Processing method and processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on storage medium
First Claim
1. A processing method for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium, said processing method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving from said storage medium management data used to manage said files stored on said storage medium;
storing the retrieved management data in association with information representing selection status, in terms of processing, of each of said files managed by use of said management data;
displaying on a display device said management data and said information representing said selection status in association with said management data;
giving an indication, on said display device, to one of items constituting the displayed information about said files, said indication indicating that the file denoted by the information item is an object of operation apart from the other files; and
if a predetermined operation is detected, then causing the selection status of said other files to coincide with the selection status of the file indicated as said object of operation.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a processing method and a processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium. The processing method comprises the steps of: retrieving from the storage medium management data used to manage the files stored on the storage medium; storing the retrieved management data in association with information representing selection status, in terms of processing, of each of the files managed by use of the management data; displaying on a display device the management data and the information representing the selection status in association with the management data; giving an indication, on the display device, to one of items constituting the displayed information about the files, the indication indicating that the file denoted by the information item is an object of operation apart from the other files; and if a predetermined operation is detected, then causing the selection status of the other files to coincide with the selection status of the file indicated as the object of operation.
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1. A processing method for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium, said processing method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving from said storage medium management data used to manage said files stored on said storage medium;
storing the retrieved management data in association with information representing selection status, in terms of processing, of each of said files managed by use of said management data;
displaying on a display device said management data and said information representing said selection status in association with said management data;
giving an indication, on said display device, to one of items constituting the displayed information about said files, said indication indicating that the file denoted by the information item is an object of operation apart from the other files; and
if a predetermined operation is detected, then causing the selection status of said other files to coincide with the selection status of the file indicated as said object of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium, said processing apparatus comprising:
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inputting means for inputting management data retrieved from said storage medium, said management data being used to manage said files stored on said storage medium;
storing means for storing the input management data in association with information representing selection status, in terms of processing, of each of said files managed by use of said management data;
outputting means for outputting to a display device said management data and said information representing said selection status in association with said management data;
operation data inputting means for inputting operation data from an operation device for selecting one of said files for processing apart from the other files; and
controlling means for changing the selection status of one of said files highlighted as an object of operation into selection status reflecting said operation data input through said operation data inputting means, said controlling means further causing the selection status of said other files to coincide with the selection status of the file highlighted as said object of operation in accordance with said operation data input through said operation data inputting means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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