JP7196502B2 - Information processing device, information processing system, file list display method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, a file list display method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic device such as an image forming apparatus having a display unit may display a list of files on the display unit.

For example, when displaying a character string representing a file name, music name, accompaniment style name, or tone color name on the display, the entire character string cannot be displayed because the width of the entire character string is larger than the display area. In such a case, there has been a conventional electronic musical apparatus that displays a character string by omitting part of the character string (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-100003).

In conventional electronic devices, when a file name is too long to be displayed on the screen, the end or middle of the file name is omitted by a three-point reader or the like. Therefore, in conventional electronic devices, if the omitted portion contains important information for identifying the file, the user may not be able to select the file.

The embodiments of the present invention have been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a file list that is easy for a user to understand on an electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present application provides an information processing apparatus for displaying a list of files on an electronic device, comprising registration receiving means for receiving a request from a user to register a word used in a file name in a file name dictionary. word storage means for registering and storing the word for which the registration request has been accepted in the file name dictionary for storing registered words; In the case of grouping by the registered word used in the name and displaying the files included in the file list on the electronic device for each group, the registered word used for grouping among the file names of the files screen control means for omitting and displaying a word portion .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display a user-friendly file list on an electronic device.

1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer; FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a device according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a figure showing an example functional composition of an information processing system concerning this embodiment. FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of a file name dictionary registration screen; FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of a file name dictionary use screen; 9 is a flowchart of an example of file list display processing; FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an example of a file list display screen; FIG. 11 is an image diagram of another example of the file list display screen; FIG. 11 is an image diagram of another example of the file list display screen;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an information processing system according to this embodiment. The information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a service providing system 10, a device 20, a PC terminal 30, and an external storage system 40, which are communicably connected via a wide-area network N1 such as the Internet. .

The service providing system 10 is implemented by one or more information processing devices, and provides various services via the network N1. Specific examples of services provided by the service providing system 10 according to this embodiment will be described later.

The devices 20 are various electronic devices used by users. The equipment 20 is, for example, an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral), a printer, a scanner, a facsimile machine, or the like. Note that the device 20 is not limited to an image forming apparatus as long as it is an electronic device having a display function. Devices 20 may be projectors, interactive whiteboards, digital signage, head-up displays, industrial machines, imaging devices, sound collectors, medical devices, network appliances, and the like. The device 20 may be a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a game machine, a personal digital assistant, a digital camera, or the like. An interactive whiteboard is an electronic device with an electronic blackboard function that can communicate with each other. Also, digital signage is an example of an output device. A user can use various services provided by the service providing system 10 using the device 20 .

The PC terminal 30 is, for example, a personal computer (PC) used by a user, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like. A user can use the PC terminal 30 to use various services provided by the service providing system 10 .

The external storage system 40 is a computer system that provides an external storage service called online storage via the network N1. An external storage service is a service that lends out a storage area of a storage via the network N1. In this embodiment, the storage area rented out by the external storage system 40 is a file storage area.

Note that the configuration of the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example. For example, the service providing system 10 may have a file storage area. Further, the service providing system 10 may be implemented on a single server environment, or may be implemented by being divided into a plurality of computer systems.

<Hardware configuration>
"Computer"
The service providing system 10 and the PC terminal 30 are implemented, for example, by a computer having the hardware configuration shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a computer. A computer 500 in FIG. 2 includes an input device 501, a display device 502, an external I/F 503, a RAM 504, a ROM 505, a CPU 506, a communication I/F 507, an HDD 508, and the like, which are interconnected via a bus B. Note that the input device 501 and the display device 502 may be connected and used when necessary.

An input device 501 includes a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc., and is used by the user to input various operation signals. A display device 502 includes a display or the like, and displays processing results by the computer 500 .

A communication I/F 507 is an interface that connects the computer 500 to various networks. Thereby, the computer 500 can perform data communication via the communication I/F 507 .

Also, the HDD 508 is an example of a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS, which is basic software that controls the entire computer 500, and application software (hereinafter simply referred to as an application) that provides various functions on the OS. Note that the computer 500 may use a drive device (for example, solid state drive: SSD) using flash memory as a storage medium instead of the HDD 508 .

An external I/F 503 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 503a and the like. Thereby, the computer 500 can read and/or write the recording medium 503a through the external I/F 503. FIG. The recording medium 503a includes a flexible disk, CD, DVD, SD memory card, USB memory, and the like.

The ROM 505 is an example of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 505 stores programs and data such as the BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer 500 is started. A RAM 504 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that temporarily holds programs and data.

The CPU 506 is an arithmetic unit that realizes overall control and functions of the computer 500 by reading programs and data from storage devices such as the ROM 505 and the HDD 508 onto the RAM 504 and executing processing. The service providing system 10 and the PC terminal 30 can realize various types of processing described later by using the hardware configuration of a computer 500 as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

"machine"
For example, FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration when the device 20 included in the information processing system 1 is an image forming apparatus. FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of an example of a device according to this embodiment. The device 20 shown in FIG. 3 includes a controller 601, an operation panel 602, an external I/F 603, a communication I/F 604, a printer 605, a scanner 606, and the like.

The controller 601 includes a CPU 611, a RAM 612, a ROM 613, an NVRAM 614, an HDD 615, and the like. Various programs and data are stored in the ROM 613 . A RAM 612 temporarily holds programs and data. The NVRAM 614 stores, for example, setting information. Also, the HDD 615 stores various programs and data.

The CPU 611 reads programs, data, setting information, and the like from the ROM 613, the NVRAM 614, the HDD 615, and the like onto the RAM 612 and executes processing, thereby realizing control and functions of the device 20 as a whole.

The operation panel 602 includes an input section for receiving input from the user and a display section for displaying. An external I/F 603 is an interface with an external device. The external device includes a recording medium 603a and the like. As a result, the device 20 can read and/or write to the recording medium 603a via the external I/F 603. FIG. The recording medium 603a includes an IC card, flexible disk, CD, DVD, SD memory card, USB memory, and the like.

Communication I/F 604 is an interface for connecting device 20 to a network such as network N1. Thereby, the device 20 can perform data communication via the communication I/F 604 . A printer 605 is a printing device for printing print data on a transported object. For example, the object to be conveyed is paper, coated paper, cardboard, OHP, plastic film, prepreg, copper foil, etc., and is not limited to paper. A scanner 606 is a reading device for reading image data (electronic data) from a document.

<Software configuration>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example functional configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. A device 20 shown in FIG. 4 is equipped with a browser 22 . A user of the device 20 uses the service providing system 10 from the browser 22 to display a file list, which will be described later. A PC terminal 30 shown in FIG. 4 is equipped with a browser 32 . A user of the PC terminal 30 uses the service providing system 10 from the browser 32 to register a file name dictionary, which will be described later.

As described above, the device 20 and the PC terminal 30 need only have the browser 22 or 32. For example, they need not have a dedicated application program or the like for using various services provided by the service providing system 10. No.

The service providing system 10 shown in FIG. 4 includes a web service processing unit 50, a service processing unit 60, an external service cooperation unit 70, and a dictionary management unit 80. Each of these functional units is realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the service providing system 10 cause the CPU 506 to execute.

The service providing system 10 also has a dictionary information holding unit 90 . Dictionary information holding unit 90 can be realized using HDD 508 . Note that the dictionary information holding unit 90 may be implemented using a storage device or the like connected to the service providing system 10 via a network.

The service processing unit 60 performs processing related to services provided by the service providing system 10 . The web service processing unit 50 is accessed from the browser 22 of the device 20 or the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 . The web service processing unit 50 performs processing for the user to use various services using the browser 22 of the device 20 or the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 . The web service processing unit 50 has a screen configuration unit 52 and an application execution unit 54 .

The screen construction unit 52 constructs a screen that the user causes the browser 22 of the device 20 or the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 to display. As a result, a screen for using the service provided by the service providing system 10 is displayed on the browser 22 of the device 20 or the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 . The application execution unit 54 transmits various service execution requests to the service processing unit 60 in response to requests from the browser 22 of the device 20 or the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 .

The external service linking unit 70 makes various requests to the external storage system 40, such as referencing a file list and downloading/uploading files. A dictionary management unit 80 manages a file name dictionary, which will be described later. A dictionary management unit 80 registers, deletes, or refers to a file name dictionary in the dictionary information holding unit 90 . A dictionary information holding unit 90 holds a file name dictionary as dictionary information.

The Web service processing unit 50, the service processing unit 60, the external service linking unit 70, the dictionary management unit 80, the dictionary information holding unit 90, and the like may be implemented by different computers 500, respectively.

<Processing>
《File name dictionary registration》
In the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the user registers words to be used for file names in the file name dictionary from a file name dictionary registration screen 1000 such as that shown in FIG. or removed from the filename dictionary. FIG. 5 is an image diagram of an example of the file name dictionary registration screen.

FIG. 5A shows an example of a file name dictionary registration screen 1000. FIG. FIG. 5B is an example of a file name dictionary registration screen 1000 to which a category classification function has been added. The screen construction unit 52 of the web service processing unit 50 generates screen data for the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 by using the file name dictionary held by the dictionary information holding unit 90 . The Web service processing unit 50 can cause the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 to display the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 as shown in FIG. can.

A user inputs a word (text) to be used for a file name in the word column 1002 of the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 and presses a registration button 1008 to request registration of a new word in the file name dictionary. can be done. The web service processing unit 50 of the service providing system 10, which has received a request for registering a new word in the file name dictionary from the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30, requests the dictionary management unit 80 to register the new word in the file name dictionary. .

Also, the user selects a word to be deleted from the registered words displayed in the registered dictionary column 1004 of the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 and presses a delete button 1010 to delete the word from the file name dictionary. can make a request. The Web service processing unit 50 that has received the request to delete the word from the file name dictionary causes the dictionary management unit 80 to delete the word from the file name dictionary.

FIG. 5B is an example of a screen in which a category classification function is added to the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 of FIG. 5A. The user inputs a word to be used in the file name in the word field 1002, selects a category to be associated with the word from the category field 1006, and presses a register button 1008 to add a new file name to the file name dictionary. A word registration request can be made in association with a category.

The Web service processing unit 50 of the service providing system 10 receives a request from the browser 32 of the PC terminal 30 to register a new word in the file name dictionary associated with the category. is associated with the category and registered.

Also, by selecting a category from the category column 1006 , the user can select and display words associated with the selected category in the registered dictionary column 1004 of the file name dictionary registration screen 1000 .

《Use file name dictionary》
In the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment, the user can use words registered in the file name dictionary from a file name dictionary use screen 1100 such as that shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an image diagram of an example of a file name dictionary use screen.

The screen construction unit 52 of the web service processing unit 50 uses the file name dictionary held by the dictionary information holding unit 90 to generate screen data for the file name dictionary use screen 1100 . The Web service processing unit 50 can cause the browser 22 of the device 20 to display the file name dictionary use screen 1100 as shown in FIG.

A file name dictionary use screen 1100 in FIG. 6 is used, for example, when the user sets a scan file name. By pressing a word button 1104 displaying a word registered in the file name dictionary, the user can enter the registered word corresponding to the word button 1104 in the file name column 1102 . Also, the user can freely input text in the file name field 1102 . On the file name dictionary use screen 1100, the user can set a file name by combining registered words and free input. In this way, the web service processing unit 50 of the service providing system 10 that has received the setting of the file name from the browser 22 of the device 20 sets the file name received from the browser 22 of the device 20 to the scan file, for example.

《File list display》
In the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the service providing system 10 causes the browser 22 of the device 20 to display a file list according to the procedure shown in FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an example of file list display processing. Here, an example of displaying a user's file list stored in the storage area of the external storage system 40 will be described.

When the browser 22 of the device 20 requests the display of the user's file list, the screen configuration unit 52 of the web service processing unit 50 included in the service providing system 10 proceeds to step S10, via the dictionary management unit 80, A file name dictionary held in the dictionary information holding unit 90 is acquired.

Proceeding to step S12, the screen configuration unit 52 groups the user's files stored in the storage area of the external storage system 40 for each registered word included in the file name dictionary acquired in step S10.

The grouping of files in step S12 is performed for each user's file stored in the storage area of the external storage system 40. FIG. The screen configuration unit 52 determines whether or not the file name contains the registered word by matching the text of the file name and the registered word. The screen configuration unit 52 groups files with file names including registered words into groups of registered words included in the file names.

If one file name contains a plurality of registered words, the screen construction unit 52 assumes that the file name belongs to the group of the registered word (dictionary word) closest to the beginning of the file name. If the file name is "○○○○ Co., Ltd._application form_AAA machine_201806131502.pdf", and two registered words "○○○○ Co., Ltd." and "AAA machine" are included. is grouped into the group of the registered word "○○○○ Co., Ltd." which is closer to the head.

Proceeding to step S14, the screen configuration unit 52 omits the registered word (group name) portion for each file name of the files included in the user's file list using a three-point reader or the like. A three-point leader is an example of a symbol with an abbreviated meaning.

Proceeding to step S16, the screen configuration unit 52 determines whether or not there is a file with a file name that does not fit on the file list display screen, which will be described later, for each group. The determination of whether or not there is a file with a file name that does not fit on the file list display screen, which will be described later, is based on the width necessary to display the file name with the registered word part omitted in step S14, and the file name This is done by comparing with the width of the display area.

Groups including files with file names that do not fit on the file list display screen, which will be described later, are again grouped by registered words in step S18. The screen construction unit 52 proceeds from step S18 to step S14, and omits the registered words (group names) grouped in step S18 using a three-point reader or the like.

In step S16, if there is no file with a file name that does not fit on the file list display screen, which will be described later, the screen construction unit 52 proceeds from step S16 to step S20, and generates screen data for the file list display screen shown in FIG. 8, for example. Then, by transmitting to the browser 22 of the device 20 , the file list display screen can be displayed on the browser 22 of the device 20 .

FIG. 8 is an image diagram of an example of the file list display screen. FIG. 8A is an example of a file list display screen in which grouping by registered words is not performed and the end of the file name is omitted. As a result of omitting the end of the file name on the file list display screen of FIG. 8A, the first file name becomes the same as the second file name, and the user may not be able to select the desired file. occur.

FIG. 8B is an example of a file list display screen in which the registered words are grouped and the grouped registered words are omitted. In FIG. 8B, by reusing registered words, it is possible to display on the device 20 an easy-to-understand file list in which common parts of file names are omitted. In FIG. 8B, since files are grouped by registered words, the user can easily set display rules for the file list by registering the words in the file name dictionary.

Furthermore, on the file list display screen of FIG. 8B, three files whose file names include the registered word "○○○○ Co., Ltd." are displayed. For the three files that have the registered word "○○○○ Co., Ltd." in the grouped file names, the registered word "○○○○ Co., Ltd." is omitted by the three-point reader "..." Therefore, it is possible to display up to the end of the file name.

In addition, since the omitted registered word "○○○○ Co., Ltd." is displayed as the group name, the information included in the original file name is not lost at all. Further, on the file list display screen of FIG. 8, the file names of the files included in each group can be expanded and displayed with the + button, and can be abbreviated with the - button. By abbreviating files in a group unrelated to the target file, the user can easily find the target file. Files in the same group may be displayed in any order, such as file name order, update date/time order, or data size order.

FIG. 9 is an image diagram of another example of the file list display screen. FIG. 9A is an example of a file list display screen in which grouping by registered words is not performed and the end of the file name is omitted. As a result of omitting the end of the file name on the file list display screen of FIG. 9A, the first file name and the second file name are the same, and the user may not be able to select the desired file. occur.

FIG. 9B is an example of a file list display screen in which registered words are hierarchically grouped and the hierarchically grouped registered words are omitted. In the file list display screen of FIG. 9B, a group of registered words "AAA machine" and a group of "BBB machine" belong to a group of registered words "○○○○ company". In addition, in the group of the registered word "AAA machine", the file name is "○○○○ Co., Ltd._Application form_AAA machine_201806131502.pdf" and the file name is "○○○○ Co., Ltd._Application form _AAA machine_201806151025.pdf" belongs to this example.

In FIG. 9B, the registered words "○○○○ Co., Ltd.", "AAA machine", and "BBB machine" included in the file name are omitted for display. In this manner, in FIG. 9B, files are hierarchically grouped by registered words, so that a file list that is easier to understand and grasp can be displayed on the device 20 .

Since the file list may become difficult to see if there are too many hierarchies, the upper limit of the number of hierarchies may be set. In addition, in the process of the flowchart of FIG. 7, there are cases where the file names do not fit on the file list display screen until there is nothing to be grouped, or even when grouping is performed up to the upper limit of the number of layers. In that case, all the file names may be displayed by automatically scrolling the file names from right to left on the file list screen so that the user can distinguish between the file names.

FIG. 10 is an image diagram of another example of the file list display screen. When setting the scan file name, etc., the user can use a file name dictionary or the like to set an arbitrary file name. Also, even if the user does not set any file name, the file name may be automatically set according to the file name rule.

When the file name is automatically set according to the file name rule in this way, it is possible to perform grouping based on the file name rule instead of the file name dictionary. As shown in FIG. 10, when the file name rule is [prefix]_[yyyyMMddHHmm]_[serial number].[extension], grouping is performed by the leading [prefix].

The group name (prefix) part is omitted with a three-point reader or the like, as in the case of grouping with the file name dictionary. If the file name does not fit on the file list display screen even if you omit the group name (prefix) part, group hierarchically with [yyyyMMddHHmm] and increase the omitted part with a three-point reader, etc. Make the file name fit in the file list display screen.

As described above, according to the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment, files are grouped by words registered in the file name dictionary (dictionary words), and displayed for each group when displaying a file list. Also, by displaying the files by group when displaying the file list, the dictionary word part of the file name will be the same as the group name. Do not lose information contained in names.

Therefore, in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display the file names on the file list display screen without losing the information contained in the file names and maintaining the listability.

The invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments above, but various modifications and changes are possible without departing from the scope of the claims. Each function of the present embodiment described above can be realized by one or more processing circuits. Here, the "processing circuit" in this specification means a processor programmed by software to perform each function, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or a processor designed to perform each function described above. ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), and devices such as conventional circuit modules.

The service providing system 10 is an example of "an information processing apparatus for displaying a file list on an electronic device" described in the claims. Also, the dictionary information holding unit 90 is an example of word storage means. Also, the screen configuration unit 52 is an example of screen control means.

1 information processing system 10 service providing system 20 device 22, 32 browser 30 PC terminal 40 external storage system 50 web service processing unit 60 service processing unit 70 external service cooperation unit 80 dictionary management unit 90 dictionary information holding unit N1 network

Patent No. 5169021

Claims (7)

An information processing device for displaying a file list on an electronic device,
registration receiving means for receiving a request from a user to register a word used in a file name in a file name dictionary;
word storage means for registering and storing the word for which the registration request has been accepted in the file name dictionary storing registered words;
When one or more files included in the file list are grouped by the registered words used in the file names of the files, and the files included in the file list are displayed on the electronic device for each group. a screen control means for displaying the file name of the file while omitting the part of the registered word used for grouping ;
Information processing device having The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising file name setting receiving means for receiving setting of the file name from a user using words registered in the file name dictionary . 2. The screen control means, when a plurality of the registered words are used in the file name of the file, groups the files with one of the registered words selected according to a predetermined rule. 3. The information processing device according to 2 above. 3. The screen control means according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of said registered words are used in the file name of said file, said screen control means hierarchically groups said plurality of said registered words. information processing equipment. An information processing system comprising an electronic device and an information processing device for displaying a file list on the electronic device,
registration receiving means for receiving a request from a user to register a word used in a file name in a file name dictionary;
word storage means for registering and storing the word for which the registration request has been accepted in the file name dictionary storing registered words;
When one or more files included in the file list are grouped by the registered words used in the file names of the files, and the files included in the file list are displayed on the electronic device for each group. a screen control means for displaying the file name of the file while omitting the part of the registered word used for grouping ;
An information processing system having A file list display method executed by an information processing device for displaying a file list on an electronic device, comprising:
a registration acceptance step of accepting a request from a user to register a word used in a file name in the file name dictionary;
a word storage step of registering and storing the word for which the registration request has been received in the file name dictionary storing registered words;
When one or more files included in the file list are grouped by the registered words used in the file names of the files, and the files included in the file list are displayed on the electronic device for each group. a screen control step of displaying the file name of the file while omitting the part of the registered word used for grouping ;
File list display method with An information processing device that displays a list of files on an electronic device,
registration receiving means for receiving a request from a user to register a word used in a file name in a file name dictionary;
word storage means for registering and storing the word for which the registration request has been received in the file name dictionary storing registered words;
When one or more files included in the file list are grouped by the registered words used in the file names of the files, and the files included in the file list are displayed on the electronic device for each group. (2) screen control means for displaying the file name of the file while omitting the part of the registered word used for grouping ;
A program to function as

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