Keyword-formatted hierarchical file management apparatus and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a file memory for storing a plurality of files to each of which a respective combination of keywords has been added; and
a file identifier display circuit adapted for displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, which are stored in said file memory, in a tree of keywords, wherein each file identifier is displayed at a position corresponding to the respective combination of keywords.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A keyword is provided for each file, and a list of a plurality of files is displayed using a tree structure based on the keywords. From the file list, a source file to be moved or copied is selected, and is moved or copied to a different location. Then, a keyword corresponding to the location to which the file has been moved or copied is added to the source file. In addition, the form of the source file is converted to a file form that corresponds to that at the location to which the file is moved or copied.
106 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
-
a file memory for storing a plurality of files to each of which a respective combination of keywords has been added; and a file identifier display circuit adapted for displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, which are stored in said file memory, in a tree of keywords, wherein each file identifier is displayed at a position corresponding to the respective combination of keywords. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. An information processing apparatus comprising:
-
a file memory for storing a plurality of files of various formats; a file identifier display circuit adapted for sorting the plurality of files into a plurality of classes in accordance with the file formats, and displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, wherein a respective file identifier of each file is displayed at a position corresponding to a class to which the file belongs; a file processing circuit adapted for moving or copying, to a position corresponding to a different class, a file identifier that is selected from among the file identifiers displayed by said file identifier display circuit; and a conversion circuit adapted for converting a file format of the file for which the file identifier is moved or copied by said file processing circuit into a file format that corresponds to the class corresponding to the position to which the file has been moved.
-
-
9. An information processing method comprising:
-
a file storage step of storing a plurality of files to each of which a respective combination of keywords has been added; and a file identifier display step of displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, which are stored at said file storage step, in a tree of keywords, wherein each file identifier is displayed at a position corresponding to the respective combination of keywords. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. An information processing method comprising:
-
a file storage step of storing a plurality of files of various formats; a file identifier display step of sorting the plurality of files into a plurality of classes in accordance with the file formats, and displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, wherein a respective file identifier for each file is displayed at a position corresponding to a class to which the file belongs; a file processing step of moving or copying, to a position corresponding to a different class, a file identifier that is selected from among the file identifiers displayed at said file identifier display step; and a conversion step of converting a file format of the file of which the file identifier is moved or copied at said file processing step into a file format that corresponds to the class corresponding to the position to which the file has been moved.
-
-
17. A computer-readable storage medium in which is stored a program for controlling a computer, the program comprising code for permitting the computer to perform:
-
a file storage step of storing a plurality of files to each of which a respective combination of keywords has been added; and a file identifier display step of displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, which are stored at said file storage step, in a tree of keywords, wherein each file identifier is displayed at a position corresponding to the respective combination of keywords.
-
-
18. A computer-readable storage medium in which is stored a program for controlling a computer, the program comprising code for permitting the computer to perform:
-
a file storage step of storing a plurality of files of various formats; a file identifier display step of sorting the plurality of files into a plurality of classes in accordance with the file formats, and displaying file identifiers of the plurality of files, wherein a respective file identifier of each file is displayed at a position corresponding to a class to which the file belongs; a file processing step of moving or copying, to a position corresponding to a different class, a file identifier that is selected from among the file identifiers displayed at said file identifier display step; and a conversion step of converting a file format of the file for which the file identifier is moved or copied at said file processing step into a file format that corresponds to the class corresponding to the position to which the file has been moved.
-
Specification