KR20130053152A - Method of file management based on tag and system of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A tag based storage file management method and a system thereof are provided to offer improved environment by applying to a tag and a category to various functions. CONSTITUTION: A tag based file management method comprises a first step of requesting an upload process for a file; a second step of automatically inputting one or more tags(S110); a third step of registering a searched category including the inputted tag; and a fourth step of storing tag information and category information in a database(S140). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S100) Request file storage; (S110) Input a tag to be registered in a file; (S120) Check a category containing the tag; (S130) Register the file in the category; (S140) Store file information and tag information in DB; (S150) Store file storage

Description

Tag-based file management method and its system {METHOD OF FILE MANAGEMENT BASED ON TAG AND SYSTEM OF THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a file management method, and more particularly, to a file management method stored in a USB, external hard disk, and a web-based storage device.

In today's computing society, a great deal of information is stored every day by various means of storage. Users, on the one hand, consume information over large networks, but on the other hand, they are the ones who constantly produce information. The information you produce is not limited to text. With the development of various digital devices, image and video files are also newly created and stored by the user. In addition to creating image or video files by digital devices, they can also be uploaded to their storage device via the network. Users naturally have huge amounts of data.

As the mobility of devices increased, the company began to store data using portable storage devices such as removable disks or external hard disks. Data is stored and managed by specifying a file name. Unexpected problems arose as users stored more data as files. As the number of files increases, it is difficult to find and manage the files later. The user spends a lot of time searching for the file he wants and is very annoying. If this accumulates, in the worst case, the user will discard the existing storage and even find a new one.

The reason for this problem is that the user does not store the data with a special rule when saving the data to the storage device, and also does not perform any subsequent processing on the file name specified by the user. This problem is not limited to portable storage means such as removable disks or external hard disks. The same applies to web-based storage means such as web hard.

If you use the storage means for a long time like this, the files are not well organized and become dirty, and you are embarrassed because you do not remember what the file name you specified even when you want to find the desired file. Corresponds well with the contents of the data, it is not written properly, but it is specified according to the mood at that time, so the file name search has become almost famous.

The inventor of the present invention has completed the present invention after research efforts to solve these problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel file management method and system for efficient use of storage and file consistency. To this end, it is based on a tag-based file management method. The present invention basically solves an environment in which the user cannot know what files are stored, because the repository only stores files by user's command, so that the more the storage is used, the files are not organized. I would like to.

In addition, the file management method of the present invention intends to provide a more convenient and improved environment by applying tags and categories in file searching, file deletion, moving, copying, and automatic classification.

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tag-based file management method:

(a) the user terminal requesting an upload for the file;

(b) inputting or automatically inputting one or more tags to be registered in the file;

(c) querying, by the program processor, whether a category including an input tag exists;

(d) if the category including the tag input in the step (c) exists, registering the file in the searched category;

(e) storing tag information and category information in a database; And

(f) storing the file in file storage; Characterized in that it comprises a.

In one embodiment of the tag-based file management method of the present invention, the step of automatically inputting in the step (b), when the user terminal does not enter a tag, the tag of the folder to which the file is uploaded It can be assigned automatically, or the tag can be extracted from the file name and automatically entered.

In addition, in an embodiment of the tag-based file management method of the present invention, the category is registered in advance, and when registering the category, one or more tags to be registered in the category may be registered together.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the tag-based file management method of the present invention, when a user terminal generates a file deletion event, tag information and category information stored in a database may be deleted.

In addition, in an embodiment of the tag-based file management method of the present invention, when the user terminal generates a file movement event, the file information may be deleted from the existing category and the file may be added to the new category.

In addition, in an embodiment of the tag-based file management method of the present invention, when the user terminal generates a file copy event, the file stored in the file storage is left as it is, and the logical file is added to the database to add the file. Can be processed to belong to more than one category.

Also, as a tag-based file management method of the second aspect of the present invention:

(a) a user terminal requesting an upload for a folder containing a file;

(b) inputting or automatically inputting one or more tags to be registered in the folder;

(c) querying, by the program processor, whether a category including an input tag exists;

(d) if the category including the tag input in the step (c) exists, registering the folder in the searched category;

(e) storing tag information and category information in a database; And

(f) storing the folder in file storage; / RTI >

When the folder is registered in a category, files belonging to the folder are automatically processed to belong to the category, and when a tag is input to the folder, all files belonging to the folder are automatically assigned a tag of the folder. Characterized in that.

In addition, as a tag-based file retrieval method according to a third aspect of the present invention, when the user terminal attempts to perform a retrieval event on a file resource in which tag information and category information are registered by the above method:

(1) a user terminal inputting a keyword of a file;

(2) the program processor extracting a category whose title is the keyword and generating a list;

(3) searching for a file using a keyword inputted from the list, and simultaneously searching for a file existing in a category not extracted; And

(4) outputting a search result to the user terminal.

Also as a system of the fourth aspect of the present invention:

A user terminal for inputting a tag and a category;

A storage connected to the user terminal;

A program processor installed in the device operating the storage;

A database storing tag information and category information;

File storage for storing files;

A database adapter for accessing the database with tag and category related instructions coming through the program processor; And

And a file system adapter for accessing the file storage when a read / write is performed on a file stored in the file storage.

A system according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized by a computer readable recording medium containing a computer program for executing the above methods.

In the conventional system, when one file is copied to several folders, there is a problem of using the storage inefficiently by copying the file for each folder to be copied. Also, modifying a file did not apply the modified content to all copied files, so the contents of the file could not be kept consistent.

However, according to the present invention, the storage can be efficiently used and the file can be kept consistent. According to the present invention, the copy operation of the file in this system has the advantage that the capacity of the limited storage can be efficiently used because the copy of the file does not occur in the physical storage. In the present invention, since a tag having a destination (folder or category) is added to the file when the file is copied, the file content on the physical disk is not copied. For this reason, if you modify a file in any category or folder, only one file exists so that you can see the changes in all categories or folders to which the file belongs.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the search and management of a file is very easy by applying a tag and a category. If the file name is unclear or if the file is not clearly classified, the conventional problem that it is difficult to find the desired file and takes a long time can be solved by the present invention. In the present invention, it is possible to search the desired file quickly and accurately by listing only the keywords of the file that the user wants to find.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even if a file is cluttered by not categorizing the file clearly or not managing the folder properly, it is possible to easily manage the file using a category view, a file view based on a tag, and the like. Do.

Even if effects not specifically mentioned in the specification of the present invention are incorporated, the provisional effects expected by the technical features of the present invention are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing a system configuration according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a file storage method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a category registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a file searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
* The accompanying drawings illustrate examples of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the technical idea of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the tag-based file management method according to the present invention, a tag that can represent the contents of a file or a folder is assigned, and the tag can be easily managed and searched using the tag. In other words, it is a system to tag files to show the characteristics of the files, and to easily identify files in the repository at a glance and to search them quickly without the management of separate files. To this end, the present invention applies a logical group unit called a category based on the folder concept.

The main terms used in the present invention can be defined as follows.

1. Tag: A tag is a word that shows the contents and characteristics of a file instead of the file name. May contain numbers. In the present invention, one or more tags are registered when the file is stored. A tag can also be assigned to a folder, in which case all files stored in that folder are automatically tagged in the folder.

2. Category: A set of logical links between related tags. The category is generated and registered by the user terminal, and directly inputs tags to belong to the category.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing a system configuration according to the present invention. The user interface 10 of the user terminal may be a screen of a web page when the storage is a web hard, and may be displayed on the user terminal through a window screen when the storage is an external memory connected to a host computer. The user terminal inputs tag information and the like through the user interface 10 and transmits a request to the management module 20 which is a software processor of the present invention.

The management module 20 controls the process of the overall system according to the invention. Commands according to the request of the user terminal are transmitted to each of the adapters 30 and 40, and a series of result values are again provided to the user terminal through the user interface 10. In the case where the storage is an external hard disk or a removable disk connected to the host computer (user terminal), the management module 20 may be installed in, for example, the Program Files folder of the host computer. If the storage is a web hard, it may be installed in a folder of a user terminal, or may be installed in a web server that provides a web hard service. The user terminal may access the management module through a screen.

The DB adapter 30 queries the DB server by producing a tag and category related command coming from the management module 20 that performs a processor function in a query form that can be used in a database. The database 50 stores file information and category information. The file information includes a hash value and tag information of a file stored in the file storage 60 and may include a creation date. The category information may include a category name, tag information, a creation date, a hash value list of an included file, and the like. Preferably, based on memcashed, fast search speed can be guaranteed.

The file system adapter 40 functions as an adapter that accesses the file storage 60 when a read / write of a file stored in the file storage 60 occurs. The file storage 60 stores a file and may use a file system such as NTFS (NT File System) or FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32).

The database 50 and the file storage 60 may be installed in a corresponding device when the storage is an external hard disk or a removable disk connected to a user terminal. In addition, the database 50 and the file storage 60 will be installed on the web server that provides the service in the case of the web hard of the remote location where the storage is connected to the user terminal and the web.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the entire process of file storage according to an embodiment of the present invention.

After the user terminal requests storage for a file or folder through the screen (S100), the user terminal inputs one or more tags to be registered in the file to be stored (S110). The step S110 is a tagging step, and refers to a task of tagging a file or a newly created folder that enter the repository. This is done at the moment of uploading the file. If you upload several files at the same time, you can tag them individually or tag them as a whole. In addition, a processor may provide a user interface for inputting a tag to be registered in a file on a user terminal screen. The processor inquires whether a category including the input tag exists (S120). If there is a category including the input tag, the corresponding file or folder is registered in the searched category (S130).

If the tag is not input in step S110, the tag may be automatically input according to a preset procedure. For example, it is possible to automatically assign a tag of the folder to which the file is uploaded. In another embodiment, a tag may be extracted from a file name specified by a user and automatically tagged.

The file may belong to one category according to the tag input in step S110, but may belong to several categories. However, categories are logical collections, so there is no direct movement or copying of files.

On the other hand, in another preferred embodiment when the folder is stored in the step S100 (for example, when uploading the folder itself to the web hard, or moving the folder stored on the hard disk to a removable disk), the folder itself is registered as a category Files in the back folder can be automatically included in the newly created category. In addition, when a tag is input to the folder in step S110, the tag of the folder may be automatically assigned to all files stored in the folder.

If the tag information is entered as above and the inquiry and registration procedure for the category is completed, the file information and the category information are stored in the database (S140). Next, a unique hash value of the file is generated and stored in the file storage as the hash value (S150). Finally, the database contains file information and category information including tag information, not the file itself. When checking the tag information of a file, it is "the input tag + the tag which the category which belongs to" has. For example, when a file named "Patent.txt" is stored, the input tags are "2011", "File management", "Patent application", the category to which the file belongs is "Technical content", and the tag of this category is "Document In the case of "," data ", the tag information stored in the database may be" 2011 "," file management "," document "," data ". The file "patent.txt" is stored in file storage.

3 is a diagram illustrating a registration process of a category according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal registers a category through the screen (S200). This is done through the input of a keyword defining the category. The processor inquires whether the requested category is already registered (S210). If there is a keyword with the same name as the input keyword, the category of the same name is already registered, and then terminates after displaying an error. If a category of the same name does not exist, a tag to be registered in the category is registered (S220). The tag registration process is a tagging operation as in step S110 of FIG. 2. By inputting one or more tags on the screen of the user terminal using the user interface, a tag to be registered in the corresponding category is input.

Next, the process searches for a file having the tag and registers the file in the corresponding category (S230).

Finally, the category information is stored in the DB (S240).

With respect to the file management method according to the present invention, the processing for the following various events can be performed as follows:

1. File Deletion: The user terminal wants to delete a specific file. When an event for deleting a file occurs, the event is recognized by the processor (management module). The processor deletes the tag information and the category information of the corresponding file from the database 50.

2. File movement: An event in which a user terminal moves a location in a storage of a file. This may be the case when a file moves to another category. The user terminal requests a file move from the program, and the processor deletes the file information from the category to which the existing file belongs. Then add the file to the new category.

3. File copy: The user terminal copies and moves a file in the file storage. The copying of the file adds logical information in the database 50 without taking place in the file storage 60 storing the actual file. As a result, depending on the file copy event, the file belongs to more than one category.

4. File Read / Write: File read and write events are file access events. The processor of the program requests the database 50 for the hash value of the desired file, and passes the returned hash value to the file system adapter 40 to access the file stored in the file storage 60.

5. Automatic file sorting: The user may not enter a tag. This event becomes a random event. If the user does not enter a tag, the process can automatically assign the tag using the file name. Extract a word from a file name and register the word as a tag. In another embodiment, the tag of the folder in which the file is uploaded may be automatically assigned.

According to the present invention, by storing a file while registering category and tag information as described above, a database and file storage storing category information and tag information are constructed. And the file search unique to the present invention is performed by using the database and file storage thus constructed. 4 illustrates a file searching method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the conventional method, only a file is stored. However, according to the present invention, a tag for storing a tag and a category is required because the tag stores the file and registers the tag. Thus, a database is built that stores tag and category information for all files, and a file storage is built where actual files are stored.

The user terminal inputs a keyword of a file to be searched using the user interface (S300). The program processor extracts a category having a corresponding keyword as a title (S310), and generates a list of the extracted categories (S320).

Then, the file is searched using the keyword input in step S300 from the list made in step S320 (S330), and at the same time, a search for a file existing in a category not extracted in step S310 is performed (S321). In this way, a list of files of the search result is generated by two independent methods (S340).

Next, the input keywords are sorted in descending order by the file containing the most (S350). As a rule of thumb, the files retrieved in step S330 will be ranked higher.

However, since not all files are classified correctly according to the category, the search result performed in step S321 guarantees the accuracy of the file search. In addition, the search process in steps S330 and S321 may include a search for a tag registered in advance and a search for a file name.

Searching in steps S330 and S321 is a process of finding a file including the input keyword. In S330, a file having an input keyword is found among files belonging to a category list whose keyword is a name, and in S321, a file and a category belonging to a category which does not belong to a category list whose keyword is a name are registered. You can find files with keywords that you haven't entered. In this embodiment of the drawing, for convenience, the search result list is generated after all the search is completed, and the result is output to the user terminal. In fact, the result from S330 is preferentially output, and the search continues in the background. And the result for S321 will be output afterwards.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the storages mentioned above include, but are not limited to, a removable disk, an external hard disk, and a web hard connected by a user terminal and a USB connector. It can include storage built into computers, and cloud-based storage using large computer networks. On the other hand, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments explicitly described above. Further, it should be noted that the protection scope of the present invention may not be limited due to obvious changes or substitutions in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Claims (10)

Tag-based file management methods include:
(a) the user terminal requesting an upload for the file;
(b) inputting or automatically inputting one or more tags to be registered in the file;
(c) querying, by the program processor, whether a category including an input tag exists;
(d) if the category including the tag input in the step (c) exists, registering the file in the searched category;
(e) storing tag information and category information in a database; And
(f) storing the file in file storage;
Tag-based file management method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
In the step (b), the step of automatically inputting, in case the user terminal does not input a tag, automatically assigns a tag of a folder to which the file is uploaded or extracts a tag from a file name and automatically inputs the tag. Tag-based file management method, which is a step of processing as possible. The method of claim 1,
The category is registered in advance,
When registering the category, at least one tag to be registered in the category is also registered, tag-based file management method. The method of claim 1,
When the user terminal generates a file deletion event, tag information and category information stored in the database, the tag-based file management method. The method of claim 1,
When the user terminal generates a file move event, the tag-based file management method to delete the file information from the existing category and add the file to the new category. The method of claim 1,
When the user terminal generates a file copy event, leaving the file stored in the file storage as it is, adding the logical information in the database to process the file to belong to two or more categories, tag-based file management method. Tag-based file management methods include:
(a) a user terminal requesting an upload for a folder containing a file;
(b) inputting or automatically inputting one or more tags to be registered in the folder;
(c) querying, by the program processor, whether a category including an input tag exists;
(d) if the category including the tag input in the step (c) exists, registering the folder in the searched category;
(e) storing tag information and category information in a database; And
(f) storing the folder in file storage; Including;
When the folder is registered in a category, files belonging to the folder are automatically processed to belong to the category, and when a tag is input to the folder, all files belonging to the folder are automatically assigned a tag of the folder. Tag-based file management method. When the user terminal tries to perform a search event for a file resource in which tag information and category information are registered by the method of claim 1:
(1) a user terminal inputting a keyword of a file;
(2) the program processor extracting a category whose title is the keyword and generating a list;
(3) searching for a file using a keyword inputted from the list, and simultaneously searching for a file existing in a category not extracted; And
And (4) outputting a search result to the user terminal. A user terminal for inputting a tag and a category;
A storage connected to the user terminal;
A program processor installed in the device operating the storage;
A database storing tag information and category information;
File storage for storing files;
A database adapter for accessing the database with tag and category related instructions coming through the program processor; And
And a file system adapter for accessing the file storage when a read / write of a file stored in the file storage occurs. A computer-readable recording medium containing a computer program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 8.

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