JP2006268598A - Program for automatically computing electronic file of relevant intensity - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically extract an electronic file/folder, considered to have strong relevance with high precision based on an operation history in the past, based on the analysis result for displaying the extracted file/folder on a screen. <P>SOLUTION: This program computes intensity of mutual relevance between electronic files by reflecting and using the degree of importance of a usage pattern, such as generation, access, and update of the electronic files. Copy-and-paste information between the electronic files is also accumulated and gathered, and a combination of electronic files, between which copying and pasting is carried out with high frequency, is determined as a combination with great relevance. By these means, the relevance between the electronic files can be obtained automatically; and when the obtained result is displayed on the screen, an electronic file, having high relevance to an electronic file attracting attention of a user, is displayed automatically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a personal computer, a file server, and other computer devices, and more particularly to a technology for automatically calculating the relationship between electronic files and displaying the results in a device that handles a large number of electronic files.

When operating a computer device such as a personal computer, a user handles many various electronic files such as document files, image files, and data files. The electronic file created by the user is stored in an electronic storage place called a folder. These folders are organized and stored in a nested manner by the user, such as a parent folder and a child folder, and have a structure called a tree structure type directory as a whole. In general, it is necessary for the user to explicitly create these folders and the directory that is the entire structure thereof manually.

As the structure of the file storage means in the directory format becomes complicated, the prospect of the directory structure deteriorates, and the effort required to move between folders increases. Also, as the number of folders increases, it becomes more difficult for the user to search for the storage location of the target electronic file. Also, the more complicated the directory structure is, the more difficult it is to change the directory structure once constructed. As a result, when the number of electronic files and folders becomes large, the labor required for user management such as classification and hierarchy division increases. These situations are particularly noticeable when using storage devices of computer equipment whose capacity has increased in recent years.

For example, depending on the characteristics of work performed on a computer device, a user may want to search for an electronic file from a different viewpoint or hierarchy when searching for an electronic file. Since only one directory structure based on the classification method at that time can be stored on the device at any time, and it is possible to move between folders only according to the directory structure, it is difficult to search for electronic files. Often becomes.

Furthermore, when a large amount of electronic files and folders are stored using a large-capacity recording device, the artificially configured folder and directory structure has poor listability in the electronic file search. Therefore, when searching for the target electronic file, or when you want to find the relevant electronic file, repeat the movement up and down between folders according to the structure of the directory. In some cases, the search function is used to search all folders comprehensively. This all-folder search requires a heavy load on the computer equipment, and a long time is required until the search is completed.

In order to solve such a problem, there is an existing technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-312402 that displays an electronic file with a short time distance with respect to an electronic file of interest with the use date / time information of the electronic file as an object of analysis. However, in the first place, the technique is based only on the use date information at the time of display. For this reason, electronic files are generally created by a user and then updated and accessed, but the actions performed in the past are not reflected as evidence, so the display results are one-sided. It becomes. For this reason, it is difficult to obtain information about a highly accurate relationship between electronic files.

Further, in the conventional technology, the relevance between the electronic files is not determined based on the copy / paste information of the information executed between the electronic files.

In addition, the conventional technology only analyzes the relevance based on the usage date information of the electronic file, and the relevance based on the integrated and statistical analysis that combines the number of occurrences of copy and paste. It is not calculated.

In the operation of a computer device, the present invention calculates the strength of relevance between each electronic file by using an arithmetic device in the device when handling a large number of electronic files and folders storing them. In addition to the folder and directory structure created by the user, the highly-relevant electronic file or folder is presented to the user on the screen for the electronic file or folder that the user is interested in. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a program having means for improving operability in searching for an electronic file.

The program of the present invention is a computer device that stores information in a recording device in the form of an electronic file, and the electronic file stored in the device and recording information created by a user's operation. The operating system reads three types of information, which are given as attributes by the operating system of the device: the electronic file usage date / time information, the name of the electronic file, and the name of the folder in which the electronic file is stored. Are collected continuously at regular time intervals over the usage time of the computer device, and the three types of collected information are written out as a use date information data file to a recording device in the device. Means for storing;
For the act of copying and pasting data between electronic files executed by the user of the device, the presence or absence of those acts is monitored over the usage time of the device via the operating system, When these actions occur, the name of the electronic file that is the copy source, the name of the folder that stores the electronic file, the name of the electronic file that is the paste destination, and the name of the folder that stores the electronic file By instructing the operating system to read the four types of information, the four types of information are continuously collected over the usage time of the device, and the collected four types of information are used as the copy / paste information data file. Means for writing and saving to a recording device in the device;
Using the arithmetic unit on the device, all combinations of two electronic files are generated for the entire electronic file recorded in the use date and time information data file, and between the electronic files in the electronic file pair The time difference of the use date and time information is calculated for all pairs using the arithmetic unit on the device, and the electronic time designated by the user for the numerical value of the time difference obtained in those electronic file pairs. The expansion / contraction based on the emphasis parameter with respect to the nature of the use date information reflecting the work characteristics of file creation / update / access is calculated using the arithmetic unit, and the resulting electronic file pair with a small time difference value is obtained. As a highly related electronic file pair, the electronic file name of the combination, the folder name in which the electronic file is stored, Time and value of the difference between the, as a relevant analysis result data file based on usage date and time information, means for writing stored in the recording device in the device,
For the copy source / paste destination electronic file pairs recorded in the copy / paste information data file, the number of occurrences of copy / paste in these electronic file pairs is calculated for all pairs using the arithmetic unit on the device. Aggregate and copy electronic file pairs with a large number of copy / paste occurrences as highly related files, copy the file name of the combination, the name of the folder in which these electronic files are stored, and the number of copy / paste occurrences A means for writing and storing in a recording device in the device as a relevance analysis result data file based on paste information;
Read the contents of the relevance analysis result data file based on the saved use date and time information and the relevance analysis result data file based on the copy / paste information, and based on these contents, the electronic file that the user is paying attention to, or An electronic file that is strongly related to a folder is displayed on the screen of a computer device, or an electronic file that is strongly related to the folder and a means for displaying the folder on the screen. This is a program for executing these means.

As described above, according to the program of the present invention, the relationship between the electronic files based on the usage date information and the relationship between the electronic files based on the number of times of copying and pasting at each time of operation of the computer device are continuously updated. In addition, based on usage information of the user's electronic file collected in an accumulative manner, it can be calculated using an arithmetic device in the same device and obtained as an analysis result.

Therefore, when a user pays attention to a specific electronic file or folder in the course of work, the electronic file or folder is strongly related to the electronic file or folder with high accuracy based on the past operation history. It is possible to automatically extract electronic files and folders that appear to be based on the analysis results and present them on the screen.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for users to search for related electronic files and folders, and the time and effort required to create folder and directory structures that reflect the relationship. Become.

An embodiment of the program of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the program of the present invention. This program includes a use date / time information data file creation unit 101, a use date / time difference data file creation unit 102, a use date / time difference weighted data file creation unit 103, a relevance analysis result data file creation unit 104 based on the use date / time, The copy / paste information data file creation unit 105 and the relevance analysis result data file creation unit 106 based on copy / paste are composed of a six-part relationship analysis unit 107 and a related file / folder display unit 108. Is done.

The relevance analysis unit 107 operates residently during the operation of the computer device after the start instruction of the program by the user, and automatically performs relevance based on the use date / time information of the electronic file and the copy / paste information. Perform the calculation. Here, in order to analyze the relationship between the electronic files, only the use date / time information or the copy / paste information may be used.

The related file / folder display unit 108 operates residently during the operation of the computer device, and displays information related to the electronic file or folder that is highly related to the electronic file or folder specified by the user. The relevance analysis result data file based on the use date and time information and the relevance analysis result data file based on the copy / paste information are extracted and displayed on the screen.

FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the program of the present invention, the operating system of the computer device on which the program operates, the electronic file group to be analyzed by the program, and the screen display unit on which the program displays the result. It is a thing.

The program 201 runs on the operating system 202 of the target computer device 205. The program 201 instructs the operating system 202 to acquire data related to the electronic file group 203 necessary for analysis, the operating system 202 returns the result to the program 201, and the program analyzes based on the contents. I do. In response to a request from the user, the program 201 sends a highly relevant electronic file or folder to the computer via the operating system 202 and the screen display unit 204 based on the analysis result of the program 201. Display on the device screen.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of this program in the relevance analysis unit 107 of FIG. 1 when the use date / time information of the electronic file is an analysis target. In step 301, the program, as preprocessing, requires an operation setting file, a usage date / time information data file, a usage date / time difference data file, a usage date / time difference weighted data file, and a relevance analysis result based on the usage date / time. Five types of electronic files of data files are created.

Next, in step 302, the type information of the electronic file to be analyzed input by the user of this program, the importance parameter according to the nature of the usage date information, the time interval for acquiring the usage date information of the electronic file, the usage date and time Four types of information, the time interval for creating the relevance analysis result data file based on the information, are written in the operation setting file. Here, the electronic file type information is inputted with respect to an extension of the electronic file adopted in a general operating system. In the case of an operating system made by Microsoft Corporation, Windows (registered trademark), in order to specify the type of a document file, the user is required to input information capable of discriminating “doc”, “xls”, “ppt”, and the like.

Next, in subroutine 303, which is a use date / time information data file creation unit, the file name of the electronic file, the name of the folder in which the electronic file is stored, the use date / time information, The three types of information are acquired and written to the use date / time information data file. Here, the subroutine 303 is repeatedly executed periodically at a specified constant time interval in step 302. Here, when the time interval is designated as 0, the subroutine 303 is continuously operated, and the usage date information of the electronic file is collected in real time whenever it is updated. Here, the electronic file group from which the utilization date and time information is collected in the subroutine 303 is used not only from the electronic file group stored in the stand-alone personal computer device but also from a plurality of computer devices via the network line. A group of electronic files stored in a file server may be used.
Here, the electronic file group that is the collection target of the usage date information in the subroutine 303 is attributed to the usage date information for each piece of data such as each bookmark for recording a URL in a browser that browses WWW information on the Internet. And can be handled in the same manner as the electronic file group.

Next, in the subroutine 304, which is a utilization date / time difference data file creation unit, the contents of the utilization date / time information data file created in the subroutine 303 are read, and the difference value of the utilization date / time in the combination between the electronic files is calculated. The result is written in the use date / time difference data file.

Next, in the subroutine 305, which is a usage date / time difference weighted data file creation unit, the contents of the usage date / time difference data file created in the subroutine 304 are read, and the time difference of the usage date / time recorded in the usage date / time difference data file is read. The numerical value is expanded or contracted to reflect the important parameter of work characteristics specified by the user, and the result is written in the use date / time difference weighting data file.

Next, in the subroutine 306, which is a relevance analysis result data file creation unit based on the usage date and time, the contents of the usage date and time difference weighting data file created in the subroutine 305 are read, and the numerical value of the time difference in each electronic file is reduced. Based on the result, each file name between the electronic files and the folder name in which the electronic file is stored are written in the relevance analysis result data file. Here, the folder name is obtained from the use date / time information data file created in the subroutine 303. Here, the processing from the subroutine 304 to the subroutine 304 is repeatedly executed periodically at an analysis execution time interval designated by the user.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the use date / time information data file creation unit which is the subroutine 303 in FIG.

In step 401, the type of electronic file to be analyzed is read from the operation setting file. Next, in step 402, the operating system corresponds to the type of electronic file stored in the computer device. Instructing the acquisition of the file name of the electronic file, the folder name in which the electronic file is stored, and the usage date / time information, and in step 403, the obtained usage date / time information is combined with the electronic file name. , Write it to the usage date data file. Here, the writing of the two types of information, that is, the electronic file name and the usage date / time information, to the usage date / time information data file is performed additionally. Here, all use date information recorded by the operating system, such as creation date, update date, access date, etc., is to be written out. Here, in addition to the date / time information itself, the usage date / time information to be written includes information on usage characteristics such as creation, update, and access, which are the usage characteristics.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the use date / time difference data file creation unit, which is the subroutine 304 in FIG.

In step 501, the electronic file name, the usage date information, and the nature of the usage date information recorded in the usage date information data file are read. Next, in step 502, in the usage date information of the read electronic file. For each combination, time difference values are calculated, and then in step 503, the result is used as the name of each electronic file to be combined and the nature of the use date information, and the use date difference data file. Export to

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the use date / time difference weighting data file creation unit, which is subroutine 305 in FIG.

In step 601, the file name of each combination of electronic files recorded in the use date / time difference data file and the numerical value of the time difference in the combination are read, and then in step 602, recorded in the operation setting data file. The important parameter of the property of the use date and time information designated by the user is read, and then the intention of the user is reflected in step 603 by expanding and contracting the numerical value of the time difference based on the read important parameter. Next, in step 604, the expanded / contracted numerical value is written into the use date / time difference weighted data file together with the file name of the combination of the electronic files.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the relevance analysis result data file creation unit, which is subroutine 306 in FIG.

In step 701, the file name of each combination of electronic files recorded in the use date / time difference weighting data file and the numerical value of the weighted time difference corresponding to the file name are read. When viewed from the file name and the electronic file, the weighted electronic files with the smallest numerical value of the time difference are sorted in ascending order of the difference value, and then, in step 703, described in the use date and time information data file, The folder name in which each electronic file is stored is read. Next, in step 704, the file name of the reference electronic file, the folder name in which the electronic file is stored, and the electronic file having a small time difference value File name and the electronic file is stored And folder names, of the numerical value of the time difference, the four types of information, write to the association analysis result data file. Here, it is determined that the smaller the numerical value of the time difference is, the stronger the relevance is. Here, when the folder name of the electronic file is read, the folder name of the usage date and time information data file that has the latest usage date and time is acquired.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of this program when the relevance analysis unit 107 in FIG. 1 analyzes a copy / paste operation of an electronic file.

In step 801, the program creates three types of electronic files necessary for the operation: an operation setting file, a copy / paste analysis data file, and a copy / paste relevance analysis result data file.

Next, in step 802, two types of information input by the user of the program, that is, the type information of the electronic file to be analyzed and the time interval for creating the relevance analysis result data file based on copy / paste, Export to the action setting file. Next, in step 803, a copy / paste operation between electronic files to be analyzed by a user of the computer device is monitored over the usage time of the computer device. Here, the copy / paste operation includes a so-called cut / paste operation. Here, the monitoring is executed by operating this step residently on the computer device.

Next, in step 804, if a copy / paste operation is found in the computer device to be analyzed by the user of the computer device as a result of the monitoring in step 803, the date and time of occurrence and the copy source and copy destination Each file name of the electronic file and each folder name in which these electronic files are stored are written in a copy / paste information data file. Here, Step 803 and Step 804 correspond to the copy / paste information data creation unit 105 of FIG.

Next, in subroutine 805, the contents of the copy / paste information data file created in step 804 are read, and a combination of each electronic file, a folder name in which these electronic files are stored, and a copy / paste operation in that combination The number of occurrences is written to the copy / paste relevance analysis result data file.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a relevance analysis result data file creation unit based on copy / paste information, which is subroutine 805 in FIG. In step 901, the content of the copy / paste information data file is read. In step 902, the number of occurrences of copy / paste in the combination of electronic files is totaled. In step 903, the file name of the combination of electronic files and the combination of the file names. The number of occurrences of copy / paste is written out in a relevance analysis result data file based on copy / paste.

FIG. 10 is an example of a table recorded in the use date / time information data file. Here, three types of “creation date / time”, “update date / time”, and “access date / time” are taken as examples of the nature of the usage date information of the electronic file.

In the first column of the table, the file name of the electronic file is recorded. Here, “file” or the like is described as an example of the file name. The name of the folder storing the electronic file in the first column is recorded in the second column of the A table. In the third column of the table, the nature of the usage date information of the electronic file is recorded.

In the fourth column of the table, usage date information of the electronic file is recorded. Since the creation date and time is the date and time when the electronic file is newly created, it remains unchanged as long as the electronic file is stored on the computer device. The update date / time is newly given each time the electronic file is updated. The access date / time is newly given every time the electronic file is accessed. Therefore, when collecting electronic file usage date / time information at a fixed interval on a computer device, only one creation date / time is recorded, but the update date / time and access date / time can be updated to an electronic file, or As many times as the number of times of access is performed, the usage date information of the electronic file is newly added and recorded in the usage date information data file. This recording process is performed by the program at time intervals designated by the user.

In the case of the table in FIG. 10, a total of 20 pieces of usage date / time information are recorded for two files, that is, the electronic file A and the electronic file B that are collected. The electronic file A is newly created at 9:17:33 on September 1, 2004. The electronic file B is newly created at 9:47:56 on September 1, 2004. Thereafter, the update and access operations are repeated for the electronic file A and the electronic file B, and at each time point, the update date and time information and the access date and time information are given by the operating system. Newly acquired programs will be added.

FIG. 11 is an example of a table recorded in the use date / time difference data file. In the first column of the table, the file name of a reference electronic file is recorded when the time difference is calculated.
In the second column of the table, the date and time information of the electronic file in the first column is recorded. The date and time information of the electronic file in the first column is recorded in the third column of the table. In the fourth column of the table, the file name of the electronic file that is the target of the time difference calculation is recorded. In the fifth column of the table, the date and time information of the electronic file in the fourth column is recorded. In the sixth column of the table, date / time information of the electronic file in the fourth column is recorded. In the seventh column of the table, the absolute value of the difference between the date and time information of the comparison-target electronic file with respect to the date and time information of the reference electronic file is recorded. As an example, the unit of the numerical value of the time difference is described in seconds.

The difference value of the usage date information in such an electronic file pair is recorded for all combinations with respect to all the usage date information recorded in the usage date information data file.

FIG. 12 is a table for showing a process of calculating usage date / time weighted data.

Table 1200 shows an example of usage date information in two electronic files, file A and file B.

A table 1201 shows an example of the importance parameter given by the user. In this example, the user places the most emphasis on new creation of electronic files, places a little emphasis on update work, and neglects access work. , 0, 20, and 70 are shown (column 1202). Here, as an input example of the important parameter, it is expressed by a numerical value from 0 to 100, and the smaller the value, the higher the importance. Here, the numerical value of the emphasis parameter may be anything as long as the emphasis degree desired by the user can be reflected.

As an example, in the column 1203, the input importance parameter is divided by 100 and 1 is added as a weighting coefficient for the numerical value of the time difference. Table 1204 shows a list of results obtained by multiplying this coefficient by the numerical value of the time difference based on the usage date information of each file shown in the table 1200.

A column 1205 describes numerical values of time differences based on actual use date and time information. A column 1206 describes a numerical value obtained by multiplying the numerical value of the time difference by the weighting coefficient based on the importance parameter. Here, a column 1206 describes the result of multiplying the coefficient of the important parameter based on the work characteristics of each of file A and file B. In this case, when calculating the time difference, the weighted time difference value becomes large and the relevance is low because the degree of importance is low and the time difference is multiplied by a large coefficient when calculating the time difference. Will be judged. The usage date and time information and its properties that are highly emphasized and have a large number entered by the user are multiplied by a small coefficient when calculating the time difference, so the weighted time difference value is small. Therefore, the relevance is judged high. Here, it is determined that the smaller the numerical value of the time difference is, the higher the relevance is. In the table 1204, for the electronic file A as a comparison source, the numerical value of the time difference based on the update date / time and the access date / time when the degree of importance of the user is low is relatively large. It has become.

Therefore, a combination between electronic files with a low degree of importance and a large time difference value is determined to have a larger weighted time difference value, that is, low relevance. The calculation method of the numerical value of the time difference by the important parameter described here is an example, and any calculation that can reflect the user's intention may be used.

FIG. 13 is an example of a table recorded in a relevance analysis result data file based on usage date information. In the first column of the table, the file name of the electronic file that is the reference source of the difference calculation when the analysis is performed is recorded. In the second column of the table, the name of the folder storing the electronic file in the first column is recorded. In the third column of the table, the file names of the other party's electronic file are recorded in descending order of the weighted time difference value for the electronic file in the first column. In the fourth column of the table, the name of the folder storing the electronic file in the third column is recorded. In the fifth column of the table, weighted numerical values of time differences are recorded. Here, as an example, five electronic files having a small numerical value of time difference are listed in ascending order with respect to a reference electronic file. Here, any number of electronic files having a small time difference value may be recorded.

In the case of this table, it is understood that the electronic file having the smallest time difference value weighted with respect to fileA is fileF. The weighted time difference value is 25 seconds, which indicates that the file is used at a short time interval. The same applies to fileB and fileC.

FIG. 14 is an example of a table recorded in the copy / paste information data file. The date and time of occurrence of copy / paste is recorded in the first column. The date and time of occurrence in the first column is described as an example, but is not necessary for the processing of this program.

In the second column, the file name of the electronic file that is the copy source in the copy / paste operation is recorded. In the third column, the name of the folder storing the electronic file recorded in the second column is recorded. In the fourth column, the file name of the electronic file that is the copy destination in the copy / paste operation is recorded. In the fifth column, the name of the folder storing the electronic file recorded in the fourth column is recorded.

FIG. 15 is an example of a table recorded in a relevance analysis result data file based on copy / paste information. In the first and second columns, the file name of the electronic file that is the copy source and the name of the folder in which it is stored are recorded. In the third and fourth columns, the file name of the electronic file that is the copy destination and the name of the folder in which it is stored are recorded. In the fifth column, the number of occurrences of copy / paste operations in each combination of electronic files is recorded.

FIG. 16 is a display example of highly relevant electronic files on the screen of a computer device using the related file / folder display section. A plurality of electronic files that are highly relevant to the electronic file in the relevance analysis result data file are displayed on the screen, with the electronic file being noticed by the user as the center. Here, the display is performed regardless of the conventional directory-type electronic file storage structure. Here, the design such as the layout of the screen display may be any as long as the strength of the relevance is known.

FIG. 17 is a display example of highly relevant electronic folders on the screen of a computer device using the related file / folder display section. Focusing on the folder that the user is paying attention to, on the screen, multiple folders storing electronic files that are highly related to the electronic file in the relevance analysis result data file, it's shown. Here, the display is performed regardless of the conventional directory-type electronic file storage structure. Here, the design such as the layout of the screen display may be any as long as the strength of the relevance is known.

FIG. 18 is a schematic display example based on the highly relevant electronic files and folders on the screen of the computer device using the related file / folder display unit. Here, in addition to the display example in FIG. 16, the related electronic file further displays the related electronic file in a formula. Here, the design such as the layout of the screen display may be any as long as the strength of the relevance is known.

FIG. 19 shows an example of data copy / paste generally performed on a computer device. When a user of a computer device performs an operation on the computer device and creates an electronic file, a part or all of the electronic file created in the past may be cited. The figure is an example of the quoting act. A part of the electronic file A, “It's safe daytoday.” Is inserted in the middle of the electronic file B. Note that what is called copy / paste here includes a case of so-called cut / paste in which part or all of the data of the original electronic file is deleted and pasted into a new electronic file.

FIG. 20 is a statistically processed numerical value representing the relevance between the contents of the relevance analysis result data file based on the usage date information and the contents of the relevance analysis result data file based on the copy / paste information. This is an example of combining them. A table 2001 is an example of a relevance analysis result data file based on usage date information for file A, file B, file C, and file D. In the third column, weighted numerical values of time differences are recorded. A table 2002 is an example of relevance analysis result data based on copy / paste information for file A, file B, and file C. In the third column, the number of occurrences of copy / paste between files is recorded. A table 2003 is an example in which the contents of these tables 2001 are processed in an integrated manner. Here, as an example of handling in an integrated manner, an example is given in which the numerical value of the time difference between the usage dates and times is divided by a value obtained by adding 1 to the number of occurrences of copy and paste. In the third column of the table 2003, a numerical value obtained by dividing the numerical value of the time difference by the number of occurrences is entered. Since the numerical value of the time difference between the use date and time is smaller and the number of copy / paste is larger, this value becomes smaller, so it can be used to judge the relationship between electronic files based on both the use date and time information and the number of copy / paste . Here, the operation for integrally processing the numerical value of the time difference and the numerical value of the number of occurrences of copy / paste may be anything as long as it is statistically significant.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of the related file / folder display section in this program. When the operation of the display unit is started, in step 2101, the user is instructed to display a related electronic file or folder. If there is a display instruction, the process proceeds to step 2102 to open the relevance analysis result data file. Here, the relevance analysis result data file may be based on usage date information, copy / paste information, or both. In the next step 2103, information on electronic files or folders that are considered highly relevant to the electronic file or folder instructed by the user in the relevance analysis result data file is retrieved and acquired. To do. In step 2104, the name of the acquired electronic file or folder is displayed on the screen. Thereafter, the process returns to step 2101 to continue the resident state. Here, the display unit operates residently within the operation time of the computer device.

It is a whole block diagram of the program of this invention. It is a relationship diagram between the program of this invention and the computer apparatus on which the program operates. It is a flowchart of the relevance analysis part based on utilization date information. It is a flowchart of the utilization date information data file preparation part which is a subroutine. It is a flowchart of the utilization date difference data file preparation part which is a subroutine. It is a flowchart of the utilization date / time weighting data file creation part which is a subroutine. It is a flowchart of the relevance analysis result data file creation part based on utilization date information which is a subroutine. It is a flowchart of the relationship analysis part based on copy / paste information. It is a flowchart of a relevance analysis result data file creation unit based on copy / paste information, which is a subroutine. It is an example of a use date information data file. It is an example of a use date difference data file. It is an example of calculation of usage date weighting data. It is an example of a relevance analysis result data file based on usage date information. It is an example of a copy / paste information data file. It is an example of a relevance analysis result data file based on copy / paste information. It is a display example of a related file. It is an example of a display of a related folder. It is an example of a formula display based on related files. It is an example of copy and paste operation. It is an example of integration of a relationship analysis result based on usage date information and a relationship analysis result based on copy / paste information. It is a flowchart of a related file / related folder display part.

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101 Usage Date / Time Information Data File Creation Unit 102 Usage Date / Time Difference Data File Creation Unit 103 Usage Date / Time Weighted Data File Creation Unit 104 Relevance Analysis Result Data File Creation Unit 105 Copy / Paste Information Data File Creation Unit 106 Copy / Paste Relevance analysis result data file creation unit 107 based on the relevance analysis unit 108 Relevant file / related folder display unit 201 Program 202 of the present invention Computer system operating system 203 on which the present invention operates Electronic file group 204 Screen display unit 205 Computer device 301 Data File Creation Step 302 Usage Condition Input Step 303 Usage Date / Time Information Data File Writing Step 304 Usage Date / Time Difference Data File Creation Subroutine 3 5. Usage date difference weighted data file creation unit subroutine 306 Relevance analysis result data file creation unit subroutine 401 based on usage date Step 401 for reading the file type to be analyzed 402 Read the file name and usage date information of the electronic file to the operating system Step 403 for Instructing Step 501 for Writing to the Usage Date / Time Information Data File Step 501 for Reading the Electronic File Name and Usage Date / Time Information Step 503 for Computing the Time Difference in the Electronic File Pair Step 503 for Writing to the Usage Date / Time Difference Data File Step 601 Step 602 Reading the weighting parameter Step 603 Extending or reducing the numerical value of the time difference Step 604 Step of writing to the use date / time difference weighting data file Step 702 Reading the combination of electronic files and weighted time difference Step 702 Sorting the weighted time differences in ascending order Step 703 Reading the folder name in which the electronic file is stored Step 704 Electronic file name, folder name, Step 801 for writing out time differences in ascending order of time difference Step 801 for creating each data file 802 Step for inputting usage conditions 803 Step for monitoring copy / paste operation Step 804 Copy / paste information data creation unit Step 805 Relationships based on copy / paste Sex analysis result data file creation unit subroutine 901 Step 902 for reading contents of copy / paste analysis data file Step 903 for counting electronic file combination and number of times of copy / paste Step 1200 to write out to relevance analysis result data file Table 1201 of example of use date and time information 1201 Table of example of important parameter 1202 Column 1203 in which important parameter is described Column 1203 in which important parameter that has been factorized is written 1204 Based on the important parameter Table 1205 describing an example of performing time difference expansion / contraction Column 1206 describing a difference value in real time Column 1206 describing a difference value weighted by an important parameter Usage for each of file A, file B, and file C Table 2002 of Relevance Analysis Result Data File Example Based on Date / Time Information Table 2003 Table of Relevance Analysis Result Data File Example Based on Copy / Paste Information for File A, File B, and File C Table 2101 in which the contents of the table 2001 and the table 2002 are integrated Step 2102 for starting resident Step 2102 for monitoring the display instruction of the related file / related folder by the user Step 2103 for determining the display of the related file / related folder Step 2104 Relevance analysis result Step 2105 for opening the data file Step 2106 for extracting the related file / related folder Step for displaying the related file / related folder on the screen

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In a computer device that stores information in a recording device in the form of an electronic file, an operating system of the device is used for an electronic file that is stored in the device and records information created by a user operation. The operating system instructs the operating system to read three types of information that are given as attributes: the use date and time information of the electronic file, the name of the electronic file, and the name of the folder in which the electronic file is stored. Means for continuously collecting at a certain time interval over the usage time of the computer device, and writing and saving the collected three types of information as a use date information data file in a recording device in the device;
For the act of copying and pasting data between electronic files executed by the user of the device, the presence or absence of those acts is monitored over the usage time of the device via the operating system, When these actions occur, the name of the electronic file that is the copy source, the name of the folder that stores the electronic file, the name of the electronic file that is the paste destination, and the name of the folder that stores the electronic file By instructing the operating system to read the four types of information, the four types of information are continuously collected over the usage time of the device, and the collected four types of information are used as the copy / paste information data file. Means for writing and saving to a recording device in the device;
Using the arithmetic unit on the device, all combinations of two electronic files are generated for the entire electronic file recorded in the use date and time information data file, and between the electronic files in the electronic file pair The time difference of the use date and time information is calculated for all pairs using the arithmetic unit on the device, and the electronic time designated by the user for the numerical value of the time difference obtained in those electronic file pairs. The expansion / contraction based on the emphasis parameter with respect to the nature of the use date information reflecting the work characteristics of file creation / update / access is calculated using the arithmetic unit, and the resulting electronic file pair with a small time difference value is obtained. As a highly related electronic file pair, the electronic file name of the combination, the folder name in which the electronic file is stored, Time and value of the difference between the, as a relevant analysis result data file based on usage date and time information, means for writing stored in the recording device in the device,
For the copy source / paste destination electronic file pairs recorded in the copy / paste information data file, the number of occurrences of copy / paste in these electronic file pairs is calculated for all pairs using the arithmetic unit on the device. Aggregate and copy electronic file pairs with a large number of copy / paste occurrences as highly related files, copy the file name of the combination, the name of the folder in which these electronic files are stored, and the number of copy / paste occurrences A means for writing and storing in a recording device in the device as a relevance analysis result data file based on paste information;
Read the contents of the relevance analysis result data file based on the saved use date and time information and the relevance analysis result data file based on the copy / paste information, and based on these contents, the electronic file that the user is paying attention to, or A means for displaying an electronic file that is strongly related to a folder on the screen of a computer device, or a means for displaying an electronic file and a folder that are strongly related to the screen;
A program to execute.

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