JPH06301580A - File management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate a file management and to improve an operability by expressing clearly the file reference information on the file management device. CONSTITUTION:The device is constituted of a CPU1, a ROM3, a display device 5 for displaying graphics, a keyboard 7 inputting characters, pointing device 8 for inputting the coordinate information, an input controller 6, a storage device 9 for storing data or the like and a file management means storingsection 12. Thus, it is unnecessary to start the application every time when the reference information of files is checked and the referred file can be confirmed at a glance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file management device for efficiently managing information and data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, file management using graphics has come to be used in the file management apparatus instead of conventional file management using characters. Generally, when managing a file using a file management device, a character is input from a keyboard, and a pointing device such as a mouse is used to manage a file by selecting a graphic abstracted from the file name (hereinafter referred to as an icon). , The information related to the target file is retrieved using the pointing device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional file management device. In the block diagram, 1 is a central processing unit, 3 is a read-only memory (ROM) in which the program of the central processing unit 1 is stored, 4 is a display control device for controlling the display device 5, 6 is a keyboard 7 or An input control device for controlling an input device such as a pointing device 8, 9 is a storage device, 10 is a data storage unit, 1
Reference numeral 1 is an icon information storage unit, and 12 is a file management means storage unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation of file management using a conventional file device. The user is the display device 5
One of the above icons A101 to I108 is selected. To check the information related to the file, the file information display command 1 on the command menu 112 is selected.
14 is selected, the information is retrieved from the icon information storage unit 11 (see FIG. 6), and the information is displayed on the icon information display window 113.

[0005]

However, in the conventional file management apparatus, the information for each icon is stored in the icon information storage section 11, but since there is no information regarding the mutual icons, each application is started. Then I had to confirm the information related to each other.

[0006] Therefore, the user starts the application each time the reference information of the file is confirmed, restricts the modification of the referenced file, or uses the existing data in order to use the reference of the file as little as possible. It had a problem that it could not be used effectively.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly convenient file management device that enables the reference information relating to files to be checked at a glance and can effectively utilize existing data.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a storage device that includes a file management means for managing files stored in a storage device and a reference information storage section for storing reference information of the files. Set up in.

[0009]

With the above arrangement, the present invention can read the mutual reference information of the files from the reference information storage section based on the information of the file management means and display it on the display device, so that the user can check the mutual information of the files. Eliminates the need to launch applications. Also, you can check the referenced file at a glance.

[0010]

1 is a block diagram of a file management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a central processing unit, and 2 is a processor address data bus. Three
Is a read-only memory (ROM) in which the program of the central processing unit 1 is stored, 4 is a display control device for controlling the display device 5, and 6 is an input for controlling the input of the keyboard 7 or the pointing device 8. Control device,
Reference numeral 9 is a storage device, 10 is a data storage unit, 11 is an icon information storage unit, 12 is a file management means storage unit, and 13 is a reference information storage unit for storing file reference information.

The operation of the file management apparatus of the present invention configured as above will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for selecting an icon of the file management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, when the user clicks the pointing device 8 on the display device 5 to select an icon (step 1), the central processing unit 1 first searches the icon information storage unit 11 to check which icon the cursor has selected ( Step 2). Next, the central processing unit 1 retrieves the reference information of the selected icon by searching the reference information storage unit 13 based on the icon information (step 3). Based on the information, the referenced icon is searched and the display of the referenced icon is reversed (step 4). To cancel the state where the icon is highlighted, move the cursor to a place other than the icon and
Click the pointing device 8 at that location.
The central processing unit 1 refers to the place where the pointing device 8 is clicked (step 5), restores the reverse of the icon if it is a place other than the icon (step 6), and reverses the icon if it is the place of the icon. To continue.

Next, referring to the flow chart for processing the file in FIG. 3, the storage and change of information in the icon reference information section will be described.

When information is stored or changed in the icon reference information section, there are the following three cases.

The process (1) file is created and the icon is created. The process (2) file is deleted and the icon is erased. The process (3) file reference information is changed. The processing in each case is as follows.

In the process (1), the reference information of the corresponding file is stored in the icon information storage section 11.

In process (2), the reference information of the file is deleted from the icon information storage section 11.

In the process (3), the reference information in the reference information storage unit 13 of the file whose reference information has been changed is changed.

The above will be described based on display examples.
As shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that there are eight icons A101 to I108 on the user directory. Icon A101 is icon C103, D104, G10
It is assumed that the reference is made from the four icons H6 and H107.

Here, the cursor is moved onto the icon A101, and the pointing device 8 is used for selection. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, icons C103, D104, G1
The display of 06 and H107 is reversed to clearly indicate that the file indicated by this icon is referenced.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, by using the mutual information of files for the file management which has conventionally used only the independent file information, it is necessary to start the application every time the user checks the mutual information of the files. Disappear. Also, you can check the referenced file at a glance. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly convenient file management device that can effectively use existing data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a file management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for selecting an icon of a file management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart regarding processing of a file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which icons are displayed in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which an icon is displayed in reverse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional file management device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation of a conventional file management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 central processing unit 3 read-only memory (ROM) 4 display control device 5 display device 6 input control device 7 keyboard 8 pointing device 9 storage device 10 data storage unit 11 icon information storage unit 12 file management means storage unit 13 reference information storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A central processing unit, a memory for storing a program to be processed by the central processing unit, a display device for displaying a gauge and characters, an input device for inputting characters and numerical values, and the display. A pointing device for inputting coordinate information in a screen on the device, an input control device for controlling the pointing device and the input device, a storage device for storing data and file information, and a storage device on the storage device. A file management device having a file management means for managing a file stored in a file and a reference information storage section for storing reference information of the file, wherein when a certain file is selected, the reference information referred to by the selected file From the reference information storage unit, and the file referred to based on the reference information is different from the file not referred to. File management apparatus and displaying on said display device in shown.