JP2004013693A - Documents management method and device and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document management method and device for managing even a file which is not accompanied with entity such as a short cut file in the same way as a file which is accompanied with entity such as an electronic document. <P>SOLUTION: At displaying a short cut file with a file including the entity of a document as a link destination, a file processing part 15 acquires information including the thumb nail image of the document from the file at the link destination of the short cut file, and holds it in a display information holding part 14, and a display control part 12 displays the corresponding short cut file by using information held in the display information holding part 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a document management method, device, and program, and more particularly, to a document management method, device, and program for visually managing documents.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, various documents have been digitized with the development of computer technology and the like. Compared to paper documents, digitized documents are easier to store and save, and are superior in processing such as retrieval, portability, and the like. On the other hand, an electronic document is usually stored as a file in a file system used by a computer, and therefore cannot be browsed or operated unless some kind of application software is used. For this reason, browsing and processing become complicated as compared with a paper document, and the visibility tends to be poor in the operation.
[0003]
For this reason, in the electronic document management system and the like described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-51987, the visibility of the document is improved by using the thumbnail image of the electronic document, and the processing on the document can be visually performed. Thus, the processing for the electronic document can be performed in the same sense as the processing for the paper document.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in an operating system or a file system of a computer, a shortcut file having only link information to an entity file may be used in addition to a file including an entity such as a document. This shortcut file is often used to facilitate access to the entity file.
[0005]
However, since a shortcut file has no substance, it is often excluded from the target when managing an electronic document or the like.
[0006]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a document management method, apparatus, and program that can manage files that do not have an entity such as a shortcut file, and can manage them in the same way as files that do have an entity of an electronic document. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 provides a document management method for displaying a list of electronic documents stored as files and receiving and executing processing on the displayed files, including a document entity. When displaying a file of the second type including link information to a file of the first type, an image showing at least a part of the document is obtained from the file of the first type, and the obtained image is displayed on the second file. It is characterized in that it is displayed as file information indicating a file of the type.
[0008]
Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the image is a plurality of reduced images corresponding to respective pages constituting the document, and the selected reduced image is selected from the plurality of reduced images. The file is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file.
[0009]
Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the image is held and the image corresponding to the second type file is held when the second type file is displayed. Is characterized in that the stored image is displayed as file information indicating the file of the second type.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the image is held until a change to a document corresponding to the image is confirmed.
[0011]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document management apparatus which displays a list of electronic documents stored as files and receives and executes processing on the displayed files, to a first type file including a document entity. When displaying a second type of file including link information of the first type, the image obtaining means for obtaining an image showing at least a part of the document from the first type of file, and the image obtained by the image obtaining means Display means for displaying as file information indicating a second type of file.
[0012]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the image acquiring means acquires a plurality of reduced images corresponding to each page constituting the document, and the display means comprises: A reduced image selected by the viewer among the plurality of acquired reduced images is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file.
[0013]
The invention of claim 7 is the invention of claim 5, further comprising an image holding means for holding the image obtained by the image obtaining means, wherein the display means displays the second type of file. Preferably, the image held by the image holding means is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file.
[0014]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the image holding means holds the image until a change to a document corresponding to the held image is confirmed.
[0015]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in a document management program for displaying a list of electronic documents stored as a file and receiving and executing a process on the displayed file, the first type of file including the entity of the document is stored. Obtaining an image indicating at least a part of the document from the first type of file when displaying a second type of file including link information of the second type of file; and displaying the image as a file indicating the second type of file. And displaying the information as information.
[0016]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, the image is a plurality of reduced images corresponding to each page constituting the document, and a selected reduced image among the plurality of reduced images is The file is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file.
[0017]
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the invention, when the image is held and the image corresponding to the second type file is held when the second type file is displayed. Is characterized in that the stored image is displayed as file information indicating the file of the second type.
[0018]
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the eleventh aspect, the image is held until a change to a document corresponding to the image is confirmed.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a document management method, apparatus, and program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0020]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the document management apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the document management apparatus 10 includes an operation receiving unit 11, a display control unit 12, a display information creating unit 13, a display information holding unit 14, a file processing unit 15, a system information obtaining unit 16, a display information processing unit. 17 is provided.
[0021]
The operation receiving unit 11 receives a user operation. The display control unit 12 controls display of a document or the like to be managed. The display information creation unit 13 creates display information on a document or the like to be managed. The display information holding unit 14 holds the display information created by the display information creating unit 13 as a cache. The file processing unit 15 accesses the file system 20 and reads and writes a file. The system information acquisition unit 16 acquires system information (operating system information) stored in the file system 20. The display information processing unit 17 writes the display information held by the display information holding unit 14 as a cache to the file system 20 as a file, and reads the display information from the file system 20.
[0022]
Note that the document management device 10 can be configured as a device that operates on a computer by using a program. In this case, the function is the same depending on how the program is assembled, but it is not necessarily the same as the configuration illustrated in FIG. The configurations are not necessarily the same.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the document management apparatus 10 will be described. First, the file configuration of a document to be managed by the document management element value 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the file system 20.
[0024]
As shown in the figure, the file system 20 has a hierarchical structure with the root 21 at the top. The document management apparatus 10 includes a certain folder (directory) in the file system, for example, a folder (including a folder 22B, a folder 22C, and a folder 22D) in a hierarchy below the folder 22A and files stored in the folder. Manage.
[0025]
Further, the document management apparatus 10 can also manage folders that are not included in the above-described hierarchical structure, for example, folders 23 and folders of a file system that can be used via a network, and files included therein. In addition, when a shortcut file exists under the management, the document management apparatus 10 can manage the linked entity file.
[0026]
The file managed by the document management apparatus 10 is configured to include, in addition to the entity of the document, document information indicating attributes of the document and thumbnail images of each page in the document. In the document management apparatus 10, the document information and the thumbnail image are obtained through the file processing unit 15, and the display information creation unit 13 creates the display information based on these, caches it in the display information holding unit 14, The control unit 12 displays the document based on the display information.
[0027]
Subsequently, display of a document by the document management device 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display screen displayed by the document management device 10.
[0028]
The document management device 10 displays the document management screen 30 on a display device (not shown) under the control of the display control unit 12. The document management screen 30 includes a hierarchy display unit 31 and a document display unit 32.
[0029]
In the hierarchy display section 31, folders managed by the document management apparatus 10 are displayed. The folder 40 displayed on the hierarchical display section 31 corresponds to the folder 22A of the file system 20, and the lower-level folders 41 and 42 correspond to the folder 22B and the folder 22C, respectively. The folder 43 is displayed as a link folder as a root of a folder that is not included under the folder 22A. The folder 44 in the lower layer is a folder 23 or a folder in a file system that can be used via a network (not shown). Is equivalent to
[0030]
On the document display unit 32, among the folders displayed on the hierarchy display unit 31, files stored in the folder selected by the user are displayed as icons. The icons displayed on the document display unit 32 include an icon 50 indicating that the corresponding file is a document entity and an icon 60 indicating that the corresponding file is a shortcut file having link information to the document entity. There is. The icon 50 and the icon 60 basically display a thumbnail image of the corresponding document. However, a thumbnail image may not be displayed for a reason described later.
[0031]
Next, the icons displayed on the document display unit 32 will be described. First, the icons 50 that represent a file including the entity of the document will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a plurality of types of icons 50.
[0032]
The icon 50A shown in FIG. 4A is an icon representing a single page document. The icon 50A displays a thumbnail image of the corresponding document.
[0033]
The icon 50B illustrated in FIG. 4B is an icon that represents a document in which a plurality of documents (both single and multiple pages are acceptable) are stored in one file as a binder process. The icon 50B displays a thumbnail image of the corresponding document, a component image 51 indicating that the file is a binder file, the total number of pages of the relevant document, and the page number of the current thumbnail image. A displayed page display 52, a button 53 for changing the displayed thumbnail image to the thumbnail image of the previous page, and a button 54 for changing the displayed thumbnail image to the thumbnail image of the subsequent page are displayed. With this icon 50B, by performing an operation of pressing the button 53 or the button 54, it is possible to browse the thumbnail images of all pages of the corresponding document. The binder processing of the document is performed by selecting a desired document from the document display unit 32 and instructing the binder processing.
[0034]
The icon 50C illustrated in FIG. 4C is an icon that represents a document in which a plurality of documents (single page or multiple pages are acceptable) are stored in one file. The icon 50C displays a thumbnail image of the corresponding document, a component image 55 indicating that the document is a bundled document file, a total number of pages of the corresponding document, and a page number indicating the current thumbnail image. , A button 57 for changing the displayed thumbnail image to the thumbnail image of the previous page, and a button 58 for changing the displayed thumbnail image to the thumbnail image of the subsequent page. With this icon 50C, by performing an operation of pressing the button 57 or the button 58, it is possible to browse thumbnail images of all pages of the corresponding document. The document bundling process is performed by sequentially superimposing icons of desired documents on the document display unit 32.
[0035]
The icon 50D shown in FIG. 4D is an icon representing a confidential document protected by a password or the like. In this icon 50D, a thumbnail image is not displayed, and a component image 59 indicating that the document is a confidential document is displayed.
[0036]
The icons 50A, 50B, 50C, and 50D shown in FIG. 4 are all similar to the actual document paper size.
[0037]
Next, the icon 60 representing the shortcut file will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a plurality of types of icons 60.
[0038]
The icon 60A shown in FIG. 5A is an icon expressing that the linked document indicated by the corresponding shortcut file is a single page document. The icon 60A displays a thumbnail image of a linked document as in the case of the icon 50A, and also displays a component image 61 indicating that the file is a shortcut file.
[0039]
The icon 60B shown in FIG. 5B is an icon expressing that the linked document indicated by the corresponding shortcut file is a binder file. Like the icon 50B, the icon 60B displays a thumbnail image of the linked document, a component image indicating that the file is a binder file, a button for switching the thumbnail image to be displayed, and the like. Is displayed.
[0040]
The icon 60C illustrated in FIG. 5C is an icon expressing that the linked document indicated by the corresponding shortcut file is a bundled file. Like the icon 50C, the icon 60C displays a thumbnail image of the linked document, a component image indicating that the file is a bundled file, a button for switching the thumbnail image to be displayed, and the like. Is displayed.
[0041]
The icon 60D shown in FIG. 5D is an icon representing that the linked document indicated by the corresponding shortcut file is a confidential document. Similar to the icon 50D, the icon 60D does not display a thumbnail image, displays a component image indicating that the file is a confidential document, and displays a component image 61 indicating that the file is a shortcut file. I have.
[0042]
Next, an icon display process performed by the document management apparatus 10 will be described. First, an outline of the icon display process will be described with reference to the table shown in FIG.
[0043]
(No.1)
If the file to be displayed is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is not cached, the display information creating unit 13 The display control unit 12 obtains information from the file system via the server 15 and creates display information including a thumbnail image, and the display control unit 12 displays the icon using the thumbnail image.
[0044]
(No.2)
When the file to be displayed is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is cached, the file becomes the target after the display information is created. If the file has been updated, the display information creation unit 13 acquires information from the file system via the file processing unit 15 to create and update display information including a thumbnail image, and the display control unit 12 Display using images.
[0045]
(No.3)
When the file to be displayed is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is cached, the file becomes the target after the display information is created. If the file has not been updated, the display control unit 12 displays the icon using the thumbnail image based on the display information cached in the display information holding unit 14.
[0046]
(No. 4)
When the file to be displayed is an entity file that is not managed by the document processing apparatus 10, the display control unit 12 does not display the file or uses an icon used in the system or the application. Display. The display / non-display of this file is determined based on the setting items set in the document management apparatus 10 in advance by the user. When displaying an icon, the system information acquisition unit 16 acquires an icon or the like as necessary.
[0047]
(No.5)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file that is not managed by the document processing apparatus 10, the display control unit 12 hides the file or displays the file in the system or the corresponding application. Display using icons used in. The display / non-display of this file is determined based on the setting items set in the document management apparatus 10 in advance by the user. When displaying an icon, the system information acquisition unit 16 acquires an icon or the like as necessary.
[0048]
(No. 6)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the entity file actually exists, the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is displayed. Is not cached, the display information creating unit 13 acquires information from the file system via the file processing unit 15 to create display information including a thumbnail image, and the display control unit 12 uses the thumbnail image for the icon. Display.
[0049]
(No. 7)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the entity file actually exists, the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is displayed. Is cached, and if the target file has been updated after the display information is created, the display information creation unit 13 acquires information from the file system via the file processing unit 15 and displays the thumbnail image. The information is created and updated, and the display control unit 12 displays the icon using the thumbnail image.
[0050]
(No. 8)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10 and the entity file actually exists, the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is displayed. Is cached, and if the target file has not been updated since the display information was created, the display control unit 12 assigns a thumbnail image to the icon based on the display information cached in the display information holding unit 14. Perform the display used.
[0051]
(No. 9)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and its link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10, but the entity file has already been deleted or moved, the display information holding unit If the display information corresponding to 14 is not cached, the display control unit 12 displays the file with an icon indicating that the link is broken or an icon used in the system.
[0052]
(No. 10)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and its link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10, but the entity file has already been deleted or moved, the display information holding unit If the display information corresponding to 14 is cached, the cache is discarded, and the display control unit 12 displays the file with an icon indicating that the link is broken or an icon used in the system. Note that the display using the thumbnail images may be performed using the cache without destroying the cache.
[0053]
(No. 11)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10, but the existence of the entity file is unknown, for example, the link destination is over a network. If the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is not cached, the display control unit 12 informs the user that the link is broken. The file is displayed with the icon shown or the icon used in the system.
[0054]
(No. 12)
If the file to be displayed is a shortcut file and the link destination is an entity file to be managed by the document processing apparatus 10, but the existence of the entity file is unknown, for example, the link destination is over a network. If the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is cached, the display control unit 12 stores the display information in the display information holding unit 14. Based on the cached display information, icons are displayed using thumbnail images.
[0055]
(No. 13)
If there is display information cached in the display information holding unit 14 but there is no corresponding file, the cache is discarded and no display is performed.
[0056]
Next, a flow of an icon display process performed by the document management apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the icon display process performed by the document management apparatus 10.
[0057]
The icon display processing by the document management apparatus 10 is performed when the document management apparatus 10 is activated and when a folder is selected from the hierarchy display unit 31.
[0058]
When the document management apparatus 10 starts icon display processing, first, the file processing unit 15 acquires file information to be displayed (step 101).
[0059]
Then, processing is sequentially performed on the acquired file information. First, when the file indicated by the first file information is an entity file to be managed by the document management apparatus 10 (YES in step 102), the processing will be described later. (Step 103).
[0060]
If the file indicated by the file information is a shortcut file (NO in step 102, YES in step 104), display processing described later is performed (step 105).
[0061]
If the file indicated by the file information is an actual file but is not managed by the document management apparatus 10 (NO in step 102, NO in step 104), the display control unit 12 sets The file is hidden or displayed using an icon of a system or the like (step 106).
[0062]
Then, these processes are performed for all the files indicated by the acquired file information (NO in step 107), and when the processes are completed for all the files (YES in step 107), the cache is stored in the display information holding unit 14. Unnecessary display information is discarded (step 108), and the icon display processing ends.
[0063]
Next, the display processing in step 103 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the display processing 103.
[0064]
At the time of displaying the icon of the entity file to be managed, the document management apparatus 10 does not cache the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 (NO in step 131), but the display information is cached. If the file to be displayed has been updated after the creation of the display information (YES in step 131 and YES in step 132), the file processing unit 15 acquires the detailed information of the file from the file to be displayed (step 133), the display information creating unit 13 creates display information based on the acquired detailed information (step 134). This display information includes a thumbnail image to be displayed. Then, the display information displayed by the display information creation unit 13 is cached in the display information storage unit 14 (step 135), and the display control unit 12 displays the icon of the file based on the cached display information (step 136). ).
[0065]
On the other hand, if the display information is cached in the display information holding unit 14 (YES in step 131) and there is no update of the corresponding file after the creation of the display information (NO in step 132), the display control unit 12 The icon of the file is displayed based on the display information cached in the holding unit 14 (step 136).
[0066]
Next, the display processing in step 105 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the display processing 105.
[0067]
At the time of displaying the icon of the shortcut file, if the file at the link destination is out of the management target (NO in step 151), the document management apparatus 10 sets the display control unit 12 according to the setting in the same manner as in step 106 described above. The file is hidden or displayed using an icon of the system or the like.
[0068]
If the file at the link destination is a management target (YES at step 151), the status of the link destination is confirmed (step 152).
[0069]
As a result of the confirmation, if the file of the link destination actually exists (YES in step 153), the same processing as the display processing in step 103 described above is performed. However, when performing the process corresponding to step 133 described above, the file processing unit 15 acquires the detailed information from the substantial file linked to the shortcut file.
[0070]
On the other hand, as a result of checking the state of the link destination, if the existence of the file of the link destination cannot be confirmed because the file of the link destination has been deleted or the state of the link destination cannot be confirmed (step 153). NO), the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is cached (YES in step 154), and the deletion or movement of the linked file cannot be confirmed (NO in step 155). 12 displays an icon of the file based on the display information cached in the display information holding unit 14 (step 156).
[0071]
Although the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is cached (YES in step 154), if the deletion or movement of the linked file is confirmed (YES in step 155), the display information holding is performed. The display information cached in the unit 14 is discarded (step 157), and the display control unit 12 displays the icon of the file with an icon indicating that the link is broken or an icon used in the system (step 158).
[0072]
If the display information corresponding to the display information holding unit 14 is not cached (NO in step 154), the display control unit 12 displays the icon of the file using an icon or the like used in the system (step 158). ).
[0073]
Further, even when an instruction of a page turning process is given to the shortcut file, by performing the icon display process similarly shown in FIG. 7, the turned page is out of the management target or is a shortcut. It is determined whether there is a thumbnail icon in the cache or the like, and appropriate display information is displayed.
[0074]
Next, a description will be given of a process when a binder process or a binding process is instructed to the shortcut file when the shortcut file is displayed on the document display unit 32 of the document management apparatus 10. Here, assuming the state of the file shown in FIG. 10, several processing examples in the case of instructing the bundling processing on the shortcut file will be described.
[0075]
It is assumed that the document processing device 10 shows the contents of the folder 200 shown in FIG. In the folder 200, a shortcut file 201 and a shortcut file 202 are stored, and the entity file 211 in the folder 210 and the entity file 221 in the folder 220 are respectively linked.
[0076]
Here, when the bundling process is performed on the shortcut file 201 and the shortcut file 202 displayed on the document display unit 32, in the first example, as shown in FIG. The entity file 211 and the entity file 221 within the folder 220 are respectively copied into the folder 200, and the two copied files are bundled and stored as the entity file 203 in the folder 200.
[0077]
In the second example, the entity file 221 in the folder 220 is moved to the folder 210, where it is bundled with the file 211 and stored as the entity file 212 in the folder 210. At the same time, the shortcut file 201 and the shortcut file 202 are deleted from the folder 200, a new shortcut file 204 having the entity file 212 as a link destination is newly generated, and stored in the folder 200.
[0078]
In the third example, the shortcut file 201 and the shortcut file 202 are deleted from the folder 200, and a new shortcut file 205 that links both the entity file 211 and the entity file 221 is newly generated and stored in the folder 200. I do. In this case, no processing is added to the entity file 211 and the entity file 221, but when an instruction such as printing is given to the shortcut file 205, both the entity file 211 and the entity file 221 or a copy thereof are renewed. Will be subjected to a bundling process.
[0079]
The processing described here is an example, and the bundling processing or the like may be performed by another method. Further, what kind of processing is performed may be set by the user, and may be set on condition that the type of the link destination of the shortcut file, for example, whether the link destination is accessed via a network or not. Settings may be made to perform different processing.
[0080]
Similarly, when a print processing instruction or the like is issued to the shortcut file, the same processing result can be obtained by the same operation as that for the entity.
[0081]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when displaying a shortcut file with a file containing the entity of a document as a link destination, information including a thumbnail image of the document is acquired from the file to which the shortcut file is linked. Since the corresponding shortcut file is displayed by using the acquired information, the user can operate the entity file and the shortcut file with the same feeling, and can confirm and operate the file contents. It can be done easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a document management apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a file system 20.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display screen displayed by the document management apparatus 10.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a plurality of types of icons 50;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a plurality of types of icons.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of an icon display process performed by the document management apparatus 10;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an icon display process performed by the document management apparatus 10.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a display processing 103;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a display processing 105;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state before an operation on a shortcut file.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state after an operation on a shortcut file according to the first example.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state after an operation on a shortcut file according to the second example.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state after an operation on a shortcut file according to a third example.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Document management device
11 Operation reception unit
12 Display control unit
13 Display information creation unit
14 Display information storage
15 File processing part
16 System information acquisition unit
17 Display information processing unit
20 File System
21 route
22A folder
22B folder
22C folder
22D folder
23 folders
30 Document Management Screen
31 Hierarchical display
32 Document display section
40 folders
41 folders
42 folders
43 folders
44 folders
50 Icons
50A icon
50B Icon
50C icon
50D icon
51 Parts image
Show 52 pages
53 button
54 button
55 parts image
56 page display
57 buttons
58 button
59 Parts image
60 Icons
60A icon
60B icon
60C icon
60D icon
61 Parts image
200 folders
201 Shortcut file
202 Shortcut file
203 entity file
204 Shortcut file
205 Shortcut File
210 folders
211 entity file
212 entity file
220 folders
221 entity file

Claims (12)

In a document management method for displaying a list of electronic documents stored as files and receiving and executing processing on the displayed files,
When displaying a file of the second type including link information to a file of the first type including the entity of the document, an image indicating at least a part of the document is obtained from the file of the first type, and the obtained A document management method, wherein an image is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file. The image is
A plurality of reduced images corresponding to each page constituting the document, and a selected reduced image among the plurality of reduced images is displayed as file information indicating the second type file. 1. The document management method according to 1. When holding the image and displaying the file of the second type, if the image corresponding to the file of the second type is stored, the stored image is stored in the file of the second type. 2. The document management method according to claim 1, wherein the document information is displayed as file information indicating the document management information. The image is
4. The document management method according to claim 3, wherein the document is held until a change to a document corresponding to the image is confirmed. In a document management device that displays a list of electronic documents stored as files and receives and executes processing on the displayed files,
Image acquisition means for acquiring an image showing at least a part of the document from the first type of file when displaying a second type of file including link information to a first type of file including the entity of the document; ,
Display means for displaying the image acquired by the image acquisition means as file information indicating the second type of file. The image acquisition means,
Obtain a plurality of reduced images corresponding to each page constituting the document,
The display means,
6. The document management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a reduced image selected by a viewer among the plurality of reduced images acquired by the image acquisition unit is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file. Further comprising an image holding means for holding the image obtained by the image obtaining means,
The display means,
6. The document management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when displaying the second type of file, an image held in the image holding unit is displayed as file information indicating the second type of file. The image holding means,
8. The document management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the image is held until a change to a document corresponding to the held image is confirmed. In a document management program that displays a list of electronic documents stored as files and receives and executes processing on the displayed files,
When displaying a second type of file including link information to a first type of file including a document entity, acquiring an image showing at least a part of the document from the first type of file;
Displaying the image as file information indicating the second type of file by a computer. The image is
A plurality of reduced images corresponding to each page constituting the document, and a selected reduced image among the plurality of reduced images is displayed as file information indicating the second type file. 9. The document management program according to item 9. When holding the image and displaying the file of the second type, if the image corresponding to the file of the second type is stored, the stored image is stored in the file of the second type. 10. The document management program according to claim 9, wherein the document management program displays the file management information as file information. The image is
12. The document management program according to claim 11, wherein the program is held until a change to a document corresponding to the image is confirmed.

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