System for document management and information processing

Claim 2

An integrating document management system comprising: a plurality of databases; a plurality of data processing parts provided for respective ones of said plurality of databases and processing data of said plurality of databases; a user interface part providing an interface for a user; and connecting parts for connection between said user interface part and said plurality of data processing parts, wherein said connecting parts have respective interfaces corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases and have common interfaces for corresponding to said user interface part, such that said plurality of databases can be managed using said user interface, even when interfaces of said plurality of databases are different from each other, and wherein said connecting parts are configured to implement common document management operations upon said plurality of databases, said operations including copying and transferring document data.

Claim 3

The system claimed in claim 1 , wherein said user interface part comprises: a display part displaying data concerning said plurality of databases; and an instructing part for a user to give instructions for processing data of said plurality of databases.

Claim 4

The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said user interface part performs connection and disconnection of the connecting parts corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.

Claim 5

The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said user interface part obtains information indicating whether or not instructions for manipulating data of said plurality of databases are supported or allowed by said plurality of databases from said connecting parts corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.

Claim 6

The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said user interface part uses graphic items representing data of said plurality of databases.

Claim 7

The system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said user interface part obtains graphic data used for displaying the graphic items representing data of said plurality of databases from said connecting parts corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.

Claim 8

An information processing apparatus comprising: a user interface part providing an interface for a user; and connecting parts for connection between said user interface part and a plurality of data processing parts provided for respective ones of a plurality of databases and processing data of said plurality of databases, wherein said connecting parts have respective interfaces corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases and have common interfaces corresponding to said user interface part, such that said plurality of databases can be managed using said user interface, even when interfaces of said plurality of databases are different from each other, and wherein said connecting parts are configured to implement common document management operations upon said plurality of databases, said operations including copying and transferring document data.

Claim 9

An information processing apparatus comprising: a user interface part providing an interface for a user; and connecting parts for connection between said user interface part and a plurality of data processing parts provided for respective ones of a plurality of databases and processing data of said plurality of databases, wherein said connecting parts have respective interfaces corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases and have common interfaces corresponding to said user interface part, such that said plurality of databases can be managed using said user interface, even when interfaces of said plurality of databases are different from each other, and wherein said connecting parts are configured to implement common document management operations upon said plurality of databases, said operations including copying and transferring document data.

Claim 10

A computer-readable recording medium having programs recorded therein, said programs causing a computer to function as: user interface means for providing an interface for a user; and connecting means for connection between said user interface means and a plurality of data processing means, wherein said data processing means is provided for respective ones of a plurality of databases and processing data of said plurality of databases, and wherein said connecting means have respective interfaces corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases and have common interfaces corresponding to said user interface means, such that said plurality of databases can be managed using said user interface, even when interfaces of said plurality of databases are different from each other, and wherein said connecting parts are configured to implement common document management operations upon said plurality of databases, said operations including copying and transferring document data.

Claim 11

A computer-readable recording medium having programs recorded therein, said programs causing a computer to function as: user interface means for providing an interface for a user; and connecting means for connection between said user interface means and a plurality of data processing means, wherein said data processing means is provided for respective ones of a plurality of databases and processing data of said plurality of databases, and wherein said connecting means have respective interfaces corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases and have common interfaces corresponding to said user interface means, such that said plurality of databases can be managed using said user interface, even when interfaces of said plurality of databases are different from each other, and wherein said connecting parts are configured to implement common document management operations upon said plurality of databases, said operations including copying and transferring document data.

Claim 12

The recording medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said user interface means comprises: display means displaying data concerning said plurality of databases; and instructing means for the user to give instructions for processing data of said plurality of databases.

Claim 13

The recording medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said connecting means corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases has a standardized interface against said user interface means.

Claim 14

The recording medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said user interface means performs connection and disconnection of the connecting means corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.

Claim 15

The recording medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said user interface means obtains information indicating whether or not instructions for manipulating data of said plurality of databases are supported or allowed by said plurality of databases from said connecting means corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.

Claim 16

The recording medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said user interface means uses graphic items representing data of said plurality of databases.

Claim 17

The recording medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said user interface means obtains graphic data used for displaying the graphic items representing data of said plurality of databases from the connecting means corresponding to respective ones of said plurality of databases.