JP2006155576A - File transferring device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a file transferring device which enables file transfer with simple composition with efficiency and without fail. <P>SOLUTION: A system is comprised of a terminal device 200 (PC1 and PC2), a file transferring device 100 (MFP) which is connected to the terminal device 200 via a network 1 and a memory part 210 which has at least one common directory 212 which stores files transferred via the network 1 from the file transferring device 100. The file transferring device 100 includes a destination reception part 110 which receives destinations, a file acquiring part 104 which acquires files to be transferred, a transferring part 112 which transfers files to the destinations, a notification part 114 which notifies ending of transferring after file transferring. The terminal device 200 includes a notification reception part 220 which receives notification of the ending of transferring from the file transferring device 100 via the network 1 and a displaying part 222 which displays the notification on a pop-up window in receiving the notification. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a file transfer apparatus, and more particularly to a file transfer apparatus and system for transferring an acquired file to a shared directory on a network.

  As a conventional file transfer device, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The file transfer apparatus described in this document enables confirmation of the end of normal transfer by transmitting a control file indicating the end of transfer when the transfer of the transfer file is completed when performing file transfer between a plurality of apparatuses.

  In the conventional file transfer system shown in FIG. 13, the file transfer apparatus 10 includes an interface unit (shown as “I / F” in the figure) 12 that communicates with the terminal device 50 on the network 1 and a scanner (not shown). ) And the like, a file storage unit 16 that stores the acquired file, and a notification unit that broadcasts to the terminal device 50 on the network 1 that the file acquisition unit 14 has acquired the file. 20, a transmission unit 30 that transmits a file in response to a request from the terminal device 50, and a deletion unit 32 that deletes the file after transmission in response to a request from the terminal device 50.

  In addition, the terminal device 50 includes an interface unit (shown as “I / F” in the figure) 52 that communicates with the file transfer device 10 on the network 1, and a notification reception unit 60 that receives a file acquisition notification from the file transfer device 10. A determination unit 62 that determines whether or not the received file acquisition notification is addressed to the device, and reading that reads the file from the file transfer device 10 via the interface unit 52 when it is determined that the received file acquisition notification is addressed to the device. Unit 70, a storage unit 72 that stores the read file, and a deletion instruction unit 74 that instructs the file transfer apparatus 10 to delete the file after reading the file.

In the conventional file transfer system configured as described above, after a file is acquired by the file transfer apparatus 10, a file acquisition notification is transmitted by broadcast to all the terminal apparatuses 50 on the network 1, and the corresponding terminal apparatus Only 50 obtains the file in response to this notification, and the file deletion instruction is given from the terminal device 50 to the file transfer device 10 after the file transfer is completed.
JP 2002-132621 A

  However, the prior art has room for improvement in the following points.

  First, the file transfer apparatus 10 requires a file storage unit 16 having a large storage area for storing a file read before transfer, and the system is expensive and complicated. This is because the file transfer apparatus 10 cannot specify the transfer destination and requests transfer from the terminal apparatus 50.

  Secondly, since the transfer file in the file storage unit 16 of the file transfer device 10 is deleted by the deletion instruction from the terminal device 50, it is deleted by mistake from other terminal devices 50, and the file is originally required. There was also a possibility that the data was not transferred to the terminal device 50 that was supposed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a file transfer apparatus that can perform file transfer efficiently and reliably with a simple configuration.

According to the present invention, transfer destination receiving means for receiving designation of a transfer destination from among shared directories connected via a network,
An acquisition means for acquiring a file to be transferred;
Transfer means for transferring the file to the shared directory of the transfer destination;
Notification means for notifying completion of transfer after the transfer means has transferred the file;
A file transfer device characterized by comprising:

  Here, the file transfer device is, for example, a device that transfers a file attached to a mail acquired by a reading device such as a scanner or received via a network, such as a network scanner or an MFP (Multi Functional Peripheral). . Also, the transfer means transfers a file from the file transfer apparatus to the shared directory or between the shared directories via a network using a protocol such as SMB (Server Message Block) or FTP (File Transfer Protocol). . Further, the transfer end notification may be performed by designating a terminal having a transfer destination shared directory, or may be broadcast to all terminals on the network. This notification can be performed using, for example, UDP (User Datagram Protocol).

  According to the present invention, since the transfer end is notified from the transfer source after the file transfer, the terminal that has received the notification can recognize that the file has been transferred via the network and needs the already transferred file. Can be referred to according to the situation, and convenience is increased. In this way, file transfer can be performed efficiently and reliably with a simple configuration. In addition, since it is not necessary to acquire a file from the terminal or delete a file from the file storage means of the file transfer device after file acquisition, file operation from the terminal to the file transfer device is not necessary, and malfunctions are prevented. Can improve the reliability of the system.

  In the file transfer apparatus, the notifying unit may notify the storage location of the file including the file name of the file transferred by the transfer unit and the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination, in UNC. it can.

  Here, the notification can be described in, for example, an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) language and can include a tag indicating a file storage location. According to this configuration, the storage location of the file is notified in UNC (Universal Naming Convention) notation, so that the file can be specified and opened according to the notation at the terminal that has received the notification.

  In the file transfer apparatus, the notifying unit can notify the storage location of the file including the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination to which the transfer unit has transferred the file, in UNC.

According to the present invention, a storage device having a terminal, a file transfer device connected to the terminal via a network, and at least one shared directory for storing files transferred from the file transfer device via the network And a system comprising:
The file transfer device
Transfer destination accepting means for accepting designation of a transfer destination from the at least one shared directory;
An acquisition means for acquiring a file to be transferred;
Transfer means for transferring the file to the shared directory of the transfer destination;
Notification means for notifying completion of transfer after the transfer means has transferred the file;
Including
The terminal
Receiving means for receiving the transfer completion notification from the file transfer device via the network;
A notification display means for displaying a notification in a pop-up when the notification is received;
Is provided.

  In the above system, the notifying unit of the file transfer apparatus may store a file storage location including a file name of the file transferred by the transfer unit of the file transfer apparatus and a name of the shared directory of the transfer destination as UNC. The notification display means of the terminal can display the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device.

  In the above system, the terminal receives an instruction to display the file transferred from the file transfer device, and the file notified from the file transfer device when the reception unit receives the instruction. File display means for accessing the shared directory indicated by the storage location and reading and displaying the file from the shared directory.

  According to this configuration, the storage location of the file can be acquired and displayed only by instructing the display of the transferred file on the terminal side, so that convenience is increased.

  In the above system, the notifying unit of the file transfer apparatus indicates the storage location of the file including the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination to which the transfer unit of the file transfer apparatus has transferred the file by UNC. The notification display means of the terminal can display the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer apparatus.

  In the system, the terminal receives an instruction to open the shared directory to which the file has been transferred from the file transfer device and to display a list of the stored files, and the reception means receives the instruction. And a file display means for accessing the shared directory indicated by the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device when received and displaying the list of the files by opening the shared directory. .

  According to this configuration, when a file is transferred to a shared directory, there is no need to associate it with an application for opening the file, and notification of transfer of files of various file formats is made and displayed on the transfer destination terminal. It becomes possible.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a file transfer apparatus capable of efficiently and reliably performing file transfer with a simple configuration.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a file transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A file transfer system according to the present embodiment includes a file transfer apparatus (indicated as “MFP” in the figure) 100 and a plurality of terminal apparatuses (in the figure, “PC1” and “PC1”) connected to the file transfer apparatus 100 via the network 1. 200) (shown as “PC2”). In the following description, the terminal device 200 will be described using “PC1” as an example. The terminal device 200 of “PC2” has the same configuration as that of “PC1” except that it includes the storage unit 210 including the shared directory 212 having the directory name “FOLDER2”. Is omitted.

  The file transfer apparatus 100 is, for example, a network scanner connected to the network 1 such as a LAN, an Internet facsimile machine, or an MFP. The terminal device 200 is a personal computer connected to the network 1, for example. In FIG. 1, the configuration of parts not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted and is not shown.

  Each component of the file transfer device 100 and the terminal device 200 includes a CPU, a memory of an arbitrary computer, a program that realizes the components of this figure loaded in the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk that stores the program, It is realized by any combination of hardware and software, centering on the network connection interface. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus. Each drawing described below shows a functional unit block, not a hardware unit configuration.

  The file transfer apparatus 100 includes an interface unit (shown as “I / F” in the figure) 102, a file acquisition unit 104, a transfer buffer unit 106, a transfer destination reception unit 110, a transfer unit 112, and a notification unit. 114. The interface unit 102 communicates with the file transfer device 100 and the terminal device 200 via the network 1.

  The file acquisition unit 104 includes, for example, a scanner unit (not shown) that reads a document, and includes a reception unit (not shown) that acquires a read image file or receives a mail, and acquires an attached file from the received mail. Here, the file is, for example, an image file, a text file, a document file, or the like. The transfer buffer unit 106 is a buffer that temporarily stores the file acquired by the file acquisition unit 104.

  The transfer destination accepting unit 110 accepts designation of a transfer destination for transferring a file stored in the transfer buffer unit 106. The transfer destination receiving unit 110 displays a shared directory that can be transferred on the network 1 on a liquid crystal panel (not shown) of an operation panel (not shown) provided in the file transfer apparatus 100, and a user operation button (not shown). ) Or a liquid crystal panel touch panel operation or the like is accepted as a transfer destination. The transfer destination is a shared directory connected to the network 1. Alternatively, a shared directory designated in advance as a transfer destination may be accepted.

  The transfer unit 112 takes out the file acquired by the file acquisition unit 104 from the transfer buffer unit 106 and transfers the file to the transfer destination received by the transfer destination reception unit 110 via the interface unit 102. For example, a protocol such as SMB or FTP is used for file transfer. The files are sequentially deleted from the transfer buffer unit 106 by the transfer unit 112 after being transferred. When the file transfer in the transfer unit 112 is completed, the notification unit 114 transmits a notification command for notifying the transfer destination terminal device 200 of the transfer end via the interface unit 102. For example, UDP is used for transmission of the notification command.

  The terminal device 200 includes an interface unit (shown as “I / F” in the figure) 202, a storage unit 210, a notification receiving unit 220, and a display unit 222. The interface unit 202 communicates with the file transfer device 100 and other terminal devices 200 via the network 1. The storage unit 210 has a shared directory 212 that can be shared with the file transfer device 100 and other terminal devices 200 on the network 1, and stores files transferred from the file transfer device 100. In FIG. 1, the storage unit 210 is included in the terminal device 200, but is not limited thereto. The storage unit 210 may be an external storage device directly connected to the network 1.

  The notification receiving unit 220 receives the notification command transmitted from the file transfer apparatus 100 via the interface unit 202. When the notification receiving unit 220 receives the notification command, the display unit 222 displays a message indicating that the file has been transferred on a pop-up screen.

  Note that the notification receiving unit 220 and the display unit 222 of the terminal device 200 are realized by utility software for the file transfer device 100 installed in the terminal device 200.

  The operation of the file transfer system configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the file transfer system of this embodiment.

  First, in the file transfer device 100, the transfer destination receiving unit 110 receives the shared directory 212 of the terminal device 200 that is the transfer destination designated by the user (S11). Subsequently, the file acquisition unit 104 scans the document, and temporarily stores the acquired file in the transfer buffer unit 106 (S13). The transfer unit 112 transfers the file via the interface unit 102 to the shared directory 212 of the transfer destination terminal device 200 that has been received in step S11 (S15). Note that the scan process in step S13 and the transfer process in step S15 are sequentially executed in parallel. That is, the data obtained by scanning the document is taken out in the order stored in the transfer buffer unit 106 and sequentially transferred to the transfer destination by the transfer unit 112. Therefore, the transfer buffer unit 106 can be a volatile storage device, and its capacity can be relatively small.

  When the transfer is completed in step S15, the notification unit 114 transmits a transfer completion notification command to the transfer destination terminal device 200 via the interface unit 102 (S17). In the terminal device 200, the notification receiving unit 220 receives the notification command via the interface unit 202, and the display unit 222 displays a message indicating that the file has been transferred on a pop-up screen (S19).

  As described above, according to the file transfer system of the present embodiment, since the transfer end is notified from the transfer source after the file transfer, the file is transferred via the network 1 in the terminal device 200 that has received the notification. This makes it possible to recognize the fact that the file has already been transferred, so that the convenience can be increased. In addition, since it is not necessary to acquire a file from the terminal device 200 or delete the file from the transfer buffer unit 106 of the file transfer device 100 after the file acquisition, the file operation from the terminal device 200 to the file transfer device 100 can be performed. It becomes unnecessary and can prevent malfunctions, thereby improving the reliability of the system.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing another example of the terminal device of the file transfer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The file transfer system according to this embodiment is different from the file transfer system according to the above-described embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 in that the storage destination of the transferred file is notified to the terminal device 300, and the file storage destination in the terminal device 300 is a pop-up screen. In addition, it is different in that the saved file can be displayed on the screen.

  In the present embodiment, in the file transfer apparatus 100, the notification unit 114 transmits a notification command 400 as shown in FIG. 4 to the terminal device 300 via the interface unit 102 when the file transfer is completed. The notification command 400 includes a transfer destination shared directory 212 and a storage location instruction tag 402 in which a file name is described. The notification command 400 is described in XML language, for example. The storage location instruction tag 402 indicates the name and file name of the transfer destination shared directory 212 in UNC notation. Here, the storage location instruction tag 402 describes “¥¥ PC1 ¥ FOLDER1 ¥ Test.TIF”, and the test directory is stored in the shared directory 212 named “FOLDER1” of the terminal device 300 named “PC1”. It indicates that the file is saved with the file name TIF.

  Returning to FIG. 3, in addition to the interface unit 202 and the storage unit 210 of the terminal device 200 of FIG. 1, the terminal device 300 of the present embodiment includes a notification receiving unit 302, a storage destination acquisition unit 304, a display unit 306, a file A display instruction receiving unit 310 and a file reading unit 312 are included.

  The notification receiving unit 302 receives a notification command 400 from the file transfer apparatus 100 via the interface unit 202. The storage destination acquisition unit 304 refers to the storage location instruction tag 402 of the notification command 400 received by the notification reception unit 302 and acquires the name and file name of the shared directory 212 of the file storage destination.

  The display unit 306 is, for example, a CRT monitor, a liquid crystal display, etc., and pops up a download completion notification screen 420 shown in FIG. 5 including the name and file name of the shared directory 212 of the file storage destination acquired by the storage destination acquisition unit 304. indicate.

  The download completion notification screen 420 includes a storage destination shared directory name 422 and displays a message indicating that the file has been transferred. Also, a display instruction button 424 and a close instruction button 426 are included. When the user wants to display the transferred file on the screen, the user operates the display instruction button 424 and closes the download end notification screen 420 without displaying it. To do so, the close instruction button 426 is operated.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the file display instruction accepting unit 310 accepts operations of the display instruction button 424 and the close instruction button 426 of FIG. 5 as a file display instruction and a pop-up display close instruction, respectively. When the file display instruction accepting unit 310 accepts the file display instruction, the file reading unit 312 reads out the corresponding file from the name and file name of the storage destination shared directory acquired by the storage destination acquiring unit 304, and displays the file on the display unit 306. Display. Here, a file reference or editing application program (not shown) installed in advance in the terminal device 300 is activated to open the file. If the shared directory 212 of the storage unit 210 of the other terminal device 300 is the storage destination, the file reading unit 312 can also read the file via the interface unit 202.

  On the other hand, when the file display instruction receiving unit 310 receives a pop-up display close instruction, the display unit 306 closes the download end notification screen 420.

  The operation of the file transfer system configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the file transfer system of this embodiment. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, steps S11 to S15 of the flowchart of FIG. 2 are the same, and thus the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In step S15, when the file transfer from the file transfer device 100 to the terminal device 300 is completed, the notification unit 114 of the file transfer device 100 transmits a transfer completion notification command to the transfer destination terminal device 300 via the interface unit 102. (S21). The notification command transmitted here is a notification command 400 as shown in FIG. 4 and includes a transfer destination shared directory 212 and a storage location instruction tag 402 in which a file name is described.

  In the terminal device 300, the notification reception unit 302 receives the notification command 400 via the interface unit 202, and the storage destination acquisition unit 304 refers to the storage location instruction tag 402 of the notification command 400 received by the notification reception unit 302, and The name and the file name of the shared directory 212 of the storage destination, “¥¥ PC1 ¥ FOLDER1 ¥ Test.TIF” are acquired here. The display unit 306 pops up the download completion notification screen 420 shown in FIG. 5 including the name and file name of the shared directory 212 of the file storage destination acquired by the storage destination acquisition unit 304 (S23).

  Subsequently, when the file display instruction accepting unit 310 accepts the operation of the display instruction button 424 on the download end notification screen 420 (YES in S25), the file reading unit 312 is the storage destination shared directory acquired by the storage destination acquiring unit 304. The corresponding shared directory 212 is accessed from the name and file name 212, the file is read, and an application program for reference or editing is activated and displayed on the display unit 306 (S27).

  On the other hand, when the file display instruction accepting unit 310 accepts the operation of the close instruction button 426 on the download end notification screen 420 (NO in S25), the download end notification screen 420 is closed and the processing is ended.

  As described above, according to the file transfer system of this embodiment, the terminal device 300 only acquires the storage location of the file and displays the contents of the file simply by instructing the display of the transferred file. Can increase convenience.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a network configuration of the file transfer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the file transfer system of this embodiment, a file transfer device 100, a plurality of terminal devices 300, and a storage device 500 having a shared directory 502 that can be shared by the file transfer device 100 and the plurality of terminal devices 300 are mutually connected to the network 1. Connected through.

  The file transfer system according to the present embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the file transfer device 100 notifies the terminal device 300 or the storage device 500 designated as the transfer destination when the file transfer is completed on the network 1. The difference is that a notification command 400 is transmitted to all the terminal devices 300 and notified.

  Since the configuration of the file transfer apparatus 100 and the terminal apparatus 300 is the same as that of the above embodiment, detailed description is omitted.

The operation of the file transfer system of this embodiment will be described below.
When a file is transferred from the file transfer device 100 to, for example, the shared directory 502 of the storage device 500, a notification command 400 is transmitted by broadcast from the file transfer device 100 to the terminal device 300 on the network 1. Each terminal device 300 receives this notification command 400 and displays a download end notification screen 420 on the display unit 306.

  As described above, according to the file transfer system of the present embodiment, when the file transfer from the file transfer apparatus 100 to the shared directory is completed, the download completion notification screen 420 pops up on all the terminal apparatuses 300 on the network 1. Since it is displayed, it is convenient, for example, when it is desired to simultaneously transmit information to the terminal device 300 on the same network 1 such as circulation.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing another example of the terminal device of the file transfer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The file transfer system according to this embodiment is different from the file transfer system according to the above-described embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 in that the storage destination of the transferred file is notified to the terminal device 600, and the file storage destination in the terminal device 600 is a pop-up screen. The file storage destination folder is opened and the list of files in the folder can be displayed on the screen.

  The terminal device (PC1) 600 of this embodiment includes an interface unit 202, a storage unit 210, a notification receiving unit 302, and a storage destination acquisition unit 304 similar to those of the terminal device 300 of FIG. 3, a display unit 606, and a folder reference An instruction receiving unit 610 and a folder reference unit 612 are further provided.

  In the present embodiment, the notification unit 114 (see FIG. 1) of the file transfer apparatus (MFP) 100 sends a notification command 630 as shown in FIG. 9 to the terminal device 600 via the interface unit 102 (see FIG. 1). Send. The notification command 630 is described in the XML language, and includes a storage location instruction unit 632 in which the transfer destination shared directory 212 is described in UNC notation, for example. Here, the storage location instruction unit 632 describes “¥¥ PC1 ¥ FOLDER1” and indicates that the file has been transferred to the shared directory 212 named “FOLDER1” of the terminal device 600 named “PC1”. .

  Returning to FIG. 8, the display unit 606 is, for example, a CRT monitor, a liquid crystal display, and the like, and when the notification receiving unit 302 receives a file from the file transfer apparatus 100, the storage destination of the received file acquired by the storage destination acquiring unit 304 A pop-up display of a download end notification screen 650 shown in FIG.

  The download end notification screen 650 includes a storage destination directory name 652 and a message indicating that the terminal device 600 has received the file. Further, the download end notification screen 650 includes a folder opening instruction button 654 and a closing instruction button 656. When the user opens a folder storing the received file, the user operates the folder opening instruction button 654 to download without opening. When the end notification screen 650 is closed to end, the close instruction button 656 is operated.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the folder reference instruction accepting unit 610 accepts operations of the folder open instruction button 654 and the close instruction button 656 of FIG. 10 as a folder open instruction and a pop-up display close instruction, respectively. When the folder reference instruction receiving unit 610 receives a folder opening instruction, the folder reference unit 612 opens the corresponding folder from the name of the storage destination folder acquired by the storage destination acquisition unit 304, and as shown in FIG. A file list display screen 670 is displayed on the display unit 606. As shown in FIG. 11, the in-folder file list display screen 670 includes a file list display field 672. The file list display field 672 includes various types of files. If the file is not associated with an application program, the type is “unknown”. Note that Adobe Acrobat in FIG. 11 is a trademark.

  On the other hand, when the folder reference instruction receiving unit 610 receives a pop-up display close instruction, the display unit 606 closes the download end notification screen 650.

  The operation of the file transfer system configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the file transfer system of this embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 1 and 8 to 12.

  First, in the file transfer apparatus 100 of FIG. 8, the transfer destination receiving unit 110 (FIG. 1) receives the shared directory 212 of the terminal device 600 of the transfer destination designated by the user (S11). Subsequently, in the file transfer apparatus 100, the file acquisition unit 104 (FIG. 1) receives designation of a file to be transferred from among files stored in a storage device (not shown), for example, and transfers the transfer buffer unit 106 (FIG. 1). 1) is temporarily stored (S31). After the file transfer is completed in step S15, the notification unit 114 (FIG. 1) transmits a transfer end notification command 630 (FIG. 9) to the transfer destination terminal device 600 via the interface unit 102 (FIG. 1) (FIG. 1). S33). In the terminal device 600 of FIG. 8, a notification command 630 is received by the notification receiving unit 302 via the interface unit 202, and a message indicating that the display unit 606 has received the file is displayed on a pop-up screen (download end notification screen 650 of FIG. 10). ) Is displayed (S23).

  Subsequently, when the folder reference instruction receiving unit 610 receives an operation of the folder open instruction button 654 on the download completion notification screen 650 (YES in S35), the folder reference unit 612 shares the storage destination acquired by the storage destination acquisition unit 304. The corresponding shared directory 212 is accessed from the name of the directory 212, the folder is opened, and the file list display screen 670 in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display unit 606 (S37).

  On the other hand, when the folder reference instruction receiving unit 610 receives an operation of the close instruction button 656 on the download end notification screen 650 (NO in S35), the download end notification screen 650 is closed and the processing is ended.

  As described above, according to the file transfer system of this embodiment, when a file is transferred to a shared directory, it is not necessary to associate with an application for opening the file, and transfer of files of various file formats can be performed. Notification can be made and displayed on the transfer destination terminal.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, these are the illustrations of this invention, Various structures other than the above are also employable.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where file transfer is performed to one terminal device as a transfer destination has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be transferred to a plurality of terminal devices at the same time. In this case, the notification unit 114 sends a notification command 400 at the end of transfer at each transfer destination. The notification command 400 may be transmitted by broadcast or may be transmitted to a transfer destination terminal device.

  In addition, the terminal device can have a setting reception unit that receives a setting as to whether or not to perform pop-up display using the notification command 400, and filters the notification command 400 broadcast from the file transfer device 100 to display the pop-up display. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, the file to be transferred has been described as an image file or a document file, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an audio file may be used. In this case, in the terminal device 300 of FIG. 3, the file reading unit 312 starts an application program (not shown) such as a media player, opens the transferred audio file, plays it, and plays the speaker. (Not shown).

It is a functional block diagram which shows the file transfer system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the file transfer system of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of the terminal device of the file transfer system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the notification command transmitted to the terminal device from the file transfer apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the download completion notification screen pop-up displayed on the display part of the terminal device of FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the file transfer system in FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows the network structure of the file transfer system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of the terminal device of the file transfer system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the notification command transmitted to the terminal device of the file transfer system of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the download completion notification screen pop-up displayed on the display part of the terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the file list display screen in a folder displayed on the display part of the terminal device of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the file transfer system of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the conventional file transfer system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 100 File transfer apparatus 102 Interface part 104 File acquisition part 106 Transfer buffer part 110 Transfer destination reception part 112 Transfer part 114 Notification part 200 Terminal device 202 Interface part 210 Storage part 212 Shared directory 220 Notification reception part 222 Display part 300 Terminal Device 302 Notification receiving unit 304 Storage destination acquisition unit 306 Display unit 310 File display instruction receiving unit 312 File reading unit 400 Notification command 402 Storage location instruction tag 420 Download end notification screen 422 Storage destination shared directory name 424 Display instruction button 426 Close instruction button 500 Storage Device 502 Shared Directory 600 Terminal Device 606 Display Unit 610 Folder Reference Instruction Receiving Unit 612 Folder Reference Unit 630 Notification Command 6 2 storage position instruction section 650 download completion notification screen 652 destination directory name 654 folder open instruction button 656 close instruction button 670 folder in the file list display screen 672 file list display section

Claims (8)

A transfer destination receiving means for receiving a transfer destination designation from a shared directory connected via a network;
An acquisition means for acquiring a file to be transferred;
Transfer means for transferring the file to the shared directory of the transfer destination;
Notification means for notifying completion of transfer after the transfer means has transferred the file;
A file transfer apparatus comprising: The file transfer apparatus according to claim 1,
The notifying means notifies the storage location of the file including the file name of the file transferred by the transferring means and the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination by indicating in UNC. . A system comprising: a terminal; a file transfer device connected to the terminal via a network; and a storage device having at least one shared directory for storing files transferred from the file transfer device via the network Because
The file transfer device
Transfer destination accepting means for accepting designation of a transfer destination from the at least one shared directory;
An acquisition means for acquiring a file to be transferred;
Transfer means for transferring the file to the shared directory of the transfer destination;
Notification means for notifying completion of transfer after the transfer means has transferred the file;
Including
The terminal
Receiving means for receiving the transfer completion notification from the file transfer device via the network;
A notification display means for displaying a notification in a pop-up when the notification is received;
A system characterized by including. The system of claim 3, wherein
The notifying unit of the file transfer apparatus represents the storage location of the file including the file name of the file transferred by the transfer unit of the file transfer apparatus and the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination in UNC. Notify
The notification display means of the terminal displays the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device. The system of claim 4, wherein
The terminal
Receiving means for receiving an instruction to display the file transferred from the file transfer device;
A file display means for accessing the shared directory indicated by the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device when the receiving means receives the instruction, and reading and displaying the file from the shared directory;
A system characterized by including. The file transfer apparatus according to claim 1,
The file transfer apparatus characterized in that the notification means notifies the storage location of a file including the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination to which the transfer means has transferred the file, expressed in UNC. The system of claim 3, wherein
The notifying means of the file transfer apparatus notifies the storage location of the file including the name of the shared directory of the transfer destination to which the transfer means of the file transfer apparatus has transferred the file, expressed in UNC;
The notification display means of the terminal displays the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device. The system of claim 7, wherein
The terminal
Receiving means for receiving an instruction to display a list of the files stored by opening the shared directory to which the file has been transferred from the file transfer device;
File display means for accessing the shared directory indicated by the storage location of the file notified from the file transfer device when the receiving means receives the instruction, and opening the shared directory and displaying the list of the files When,
A system characterized by including.

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