FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
| Title: | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT |
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| Document Number: | 20100146450 |
| Publication Date: | June 10, 2010 |
| Appl. No: | 12/632242 |
| Application Filed: | December 07, 2009 |
| 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. |
| Inventors: | Harada, Takaaki (Kanagawa, JP) |
| Claim: | 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. |
| Claim: | 2. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information that indicates the symbol image corresponds to an icon and a name of the symbol image. |
| Claim: | 3. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third display control unit operates as a result of reception of a command for specifying a position adjacent to the thumbnail images being displayed on the display unit. |
| Claim: | 4. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. |
| Claim: | 5. The file management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. |
| Claim: | 6. 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 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. |
| Claim: | 7. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when a symbol image corresponds to a file that is shared by a plurality of users, the background setting unit uniformly sets a background image that has been set by a specific user, for all the users. |
| Claim: | 8. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when a symbol image corresponding to a file that is shared by a plurality of users, the background setting unit sets a background image for each of the user. |
| Claim: | 9. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. |
| Claim: | 10. The file management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. |
| Claim: | 11. 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 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. |
| Claim: | 12. The file management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. |
| Claim: | 13. The file management apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 715/838 |
| Current International Class: | 06 |
| Accession Number: | edspap.20100146450 |
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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. – Name: Author Label: Inventors Group: Patent Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZA" term="%22Harada%2C+Takaaki%22">Harada, Takaaki</searchLink> (Kanagawa, JP) – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 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. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 2. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information that indicates the symbol image corresponds to an icon and a name of the symbol image. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 3. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third display control unit operates as a result of reception of a command for specifying a position adjacent to the thumbnail images being displayed on the display unit. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 4. The file management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 5. The file management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 6. 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 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. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 7. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when a symbol image corresponds to a file that is shared by a plurality of users, the background setting unit uniformly sets a background image that has been set by a specific user, for all the users. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 8. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when a symbol image corresponding to a file that is shared by a plurality of users, the background setting unit sets a background image for each of the user. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 9. The file management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 10. The file management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 11. 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 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. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 12. The file management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second display control unit displays the thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner. – Name: Comment Label: Claim Group: Patent Data: 13. The file management apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second display control unit displays images in a plurality of lanes in a three-dimensional manner, and arranges the thumbnail images on a lane displayed in center on the display unit. – Name: CodeClass Label: Current U.S. Class Group: Patent Data: 715/838 – Name: CodeClass Label: Current International Class Group: Patent Data: 06 – Name: AN Label: Accession Number Group: ID Data: edspap.20100146450 |
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