Data transfer processing system achieving high speed transfer of continuously updated/renewed data using pre-renewal and post-renewal information

A data transfer processing system continuously renewing and transferring data information disposed in a prescribed data pattern from a transmission side to a reception side comprising:

• a transmission side system provided with:
• specifying means for comparing the data information of before and after renewal and for specifying records including a subset of the data information to remain as-is as valid data even after the renewal, and
• transfer means for transferring pre-renewal disposition information, of the records specified by said specifying means indicating record disposition before data of the record is renewed, and post-renewal disposition information, of the records not specified by said specifying means indicating record disposition after the data of the record is renewed, to the reception side and transferring the records changed by the renewal to the reception side in accordance with a prescribed order;
• and
• a reception side system provided with:
• invalidating means for invalidating records indicated by the pre-renewal disposition information transferred from said transfer means,
• changing means for rearranging the records not invalidated by said invalidating means at disposition locations indicated by the post-renewal disposition information transferred from said transfer means, and
• writing means for writing the records transferred from said transfer means in empty disposition locations in accordance with a prescribed order.

A data transfer processing system constructed so that a transmission side system transfers continuously renewed data information disposed in a prescribed data pattern to a reception side system,

• wherein said transmission side system is provided with:
• specifying means for comparing the data information of before and after renewal, specifying records including data information to remain as-is as valid data even after renewal and records including data information to become invalid data after renewal, and specifying which of the records are fewer in number;
• and
• transfer means for transferring to the reception side system pre-renewal disposition information, of the records indicating disposition of the records before renewal and specified by the specifying means as being fewer and discrimination information displaying whether the records are valid data or invalid data, transferring to the reception side system post-renewal disposition information of the records specified by the specifying means as valid data indicating disposition of the records after renewal, and transferring to the reception side system records changed by the renewal in accordance with a prescribed order;
• and
• wherein said reception side system is provided with:
• invalidating means for invalidating records other than the records indicated by the pre-renewal disposition information out of the records of data information managed when pre-renewal disposition information having discrimination information displaying that the data is valid data is transferred from the transfer means or invalidating records indicating by the pre-renewal disposition information out of the records of data information having discrimination information displaying that the data is invalid data is transferred from the transfer means,
• changing means for rearranging the records not invalidated by the invalidating means at disposition locations indicated by the post-renewal disposition information transferred from the transfer means, and
• writing means for writing the records transferred from the transfer means in empty disposition locations in accordance with a prescribed order.

A method of transferring continuously updated data, comprising:

• generating update data providing data updates;
• indicating data remaining valid after an update using pre-update information;
• identifying data remaining unchanged and valid after the update using post-update information;
• and
• transferring the pre-update information, the post-update information and update data.

An apparatus for transferring continuously updated data, comprising:

• an update unit generating update data providing data updates;
• a valid data specification unit indicating data remaining valid after an update using pre-update information;
• an unchanged data specification unit identifying data remaining unchanged and valid after the update using post-update information;
• and
• a transfer unit transferring the pre-update information, the post-update information and the update data.

A method of receiving continuously updated data, comprising:

• receiving pre-update information indicating data remaining valid after an update, post-update information identifying data remaining unchanged and valid after the update, and update data providing data updates;
• invalidating data other than the data indicated by the pre-update and post-update information;
• and
• updating the data with the update data.

An apparatus for receiving continuously updated data, comprising:

• a receiver receiving pre-update information indicating data remaining valid after an update, post-update information identifying data remaining unchanged and valid after the update, and update data providing data updates;
• an invalidating unit invalidating data other than the data indicated by the pre-update and post-update information;
• and
• an updating unit updating the data with the update data.

A method of transferring and updating continuously updated data, comprising:

• generating update data providing data updates;
• indicating data remaining valid after an update using pre-update information;
• identifying data remaining unchanged and valid after the update using post-update information;
• transferring the pre-update information, the post-update information and update data;
• receiving the pre-update information, the post-update information and the update data;
• invalidating data other than the data indicated by the pre-update and post-update information;
• and
• updating the data with the update data.