Electronic file conversion program, electronic file conversion apparatus, electronic file conversion system, computer data signal, and electronic conversion method

• US 20080030759A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Yasuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,788,221 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats

Abstract

An electronic file conversion program that causes a computer to perform a function including: converting a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory; detecting, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and controlling to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted.

Claims

1. An electronic file conversion program product that causes a computer to perform a function comprising:

converting a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory;

detecting, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and

controlling to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted.

2. The electronic file conversion program product according to claim 1, wherein:

the converting of the description format of the electronic file is performed by causing the computer to execute a conversion execution program that converts the description format of the electronic file to another description format; and

the converting of the description format of the detected electronic file is performed when the conversion execution program is added or updated.

3. The electronic file conversion program product according to claim 1, the function further comprising:

when an electronic file having an identical file type and having a different description format from the electronic file to be converted, and having the description format not corresponding to either the description format prior to a conversion or that subsequent to the conversion, outputting a notification.

4. An electronic file conversion system comprising an electronic file conversion apparatus including:

a converting portion that converts a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory;

a detecting portion that detects, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and

a controller that controls to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted by the converting portion.

5. The electronic file conversion system according to claim 4, wherein

the converting portion converts the description format of the electronic file by executing a conversion execution program that converts the description format of the electronic file to another description format;

and

the converting portion converts the description format of the electronic file detected by the detecting portion when the conversion program is added or updated.

6. The electronic file conversion system according to claim 4, wherein when the detecting portion detects an electronic file having an identical file type and having a different description format from the electronic file to be converted, and having the description format not corresponding to either the description format prior to a conversion or that subsequent to the conversion performed by the converting portion, the detecting portion outputs a notification.

7. An electronic file conversion system comprising:

a first controller that controls to store an electronic file in a first memory;

a first transmitting portion that transmits the electronic file stored in the first memory by the first controller;

a first receiving portion that receives an electronic file;

a second receiving portion that receives the electronic file transmitted by the first transmitting portion;

a second controller that controls a second memory to store the electronic file received by the second receiving portion;

a second transmitting portion that transmits the electronic file stored in the second memory;

a converting portion that converts a description format of the electronic file stored in the second memory;

a detecting portion that detects, from the second memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted by the converting portion; and

a third controller that controls to store the electronic file of which the description format is converted by the converting portion,

wherein;

the first receiving portion receives the electronic file transmitted by the second transmitting portion; and

when the description format of the electronic file is converted by the converting portion, the second transmitting portion transmits the electronic file converted at the time of storing in the first memory, the electronic file received by the first receiving portion.

8. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for enabling a computer to perform a process for converting an electronic file, the process comprising:

converting a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory;

detecting, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and

controlling to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted.

9. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for enabling a computer to perform a process for converting an electronic file, the process comprising:

converting a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory;

detecting, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and

controlling to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted.

10. A method for converting an electronic file comprising:

converting a description format of an electronic file stored in a memory;

detecting, from the memory, an electronic file of which description format is to be converted; and

controlling to store in the memory, the electronic file of which description format is converted.