JP6844926B2 - Program placement system, program placement method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program placement system, a program placement method, and a program that automatically places a program running on a computer.

It is disclosed that a new service is constructed by combining a plurality of programs (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1). Hereinafter, a program that realizes the functions required to build a certain service will be referred to as a functional program. In addition, a person who builds a new service by combining functional programs is described as a service developer. For example, a functional program is a WebAPI, a library, a module program, a program that involves input or output of data, or an application such as a smartphone.

At this time, the input / output format of the functional program generally differs depending on each functional program, and the service developer cannot change the input / output format when combining the functional programs. The input / output formats include, for example, devices such as microphones that handle audio data and cameras that handle video data, data formats such as JSON and XML, and network protocols such as TCP and UDP.

Normally, it is not possible to combine functional programs with different input / output formats. However, by separately executing input / output format conversion and the like, it is possible to combine a plurality of programs that do not match the input / output formats.

This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, consider inputting the voice generated by the program A whose output format is only the output to the speaker to the program B which accepts only the voice input from the microphone as the input format. At this time, there is a program that can receive the sound generated from the program A and normally output from the speaker and make it appear as if it is an input from a microphone. This program is known, for example, as a virtual microphone, and is usually used for video distribution, such as placing the sound being played on the distributor's personal computer on the distributed video.

By using this virtual microphone, the voice data generated by the program A is once output to the virtual microphone, and the voice input from the virtual microphone is used as the input of the program B, so that the input / output formats do not match with the program A. Program B can be connected. Hereinafter, a program that can be used to receive data, convert data, and perform communication for connecting multiple machines in order to combine a plurality of programs will be described as a concatenated program.

As another example, for the smartphone app B that translates the characters that are reflected in the camera as the input format, the video that is played by the video app A whose output format is only output to the display is input. If you think about it, you can also combine apps with a connection program such as a virtual camera.

In this way, by using the concatenated program, it is possible to construct a service in which the functional programs are combined without changing the functional programs themselves for a plurality of functional programs having a fixed input / output format.

Patent No. 5046989

MicroServices-Java the Unix way, 33rd Degree Conference, March 2012

However, in the service construction by combining the conventional function programs, it is not usually considered to concatenate the function programs having different input / output formats, and the service developer judges whether or not it is possible and by converting the input / output format. It is necessary to concatenate the functional programs. In other words, in order to combine functional programs whose input / output formats do not match, the service developer himself determines whether or not there is a need for a concatenated program from the input / output format of the functional program that he / she wants to combine, and then places the concatenated program on the computer. , It is necessary to perform work such as input / output format conversion using a concatenation program.

This work requires knowledge about the input / output format of the functional program and knowledge about the input / output format of the connected program, and has a problem that it cannot be easily performed because the work needs to be performed manually.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a program placement system and program placement capable of automatically selecting and arranging a concatenated program required when combining a plurality of functional programs and automatically inputting settings. The purpose is to provide methods and programs.

In order to achieve the above object, the program arrangement system according to the present invention automatically arranges the concatenated program in a form that matches the input / output formats of a plurality of functional programs.

Specifically, the program placement system according to the present invention is a program placement system that places programs that operate on a computer.
Based on the input multiple function programs to be combined and the connection information that specifies the order in which the function programs are connected, the input / output formats of the respective function programs are acquired, and the functions are obtained in the order specified by the connection information. Necessary connection program judgment unit to judge the necessity of the connection program to connect the program,
When the required concatenation program determination unit determines that the concatenation program is necessary, the concatenation program arrangement unit that arranges the concatenation program matching the acquired input / output format on the computer, and the concatenation program arrangement unit.
It is characterized by including a connection program control unit having the above.

Further, the program arrangement method according to the present invention is a program arrangement method for arranging a program running on a computer.
Based on the input multiple function programs to be combined and the connection information that specifies the order in which the function programs are connected, the input / output formats of the respective function programs are acquired, and the functions are obtained in the order specified by the connection information. Necessary connection program judgment procedure to judge the necessity of the connection program to connect the program, and
When the required concatenation program determination procedure determines that the concatenation program is necessary, the concatenation program arrangement procedure for arranging the concatenation program matching the acquired input / output format on the computer and the concatenation program arrangement procedure.
It is characterized by performing.

This program placement system and method confirm the input / output format of the linked functional programs. This program placement system and method determines that a concatenated program is unnecessary if the input / output formats are the same. If the input / output formats are different, the functional programs cannot be linked unless the formats are converted. Therefore, this program placement system and method seek out a concatenated program capable of converting the input / output format and place it in the computer. Functional programs can be linked via this linking program.

Therefore, the present invention can provide a program placement system and a program placement method capable of automatically selecting and arranging a concatenated program required when combining a plurality of functional programs and automatically inputting settings. ..

The program arrangement system according to the present invention further includes a computer management unit that acquires environmental information regarding the environment of the computer and determines the functional program and the connection program arranged in the computer.
The connection program control unit
Under the environmental information acquired by the computer management unit, a connection setting determination unit that determines whether or not connection setting is necessary for connecting the functional programs arranged in the computer with the connection program, and a connection setting determination unit.
When the connection setting determination unit determines that the connection setting is necessary, the function program, the connection setting input unit that performs the connection setting in the connection program, and the connection setting input unit.
It is characterized by further having.

Further, the program arrangement method according to the present invention is
A computer management procedure for acquiring environmental information about the environment of the computer and determining the functional program and the connection program arranged in the computer, and
Under the environment information acquired in the computer management procedure, a connection setting determination procedure for determining the necessity of connection setting for connecting the function programs arranged in the computer with the connection program, and a connection setting determination procedure.
When the connection setting is determined to be necessary in the connection setting determination procedure, the connection setting input procedure for performing the connection setting in the function program and the connection program, and the connection setting input procedure.
It is characterized by further performing.

Further, it is necessary to manually perform many tasks such as setting each function program and each program for connecting the connected program, and there is also a problem that it cannot be easily performed. Since the present invention automatically inputs the settings required for a plurality of functional programs and connection programs, the connection settings can be automatically set.

The required connection program determination unit of the program arrangement system according to the present invention is
When it is determined that the linked program is necessary, a linked program that can operate in the computer environment is created based on the operating environment of the functional program, the operating environment of the linked program, and the environment information acquired by the computer management unit. It is characterized by selection.

In addition, there is a problem that it is necessary for the service developer to determine whether each functional program or linked program operates normally according to the resource status of the computer, and to change the location of the program and the amount of the program to be operated. there were. In the present invention, since the function program and the connection program are selected according to the computer environment and the operating environment, the adjustment work can be automatically performed.

The program arrangement system according to the present invention is a computer control that requires the arrangement of one or a plurality of computers that can operate the functional program and the connected program based on the operating environment of the functional program and the operating environment of the connected program. It is characterized by further providing a part.

Further, the program arrangement method according to the present invention requires the arrangement of one or a plurality of computers capable of operating the functional program and the connected program based on the operating environment of the functional program and the operating environment of the connected program. It is characterized by further performing computer control procedures.

Even if there is a request to connect functional programs, there are cases where a computer is not prepared. In this case, it was necessary for the service developer to select a computer that meets the amount of resources required for the functional program and the linked program. In the present invention, since the computer is arranged according to the function program and the connection program, the selection work can be automatically performed.

The program arrangement system according to the present invention can also be realized by a computer and a program, and the program can be recorded on a recording medium or provided through a network.

The present invention can provide a program placement system, a program placement method, and a program capable of automatically selecting and arranging a concatenated program required when combining a plurality of functional programs and automatically inputting settings. ..

It is a figure explaining the problem of the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the problem of the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the program arrangement method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the computer which arranged the concatenated program by the program arrangement method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the program arrangement method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the program arrangement method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the program arrangement method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the database which manages the input / output format by the program arrangement system which concerns on this invention. (A) is a database that manages the input / output format of the functional program, and (B) is a database that manages the input / output format of the concatenated program.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, the components having the same reference numerals in the present specification and the drawings shall indicate the same components.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the program arrangement system 301 of the present embodiment. The entire system includes a functional program database 101 that stores a plurality of functional programs, a linked program database 102 that stores a plurality of linked programs, a computer 103, and a program placement system 301. In this embodiment, as an example, a schematic configuration for constructing a video playback service with subtitles by combining a video playback program and a voice recognition program is shown.

The video reproduction program stored in the functional program database 101 alone inputs video contents such as file data and outputs the reproduced video and the reproduced audio to the display and the speaker of the computer. The voice recognition program stored in the function program database 101 alone receives the voice from the microphone and outputs the voice recognition result as a character string to the display.

The virtual microphone stored in the linked program database 102 is an example of a linked program, and outputs voice data as voice collected by a physical microphone. It is assumed that the computer 103 is a general physical machine or virtual machine, and is provided with a speaker capable of reproducing audio and a display capable of displaying video.

The functional program DB (DB: database) 101 and the linked program DB 102 are DBs that store the functional programs and linked programs that can be used by the service developer, respectively, but the locations of these databases may be anywhere. For example, these databases may be external to the overall system and may be distributed to the entire system over the network.

The program arrangement system 301 includes a functional program management unit 10, a connection program management unit 20, and a connection program control unit 30. The functional program management unit 10 has a functional program input / output format management unit 11 that stores information on the input / output format of the functional program and provides the information to other functional units as needed, such as when requested. The concatenated program management unit 20 has a concatenated program input / output format management unit 21 that stores information on the input / output format of the concatenated program and provides the information to other functional units as needed, such as when requested.

The connection program control unit 30
Based on the input multiple function programs to be combined and the connection information that specifies the order in which the function programs are connected, the input / output formats of the respective function programs are acquired, and the functions are obtained in the order specified by the connection information. Necessary connection program determination unit 31 to determine the necessity of the connection program to connect the programs,
When the necessary concatenation program determination unit 31 determines that the concatenation program is necessary, the concatenation program arrangement unit 32 that arranges the concatenation program matching the acquired input / output format on the computer, and the concatenation program arrangement unit 32.
Have.
That is, the required connection program determination unit 31 determines the required connection program from the input / output format of the functional program, and the connection program arrangement unit 32 arranges the required connection program.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the program arrangement system 301.
The operation is a program arrangement method for arranging a program running on the computer 103.
Based on the input multiple function programs to be combined and the connection information that specifies the order in which the function programs are connected, the input / output formats of the respective function programs are acquired, and the functions are obtained in the order specified by the connection information. Necessary connection program judgment procedure to judge the necessity of the connection program to connect the program, and
When the required concatenation program determination procedure determines that the concatenation program is necessary, the concatenation program arrangement procedure for arranging the concatenation program matching the acquired input / output format on the computer 103 and the concatenation program arrangement procedure.
including.

First, the service developer specifies the functional programs to be combined and their connection relationships (order relationships) (step S12). Here, it is assumed that the video playback program and the voice recognition program are connected as described above to build a video playback service with subtitles. The functional program input / output format management unit 11 has a database for managing the input / output format of the functional program. The concatenated program input / output format management unit 21 has a database for managing the input / output format of the concatenated program. FIG. 11 shows an example of DB information used for input / output format management.

The necessary connection program determination unit 31 makes an inquiry to the function program input / output format management unit 11 to obtain the input / output format of the video reproduction program and the input / output format of the voice recognition program (step S13). As a result, it can be seen that the video playback program inputs file data, outputs the video to the display, outputs the sound to the speaker, and the voice recognition program inputs the voice data from the microphone and outputs the character string to the display. .. Therefore, in order to connect them, it is determined that a connection program (here, a virtual microphone) that inputs the sound of the video reproduction program and outputs it as the sound input from the microphone is required (steps S13 and S14). That is, the input / output formats of the linked functional programs are compared, and when the program whose output is A and the program whose input is B are linked, a linked program that can convert format A to format B is selected. Here, the input / output formats of the video playback program and the voice recognition program do not match, but if they do match, the function programs are directly linked without arranging the link program. Here, in FIG. 11, the input of the virtual microphone is voice: speaker, which means that the sound originally output to the speaker is taken as its own input as an internal process of the machine. The storage format in the DB may be audio, video, microphone, speaker, or other expression method.
Steps S12 to S14 are the necessary connection program determination procedures.

Next, the connection program arrangement unit arranges the necessary connection program (here, a virtual microphone) on the computer (step S15). "Place on computer" means "install the program on the computer". This makes it possible to construct a video playback service with subtitles that combines a video playback program and a voice recognition program, as shown in FIG. Step 15 is the connection program placement procedure.

At this time, regarding the arrangement of the functional programs, a system that accepts the functional programs to be combined by the service developer when specifying the connection relationship may be arranged, or the program arrangement system 301 may arrange them together with the connected program. Is also good. The timing of arranging the functional program is arbitrary.

Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 5, since the voice data is used by the voice recognition program, the voice is not reproduced from the speaker, but by arranging a separate voice mixer, the voice data is output together with the speaker to output the voice. It may be possible to play at the same time. At this time, the voice mixer may be determined by the necessary connection program determination unit 31 of the present invention based on an instruction from the service developer as to whether or not to reproduce the sound, and may be arranged by the connection program arrangement unit 32. At this time, the voice mixer is one of the connection programs.

Further, although only one computer is used for the sake of simplicity, each function program and the concatenated program may be operated on another computer. The computer on which each program operates may be specified by the service developer, or may be automatically determined by the program placement system 301 in consideration of the resource status of the computer 103.

Next, the case where the setting is input after the functional program and the concatenated program are arranged will be described. The configuration when the setting is input will be described with reference to the program arrangement system 302 of FIG. 6 and its operation with the flowchart of FIG.

The program placement system 302 obtains environmental information about the environment of the computer 103 from the program placement system 301 of FIG. 3, and causes a computer management unit 40 to determine the functional program and the connection program placed in the computer 103. Further prepare.
Then, the connection program control unit 30
Under the environment information acquired by the computer management unit 40, the connection setting determination unit 33 that determines the necessity of connection setting for connecting the functional programs arranged in the computer 103 with the connection program, and the connection setting determination unit 33.
When the connection setting determination unit 33 determines that the connection setting is necessary, the connection setting input unit 34 that sets the connection to the function program and the connection program, and the connection setting input unit 34.
Further have.

The computer management unit 40 has a computer environment management unit 41 and an arranged connected program management unit 42. The arranged concatenated program management unit 42 stores information about the concatenated program already arranged in the computer 103, and provides the information to other functional units as needed, such as when requested. The computer environment management unit 41 stores information on the environment (hardware conditions, OS, NW settings, etc.) of the computer 103 that operates the function program and the connection program, and provides the information to other function units as needed, such as when requested. To do.

The connection setting determination unit 33 determines the setting required for connecting the functional programs. The connection setting input unit 34 inputs the settings required for connecting the functional programs.

The operation of the connection setting will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.
The operation includes a computer management procedure for acquiring environmental information about the environment of the computer 103 and determining a functional program and a connection program arranged in the computer 103.
Under the environment information acquired in the computer management procedure, a connection setting determination procedure for determining the necessity of connection setting for connecting functional programs arranged in the computer 103 with a connection program, and a connection setting determination procedure.
When it is determined that the connection setting is necessary in the connection setting judgment procedure, the connection setting input procedure for setting the connection to the function program and the connection program, and the connection setting input procedure.
including.

Based on the information obtained from the arranged linked program management unit 42 and the computer environment management unit 41, it is possible to determine which functional program and connected program are arranged in the computer 103 and what kind of settings are made in the computer 103 (). Step S22). Step S22 is the computer management procedure.

Based on this information, the concatenation setting determination unit 33 determines the settings necessary for concatenating the function program and the concatenation program (step S23), and if necessary, the concatenation setting input unit 34 is necessary for concatenation with the function program and the concatenation program. Settings are input (step S24). Step S23 is the connection setting determination procedure, and step S24 is the connection setting input procedure.

For example, a setting for setting the audio output destination of the video reproduction program, which is a functional program, to a virtual microphone is input, or a setting for selecting the input of the voice recognition program as the output of the virtual microphone is input. When the connection program is connected via NW, set the destination IP address of the data output from the connection program to the IP address of the connection destination computer, or set the port number to be used. Is.

Information and programs required to make these settings may be prepared in the form of scripts for each functional program and each linked program, saved in the DB, and read as appropriate, or functional program input / output format management. The information may be possessed by the unit 11 or the connection program input / output format management unit 21.

When selecting a linked program, select a program that meets the operating requirements according to the OS and performance (CPU performance, memory amount, storage amount) of the computer 103 on which the program is placed, NW settings, etc., or select the operating requirements. From the programs to be satisfied, for example, a program having a small amount of required memory may be selected, or a program having a low requirement for operating requirements may be preferentially selected. The configuration in the case of making such a selection will be described with reference to the program arrangement system 302 of FIG. 6, and the operation thereof will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The functional program management unit 10 further has a functional program operating environment management unit 12, and the linked program management unit 20 further has a linked program operating environment management unit 22. Then, when the necessary connection program determination unit 31 determines that the connection program is necessary, the required connection program determination unit 31 sets the environment of the computer 103 based on the operating environment of the functional program, the operating environment of the connection program, and the environment information acquired by the computer management unit 40. Select an operable connection program.

The computer environment management unit 41 stores information on the computer environment (hardware conditions, OS, NW settings, etc.) on which the function program and the linked program are operated, and provides the information to other function units as needed, such as when requested. ..

The connection program operating environment management unit 22 stores information on the operating environment of the connection program, and provides information to other function units as needed, such as when requested (information on conditions such as operating hardware, OS, and NW settings). And provide information to other functional parts as needed, such as when requested).

The functional program operating environment management unit 12 stores information on the operating environment of the functional program and provides information to other functional units as needed, such as when requested (information on conditions such as operating hardware, OS, and NW settings). And provide information to other functional parts as needed, such as when requested).

The operation of the selection operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 8 further includes steps S31 to S33 in addition to the flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, steps S31 to S33 will be described.

The required connection program determination unit 31 is a connection program capable of satisfying the operating environment on the computer based on the information obtained from the computer environment management unit 41, the connection program operating environment management unit 22, and the functional program operating environment management unit 12. Is selected (step S31). If necessary, a concatenated program with less required resources may be selected.

When arranging and operating the functional program and the concatenated program, if there is no computer that can satisfy the operating environment, or if there is no concatenated program that can satisfy the operating environment, the arrangement of the concatenated program is terminated (step). S32, S33). At this time, an error message may be issued to notify that there is no concatenated program capable of satisfying the operating environment.

Also, when the service developer does not specify a specific function program and can select any function program (that is, when it is specified that any video playback program is acceptable, for example). There is. In such a case, a functional program capable of satisfying the operating environment on the computer may be selected as in the above description.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the program arrangement system 302 of the present embodiment. The entire system includes a functional program database 101 that stores a plurality of functional programs, a linked program database 102 that stores a plurality of linked programs, and a program placement system 302. Also in this embodiment, as an example, a schematic configuration for constructing a video playback service with subtitles by combining a video playback program and a voice recognition program is shown.

The program arrangement system 302 enables the function program and the connection program to operate based on the operation environment of the function program management unit 10, the connection program management unit 20, the connection program control unit 30, and the operation environment of the function program, and the operation environment of the connection program. A computer control unit 50 that requests the arrangement of one or more computers is provided. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the computer on which the functional program and the concatenated program are arranged is not prepared in advance, and the computer control unit 50 automatically arranges the computer according to the functional program and the concatenated program, and the functional program and the concatenated program are placed on the computer. Place the concatenation program. It is assumed that the functional program and the connection program required for the service that the service developer wants to build are determined by the procedure described in the first embodiment, and the amount of resources required by them is known.

The computer control unit 50 includes a necessary computer determination unit 51, a computer arrangement unit 52, and a computer setting input unit 53. The required computer determination unit 51 determines a required computer from a plurality of functional programs to be combined and a connected program. The computer arranging unit 52 starts up the necessary computers and arranges them. The computer setting input unit 53 inputs the settings for operating the computer.

The arrangement operation of the computer will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The operation is a computer control procedure that requires the arrangement of one or more computers that enable the functional program and the linked program to operate based on the operating environment of the functional program and the operating environment of the linked program, and is a step of FIG. This is performed after S14 and before step S15.

The required computer determination unit 51 determines the number of computers and the amount of resources from the functional programs and connected programs to be used and the amount of resources required by them (step S42). At this time, the amount of resources secures resources that can satisfy the operating environment of each program, but the minimum amount of resources may be secured, and more resources are secured based on other conditions such as charges. You may.

The computer arrangement unit 52 instructs, for example, a virtual machine manager or an order system of a computer provider to arrange a computer (step S43), and actually arranges the computer (step S46). The computer may be arranged by the virtual machine manager, the ordering system of the computer provider, or directly by the computer arrangement unit 52. At this time, if the resources required by the computer cannot be secured, it may be notified as an error (steps S44 and S45). The computer setting input unit 53 inputs necessary settings (NW setting, OS setting, etc.) so that each program can operate (steps S47 and S48).

After that, the functional program and the linking program are arranged on the computer as described in the first embodiment (step S15).

(Embodiment 3)
For application B, which recognizes and translates characters in the camera by inputting the image reflected in the camera on a terminal such as a smartphone, video application A (example:) in which the output format of the image is only output to the display. Consider inputting a video to be played by a (Youtube app).

At this time, in the same manner as in the above procedure, the connection program arrangement unit 32 arranges the connection program (virtual camera) on the smartphone to make it appear as if it is being shot by the smartphone camera after receiving the video of the video application A. To do. Next, the connection setting determination unit 33 and the connection setting input unit 34 make a setting for connecting the video application A and the connection program on the smartphone and a setting for operating them in the background. Next, set to start the translation application B in the foreground. As a result, the translation application B can input the image of the virtual camera (the image being played by the moving image application A), recognize the characters reflected in the image, and translate the characters.

For these, the service developer may specify whether to operate in the background or in the foreground for each program, and in the case of a smartphone, the function program that the user finally receives information is operated in the foreground. Programs other than the above may be set to background operation, and may be automatically determined according to the terminal.

(Effect of the invention)
The present invention automatically arranges the concatenated programs in a form that matches the input / output formats of a plurality of functional programs, so that even if there is no knowledge about the input / output formats of the functional programs or the input / output formats of the concatenated programs. It is possible to build a service easily and at low cost by combining functional programs that could not be combined only with conventional functional programs via a concatenated program.
According to the present invention, manual work and confirmation can be reduced by automatically inputting necessary settings to a plurality of function programs and connection programs, leading to cost reduction.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can easily and at low cost satisfy the operating requirements of a service by automatically selecting a functional program or a connected program according to a computer environment and an operating environment.
According to the present invention, by arranging computers according to a function program or a connection program, it is possible to prepare a computer required for a service easily and at low cost.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, background operation, foreground operation, and the like of a functional program and a concatenated program can be set.

[Additional Notes]
The following is a description of the program placement system of this embodiment.
(1): A program allocation system including a functional program input / output format management unit 11, a concatenated program input / output format management unit 21, a required concatenation program determination unit 31, and a concatenation program arrangement unit 32.
The program placement system can automatically place the concatenated program and the functional program on the computer 103.

(2): The program arrangement system of the above (1) further includes a computer environment management unit 41, an arranged connection program management unit 42, a connection setting determination unit 33, and a connection setting input unit 34.
This program placement system can automatically input settings.

(3): The program arrangement system of (1) above further includes a functional program operating environment management unit 12, a linked program operating environment management unit 22, and a computer environment management unit 41.
This program placement system makes it possible to select functional programs and linked programs according to the computer environment.

(4): The program arrangement system of the above (1) further includes a functional program operating environment management unit 12, a linked program operating environment management unit 22, a required computer determination unit 51, a computer arrangement unit 52, and a computer setting input unit 53.
This program placement system can easily and inexpensively prepare the computer required for the service.

(5): The program arrangement system of (1) above can set the foreground operation and the background operation of the program according to the service type and the environment such as the terminal.
This program placement system enables a plurality of functional programs to be connected and operated in an environment in which a user such as a smartphone is not supposed to operate a plurality of applications at the same time. Moreover, the setting can be performed easily and at low cost.

301, 302: Program arrangement system 101: Functional program database 102: Linked program database 103: Computer 10: Functional program management unit / functional program input / output format management unit 11: Manages the input / output format of the functional program (device format, data) Format format, NW protocol format, etc.)
-Functional program operating environment management unit 12: Manage the operating environment of the functional program (manage conditions such as operating hardware, OS, and NW settings)
20: Concatenated program management unit / concatenated program input / output format management unit 21: Manages the input / output format of the concatenated program (data format format, NW protocol format, etc.)
-Connected program operating environment management unit 22: Manages the input / output format of the linked program (manages conditions such as operating hardware, OS, and NW settings).
30: Concatenated program control unit ・ Required concatenated program determination unit 31: Judges the required concatenated program from the input / output format of the functional program and operating environment ・ Concatenated program placement unit 32: Arranges (installs) the required concatenated program -Concatenation setting determination unit 33: Judges the setting for concatenating each program-Concatenation setting input unit 34: Inputs the setting for concatenating each program 40: Computer management unit-Computer environment management unit 41: Functional program Manages the environment of the computer (hardware conditions, OS, NW settings, etc.) that operates the linked program. ・ Deployed linked program management unit 42: Manages the linked program already deployed on the computer 50: Computer control unit ・Necessary computer judgment unit 51: Judges the required computer from a plurality of functional programs and connection programs to be combined ・ Computer placement unit 52: Places the required computer ・ Computer setting input unit 53: Settings for operating the computer throw into

The management unit also includes a DB for storing necessary information. If necessary, each setting input unit also includes a function unit for confirming whether the setting is completed correctly.

Claims (8)

A program placement system that places programs that run on a computer.
Based on the input of the plurality of function programs that realize the functions required for constructing the desired service , and the connection information that specifies the order in which the plurality of the function programs are connected, each of the function programs O in order to get the output format shows the data format or network protocol used in the device or input and output is connected to the input and output, connecting the output of a plurality of the function program in the order in which the connection information is specified Necessary connection program judgment unit to judge the necessity of the connection program that converts data, and
When the required combination program determining unit determines that requires the connection program, and combination program placement unit to place a connection program that matches on the acquired input form to a computer,
A program arrangement system comprising a concatenated program control unit having the above. A computer management unit that acquires environmental information about the environment of the computer and determines the functional program and the connection program arranged in the computer is further provided.
The connection program control unit
Under the environmental information acquired by the computer management unit, a connection setting determination unit that determines whether or not connection setting is necessary for connecting the functional programs arranged in the computer with the connection program, and a connection setting determination unit.
When the connection setting determination unit determines that the connection setting is necessary, the function program, the connection setting input unit that performs the connection setting in the connection program, and the connection setting input unit.
The program arrangement system according to claim 1, further comprising. The required connection program determination unit
When it is determined that the linked program is necessary, a linked program that can operate in the computer environment is created based on the operating environment of the functional program, the operating environment of the linked program, and the environment information acquired by the computer management unit. The program placement system according to claim 2, wherein the program placement system is selected. It is characterized by further including a computer control unit that requests the arrangement of one or a plurality of computers that can operate the functional program and the linked program based on the operating environment of the functional program and the operating environment of the linked program. The program placement system according to claim 1. A program placement method in a program placement system that places programs that run on a computer.
Based on the input connection information that specifies the order in which the required connection program determination unit connects the plurality of function programs that realize the functions required for constructing the desired service , and the plurality of the function programs. , Acquire an input / output format indicating a device connected to the input / output of each of the function programs or a data format or network protocol used for the input / output, and input / output of a plurality of the function programs in the order specified by the connection information. Necessary to determine the necessity of a concatenated program that converts input / output data in order to connect
Linking the program allocation unit, if it is deemed necessary the connection program in the required combination program determination procedure, and combination program placement procedure to place the connecting program that matches on the acquired input form to a computer,
A program placement method characterized by performing. A computer management procedure in which the computer management unit acquires environmental information regarding the environment of the computer and determines the function program and the connection program arranged in the computer.
The connection setting determination unit determines the necessity of connection setting for connecting the functional programs arranged in the computer with the connection program based on the environment information acquired by the computer management procedure. Judgment procedure and
When the connection setting input unit determines that the connection setting is necessary in the connection setting determination procedure, the connection setting input procedure for performing the connection setting in the function program and the connection program, and the connection setting input procedure.
The program arrangement method according to claim 5, wherein the program is further performed. The computer control unit further performs a computer control procedure that requests the arrangement of one or more computers that can operate the functional program and the linked program based on the operating environment of the functional program and the operating environment of the linked program. The program arrangement method according to claim 5, wherein the program is arranged. A program for operating a computer as the program arrangement system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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