JP2008033786A - Information processor and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To clearlify a location to store copied data while displaying the management state of the copied data together with the data. <P>SOLUTION: The information processor for recording data in a recording device and displaying the data comprises a certainty factor determination means for determining a certainty factor for the recording state of copied data of the data in a copied data recording means; an image object generation means for generating an image object showing a location to record the copied data; and a display means for displaying the image object together with the data while changing it according to the certainty factor determined by the certainty factor determination means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method.

  When listing various types of data files on a personal computer (PC) or the like, in addition to the name (file name) given to each file, the file can be displayed with an icon corresponding to the characteristics of the file. Are known. Also, as a method for expressing a reduced version of data, a GUI that expresses the contents of the data visually and easily by reducing the contents of the data is widely used. When displaying a plurality of image files taken with a digital camera or the like at one time, a reduced image called a thumbnail is used.

  However, it is difficult to discriminate each of these similar file names and thumbnails when there are a plurality of similar data files.

  For this reason, the user may mistakenly delete necessary data by assuming that there is duplicate data obtained by copying the data file. On the other hand, it is often the case that a number of duplicates of unnecessary data exist by creating a number of duplicates of important data because there is no copy. In addition, even if the presence or absence of duplicate data is known, if it is not known where the data is stored, not only is it not found when necessary, but there is a problem that it is difficult to use when changing the storage destination depending on the purpose.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for managing whether or not duplicate data exists in another recording medium and giving a warning to prevent erroneous deletion when attempting to delete a data file that does not contain duplicate data. Has been.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a method of displaying backup information such as the presence / absence of backup and duplicate data recording destination information when displaying a data file when duplicate data exists.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 3 discloses a method of determining the state of a data file and displaying a list of icons indicating the state at the same time as the data file.

JP 2004-062957 A JP 2004-318991 A Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-076109

  However, the conventional method described above has a problem that the management status of the duplicate data is displayed at the same time as the data, and the storage destination of the duplicate data cannot be specified.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to display the management status of replicated data at the same time as the data and to specify the storage destination of the replicated data.

  Therefore, the present invention is an information processing apparatus that records data in a recording device and displays the data, and determines the certainty factor relating to the situation in which duplicate data of the data is recorded in the duplicate data recording means. A degree determination unit, an image object generation unit that generates an image object representing a recording destination of the duplicate data, and the image object is changed according to the certainty factor determined by the certainty factor determination unit, together with the data Display means for displaying.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to display the management status of the replicated data at the same time as the data and to specify the storage location of the replicated data.

  Here, the image object corresponds to, for example, an icon described later. Here, the icon represents the contents and target of processing displayed on the display unit 113 and the like, which will be described later, with a picture or a symbol. The duplicate data recording means corresponds to, for example, a medium, a storage device, etc. described later.

  The present invention may be an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium.

  According to the present invention, the management status of replicated data can be displayed simultaneously with the data, and the storage location of the replicated data can be specified.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus (for example, a PC) 101. In FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 101 reads and reproduces data stored in a recording medium 103 by using a recording medium drive 104. The information processing apparatus 101 can also access data stored in a recording device such as the hard disk 105, and reproduces this data. Further, the information processing apparatus 101 can store data newly duplicated by the recording medium drive 104 in the recording medium 103 and can duplicate data on the hard disk 105. Here, when any data is duplicated, the duplicate information storage unit 112 always records the duplicate information. This copy information includes the size and address (save destination) of the copy source data, the size and address of the copy data (save destination), the copy data creation date and time, the copy data confirmation date, and the like.

  Note that the types of the recording medium 103, the recording medium drive 104, and the hard disk 105 are not particularly limited, and may be anything as long as data can be read and written and data can be duplicated. Although not shown, the information processing apparatus 101 preferably includes an interface unit that communicates with other devices via a network, and can handle data stored on connected devices or media data to be inserted.

  Further, the icon generation unit 106 generates an icon suitable for the device type or media type of the copy data storage destination, which is stored in the copy information storage unit 112 as copy information. The icon generation unit 106 may associate a pre-registered icon with a corresponding storage destination device or medium, or the user can create and register any icon corresponding to the storage destination device and medium. You may do it. The output control unit 107 controls the display unit 113 to display a list of data. When this list is displayed, a storage destination icon associated with each data is displayed.

  The display unit 113 includes a display unit such as a CRT, liquid crystal, plasma, or SED, and displays icons, various images, characters, and the like based on data output from the output control unit 107. The input unit 114 has a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and is used to input various commands and data according to user operations.

The information processing unit 102 includes at least a CPU 108, a program memory 109 that records a processing program executed by the CPU, and a memory 110 that provides a work area during processing by the CPU 108 and temporarily stores various data. . The functions of the icon generation unit 106, the output control unit 107, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111, and the duplicate information storage unit 112 are realized by the cooperation of this processing program and the CPU 108. The processing program may be installed in the hard disk (HD) 105, and when the processing program is executed, the processing program may be loaded from the HD into a RAM (not shown) and executed.
The information processing unit 102 also controls the input unit 114 and the display unit 113.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit 113 by a GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the information processing apparatus 101. Each of 201 to 208 indicates a reduced image of content data recorded on the recording medium 103, the hard disk 105, or a medium mounted on a peripheral device connected via a network or the like.

  Each of 209 to 216 is an icon indicating a media type and a device type in which duplicate data of content data displayed as a corresponding reduced image is stored. For example, reference numeral 209 denotes an icon representing a DVD medium, which indicates that the content data indicated by the reduced image 201 has been copied and saved on the DVD medium.

  Similarly, 211 is an icon indicating a storage device, and the content data indicated by the reduced image 203 indicates that a copy is stored in the storage. Reference numeral 212 denotes an example of a digital camera, and 213 denotes an example of an icon indicating a PC. When a plurality of duplicates are created, a plurality of storage destination icons are displayed so that the icons 215 and 216 are displayed on the reduced image 207.

  On the other hand, as to the content data for which no duplicate is created, no icon is displayed as indicated by the reduced image 208. Reference numerals 209, 210, and 214 indicate icons of the same DVD medium, but indicate different media (reliability of duplicate data is different) by distinguishing them by color or the like. Similarly, 211 and 215 also indicate storage icons, but the degree of certainty of the replicated data differs by changing the color or the like.

  The certainty factor is determined and determined by the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111. The fact that the certainty factor is low means that the duplicate data cannot be confirmed, and the duplicate data creation date and time stored in the duplicate information storage unit 112 is determined. Indicates old, etc. Further, these are determined together. For example, even when duplicate data is created at the same date and time, the certainty factor is high when stored on a PC, and the certainty factor is low when stored on a DVD medium that is generally easily lost. Of course, this setting may be set in advance in the information processing apparatus 1 for each device, or may be changed by the user.

  For example, the user can set a low confidence level for a storage that is overwritten when a certain amount of data is stored, a PC that has become unstable in operation, or an old hard disk recorder of the year. . In addition, regarding the media, the user sets the certainty level for CD media with an attached case, and sets the certainty level for CD media without an attached case. Of course, the user may set the certainty factor for each manufacturer of media having different quality. Further, in the case of a user who has a storage place for the CD media but tends to vary the storage place for the DVD media, the confidence level of the CD medium may be set high.

  As described above, for example, even if only the CD medium is viewed, the certainty factor varies depending on the date and time of copying, the media type, the storage location, and the like. The icon of this embodiment does not represent only the presence or absence of duplicate data, but changes according to the certainty factor. As described above, the certainty factor associated with the state of the duplicate information is recorded on the hard disk 105 or the like as a correspondence table or the like, and is referred to by the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111.

  The duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 also operates as a duplicate information automatic confirmation unit that checks and confirms whether or not duplicate data exists at a preset date and time and the content is the same as the original data. Further, the copy information certainty determination unit 111 confirms whether there is correct data in the copy information storage unit 112 when a medium is inserted, a peripheral device is connected, or the like. Also works. If there is related data, the confirmation is performed by comparing it with the inserted media or the connected peripheral device, or the copy media storage data or peripheral device copy data stored in the copy information storage unit 112.

  The comparison target may be only the data size in addition to the data content. If the comparison result is the same, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 stores the confirmation date and time in the duplicate information storage unit 112 assuming that the duplicate data is correct. Whether or not a peripheral device is connected can be determined using, for example, UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) as an inter-device communication protocol between the information processing apparatus 101 and the peripheral device. According to this UPnP, a plurality of devices can be directly connected to various networks, and data can be exchanged between devices, so that it is possible to know the existence and functions of other devices connected to the network from a certain device.

  FIG. 2 shows a reduced image, an icon representing a device and medium in which duplicate data of the content data indicated by the reduced image is stored, a file creation date of the reduced image, and a file name. The form is not limited to this. Further, the arrangement and combination of these images, icons, file names, etc. are not limited. Icons are not necessarily displayed, but only icons set by the user or items with a high degree of certainty may be displayed as icons. Of course, the image of the icon is also an example, and not only the image but also the device and media represented by the text may be written together. Further, the list display is not limited to the storage location of the replicated data, but any device connected to the network is not necessarily the data that the information processing apparatus 101 itself has, so that the actual data storage location is also shown at the same time. May be.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example when displaying a list of data in the information processing apparatus 101. A program for executing the processing shown in FIG. 3 is recorded in the program memory 109 of the information processing unit 102 and executed under the control of the CPU 108. This process starts when a search result by data search is shown or when a content data reproduction list is created and displayed.

  First, when displaying a list of accessible data, the information processing apparatus 101 refers to the replication information storage unit 112 and checks whether there is replication information corresponding to the data to be displayed in a list (step 301). Here, the information processing apparatus 101 may check all the replication information of accessible data, but the amount displayed on the display unit 113 as a list display, or the amount to be displayed and the amount expected to be displayed. You may make it investigate about the data. As a result, when the accessible data becomes enormous, it takes time to check the replication information. That is, when the list display does not fit on one screen, the information processing apparatus 101 examines only the duplicate information that is actually required to be displayed.

  The list display is switched to the next list display in accordance with an instruction to the input unit 114 by the user or the like. Therefore, the list display can be speeded up by performing control so as to obtain replication information regarding the list display data for several scrolls. In addition, the replication information once acquired may be recorded in the memory 110 or stored in association with actual data so that the acquisition is unnecessary from the second display. However, in this case as well, with respect to copy information for which an arbitrary time has elapsed since acquisition, it is preferable to acquire copy information anew in order to reflect changes in the copy information.

  Next, in step 302, the information processing apparatus 101 acquires copy information. Subsequently, in step 303, the information processing apparatus 101 uses the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 to determine the certainty of the duplicate data from the duplicate information acquired in step 302. Details of the process for determining the certainty factor are shown in FIG. Further, the information processing apparatus 101 causes the icon generation unit 106 to refer to the storage location of the duplicate data and generate (or acquire) an icon indicating the corresponding copy data storage destination using the determined certainty factor.

  Here, the hard disk 105 or the icon generation unit 106 holds a correspondence table between icon images as shown in FIG. 4 and devices or media. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between icon images displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101 and devices or media.

  The icon generation unit 106 acquires an icon corresponding to the copy data storage destination obtained from the copy information from the correspondence table. The duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 determines the certainty factor by acquiring the duplicate data creation date / time or the duplicate data confirmation date / time from the duplicate information. For example, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 compares the date and time obtained from the duplicate information with the current date and time to calculate the elapsed years, and determines the certainty level based on the elapsed years.

  FIG. 5 shows a correspondence table used when changing the color of the icon depending on the certainty factor. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between the color of the icon image displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101 and the certainty factor. The hard disk 105 or the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 holds a correspondence table between the color of the icon image icon image and the certainty as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows that the longer the elapsed years, the lower the certainty factor and the darker the icon is represented. Of course, as described above, the certainty factor is not determined only by the elapsed years. Similarly to FIG. 5, the other reliability such as the reliability of the storage medium and the reliability of the storage device may be associated with the color of the icon image in the correspondence table.

  Next, in step 304, the information processing apparatus 101 displays the created icon in association with the list display data. Then, the information processing apparatus 101 ends the process illustrated in FIG.

  Here, the information processing apparatus 101 may hold an icon for each certainty factor, but if the data is held as XML data, for example, instead of bitmap data, a color can be set at the time of display. Therefore, the icon image obtained from the correspondence table as shown in FIG. 4 and the color obtained from the correspondence table as shown in FIG. 5 are combined and the icon whose color is changed according to the certainty level is displayed. Can do.

  In addition, it is possible to associate a favorite color set by the user with the certainty factor. FIG. 6 shows an example of expressing the DVD medium by color coding according to the certainty factor. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the DVD medium displayed on the display unit 113 is expressed by color coding according to the certainty factor using the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101.

  In this example, the information processing apparatus 101 stores the number of years since the creation of the duplicate data stored in the duplicate information storage unit 112 or the number of years since the date when the duplicate data certainty determination unit 111 confirmed the duplicate data. Is used for confidence. Of course, the determination method is not limited to this as long as the certainty of the replicated data can be determined. Further, here, for the sake of easy understanding, the confidence level is set to three levels, but the information processing apparatus 101 calculates the confidence level from various weighted factors, and changes to an icon such as a color based on the calculation result. You may enable it to determine the element for attaching.

  For example, the information processing apparatus 101 determines the black color of the icon to be displayed in monochrome by making the reliability of the duplicate data proportional to the percentage, so that the higher the certainty, the darker the black, and the lower the black, the lighter the white. You can get closer. Further, the information processing apparatus 101 may blur the impression of the icon by increasing the part without the outline or increasing the transparency as the degree of certainty as well as the color decreases. By doing so, the user can intuitively know that the certainty of the replicated data is low.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example when the certainty factor is determined by the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111. A program for executing the processing shown in FIG. 7 is recorded in the program memory 109 of the information processing unit 102 and executed under the control of the CPU 108.

  First, in step 1201, the duplicate information certainty degree determination unit 111 acquires a storage destination from the duplicate information. Subsequently, in step 1202, the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111 acquires the corresponding certainty factor (save destination certainty factor) from the correspondence table recorded in the hard disk 105 or the like based on the acquired save destination. Thereby, the certainty factor is partially determined.

  Subsequently, in step 1203, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 acquires the duplicate information creation date and time from the duplicate information. Subsequently, in step 1204, the copy information certainty determination unit 111 compares the acquired copy information creation date and time with the current date and time to calculate the elapsed year (or elapsed date and time). Then, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 acquires the corresponding certainty (elapsed certainty) from the correspondence table recorded in the hard disk 105 or the like based on the calculated elapsed years or the like.

  Subsequently, in step 1205, the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111 checks whether there is another element for determining the certainty factor set by the user. If there is an element, in step 1206, the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111 acquires the corresponding certainty factor set by the user from the correspondence table recorded in the hard disk 105 or the like.

  In step 1207, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 calculates the overall certainty based on the certainty acquired so far. When calculating the overall certainty factor, the duplicate information certainty factor determination unit 111 may calculate the overall certainty factor from the average value of the respective certainty factors, or the one with the lowest certainty factor, or The one with the highest certainty factor may be used as the overall certainty factor. Alternatively, the weighting of each certainty factor is set and recorded in the hard disk 105 or the like, and the duplicate information certainty determining unit 111 refers to the weighting when calculating the whole certainty factor, The degree may be calculated.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example when the copy information confirmation unit 111 serving as a copy information automatic confirmation unit and a connection time confirmation unit confirms copy information. By the processing as shown in FIG. 8, the copy information can be confirmed at a preset date and time, at every date and time interval, when a device is connected, or when a medium is inserted. A program for executing the processing shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the program memory 109 of the information processing unit 102 and executed under the control of the CPU 108. Further, the processing shown in FIG. 8 is started when a timer event is received at a set timing, or when connection of a device or insertion of a medium is detected.

  When the process is activated by detecting an event or the like, first, in step 1301, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 checks the duplicate information. Subsequently, in step 1302, the copy information certainty determination unit 111 checks the target copy data in step 1301. Here, the copy information certainty determination unit 111 checks the accessible copy data if it is a timer event, checks the copy data stored in the device if the device is connected, and checks the copy data of the medium if the medium is inserted. .

  Subsequently, in step 1303, the duplicate information certainty determining unit 111 confirms the contents of the examined duplicate data. Subsequently, in step 1304, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 checks whether the content confirmed in step 1303 is good. For example, if it can be confirmed that there is duplicate data, or if the duplicate data is the same as the original data, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 determines that the content is good and proceeds to step 1305. On the other hand, for example, when it cannot be confirmed that the duplicate data exists, or when the duplicate data is different from the original data, the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 determines that the content is bad, and the step Proceed to 1306.

  In step 1305, the duplicate information certainty degree determination unit 111 increases the certainty degree regarding duplicate data (or the certainty degree of duplicate information related to duplicate data) determined to have good contents. On the other hand, in step 1306, the duplicate information certainty degree determination unit 111 lowers the certainty degree regarding the duplicate data (or the certainty degree of duplicate information concerning the duplicate data) determined to be bad in content. When the certainty factor is not determined, the duplicate information certainty factor determining unit 111 increases the certainty factor by 1 or lowers it by 1 from the default value (for example, 5).

  Regardless of whether the process proceeds to step 1305 or step 1306, in step 1307, the copy information certainty determination unit 111 updates the copy information such as the date and time when the copy data is confirmed, and ends the processing shown in FIG.

  Here, the order of obtaining data to be displayed in a list, the order of obtaining and displaying the duplicate information, and the like may be changed, and may be performed by a method with less load on the information processing apparatus 101.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to display a list of duplicate information of duplicate data accessible from the information processing apparatus 101. Further, in this list display, it is possible to display the copy data that can be accessed and the status of the copy data together with the copy information. As a result, a GUI that is more convenient for the user can be provided.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the information processing apparatus 101 can also prevent the user from accidentally deleting data (original data) that has only duplicate data with low confidence. For example, when the user tries to delete data having only a certain degree of confidence data that is lower than a preset threshold value, the information processing apparatus 101 warns that the data has only low confidence data. As a warning method, for example, a GUI screen such as a dialog display or a warning sound may be used. By doing so, it is possible to prevent accidental deletion of data (original data) having only duplicate data with low confidence.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described in detail. Note that the configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen when a menu of operations that can be executed on the data when a list of duplicate data stored in the offline media is displayed. Note that the screen shown in FIG. 9 is the list display screen shown in FIG. 2, and the user selects menu image from the input unit 114 while the user selects 206 reduced image data using the input unit 114. Displayed when specified.

  In FIG. 9, a menu 702 is a list of operations that can be performed on the content data represented by the reduced image data 701.

  FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 801 denotes reduced image data. Reference numeral 802 denotes an icon indicating that the storage destination of the duplicate data of the data represented by the reduced image data is a DVD medium. Reference numeral 803 denotes a menu list that can be executed on the data represented by the reduced image data 801.

  The user can execute an inventory of duplicate data by selecting an inventory menu 804 using the input unit 114 or the like. Reference numeral 805 denotes the file name and creation date and time of data represented by the reduced image data 801.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of the inventory menu displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101.

  When the inventory menu 901 is selected by the user from the menus indicated by reference numeral 803 in FIG. 10, the information processing apparatus 101 performs confirmation by manual input or insertion of a target medium (such as the storage medium 103). A menu for selecting whether to be confirmed by the duplicate information certainty determination unit 111 is displayed.

  Here, when the user selects the manual input confirmation menu 902, the information processing apparatus 101 displays a list of what to register by manual input. For example, the user may select the data OK list 903 when the content of the target DVD media data in which the duplicate data is stored is confirmed by another information processing apparatus or the like. Alternatively, the user may select the media OK list 904 when it is confirmed that the target DVD medium in which the duplicate data is stored is stored.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a duplicate data inventory screen displayed when the media OK list 904 is selected and determined. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a duplicate data inventory screen displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101. On the duplicate data inventory screen, information of duplicate data stored in the duplicate information storage unit 112 is displayed.

  In FIG. 12, the duplicate data confirmation date and time 1001 and the duplicate data certainty factor 1002 are updated when the media storage of the duplicate data is confirmed. Reference numeral 1003 denotes a copy data type and a place where the copy data is stored. In the example of FIG. 12, the DVD medium is a type of duplicate data, and the place where the DVD medium is stored is the living room. When the duplicate data is confirmed by the user's manual input, the user can arbitrarily enter the type of the duplicate data and the location where the medium is stored.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the copy data confirmation date and time and the copy data certainty factor are updated by user input. Furthermore, the type of duplicate data, the detailed location of the storage destination, etc. can be registered. If the duplicate data storage destination is a device, the installation location of the device when there are a plurality of the same devices, and if the duplicate data storage destination is a medium, the storage location of the media can be registered together with the media type. As described above, the icon generation unit 106 can change the icon to be generated based on the copy information updated by the user.

  The copy information that can be input by the user is not limited to the above, and may be a media manufacturer, user information, or the like, and may be arbitrarily input by the user. Furthermore, even when the created copy data is handed over to another person, it is possible to always grasp who owns the data by clearly indicating that fact. In addition, it is desirable that the icon image can be changed depending on the copy information arbitrarily input by the user, and the user may be able to set how the icon image is changed.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to reflect the result confirmed by the user with respect to the duplicate data that cannot be confirmed by the duplicate information certainty determining unit 111 such as offline media. Further, the icon generation unit 106 refers to the result, and the icon changes even when the copy information is confirmed by the user's input. Therefore, the state of the copy information can be set more flexibly. In addition, since the state of more detailed copy information can be clearly indicated, convenience for the user is improved.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described in detail. Note that the configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  As described in the second embodiment, by inputting user information to the duplicate information storage unit 112, it is possible to know who is the duplicate data managed. In the present embodiment, the information processing unit 102 further includes a user recognition unit (not shown), so that user information is registered as duplicate information by user recognition in the user recognition unit even if the user does not perform input himself. be able to. That is, when data is replicated by the information processing unit 102, user information recognized by the user recognition unit is also stored in the replication information storage unit 112 together with other replication information.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that also displays the creator icon of the duplicate data when the duplicate data stored in the offline media is displayed as a list. Reference numeral 1101 denotes an icon representing a user who has created and saved duplicate data in the duplicate data storage destination 1102 of the content data represented by the reduced image 1103. Similarly, it can be seen from FIG. 13 that the copy of the content data represented by the reduced image data 1104 is created by the user represented by the user icon 1105 and stored in the medium indicated by the storage destination icon 1106.

  As a result, in addition to the storage destination of the media, the creator and the storage person of the duplicate data can be known, which is useful for the user to establish a standard for the contents of the duplicate information. For example, if the duplicate data creation user and the save user are the user “Taro” 1101 who is familiar with the device operation, it can be used as a guide that the duplicate information has been generated properly. Alternatively, even if the storage location of the medium 1106 in which the duplicate data is stored and the installation location of the storage destination device are not registered, it can be used as a guideline such as searching from the room of the user “Hanako” 1105.

  Note that the icon indicating the creator of the duplicate data is not only selected from images registered in advance, but a user image taken by a digital camera or the like may be used. In addition, an operation regarding the duplicate data performed by the user may be clearly indicated by changing the color of the icon depending on the user who created the duplicate data and the user who updated the duplicate data information.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the information processing apparatus 101 can display the user who created the duplicate data and the user who saved the duplicate data when the data list is displayed.

  As described above, according to each of the above-described embodiments, the management status of replicated data can be displayed simultaneously with the data, and the storage location of the replicated data can be specified.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 101. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on a display unit 113 by a GUI of the information processing apparatus 101. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example when displaying a list of data in the information processing apparatus 101. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between icon images displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101 and devices or media. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence table between the color of an icon image displayed on a display unit 113 by a GUI of the information processing apparatus 101 and certainty factor. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example in the case of expressing the DVD medium displayed on the display part 113 by color coding according to certainty degree by GUI of the information processing apparatus 101. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of determining a certainty factor by the replication information certainty factor determination part 111. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of confirming replication information by the replication information reliability determination part 111 which serves as a replication information automatic confirmation part and a connection time confirmation part. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen when a menu is displayed for operations that can be performed on the replicated data stored in offline media when the list is displayed. It is the figure which expanded a part of FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a transition example of an inventory menu displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a duplicate data inventory screen displayed on the display unit 113 by the GUI of the information processing apparatus 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which also displays the creator icon of the replication data simultaneously when the replication data preserve | saved at offline media are displayed as a list.

Explanation of symbols

101 Information Processing Device 102 Information Processing Unit 103 Recording Medium 104 Recording Medium Drive 105 Hard Disk 106 Icon Generation Unit 107 Output Control Unit 108 CPU
109 Program memory 110 Memory 111 Duplicate information certainty determination unit 112 Duplicate information storage unit 113 Display unit 114 Input unit

Claims (9)

An information processing apparatus that records data in a recording device and displays the data,
A certainty factor determining means for determining a certainty factor relating to a situation in which duplicate data of the data is recorded in the duplicate data recording unit;
Image object generating means for generating an image object representing a recording destination of the duplicate data;
Display means for changing the image object in accordance with the certainty determined by the certainty determining means and displaying it together with the data;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the certainty factor determining unit determines the certainty factor according to a type of the duplicate data recording unit in which the duplicate data is recorded.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the certainty factor determining unit determines the certainty factor in accordance with elapsed time information from when the duplicate data is recorded.   The certainty factor determining means determines the certainty factor when the duplicate data recording means is connected to an information processing apparatus or when the duplicate data recording means is inserted into the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the certainty factor determination unit updates the certainty factor at each predetermined time. User recognition means for recognizing the user who created the duplicate data;
The display unit changes the image object according to the certainty factor determined by the certainty factor determination unit, displays the image object together with the data, and displays an object related to the user recognized by the user recognition unit as the data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is displayed together with the information processing apparatus. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus for recording data in a recording apparatus and displaying the data,
A certainty factor determining step for determining a certainty factor relating to a situation in which duplicate data of the data is recorded in the duplicate data recording means;
An image object generation step for generating an image object representing a recording destination of the duplicate data;
A display step of changing the image object according to the certainty determined in the certainty determining step and displaying it together with the data;
An information processing method characterized by comprising:   A program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method according to claim 7.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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