JPH1117908A - Information processing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an information processing unit that processes optical information in which an image file is easily managed depending on application by easily adding required information to the image file when it is generation. SOLUTION: An upper face and side faces of a GPS antenna 106 are covered to easily receive a satellite radio wave even when a digital camera main body 101 is pointed laterally or longitudinally long and files are easily retrieved, classified and rearranged depending on applications by adding easily generating information such as a place, a time, an author, a reason, a content and a method at photographing to the files. Furthermore, a memory card is used to use data and programs in common for another information processing unit such as a personal computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a function of reading optical information such as characters, figures and images, converting the information into electric signals, and converting the converted information into a file for management. The present invention relates to an image processing device suitable for being applied to a digital camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a file that manages information as one unit includes a file name, a type, a file location, a file size, a creation date and time, an update date and time, an access date and time, and a file attribute ((read-only attribute, hidden file, Attributes, system file attributes, and compressed file attributes), the name of the application that created the file, comments, etc., and a file management system has been configured based on the added information. Due to the widespread use of digital cameras, the types of files handled are not limited to text, graphics, images, etc. Among them, the number of cases in which image files created by digital cameras and the like are imported to personal computers and edited and managed are increasing. The management of these image files Users to manage separately in the directory, how to manage separately in the file name and creation date and time have been made.

In addition, radio waves transmitted from a plurality of artificial satellites are received by an antenna, the current position is measured, and the latitude, longitude,
2. Description of the Related Art A global positioning system (GPS) is becoming widespread in a car navigation system, a portable navigation system, and the like as a system that determines an altitude and specifies a location by comparing it with map information.

[0004]

By the way, in the case of using a conventional image file, when it is desired to manage the files by classifying or rearranging them according to the time of creation, the place of creation, the creator, the reason for creation, the contents of creation, and the method of creation. However, there is a problem that a file for which the information is insufficient cannot be managed according to the purpose. In particular, image files taken in places where there are no target objects in the surroundings, such as in the mountains or on the sea, often have no classification criteria in the image information. It is not clear what to do, and managing files of this type of information is a difficult problem. Further, even if information that is insufficient in the above information is added later, there is also a problem that it takes more time to handle a large number of files, and the possibility of adding incorrect information increases.

Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, and adds information necessary for classification to information for which classification standards for file management are not clear at the time of creation, and provides file management according to the application. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily performing the information processing.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to receive optical information and convert the received optical signal into an electric signal, and to convert the converted electric signal into binary information and convert it into file information. Means for storing the converted file information; means for inputting desired information and / or instructions; and processing of information input from the input means and / or information stored in the storage means. Means for inputting information or processed characters and / or
Or, in an information processing apparatus having means for displaying image information, means for receiving a radio wave from an artificial satellite, means for calculating a current position from the received radio wave information, and And means for adding each time.

In this case, the information processing apparatus further includes:
It is preferable to provide a means for managing the file by performing one of the file search and the sorting and sorting based on the determined current position information.

The information processing apparatus further includes means for adding at least one piece of file creation information of a creation time, a creation location, a creator, a creation reason, a creation content, and a creation method for each file; And a means for managing the file by performing any one of search, classification, and rearrangement of the file by combining.

Further, in addition to the management means, an external storage means provided separately from another information processing apparatus and its own information processing apparatus capable of executing movement or copying of data and / or programs; Means for reading and processing information stored in the external storage means may be further provided. Note that a so-called card-shaped storage medium formed in a card shape is suitable for use as the external storage means, and a digital camera can be used as the self information processing device, for example.

[0010] With this configuration, at the time of creating an image file, search, classification, and rearrangement according to use can be performed by means for attaching information such as creation time, creation location, creator, reason for creation, creation content, creation method, and the like. At the same time, it becomes a measure of the copyright of the file.

[0011]

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

This embodiment is an example in which the present information processing apparatus is applied to a digital camera. FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of a digital camera according to this embodiment. In FIG.
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is a left side view. In these figures, the digital camera 100
Main body 101, viewfinder 102, camera lens 10
3. Flash 104, shutter 105, GPS antenna 106, memory card 107, card eject button 108, liquid crystal screen 109, power button 110, menu button 111, end button 112, cancel button 11
3, execute button 114, up button 115, down button 11
6, the left button 117, and the right button 118.

The GPS antenna 106 covers the top and side surfaces so that the satellite radio wave can be easily received even when the digital camera body 101 is used in the horizontal or vertical orientation. The memory card 107 is the digital camera body 101
And functions as an external storage device. When the power button 110 is pressed when the power is off, the power is turned on. When the power button 110 is pressed when the power is on, the power is turned off. When the menu button 111 is pressed when the power is turned on, a menu screen is displayed.

Next, the digital camera 1 according to this embodiment
FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the 00. Digital camera 100
Is basically composed of an image receiving device 21, an input device 22, a display device 23, a radio wave receiving device 24, a storage device 25, a built-in timer 26, a control device 27, and an external storage device 28. In this figure, black arrows indicate control signals, and white arrows indicate directions of data transfer. The control device 27 functions as a means for managing files.

The image receiving device 21 converts optical information (image receiving data) obtained through the lens 103 of the digital camera 100 into an electric signal and transmits it to a control device 27 which will be described later. The input device 22 transmits pressing signals of various buttons of the digital camera 100. The information is transmitted to the control device 27, and the display device 23 displays an image, creation information, and the like in image reception data processing.

A radio wave receiving device 24 receives radio waves transmitted from a plurality of artificial satellites and transmits a received signal to a control device 27. A built-in timer 26 stores the current date and time, counts up and transmits the date and time to the control device 27. .

The storage device 25 has a file management memory 251 for storing file management information in file management,
Various data memories including a creation information memory 252 for storing creation information such as a creator, a reason for creation, a creation method, and creation content, and an image file memory 253 for storing an image file are stored in a binary state. I do. Each of these data memories 251 to 253 is composed of a random access memory or the like, which can be referred to by the control device 27 as appropriate and whose storage contents can be arbitrarily changed.

The external storage device 28 (here, the memory card 107) when mounted on the digital camera 100 stores a file management memory 281 for storing file management information in file management, and all or part of the creation information memory 252. There are various data memories including a creation information memory 282 for storing the image files and an image file memory 283 for storing the image files, and each of them is stored in a binarized state. Each of these data memories 281 to 283
Can be referred to by the control device 27 as needed, and the stored contents can be arbitrarily changed. In addition to the data memory, an image data management program 204 described later is stored.

The control device 27 is control means for causing the entire device to function as a digital camera, and includes a received data processing procedure unit 271 for processing received data, an input information processing procedure unit 272 for processing input information, and a process for file information. File information processing unit 273 for managing the creation information, creation information processing procedure unit 274 for processing the creation information, position information processing procedure unit 275 for processing the position information, built-in timer information processing unit for processing the built-in timer information 276, image receiving device control section 277 for controlling image receiving device 21, radio wave receiving device 2
Radio wave control unit 278 for controlling the display device 4 and the display device 23
, A storage device control unit 27a for controlling the storage device 25, an external storage device control unit 27b for controlling the external storage device 28, and a built-in timer control unit 27c for controlling the built-in timer 26.

The image receiving data processing procedure unit 271 converts the image receiving data signal sent from the image receiving apparatus 21 into an image file in cooperation with the file information processing procedure unit 273.
Display device 2 to display or output file data
3, or output to the storage device 25 or the external storage device 28.

The input information processing procedure unit 272 includes the input device 2
A determination process is performed to determine what button has been pressed in response to the button pressing signal sent from 2.

The file information processing procedure unit 273 inputs / outputs data of a file to be displayed or output to / from the display device 23, the storage device 25 or the external storage device 28 in conjunction with each processing procedure unit in the control device 27.

The creation information processing procedure unit 274 operates in conjunction with the file information processing procedure unit 273 to store data used as file creation information in the storage device 25 or the external storage device 2.
8 and processed again, and the result is displayed on the display device 23,
Alternatively, the data is output to the storage device 25 or the external storage device 28.

The position information processing procedure unit 275 measures the current position based on the received data signal transmitted from the radio wave receiving device 24, obtains the latitude, longitude, and altitude, and interlocks with the file information processing procedure unit 273. The information is added as file creation information, and the result is output to the display device 23, the storage device 25, or the external storage device 28. The method of measuring the current position in this procedure unit is based on a known global positioning system (G
PS), the detailed description is omitted here.

The built-in timer information processing procedure unit 276 adds date and time data sent from the built-in timer 26 as file creation information in conjunction with the file information processing procedure unit 273, and outputs the result to the display device 23 or the storage device. Output to the device 25 or the external storage device 28. The built-in timer information processing procedure unit 276 changes the date and time data of the built-in timer 26 in conjunction with the input information processing procedure unit 272.

The image receiving device control section 277 is appropriately called up by the image receiving data processing procedure section 271 to
1 is received to receive image data.

The radio wave receiving device control section 278 is appropriately called by the position information processing procedure section 275, and receives a received data signal by controlling the radio wave receiving apparatus 24.

The display device control unit 279 is appropriately called by each processing procedure unit 271 to 276 of the control device 27,
By controlling the display device 23, file information, creation information, images, and the like are displayed.

The storage device control unit 27a is appropriately called by the file information processing procedure unit 273 and the creation information processing procedure unit 274, and stores the file information, the creation information, the image file, and the like by controlling the storage device 25. To take and take out. The file management memory 251 is used for file management, the creation information memory 252 is used for creation information processing, and the image file memory 253 is used for image file processing.

The external storage device control unit 27b includes the file information processing procedure unit 273 and the creation information processing procedure unit 27.
4 and the like, and stores and retrieves file information, creation information, image files, and the like by controlling the external storage device 28. A file management memory 281 is used for file management, a creation information memory 282 is used for creation information processing, and an image file memory 283 is used for image file processing.

The built-in timer control section 27c is appropriately called by the built-in timer information processing procedure section 276,
By controlling the built-in timer 26, date and time data is received.

Next, the processing contents of the creation information in the creation information processing procedure section 274 of the control device 27 will be described with reference to FIGS. In these figures, the item represented by black and white inversion indicates that the item is currently selected. Pressing the cancel button 113 on each screen returns to the previous screen, and pressing the menu button 111 or the end button 112 returns to the menu screen of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal screen 109 shown in FIG.
Button 115 and down button 1 on the menu screen displayed on
When the execute button 114 is pressed after selecting the function using the button 16, the image information is displayed in FIG. 4, the various creation information editing is selected in FIG. 9, the various mode settings are selected in FIG. The screen is switched to FIG. 11 when selecting, and to FIG. 12 when selecting file organization.

At the time of image display selection, a screen for selecting a file to be image-displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. The items of the file information displayed on this screen follow the priority items of the display order shown in FIG. 8 described later, and the display order of the files also follows the display order condition of FIG. Pressing the left button 117 on the screen of FIG. 4 displays the previous page, and pressing the right button 118 displays the next page. After selecting a file to be displayed or a function to be executed with the up / down buttons 115 and 116 and pressing the execute button 114, FIG. 5 is displayed when a file is selected, and FIG.
When the condition change of the display order is selected, the screen is switched to that shown in FIG.

When a file is selected, details of file information to be displayed as an image are displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. When the left button 117 is pressed on this screen, detailed information of the previous file is displayed, and when the right button 118 is pressed, detailed information of the next file is displayed. When the execute button 114 is pressed, an image is displayed as shown in FIG. Also,
Pressing the left button 117 on the screen of FIG. 6 displays the image of the previous file, and pressing the right button 118 displays the image of the next file.

When the display storage device is changed, as shown in FIG. 7, the up / down buttons 115 and 116 are used to store data in the built-in memory (storage device) 25 or the memory card 107 (external storage device 28, hereinafter the same). After selecting one of them, when the execute button 114 is pressed, the files displayed in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 and the like are the files in the selected storage device.

When it is desired to change the display order of the files or to search for a file from the created information, the priority of the display priority items is changed as shown in FIG. When the display order priority item is selected with the up / down / left / right buttons 115 to 118 and the execution button 114 is pressed, the selected item becomes the first priority. The order of displaying the files in FIGS. 4 to 6 is determined according to the combination of the items of the priority set here. Also, whether to sort in ascending or descending order,
This is performed by selecting the order of arrangement with the up and down buttons 115 and 116 and selecting the ascending or descending order with the left and right buttons 117 and 118.

When editing various pieces of creation information, select an item with the up / down / left / right buttons 115 to 118 as shown in FIG. 9 and press the execution button 114.
3 when setting the creation location, FIG. 15 when setting the creation location name, FIG. 16 when setting the creator, FIG. 17 when setting the creation reason, and FIG. 18 when setting the creation content. When the method is set, the screen is switched to that shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the date and time are changed, the change item is selected by the left and right buttons 117 and 118,
Press the upper button 115 to increase the value and the lower button 116
Press to decrease the numerical value, and press the execute button 114 to set. The time set here is stored in the built-in timer 26 and counted up. The current time is recorded as creation information in a file at the time of shooting.

As shown in FIG. 14, when changing the creation place, the change item is selected by the right and left buttons 117 and 118, the numerical value is increased by pressing the upper button 115, the numerical value is reduced by pressing the lower button 116, and the execute button 114 is selected. Press to set. However, the setting here is a value adopted when the reception state of the GPS antenna is bad, and when the reception state is good, the position at that time is recorded as creation information in a file at the time of shooting.

As shown in FIGS. 15 to 19, when each setting is changed, an item is selected with the up, down, left, and right buttons 115 to 118, and the setting is made by pressing the execution button 114. However, when the user selects the item to be modified and presses the execute button 114, then the user further selects an item to be modified and presses the execute button 1
When the button 14 is pressed, the screen is switched to a screen shown in FIG. 20, which will be described later, and the items are corrected on this screen. When the user selects the addition of the item and presses the execution button 114, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 20 and the addition of the item is performed. Further, when the deletion of an item is selected and the execution button 114 is pressed, an item to be further deleted is selected and the execution button 114 is pressed to delete the item.

As shown in FIG. 20, when an item is modified or added, a character is selected with the up / down / left / right buttons 115-118 and when the execute button 114 is pressed, the selected character is displayed at the cursor position of the item contents. You. To move the cursor position of the item contents to the left, select the left arrow and press the execute button 114. To move the cursor position to the right, select the right arrow and press the execute button 114. To delete characters Select Delete and press the Execute button 114. If you want to move the cursor to the left while deleting the previous character, select Backward and press the Execute button 114. If you want to register the item contents, register Select and press the execute button 114. When you want to use hiragana, katakana, alphanumeric characters, kanji, and symbols, select each cell and press the execute button 114. Each character is displayed on the cell and can be selected. .

On the other hand, when setting various modes, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, after selecting an item with the up / down buttons 115 and 116, ON / OFF is switched with the left / right buttons 117 and 118, and the setting is registered with the execute button 114. Each mode is valid when ON, and invalid when OFF. In the shooting information creation mode, the contents set in FIGS. 13 to 19 are added as file creation information during shooting. The post-shooting creation information change mode enables the contents of the file creation information after shooting to be changed. In the memory card use priority mode, the use of the memory card 107 is prioritized over the built-in memory 25. The flash use mode enables the use of the flash 104 of the digital camera 100.

The display of information on various devices is performed as shown in FIG. In this display, the satellite radio wave reception status indicates the radio wave reception status, the memory usage indicates the usage of each of the built-in memory 25 and the memory card 107, and the remaining battery power indicates the remaining capacity of the battery. Things.

When it is desired to organize the files, as shown in FIG. 12, after selecting the function with the up / down buttons 115 to 118 and pressing the execute button 114, a screen similar to FIG. When a file is selected and the execution button 114 is pressed, a screen similar to that of FIG. 9 is displayed. When a setting item is selected and the execution button 114 is pressed, FIGS. 13 to 19 are displayed. When a file copy is selected, a screen similar to that shown in FIG. 4 is displayed as a screen for selecting a copy source file. When a file is selected and an execution button 114 is pressed, the file is copied. However, when the selected file is in the internal memory 25, the memory card 107 is used. When the selected file is in the memory card 107, the internal memory 2 is used.
Copy to 5. When a file deletion is selected, a screen similar to that shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. When a file is selected and execution is pressed, the file is deleted. When the internal memory initialization is selected, all files in the internal memory 25 are erased and initialized. When the memory card initialization is selected, all files in the memory card 107 are erased and initialized.

In this manner, the creation time, location, creator, reason for creation, creation content, and creation method can be easily added at the time of file creation, and search, classification, and rearrangement are performed according to the content. Thus, the digital camera 100 capable of managing files can be realized.

Further, since information such as the creator is also added, the copyright of the file can be used as a guide.

Also, since the location of the creation is measured by GPS, if the location can receive satellite radio waves, the location can be specified whether it is in the mountains or on the sea. And management becomes easier.

As the memory card 107 used as the external storage device 28, for example, a card-shaped storage medium having a storage element with a large storage capacity such as an IC card is used.
Data can be moved or copied by replacing the slot with a slot of the digital camera 100 or a personal computer. In addition, a program that similarly implements the operation on the digital camera 100 shown in FIGS. 3 to 20 on a personal computer is referred to as an image data management program. Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 21, an operation mainly using the memory card 107 will be described.

In this process, first, the memory card 10
7 is set in the digital camera 100 as its own information processing apparatus, it is checked whether it is set in a personal computer as another information processing apparatus (step 1301). If it is determined in this check that the digital camera 100 has been set, step 130
In step 2, menu selection is performed on the digital camera 100 side, and if the menu is set on the personal computer side,
In step 1309, the image data management program stored in the memory card 107 is started on the personal computer.

When a menu is selected in step 1302, an image display 13 displayed on the liquid crystal screen 109 of the digital camera 100 as a menu as shown in FIG.
02, various creation information editing 1303, various mode setting 13
05, each device information display 1306, and file organization 1
A function to be executed is selected from any of 307. The processing after the selection is as described with reference to FIGS. When these processes are completed, the digital camera 100
If the operation is, the process proceeds to step 1308 indicated by a solid line, and it is checked whether the operation is completed. If the operation is completed, the process is terminated.
02 and the process is repeated again.

On the other hand, when the memory card 107 is set in the personal computer and the image data management program is started in step 1309, a desired menu is displayed from the display menu displayed on the display of the personal computer in step 1310 as shown in FIG. Select a function. This display menu corresponds to step 13 described above.
This menu is a menu from 03 to 1307. The menu is used to select a function and execute the processing described with reference to FIGS. In the processing of the personal computer, various storage devices connectable to the personal computer, such as a hard disk device and a magneto-optical disk, are added to the change of the display storage device in FIG. Also,
Information such as the free space of a storage device such as a hard disk or a magneto-optical disk that can be connected to a personal computer is also added to the various device information displays in FIG. Further, in the selection and input of characters in FIG. 20, characters can be selected with a mouse or the like, or various characters can be directly input to the item contents with a keyboard.

When the processing in steps 1303 to 1307 is completed, it is checked in step 1311 whether or not the program is to be terminated. If the processing is completed, the processing is terminated. If the processing is continued, the processing returns to step 1310 to repeat the processing. repeat.

As described above, when the memory card 107 is used between the digital camera 100 and the personal computer, information stored in the memory card 107 can be shared, and information added by one can be used by the other. Becomes In the digital camera 100, if the input that was inconvenient for setting various kinds of creation information is created on the personal computer side, the input can be easily and quickly made by using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse or a function such as kana-kanji conversion. Becomes possible.

Further, by mounting an image data management program operating on both the digital camera 100 and the personal computer on the memory card 107,
Both digital cameras and personal computers can always use programs with the same functions. That is, when a program is improved or a function is added, it is possible to use the improved program and the added function in both the digital camera and the personal computer only by updating the program on the memory card 107.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a means for receiving a radio wave from an artificial satellite and determining a current position from the radio wave information, a target object in the vicinity is strange. Even in the case of an image file for which it is difficult to clearly set the classification criteria, the location where the image file is created can be specified, thereby facilitating file management.

Further, based on the position information set in the file, the file can be easily searched, classified and rearranged by a combination of latitude, longitude and altitude.

By means of adding information such as creation time, creation place, creator, creation reason, creation content, creation method, etc., at the time of creating an image file, searching, classifying and rearranging files by combining information according to the use. Can be easily performed.

Further, in addition to a means for managing files and a means for adding file creation information, an external storage device such as a memory card is used, and data and / or programs can be exchanged between the own information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus. Can be moved or copied, so that file management becomes easy, data or programs can be shared, and efficient data operation and program operation become possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a digital camera according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing still another example of the image display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the image display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing still another example of the image display screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a change screen of the display storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display order condition change screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of various creation information editing screens according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of various mode setting screens according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of various device information display screens according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a file organizing screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a time setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a creation place setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a creation place name setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a creator setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a creation reason setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a creation content setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a creation method setting screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of an item correction / addition screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to an embodiment in which data and programs are shared between a digital camera and a personal computer using the memory card of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 21 image receiving device 22 input device 23 display device 24 radio wave receiving device 25 storage device (internal memory) 26 built-in timer 27 control device 28 external storage device (memory card) 101 digital camera main body 102 finder 103 camera lens 104 flash 105 shutter 105 GPS antenna 107 Memory card 108 Card eject button 109 LCD screen 110 Power button 111 Menu button 112 Exit button 113 Cancel button 114 Execute button 115 Up button 116 Down button 117 Left button 118 Right button 284 Image data management program

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A means for receiving optical information, converting the received optical signal into an electric signal, binarizing the converted electric signal and converting it into file information, and storing the converted file information. Means, means for inputting desired information and / or instructions, means for processing information input from the input means and / or information stored in the storing means, information input or processing An information processing apparatus having means for displaying the received character and / or image information, means for receiving a radio wave from an artificial satellite, means for determining a current position from the received radio wave information, Means for adding the position of each file to each of the files. 2. The information according to claim 1, further comprising means for managing the file by performing one of a file search and a sort and rearrangement on the basis of the determined current position information. Processing equipment. 3. A means for adding at least one piece of file creation information of creation time, location, creator, creation reason, creation content, creation method for each file, and searching and classifying the file by combining the added information. ,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for managing files by performing any one of rearrangement. 4. An external storage device provided separately from another information processing device and its own information processing device capable of executing movement and copying of data and / or a program, and information stored in the external storage device. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: means for reading out and processing. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said external storage means is a storage medium formed in a card shape. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said own information processing apparatus comprises a digital camera.