Directory management device and method

• US 6,929,477 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Issued: 08/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Fukushima, Daichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Application Number:
  US10/101,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20030091963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/169, 434/307.R, 434/308, 434/323, 434/350, 434/362, 434/365, 709/102, 709/202, 709/203, 709/226, 709/223, 455/422.1, 455/445, 455/517, 701/35, 705/1, 715/512, 717/100, 370/352
• US Class Current: 434/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A directory management method, and a device, and a program for the directories management, and storage medium for the program directories using terminal equipment connected to a client-server type network. receive a user'"'"'s request to use a directory, locate the directory on the basis of time of the user'"'"'s request to use the directory, and enable the user to use the located directory.

Claims

1. A directory management method to manage directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system, where each directory is allocated to data corresponding to a lesson in which a user is enrolled, comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s request to use a directory pertaining to a lesson;

locating the directory based on a time information pertaining to the lesson in said request and enrollment information of the user; and

providing the located directory to the user without requiring the user to indicate a hierarchical structure of the directory.

2. A directory management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the directory is located by referencing alteration schedule information registered in a database.

3. A directory management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein when providing the located directory to said user, the directory is provided to said user with files stored in said directory.

4. A directory management method as set forth in claim 1, wherein when providing the located directory to said user, the directory is provided to said user in a customized hierarchical structure.

5. A directory management method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising:

creating the located directory in a mobile communication terminal when said request to use the directory is presented via a mobile communication terminal connected with a network;

correlating the located directory in accordance with the customized hierarchical structure; and

transferring files in the located directory to the directory created in the mobile communication terminal.

6. A directory management method as set forth in claim 1, comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s request to create a new directory, and

creating the new directory, wherein a subdirectory is created within said new directory by referencing a subdirectory in another directory.

7. A directory management device to manage directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system, where each directory is allocated to data corresponding to a lesson in which a user is enrolled, comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving a user'"'"'s request to use a directory pertaining to a lesson;

a locating unit for locating the directory based on time information pertaining to the lesson in the user'"'"'s request and enrollment information of the user without requiring the user to indicate a hierarchical structure of the directory; and

a display unit for displaying the located directory to enable the user to use the directory.

8. A directory management device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the display unit displays the directory to said user in a customized hierarchical structure.

9. A directory management method to manage directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system, where each directory is allocated to data corresponding to a lesson in which a user is enrolled, comprising:

registering the user in a user information database indicative of lessons in which the user is enrolled;

automatically linking the user information database of the user with a directory information database; and

receiving a request to access a directory from the user, wherein the request to access the directory is processed in accordance with the linkage of the user information database of the user and the directory information database and the directory is provided to the user without requiring the user to indicate a hierarchical structure of the directory.

10. A directory management apparatus for managing directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system using directory management information in which each directory is allocated for data concerning a unit of curriculum of a corresponding lesson subject and the directories are hierarchically structured, the apparatus comprising:

a student information storing unit for storing student information including information in relation to identification, grade, and class of a student;

a time table information storing unit for storing time table information setting a lesson subject to be rolled in a class by day of week and a prescribed period of each class;

a curriculum information storing unit for storing curriculum-subject information including a unit of curriculum of a lesson subject and a curriculum term when the unit of curriculum should be rolled;

a log-in information obtaining unit for obtaining a log-in time and a day when the student is logged in the computer system;

a grade and class information obtaining unit for obtaining the information in relation to the grade and class to which the student user belongs from the student information;

a lesson subject obtaining unit for obtaining the lesson subject rolled in the class of the student from the time table information and the log-in time and day;

a curriculum information obtaining unit for obtaining the unit of curriculum of the lesson subject from the curriculum-subject information;

a directory retrieving unit for retrieving the directory allocated to the obtained unit of curriculum from the directory management information; and

a display processing unit for displaying a field connected with the retrieved directory for data storage manipulation.

11. A directory management apparatus as set forth in claim 10, further comprising

a directory generating unit generating and allocating a new directory to the obtained unit of curriculum when no directory to the obtained unit of curriculum is allocated in the directory management information.

12. The directory management apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein the directory generating unit, when no directory to the obtained unit of curriculum is allocated and a plurality of directory hierarchies are formed in the directory management information, individually generates and allocates a new directory to each obtained unit of curriculum in directory hierarchy;

and

the display processing unit displays a plurality of fields connected with each retrieved directory for data storage manipulation.

13. The directory management apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein, when a plurality of directories are allocated to the same unit of curriculum and each directory is individually located in different domains in the directory management information, the directory retrieving unit retrieves all directories allocated to the obtained unit of curriculum from the directory management information;

and

the display processing unit displays a plurality of fields connected with each retrieved directory for data storage manipulation.

14. The directory management apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein the directory management information includes domains representing each directory hierarchy formed by student, class or lesson subject.

15. A directory management method for managing directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system using directory management information in which each directory is allocated for data concerning a unit of curriculum of a corresponding lesson subject and the directories are hierarchically structured, the method comprising:

accessing student information including information in relation to identification, grade, and class of a student, table information setting a lesson subject to be rolled in a class by day of week and a prescribed period of each class and curriculum-subject information including a unit of curriculum of a lesson subject and a curriculum term when the unit of curriculum should be rolled;

obtaining a log-in time and a day when the student is logged in the computer system;

obtaining the information in relation to the grade and class to which the student belongs from the student information;

obtaining the lesson subject rolled in the class in which the student belongs from the time table information and the log-in time and day;

obtaining the unit of curriculum of the lesson subject from the curriculum-subject information;

retrieving the directory allocated to the obtained unit of curriculum from the directory management information; and

displaying a field connected with the retrieved directory for data storage manipulation.

16. A computer accessible storage medium for recording a program causing a computer to perform a directory management for managing directories representing regions for storing data in a computer system using directory management information in which each directory is allocated for data concerning a unit of curriculum of a corresponding lesson subject and the directories are hierarchically structured, the program executing operations comprising:

storing student information including information in relation to identification, grade, and class of a student;

storing time table information setting a lesson subject to be rolled in a class by day of week and a prescribed period of each class;

storing curriculum-subject information including a unit of curriculum of a lesson subject and a curriculum term when the unit of curriculum should be rolled;

obtaining a log-in time and day when the student user is logged in the computer system;

obtaining the grade and class to which the student user belongs from the student information;

obtaining the lesson subject rolled in the class of user student from the time table information and the log-in time and day;

obtaining the unit of curriculum of the lesson subject from the curriculum-subject information;

retrieving the directory allocated to the obtained unit of curriculum from the directory management information; and

displaying a field connected with the retrieved directory for data storage manipulation.