FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A file management apparatus comprising:
- a storage device that stores therein pieces of file management information, each of which serves as a unit for managing files, and files managed by each piece of the file management information, in an associated manner;
a first display control unit that displays respective symbol images of the files in a matrix form on a display unit;
a receiving unit that receives information corresponding to operation performed by a user;
a second display control unit that displays, upon receiving a command for selecting one symbol image from among the symbol images displayed on the display unit, thumbnail images of respective files that are stored in association with a piece of the file management information that is corresponding to the selected symbol image, on the display unit; and
a third display control unit that displays information at a position adjacent to the thumbnail images being displayed on the display unit, wherein the information indicates a symbol image arranged adjacent to a symbol image corresponding to the thumbnail images being displayed among the symbol images displayed by the first display control unit.
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Abstract
In a screen for displaying thumbnail images, a background image is displayed on an entire portion of a specific area, translucent lanes are displayed on the background, and thumbnail images are displayed on a lane located in the center of the screen. When a mouse pointer is put on a lane on the right side of the lane located in the center, a symbol image that is arranged on the right side of a symbol image corresponding to the thumbnail images on a place map screen, and a file name of the symbol image are displayed on the lane that is specified by the mouse pointer.
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13 Claims
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1. A file management apparatus comprising:
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a storage device that stores therein pieces of file management information, each of which serves as a unit for managing files, and files managed by each piece of the file management information, in an associated manner; a first display control unit that displays respective symbol images of the files in a matrix form on a display unit; a receiving unit that receives information corresponding to operation performed by a user; a second display control unit that displays, upon receiving a command for selecting one symbol image from among the symbol images displayed on the display unit, thumbnail images of respective files that are stored in association with a piece of the file management information that is corresponding to the selected symbol image, on the display unit; and a third display control unit that displays information at a position adjacent to the thumbnail images being displayed on the display unit, wherein the information indicates a symbol image arranged adjacent to a symbol image corresponding to the thumbnail images being displayed among the symbol images displayed by the first display control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A file management apparatus comprising:
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a storage device that stores therein pieces of file management information, each of which serves as a unit for managing files, and files managed by each piece of the file management information, in an associated manner; a first display control unit that displays respective symbol images of the files in a matrix form on a display unit; a receiving unit that receives information corresponding to operation performed by a user; a second display control unit that displays, upon receiving a command for selecting one symbol image from among the symbol images displayed on the display unit, thumbnail images of respective files that are stored in association with a piece of the file management information that is corresponding to the selected symbol image, on the display unit; and a background setting unit that stores, upon reception of setting information of a background image of a screen for displaying the thumbnail images, the setting information in association with a corresponding symbol image. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A file management apparatus comprising:
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a storage device that stores therein pieces of file management information, each of which serves as a unit for managing files, and files managed by each piece of the file management information, in an associated manner; a first display control unit that displays respective symbol images of the files in a matrix form on a display unit; a receiving unit that receives information corresponding to operation performed by a user; a second display control unit that displays, upon receiving a command for selecting one symbol image from among the symbol images displayed on the display unit, thumbnail images of respective files that are stored in association with a piece of the file management information that is corresponding to the selected symbol image, on the display unit; and a thumbnail-image-display-number setting unit that stores, upon reception of setting information about maximum number of thumbnail images to be displayed on the display unit, the setting information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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