Object matching management system enabling instantaneous reflection of change in object information in operation terminals

Abstract

An object matching management apparatus includes an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, a communication part communicating with operation terminals for specified objectives, and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part and the communication part. The information processing part acquires information on processing performed on a specific one of the objects from an operation terminal through the communication part updates the specific object stored in the information storage part based on the acquired processing information and transmits the acquired processing information to another operation terminal through the communication part.

1 . An object matching management apparatus comprising: 
 an information storage part storing objects composing operation results;    a communication part communicating with operation terminals for specified objectives; and    an information processing part controlling operations of said information storage part and said communication part,    wherein said information processing part acquires information on processing performed on a specific one of the objects from a first one of the operation terminals through said communication part, updates the specific object stored in said information storage part based on the acquired processing information, and transmits the acquired processing information to a second one of the operation terminals through said communication part.    
     
     
         2 . The object matching management apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said information storage part stores correspondence between types of the objects and necessity determination information for determining necessity of the objects according to the types thereof with respect to each of the objectives of the operation terminals; and    said information processing part, in transmitting the acquired processing information to the second one of the operation terminals, specifies the type of the specific object based on the acquired processing information, reads out part of the necessity determination information which part corresponds to the specified type of the specific object from said information storage part, transmits the acquired processing information and the read-out part of the necessity determination information to the operation terminals through said communication part, receives a request for information on the updated specific object through said communication part from the second one of the operation terminals determining that the specific object is necessary for the objective thereof, and transmits the information on the updated specific object to the second one of the operation terminals through said communication part.    
     
     
         3 . The object matching management apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said information processing part receives, from one of the operation terminals through said communication part, a request to set additional necessity determination information for one of the types of the objects which one lacks corresponding necessity determination information, and sets the additional necessity determination information in the correspondence stored in said information storage part.  
     
     
         4 . The object matching management apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the specific object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the first one of the operation terminals by the processing.  
     
     
         5 - 8 . (canceled)  
     
     
         9 . A program for object matching management by an object matching management apparatus including an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, a communication part communicating with operation terminals for specified objectives, and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part and the communication part, the program causing the information processing part to perform the operations of: 
 (a) acquiring information on processing performed on a specific one of the objects from a first one of the operation terminals through the communication part;    (b) updating the specific object stored in the information storage part based on the acquired processing information; and    (c) transmitting the acquired processing information to a second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         10 . The program as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein: 
 the information storage part stores correspondence between types of the objects and necessity determination information for determining necessity of the objects according to the types thereof with respect to each of the objectives of the operation terminals; and    the information processing part is caused, in said operation (c), to perform the operations of:    (d) specifying the type of the specific object based on the acquired processing information;    (e) reading out part of the necessity determination information which part corresponds to the specified type of the specific object from the information storage part;    (f) transmitting the acquired processing information and the read-out part of the necessity determination information to the operation terminals through the communication part;    (g) receiving a request for information on the updated specific object through the communication part from the second one of the operation terminals determining that the specific object is necessary for the objective thereof; and    (h) transmitting the information on the updated specific object to the second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         11 . The program as claimed in  claim 10 , further causing the information processing part to perform the operations of: 
 (i) receiving, from one of the operation terminals through the communication part, a request to set additional necessity determination information for one of the types of the objects which one lacks corresponding necessity determination information; and    (j) setting the additional necessity determination information in the correspondence stored in the information storage part.    
     
     
         12 . The program as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the specific object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the first one of the operation terminals by the processing.  
     
     
         13 - 16 . (canceled)  
     
     
         17 . A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for object matching management by an object matching management apparatus including an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, a communication part communicating with operation terminals for specified objectives, and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part and the communication part, the program causing the information processing part to perform the operations of: 
 (a) acquiring information on processing performed on a specific one of the objects from a first one of the operation terminals through the communication part;    (b) updating the specific object stored in the information storage part based on the acquired processing information; and    (c) transmitting the acquired processing information to a second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein: 
 the information storage part stores correspondence between types of the objects and necessity determination information for determining necessity of the objects according to the types thereof with respect to each of the objectives of the operation terminals; and    the information processing part is caused, in said operation (c), to perform the operations of:    (d) specifying the type of the specific object based on the acquired processing information;    (e) reading out part of the necessity determination information which part corresponds to the specified type of the specific object from the information storage part;    (f) transmitting the acquired processing information and the read-out part of the necessity determination information to the operation terminals through the communication part;    (g) receiving a request for information on the updated specific object through the communication part from the second one of the operation terminals determining that the specific object is necessary for the objective thereof; and    (h) transmitting the information on the updated specific object to the second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the program further causes the information processing part to perform the operations of: 
 (i) receiving, from one of the operation terminals through the communication part, a request to set additional necessity determination information for one of the types of the objects which one lacks corresponding necessity determination information; and    (j) setting the additional necessity determination information in the correspondence stored in the information storage part.    
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the specific object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the first one of the operation terminals by the processing.  
     
     
         21 - 24 . (canceled)  
     
     
         25 . In an object matching management system having an apparatus for object matching management, the apparatus including an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, a communication part communicating with operation terminals for specified objectives, and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part and the communication part, a method for object matching management, the method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) the information processing part acquiring information on processing per-formed on a specific one of the objects from a first one of the operation terminals through the communication part;    (b) the information processing part updating the specific object stored in the information storage part based on the acquired processing information; and    (c) the information processing part transmitting the acquired processing information to a second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         26 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein: 
 the information storage part stores correspondence between types of the objects and necessity determination information for determining necessity of the objects according to the types thereof with respect to each of the objectives of the operation terminals; and    said step (c) comprises the steps of:    (d) the information processing part specifying the type of the specific object based on the acquired processing information;    (e) the information processing part reading out part of the necessity determination information which part corresponds to the specified type of the specific object from the information storage part;    (f) the information processing part transmitting the acquired processing information and the read-out part of the necessity determination information to the operation terminals through the communication part;    (g) the information processing part receiving a request for information on the updated specific object through the communication part from the second one of the operation terminals determining that the specific object is necessary for the objective thereof; and    (h) the information processing part transmitting the information on the updated specific object to the second one of the operation terminals through the communication part.    
     
     
         27 . The method as claimed in  claim 26 , further comprising the steps of: 
 (i) the information processing part receiving, from one of the operation terminals through the communication part, a request to set additional necessity determination information for one of the types of the objects which one lacks corresponding necessity determination information; and    (j) the information processing part setting the additional necessity determination information in the correspondence stored in the information storage part.    
     
     
         28 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the specific object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the first one of the operation terminals by the processing.  
     
     
         29 - 32 . (canceled)