INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

• US 20090132965A1
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Tomoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,822 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/853
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a display control method in an information processing apparatus, which can display a hierarchical structure of folders, which can classify and store electronic files according to attribute information, using folder names based on attribute information. The method includes specifying a folder to be displayed and electronic files classified to the folder in response to an instruction from a user, determining whether or not the specified folder includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user. The method also includes controlling display of the specified folder when the specified folder includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and controlling hiding of the specified folder when the specified folder does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, which can display a hierarchical structure of folders, which can classify and store electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files, using folder names based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified in the folders, the apparatus comprising:

a specifying unit configured to specify a folder to be displayed and electronic files classified to the folder in response to an instruction from a user;

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the folder specified by said specifying unit includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

a control unit configured to control display of the folder specified by said specifying unit when said determination unit determines that the specified folder includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and to control hiding of the folder specified by said specifying unit when said determination unit determines that the specified folder does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when said determination unit determines that the specified folder does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, said control unit controls display of a hierarchical structure of the folder specified by said specifying unit, using a folder name different from attribute information appended to the electronic files classified to that folder.

3. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a generation unit configured to generate, in response to an instruction from a user, a folder that classifies and stores electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files by assigning a folder name based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified to that folder;

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the folder generated by said generation unit includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

a control unit configured to control display of the folder generated by said generation unit when said determination unit determines that the generated folder includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and to control hiding of the folder generated by said generation unit when said determination unit determines that the generated folder does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when said determination unit determines that the generated folder does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, said control unit controls display of a hierarchical structure of the folder generated by said generation unit using a folder name different from attribute information appended to the electronic files classified to that folder.

5. A display control method in an information processing apparatus, which can display a hierarchical structure of folders, which can classify and store electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files, using folder names based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified in the folders, the method comprising:

specifying a folder to be displayed and electronic files classified to the folder in response to an instruction from a user;

determining whether or not the folder specified includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

controlling display of the specified folder when it is determined that the specified folder includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and controlling hiding of the folder specified when it is determined that the folder specified does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

6. A display control method comprising:

generating, in response to an instruction from a user, a folder that classifies and stores electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files by assigning a folder name based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified to that folder;

determining whether or not the folder generated includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

controlling display of the generated folder when it is determined that the folder generated includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and controlling hiding of the generated folder when it is determined that the folder generated does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

7. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for controlling an information processing apparatus, which can display a hierarchical structure of folders, which can classify and store electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files, using folder names based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified in the folders, the computer readable medium comprising:

computer-executable instructions for specifying a folder to be displayed and electronic files classified to the folder in response to an instruction from a user;

computer-executable instructions for determining whether or not the folder specified includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

computer-executable instructions for controlling display of the specified folder when it is determined that the specified folder includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and for controlling hiding of the folder specified when it is determined that the folder specified does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.

8. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for executing a display control method, the computer-readable medium comprising:

computer-executable instructions for generating, in response to an instruction from a user, a folder that classifies and stores electronic files according to attribute information appended to the electronic files by assigning a folder name based on attribute information appended to electronic files classified to that folder;

computer-executable instructions for determining whether or not the folder generated includes electronic files, access rights of which are granted to the user; and

computer-executable instructions for controlling display of the generated folder when it is determined that the folder generated includes electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user, and controlling hiding of the generated folder when it is determined that the folder generated does not include any electronic files, the access rights of which are granted to the user.