordance with input of command.
The terminal unit T3 retrieves the self control information file 11 for keyword using a keyword, then checks the qualification of a personall ID accessed and then requests retrieval to the terminal unit T2 where the data base detected as the result of retrieval through the network 3 (iii in figure).
2 The relevant retrieval processing part 10b collates the lebel/level of the data base 2 with that of the personal ID obtained from the terminal unit T1 and checks the qualification.
Moreover, in case a user designates data base 2 on the basis of contents in the place of the keyword, following processings are executed.
The terminal unit T2 makes access to the teminal unit T1 as the personal ID center in order to get the personal ID information.
Moreover, the terminal unit T2 retrieves the self control information file 11 for contents, checks qualification of personal ID, and also retrieves the data base 2 since it exists in the self temrinal unit T2 and then sends it to the terminal unit T4.
1 In accordance with input of the contents (name), the retrieval processing part 10b of terminal unit T2 retrieves the self informationfile 11 for content control to know the storing position and label/level of the data base 2 corresponding to relevant contents.
4 When the qualification is satisfied, the retrieval processing part 10b aks the self terminal unit T2 containing the data base 2 for retrieval thereof. The terminal unit T2 retrieves the data base 2 from the storing position.
The temporary center system of the distributed data base system by the present invention is just suitable for effective realizing quick access to data while a load on the network is reduced in various businesses utilizing a large amount of data as the common resources by a distributed datra base system connected to the network such as public network, for examples, information processing, information offering service or various businesses dealing with data.
Moreover, the terminal units (or individuals) which make access to data base are limited within a certain range, security of data can be protected. Therefore, opening of data may be accelerated. Moreover, the center having the control function of the distributed data base system is shared by various terminal units, load on each terminal uniti is not centralized.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system consisting of a plurality of terminal units connected to a network, wherein;
the one of terminal units connected to the network is set as a center (4a) for controlling contents;
a data offering terminal unit for opening the data to the other terminal units stores the details of data generated in the self file and notifies the contents and terminal unit identification nubmer to said center (4a);
said center (4a) registers contents notified from each data offering terminal unit to a contents file and controls such data;
a user terminal unit requests the contents to said center when it requires data, when only one is selected from the all contents obtained, the user terminal unit makes access to the data offering terminal unit; and
the data offering terminal unit retrieves detail data corresponding to contents requested from the user terminal unit and transmits such data to the user terminal unit.
A temporary center system in the distributed data base system according to claim 1, wherein;
the center (4a) for cotnrolling contents sequentially stores revised contents of data base opened by users sent from the data offering terminal units into a temporaryjob file (51), said contents are given the revision number for each preset period and such revised contents are transferred to a content control file (52); and
when the revision number of contents is reffered from a user terminal unit for requesting opening of contents, insufficient number ofrevisions after the latest revison number of the self terminal unit opended by said terminal unit is extracted from said content revision number control file and then it is transmitted to a user terminal unit.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system according to claim 1, wherein;
When the open content is requested to said center (4a), all open contents and each owner number sent from said center are received, a terminal unit compares the received owner number with a user number of relevant terminal unit and the corresponding open content is stored in the content control file for the other terminal unit provided in the terminal unit only when such owner number matches with the user number.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system consisting of a plurality of terminal units connected in a network, wherein;
the one of terminal units connected to the network is set as the command control center (4b);
the data offering terminal unit for opening data to the other terminal units stores detail of the data generated in the self file and notifies the command and terminal unit identification number to said center (4b);
said center (4b) registers and control the commands and terminal unit identification information notified from each data offering terminal unit to a table; and
a user terminal unit requests data, when necessry, to said center using the command and makes access to the data offering terminal unit using the terminal unit identification information obtained.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system according to claim (4), wherein;
a command control center (4b) is provided with a table registering common commands assigned to incorporated data groups stored in the data bases of the one or a plurality of terminal units and terminal unit information storing each data of said data groups; and
a terminal unit using a command obtains the terminal unit information stong data by issuing enquiry to said center (4b) and thereby corresponding data groups may be obtained using said command.
a terminal unit is provided with a means for assigning commands for expressing thedata stored in the self terminal unit and equalizing different commands as required;
a terminal unit makes enquiry for existence or not existence of the commands equalized to the one command to said center (4c) in the processing of one command in the one terminal unit; and
the relevant terminal unit processes the real data expressed by the one command and the commands equalized thereto in accordance with the response from said temporary center.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system according to claim (1), wherein;
a content control center (4a) is provided with a content list table (57) containing information for reading opend data, a reading condition table including open data items and a first rank designated for such items and a control information table (55) including the identification information of terminal unit (individuals) which can read open data and the second rank granted to the relevant terminal unit (individuals); and
when readng request is issued from the terminal units designating said identification information and data, said first and second ranks are collated from said reading condition table (56) and control information table (55) and reading of said contents list table (57) is allowed to relevant terminal unit for the predetermined case.
A temporary center system in a distributed data base system according to claims 1 to 7, wherein;
a group is formed with a predetermined plurality of terminal units in the terminal units connected to the network and a center for controlling data distributed and stored in the relevant group is also provided;
said center retrieves the distributed dat bases on the basis of the request issued from the terminal units of said group; and
the request issuring terminal unit makes reference to said data bases which must be distributed and stored on the basis of the result of said retrieval.
A temporary center in a distributed data base system according to claim 8, wherein;
a group formed by said predetermined terminal units is provided a plural numbers (A, B) and centers (4A, 4B) for controlling the data bases distributed and stored in respective groups are provided in each group;
an intergroup control terminal unit (7) for controlling said plural data bases distributed and stored (A, B) is provided;
said each center retrieves the data base within the group on the basis of the request from the terminal unit within the group to which each center belongs;
said intergroup control terminal unit (7) retrieves the data base belonging to the group other than the group to which said temporary center blongs on the basis of the request from said each center; and
the terminal unit which has issued a request makes reference to the data base of the group other than that to which relevant terminal unit belongs on the basis of the result of retrieval by said intergroup control terminal unit.
A temporary center in a distributed data base system according to claims 1 to 9, wherein;
a terminal unit is provided with a control information processing aprt for processing predetermioned items of control information for controlling data base and a control information file for storing said predetermined items;
said terminal unit stores information about items of said control information; and
said control information processing part becomes a center for gathers relevant predetermined items from said plural terminal units and stores such items to said control information file after generating declaration for controlling said data base to the other terminal units and also controls the datra base about the relevant items using the relevant control information file.
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