591472 (1) 玖、發明說明 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是有關檔案管理系統及檔案管理方法，係藉由 在多個電腦裝置與透過電腦網路連接而構成之檔案管理部 之間交接各種檔案而可以綜合管理有關影像或音樂等之內 容（contents)之檔案或用戶所製作之檔案等。 【先前技術】 _ 近幾年利用電腦網路對用戶之電腦裝置分發，提供動 晝或靜止影像或音樂等之各種內容之服務受到注目。要利 用此種內容提供服務時，用戶藉由操作電腦裝置與內容提 供者之伺服器裝置連接，並依據顯示在電腦裝置螢幕上所 顯示之內容名稱或內容細節之一覽表選擇想取爲之內容。 然後由伺服器裝置將用戶所選擇之內容傳送到用戶的電腦 裝置，藉此進行內容之提供。 此種內容提供服務有時是以對伺服裝置傳送到用戶的 β 電腦裝置之內容計費之形式加以利用，此時，係依據事先 由內容提供者與用戶之間訂定之契約內容由用戶對內容提 供者支付代價。 另外，近年來，利用所謂的業主服務（hosting service )逐漸普及，是利用電腦網路將保持於用戶的電腦 裝置內之檔案傳送到服務提供者之伺服器裝置，而將傳送 到伺服器裝置之檔案以對任意的用戶或限定於特定之用戶 下載（download)自如之形式保存。 -6 - (2) (2)591472 此種業主服務（hosting service)之代表例有將可以 利用網路瀏覽器（web browser )閱覽之內容由沒有安裝 伺服裝置之個人用戶透過網際網路（ The internet)公開 時所利用之服務。此時，具體地說，係用戶事先與連接事 業（ISP:網際網路提供者）交換使用契約，並對該事業 者所擁有之伺服裝置傳送用戶所製作之各種檔案，例如 HTML (超文件標示語言）檔案或影像檔案等之檔案。而 在有來自其他用戶對伺服裝置請求閱覽時，伺服裝置即將 鲁 要求閱覽之檔案傳送該用戶之電腦裝置而在電腦裝置的顯 示螢幕上顯示內容細節。 另外，業主服務（hosting service)係在不將傳送到 伺服裝置之檔案對其他用戶公開的規定下使用，因此，也 可以利用於保存用戶的電腦裝置中所有各種檔案之複製本 之目的，即備用之目的。 本案申請人將上述內容提供服務與業主服務統合、發 展，而將電腦網路之優點活用至極致，俾如特開200 1 - β 3 5 7222號公報與特開200 1 -325457號公報所記載，提出 可以實現更靈活之內容理系統。 【發明內容】 〔發明擬解決之課題〕 惟在利用上述各種服務時，由用戶的電腦裝置對服務 提供者之伺服裝置的檔案傳送相當頻繁。此時，通常，用 戶利用在用戶的電腦裝置中操作之檔案傳送用應用程式， -7- (3) (3)591472 將用予電腦裝置之檔案指定爲傳送對象，傳送處理的開始 是由用戶來指示。 但是，上述之傳送處理一開始，電腦裝置中之演算處 理或記憶容量及網路之頻寬等即被消耗掉。因此，在檔案 之傳送處理中，即使用戶想進行其他作業，也由於用於順 利執行其他作業所必要之演算能力或記憶體容量或網路之 頻寬等之不足，以致發生用戶的電腦裝置發生無法獲得有 效率的作業效果之問題。由檔案的傳送處理而發生之此種 着 影響在傳送龐大的檔案時，或傳送大量的檔案時等尤其顯 著。 因此’本發明是鑑及上述之先前事實而完成者，其目 的在提供一種檔案管理系統及檔案管理方法，是在提供將 內容提供服務與業主服務（hosting service)統合，發展 之新穎服務時，可以不對用戶之電腦裝置上執理處理之其 他作業之作業效率帶來影響而對由用戶之電腦裝置對服務 提供者的伺服裝置提供可以有效傳送檔案。 馨 〔解決問題之方法〕 本發明之申請專利範圍第1項之檔案管理系統是透過 電腦網路將多個電腦裝置與管理上述電腦裝置之間交接的 檔案之檔案管理部而成，其特徵爲： 上述檔案管理部具備：檔案儲存手段，是對上述多個 電腦裝置之每一用戶設置特定之記憶區域；檔案管理手段 ，管理對上述檔案儲存手段之檔案寫入與讀出，以及圖書 -8 - (4) (4)591472 館管理手段，用於管理保存有關各種內容之檔案的內容圖 書館；上述電腦裝置具備：記憶各種檔案之記憶手段，以 及檔案傳送手段，依照事先設定之檔案傳送條件將用戶所 指定之上述記憶手段中之檔案傳送到上述檔案管理部；上 述檔案管理部除了將由上述電腦裝置傳送過來之檔案寫入 與上述檔案儲存手段之上述用戶相對應之記憶區域之外， 同時依照上述電腦裝置之用戶之要求操作，將包含於上述 內容圖書館之檔案，及/或上述檔案儲存手段之上述用戶 魯 相對應之記憶區域中之檔案傳送到上述電腦裝置。 此外，本發明之申請專利範圍第9項之檔案管理方法 之特徵爲：透過電腦網路連接多個電腦裝置與用於管理與 上述電腦裝置之間交接檔案之檔案管理部；而在上述檔案 管理部設置··檔案儲存手段，爲上述多個電腦裝置之每一 用戶指定有特定之記憶區域；檔案管理手段，管理對上述 檔案儲存手段之檔案的寫入與讀出；以及圖書館管理手段 ，管理保存各種內容有關之檔案而構成之內容圖書館；上 ® 述電腦裝置中設有：記憶手段，以記憶各種檔案，以及檔 案傳送手段，依據事先指定之檔案傳送條件將用戶指定之 上述記憶手段中之檔案傳送到上述檔案管理部；利用上述 檔案管理部將上述電腦裝置所傳送之檔案寫入與上述檔案 儲存手段之上述用戶相對應之記憶區域中，同時依照上述 電腦裝置之用戶的請求操作，將包含於上述內容圖書館之 檔案及/或與上述檔案儲存手段之上述用戶相對應之記憶 區域中之檔案傳送到上述電腦裝置。 -9 - (5) (5)591472 在如上構成之本發明中，可以將包含於上述內容圖書 館中之檔案，或在檔案儲存手段中對應於用戶所設定之記 億區域中之檔案由檔案管理部傳送到用戶的電腦裝置。因 此，可以將提供內容之服務與對用戶開放特定的記憶區域 之業主服務統合、發展以實現活用電腦網路之優點於極限 之靈活的檔案管理系統。另外，由電腦裝置對檔案管理部 傳送檔案時，可以將用戶所指定的檔案依照事先指定之檔 案傳送條件傳送。因此，藉由設定適當的條件做爲該檔案 n 傳送條件即可以在用戶不進行其他作業時執行消耗較大演 算能力或記憶體容量，或網路的頻寬之檔案傳送處理。所 以可以對用戶繼續提供靈活的作業環境。 另外，在本發明中，檔案傳送條件上，傳送檔案之時 程（schedule)宜由用戶設定自如。具體地說，例如，可 以任意登記開始傳送檔案之時間，或由電腦裝置成爲空間 的（idle )狀態起到開始傳送檔案時之經過時間做爲時程 。因此，例如，用戶將不利用電腦裝置之時間等登記爲時 ® 程，即可在用戶指定傳送對象之檔案後，當場開始檔案之 傳送處理而防止其他作業之執行速度等降低之問題。另外 ，由於電腦裝置在用戶未使用之時間或狀態下可以開始檔 案之傳送處理，所以可以有效活用電腦裝置之演算能力與 記憶體容量，網路頻寬等之資源（電腦資源）。 再者，做爲檔案之傳送條件，如由用戶事先將檔案之 大小設定自如，對於超過設定之大小的檔案則依據上述時 程傳送，對於小於設定大小之檔案則立即傳送也可以。藉 -10- (6) (6)591472 此，比較上資源之消耗較輕的小檔案可以立刻傳送完畢’ 同時資源的消耗較大之大檔案之傳送’則可以依照時程在 電腦裝置不操作之時間進行。 另外，在檔案管理部與上述檔案傳送手段中宜具備檔 案之傳送中斷時，再度開始由傳送完畢之中途部分後續之 檔案的回復（resume )功能。藉此，縱使由於用戶之操作 或電腦裝置或電腦網路等之不良而中斷檔案之傳送時’也 不致於使前面已傳送之資料成爲無效，而可以減少傳送檔 馨 案所需之時間或網路區域之消耗。 再者，指定傳送對象之檔案之具體手法有例如’可以 事先將記憶手段中之特定文件庫（folder )或目錄（ directory)設定做爲監控對象，並將存在於做爲監控對象 之文件庫（folder )或目錄內之檔案視爲由用戶指定之檔 案之手法。藉此，可以將例如由用戶移動或複製到該文件 庫或目錄之檔案，或藉由各種應用程式產生在該文件庫或 目錄內之檔案等隨時對檔案管理部傳送而使用戶意識不到 β 檔案的傳送處理。另外，此時，如能監控是否被監控對象 之文件庫（folder)或目錄中之檔案已被更新，並將被更 新之檔案傳送至檔案管理部則更爲理想。藉此，可以將做 爲傳送對象之檔案始終以最近的狀態記憶在檔案管理部。 此外，也可以對例如顯示於電腦裝置之顯示螢幕之特 定圖像（)，由用戶將文件庫或目錄之圖像拖拉（ drop )操作時，採用將包含於該檔案，或該文件庫或目錄 中之檔案視爲被用戶指定之檔案的手法。藉此可以僅對用 -11 - (7) (7)591472 戶明確指定之檔案進行傳送處理，同時可以利用所謂的圖 像之拖拉（drop )操作之極爲直覺而且簡便之操作法指定 做爲傳送對象之檔案。 【實施方式】 〔發明的實施形態〕 以下，要參照圖式詳細說明本發明之實施形態。本發 明是非常適合於透過電腦網路連接多個電腦裝置與用於管 理與上述電腦裝置之間交接之檔案的檔案管理部所構成之 系統者。因此，下面首先說明實現此種系統之基本系統之 整體構造。 此外，下面假定利用可以利用所謂的TCP/IP (傳輸 控制協定（Transmission control protocol) /網際網路協 定（Internet protocol ))協定群在多個電腦間互相連接 之網際網路（Internet )做爲電腦網路之情形來說明。但 是本發明並非侷限適用於利用網際網路之系統，而是不拘 所利用之協定群或電腦網路之形態而可以廣泛適用。 另外，下面也假定利用消費者用個人電腦裝置（以下 簡稱電腦裝置）做爲用戶的電腦裝置來說明。但是除了此 種電腦裝置之外，也可以廣泛適用於由用戶所使用之各種 PDA (個人數位助理）機器或載置通信功能之行動電話等 之各種資訊處理裝置之情形。 (1)檔案管理系統之整體構造 -12- (8) (8)591472 如圖1所示，本發明所說明之檔案管理系統1是透過 電腦網路12連接多個電腦裝置10與提供各種服務之服務 提供者1 1之構造。 在此，設定各電腦裝置1 〇可以直接連接到電腦網路 12，也可以利用連接事業者（ISP :網際網路服務提供者 )等透過電話線路網或先纖網路等之電腦網路1 2連接的 環境。另外，電腦裝置1〇只要可以與電腦網路12連接的 環境，即不向其爲有線連接或無線連接。 # 各電腦裝置1 〇是在連接到電腦網路1 2之狀態下，利 用TCP/IP協定確立電腦網路12上之傳送路徑，而可以與 服務提供者1 1之間進行各種檔案之交接。此外，在本例 中，所謂檔案是指可以在電腦裝置1 0上利用之一群資料 〇 服務提供者η (容後詳述）一邊準備有與電腦裝置 1 0相同構造之多個伺服裝置所必要之每一種功能。服務 提供者1 1將內容提供者1 3所發表之電影或戲劇那樣的活 β 動影像之用戶。另外，服務提供者_11不但提供內容，而 且提供將由用戶之電腦裝置10傳送之檔案保管、保存於 特定之記憶區域之業主服務（hosting service)。 (2 )電腦裝置之構成 其次，在下面要針對檔案管理系統1中，用戶方利用 之電腦裝置1 〇之構造加以說明。 如圖2所示，電腦裝置1 〇具備：中央處理單元（ -13- (9) C P U ) 2 Ο ’用於執行各種演算處理並總括控制各部分； RAM (隨機存取記憶體）2 1，做爲該CPU20之工作區； 讀取專用之ROM (唯讀記憶體）22，用於儲存包含供 CPU執行之各種程式之資訊；HDD (硬碟驅動器）23，記 錄者供CPU20執彳了的操作系統（operating system)或應 用程式等之各種程式，並進行各種資料或檔案等之記錄再 生；顯示各種資訊之顯示部24;顯示用界面25，用於進 行該顯示部24與CPU20之間之資料的交接；操作部26， 供用戶輸入各種資訊或提示操作；操作用界面27，在該 操作部26與CPU20之間進行資料之交接；以及網路界面 28，透過電腦網路i 2與服務提供者1 1之間進行資料與檔 案之交接。 電腦裝置10之該等各部分之中有CPU20，RAM21， ROM2 2，HDD23，顯示用界面25，操作界面27，網路界 面28與匯流排29相連接，透過匯流排29各部分可以互 相進行資料與信號之交接。 CPU20 透過匯流排 29 與 RAM21，ROM22，HDD23， 顯示用界面25，操作界面27，以及網路界面28相連接。 CPU20除了總括控制各部分之外，同時執行處理例如記錄 於 HDD23等之操作系統與各種應用程式。尤其是， CPU20也執行處理做爲應用程式之一，且與服務提供者 1 1之間進行檔案之交接的程式。 RAM2 1之功能爲充當CPU20執行各種程式時之工作 區（work area)，是依據CPU20之控制暫時記憶各種資 -14- (10) (10)591472 料。ROM22儲存著起動電腦裝置10所必要之各種程式與 設定資訊等。儲存於該ROM22之各種程式與設定資訊是 在起動電腦裝置10時被讀出而爲CPU20所利用。HDD23 記錄著操作系統與應用程式等，同時依據CPU20之要求 針對包括各種程式與資料等之各種檔案進行寫入處理或讀 出處理。 顯示部24是由例如LCD (液晶顯示器）所構成，並 依據CPU之控制，藉將各種資訊顯示於顯示螢幕上以通 肇 知用戶。尤其是，顯示部24依據CPU20之控制顯示執行 處理用於進行與服務提供者1 1之間交接檔案之結果，或 在顯示螢幕上顯示利用該程式顯示用戶進行各種提示操作 之按紐之視窗等之特定的圖形使用者界面（graphical user interface，（GUI))。顯示用界面25是在CPU20與顯 示部24之間進行資料與顯示請求之交接，依據CPU20之 所作要求’具有將各種資訊與GUI等顯示於顯示部24之 功能。 _ 操作部2 6是由例如鍵盤，滑鼠等之指示器，或利用 由所謂的慢速撥號（jog dial)等旋轉操作式開關等之用 戶界面所構成，是接受用戶之操作，並透過操作界面27 將表示操作內容之控制信號供應給CPU20。操作界面27 具有進行CPU2〇與操作部26之間所交接之資料與信號交 接之功能。 網路界面28是在CPU控制下，具有與外界進行通信 之界面之功能。亦即，網路界面28是爲了與連接到電腦 -15- (11) (11)591472 網路12之服務提供者π之間進行各種資訊之交接而設的 (3)服務提供者方面之裝置構造 下面要一邊參照圖3 —邊說明檔案管理系統1中由服 務提供者11所準備之裝置的槪略配置。 服務提供者1 1如圖3所示，設置：內容圖書館3 0， 儲存著要對用戶提供之多數內容；圖書館管理伺服器31 · ，用於管理該內容圖書館30;客戶檔案儲存器32,保管 用戶的內容；客戶檔案管理伺服器33，管理該客戶檔案 儲存器32;儲存有分發資訊之分發管理資料庫34，進行 分發管理之分發管理伺服器3 5，利用與用戶之間之電子 郵件交接訊息之郵件處理伺服器3 6，管理由用戶之電腦 裝置10上傳（upload)到服務提供者11之檔案之傳送狀 態之上載管理伺服器3 7。 該等伺服皆與服務提供者1 1之網路相連接，且可以 ® 互相交接資料。另外，該等伺服器皆透過路由器（router )等所構成之通信界面3 8與外界的電腦網路1 2連接。 此外，該等各伺服器由於具有與圖2所示之電腦裝置 1 0相同之構造，在此省略其詳細說明。但是，各伺服器 是特別被指定爲高速處理大量之資訊，需要具備比電腦裝 置1 0更強的資訊處理能力與更大的記憶容量。另外，各 伺服器也可以省略操作部26或顯示部24等。 再者，也可以利用專門處理各功能之資訊處理裝置由 -16- (12) (12)591472 每一伺服器做爲獨立構造來實現，也可以將實現各伺服器 之功能之應用程式在單一之資訊處理裝置上執行處理而由 單一之資訊處理裝置來實現。 另外，內容圖書館30，客戶檔案儲存器32，以及客 戶資料庫15也可以藉由設置於伺服器內之儲存器’或連 接到伺服器之儲存裝置來實現，也可以準備專用之資訊處 理裝置。此外，在圖與圖3所不之例子中’各伺服器或內 容圖書館30，客戶檔案儲存器32，客戶資料庫15彙總設 · 置於相同的服務提供者1現場，惟也可以將該等由各別的 公司經營，或分別設置於分隔的其他部門中。 內容圖書館30擁有大容量之儲存裝置以便儲存要提 供與銷售之許多內容。保存於內容圖書館3〇之內容之檔 案例如圖4所示，是由將檔案名稱，登記時間’種類’檔 案大小，檔案形式，銷售金額以及內容細節做爲記錄之資 料庫來管理。 「檔案名稱」記錄爲表示爲可以識別各內容之檔案而 馨 附加之各檔案之固有名稱之記錄。「登記時間」記錄爲表 示內容檔案被登記於內容圖書館30之時間之記錄。「種 類」記錄是將各內容之檔案內容分開成事先設定之種類（ category )時，含有明示屬於那一種類之資訊的記錄。「 檔案大小」記錄爲含有表示各內容資料之檔案大小之資訊 的記錄。檔案大小通常是以位元組數規定，但是例如爲動 畫檔案等時，也可以如再生時所需要之時間等，以各檔案 之形式特有之參數來表示。「檔案形式」記錄爲含有表不 -17- (13) (13)591472 各內容檔案之格式的資訊之記錄。「金額」記錄含有表示 用戶要購買該內容檔案時之金額資訊的記錄。在該「金額 」記錄中，也可以含有著作權資訊。「內容細節」記錄爲 含有說明各內容檔案之細節之正文的記錄。另外，「內容 細節」記錄中也可以包含代表性景像（scene )的靜止畫 、動畫、解說的聲音等。 圖書館管理伺服器31是用於管理內容圖書館30。圖 書館管理伺服器31在網路上接到來自其他機之內容之要 壽 求時，即檢索由內容圖書館30所指定之內容的檔案，並 將該檔案傳送到提出要求之機器。此外，圖書館管理伺服 器3 1具備檢索功能，當被賦予關鍵字（keyword )時，即 由內容圖書館30檢索與該關鍵字一致之內容檔案，並輸 出檢索結果。圖書館管理伺服器3 1也可以依據圖4所示 之資料庫由各記錄（record )進行檢索。 再者，圖書館管理伺服器31不但管理內容圖書館30 中已有之內容檔案，而且管理今後預定分配之新的內容檔 ® 案。亦即，其可以回應外界之要求而提供有關預定分配之 內容檔案之資訊，或輸出檢索結果。而且，當預定分配之 內容檔案來到時，圖書館管理伺服器3 i即進行登記該內 容檔案於內容圖書館30之中。 客戶檔案儲存器32是簽訂服務提供契約之用戶提供 可以利用於保存內容之用戶區域39者。該客戶檔案儲存 器32是依據例如圖5所示之客戶資料庫管理，每一用戶 皆確保用戶區域3 9。 -18- (14) (14)591472 亦即，在本例中，各用戶是以用戶ID管理，依據契 約’每一用戶規定有可利用之總容量。依照該契約所設定 之總容量，各用戶設定有記錄容量確保區域，此即成爲用 戶區域39。該客戶檔案儲存器32中之用戶區域39在契 約期間，在契約容量的範圍內，可以由用戶自由使用做爲 保存用戶所構入之內容，或由用戶的電腦裝置10傳送過 來之檔案的區域。亦即，用戶可以使該用戶區域3 9保持 新的內容檔案，移動或刪除檔案。另外，也可以將用的電 · 腦裝置10中所保存之檔案傳送以保存在用戶區域39中。 此外，對於如此由電腦裝置1 0將檔案傳送至用戶區域3 9 之操作，容後詳述。 在本例中說明之服務提供者1 1在與各用戶簽訂契約 時，即做成依據用戶區域3 9之大小計費之約定。用戶可 以購買保存於內容圖書館3 0之內容檔案，或今後預定分 配之內容檔案。如此購買之內容檔案即由內容圖書館30 傳送至客戶檔案儲存器32中之各用戶區域39而做爲副本 β 保存。 此時，也可以不將內容檔案複製保存於用戶區域39 中，而在用戶區域39中製作具有與存在於內容圖書館30 之原始檔案相關聯之參照資訊的檔案（鏈接檔案（LINK File )。此種鏈接檔案主要僅由照資訊構成，與包含動畫 影像、靜止影像或聲音等之原始檔案（內容檔案）相1* _ ，檔案大小極小。 因此，藉由不將內容檔案之實體複製於用戶區域39 -19- (15) (15)591472 而在用戶區域3 9製作具有參照資訊之鏈接檔案即可減少 在具有用戶區域39之客戶檔案儲存器32中實際上消耗之 容量。但是縱使在此種情形下’圖5中所示之客戶資料庫 中的用戶已使用容量之値’以及可以利用之剩餘容量之値 宜依照用戶所購入的內容檔案之實際大小變更。如此一來 ，一方面隨著用戶購入內容可以消耗分派予各用戶之用戶 區域39之外，還可以大幅節省實際上消耗客戶檔案儲存 器32之磁碟空間（diskspace)。 · 另外，在本發明中，在客戶檔案儲存器32中爲每一 用戶所確保之用戶區域39之大小可以藉由以後變更契約 內容而變更。 客戶檔案管理伺服器，如圖6所示，將保持於客戶檔 案儲存器32之各用戶區域39的內容檔案以資料庫管理每 一用戶。該客戶檔案管理伺服器33進行檔案之檢索，傳 送與刪除等處理。另外，客戶檔案管理伺服器33設定爲 不能由一般用戶直接存取。 · 如圖6所示，各用戶是以用戶ID所管理，該用戶ID 之用戶所保管之內容檔案是依檔案名稱、種類、檔案大小 、儲存器上的每一記錄區域來管理。另外，客戶檔案管理 伺服器3 3是用於進行由於契約變更而導致的用戶區域3 9 之擴充或縮之處理，契約期之管理等。 分發管理伺服器35用於內容資料之分發管理。當有 來自用戶之購買內容之要求時，在分發管理資料庫34中 會依每一用戶製作分發管理資訊之資料庫。該分發管理資 -20- (16) (16)591472 料庫34是以例如用戶ID、檔案名稱，申請日期、檔案登 記預定日期、容量、種類、傳送完畢日期來管理。 用戶要購買內容時，即由電腦裝置1 0透過電腦網路 12將購買檔案之請求命令傳送到分發管理伺服器3 5，依 據該購買請求，在分發管理資料庫34之每一用戶製作分 發管理資訊。然後，由分發管理伺服器35對圖書館管理 伺服器31發出將該內容檔案複製於該用戶之用戶區域之 命令。圖書館管理伺服器31即由內容圖書館3〇檢索企望 修 之內容檔案，並依據檢索結果，由內容圖書館30取出該 檔案而傳送到客戶檔案管理伺服器33。然後，客戶檔案 管理伺服器33將該檔案複製於客戶檔案儲存器32之用戶 區域39。此時，如上所述，也可以不將內容檔案複製於 用戶區域3 9而在用戶區域3 9製作與內容檔案相對應之鏈 接檔案。 如上所述，內容之購買可以藉由內容圖書館30對客 戶檔案儲存器32的用戶區域39複製檔案的處理來實現。· 另外，通常，含有動畫內容之檔案因爲檔案大，所以傳送 處理需要時間，但是在本例的系統中，可以在同一網路內 之伺服器間之檔案複製而實現，因此購買內容之處理可以 迅速完成。 用戶對於分派給自己之用戶區域3 9可以藉由操作電 腦裝置1 0來存取。如此所述，用戶所購買之內容檔案係 保存於該用戶之用戶區域39中。用戶藉由存取被分派之 用戶區域3 9，並由服務提供者1 1對電腦裝置1 0將保存 -21 - (17) (17)591472 於用戶區域39中之已購買之內容檔案串流分發’即可以 在電腦裝置10上再生鑑賞。 如上所述，在本例的檔案管理系統1中’對於簽訂契 約之各用戶分派有供保存內容之用戶區域39。用戶藉由 電腦裝置10存取服務提供者11即可以欣賞保存於用戶區 域39之內容，或對用戶區域39傳送檔案等，可以享受由 服務提供者1 1所提供之各種服務。 • (4 )由服務提供者所提供之服務內容 其次，要具體說明由服務提供者11所提供之服務。 電腦裝置10除了具有藉內網路界面28，透過電腦網 路1 2與服務提供者1 1之間進行通信之功能以外’同時裝 設有將網頁顯示於顯示部24以供閱覽之網路瀏覽器（web browser)。當用戶要利用服務提供者11所提供之服務時 ，即與服務提供者1 1之間交換特定之利用契約。契約正 式交換後，即由服務提供者11對用戶通知用戶1D與通行 馨 碼(password )。 與服務提供者11簽訂有利用契約之用戶在接受該服 務提供者1 1之服務時，將電腦裝置1 〇連接到電腦網路 1 2，並起動網路瀏覽器以存取與服務提供者1 1相對應之 URL ( uniform resource locator，共同資源指標）。一存 取服務提供者1 1之URL時，即在網路瀏覽器中顯示區域 中送來認證頁。 該認證頁中準備有用於登入用戶之框框與記入通行碼 -22- (18) (18)591472 之框框（box )。用戶即將簽約時由服務提供者1 1所通知 之用戶ID與通行碼分別輸入到用戶ID登記格與通行碼登 入格，並利用滑鼠敲鍵登入鈕（login button)。於是， 由服務提供者1 1之伺服器（例如客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3 ，或爲認證專用而準備之認證伺服器）進行認證是否爲正 式簽約之用戶之處理，如果認定爲屬正式簽約的用戶時， 即送出用戶首頁（user home page)。 該用戶首頁爲供每一用戶利用服務提供者1 1之服務 φ 而準備之專用首頁。該用戶首頁中顯示著該用戶之用戶 ID，約定之用戶區域之總容量。以及使用容量等。另外， 在該用戶首頁中包含有用於確認各用戶之用戶區域之使用 狀況之顯示，擬購內容之顯示，以及爲接受各種服務之顯 示。 用戶要確認用戶區域39之使用狀況時，藉由敲打首 頁上所顯示之特定按鈕即可由電腦裝置1 〇對服務提供者 1 1傳送要求確認用戶區域39之使用狀況之訊息。該訊息 β 是透過電腦網路1 2送到客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3。而且收 到該訊息的客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3即根據該用戶之用戶 ID參照圖5所示之資料庫，藉以調查該用戶之用戶區域 39之使用狀況，並將表示保存於用戶區域39中之內容與 檔案之一覽表傳送到電腦裝置1 〇。藉此，在電腦裝置1 〇 之顯示螢幕上即顯示保存於該用戶相對應之用戶區域3 9 中之內容與檔案之一覽表，而用戶即可確認自己的用戶區 域3 9之使用狀況。 -23- (19) 保存於該用戶區域39之已購買內容之檔案可以依據 來自用戶之要求串流再生以供觀賞。 再進行串流再生時，由用戶在網路瀏覽器上選擇操作 再生對象的檔案後，鍵畫特定的按鈕。如此一來，請求開 始被選擇的檔案之串流再生之訊息即由電腦裝置1 0傳送 到服務提供者1 1。該訊息是透過電腦網路1 2傳送到客戶 檔案管理伺服器3 3。 客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3 —接到要求開始串流再生之 φ 訊息時，即由用戶區域3 9取出被指定之檔案，並以與串 流再生相對應之格式將該檔案之資料傳送到電腦裝置1 0 。另方面，在電腦裝置1 0方面，則用於進行動畫之串流 再生之應用程式被啓動。然後，電腦裝置1 0接到由客戶 檔案管理伺服器3 3送出之資料，並利用串流再生之應用 程式進行內容之再生。 另外，在進行串流再生時，如上所述，如用戶在購買 內容時想在用戶區域39製作鏈接檔案（LINK file )時， 肇 如內容檔案之實體不存在於用戶區域39而是在內容圖書 館3 0時，也可以如上所述，不由客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3 送出資料，而由例如圖書館管理伺服器31送出資料。或 是，也可以準備例如專門進行串流再生之伺服器，而由此 伺服器送出資料。 此外，對於用戶由電腦裝置1 〇傳送到用戶區域3 9之 檔案，雖然也可以如上述串流再生，惟如此由用戶之電腦 裝置10傳送到用戶區域39之檔案並不限定於串流再生， -24 - (20) (20)591472 而是依據來自用戶之要求再對電腦裝置10自由傳送（下 載）。 如上所述，要將保存於用戶區域39中之檔案傳送至 電腦裝置1〇時，於用戶指定一覽顯示於網路瀏覽器上之 檔案內敲鍵操作特定按鈕，則要求開始傳送該檔案之訊息 即由電腦裝置1 〇透過電腦網路1 2送到客戶檔案管理伺服 器3 3。 客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3接到要求傳送該檔案之訊息 φ 時，即由用戶區域39取出被指定之檔案並傳送到電腦裝 置10。而且被由客戶檔案管理伺服器33傳送到電腦裝置 10之檔案即被保存於電腦裝置10中所設置之HDD23等 之記憶裝置中。 另外，當用戶想購買內容圖書館30所具有之內容時 ，服務提供者11會送出購買內容之申請表（page)。然 後，用戶在電腦裝置1 〇利用網路瀏覽器輸入與購買對象 之內容相對應之檔案名稱，或由一覽顯示於網路瀏覽器上 H 的內容選擇操作購買對象之內容。然後，當決定購買之按 鈕被用戶選擇操作時，則要求購進被選擇之內容之訊息即 透過電腦網路1 2傳送到分發管理伺服器3 5。 分發管理伺服器3 5 —接到要求購進內容之訊息時， 即更新先前說明之分發管理資料庫，並登錄該內容之購買 狀況。然後，對圖書館管理伺服器3 1送出要求複製內容 於購買用戶相對應之用戶區域3 9。 圖書館管理伺服器3 1 —接到要求複製內容之訊息時 -25- (21) (21)591472 ，即由內容圖書館3 0檢索相符的內容，如該相符內容已 存在於內容圖書館30時，即取出該內容之檔案，並複製 於客戶檔案儲存器32中之特定用戶區域39。如此一來， 用戶的內容購買即告完成。 此外，如用戶所要求購進之內容還不存在於內容圖書 館中而預期今後配送時，圖書館管理伺服器31即向分發 管理伺服器35報告預定分發日期。而在預定分發日期之 時間點，分發管理伺服器3 5對圖書館管理伺服器3 1將用 · 戶要求購進之內容複製於用戶區域39之訊息送出。然後 ，圖書館管理伺服器3 1 —接到要求複製之訊息時即由內 容圖書館30檢索相符的內容檔案1並取出該內容檔案而 複製於客戶檔案儲存器32中之特定區域39。如此一來， 用戶之內容購買即告完成。 再者，依據用戶所做之內容購買操作，由內容圖書館 3〇進行對用戶區域39之內容的複製，在完成內容之購買 之時間點，依據對該內容所訂定之金額，進行對用戶之計 ® 費處理。 另外，如上所述，用戶購進內容時，也可以不將內容 檔案複製於用戶區域39，而在與內容檔案相對應之鏈接 檔案製作於用戶區域3 9。 (5 )檔案的上載處理 其次，要說明檔案管理系統1中，將存在於用戶之電 腦裝置1 0之檔案傳送到服務提供者11時之處理法。 -26- (22) (22)591472 此時，在檔案管理系統1中，電腦裝置10上與服務 提供者11連接，並執行傳送檔案之軟體程式（以下簡稱 檔案傳送程式）。檔案傳送程式是被記憶於例如電腦裝置 10之HDD23中，而由CPU20執行處理。電腦裝置1〇 一 邊依照檔案傳送程式中所記述之執行順序進行各種資訊處 理，一邊依照操作部26所輸入之用戶之提示操作，藉由 在顯示部24顯示後面所述之視窗或圖像（icon )以對用 戶告知各種資訊。然後，電腦裝置10透過網路界面28與 φ 服務提供者1 1之伺服器交接各種資訊，同時進行將存在 於例如HDD 23或RAM2 1中之用戶指定檔案依據預設之檔 案傳送條件傳送到服務提供者1 1之處理。此外，有關檔 案傳送條件，容後詳述。 在此，茲針對由電腦裝置1 〇傳送到服務提供者1 1之 檔案是由用戶指定時之處理加以說明。 檔案傳送程式事先設定有監控對象之文件庫（folder )，而有關該文件庫之資訊，即該文件庫之途徑（path ) · (位置資訊或文件庫名稱等是記憶於HDD23中之特定之 記憶區域。做爲監控對象之文件庫也可以由服務提供者方 面所規定而不能由用戶來變更，或由用戶自由設定任意之 文件庫做爲監控對象。另外，做爲監控對象之文件庫之數 量可以爲1個或數個。 此外，在本例中所謂文件庫（f 〇 1 d e r )是指在電腦裝 置1 〇執行處理的操作系統中所採用之分級檔案系統（ hierachical file system)中之特定分級。另外，依據電腦 -27- (23) (23)591472 裝置10所採用之操作系統，有時也稱爲守「目錄」( directory) 〇 檔案傳送程式在做爲監控對象之文件庫由用戶移動或 複製檔案時，即判定該檔案已被服務提供者做爲傳送對象 °檔案傳送程式在構造上可以如此判斷做爲傳送對象之檔 案’因此，可以隨時對服務提供者1 1傳送例如由用戶移 動或複製於監控對象文件庫中之檔案，或由在電腦裝置 Μ上被執行處理之其他應用程式產生或複製於監控對象 φ 文件庫內之檔案等而不使用戶意識到檔案之傳送處理。 此外，檔案傳送程式也可以設成將監控對象文件庫內 之檔案傳送到服務提供者11之處理完畢及消去該檔案， 也可以不消去該檔案而留在監控對象文件庫中。但是，如 果要將送完畢之檔案留在監控對象文件庫中時，例如將用 於識別傳送完畢之檔案與傳送未完之檔案之識別資訊保存 於HDD23以便參照該識別資訊等，則以採用判別傳送未 完之檔案等手法爲有效。另外，如藉由保存各檔案之製作 · 曰期與更新日期做爲該識別資訊，並在特定之時間間隔監 控是否在監控對象文件庫內之檔案已被更新，且將被更新 之檔案傳送給服務提供者1 1就更加理想。如此一來，在 服務提供者11可以將做爲傳送對象之檔案始終以最新之 狀態記憶。 再者，檔案傳送程式也可以設成將移動或複製於監控 對象文件庫中之檔案被傳送到服務提供者1 1完畢之階段 將該檔案消除，同時將表示該檔案之原檔案（正本）之保 -28- (24) (24)591472 存位置之檔案產生於監控對象文件庫中。此種用於表示正 本（original)的保存位置之檔案通常稱爲別名（alias) ，捷徑（shortcut)，符號鏈接（symbolic link)等，具 有比正本的檔案更小之大小。因此，在該情形下，可以直 接將被移動或複製於監控對象文件庫中之檔案以明示方式 留給用戶，並於檔案之傳送完畢收縮小監控對象文件之大 小0 另外，檔案傳送程式在對顯示於電腦裝置10之顯示 φ 部24之特定圖像，在檔案或文件庫被用戶拖放（drop ) 操作時，也可以判定爲包含於該檔案或該文件庫之檔案被 用戶指定爲傳送對象。藉此，用戶可以僅針對明白指示的 檔案進行傳送處理，同時可以利用圖像的拖放（drop )操 作之極爲直覺而簡便的操作來指定做爲傳送對象之檔案。 其次，要針對由電腦裝置1 〇向服務提供者1 1傳送檔 案時，被檔案傳送程式所參照之檔案傳送條件加以說明。 本例中，有關檔案傳送條件之資訊可以由用戶設定自如， 鲁 例如假設爲記憶在電腦裝置1 〇之HDD23中之特定記憶區 域者，檔案傳送條件雖然也可以事先由服務提供者1 1設 定，並規定不可由用戶加以變更，但是由於設成由用戶任 意設定自如，可以依照用戶方面之電腦裝置1 〇的利用狀 況等，不影響其他處理之最佳時間點開始檔案之傳送處理 〇 要在檔案傳送程式中設定檔案傳送條件時’在顯不部 24之螢幕上會顯示例如圖7所示之指定視窗5 0。指定視 -29- (25) (25)591472 窗5 0是供用戶利用滑鼠機器敲鍵操作與檔案傳送程式有 關連之圖像（icon )，或與由檔案傳送程式做爲監控對象 之文件庫有關連之圖像，以設定與該檔案傳送程式或監控 對象文件庫有關之資訊（property )的視窗之一例。該指 定視窗5 0之顯示處理係利用在電腦裝置1 0操作之操作系 統之具備之功能來實現。 指定視窗5 0如圖7所示，在視窗內設有「上載指定 」標記（tab ) S50， 「安全指定」標記S51， 「代理（ · proxy )指定」標記S52。另外，在指定視窗50下面設有 「0K」鈕S53，「取消」鈕S54，「適用」鈕S55。 當「0K」鈕被用戶選擇性，即保存由指定視窗50所 設定之檔案傳送條件之內容而關閉整個視窗。當「取消」 鈕S 54被用戶選擇時，利用指定視窗50選擇操作之變更 內容不被保存而關閉整個視窗。亦即，此時，前次所設定 之檔案傳送條件之內容維持不變。此外，當「適用」鈕 S55被用戶選擇時，由用戶所選擇操作之檔案傳送條件被 · 反映到檔案傳送程式而不關閉視窗。 另外，在起始狀態中設定爲「上載指定」標記S 5 0被 選擇之狀態，而在圖7中也圖示此狀態。 利用「上載指定」標記S 5 0所保留之區域內設有用於 指定由電腦裝置1〇對服務提供者11上傳（uPload)檔案 之檔案傳送條件指定區域S 5 6。 在檔案傳送條件指定區域S 5 6中，設有用於指定傳送 對象檔案之傳送方法之第1至第3選擇鈕S58S S60°檔 -30 - (26) (26)591472 案傳送程式在第1選擇鈕S58被選擇時，即無條件即時進 行傳送對象檔案之傳送處理。另外，當第2選擇鈕S59被 選擇時，即依後面所述之傳送時程（schedule )進行傳送 對象檔案之傳送處理。 另外，如選擇第3選擇鈕S60時，即依據傳送對象檔 案之檔案大小判斷是否要如選擇第1選擇鈕S 5 8時一樣立 即傳送，或與選擇第2選擇鈕S59時一樣依據傳送時程傳 送，並分別依據情形進行傳送處理。此外，如選擇第3選 φ 擇鈕S60時，會成爲可以對用於輸入進行上述判斷的檔案 大小之臨界値之輸入框框（box ) S61輸入任意數値之狀 態。再者，在圖7中，圖示在輸入框框S61中輸入數値「 1 5」之情形。亦即，此時檔案傳送程式在傳送對象檔案之 大小爲小於15MB( mega bite)時，即立刻開始當檔案之 傳送處理，如傳送對象檔案之大小超過1 5MB時，即依傳 送時程開始當檔案之傳送處理。 傳送時程可以利用設置於檔案傳送條件指定區域S56 · 中之排程鈕（scheduler button) S62指定。至於選擇該排 程鈕S62之情形，容後詳述。 在此，一邊參照圖8 —邊說明選擇排程鈕S62時所顯 示之傳送時程指定窗7 0。 傳送時程指定視窗70，如圖8所示，設有用於選擇 時程內容之時程選擇框S71，「保存」鈕S72，以及「取 消」鈕S73。當「保存」鈕S72被用戶選擇時，即保存由 傳送時程指定窗70所指定之傳送時程之內容，而顯示內 •31 - (27) (27)591472 容即回到先前指定之視窗5 0。又如選擇「取消」鈕S 7 3 時’即回到先前指定之視窗5 〇，而不在檔案傳送程式中 反映傳送時程指定窗70所指定之傳送時程之內容。此時 ’檔案傳送程式即依先前所指定之傳送時程（schedule ) 操作。 在此，圖8圖示依據時程選擇框S71被指定「每日」 傳送時程時之狀態。在此種狀態之傳送時程指定窗7 0中 設有用於輸入開始傳送對象檔案之傳送處理的時刻之開始 φ 時刻輸入框S 8 0，用於輸入開始傳送處理到停止時之經過 時間之傳送繼續時間輸入框S 8 1、S 82，以及用於指定每 幾天開始傳送處理之開始日輸入框S 8 3。 在圖8中，圖示在開始時刻輸入框S80被輸入「9 : 27」之時刻，在傳送繼續時間輸入框S81、S82被輸入「 12小時0分」之時間，開始日輸入框S83被輸入「每1 天」之指定的情形。亦即，此時檔案傳送程式即根據每天 9點27分之時間點開始傳送處理，經過1 2小時後停止傳 · 送處理之傳送時程進行傳送處理。 此外，如由時程選擇框S 7 1被指定「每週」的傳送時 程時，時程指定窗70之顯示內容即成爲圖9所示之形態 。亦即，此時，需設定選擇開始傳送處理之星期之多個星 期曰（星期1至星期6)選擇框S 84。 圖9圖示在開始時刻輸入框S80被輸「9 : 27」之時 刻，在傳送繼續時間輸入框S81、S82被輸入「12點0分 」之時間，在開始日輸入框S83被輸入「每一週」之指定 -32- (28) (28)591472 ，而在周日選擇框S 84中選擇「星期二」與「星期三」之 狀態。亦即，此時之檔案傳送程式會依據在每週之星期二 與星期三9點27分的時間點開始傳送處理，經過1 2小時 後停止傳送處理之傳送時程進行傳送處理。 另外，如被時程選擇框S71指定「每月」的傳送時程 時，時程指定窗7〇之顯示內容會成爲圖1 〇所示之情形。 圖10圖示，在開始時刻輸入框S80被輸入「9: 27」 之時刻，在傳送繼續時間輸入框S81、S82被輸入「12小 時〇分」之時間，開始日輸入框S83被輸入「每月1日」 之指定之情形。亦即，此時檔案傳送程式會依據在每月1 曰9點27分之時間點開始傳送處理，經過1 2小時後停止 傳送處理之傳送時程進行傳送處理。 再者，如被時程選擇框S71指定「PC未使用時」之 傳送時程時，時程指定窗70之顯示內容即成爲圖1 1之情 形。亦即，此時，電腦裝置1 〇會被裝設開始時間輸入框 S 8 5，以指定用戶於成爲未執行處理其他處理之空間狀態 · 起幾分鐘後開始傳送處理。 圖1 1圖示在傳送繼續時間輸入框S81、S82被輸入「 12小時〇分」之時間，而開始時間輸入框S 8 5被輸入「1 分鐘後」之指定的狀態。亦即，此時，檔案傳送程式會依 於電腦裝置1 〇成爲空間狀態起1分鐘後開始傳送處理， 並經過1 2小時後停止傳送處理之傳送時程進行傳送處理 〇 另外，檔案傳送程式縱使如上述指定有到停止傳送處 -33- (29) (29)591472 理之經過時間，只要在全部完成傳送對象檔案之傳送處理 之時間點結束即可。亦即，經過了停止傳送處理爲止之時 間之時間點時，檔案之傳送處理還在進行時，需將該檔案 的傳送處理停止。但是，檔案傳送程式與服務提供者11 之間具有檔案之傳送被中斷時，再繼續傳送未完之中途以 後之檔案之傳送之回復（resume )功能。因此，在如上述 中斷檔案之傳送時，或由於例如月戶之操作或由於電腦裝 置或電腦網路等之不順以致檔案之傳送被中斷時，其先前 擊 傳送完畢之資料也不致於浪費，所以可以降低傳送檔案所 需時間與網路區域之消耗。 可是，指定窗50爲選擇「安全指定」標記S51之狀 態，而成爲圖12所示之顯示內容。亦即，由「安全指定 」標記S51所確保之區域中，設有用戶ID輸入框S90與 通行碼輸入框S9 1，用於輸入使用於與特定連接事業者（ ISP )相連接時之認證之用戶ID與通行碼，以及用於選擇 要使用之ISP的ISP選擇框S92。 _ 本例中之檔案管理系統1假定用戶爲連接電腦裝置 10與電腦網路12而簽約之ISP與服務提供者11爲一對 一相對應。亦即，本例中，與用戶簽約之每一 ISP分別可 以利用別的檔案管理系統1。因此，用戶在與多個ISP簽 約時，利用所使用之ISP選擇框S92來指定，即可切換各 I SP所準備之檔案傳送服務而加以利用。 如此地，設定於各ISP的連接時必需之各種資訊是記 憶於電腦裝置10的HDD23上之特定記憶區域來保存，以 -34- (30) (30)591472 供必要時之參考。此外，該等資訊除了用戶ID與通行碼 之外，還包含例如正常連接電腦裝置1 0與服務提供者1 1 所必要之位址或通道（P〇rt )號碼等。 此外，指定窗50爲被選擇「代理指定」標記S52之 狀態而成爲圖1 3所示之顯示內容。亦即，在被「代理指 定」標記S 5 1所確保之區域中設有代理利用選擇框s 1 0 0 ，用於選與電腦網路12連接時是否要利用代理（proxy) ;位址輸入框S 1 0 1，在利用代理時，用於分別輸入與該 鲁 代理連接時所必要之位址，通道號碼，用戶ID以及通行 碼；通道號碼輸入框S102 ;用戶ID輸入框S103 ;以及通 行碼輸入框S 1 0 4。 在本例的檔案管理系統1中，由上述指定窗50與傳 送時程指定窗70所指定之檔案傳送條件是記憶於例如電 腦裝置10之HDD23中之特定的記憶區域。而檔案傳送程 式是依據檔案傳送條件進行將傳送對象檔案傳送到服務提 供者11之處理。 籲 其次，要參照圖1 4說明檔案傳送程式在電腦裝置1 0 上被執行處理後，在電腦裝置1 0與服務提供者1 1之間所 交接之資訊與檔案。 檔案傳送程式依據檔案傳送條件一開始傳送傳對象檔 案之操作，即確立電腦裝置1 0與服務提供者1 1之間之傳 輸線路。而且藉由對服務提供者1 1之客戶檔案管理伺服 器33傳送以圖12所示之指定窗50所輸入之用戶ID與通 行碼，對該客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3要求認證，同時要求 -35- (31) (31)591472 開始檔案之傳送（步驟S2〇〇 )。 然後，客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3即依據由電腦裝置1 0 所收到之用戶ID與通行碼進行認證以判定是否爲正當的 用戶。該判定結果，如認證正確進行時，客戶檔案管理伺 服器3 3即根據用戶ID參照圖5所示之客戶資料庫以確認 該用戶可以使用之剩餘容量。然後，客戶檔案管理伺服器 3 3將正式進行認證而許可檔案之傳送的訊息與可使用之 剩餘容量有關之資訊傳送到電腦裝置1 〇 (步驟S20 1 ) 。 _ 然而，檔案傳送程式在確認傳送對象檔案是否可以收 容於由客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3所告知之可利用剩餘容量 之範圍內之後，連同用戶ID開始對上載管理伺服器3 7傳 送（上載）傳送對象檔案之處理（步驟S2〇2)。 上載管理伺服器3 7 —邊確認由電腦裝置1 0傳送之資 料是否正確接收，一邊暫時儲存該資料。然後，當由於某 種原因以致檔案之傳送處中斷時，將已傳送之資料保存， 而在下一次有來自電腦裝置10之檔案傳送程式的相同檔 肇 案之傳送要時，即對該檔案傳送程式要求再開始被中斷位 置以後之傳送處理。亦即，在本例中，在上載管理伺服器 3 7與電腦裝置〗〇之檔案傳送程式具有所謂的回復功能。 而上載管理伺服器37在傳送對象檔案之傳送處理全 部正確完成時，即對客戶檔案管理伺服器3 3傳送要求將 ®時f諸存之傳送對象檔案傳送到與用戶相對應之用戶區域 3 9 (步驟 S 2 0 3 )。 然後’客戶檔案管理伺服器33將圖5所示之客戶資 -36- (32) (32)591472 料庫之中該用戶可利用之剩餘容量之値變更，同時將有關 在客戶檔案儲存器32中用於記憶送對象檔案之地方等資 訊告知上載管理伺服器37 (步驟S205 )。 然後，上載管理伺服器37根據由客戶檔案管理伺服 器3 3取後之資訊，將由電腦裝置1 0的檔案傳送程式傳送 過來之檔案傳送到客戶檔案儲存器32中分派給該用戶之 用戶區域39儲存（步驟S205 )。 然後，上載管理伺服器37將表示傳送對象檔案已被 φ 正確傳送到用戶區域3 9中之意的訊息傳送到電腦裝置1 0 之檔案傳送程式（步驟S206 )。 本例中之檔案管理系統1中，在電腦裝置1 〇中執行 處理之檔案傳送程係依據檔案傳送條件開始傳送處理，並 依照上述之順序由電腦裝置1 〇對服務提供者11進行檔案 之傳送。 而且，用戶可以將傳送對象檔案之檔案大小與傳送時 程等指定自如地做爲該檔案之傳送條件。因此，可以例如 ® 在傳送處理時即時開始傳送電腦裝置1 0所必要的資源之 消耗比較小，大小較小之檔案，而依傳送時程（schedule )開始傳送資源消耗比較大，大檔案。從而可以防止電腦 裝置1 〇之處理能力浪費於傳送處理，剛開始傳送處理即 無法繼續其他作業的事情之發生。藉此，用戶可以透過電 腦網路1 2將檔案保存於遙遠地方的用戶區域3 9時，以與 保存於電腦裝置10中之HDD23時之相同之操作感覺來使 用，即使在傳送龐大檔案或多數檔案時也可以享受由服務 -37- (33) (33)591472 提供者11所提供之檔案保存服務（儲存服務）而毫無感 另外，對服務提供者11來說，由於如上所述可以提 升用戶之方便性，因此，可以謀求用戶利用檔案保存服務 ，增加簽訂服務之用戶數，將各用戶引導至簽訂更大容量 而高服務費之契約。 此外，如以上述檔案傳送程式事先安裝之狀態銷售電 腦裝置1 0，即可以順利將電腦裝置1 〇之用戶引導利用檔 案管理系統1所提供之服務。 再者，上面說明是專注於構成檔案管理系統1之電腦 裝置10與服務提供者11所擁有之各種伺服器上之處理操 作做爲本發明之實施形態加以說明，惟本發明可以廣泛適 用於與檔案管理系統1相同構造之各種檔案傳送系統，以 及可藉由檔案管理系統1所採用之處理進行相同處理而實 現之各種檔案傳送方法，自不待言。 另外，也可以將被上述檔案傳送程式執行之處理，或 將與在電腦裝置1 0與服務提供者11之間進行之處理相當 之處理以企望之電子機器去執行處理之軟體程式儲存於各 種記錄媒體來提供。 〔發明的效果〕 本發明是依照電腦裝置之用戶的要求操作，可以將包 含於內容圖書館之檔案，或在檔案儲存手段內設定與用戶 相對應之記憶區域內之檔案由檔案管理部傳送到電腦裝置 -38- (34) (34)591472 。另外，由電腦裝置對檔案管理部傳送檔案時，可以將用 戶指定之檔案依據事先設定之檔案傳送條件來傳送。從而 藉由設定適當條件做爲該檔案傳送條件，即可使用戶在未 進行其他作業時執行銷耗較大演算力與記憶體容量，或網 路頻帶之檔案傳送處理。因此，可以對用戶繼續提供順利 的作業環境。 因此，利用本發明，用戶正在進行其他作業當中，不 致發生伴隨檔案之傳送處理中突然之意外之處理速度之下 _ 降，而可以由電腦裝置對檔案管理部之檔案傳送極爲順暢 地進行。藉此，可以實現統合、發展提供內容之服務與對 用戶開放特定記憶區域之業主服務而實現活用電腦網路之 優點於極致，方便性高的靈活的檔案管理系統。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1爲表示本發明之實施形態之檔案管理系統之整體 配置之槪略圖。 ♦ 圖2爲用於說明構成該檔案管理系統之電腦裝置之槪 略構造圖。 圖3爲表示構成該檔案管理系統之服務提供者所具備 之機器構造之槪略構造圖。 圖4爲表示管理該檔案管理系統中使用之內容圖書館 的資料庫之一例的模式圖。 圖5爲表示該檔案管理系統所使用之客戶管理資料庫 之一例的模式圖。 -39- (35) (35)591472 圖6爲表示管理該檔案管理系統中使用之客戶檔案儲 存器之保存內容之資料庫之一例的模式圖。 圖7爲表示用於指定檔案傳送條件之指定窗之一例的 模式圖，該傳送條件是該檔案管理系統中之檔案傳送程式 所利用。 圖8爲表示傳送時程指定窗之一例的模式圖，係用於 指定該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之傳送時程。 圖9爲表示傳送時程指定窗之另一例的模式圖，係用 _ 於指定該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之傳送時程 〇 圖1 〇爲表示傳送時程指定窗之另一例的模式圖，係 用於指定該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之傳送時 程。 圖11爲表示傳送時程指定窗之另一例的模式圖，係 用於指定該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之傳送時 程。 · 圖1 2爲表示指定窗之另一例的模式圖，係用於指定 該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之檔案傳送條件。 圖1 3爲表示指定窗之又一例的模式圖，係用於指定 該檔案管理系統之檔案傳送程式所利用之檔案傳送條件。 圖14爲說明在該檔案監控系統中，在電腦裝置1〇與 服務提供者1 1的各伺服器收發資訊與檔案之順序的流程 圖0 40- (36) (36)591472 主要元件對照表 1 :檔案管理系統 1 〇 :電腦裝置 η :服務提供者 1 2 :電腦網路 1 3 :內容提供者 20 : CPU (中央處理單元） 21 : RAM (隨機存取記憶體） 22 : ROM (唯讀記憶體） 23 : HDD (硬式磁碟機） 24 :顯示部 2 5 :顯示用界面 26 :操作部 2 7 :操作用界面 2 8 :網路界面 2 9 :滙流排 3 0 :內容圖書館 3 1 :圖書館管理伺服器 32:客戶檔案儲存器 33:客戶檔案管理伺服器 3 4 :分發管理資料庫 3 5 :分發管理伺服器 3 6 :郵件處理伺服器 3 7 :上載管理伺服器 -41 - (37) (37)591472 3 8 :通信界面 1 5 :客戶資料庫 3 9 :用戶區域 5 〇 :指定窗 7 0 :傳送時程指定窗591472 (1) 玖, Description of the invention [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a file management system and a file management method, By transferring various files between a plurality of computer devices and a file management unit formed through a computer network connection, it is possible to comprehensively manage files related to the contents of images or music, or files created by users. [Previous technology] _ In recent years, computer networks have been used to distribute users' computer devices. Services that provide a variety of content, such as daily or still images or music, have attracted attention. When using such content to provide services, The user connects with the server device of the content provider by operating the computer device, And select the content you want based on a list of content names or content details displayed on the screen of your computer device. The server device then transmits the content selected by the user to the user's computer device. To provide content. Such content-providing services are sometimes used in the form of billing for content that is transmitted from the server to the beta computer device of the user, at this time, The price paid by the user to the content provider is based on the contractual content previously set between the content provider and the user. In addition, In recent years, The use of so-called hosting services is gaining popularity, It uses a computer network to transfer files stored in the user ’s computer device to the server device of the service provider. The files transmitted to the server device are stored in a form that can be downloaded freely for any user or limited to specific users. -6-(2) (2) 591472 Representative examples of such a hosting service will be content that can be viewed using a web browser by an individual user who does not have a server device installed through the Internet. internet). at this time, Specifically, Contact the user beforehand (ISP: Internet Providers) exchange contracts of use, And send various files made by the user to the servo device owned by the operator, Such as HTML (Hyper Document Markup Language) files or image files. When other users request to view the servo device, The server device is about to send the requested file to the user's computer device and display the content details on the computer device's display screen. In addition, The hosting service is used under the requirement that the files transmitted to the servo device are not disclosed to other users. therefore, It can also be used for the purpose of keeping copies of all kinds of files in the user's computer device. For backup purposes. The applicant in this case integrated the services provided above with the services of the owner, development of, And use the advantages of computer networks to the extreme, As described in JP-A-200 1-β 3 5 7222 and JP-A 200 1 -325457, It is proposed that a more flexible content management system can be realized. [Summary of the Invention] [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when using the various services described above, The file transfer from the user's computer device to the service provider's server device is quite frequent. at this time, usually, The user utilizes a file transfer application operated on the user's computer device, -7- (3) (3) 591472 Designate the file used for the computer device as the transmission target, The start of the transfer process is instructed by the user. but, At the beginning of the above-mentioned transmission process, The computing or memory capacity of the computer device and the bandwidth of the network are consumed. therefore, During file transfer processing, Even if the user wants to do something else, Also due to insufficient computing power or memory capacity or network bandwidth necessary for the smooth execution of other tasks, As a result, a problem occurs in that the user's computer device cannot obtain an efficient operation effect. The effect of this on file transfer processing is that when transferring large files, This is especially noticeable when transferring large numbers of files. Therefore, the present invention has been completed in consideration of the foregoing prior facts, The purpose is to provide a file management system and file management method. Is providing integration of content provision services with hosting services, When developing novel services, It is possible to provide files that can be efficiently transmitted from the user's computer device to the service provider's servo device without affecting the operating efficiency of other operations performed on the user's computer device. Xin [Method to solve the problem] The file management system of the first patent application scope of the present invention is formed by a file management unit that manages the files transferred between the multiple computer devices through the computer network, Its characteristics are: The above file management department has: Means of file storage, Set a specific memory area for each user of the multiple computer devices; Means of file management, Manage the writing and reading of files to the above-mentioned file storage means, And books -8-(4) (4) 591472 library management tools, Content library for managing archives of various content; The computer device includes: Memorizing means of remembering various files, And file transfer methods, According to the preset file transmission conditions, the files in the above-mentioned memory means designated by the user are transmitted to the above-mentioned file management department; In addition to the above-mentioned file management section, in addition to writing the files transmitted from the above-mentioned computer device into a memory area corresponding to the above-mentioned user of the above-mentioned file storage means, At the same time in accordance with the requirements of the user of the above computer device, Files to be included in the content library above, And / or the files in the memory area corresponding to the user Lu of the file storage means are transferred to the computer device. In addition, The file management method of item 9 of the present invention is characterized by: Connect a plurality of computer devices through a computer network and a file management department for managing the transfer of files with the computer devices; In the above-mentioned archive management department, the archive storage means are set up, Specify a specific memory area for each user of the multiple computer devices; Means of file management, Manage the writing and reading of files to the above-mentioned file storage means; And library management tools, Manage content libraries composed of various content-related archives; The computer device described above has: Means of memory, To memorize various files, And file delivery methods, According to the file transfer conditions specified in advance, the files in the above-mentioned memory means designated by the user are transferred to the above file management department; Use the file management section to write the file sent by the computer device into a memory area corresponding to the user of the file storage means, At the same time as requested by the user of the above computer device, The files contained in the content library and / or the files in the memory area corresponding to the user of the file storage means are transferred to the computer device. -9-(5) (5) 591472 In the present invention constituted as above, You can include the files contained in the above content library, Or, in the file storage means, the files in the memory area corresponding to the set by the user are transmitted to the user's computer device by the file management department. Therefore, You can combine the services that provide content with the services of owners that open specific memory areas to users, Develop a flexible file management system that utilizes the advantages of computer networks to the limit. In addition, When a file is sent from a computer device to the file management department, The files specified by the user can be transmitted according to the file transmission conditions specified in advance. therefore, By setting appropriate conditions as the file n transfer conditions, users can perform large computational power or memory capacity when they do not perform other tasks. Or network bandwidth file transfer processing. Therefore, users can continue to be provided with a flexible operating environment. In addition, In the present invention, On file transfer conditions, The schedule for sending the file should be freely set by the user. Specifically, E.g, You can register the file at any time you want, Or, the elapsed time from when the computer device becomes an idle state to when the file is started to be transmitted is used as a time schedule. therefore, E.g, The user will register the time without using a computer device as a time schedule, After the user specifies the file to send, The file transfer process was started on the spot to prevent problems such as the decrease in execution speed of other operations. In addition, Since the computer device can start the file transmission process when the user is not in use, So you can effectively use the computing power and memory capacity of your computer device. Network bandwidth and other resources (computer resources). Furthermore, As a transmission condition of the file, If the size of the file is freely set by the user in advance, Files exceeding the set size will be sent according to the above schedule, It is also possible to send files smaller than the set size immediately. Borrow -10- (6) (6) 591472 this, In comparison, small files with lighter consumption of resources can be transmitted immediately 'while large files with large consumption of resources' can be performed according to the schedule when the computer device is not operating. In addition, When the file management department and the above file transmission means should have a file transmission interruption, The resume function of the subsequent files in the middle of the transfer is started again. With this, Even if the transmission of a file is interrupted due to a user ’s operation or a malfunction of a computer device or computer network, ’it will not invalidate the previously transmitted data, It can reduce the time required to send the file or the consumption of the network area. Furthermore, The specific method of specifying the file to be transmitted is, for example, ‘a specific folder or directory in the memory means can be set as a monitoring object in advance. The files in the folder or directory as the monitoring object are regarded as the method of the file specified by the user. With this, Archives that can be moved or copied by the user into the document library or directory, Or the files in the document library or directory generated by various applications are transmitted to the file management department at any time, so that users are not aware of the transmission process of β files. In addition, at this time, If you can monitor whether the file or folder in the monitored object has been updated, It is more desirable to send the updated files to the file management department. With this, The file to be transmitted can always be stored in the file management department in the latest state. In addition, It is also possible to display a specific image () such as a display screen of a computer device, When a user drags (drops) an image of a file library or directory, Adoption will be included in the file, Or the files in the document library or directory are treated as files specified by the user. In this way, only the files specified by -11-(7) (7) 591472 households can be transmitted. At the same time, the extremely intuitive and simple operation method of the so-called image drop operation can be used to designate the file to be transmitted. [Embodiment] [Embodiment of Invention] Hereinafter, Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is very suitable for a system composed of a file management unit for connecting a plurality of computer devices through a computer network and a file for managing the transfer between the computer devices. therefore, The following first describes the overall structure of the basic system that implements such a system. In addition, In the following, it is assumed that the Internet can be used as a computer network by using a so-called TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol group to connect multiple computers to each other. To explain the situation. However, the present invention is not limited to a system using the Internet, It can be widely applied regardless of the type of protocol group or computer network used. In addition, The following description also assumes that a consumer personal computer device (hereinafter referred to as a computer device) is used as a user's computer device. But besides this kind of computer device, It can also be widely applied to various information processing devices such as various PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) machines used by users or mobile phones equipped with communication functions. (1) The overall structure of the file management system -12- (8) (8) 591472 As shown in Figure 1, The file management system 1 described in the present invention is constructed by connecting a plurality of computer devices 10 and a service provider 11 providing various services through a computer network 12. here, Set each computer device 1 to connect directly to the computer network 12, You can also use the connection provider (ISP: Internet service providers) and other environments connected via computer networks such as telephone line networks or fiber networks. In addition, As long as the computer device 10 can be connected to the computer network 12, That is, it is not a wired or wireless connection. # Each computer device 1 〇 is connected to the computer network 1 2 Establish a transmission path on the computer network 12 using the TCP / IP protocol. Various files can be transferred with the service provider 11. In addition, In this example, The so-called file refers to a group of data that can be used on the computer device 10 〇 The service provider η (described later in detail) prepares each function necessary for a plurality of servo devices with the same structure as the computer device 10 The service provider 11 is a user of a moving picture such as a movie or a drama published by the content provider 13. In addition, Service provider_11 not only provides content, It also provides file storage, Hosting service stored in a specific memory area. (2) Composition of computer device Secondly, In the following, for the file management system 1, The structure of the computer device 10 used by the user will be described. as shown in picture 2, Computer device 1 〇 has: The central processing unit (-13- (9) C P U) 2 〇 ′ is used to perform various calculation processes and control each part collectively; RAM (random access memory) 2 1, As the work area of the CPU20; Read-only ROM (read-only memory) 22, Used to store information containing various programs for CPU execution; HDD (hard drive) 23, Various programs such as an operating system or an application program recorded by the CPU 20 for the CPU, Regenerate records of various materials or files; Display section 24 displaying various information; Display interface 25, For transferring data between the display unit 24 and the CPU 20; Operating section 26, For users to enter various information or prompt operations; Operation interface 27, Transfer data between the operation unit 26 and the CPU 20; And web interface 28, Transfer of data and files between the computer network i 2 and the service provider 1 1. Among the various parts of the computer device 10 is a CPU 20, RAM21, ROM2 2, HDD23, Display interface 25, Operation interface 27, The network interface 28 is connected to the bus 29, Through the various parts of the bus 29, data and signals can be exchanged with each other. CPU20 uses bus 29 and RAM21, ROM22, HDD23, Display interface 25, Operation interface 27, And the network interface 28 is connected. In addition to the overall control of the CPU 20, Simultaneously execute processing such as the operating system and various applications recorded in HDD23. especially, The CPU 20 also executes processing as one of the applications, And the process of transferring files between the service provider 1 and 1. The function of RAM2 1 is to act as a work area for CPU20 to execute various programs. It is based on the control of CPU20 to temporarily store all kinds of information -14- (10) (10) 591472. The ROM 22 stores various programs and setting information necessary for starting the computer device 10. Various programs and setting information stored in the ROM 22 are read out and used by the CPU 20 when the computer device 10 is started. HDD23 records the operating system and applications. At the same time, according to the requirements of the CPU 20, write processing or read processing is performed on various files including various programs and data. The display section 24 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), And according to the control of the CPU, Various information is displayed on the display screen to inform users. especially, The display unit 24 displays and executes the processing results for transferring files with the service provider 11 according to the control of the CPU 20, Or display on the display screen a specific graphical user interface (graphical user interface, (GUI)). The display interface 25 transfers data and display requests between the CPU 20 and the display unit 24. According to the request made by the CPU 20 ', it has a function of displaying various information, a GUI, and the like on the display section 24. _ The operation section 26 is composed of, for example, a keyboard, Pointers, etc. Or use a user interface consisting of a rotary operation switch, such as a so-called jog dial, Is to accept user actions, A control signal indicating the operation content is supplied to the CPU 20 through the operation interface 27. The operation interface 27 has a function of transferring data and signals transferred between the CPU 20 and the operation unit 26. The network interface 28 is under the control of the CPU, It has the function of an interface to communicate with the outside world. that is, The network interface 28 is provided for the transfer of various information with the service provider π connected to the computer -15- (11) (11) 591472 (3) Device structure on the service provider Referring to FIG. 3, a schematic configuration of a device prepared by the service provider 11 in the file management system 1 will be described. The service provider 11 is shown in FIG. 3, Settings: Content library 3 0, Stores most of the content to be provided to users; Library Management Server 31 ·, For managing the content library 30; Customer file storage 32, Custody of user content; Customer file management server 33, Manage the customer file storage 32; A distribution management database 34 in which distribution information is stored, Distribution management server 3 5 for distribution management, Mail processing server 3 6 using the mail transfer message with the user, An upload management server 37 which manages the transfer status of files uploaded from the user's computer device 10 to the service provider 11. These servers are connected to the network of the service provider 1 1, And you can ® transfer information to each other. In addition, These servers are connected to the external computer network 1 2 through a communication interface 38 formed by a router or the like. In addition, Since these servers have the same structure as the computer device 10 shown in FIG. 2, The detailed description is omitted here. but, Each server is specifically designated to process large amounts of information at high speed, It needs to have stronger information processing capability and larger memory capacity than computer equipment. In addition, Each server may omit the operation section 26, the display section 24, and the like. Furthermore, It can also be implemented by an information processing device that specializes in processing each function. Each server is implemented as an independent structure. The application program that realizes the functions of each server may also be processed on a single information processing device and implemented by a single information processing device. In addition, Content Library 30, Customer file storage 32, And the customer database 15 can also be implemented by a storage device 'installed in the server or a storage device connected to the server. You can also prepare a dedicated information processing device. In addition, In the example shown in FIG. 3, each server or content library 30, Customer file storage 32, Customer database 15 summary set · Placed at the same service provider 1 site, But they can also be run by separate companies, Or set up separately in other departments. The content library 30 has a large-capacity storage device for storing many contents to be provided and sold. The file of the content stored in the content library 30 is shown in Figure 4. By the file name, Registration time ‘kind’ file size, File format, The sales amount and content details are managed as a database of records. The "file name" record is a record representing the unique name of each file attached to the file that can identify each content. The "registration time" record is a record indicating the time when the content file was registered in the content library 30. When the "type" record is to separate the file content of each content into a category (category) set in advance, Records containing information that explicitly belongs to that category. A "file size" record is a record containing information indicating the file size of each content data. The file size is usually specified in bytes. However, for example, for animation files, It can also be the time required for regeneration, etc. It is expressed by parameters specific to each file. The "file format" record is a record containing information in the format of each content file shown in -17- (13) (13) 591472. The "amount" record contains a record indicating the amount of information when the user wants to purchase the content file. In that Amount record, May also contain copyright information. A "content details" record is a record containing a text describing the details of each content file. In addition, The "content details" record can also include still pictures of representative scenes, Animation, Voice of commentary, etc. The library management server 31 is used to manage the content library 30. When the library management server 31 receives a request for content from another machine on the network, That is, search for files of content specified by the content library 30, The file is transferred to the requesting machine. In addition, The library management server 31 has a retrieval function, When given a keyword, That is, the content library 30 retrieves content files that match the keyword, The search results are output. The library management server 31 may also search from each record according to the database shown in FIG. 4. Furthermore, The library management server 31 not only manages content files existing in the content library 30, It also manages new content files scheduled for future distribution. that is, It can respond to external requests and provide information about the content files scheduled for distribution, Or output the search results. and, When the scheduled content file arrives, The library management server 3 i registers the content file in the content library 30. The customer file storage 32 is a user area 39 provided by a user who has signed a service provision contract and can use it for storing content. The customer file storage 32 is managed according to a customer database shown in FIG. 5, for example, Each user must ensure the user area 3 9. -18- (14) (14) 591472 that is, In this example, Each user is managed by user ID, According to the contract 'each user has a total capacity available. According to the total capacity set in the contract, Each user has a recording capacity ensuring area. This becomes the user area 39. The user area 39 in the customer profile storage 32 is in the contract period, Within the scope of the contract capacity, It can be freely used by the user to save the content constructed by the user. Or the area of the file transmitted by the user's computer device 10. that is, The user can keep the new content file in the user area 39. Move or delete files. In addition, The files stored in the used computer device 10 may also be transferred to be stored in the user area 39. In addition, For the operation of transferring files from the computer device 10 to the user area 39, Details later. When the service provider 11 described in this example signs a contract with each user, That is, an agreement is made based on the size of the user area 39. Users can purchase content files stored in the content library 30, Or a content file scheduled for distribution in the future. The content file thus purchased is transferred from the content library 30 to each user area 39 in the customer file storage 32 and stored as a copy β. at this time, It is also possible not to copy and save the content file in the user area 39, A file (LINK File) having reference information associated with the original file existing in the content library 30 is created in the user area 39. This kind of link file is mainly composed of photos only. With animated images, Original files (content files) of still images or sounds, etc. 1 * _, The file size is extremely small. therefore, By not copying the entity of the content file in the user area 39 -19- (15) (15) 591472 and creating a link file with reference information in the user area 39 can reduce the customer file storage 32 in the user area 39 Capacity actually consumed. However, even in this case, 'the amount of used capacity of the user in the customer database shown in FIG. 5' and the amount of remaining capacity available can be changed according to the actual size of the content file purchased by the user. As a result, On the one hand, as the user purchases content, it can consume the user area 39 assigned to each user, It can also greatly save disk space that actually consumes customer file storage 32. · In addition, In the present invention, The size of the user area 39 secured for each user in the customer file storage 32 can be changed by changing the contract content later. Customer file management server, As shown in Figure 6, The content files held in the user areas 39 of the client file storage 32 are managed as a database for each user. The client file management server 33 performs file retrieval, Transfer and delete processing. In addition, The client file management server 33 is set so that it cannot be directly accessed by general users. · As shown in Figure 6, Each user is managed by a user ID, The content file kept by the user with that user ID is based on the file name, kind, File size, Each recording area on the memory is managed. In addition, The client file management server 33 is used to perform the expansion or contraction of the user area 3 9 due to the contract change. Management of contract period, etc. The distribution management server 35 is used for distribution management of content data. When there is a request to purchase content from a user, In the distribution management database 34, a database of distribution management information is created for each user. The distribution management asset -20- (16) (16) 591472 repository 34 is based on, for example, a user ID, File name, Date of Application, File registration scheduled date, capacity, kind, Manage the transmission completion date. When a user wants to purchase content, That is, the computer device 10 transmits the purchase file request command to the distribution management server 3 5 through the computer network 12, Pursuant to the purchase request, Each user in the distribution management database 34 creates distribution management information. then, The distribution management server 35 issues a command to the library management server 31 to copy the content file to the user area of the user. The library management server 31 retrieves the content files that are expected to be repaired by the content library 30. And based on the search results, The file is taken out by the content library 30 and transmitted to the client file management server 33. then, The client file management server 33 copies the file to the user area 39 of the client file storage 32. at this time, As mentioned above, Instead of copying the content file in the user area 39, a link file corresponding to the content file may be created in the user area 39. As mentioned above, The purchase of the content can be realized by the content library 30 copying the file to the user area 39 of the customer file storage 32. · In addition, usually, The files containing animation content are large because So transmission takes time, But in the system of this example, This can be achieved by copying files between servers within the same network. Processing of purchased content can therefore be completed quickly. The user can access the user area 39 assigned to himself by operating the computer device 10. As stated, The content files purchased by the user are stored in the user area 39 of the user. The user is assigned by accessing the user area 3 9, And the service provider 11 will pair the computer device 10 with -21-(17) (17) 591472 the purchased content file in the user area 39 and distribute it by streaming ', so that it can be reproduced and appreciated on the computer device 10. As mentioned above, In the file management system 1 of this example, a user area 39 for storing contents is assigned to each user who signs a contract. The user accessing the service provider 11 through the computer device 10 can enjoy the content stored in the user area 39, Or transfer files to user area 39, Various services provided by the service provider 11 can be enjoyed. • (4) Content of services provided by service providers Second, The services provided by the service provider 11 will be specified. In addition to the computer device 10 having an intranet interface 28, A web browser that displays a web page on the display section 24 for viewing is provided in addition to the function of communication between the computer network 12 and the service provider 11. When a user wants to take advantage of the services provided by the service provider 11, That is, a specific use contract is exchanged with the service provider 11. After the contract is formally exchanged, That is, the service provider 11 notifies the user of the ID and the password (password) to the user. When a user who has signed a service contract with the service provider 11 receives the service from the service provider 11 Connect computer device 1 〇 to computer network 1 2 And launch a web browser to access the URL (uniform resource locator, Common resource indicator). When accessing the URL of the service provider 1 1, The authentication page is sent in the display area of the web browser. The authentication page has a box for logging in the user and a box for entering the passcode -22- (18) (18) 591472. When the user is about to sign a contract, the user ID and pass code notified by the service provider 11 are entered into the user ID registration box and the pass code registration box, respectively. And use the mouse to login button (login button). then, A server from a service provider 1 1 (such as a customer file management server 3 3) Or an authentication server prepared for authentication) to determine whether the authentication is a formally signed user, If it is identified as a user who has officially signed up, The user home page is sent. This user homepage is a dedicated homepage prepared for each user to use the service φ of the service provider 1 1. The user ’s user ID is displayed on the user ’s homepage. The total capacity of the agreed user area. And use capacity. In addition, The user's homepage contains a display for confirming the usage of the user area of each user. The display of the content to be purchased, And display for receiving various services. When the user wants to confirm the use status of the user area 39, The computer device 10 can send a message requesting confirmation of the use status of the user area 39 to the service provider 11 by tapping a specific button displayed on the first page. The message β is sent to the customer file management server 3 3 through the computer network 12. And the client file management server 33 receiving the message refers to the database shown in FIG. 5 according to the user ID of the user. In order to investigate the use of the user area 39 of the user, A list showing the contents and files stored in the user area 39 is transmitted to the computer device 10. With this, A list of content and files stored in the user area 39 corresponding to the user is displayed on the display screen of the computer device 10, The user can confirm the usage status of his own user area 39. -23- (19) The files of purchased content stored in the user area 39 can be streamed for viewing at the request of the user. When re-streaming, After the user selects the operation on the web browser to reproduce the target file, Draw a specific button. As a result, The message requesting the start of streaming regeneration of the selected file is transmitted from the computer device 10 to the service provider 11. The message is sent to the client file management server 3 3 via the computer network 1 2. Customer file management server 3 3-When receiving a φ message requesting to start streaming playback, That is, the specified file is retrieved from the user area 39. The data of the file is transmitted to the computer device 10 in a format corresponding to the stream reproduction. On the other hand, In terms of computer devices 10, The application for streaming the animation is launched. then, The computer device 10 receives the data sent by the client file management server 33. The content is reproduced using the streaming reproduction application. In addition, During streaming playback, As mentioned above, If the user wants to create a link file (LINK file) in the user area 39 when purchasing content, The entity such as the content file does not exist in the user area 39 but when the content library 30 Also as mentioned above, Data is not sent by the customer file management server 3 3, The data is sent from, for example, the library management server 31. Or yes, It is also possible to prepare, for example, a server dedicated to streaming reproduction, Data is sent from this server. In addition, For the files transmitted by the user from the computer device 10 to the user area 39, Although it can also be streamed as described above, However, the files transmitted from the user's computer device 10 to the user area 39 are not limited to streaming reproduction. -24-(20) (20) 591472 Instead, according to the request from the user, the computer device 10 is freely transmitted (downloaded). As mentioned above, When transferring the file stored in the user area 39 to the computer device 10, In the file specified by the user, displayed on the web browser, press a key to operate a specific button. The message requesting to start transmitting the file is sent from the computer device 10 to the client file management server 33 through the computer network 12. When the client file management server 33 receives a message φ requesting the file, That is, the designated file is taken out from the user area 39 and transmitted to the computer device 10. Further, the file transmitted from the client file management server 33 to the computer device 10 is stored in a memory device such as the HDD 23 provided in the computer device 10. In addition, When a user wants to purchase content that the content library 30 has, The service provider 11 will submit an application form (page) for purchasing content. Then, The user enters a file name corresponding to the content of the purchase object on the computer device 10 through a web browser. Or select the content of the purchase target by selecting the content of H displayed on the web browser at a glance. then, When the button to decide the purchase is selected by the user, The message requesting the purchase of the selected content is transmitted to the distribution management server 3 5 through the computer network 12. Distribution Management Server 3 5-When receiving a message requesting purchase of content, I.e. update the previously described distribution management database, And register the purchase status of the content. then, Submit a request to the library management server 31 to copy the content to the user area 39 corresponding to the purchase user. Library Management Server 31 — When receiving a message requesting content to be copied -25- (21) (21) 591472, That is, the content library 30 searches for matching content, If the matching content already exists in the content library at 30, Take out the file of the content, It is copied to a specific user area 39 in the customer file storage 32. As a result, The user's content purchase is complete. In addition, If the content requested by the user does not yet exist in the content library and is expected to be distributed in the future, The library management server 31 reports the scheduled distribution date to the distribution management server 35. At the time of the scheduled distribution date, The distribution management server 35 sends a message to the library management server 31 to copy the content requested by the user to the user area 39. Then Library management server 31-Upon receiving a message requesting copying, the content library 30 retrieves a matching content file 1 and retrieves the content file for copying in a specific area 39 in the client file storage 32. As a result, The user's content purchase is complete. Furthermore, Based on the content purchases made by users, The content library 30 copies the content in the user area 39, At the time of completing the purchase of the content, Based on the amount set for the content, Calculate the user's fee processing. In addition, As mentioned above, When users purchase content, It is not necessary to copy the content file to the user area 39, The link corresponding to the content file is created in the user area 39. (5) File upload processing Second, To explain the file management system 1, A method for transferring files stored in the user's computer device 10 to the service provider 11. -26- (22) (22) 591472 At this time, In the file management system 1, The computer device 10 is connected to the service provider 11, And execute a software program that transfers files (hereinafter referred to as a file transfer program). The file transfer program is stored in, for example, the HDD 23 of the computer device 10. The CPU 20 executes processing. The computer device 10 performs various information processing in accordance with the execution order described in the file transfer program. While following the user's prompt input from the operation section 26, By displaying a window or an icon (icon) described later on the display unit 24, various information is notified to the user. then, The computer device 10 communicates various information with the server of the φ service provider 1 1 through the network interface 28, At the same time, a process of transmitting a user-specified file existing in, for example, the HDD 23 or the RAM 21 to the service provider 11 according to preset file transmission conditions is performed. In addition, Regarding file transmission conditions, Details later. here, The following describes the processing when the file transmitted from the computer device 10 to the service provider 11 is designated by the user. The file transfer program has a folder of monitoring objects set in advance. And information about the document library, That is, the path of the document library (location information or the name of the document library is a specific memory area stored in the HDD23. The document library as the monitoring object can also be specified by the service provider and cannot be changed by the user. Or the user can freely set any file library as the monitoring object. In addition, The number of document libraries to be monitored can be one or several. In addition, In this example, the file library (f 0 1 d e r) refers to a specific level in a hierachical file system used in an operating system in which the computer device 10 performs processing. In addition, According to the operating system used by the computer -27- (23) (23) 591472 device 10, Sometimes also referred to as "directory". When a file transfer program is used as a monitoring object, the user moves or copies files. That is, it is determined that the file has been transmitted by the service provider. ° The file transmission program can be judged in the structure as the file to be transmitted ’Therefore, You can send files that are moved or copied by the user to the monitoring target file library at any time to the service provider. Or files generated by other applications that are processed on the computer device M or copied to the monitoring target φ file library, etc. without making users aware of the file transfer processing. In addition, The file transfer program can also be set to transfer the file in the monitoring target document library to the service provider 11 for processing and delete the file. You can also leave it in the monitoring target file library without deleting the file. but, If you want to leave the finished file in the monitoring target file library, For example, save the identification information used to identify files that have been transmitted and files that have not been transmitted to HDD23 so that the identification information can be referenced. It is effective to adopt methods such as judging the transmission of incomplete files. In addition, For example, by keeping the production date and update date of each file as the identification information, And monitor whether the files in the monitored document library have been updated at specific time intervals, And it is more ideal to send the updated file to the service provider 1 1. As a result, The service provider 11 can always keep the files to be transmitted in the latest state. Furthermore, The file transfer program can also be set to transfer the file moved or copied in the monitoring target document library to the service provider. The file is deleted at the stage of completion. At the same time, the file representing the original file (original) of the file will be stored in the monitoring target document library. This type of file used to indicate where the original is stored is often referred to as an alias. Shortcut Symbolic links, etc. It has a smaller size than the original file. therefore, In that case, You can directly leave the files that are moved or copied in the monitoring object file library to the user, And after the file transfer is completed, the size of the small monitoring target file is reduced. 0 In addition, The file transfer program displays a specific image of the display φ portion 24 displayed on the computer device 10, When an archive or file library is dropped by a user, It can also be determined that the file contained in the file or the file library is designated by the user as the transmission target. With this, Users can only transfer files that have clear instructions, At the same time, you can use the extremely intuitive and simple operation of image drag and drop to specify the file to be transmitted. Secondly, When a file is to be transmitted from the computer device 10 to the service provider 11, The file transfer conditions referred to by the file transfer program are explained. In this example, Information about file transfer conditions can be set freely by the user. For example, suppose a person is stored in a specific memory area in the HDD 23 of the computer device 10, The file transfer conditions can be set by the service provider 11 in advance, And stipulates that it cannot be changed by the user, However, since it is set freely by the user, According to the usage status of the user's computer device 10, etc., The file transfer process is started at the optimal point in time that does not affect other processes. 〇 When setting file transfer conditions in the file transfer program, the designated window 50 shown in FIG. Designated view -29- (25) (25) 591472 Window 50 is an image (icon) for users to use the mouse to type keystrokes to operate with file transfer programs. Or images associated with a document library monitored by a file transfer program, An example is a window for setting information (property) related to the file transfer program or a monitoring target document library. The display processing of the designated window 50 is realized by using the functions provided by the operating system operating on the computer device 10. Specify window 50 as shown in Figure 7, A "tab" S50 is set in the window. "Safe Designation" mark S51, "Proxy designation" marks S52. In addition, A "0K" button S53 is provided below the designated window 50, "Cancel" button S54, "Apply" button S55. When the "0K" button is selected by the user, That is, the contents of the file transmission conditions set by the designated window 50 are saved and the entire window is closed. When the "Cancel" button S 54 is selected by the user, The change of the selection operation using the designated window 50 is not saved and the entire window is closed. that is, at this time, The content of the file transfer conditions set last time remains unchanged. In addition, When the "Apply" button S55 is selected by the user, The file transfer conditions selected by the user are reflected in the file transfer program without closing the window. In addition, In the initial state, it is set to the state where the "upload designation" flag S 50 is selected, This state is also illustrated in FIG. 7. The area reserved by the "upload designation" mark S50 is provided with a file transfer condition designation area S56 for designating a computer device 10 to upload (uPload) a file to the service provider 11. In the file transfer condition designation area S 5 6, The first to third selection buttons S58S S60 ° for specifying the transmission method of the file to be transmitted are provided. -30-(26) (26) 591472 When the first selection button S58 is selected, That is, unconditional real-time transmission of the transmission target file. In addition, When the second selection button S59 is selected, That is, the transmission process of the transmission target file is performed according to the transmission schedule described later. In addition, When the third selection button S60 is selected, That is, according to the file size of the transmission target file, it is judged whether to transmit immediately as when the first selection button S 5 8 is selected. Or the same transmission time as when the second selection button S59 is selected, And carry out the transmission processing according to the situation. In addition, When the third selection φ selector S60 is selected, It will be in a state where an arbitrary number can be input to the input box (S61) where the critical size of the file size for the above judgment can be input. Furthermore, In Figure 7, The figure shows the case where the number "1 5" is entered in the input box S61. that is, At this time, when the file transfer program is smaller than 15MB (mega bite), Immediately start the file transmission process, If the size of the file to be transferred exceeds 1 5MB, That is, the transmission process of the file is started according to the transmission schedule. The transmission schedule can be specified using the scheduler button S62 set in the file transmission condition designation area S56 ·. As for the selection of the schedule button S62, Details later. here, Referring to Fig. 8-the transmission schedule designation window 70 displayed when the schedule button S62 is selected will be described. Transmission schedule designation window 70, As shown in Figure 8, A schedule selection box S71 for selecting schedule content is provided, "Save" button S72, And the "Cancel" button S73. When the "Save" button S72 is selected by the user, That is, the content of the transmission schedule specified by the transmission schedule designation window 70 is saved, And the display • 31-(27) (27) 591472 will return to the previously designated window 50. For another example, when the "Cancel" button S 7 3 is selected, 'it will return to the previously designated window 5 〇, The contents of the transmission schedule specified by the transmission schedule designation window 70 are not reflected in the file transmission program. At this point, the 'file transfer program operates according to the schedule specified previously. here, FIG. 8 illustrates a state when the schedule is designated "daily" according to the schedule selection box S71. In this state, the transmission schedule designation window 7 0 is provided with a start time for inputting the time when the transmission process of the transmission target file is started φ a time input box S 8 0, Transmission continued time input box S 8 for inputting the elapsed time from the start of transmission processing to the stop. S 82, And an input box S 8 3 for designating a start day to start the transfer process every few days. In Figure 8, In the figure, "9: 27 "moment, In the transmission continue time input box S81, S82 is entered in the time of "12 hours and 0 minutes", In the case where the start date input box S83 is inputted as "every day". that is, At this time, the file transfer program starts the transfer process at 9:27 every day. After 12 hours, the transmission is stopped. • The transmission schedule of the transmission process is the transmission process. In addition, When a transmission schedule of "weekly" is designated by the schedule selection box S 7 1, The display content of the schedule designation window 70 becomes as shown in FIG. 9. that is, at this time, It is necessary to set a plurality of weekdays (weekdays 1 to 6) for selecting the week to start the transmission process. FIG. 9 illustrates that the input box S80 is inputted "9: 27 ", In the transmission continue time input box S81, S82 was entered at the time of "12: 0" Specify "Every Week" in the start date input box S83 -32- (28) (28) 591472, In the Sunday selection box S 84, the states of "Tuesday" and "Wednesday" are selected. that is, At this time, the file transfer program will start processing at 9:27 on Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. After 12 hours, the transmission process is stopped when the transmission process is stopped. In addition, If the transmission schedule of "Monthly" is specified by the schedule selection box S71, The display content of the schedule designation window 70 will be as shown in FIG. 10. Figure 10 illustrates, In the start time input box S80, "9: 27 "moment, In the transmission continue time input box S81, S82 is entered in the time of "12 hours and 0 minutes", In the case where the start date input box S83 is entered as "1st of every month". that is, At this time, the file transfer program will start processing at the time of 9:27 on the 1st of every month. After 12 hours, the transmission process is stopped and the transmission process is performed. Furthermore, When the transmission schedule of "when the PC is not in use" is designated by the schedule selection box S71, The display content of the schedule designation window 70 becomes as shown in FIG. that is, at this time, The computer device 1 〇 will be provided with a start time input box S 8 5, The designated user will be in the state of the space where other processes have not been processed. • The transfer process will start a few minutes later. FIG. 11 illustrates input boxes S81, S82 is entered in the time of "12 hours and 0 minutes", The start time input box S 8 5 is entered in a designated state of "after 1 minute". that is, at this time, The file transfer program will start the transfer process 1 minute after the computer device 10 becomes a space state. And after 12 hours, the transmission process is stopped and the transmission process is performed. In addition, Even if the file transfer program specifies the elapsed time until the stop of the transfer -33- (29) (29) 591472 as described above, It is only necessary to finish at the time point when all the transmission processing of the transmission target file is completed. that is, At the point in time when the transmission process has stopped, While the file transfer process is still in progress, The transfer of this file needs to be stopped. but, When the transfer of a file between the file transfer program and the service provider 11 is interrupted, Resume the resume function of sending the files that are not completed halfway through. therefore, When the transmission of the file is interrupted as described above, Or when the transmission of files is interrupted due to, for example, the operation of a monthly household or due to irregularities in computer equipment or computer networks, The data transmitted by the previous click will not be wasted. So you can reduce the time and network area consumption required to transfer files. but, The designation window 50 is in a state where the "security designation" mark S51 is selected, It becomes the display content shown in FIG. that is, In the area ensured by the "Safety Designation" mark S51, With user ID input box S90 and pass code input box S9 1, Used to enter the user ID and passcode for authentication when connecting with a specific connection operator (ISP), And an ISP selection box S92 for selecting an ISP to be used. _ The file management system 1 in this example assumes that the ISP contracted by the user to connect the computer device 10 and the computer network 12 corresponds one-to-one with the service provider 11. that is, In this example, Each ISP contracted with the user can use another file management system1. therefore, When users sign up with multiple ISPs, Specify by using the ISP selection box S92, The file transfer service prepared by each I SP can be switched and used. So Various kinds of information necessary for setting the connection of each ISP are stored in a specific memory area on the HDD 23 of the computer device 10, Use -34- (30) (30) 591472 for reference if necessary. In addition, In addition to the user ID and passcode, It also includes, for example, an address or a channel (Port) number necessary for normally connecting the computer device 10 and the service provider 11. In addition, The designation window 50 is displayed as shown in Fig. 13 in a state where the "agent designation" mark S52 is selected. that is, A proxy use selection box s 1 0 0 is provided in the area secured by the "agent designation" mark S 51. Used to select whether to use a proxy (proxy) when connecting with the computer network 12; Address input box S 1 0 1, When using a proxy, Used to separately enter the necessary addresses when connecting with this agent, Channel number, User ID and passcode; Channel number input box S102; User ID input box S103; And a passcode input box S 1 0 4. In the file management system 1 of this example, The file transfer conditions specified by the designation window 50 and the transmission schedule designation window 70 are memorized in a specific memory area in, for example, the HDD 23 of the computer device 10. The file transfer process is based on the file transfer conditions to transfer the target file to the service provider 11. Appeal secondly, Referring to FIG. 14, after the file transfer program is executed on the computer device 10, Information and files transferred between computer device 10 and service provider 11. The file transfer program starts to send the target file according to the file transfer conditions. That is, a transmission line between the computer device 10 and the service provider 11 is established. Furthermore, by transmitting the user ID and the pass code inputted in the designated window 50 shown in FIG. 12 to the client file management server 33 of the service provider 11, Request certification for the client file management server 3 3, At the same time, -35- (31) (31) 591472 is required to start the transmission of the file (step S200). then, The client file management server 33 then authenticates based on the user ID and passcode received by the computer device 10 to determine whether it is a legitimate user. The determination result, If authentication is performed correctly, The customer file management server 33 refers to the customer database shown in FIG. 5 according to the user ID to confirm the remaining capacity that the user can use. then, The client file management server 3 3 transmits the information on the officially-certified and authorized file transmission to the computer device 1 0 (step S20 1). _ However, After the file transfer program confirms whether the transfer target file can be contained within the available remaining capacity notified by the client file management server 33, The process of transmitting (uploading) the transmission target file to the upload management server 37 is started together with the user ID (step S202). Upload management server 3 7 —While confirming whether the data transmitted by computer device 10 is received correctly, While temporarily storing the data. then, When the transfer of files is interrupted for some reason, Save the transmitted data, And the next time there is a transmission of the same file from the file transfer program of the computer device 10, That is, the file transfer program requests to resume the transfer processing after the interruption position. that is, In this example, The file transfer program on the upload management server 37 and the computer device has a so-called reply function. When the upload management server 37 completes the transmission process of the transmission target file correctly, That is, the client file management server 3 3 transmits a request to transfer the stored object files stored in the file to the user area 3 9 corresponding to the user (step S 2 0 3). Then, the “customer file management server 33” changes the amount of the remaining capacity available to the user in the warehouse as shown in FIG. 5. (36) (32) (32) 591472 At the same time, the upload management server 37 is notified of the information such as the place in the client file storage 32 for memorizing the file to be sent (step S205). then, The uploading management server 37 is based on the information obtained by the customer file management server 33. The file transferred from the file transfer program of the computer device 10 is transferred to the user area 39 allocated to the user in the client file storage 32 and stored (step S205). then, The upload management server 37 transmits a message indicating that the transmission target file has been correctly transmitted to the user area 39 to the file transmission program of the computer device 10 (step S206). In the file management system 1 in this example, The file transmission process that executes processing in the computer device 10 starts transmission processing according to the file transmission conditions. The computer device 10 transmits files to the service provider 11 according to the above-mentioned sequence. and, The user can freely specify the file size and transmission schedule of the target file as the transfer conditions of the file. therefore, For example, the consumption of resources necessary to start the transmission of the computer device 10 immediately during the transmission process is relatively small, Smaller files, And according to the transmission schedule (schedule), the transmission resource consumption is relatively large. Big file. Therefore, the processing power of the computer device 10 can be prevented from being wasted on transmission processing. Occurrence of other operations that cannot be resumed immediately after the start of transmission processing. With this, The user can save the file in the remote user area through the computer network. It is used with the same operation feeling as when the HDD 23 is stored in the computer device 10, You can enjoy the file preservation service (storage service) provided by the service -37- (33) (33) 591472 provider 11 even when transmitting large files or most files. In addition, For service provider 11, Since it can improve user convenience as described above, therefore, You can ask users to use the file preservation service, Increase the number of users signing up for services, Direct each user to a contract with larger capacity and high service fee. In addition, If you sell a computer device 10 in the state that the above file transfer program is installed in advance, That is, the user of the computer device 10 can be smoothly guided to use the service provided by the file management system 1. Furthermore, The above description is focused on the processing operations on the various servers owned by the computer device 10 and the service provider 11 constituting the file management system 1 as an embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention can be widely applied to various file transfer systems having the same structure as the file management system 1, And various file transfer methods that can be implemented by the same processing as that used by the file management system 1, Needless to say. In addition, The processing performed by the above file transfer program can also be performed. Or A software program equivalent to the processing performed between the computer device 10 and the service provider 11 is executed by an electronic device desired to execute the processing and stored in various recording media and provided. [Effects of the Invention] The present invention operates in accordance with the requirements of the user of the computer device. You can include files in the content library, Or the files in the memory area corresponding to the user set in the file storage means are transmitted to the computer device by the file management department -38- (34) (34) 591472. In addition, When a file is sent from a computer device to the file management department, The file specified by the user can be transmitted according to the file transmission conditions set in advance. Therefore, by setting appropriate conditions as the file transfer conditions, This allows users to perform large calculations and memory capacity without performing other tasks. Or file transmission processing of network band. therefore, Can continue to provide users with a smooth operating environment. therefore, With the present invention, The user is doing other work, Do not cause sudden and unexpected processing speeds that accompany the file transfer process. The file transfer of the file management department can be performed very smoothly by the computer device. With this, Can achieve integration, The advantages of developing content-providing services and owner services that open specific memory areas to users, and realizing the use of computer networks, are extreme. Convenient and flexible file management system. [Brief description of the drawings] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a file management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. ♦ Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram for explaining a computer device constituting the file management system. Fig. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a machine configuration of a service provider constituting the file management system. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a database for managing a content library used in the archive management system. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a customer management database used in the file management system. -39- (35) (35) 591472 Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a database for managing the content stored in a customer file storage device used in the file management system. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a designation window for designating file transfer conditions. The transfer condition is used by a file transfer program in the file management system. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transmission schedule designation window. It is used to specify the transmission schedule used by the file transmission program of the file management system. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission schedule designation window. _ Is used to specify the transfer schedule used by the file transfer program of the file management system. Figure 1 〇 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the transfer schedule designation window. It is used to specify the transfer schedule used by the file transfer program of the file management system. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a transmission schedule designation window. It is used to specify the transfer schedule used by the file transfer program of the file management system. · Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the designated window, It is used to specify the file transfer conditions used by the file transfer program of the file management system. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a designated window. It is used to specify the file transfer conditions used by the file transfer program of the file management system. FIG. 14 illustrates that in the file monitoring system, The flow of the order of sending and receiving information and files between the servers of the computer device 10 and the service provider 11 1 Figure 0 40- (36) (36) 591472 Table 1 File management system 1 〇: Computer equipment η: Service Provider 1 2: Computer Network 1 3: Content Provider 20: CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21: RAM (Random Access Memory) 22: ROM (Read Only Memory) 23: HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 24: Display 2 5: Display interface 26: Operation section 2 7: Operation interface 2 8: Web interface 2 9: Bus 3 0: Content Library 3 1: Library Management Server 32: Customer file storage 33: Customer file management server 3 4: Distribution Management Database 3 5: Distribution Management Server 3 6: Mail processing server 3 7: Upload Management Server -41-(37) (37) 591472 3 8: Communication interface 1 5: Customer database 3 9: User area 5 〇: Specified window 7 0: Transmission schedule designation window
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