Information management device, information management method, and program

Abstract

To manage study information on the assumption that a user changes schools.SOLUTION: An information management server comprises control means. When processing of linking between a school ID account which is set to correspond to a user being enrolled at a specific educational institution and is associated with a first storage area storing therein study information and a private ID which is set to correspond to the user and is associated with a second storage area storing therein past study information of the user and content owned by the user himself or herself is performed, the control means performs such control that the first storage area and the second storage area share study information stored in the respective storage areas.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information management device, an information management method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art A learning support system has been known in the past in which a teacher manages learning information of students using a computer network system.

[0003] For example, in an e-learning system, a learning management system is known that provides learning information to a user (student) terminal and determines the learning status based on the student's answers (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-126100 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the above learning management system does not take into account student transfers (transfers into and out of schools).

[0006] An object of the present invention is to manage learning information assuming that a user will transfer schools. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The information management device of the present invention is equipped with a control means that, when first identification information that is set in correspondence with a user enrolled in a specific educational institution and is linked to a first storage area that stores learning information, and second identification information that is set in correspondence with the user and is linked to a second storage area that stores the user's past learning information and content owned by the user, are processed in conjunction with each other, controls the first storage area and the second storage area to share the learning information stored in each storage area. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to manage learning information assuming that the user will transfer schools. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a server and a storage device. [Figure 3] 10A is a flowchart showing a transfer-out process, and FIG. 10B is a flowchart showing a transfer-in process. [Figure 4] 10A is a diagram showing a student management screen, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a student change screen. [Figure 5] 10A is a diagram showing a login screen, FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a login screen, and FIG. 10C is a diagram showing a link screen. [Figure 6] 10A is a diagram showing a self-study management screen for a school ID folder, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a self-study management screen for a private ID folder. [Figure 7] 1A is a diagram showing a notebook screen, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a my folder management screen. [Figure 8] 10A is a diagram showing a notebook publication notification screen, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a publication history screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.

[0011] 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a learning assistance system 1. The learning assistance system includes a server 20 as an information management device, a storage device 40, and a plurality of terminals 10.

[0012] The learning support system 1 is an information processing system that provides a learning support service and a general management service. The learning support service is a service that supports registered users (teachers and students) of multiple schools as educational institutions in creating and managing learning information for classes and at home. The general management service is a general management service for various products and services provided by an operating company that operates the learning support service, separate from the learning support service. The learning support system 1 includes a server 20, a storage device 40, and multiple terminals 10. The terminals 10 are desktop personal computers (PCs), laptop PCs, tablet PCs, smartphones, mobile phones, etc. The terminals 10 have operation units such as a touch panel, a mouse, a touchpad, a star, a pointing device, a keyboard, keys, and push buttons. The terminals 10 recognize and acquire input information corresponding to the content of gestures made on the input device by the user. The terminals 10 have display devices such as a liquid crystal display and an organic electroluminescence (EL) display. The terminals 10 are display devices that display various information on the display devices.

[0013] The terminal 10 has a communication device such as a mobile phone line communication module, a network card, and a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) adapter. The terminal 10 is connected to an information communication network 9 such as the Internet via the communication device. The terminal 10 can access the server 20 through the network 9. A secure communication protocol such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network) may be adopted for communication between the terminal 10 and the server 20.

[0014] An OS (Operating System) is installed on the terminal 10, along with an application program that can be executed on the OS. The application program may be operable on web browser software, and the terminal 10 accesses the server 20 based on the application program, receives information from the server 20, and displays the contents of the provided information on a display device.

[0015] The server 20 is a server host machine configured by a computer system. The server 20 may be configured by a single computer system, or may be configured by multiple computer systems capable of distributed processing or parallel processing. The server 20 may also be a cloud computing system.

[0016] The storage device 40 is a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic storage device, a NAS (Network Attached Storage), a data server, a file server, or a cloud computing system. The server 20 records information in the storage device 40 and reads information recorded in the storage device 40.

[0017] The learning support system 1 is used by multiple schools. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the number of schools using the learning support system 1 is three (School A, School B, and School C), but the number may be two, four, or more. Each school has at least one teacher, at least one student, and at least one school administrator, who are registered in the learning support system 1 as registrants. The teacher may also serve as the school administrator. The terminal 10 for the teacher of School A is designated as terminal 10A1, the terminal 10 for the students of School A is designated as terminal 10A2, and the terminal for the school administrator of School A is designated as terminal 10A3. Similarly, the terminal 10 for the teacher of School B is designated as terminal 10B1, the terminal 10 for the students of School B is designated as terminal 10B2, and the terminal 10 for the school administrator of School B is designated as terminal 10B3. Similarly, the terminal 10 for the teacher of School C is designated as terminal 10C1, the terminal 10 for the students of School C is designated as terminal 10C2, and the terminal 10 for the school administrator of School C is designated as terminal 10C3.

[0018] A teacher as a registered user accesses the server 20 using his / her own terminal 10 during classes or the like, and students as registered users access the server 20 using their own terminals 10. By using the learning support system, the teacher can share information with students during classes, communicate with them, and share with them various tools installed on the server 20 (such as a calculator, scientific calculator, graph creation tools, diagram creation tools, dictionaries, and notebooks) and various content data (such as digital textbooks, various dictionary data, and educational video materials). The notebook as learning information is a notebook-like display area in which various sticky notes as learning information can be placed at any position. The data of the notebook is referred to as notebook data. Sticky notes are electronic sticky notes as display objects that include information that the user wants to note down. The data of the sticky notes is referred to as sticky note data. Furthermore, students can share information with each other during classes or the like, communicate with each other, and share various tools and content installed on the server 20 through the learning support system.

[0019] The school administrator, acting as a registrant, accesses the server 20 using his or her own terminal 10 and performs various administrative tasks. The administrative tasks performed by the school administrator include (1) editing the school profile, (2) registering, deleting, and changing the school ID (Identification) account for teachers, (3) registering, deleting, and changing the school ID account for students, (4) registering, deleting, and changing classes, (5) associating and unassociating the personal ID account for teachers with classes, (6) associating and unassociating the school ID account for students with classes, (7) registering, deleting, and changing classes, (8) associating and unassociating the school ID account for teachers with classes, and (9) associating and unassociating the personal ID account for students with classes. In particular, (3) and (6) include deleting the school ID account of a student transferring out and registering the school ID account of a student transferring in. In addition to the school administrator, the school is also assumed to have a system administrator for the school's information processing system. Terminals 10A1, 10B1, and 10C1 can be operated by a system administrator upon application by the school administrator of each school.

[0020] To receive the learning support services of the server 20, a registrant must log in using a school ID issued to each school and a personal ID issued to an individual (teacher, student, administrator) belonging to each school (school ID). The school ID + personal ID is referred to as a school ID account. The ID for the general management service issued to each individual and required to receive the above general management service is referred to as a private ID. In this embodiment, the server 20 manages both the above learning support services (1) to (9) and the general management service using the private ID. In this way, the school ID account and the private ID (account) are separate IDs, and the same individual (registrant) can have a school ID account and a private ID.

[0021] Next, the server 20 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the server 20 and the storage device 40. The server 20 includes a control unit 21 as a control means, a memory unit 23, an operation unit 25, a display unit 27, and a communication unit 29.

[0022] The control unit 21 is responsible for the overall control of the server 20. The control unit 21 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a hardware processor, RAM (Random Access Memory), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a main board, etc. The CPU performs various types of arithmetic processing. The RAM provides the CPU with a storage area or a working area for arithmetic processing. The GPU performs processing that can be performed faster than the CPU (for example, image processing and matrix calculation processing) under the command of the CPU. The main board has a bus, a bus controller, an interface circuit, etc., and transmits information between the CPU, RAM, GPU, storage unit 23, operation unit 25, display unit 27, and communication unit 29.

[0023] The operation unit 25 is an input device such as a touch panel, a mouse, a touchpad, a starry skype, a pointing device, a keyboard, keys, and push buttons. The operation unit 25 outputs a signal corresponding to the content of a gesture made by the administrator of the server 20 on the operation unit 25 to the main board of the control unit 21. The gesture is also referred to as an operation. The display unit 27 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 27 displays an image according to a video signal input from the main board of the control unit 21. The communication unit 29 is a network card, a WiFi (registered trademark) adapter, or the like. The communication unit 29 is connected to the network 9 via a router or the like.

[0024] The storage unit 23 is a memory device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). An OS (Operating System) is stored in the storage unit 23, and the OS is installed on the server 20 so as to be executed by the control unit 21. The storage unit 23 stores a program 23a that the control unit 21 can execute on the OS. In particular, the program 23a includes a transfer-out program for executing a transfer-out process described below, and a transfer-in program for executing a transfer-in process described below.

[0025] The storage device 40 stores various data used when the control unit 21 executes the program 23a. The data stored in the storage device 40 will be described in detail below. The storage device 40 stores school ID account list data 41 for each school, class list data 42 for each school, personal learning data 44 for the school the student is transferring from (transfer-from school), personal learning data 45 for the school the student is transferring to (transfer-to school), private ID list data 46, personal learning data 47 for private IDs, and content data 48.

[0026] School ID account list data 41 is prepared for each school to be managed, and information on each registrant (school registrant) belonging to the same school is associated with a common school ID. The school ID account list data 41 is a list consisting of the personal ID, authority information, name information, student ID number, and status for each school registrant for each school ID. The school ID is unique identification information assigned to a school. The school ID is a school identification number composed of, for example, school type (elementary school, junior high school, etc.), prefecture, establishment classification (national, public, private), school number, and check digit. The check digit is a number used to prevent input errors with other numbers in the school ID. The personal ID is unique identification information assigned to a school registrant and consists of numbers, letters, symbols, etc. The authority information is information indicating the authority granted to the school registrant (school administrator, teacher, student). The name information indicates the name of the school registrant. The student ID number is the student ID number of the school registrant. The status is the status of the school registrant (current student; active, transfer student; transfer out, graduate; graduated, etc.).

[0027] The storage device 40 stores encrypted matching data that associates the authentic school ID, personal ID, and password for each school registrant, separately from the school ID account list data 41. Each school registrant can log in using the school ID, personal ID, and password, and also using authentication methods that use other types of authentication elements as needed.

[0028] The class list data 42 for each school is a list consisting of grade information and group information for each class. The grade information indicates the grade to which the class belongs. The group information indicates the group into which the class is placed within the grade to which the class belongs. The class list data 42 is prepared for each school, and the grade information and group information for each class are associated with a common school ID.

[0029] The class list data 42 includes personal ID list data 43 for each class. The personal ID list data 43 is a list consisting of personal IDs and role information for each school registrant. The role information indicates the role (homeroom teacher, assistant homeroom teacher, student, etc.) assigned to each school registrant within the class. The personal ID list data 43 is prepared for each class, and the personal ID and role information of each school registrant is associated with the school ID and its class information (grade information and group information).

[0030] The individual learning data 44 of the school from which the student transferred stores learning information (learning data) and license data for individuals (school registrants) at the school from which the student transferred, associated with a school ID and an individual ID. The learning data includes self-study data and lesson data, and more specifically, notebook data and sticky note data created during self-study and lessons. Folders in which learning data are stored include folders such as class lesson folders in which notebook data is stored and folders such as "My Folder" in which sticky note data is stored. The license data is data setting whether or not a license is available for use of the individual content data 48 of the school from which the student transferred, and includes the content data usage of sticky note data linked to the content data 48. In the learning data 44, the learning data and license data are managed by flags such as "current student" (status: valid) and "transferee" (status: transfer). In the case of a "transferee" flag, the learning data is deleted 180 days after the flag is set. However, this deletion is not a substantial deletion, but rather a state in which the data cannot be viewed or accessed.

[0031] The learning data 45 of the transfer school stores the learning data and license data of the individual (school registrant) at the transfer school, associated with the school ID and personal ID. The learning data 45 is automatically generated when the transfer procedure is processed. However, when the learning data 45 is first generated, no data is stored, and the learning data is transferred and copied from the learning data 45 of the individual with the private ID. Note that the learning data 44, 45 may be configured to store the learning data and license data associated with the school ID and personal ID of each school, regardless of whether the transfer school is the transfer-from school or the transfer-to school.

[0032] The private ID list data 46 is a list of private IDs assigned to each registrant (private registrant) of the general management service. In addition to the private ID list data 46, the storage device 40 stores encrypted verification data that associates a genuine private ID with a password for each private registrant.

[0033] The learning data 47 of an individual (private registrant) with a private ID stores learning data (however, learning data from self-study) and license data created by the individual associated with the private ID (for example, the same person as the school registrant (student) associated with the school and personal ID, regardless of whether they have moved in or out).

[0034] The content data 48 is data on content such as electronic books, such as textbooks and reference books, and electronic dictionaries, provided to school registrants and private registrants. To use the content data 48, a license must be purchased for each piece of content. For example, if a school administrator purchases licenses for content data 48 for multiple students in bulk from the operating company and grants the licenses to each student, license data indicating that the license exists is stored in the learning data 44 of each student. If a private registrant purchases a license from the operating company for self-study, license data indicating that the license exists is stored in the learning data 47 of the private registrant.

[0035] Next, the operation of the learning support system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3(a) to 8(b). FIG. 3(a) is a flowchart showing the transfer-out process. FIG. 3(b) is a flowchart showing the transfer-in process. FIG. 4(a) is a diagram showing the student management screen 200. FIG. 4(b) is a diagram showing the student change screen 300. FIG. 5(a) is a diagram showing the login screen 400. FIG. 5(b) is a diagram showing the login screen 500. FIG. 5(c) is a diagram showing the link screen 600. FIG. 6(a) is a diagram showing the independent learning management screen 700 for the school ID folder. FIG. 6(b) is a diagram showing the independent learning management screen 800 for the private ID folder. FIG. 7(a) is a diagram showing the notebook screen 900. FIG. 7(b) is a diagram showing the my folder management screen 1000. FIG. 8(a) is a diagram showing the notebook publication notification screen 1100. FIG. 8(b) is a diagram showing the publication history screen 1200.

[0036] Here, we will explain the transfer-out process and transfer-in process executed by server 20 when a student transfers schools. Here, we will explain an example in which student "Ito Hajime" from Class 1, Year 3 of School A transfers to Class 2, Year 3 of School B. Also, we will assume that student "Ito Hajime" is currently enrolled at School A and has been assigned a school ID and a personal ID. In addition, we will assume that student "Ito Hajime" has also been assigned a private ID through new registration for the general management service. The control unit 21 of server 20 receives operation information input by a user at terminal 10 from terminal 10. The control unit 21 of server 20 also generates display information to be displayed on terminal 10 and transmits it to terminal 10 for display. Therefore, these operations will be expressed as "the control unit 21 accepts input of operation information from a user via terminal 10, and the control unit 21 displays the display information on terminal 10."

[0037] First, the transfer-out process executed by server 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 3(a). For example, it is assumed that a school administrator (Manager Taro) of School A has applied to execute the transfer-out process to a system administrator of School A. It is assumed that the system administrator of School A has been informed of the information necessary for the transfer-out process (the school ID, personal ID, and password of the school administrator of School A, the school ID, personal ID, and password of the transferee, and the private ID and its password) by the school administrator of School A and the transferee. In server 20, for example, when the system administrator of School A inputs a command to execute the transfer-out process via the operation unit of terminal 10A3, the control unit 21 executes the transfer-out process in accordance with the transfer-out program.

[0038] First, the control unit 21 changes the status of the out-transferee from "active" (meaning enrolled) to "transferred" based on operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3 (step S11). In step S11, for example, the control unit 21 receives a request for login screen data for the learning support service from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3, and displays a login screen for the school ID on the display unit of the terminal 10A3. The control unit 21 receives input of the school ID, personal ID, and password of the school administrator of School A from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3, and performs login authentication of the system administrator as the school administrator using the school ID account list data 41. After the login authentication, the control unit 21 displays the student management screen 200 shown in FIG. 4(a) on the display unit of the terminal 10A3 in response to operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3.

[0039] The student management screen 200 has a condition input area 210 and a student information display area 220. The condition input area 210 is an input field for conditions (grade, keyword, class, status) used to search for students to transfer. The student information display area 220 displays information about the searched students (grade, name, class, reading, personal ID, student ID number, status). The control unit 21 accepts a selection input of a student to transfer out from the searched students from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3, and displays a student change screen 300 shown in FIG. 4(b) on the display unit of the terminal 10A3. The student change screen 300 has an information display area 310, a change button 320, and the like. The information display area 310 displays the information of the selected student and accepts change input. The change button 320 accepts a click input to execute a change in the information display area 310. The control unit 21 changes the status of the selected student's out-transferee to "transferred" in the school ID account list data 41 and learning data 44 in response to the input in the information display area 310 and the change button 320. The system administrator logs out once.

[0040] Then, the control unit 21 links the school ID account of the out-transferee to the private ID based on operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3 (step S12). In step S12, for example, the control unit 21 receives a request for login screen data for the learning support service from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3, and displays the school ID login screen 400 shown in FIG. 5(a) on the display unit of the terminal 10A2. The login screen 400 has an information input area 410 and a login button 420. The information input area 410 receives input of the school ID, personal ID, and password. The login button 420 receives click input to execute login. The control unit 21 receives input of the school ID, personal ID, and password of the out-transferee (Ito Hajime) from School A from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A2, and performs login authentication of the system administrator as the out-transferee using the school ID account list data 41. After login authentication, the control unit 21 continues the login to the learning support service and displays the login screen 500 shown in Figure 5(b) on the display unit of terminal 10A3 in response to an operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10A2 requesting a login screen for the general management service.

[0041] The login screen 500 has an information input area 510 and a login button 520. The information input area 510 accepts input of a private ID and password. The login button 520 accepts a click input to execute login. The control unit 21 accepts input of the private ID and password of the out-migrant from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A2, and performs login authentication of the system administrator as an out-migrant using the private ID list data 46. After login authentication, the control unit 21 displays the linkage screen 600 shown in FIG. 5(c) on the display unit of the terminal 10A2. The linkage screen 600 has an information display area 610, a linkage button 620, and a private ID display field 630. The information display area 610 displays the school ID, personal ID, and password of the out-migrant to be linked to the currently logged-in private ID and accepts input for changes. The linkage button 620 accepts a click input to execute linkage. The private ID display field 630 is a display area for the login name (name) of the out-migrant's private ID. When the system administrator inputs a change to the information display area 610 via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3 and then inputs the link button 620, the control unit 21 executes the link and sets the current date as the link processing date. The control unit 21 also moves the license data related to the out-migrant from the learning data 44 to the learning data 47. At this time, the sticky note data in the learning data 44 that is linked to the content data 48 by the license data becomes unavailable for viewing using the content data. The system administrator may continue to log in to the learning support service and general management service as the out-migrant, or may log out and then log in again at any time to resume.

[0042] Then, the control unit 21 determines whether or not there is an instruction to start data migration from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3 (step S13). If there is no instruction to start data migration (step S13; NO), the control unit 21 determines whether or not a predetermined period (e.g., 180 days) has passed since the date of the linking process (step S14). If the predetermined period has not passed (step S14; NO), the process proceeds to step S13. If there is an instruction to start data migration (step S13; YES), the control unit 21 migrates the data stored in the folder of the out-transferee's school ID account to the folder of the private ID based on the operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3 (step S15).

[0043] First, an example will be described in which notebook data stored in the independent study folder of the out-transferee's school ID account is transferred to the independent study folder of the out-transferee's private ID in step S15. First, the control unit 21 displays the independent study management screen 700 shown in FIG. 6(a) on the display unit of the terminal 10A2 based on operational input from the system administrator via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3. The independent study management screen 700 includes a school ID menu 710, a private ID menu 720, a data display area 730, and a school ID account display field 740. The school ID menu 710 is a group of menus for selecting a lesson folder, independent study folder, etc. corresponding to the currently logged-in school ID account. The school ID menu 710 includes an independent study button 711 for the school ID account. The private ID menu 720 is a menu for selecting a self-study folder, etc. corresponding to the currently logged-in private ID account. The private ID menu 720 includes an independent study button 721 for the private ID account. The data display area 730 is a display area for a list of folders and notebook data stored in the folder of the menu selected in the school ID menu 710 or private ID menu 720. Here, it is assumed that the self-study button 711 is clicked on the self-study management screen 700, and the folders and notebook N1 in the self-study folder are displayed in the data display area 730. The school ID account display field 740 is a display area for the login name (name) of the school ID account of the transferee.

[0044] When notebook N1 is selected via the operation unit of terminal 10A3 and a predetermined operation input (e.g., right-click input) is performed, the control unit 21 displays a list of candidate actions (e.g., move, copy, etc.) for notebook N1 on the display unit. When a move is selected and input via the operation unit of terminal 10A3, the control unit 21 displays a list of candidate destinations for the selected action and accepts the selection input for the destination. When a move to the independent study folder of the private ID is input as the destination of notebook N1, the control unit 21 updates the study data 44 and the study data 47 and changes the storage destination of the notebook data of notebook N1 in the study data 44 from the independent study folder of the school ID account to the independent study folder of the private ID account. At this time, when the account in the school ID account display field 740 is switched, the control unit 21 displays the independent study management screen 800 shown in FIG. 6(b) on the display unit of terminal 10A3. The independent study management screen 800 includes a private ID menu 810, a data display area 820, and a private ID account display field 830. The private ID menu 810 is similar to the private ID menu 720. The data display area 820 is a display area for a list of folders and notebook data stored in the selected independent study folder of the private ID, and includes notebook N1. The private ID account display field 830 is a display area for the login name (name) of the private ID of the out-transferee. In this way, the out-transferee's notebook data is migrated from learning data 44 to learning data 47. In addition, sticky note data stored in folders for sticky note data, such as My Folder in the out-transferee's school ID account, can also be migrated to My Folder in the out-transferee's private ID. In step S15, these processes are repeated, and all notebook data and sticky note data to be migrated from the out-transferee's school ID account is migrated to the folder in the out-transferee's private ID.

[0045] Then, the control unit 21 deletes the school ID account (school ID, personal ID) of the out-transferee's school from the school ID account list data 41 and personal ID list data 43, deletes the out-transferee's learning data from the learning data 44 (step S16), and ends the transfer process. Step S16 also cancels the association between the school ID account and private ID in step S12. The deletion in step S16 is not a substantial deletion, for example, and the data is made unavailable for viewing or access. If the predetermined period has passed (step S14; YES), the process proceeds to step S16.

[0046] Next, the transfer-in process executed by server 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 3(b). For example, it is assumed that the school administrator of School B has applied to the system administrator of School B to execute the transfer-in process. It is assumed that the system administrator of School B has been informed of the information necessary for the transfer-in process (the school ID, personal ID, and password of the school administrator of School B, and the school ID, personal ID, and password of the transferee (Ito Hajime), as well as the private ID and its password) by the school administrator of School B and the transferee. In server 20, when an instruction to execute the transfer-in process is input from the system administrator of the transfer destination School B via terminal 10B3, for example, control unit 21 executes the transfer-in process in accordance with the transfer program.

[0047] First, control unit 21 registers the school ID account of School B of the transferee and changes the status to active based on operation input from the system administrator of School B via the operation unit of terminal 10B3 (step S21). In step S21, control unit 21 accepts input of the school ID, personal ID, and password of the school administrator of School B on the login screen from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3, and performs login authentication as the school administrator using school ID account list data 41. After login authentication, control unit 21 accepts input of the transferee's personal ID, authority information (student), name information (Ito Hajime), student ID number, status (active), and (initial) password from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3, and stores and registers the school ID of School B and information such as the entered personal ID in school ID account list data 41. Similarly, control unit 21 accepts input of the transferee's personal ID, class information, and role information from the system administrator, and adds information such as the school ID of School B and the entered personal ID to personal ID list data 43. The system administrator of School B logs out as the school administrator.

[0048] Then, control unit 21 links the school ID account of the transferee to the private ID based on operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3 (step S22). In step S22, for example, control unit 21 accepts a request for login screen data for the learning support service from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3, and displays login screen 400 on the display unit of terminal 10B3. Control unit 21 accepts input of the transferee's school ID, personal ID, and password in information input field 410, and performs login authentication of the system administrator as a transferee using school ID account list data 41. After login authentication, control unit 21 continues the login to the learning support service, and displays login screen 500 on the display unit of terminal 10B3 in response to operation input from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3 requesting a login screen for the general management service.

[0049] The control unit 21 accepts input of the transferee's private ID and password from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3 and performs login authentication of the system administrator as a transferee using private ID list data 46. After login authentication, the control unit 21 displays a link screen 600 on the display unit of terminal 10B3. The information display area 610 displays the transferee's school ID, personal ID, and password for School B, and accepts changes. The control unit 21 executes linking when the system administrator inputs changes to the information display area 610 via the operation unit of terminal 10B3 and then presses the link button 620. The control unit 21 also transfers the transferee's license data from learning data 47 to learning data 45. The license data becomes valid for the sticky note data of learning data 45 linked to content data 48. The control unit 21 controls content data 48 licensed to the transferee to be available when creating or editing learning information to be stored in learning data 45. The system administrator may continue to be logged in to the learning support service and general management service, or may log out and then log in again at any time to resume.

[0050] Based on operational input from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3, control unit 21 transfers the data stored in the folder of the transferee's private ID to the folder of the school ID account of the school to which the transferee is transferring (step S23), and terminates the transfer process. First, an example will be described in which, in step S23, sticky note data of notebook data stored in the independent study folder of the transferee's private account is transferred to the My Folder of the school ID account of the transferee's school (School B). First, based on operational input from the system administrator via the operation unit of terminal 10B3, control unit 21 displays independent study management screen 800 on the display unit of terminal 10B3. Here, it is assumed that notebook N1 is clicked on independent study management screen 800.

[0051] The control unit 21 displays a notebook screen 900 corresponding to the notebook N1 shown in FIG. 7(a) on the display unit of the terminal 10B3. The notebook screen 900 has various sticky note buttons 910, a sticky note display area 920, and a storage icon 930. The various sticky note buttons 910 are buttons for creating various sticky note data. The sticky note display area 920 is an area for displaying sticky note data on the notebook. The sticky note display area 920 is assumed to have sticky note data P1. The storage icon 930 is an icon for storing (storing) the sticky note data in the sticky note display area 920 in a My Folder, a school shared folder, or a teacher shared folder for storing sticky note data. A My Folder is a folder exclusively for oneself. A school shared folder is a folder shared by school registrants at the same school. A teacher shared folder is a folder shared by teachers at the same school. When the system administrator inputs via the operation unit of the terminal 10A2 to superimpose the sticky note data P1 on the storage icon 930, the control unit 21 displays the My Folder management screen 1000 shown in Figure 7(b) on the display unit of the terminal 10A2.

[0052] The My Folder management screen 1000 has a school ID menu 1010, a private ID menu 1020, a data display area 1030, and a school ID account display field 1040. The school ID menu 1010 is a group of menus for selecting My Folder, School Shared Folder, or Teacher Shared Folder corresponding to the currently logged-in school ID account. The private ID menu 1020 is a menu for selecting My Folder corresponding to the currently logged-in private ID account. The data display area 1030 is a display area for a list of folders and sticky note data stored in the folder of the menu selected in the school ID menu 1010 or private ID menu 1020. The school ID account display field 1040 is a display area for the login name (name) of the school ID of the transfer student. For example, when My Folder is selected and input as the destination corresponding to the sticky note data P1 stored in the storage icon 930, the sticky note data P1 is stored in the My Folder of the school ID of School B. When the transfer of sticky note data P1 to the My Folder of the school ID is specified as the storage destination, control unit 21 updates learning data 47 and learning data 45, and changes the storage destination of sticky note data P1 in learning data 47 from the My Folder of the private ID to the My Folder of the school ID account. In this way, the sticky note data of the transferee is transferred from learning data 47 to learning data 45. In addition, the notebook data stored in the independent study folder of the transferee's private ID can also be transferred to a folder for notebook data, such as the independent study folder of the transferee's school ID account. In step S23, these processes are repeated, and all of the notebook data and sticky note data to be transferred for the transferee's private ID is transferred to folders in the transferee's school ID account.

[0053] There is also a method for transferring learning data from the outgoing school to a folder at the incoming school without linking the school ID account and private ID. For example, when the system administrator of School A's system administrator inputs a predetermined operation (e.g., right-click) for notebook N1 via the operation unit while the self-study management screen 700 is displayed on the terminal 10A3, the control unit 21 displays a list of possible actions for notebook N1 on the display unit. When the system administrator selects and inputs "public" via the operation unit of the terminal 10A3, the control unit 21 publishes the notebook data of notebook N1 to a specified URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and displays the notebook publication notification screen 1100 shown in FIG. 8(a) on the display unit. The notebook publication notification screen 1100 has a publication URL display field 1110 and a notebook information display field 1120. The publication URL display field 1110 is a display area for the URL to which the notebook data will be published. The notebook information display field 1120 is a display area for a thumbnail of the published notebook data and text information (the name of the notebook data, the name of the person who created the notebook, and the publication date and time). The notebook data of notebook N1 can be downloaded from the published URL. The system administrator of School A downloads the notebook data of notebook N1 to terminal 10A3, and after transferring to School B, manually uploads the notebook data in terminal 10A3 to a folder for terminal 10B2 (learning data 45) on server 20.

[0054] Furthermore, after notebook data such as notebook N is made public, when a request for public history is input by the out-migrant via the operation unit on the system administrator's terminal 10A3, the control unit 21 displays the public history screen 1200 shown in FIG. 8(b) on the display unit. The public history screen 1200 has a public history display area 1210. The public history display area 1210 is a display area for the name of the notebook data that has been made public and history information such as the publication date and time. Sticky note data can also be made public, just like notebook data.

[0055] As described above, according to this embodiment, the server 20 includes a control unit 21 that controls the sharing of the learning information stored in the learning data 45, 47 when linking the school ID account (school ID, personal ID) as first identification information associated with the student as a user enrolled in School B as a specific educational institution and linked to learning data 45 as a first storage area for storing learning information, and the private ID as second identification information associated with the student as learning data 47 storing the student's past learning information and content data 48 owned by the student. This makes it easy to share the learning information stored before the student transfers schools.

[0056] Furthermore, the control unit 21 makes the content data 48 owned by the individual student available when the student logs in with the school ID and personal ID of School B. This allows the student to appropriately use the content data 48 that was licensed before the student transferred schools after the student transferred schools.

[0057] Furthermore, the learning information stored in the learning data 47 includes learning information from when the student was a student at School A as a previous educational institution. Therefore, the learning information from before the student transferred to School A can be easily used at the new school.

[0058] The control unit 21 also controls the content data 48 owned by the individual student so that it can be used when creating or editing learning information to be stored in the learning data 45. Therefore, the content data 48 for which the license was valid at the school the student transferred from can be used when creating or editing learning information at the school the student transfers to.

[0059] In the above description, an example has been disclosed in which a storage unit 23 such as an HDD or SSD is used as a computer-readable medium for the program according to the present invention, but this is not limiting. Other computer-readable media may also be used, such as other non-volatile memories and portable recording media such as CD-ROMs. Furthermore, a carrier wave may also be used as a medium for providing data for the program according to the present invention via a communication line.

[0060] The description in the above embodiment is merely an example of the information management device, the information management method, and the program according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the transfer-out process and transfer-in process for transferring learning information and license data when a student transfers schools have been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transfer-out process and transfer-in process may be configured to transfer a teacher's learning information (here, information for the student's learning) and license data. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the license data of the content data 48 granted at the transfer-out school is automatically transferred from the private ID to the learning data 45 of the school ID account of the transfer-in school. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, only the license data of the content data 48 granted at the transfer-out school, for which the school administrator has set permission for transfer, may be transferred from the private ID to the learning data 45 of the school ID account of the transfer-in school.

[0062] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1. Learning support system 10, 10A1, 10A2, 10A3, 10B1, 10B2, 10B3, 10C1, 10C2, 10C3 terminals 20 servers 21 Control section 23 Memory section 25 Control section 29 Communications Department 40 Storage Devices 9 Network

Claims

1. An information management device comprising: a control means for controlling the first storage area and the second storage area to share the learning information stored in each storage area when first identification information, which is set in correspondence with a user enrolled in a specific educational institution and is linked to a first storage area that stores learning information, and second identification information, which is set in correspondence with the user and is linked to a second storage area that stores the user's past learning information and content owned by the user, are processed in conjunction with each other.

2. 2. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the control means makes the content owned by the individual user available when the user logs in with first identification information.

3. 2. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the learning information stored in the second storage area includes learning information from when the user was a student at an educational institution in the past.

4. 4. The information management device according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling the content owned by the user to be available when creating or editing study information to be stored in the first storage area.

5. An information management method including a control process for controlling the first storage area and the second storage area to share the learning information stored in each storage area when first identification information, which is set in correspondence with a user enrolled in a specific educational institution and is linked to a first storage area that stores learning information, and second identification information, which is set in correspondence with the user and is linked to a second storage area that stores the user's past learning information and content owned by the user, are processed in conjunction with each other.

6. Computer, a control means for controlling, when a first identification information set in correspondence with a user enrolled in a specific educational institution and linked to a first storage area storing learning information, and a second identification information set in correspondence with the user and linked to a second storage area storing the user's past learning information and content owned by the user, to share the learning information stored in each storage area between the first storage area and the second storage area; A program to function as a

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