Abstract: An identification information output device comprises a storage unit configured to store items of seed information for generating identification information, a selection unit configured to select one of the items of the seed information stored in the storage unit in response to a user operation, a generation unit configured to generate identification information based on a predetermined algorithm using the item of the seed information selected by the selection unit, and an output unit configured to output the identification information generated by the generation unit.

Abstract: In a client/server network system, an updated database content is automatically notified from the server computer to all of client computers which have once accessed this database content. In the server computer, an access history record for recording access requests issued from certain client computers is saved in a merchandise information database. When the record of this merchandise information database is changed, the server computer extracts such a client computer which has accessed this database in the past based up on the access history. Then, the server computer notifies a change notification to all of the relevant client computers, so that all of these relevant client computers can recognize the changed database.

Abstract: A data edit unit creates an employee master file and a position table file. An intra-block arrangement definition table is created via a data input unit. An intermediate table creation unit creates an intermediate table by looking up the employee master file and a position table in the position table file, and stores the intermediate table in an intermediate table file. A hierarchical block development unit creates print image data of an organization chart in which print image data of respective blocks are arranged at corresponding hierarchical positions, in a hierarchical image memory by looking up the intermediate table and the intra-block arrangement definition table. A print image development unit connects the blocks by ruled lines in accordance with the hierarchy connection relationship by looking up the intermediate table, thus completing print image data of an organization chart. The organization chart is printed out via a print unit.

Abstract: An apparatus outputs each item data included in a single record in correspondence with a column position of each item which is set in advance, together with a field framing rule which frames the data. When at least one item data includes a plurality of words, line feed for each word is performed at the corresponding item column position, and the field frame rule is extended in the vertical direction in accordance with the line feed count, and the extended field frame rule is output.