FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A file management apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of first file management information each being associated with at least one file and serving a unit for managing associated file, and a plurality of pieces of second file management information each being associated with a plurality of pieces of the first file management information and serving a unit for managing associated pieces of the first file management information;
a first display control unit that displays a plurality of first symbol images each corresponding to one piece of the first file management information on a display unit based on setting content indicated by associated one piece of the second file management information; and
a second display control unit that displays, when one of the first symbol images is selected from the display unit, a file associated with a piece of first file management information corresponding to selected first symbol image on the display unit.
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Abstract
A file management apparatus that displays a plurality of pieces of first file management information each being a unit for managing files and associated with second file management information on a display unit based on setting content indicated by associated second file management information. When a first symbol image corresponding to one piece of the first file management information is selected, the file management apparatus displays files associated with the piece of the first file management information corresponding to the first symbol image, on the display unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A file management apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of first file management information each being associated with at least one file and serving a unit for managing associated file, and a plurality of pieces of second file management information each being associated with a plurality of pieces of the first file management information and serving a unit for managing associated pieces of the first file management information; a first display control unit that displays a plurality of first symbol images each corresponding to one piece of the first file management information on a display unit based on setting content indicated by associated one piece of the second file management information; and a second display control unit that displays, when one of the first symbol images is selected from the display unit, a file associated with a piece of first file management information corresponding to selected first symbol image on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing a file in a file management apparatus including a storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of first file management information each being associated with at least one file and serving a unit for managing associated file, and a plurality of pieces of second file management information each being associated with a plurality of pieces of the first file management information and serving a unit for managing associated pieces of the first file management information, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of first symbol images each corresponding to one piece of the first file management information on a display unit based on setting content indicated by associated one piece of the second file management information; and displaying, when one of the first symbol images is selected from the display unit, a file associated with a piece of first file management information corresponding to selected first symbol image on the display unit.
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes embodied in the medium for managing a file in a file management apparatus, wherein
the file management apparatus includes a storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of first file management information each being associated with at least one file and serving a unit for managing associated file, and a plurality of pieces of second file management information each being associated with a plurality of pieces of the first file management information and serving a unit for managing associated pieces of the first file management information, and the program codes when executed cause a computer to execute: -
displaying a plurality of first symbol images each corresponding to one piece of the first file management information on a display unit based on setting content indicated by associated one piece of the second file management information; and displaying, when one of the first symbol images is selected from the display unit, a file associated with a piece of first file management information corresponding to selected first symbol image on the display unit.
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