DATA STORAGE SYSTEM, DATA STORAGE APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20090240749A1
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Ito, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,601,037 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/164 File meta data generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

A data storage system, apparatus, and computer readable medium are provided. The data storage system includes a storage which stores keywords including a character; data file receiver which receives a data file; a keyword specifier that specifies a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both the keywords and the data file; a display which outputs the keyword group; a selector which selects a keyword from the keyword group; and data file storage which stores the data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on the selected keyword.

Claims

1. A data storage system comprising:

a keyword storing unit configured to store a plurality of keywords including a character;

a data file inputting unit configured to input a data file;

a keyword specifying unit configured to specify a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both the plurality of keywords and the data file;

a keyword outputting unit configured to output the keyword group specified by the keyword specifying unit;

a keyword selection unit configured to select a keyword from the keyword group; and

a data file storing unit configured to store the data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on the keyword selected by the keyword selection unit.

2. The data storage system according to claim 1, wherein the data file inputting unit receives the data file transmitted from an external apparatus,

the keyword outputting unit outputs the keyword group and tag information, if the tag information is added to the data file received by the data file inputting unit,

the tag information includes at least one of a transmission source, a transmission subject, and a transmission time, and

the data file storing unit stores, if the tag information is selected by the keyword selection unit, the data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on the tag information.

3. The data storage system according to claim 2, further comprising a mode selection unit configured to select a mode, wherein the keyword outputting unit

outputs the keyword group and the tag information if a first mode is selected by the mode selection unit, and

outputs tag information without outputting the keyword group if a second mode is selected by the mode selection unit.

4. The data storage system according to claim 3, wherein, if the second mode is selected by the mode selection unit, the keyword specifying unit does not specify the keyword group.

5. The data storage system according to claim 2, wherein the keyword storing unit newly stores the tag information as a keyword if the tag information is selected by the keyword selection unit.

6. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a character input unit configured to input a character, wherein the data file storing unit stores the data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on a character input by the character inputting unit if no keyword is selected by the keyword selection unit and a character is input by the character input unit.

7. The data storage system according to claim 6, wherein the keyword storing unit newly stores as a keyword a character input by the character input unit.

8. The data storage system according to claim 1, wherein the keyword outputting unit further outputs information regarding a time at which the data file is input by the data file inputting unit, and the data file storing unit stores a data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on of the time at which the data file is input if the time is selected by the keyword selection unit.

9. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a first converting unit configured to convert sound data to text data if data included in the data file are sound data, wherein the keyword specifying unit specifies the keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both of the plurality of keywords and the text data obtained from the first converting unit.

10. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a second converting unit configured to convert image data to text data if data included in the data file are the image data, wherein the keyword specifying unit specifies the keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both of the plurality of keywords and the text data obtained by the second converting unit.

11. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a morpheme analyzing unit configured to divide data, which are included in the data file, into a plurality of morphemes, wherein the keyword specifying unit specifies the keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both of the plurality of keywords and the plurality of morphemes obtained by the morpheme analyzing unit.

12. A computer readable medium storing a computer program which, when executed, performs:

a data file inputting process for inputting a data file;

a keyword specifying process for specifying a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both of a plurality of keywords and the data file;

a keyword outputting process for outputting the keyword group specified by the keyword specifying process; and

a data file storing process for storing the data file in a folder, whose folder name is generated based on a keyword selected from the keyword group.

13. A data storage apparatus comprising:

a hard drive which stores a plurality of keywords including a character;

an input apparatus which is configured to input a data file; and

a controller which is configured to;

specify a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both the plurality of keywords and the data file;

select a keyword from the keyword group; and

store the data file in a folder whose folder name is generated based on the keyword that is selected.

14. The data storage apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a display device and an operating device,

wherein the controller displays the keyword group on the display device, and selects the keyword from the keyword group based on an input from the operating device.

15. The data storage apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the controller specifies a keyword group including a keyword that is included in both the plurality of keywords and keywords generated from a content of the data file.