Information processor and file processing method

• US 20050273729A1
• Filed: 05/27/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Kumashio, Hiroya
• Application Number:
  US11/138,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/825
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells

Abstract

An information processor is disclosed that includes a file processing part configured to provide multiple file processing functions; and a menu extension part configured to add menu items corresponding to the respective file processing functions in the file processing part to a menu displayed for a file determined as an object of manipulation in an operating system, and to request the file processing part to process the file by one of the file processing functions corresponding to a selected one of the menu items.

Claims

1. An information processor, comprising:

a file processing part configured to provide a plurality of file processing functions; and

a menu extension part configured to add menu items corresponding to the respective file processing functions in the file processing part to a menu displayed for a file determined as an object of manipulation in an operating system, and to request the file processing part to process the file by one of the file processing functions corresponding to a selected one of the menu items.

2. The information processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the file processing part displays an image in which components for activating the corresponding file processing functions are disposed.

3. The information processor as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

the menu extension part requests the file processing part to process the file by the one of the file processing functions corresponding to the selected one of the menu items after activating the file processing part; and

the file processing part ends the file processing part after requesting the one of the file processing functions corresponding to the selected one of the menu items to process the file.

4. The information processor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the menu extension part activates the file processing part so that the file processing part is activated without displaying the image.

5. The information processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the menu extension part requests the file processing part to process the file by the one of the file processing functions corresponding to the selected one of the menu items after activating the file processing part; and

the file processing part ends the file processing part after requesting the one of the file processing functions corresponding to the selected one of the menu items to process the file.

6. The information processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu extension part obtains identification information of each of the file processing functions from the file processing part, and adds the menu items to the menu based on the identification information.

7. The information processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu extension part obtains a name of each of the file processing functions from the file processing part, and adds the menu items to the menu, the menu items causing the respective names to be displayed as labels.

8. The information processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu extension part obtains icon data corresponding to each of the file processing functions from the file processing part, and adds the menu items to the menu, the menu items causing the respective icon data to be displayed.

9. A file processing method using a computer having a file processing part providing a plurality of file processing functions, the file processing method comprising the steps of:

(a) adding menu items corresponding to the respective file processing functions in the file processing part to a menu displayed for a file determined as an object of manipulation in an operating system; and

(b) requesting the file processing part to process the file by one of the file processing functions corresponding to a selected one of the menu items.

10. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a file processing method is recorded, the computer having a file processing part providing a plurality of file processing functions, the file processing method comprising the steps of:

(a) adding menu items corresponding to the respective file processing functions in the file processing part to a menu displayed for a file determined as an object of manipulation in an operating system; and

(b) requesting the file processing part to process the file by one of the file processing functions corresponding to a selected one of the menu items.