KR100960957B1 - Apparatus and Method for managing file - Google Patents

Abstract

A file management apparatus and method are disclosed. File management apparatus includes a transmission unit for transmitting and receiving data with the server; A determination unit for determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management target by referring to a management policy provided from the server; And a controller configured to control not to manage the management target file, which is a work file determined as a management target, not to be stored in the local disk of the client terminal, or to detect that the management target file is stored in the local disk of the client terminal. According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the user of the client terminal can continue to use the application of the existing client terminal that is familiar to the user, and at the enterprise level, the electronic file can be efficiently managed from the electronic file generation stage.

Electronic files, documents, security, management, DRM, ERP

Description

Apparatus and Method for managing file

The present invention relates to a file management apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a file management apparatus and a method in a plurality of client terminals connected to the server.

Most business in the enterprise is done on computers. In general, a computing environment of an enterprise is configured by connecting a plurality of client terminals to a server. The electronic file generated at the client terminal is stored in the client terminal or the server.

Recently, the leakage of electronic files stored in the company's client terminals has increased rapidly. Accordingly, there is a need for a file management apparatus, method and system for electronic files that are created and edited in a client terminal.

Conventional file management apparatus and methods include a method using a digital right management solution, a network drive.

DRM solution is an application to prevent the leakage of important electronic files by controlling the client terminal user's right to use electronic files. It mainly consists of client module and server module. However, after the electronic file is generated, this method can be used for enterprise business systems (e.g., Knowledge Management System, Enterprise Resource Planning, Groupware, Intranet, etc.). You must register. Therefore, there is a problem that a security solution cannot be applied to an electronic file that is not registered.

In addition, the DRM solution applies rights management and security for electronic files only when they are uploaded to a central file server designated by the enterprise. Therefore, there is a problem that rights management and security are not applied to the work file stored in the local disk of each client terminal used by the employees of the enterprise.

A network drive refers to a disk drive or tape library of a server connected to a client terminal. The network drive is a concept in contrast to the local disk of the client terminal. This method uses a network drive among users of a plurality of client terminals. It is a way to manage electronic files stored on network drives. However, this method lacks the ability to reflect a company's electronic file management policies (eg, recycle bin, retiree management, department management, etc.). In other words, if the users of the client terminal do not use the network drive, there is a problem that can not actively accumulate corporate knowledge like the DRM solution described above. In addition, this method does not reflect the individual security policy for the electronic file, there is a problem that there is a security vulnerability when the electronic file leakage.

In addition, the file management server in the prior art, and a lot of file sharing server for the smooth sharing of work. However, there is a problem that most file sharing servers are operated formally. It will be described in more detail below.

The purpose of the file sharing server is to share business files in-house. However, whenever a user of a client terminal generates a work file at the client terminal, it is cumbersome to upload it to a file sharing server. Therefore, there is a problem that only business files that are essentially required to be uploaded are uploaded to the file sharing server, and most of the business files are dead on the local disk of the client terminal.

In addition, looking at the actual operation results of the file sharing server, if the work file of each employee in the company is released, there is a fear that the vested right of the job will be lost, only the formal file sharing server among the employees created in the client terminal file sharing server There is a problem uploading to.

In addition, looking at the practical operation results of the file sharing server, there is a problem that the storage space prepared for the business file is substantially dotted with movies, music files, etc., unlike the purpose of introduction of the file sharing server.

In order to supplement the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, a network computing (NC) computer has recently been introduced to intensively manage electronic files at the enterprise level. However, in order to adopt this method, the existing PC and PC software should be discarded and new NC and NC software should be purchased. In this case, there is a problem that a considerable amount of costs are incurred in order to purchase new NC and NC software. In addition, there is a problem that a new adaptation to the new NC and NC software leaving the existing PC and PC software familiar from the user side. This is a problem that becomes a big obstacle in terms of work efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a file management apparatus and method which enables a user to manage an electronic file efficiently from an electronic file generation stage while allowing the user of the client terminal to continue to use an existing application of an existing client terminal. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to continue to use the software and hardware resources of the existing client terminal, it is possible to continuously increase the work efficiency on the user side, and to reduce the cost of introducing a system for managing electronic files at the enterprise level It is to provide a file management apparatus and method.

Another object of the present invention is to compensate for the weakness of the existing file management method that can check the electronic file only in the final step, the file management device that can check the electronic file that is generated in each step according to the progress of the business And a method thereof.

It is still another object of the present invention to propose a file management apparatus and method capable of continuously managing an electronic file that is a business result.

Another object of the present invention is to compensate for the weakness of the existing file management method in which the user of the client terminal has to upload the electronic file directly to the file sharing server. The present invention relates to a file management apparatus and a method for managing the same.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a file management apparatus and method for providing a basis for converting the business knowledge of the existing client terminal into in-house corporate knowledge.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for managing a file of a client terminal connected to a server, the apparatus comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting and receiving data with the server; A determination unit for determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management target by referring to a management policy provided from the server; And a control unit for controlling a management target file, which is a work file determined as a management target, not to be stored in a local disk of the client terminal, wherein the transmission unit transmits the management target file to a user of the client terminal. File management apparatus characterized in that the transmission to the management space of the storage space of the server according to the present invention.

Here, the management apparatus further includes a temporary storage unit for storing the management target file. If the transmission of the management target file fails to the management space, the transmission unit reads the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit to the management space. Can be resent.

Here, when the temporary storage unit is not inquired by the user of the client terminal and the management target file is completed to the management space, the temporary storage unit may delete the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit.

Here, when the connection between the client terminal and the server is interrupted, the transmission unit reads the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit to the management space when the connection between the client terminal and the server is restored. Can transmit

Here, the management policy may include one or more of a predetermined extension and predetermined keyword information.

The management space may be provided as a client program displayed as a virtual drive on the client terminal.

The management policy unit may further include a management policy unit configured to store the management policy. When the preset event occurs in the client terminal, the management policy unit may update the management policy.

Here, when the storage space of the management target file is designated as the local disk of the client terminal, a warning unit for outputting a message inviting the user of the client terminal to store the management target file in the management space, further comprising: When the storage space of the management target file is changed to the management space, the controller may transmit the management target file to the transmission unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method for managing a file of a client terminal connected to a server, (a) a work file to be stored in the client terminal with reference to the management policy provided from the server Determining whether it is an object of management; (b) controlling or detecting a management target file, which is a work file determined as a management target, not to be stored in the storage space of the client terminal; And (c) transmitting the management target file to a management space which is a storage space of the server according to a user of the client terminal and deleting a file in the temporary storage space.

Here, step (c) includes storing the management target file in a temporary storage space, wherein the temporary storage space is a storage space of the client terminal that is not inquired by a user of the client terminal, and the management space. If the transmission of the management target file fails, the management target file stored in the temporary storage space may be read and retransmitted to the management space.

Here, when the management target file is completed to the management space, the management target file stored in the temporary storage space may be deleted.

When the connection between the client terminal and the server is interrupted, when the connection between the client terminal and the server is restored, the management target file stored in the temporary storage space may be read and transmitted to the management space.

Here, the management space may be provided as a virtual drive to the client terminal.

Here, the management policy may be updated when a preset event occurs in the client terminal.

Here, in the step (b), if the storage space of the management target file is designated as the storage space of the client terminal, outputting a message inviting the user of the client terminal to store the management target file in the management space. It may include the step.

Here, the management policy may include one or more of predetermined extension information and predetermined keyword information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a program of instructions that can be executed by a file management apparatus connected to a server to manage a file of a client terminal is tangibly implemented. A recording medium recording a program that can be read by the method, comprising: (a) determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management object by referring to a management policy provided from the server; (b) detecting a file that is controlled or stored so that the management target file, which is a work file determined to be management, is not stored in the storage space of the client terminal; And (c) transferring the management target file to a management space which is a storage space of the server according to a user of the client terminal and deleting the contents of the temporary storage space.

The file management apparatus and method according to the present invention allows the user of the client terminal to continue to use the existing application of the client terminal, while at the enterprise level file management that can efficiently manage the electronic file from the electronic file generation step It is an advantage to provide an apparatus and method.

In addition, the file management apparatus and method according to the present invention can continue to use the software and hardware resources of the existing client terminal, it is possible to continuously increase the work efficiency on the user side, the enterprise level for managing electronic files An advantage is to provide a file management apparatus and method that reduces the cost of system introduction.

In addition, the file management apparatus and method according to the present invention compensates for the weaknesses of the existing file management method, which enables the identification of electronic files only at the final stage, and checks the electronic files generated at each stage according to the progress of the enterprise. This has the advantage of being possible.

In addition, the file management apparatus and method according to the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to continuously manage the electronic file that is the work result.

In addition, the file management apparatus and method according to the present invention compensates for the weakness of the existing file management method in which the user of the client terminal needs to directly upload the electronic file to the file sharing server, and from the step of generating the electronic file in the client terminal, The advantage is that electronic files are managed automatically.

In addition, the file management apparatus and method according to the present invention has the advantage of providing a foundation for converting the business knowledge of the existing client terminal to the internal company knowledge.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same means regardless of the number of the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a file management apparatus and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the file management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is performed by one or more file management devices 121, 122, and 123 connected to the server 110.

Here, the file management apparatus 120 may be a client file management program module installed in the client terminal or a client terminal including the client file management program module to perform the file management method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the first file management apparatus 121 may be a client file management program module for performing a file management method on the first client terminal 121-1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the second file management apparatus 122 may be a second client terminal 122-1 installed with a client file management module for performing a file management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, in order to facilitate understanding and explanation of the present invention, the file management apparatus 120 will be described on the assumption that the client file management program module for performing the file management method according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed. . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the file management apparatus may be variously implemented.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the first file management apparatus 121 to the Nth file management apparatus 120 are collectively referred to as a file management apparatus 120.

So far, the overall configuration of the file management apparatus 120 and the server 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been described.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the file management apparatus 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a file management apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the detailed description of the drawings, it is intended to clarify that the division of the components in the present specification is only divided by the main function of each component. That is, two or more components to be described below may be combined into one component, or one component may be provided divided into two or more for each function. Each of the components to be described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of other components in addition to the main functions of the components, and some of the main functions of each of the components are different. Of course, it may be carried out exclusively by. Therefore, the presence or absence of each component described through this specification should be interpreted functionally, and for this reason, the configuration of the components according to the file management apparatus of the present invention is within the limits to achieve the object of the present invention. Clearly, it may be different from FIG. In addition, the file management apparatus of the present invention may exist alone, or may exist as part of the client terminal.

Referring to FIG. 2, the file management apparatus 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a management policy unit 210, a determination unit 220, a control unit 230, a transmission unit 240, and a temporary storage unit 250. And a warning unit 260.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, one or more of the components of the file management apparatus 120 shown in FIG. 2 may include an OS Shell-based program. OS shell-based programs have excellent compatibility in referencing existing applications or exchanging data with client terminals. Operation of each configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 below.

The transmitter 240 may transmit / receive data between the file management apparatus 120 and the server 110. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the transmission unit 240 may use various protocols in transmitting and receiving data with the server 110. In addition, the transmission unit 240 controls the means for the client terminal to exchange data with the server 110, so that the file management device 120 can exchange data between the server 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention It is apparent in the light of the technical spirit of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the functions of the management policy unit 210, the determination unit 220, the control unit 230, the temporary storage unit 250, and the warning unit 260 will be omitted. In order to clarify how the configuration unit operates in each step of performing the file management method according to the following will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The configuration of the file management apparatus 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been briefly described with reference to FIG. 2. Hereinafter, a file management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a file management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step S300, the server 110 authenticates a user of a client terminal connected to the server 110.

For example, the server 110 may authenticate the user of the client terminal using ID and password information of the user of the client terminal while the client terminal is connected to the server 110.

Here, it has been described that the authentication of the user of the client terminal is performed in the server 110. However, the file management apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an authentication unit (not shown), and the authentication unit authenticates the user of the client terminal and transmits the authenticated result information to the server 110. It is apparent that in the light of the technical spirit of the present invention.

Subsequently, in step S301, the management policy unit 210 receives a preset management policy from the server 110 through the transmission unit 240.

Here, the management policy includes information on the management target of the electronic files generated and edited in the plurality of client terminals according to the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the management policy may have extension information (eg, doc, hwp, xls, etc.) of a predetermined electronic file.

For example, the management policy may include predetermined keyword information. That is, it may be a keyword such as "confidential", "accounting", "finance" included in documents that require security at the enterprise level.

Subsequently, in step S302, the client terminal may be provided with a management space which is a storage space of the server 110 according to the user of the client terminal.

Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 230 may control the client terminal to recognize the received management space as a virtual drive or a virtual folder. It will be described in more detail below.

As described above with reference to FIG. 2, the controller 230 may include an OS shell-based program. The controller 230 may control the management space by referring to a program for managing and / or querying a local disk on a client terminal based on an OS shell.

For example, assume that a user of a client terminal executes an application that manages and / or queries a local disk of the client terminal. Hereinafter, assume that a given application is a window explorer. Since the controller 230 includes an OS shell-based program, the controller 230 may refer to a window explorer. Accordingly, the window explorer may be referred to so that the management space is output to the user of the client terminal as a virtual drive or a virtual folder together with information about the storage space of the client terminal.

For example, when a user of the client terminal inquires a management space provided as a virtual folder in the window explorer, the controller 230 refers to the window explorer and displays folder and electronic file information included in the management space of the server in the client terminal. Print to user In more detail, the controller 230 controls the transmitter 350 to receive information including a folder and a file list from the server 110. The controller 230 outputs the corresponding folder and file list information to the user of the client terminal with reference to the window explorer. In addition, the controller 230 detects predetermined file information selected by the user of the client terminal with reference to the window explorer. The control unit 240 controls the transmission unit 240 to receive a predetermined file from the management space of the server 110. In this case, the temporary storage unit 250 stores the received predetermined file. The controller 240 drives an application corresponding to a predetermined file and outputs the predetermined file to the user of the client terminal.

That is, the controller 230 provides an interface to the management space of the server 110 in the same or very similar to the interface in which the user of the client terminal uses the storage space of the client terminal.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user of the client terminal can easily use the management space provided as a virtual drive or a folder while still using the existing familiar application.

Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the management space may be provided to the client terminal in various ways according to the user information of the client terminal.

For example, a user of a client terminal may belong to various locations (eg, position, department, etc.) in a hierarchical structure within an enterprise. In addition, according to the position, the employee may be provided with a management space in which the authority for creating, editing, sharing, printing, deleting, and restoring the electronic file is set in advance by reflecting the characteristics of the work performed in the enterprise.

Subsequently, in step S303, a storage event for an electronic file that is a work result of the user may occur in the client terminal.

For example, a user of a client terminal may generate a document using a word, and then generate a storage event of storing the document in a my document folder of the C drive.

Subsequently, in step S304, the determination unit 220 determines with reference to the management policy whether the work file to be created or edited and stored in the client terminal is a management target file which is the management target.

For example, the management policy may include "doc, hwp, xls" information as predetermined extension information. In this case, the determination unit 220 determines that the work file in which the storage event has occurred is a word file (ie, a file having a doc extension), a Hangul file (ie, a file having a hwp extension), and an Excel file (ie, extension xls). Whether the work file is a management target file or not).

For example, the management policy may include "confidential, accounting, financial" information as predetermined keyword information. In this case, the determination unit 220 filters whether the contents of the work file in which the storage event occurs include "foreign expenses, accounting, and finances", and determines whether the work file is a management target file as a result of the filtering.

As a result of the determination by the determination unit 220 in step S304, when the work file in which the storage event occurs in the client terminal is not a management target file, the work file may be stored in a storage space designated by the user of the client terminal in step S305.

For example, when the user of the client terminal instructs storage in the storage space of the client terminal (eg, the local disk of the client terminal), the file management apparatus may store the work file in the storage space of the client terminal.

In this case, when the user of the client terminal instructs to store the work file in the management space in step S305, it is apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical idea of the present invention.

As a result of the determination by the determination unit 220 in step S304, when the work file in which the storage event occurs in the client terminal is a management target file, in step S310, the control unit 230 does not store the management target file in the storage space of the client terminal. To control. In addition, when the storage space of the management target file is designated as the storage space of the client terminal, the warning unit 260 may output a message inviting the user of the client terminal to store the management target file in the management space.

Here, in step S310, the controller 230 may detect or monitor that the management target file is stored in the storage space of the client terminal, and transmit the monitoring result information to the server 110 in view of the technical idea of the present invention. It is obvious to those skilled in the art.

Subsequently, in step S311, the controller 230 checks whether the storage space of the management target file is changed to the management space, and if the storage space of the management target file is kept as the storage space of the client terminal, steps S310 to Control to repeatedly perform S311.

Here, as described above, the controller 230 may include an OS shell-based program. The OS shell-based program may refer to an existing program installed on the client terminal. Accordingly, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the controller 230 may control a predetermined application that generates the management target file such that the management target file is not stored in the storage space of the client terminal.

If the storage space of the management target file is changed to the management space in step S311, the control unit 230 detects this and outputs the management target file to the transmission unit 240.

Subsequently, in step S312, the transmission unit 240 primarily stores the management target file in the temporary storage unit 250.

Here, the temporary storage unit 250 is a storage space that is not inquired by the user of the client terminal.

Here, the temporary storage unit 250 may be implemented using a part of the storage space of the client terminal, or may be implemented as a separate storage unit in the file management apparatus 120 in view of the technical spirit of the present invention is apparent to those skilled in the art.

Subsequently, in step S313, the transmission unit 240 transmits the management target file to the management space of the server 110.

Here, it is apparent in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that various protocols connected between the client terminal and the server 110 may be applied.

In the conventional file management method, the user of the client terminal can manage the file only by storing the electronic file in a storage space according to the DRM solution or the network driver. Therefore, when the user of the client terminal does not store the electronic file in the storage space according to the DRM solution or the network driver, there is a problem that the security of the electronic file is not achieved.

However, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the OS shell-based control unit 230 controls the application of the managed file with reference to the generated application, thereby preventing the application from storing the managed file in the client terminal (step). S303 to step S311). Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that the management target file requiring security is prevented from being leaked from the client terminal to the outside.

According to the file management method of the related art, after the final work electronic file is generated on the client terminal, the user of the client terminal has to upload the work electronic file using a separate uploading program to a file sharing server. And, in order to do this, there is a problem in that an enterprise needs to educate users about a separate uploading program. In addition, from the user's point of view, there is a problem that a cumbersome task of uploading a work electronic file generated on a server using a separate uploading program occurs whenever a work electronic file is generated. Therefore, there is a problem that the file sharing server by the file management method of the prior art is used formally.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 230 refers to an existing application and provides an interface for storing the generated work file in a management space in a familiar environment. Therefore, there is an advantage that more substantial file management can be achieved compared to the file management method of the prior art that is operated formally. In addition, through this, there is an advantage in that it is possible to prepare a foundation for converting the work knowledge of the client terminal into in-house corporate knowledge.

Subsequently, in step S315, when the transmission unit 240 fails to transmit the management target file to the management space of the server 110, the transmission unit 240 reads out the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit 250 in step S314 and again the server ( 110 may be retransmitted to the management space.

Here, it may be assumed that the connection between the file management apparatus 120 and the server 110 is temporarily stopped. In this case, in operation S315, the transmitter 240 may detect a situation in which the management target file cannot be transmitted. In addition, it is apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the transmission unit may perform step S315 after the connection between the file management apparatus 120 and the server 110 is restored.

When the transmission unit 240 transmits the management target file to the management space of the server 110 in step S315, when the transmission is completed, the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit 250 may be deleted in step S316.

The file management method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIG. 3 based on the case where the management target file is generated in the client terminal.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3 again, a file management method when an existing management target file is edited will be described.

Hereinafter, in order to clarify the gist of the present invention, the description overlapping with the portion described with reference to FIG. 3 will be omitted.

Referring back to step S302 of FIG. 3, the management space of the server according to the user of the client terminal may be output to the user of the client terminal.

For example, the managed space may be output as a virtual drive or a virtual folder together with the storage space of the client terminal on the window explorer.

Here, the user of the client terminal can open and edit any target management file among predetermined folders included in the management space. It will be described below in more detail.

When the user of the client terminal opens a predetermined target management file included in the management space, the transmission unit 240 receives the predetermined file from the server and stores the predetermined file in the temporary storage unit 250. In addition, the controller 230 controls the application to control an application to provide a user of the client terminal with an environment in which a predetermined management target file stored in the temporary storage unit 250 can be opened and edited.

When a user of the client terminal edits a predetermined management target file and issues a storage command, the above-described step S304 or less is performed. Since steps S304 and below have been described above, overlapping descriptions will be omitted.

In this case, the control unit 230 may determine that the storage event occurs in step S303 even when the stored time of the predetermined management target file stored in the temporary storage unit is changed or the file size is changed. It is apparent to those skilled in the art in light of this.

So far, the file management method in the case where the existing managed file is edited has been described.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the management policy unit 210 may receive a preset management policy according to the user's information.

In more detail, in step S330, information about the user of the client terminal may be extracted in the process of authenticating the user of the client terminal connected to the server 110. As described above, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that user ID and password information of the user of the client terminal may be used. In this case, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the technical spirit of the present invention that the management policy unit 210 may receive a management policy based on user information extracted from the server 110.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined event occurs in the client, the management policy unit 210 receives the management policy from the server 110 through the transmission unit 240 to update the existing management policy. Can be.

Here, the preset event may be, for example, a preset cycle, a case where a new application is installed in the client terminal before a predetermined project is started, and the like. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the preset event is not limited to the above example and may reflect various policies for managing the electronic file in the company according to various environments to which the present invention is applied.

One example of a conventional file management method is an MS (MicroSoft) network shared client system and a Samba client system. However, this method is nothing more than unilaterally providing a client terminal with a predetermined folder and a predetermined electronic file included in a predetermined storage space of the server. That is, it does not include a technique for preventing a predetermined work file generated at the client terminal from being stored at the client terminal.

In the file management method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the controller 230 controls the application so that the management target file according to the management policy is not stored in the client terminal among electronic files generated in the client terminal. When the storage space of the management target file is changed to the management space, the transmission unit 240 transmits the management target file to the management space of the server and deletes the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit 250. Therefore, the file management method according to an embodiment of the present invention has an advantage of preventing the user from concealing a management target file at source.

File management method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means may be recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like.

The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like. In addition, the above-described medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a file management apparatus and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a file management apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a file management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: server 120: file management device

210: management policy department 220: judgment unit

230: control unit 240: transmission unit

250: temporary storage unit 260: warning unit

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In the device connected to the server (server) to manage the file of the client (client) terminal, A transmission unit for transmitting and receiving data with the server; A determination unit for determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management target by referring to a management policy provided from the server; A control unit for controlling not to store the management target file, which is a work file determined to be a management target, on the local disk of the client terminal or to detect that the management target file is stored in the local disk of the client terminal; And Including a temporary storage unit for storing the management target file, The transmission unit transmits the management target file to a management space, which is a storage space of the server according to a user of the client terminal, and when the transmission of the management target file to the management space fails, the management target stored in the temporary storage unit. Reading a file and resending it to the management space File management apparatus characterized in that. delete The method of claim 1, The temporary storage unit is not inquired by the user of the client terminal, When the management target file is completed to the management space, the temporary storage unit deletes the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit. File management apparatus characterized in that. The method of claim 1, When the connection between the client terminal and the server is interrupted, the transmission unit reads the management target file stored in the temporary storage unit and transmits the management target file to the management space when the connection between the client terminal and the server is restored. that File management apparatus characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The management policy includes at least one of a predetermined extension and predetermined keyword information. File management apparatus characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The management space is provided to the client terminal as a virtual drive or a virtual folder. File management apparatus characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a management policy unit for storing the management policy, The management policy unit updates the management policy when a preset event occurs in the client terminal. File management apparatus characterized in that. The method of claim 1, If the storage space of the management target file is designated as the local disk of the client terminal, further comprising a warning unit for outputting a message inviting a user of the client terminal to store the management target file in the management space, If the storage space of the management target file is changed to the management space, the control unit transmits the management target file to the transmission unit File management apparatus characterized in that. In a method of managing a file of a client terminal connected to a server, (a) determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management target by referring to a management policy provided from the server; (b) controlling not to store the management target file, which is a work file determined to be managed, in the storage space of the client terminal or detecting that the management target file is stored in the storage space of the client terminal; And (c) transmitting the management target file to a management space which is a storage space of the server according to a user of the client terminal. Step (c) is Storing the management target file in a temporary storage space; The temporary storage space is a storage space of the client terminal that is not inquired by the user of the client terminal, And when the management object file fails to be transmitted to the management space, reading the management object file stored in the temporary storage space and retransmitting the management object file to the management space. delete The method of claim 9, When the management target file is transferred to the management space, the management target file stored in the temporary storage space is deleted. File management method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, When the connection between the client terminal and the server is stopped, when the connection between the client terminal and the server is restored, reading the management target file stored in the temporary storage space and transmitting the read management file to the management space. File management method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The management space being provided to the client terminal as a virtual drive File management method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The management policy is updated when a predetermined event occurs in the client terminal. File management method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, Step (b) is If the storage space of the management target file is designated as the storage space of the client terminal, outputting a message to the user of the client terminal to recommend storing the management target file in the management space. File management method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, The management policy includes one or more of predetermined extension information and predetermined keyword information. File management method characterized in that. In order to manage a file of a client terminal connected to a server, a program of instructions that can be executed by a file management apparatus is tangibly implemented, and a record recording a program that can be read by the file management apparatus. In the medium, (a) determining whether a work file to be stored in the client terminal is a management target by referring to a management policy provided from the server; (b) controlling not to store the management target file, which is a work file determined to be managed, in the storage space of the client terminal or detecting the storage file in the storage space of the client terminal; And (c) transmitting the management target file to a management space which is a storage space of the server according to a user of the client terminal; Step (c) is Further performing the step of storing the management target file in a temporary storage space, The temporary storage space is a storage space of the client terminal that is not inquired by the user of the client terminal, And if the management object file fails to be transmitted to the management space, reading the management object file stored in the temporary storage space and retransmitting the management object file to the management space.

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