ELECTRONIC FILE MANAGING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC FILE MANAGING METHOD
First Claim
1. An electronic file managing apparatus for managing files or folders, comprising:
- a file change detecting unit for detecting that a file or folder is copied to a location manageable by the electronic file managing apparatus, and that the copied file or folder is changed; and
a virtual folder managing unit for managing the copied or changed file or folder and a copy or change source file or folder as virtual folders by making an association between the copied or changed file or folder and the copy or change source file or folder.
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Abstract
An electronic file managing apparatus and an electronic file managing method, which are intended to manage electronic files in units of conceptual folders and to facilitate the visual recognition of management status, are provided. The electronic file managing apparatus for managing files or folders includes a file change detecting unit for detecting that a file or folder is copied to a location manageable by the electronic file managing apparatus, and that the copied file or folder is changed, and a virtual folder managing unit for managing the copied or changed file or folder and a copy or change source file or folder as virtual folders by making an association between the copied file or folder and the copy or change source file or folder.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic file managing apparatus for managing files or folders, comprising:
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a file change detecting unit for detecting that a file or folder is copied to a location manageable by the electronic file managing apparatus, and that the copied file or folder is changed; and a virtual folder managing unit for managing the copied or changed file or folder and a copy or change source file or folder as virtual folders by making an association between the copied or changed file or folder and the copy or change source file or folder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. An electronic file managing method for managing files or folders, comprising:
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detecting that a file or folder is copied to a location manageable by an electronic file managing apparatus, and that the copied file or folder is changed; and managing the copied or changed file or folder and a copy or change source file or folder as virtual folders by making an association between the copied or changed file or folder and the copy or change source file or folder.
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10. A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing a computer to execute an electronic file managing process for managing files or folders, the process comprising:
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detecting that a file or folder is copied to a location manageable by an electronic file managing apparatus, and that the copied file or folder is changed; and managing the copied or changed file or folder and a copy or change source file or folder as virtual folders by making an association between the copied or changed file or folder and the copy or change source file or folder.
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