Data storage system, data storage apparatus, and computer readable medium

• US 8,601,037 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Ito, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US12/391,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20090240749A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831, 707/999.205, 709217-219, 215/234, 215/242, 215/253, 215/277
• US Class Current: 707/822
• 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, having one or more processors, comprising:

a keyword storing unit configured to store a plurality of keywords including a character, the keywords relating to a folder name of a folder for storing a data file;

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

an operation portion configured to receive an operation; and

a controller configured to perform, every time the single data file is input by the data file inputting unit, the following steps in this order;

specifying a keyword that is commonly included in both the plurality of keywords stored in the keyword storing unit, and keywords included in the single data file input by the data file inputting unit outputting a plurality of folder names which are respectively associated with the specified keyword group;

selecting one of the plurality of folder names among the plurality of output folder names unit based on the operation received by the operation portion; and

storing the single data file in the folder which is generated before the single data file is input by the data file inputting unit and the folder name of which is selected.

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 controller outputs the keyword group and tag information, if the tag information is added to the single 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 controller stores, if the tag information is selected by the controller, the single 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 controller 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 controller 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 controller.

6. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a character input unit configured to input a character, wherein the controller stores the single 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 controller 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 single data file is input by the data file inputting unit, and the controller stores the single 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 controller.

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 single data file are sound data,

wherein the controller 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 single data file are the image data,

wherein the controller 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 single data file, into a plurality of morphemes,

wherein the controller 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. The data storage system according to claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a display which outputs the specified keyword group.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program which, when executed, performs:

a data file inputting process for inputting a single data file;

an operation receiving process for receiving an operation;

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

a keyword outputting process for outputting a plurality of folder names which are respectively associated with the keyword group specified by the keyword specifying process;

a keyword selection process for selecting one of the plurality of folder names among the plurality of folder names output in the keyword outputting process based on the operation received in the operation process; and

a data file storing process for storing the single data file in the folder on a memory, which is generated before the single data file is input by the data file inputting process and the folder name of which is selected,

wherein every time the single data file is input by the data file inputting process, the keyword specifying process, the keyword outputting process, the keyword selection process and the data file storing process are performed in this order.

14. A data storage apparatus comprising:

a hard drive which stores a plurality of keywords including a character, the keywords relating to a folder name of a folder for storing a data file;

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

a controller which is configured to perform, every time the single data file is input by the input apparatus, the following steps in this order;

specifying a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both the plurality of keywords stored in the keyword storing unit, and keywords included in the single data file input by the data file inputting unit;

outputting a plurality of folder names which are respectively associated with the specified keyword group;

selecting one of the plurality of folder names among the plurality of output folder names based on an operation received by an operation portion; and

storing the single data file in the folder which is generated before the single data file is input by the data file inputting unit and the folder name of which is selected.

15. The data storage apparatus according to claim 14, 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.

16. The data storage apparatus according to claim 14, 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 single data file.

17. A data storage system, having one or more processors, comprising:

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

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

an operation portion configured to receive an operation; and

a controller configured to perform, every time the single data file is input by the data file inputting unit, the following steps in this order;

specifying a keyword group including a keyword that is commonly included in both the plurality of keywords stored in the keyword storing unit and keywords included in the single data file input by the data file inputting unit;

outputting a plurality of folder names which are respectively associated with the specified keyword group;

selecting one of the plurality of folder names among the plurality of output folder names based on the operation received by the operation portion;

determining whether the folder, the folder name of which is selected, exists; and

generating a folder, the folder name of which is selected, and storing the single data file in the generated folder if it is determined that the folder, the folder name of which is selected, does not exist.