JP2006011971A - Data storage device and method, data storage system, and program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data storage device capable of storing data files by controlling the size of a folder. <P>SOLUTION: The data storage device is provided with a CPU 101 and an image folder 130. When a total sum of the number of files exceeds the maximum number of files or a total sum of the folder size exceeds the maximum folder size and the current number of folders does not reach the maximum number of folders, the CPU 101 creates a new sub-folder in the image folder 130; when the current number of folders reaches the maximum number of folders, a new main folder is created in the image folder 130, a new sub-file is created in the created new main folder, and a data file to be registered is stored in the created new sub-folder. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data storage device, a data storage device and method, a data storage system, a program, and a recording medium, and more particularly, a data storage device and method, a data storage system, a program, and a program for writing stored data to a data recording medium. The present invention relates to a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a data storage system that reads a large amount of documents such as forms that are generated every day with a scanner and stores the document as a digital image data file, which is also called a filing system. The data storage system includes a client terminal connected to a scanner device having a data transmission function using a network or a local scanner device, and a data storage server connected to the client terminal via the network. The data storage server receives the data file read by the scanner device, and controls to store the data file in a folder automatically created in the hard disk. In addition, the data file stored on the hard disk of the data storage server is electronically written to a data recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD when the capacity of the hard disk is insufficient or according to the user's request.

  In the data storage system, the data storage server automatically generates a folder according to the attribute such as the creation date of the data file, and controls to store the data file that matches the attribute in the folder. Variations in the number of data files within.

Therefore, a file management method is disclosed in which the number of data files and the file size in a folder are controlled to a specified value or less by deleting old data files or large data files in the folder (for example, Patent Documents). 1).
JP 2000-215089 A

  However, in the above file management method, when all the data files generated in large quantities are stored at a time, when the number of data files and the file size exceed a specified value, the data files are deleted. Therefore, when storing a large amount of data files, a large number must be set for the number of files stored in the folder and the designated value of the file size, and the folder becomes very large.

  In addition, since the file management method cannot control the folder size on the assumption that data is written on various data recording media, the user can write the folder to the data recording medium. If the folder size exceeds the capacity of the data recording medium, it is necessary to reconfigure the folder.

  Furthermore, if many data files are stored in one folder, the number of data files to be searched increases when searching for data files, and it takes time to search.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a data storage device and method, a data storage system, a program, and a recording medium that can store a data file by controlling the size of a folder.

  To achieve the above object, the data storage device according to claim 1 is a data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, the folder information acquisition means for acquiring folder information about the folder, and the folder A folder generation unit that generates the folder based on information, and a data file storage unit that stores the data file in the folder.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the data storage device according to the first aspect, wherein the folder includes a main folder and a plurality of subfolders stored in the main folder.

  The data storage device according to claim 3, wherein the folder information includes a maximum number of folders of the subfolders in the main folder, a maximum folder size per subfolder, and the subfolders. It consists of the maximum number of data files stored in the file.

  4. The data storage device according to claim 4, wherein the folder generation means generates a new subfolder when the subfolder exceeds the maximum folder size or the maximum number of files. Features.

  The data storage device according to claim 5 is the data storage device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein when the subfolder in the main folder reaches the maximum number of folders when the new folder is generated, A new main folder is generated.

  The data storage device according to claim 6 is the data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a writing unit that writes the folder to a data recording medium, wherein the folder information acquisition unit includes: Information on a data recording medium is acquired, and the folder information is set based on the information on the data recording medium.

  The data storage device according to claim 7 is the data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the folder information acquisition unit acquires folder information input by a user.

  8. The data storage device according to claim 8, further comprising search means for generating a path for searching the data file stored in the folder in the data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. It is characterized by.

  The data storage device according to claim 9, wherein the data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a main folder in which the subfolder has reached the maximum number of folders is stored as a target folder for writing. And a writing target folder display means for displaying information of a writing target folder that has not been written to a data recording medium among the writing target folders.

  In order to achieve the above object, a data storage system according to claim 10 comprises a data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, and an information processing device connected to the data storage device via a network. In the data storage system, the information processing apparatus includes a storage instruction unit that transmits a storage instruction for storing the data file to the data storage apparatus, and the data storage apparatus receives the transmitted storage instruction. Receiving means, folder information acquiring means for acquiring folder information relating to the folder when the save instruction is received, folder generating means for generating the folder based on the folder information, and the data file in the folder And a data file storing means for storing.

  In order to achieve the above object, the data storage method according to claim 11 is a data storage method of a data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, wherein the folder information acquisition step acquires folder information about the folder. And a folder generating step for generating the folder based on the folder information, and a data file storing step for storing the data file in the folder.

  The data storage method according to claim 12 is the data storage method according to claim 11, wherein the folder includes a main folder and a plurality of subfolders stored in the main folder.

  The data storage method according to claim 13, wherein the folder information includes a maximum number of folders of the subfolders in the main folder, a maximum folder size per subfolder, and the subfolders. It consists of the maximum number of data files stored in the file.

  14. The data storage method according to claim 14, wherein in the data storage method according to claim 13, the folder generation step generates a new subfolder when the subfolder exceeds the maximum folder size or the maximum number of files. Features.

  The data storage method according to claim 15 is the data storage method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the folder generation step is performed when the number of subfolders in the main folder reaches the maximum number of folders when a new subfolder is generated. A new main folder is generated.

  16. The data storage method according to claim 16, further comprising a writing step of writing the folder to a data recording medium according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the folder information acquisition step includes: Information on a data recording medium is acquired, and the folder information is set based on the information on the data recording medium.

  The data storage method according to claim 17 is the data storage method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the folder information acquisition step acquires folder information input by a user.

  The data storage method according to claim 18, further comprising a search step of generating a path and searching for the data file stored in the folder in the data storage method according to any one of claims 11 to 17. It is characterized by.

  A data storage method according to claim 19, wherein the main folder having the maximum number of subfolders is stored as a write target folder in the data storage method according to any one of claims 11 to 18. And a writing target folder display step for displaying information of a writing target folder that has not been written to a data recording medium among the writing target folders.

  In order to achieve the above object, a data storage program according to claim 20 is a data storage program for storing a data file in a folder, the folder information acquisition module for acquiring folder information about the folder, and the folder A folder generation module that generates the folder based on information and a data file storage module that stores the data file in the folder are executed by a computer.

  In order to achieve the above object, a computer-readable storage medium according to claim 21 stores the program according to claim 20.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 1, the method according to claim 11, the program according to claim 20, and the storage medium according to claim 21, folder information relating to a folder is acquired, and a folder is created based on the folder information. Since the data file is generated and saved in the folder, the data file can be saved by controlling the size of the folder.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 2 and the method according to claim 12, since the folder includes a main folder and a plurality of subfolders stored in the main folder, a data file can be searched in a short time. it can.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 3 and the method according to claim 13, the folder information includes the maximum number of subfolders in the main folder, the maximum folder size per subfolder, and data stored in the subfolders. Since it consists of the maximum number of files, the size of the folder can be reliably controlled.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 4 and the method according to claim 14, when the subfolder exceeds the maximum folder size or the maximum number of files, a new subfolder is generated, so that the size of the folder is controlled more reliably. be able to.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 5 and the method according to claim 15, a new main folder is generated when the number of subfolders in the main folder reaches the maximum number of folders when generating a new subfolder. Can be controlled more reliably.

  According to the data storage device of claim 6 and the method of claim 16, the information of the data recording medium for writing the folder is acquired and the folder information is set based on the information of the data recording medium. The folder size can be controlled so that it can be written to the medium.

  According to the data storage device according to the seventh aspect and the method according to the seventeenth aspect, since the folder information input by the user is acquired, the folder size can be controlled corresponding to various data storage media.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 8 and the method according to claim 18, the path of the data file stored in the folder is generated and searched, so that the number of data files is limited. Data files can be searched from within a short time.

  According to the data storage device according to claim 9 and the method according to claim 19, the main folder whose subfolder has reached the maximum number of folders is stored as a write target folder, and the main folder is written to the data recording medium. Since no information about the folder to be written is displayed, it is possible to easily confirm the folder to be written that has not been written to the data recording medium.

  According to the data storage system of claim 10, the information processing apparatus transmits a storage instruction to store the data file to the data storage apparatus, and the data storage apparatus acquires folder information regarding the folder when the storage instruction is received. Since the folder is generated based on the folder information and the data file is saved in the folder, the data file can be saved from a computer connected to the network by controlling the size of the folder.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a data storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the data storage system includes a server 100 as a data storage device for storing data files such as image data files, a client 200 connected to the server 100 via a network, a server 100 and a client 200. The image input devices 105 and 205 are connected to each other and read an image from a paper document to acquire image data.

  The server 100 includes a database area 110, an image area 120, and a program 160 for executing various processes in a hard disk (HDD) 104 (FIG. 2) described later. The database area 110 and the image area 120 may be stored in another server connected to the server 100 via a network.

  The image area 120 includes a temporary folder 150 that temporarily stores image data acquired from the image input devices 105 and 205 as a data file, a scan folder 140 that stores a data file temporarily stored in the temporary folder 150 after the input operation is completed, And an image folder 130 for storing a data file stored in the scan folder 140 after registration.

  Main folders 131 to 132 are stored in the image folder 130, subfolders 133 to 135 are stored in the main folder 131, and data files 136 to 138 are stored in the subfolder 133. Yes. The maximum number of folders and the maximum folder size of subfolders in the main folder, and the maximum number of data files in the subfolders are set according to the type of external medium that writes the main folder. The main folder that has reached the maximum number of folders becomes the export target folder and is written to the external medium.

  The database area 110 includes a media table 111 (FIG. 7) that manages setting information for each type of external medium that writes out the export target folder, and a document group management table 112 that manages setting information for each document group to which the data file belongs. (FIG. 8), a document table 113 (FIG. 12) for managing data file information, and a DVD table 114 (FIG. 13) for managing information on a folder to be written to an external medium.

  The client 200 has a program 260 for executing various processes in a hard disk (HDD) 204 (FIG. 3), which will be described later. The program 260 is used to search for information existing in the server 100, and to input an image input device. Processing is performed on the data file input from 205. There may be a plurality of clients 200.

  The program 160 of the server 100 and the program 260 of the client 200 are the same, and allow the server 100 and the client 200 to communicate with each other and operate in cooperation.

  The image input devices 105 and 205 include a scanner having a function of reading an image from a paper document and acquiring image data. The image data captured by the server is converted into a data file by the program 160. In the present embodiment, the image input devices 105 and 205 are not essential. In addition, the image input devices 105 and 205 are not limited to scanners, and may be any device that has a function of reading an image, such as a multifunction peripheral.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 100 in FIG.

  The server 100 in FIG. 2 includes a CPU 101 that controls each component of the server 100 in a centralized manner, a RAM 102 that functions as a main memory and a work area of the CPU 101, and a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) that is a control program for the CPU 101. A ROM 103 that stores an operating system program (OS), various programs executed by the server 100, and a HDD 104 that stores a database area 110, an image area 120, a program 160, an OS (not shown), and the like. The external interface 105a for acquiring a data file from the image input device 105 (FIG. 1), a CRT, a liquid crystal display, and the like, and display data acquired via a display controller (not shown) controlled by the CPU 101 are displayed. This An input interface 107 that controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a network interface 108 that controls communication with an external device via the network, for example, Internet communication using TCP / IP. And an external media drive 109 for writing a folder to be written to an external medium, which are connected to each other via a system bus.

  The CPU 101 displays display data on the display 106 by, for example, executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 102. Further, the CPU 101 displays a mouse cursor or the like on the display 106 in response to an input from the input interface 107.

  The external media drive 109 is necessary when writing out the export target folder on the external medium or when searching for a desired data file from the export target folder written on the external medium. Further, although the external media drive 109 has been described as being built in the server 100, it may be externally attached to the server 100 or may exist on the network.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the client 200 in FIG.

  The hardware configuration of the client 200 in FIG. 3 is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the server 100, and the reference numbers in the figure correspond to the 200 series in which the last two digits are the same. However, the HDD 204 does not have the database area 110 and the image area 120.

  The program 260 has the same function as the program 160 of the server 100 in FIG. 2 and performs the same processing.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a main menu G001 displayed on the display 106 in FIG.

  The main menu G001 in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 106 when the program 160 of the server 100 is activated.

  The main menu G001 registers an import button G100 for starting a process of acquiring a data file from the image input device 105 and saving it in the scan folder 140, and a data file saved in the scan folder 140 and registering the image folder 130. A registration button G200 for starting a registration process (FIG. 9) to be stored in the image folder 130, a search button G300 for starting a search process (FIG. 14) for searching for a data file stored in the image folder 130, and the image folder 130. The update button G400 for starting the update process (FIG. 18) for writing the export target folder stored in the external media and the setting process (FIG. 5) for making various settings for each document group to which the data file belongs are started. And a setting button G500.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the server 100 will be described with reference to flowcharts. Each process is executed by the CPU 101 by appropriately loading the program 160 from the HDD 104 to the RAM 102. Some of the processes executed by the CPU 101 may be executed by a dedicated controller. For example, the data writing to the HDD 104 may be performed by the DMA controller without the CPU 101 being directly interposed.

  The following processing is described as being executed in the server 100, but is not limited to this. Input information is transmitted from the PC or the like of the client 200 to the server 100 via the network. Similar processing may be executed by displaying the transmission information on the display 206 of the client 200. As a result, a computer connected to the network can store the data file by controlling the size of the folder.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the setting process executed by the server 100 in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, when the setting button G500 is pressed in the main menu G001 in FIG. 4, the CPU 101 performs control to display the setting menu G501 in FIG. 6 on the display 106 (step S501).

  The setting menu G501 in FIG. 6 includes a document group number G510 1 to 99 for managing a document group, a document group name G520 of the document group, and a media prefix that is a prefix of a main folder name belonging to the document group. G530, the maximum number of subfolders G540 in the main folder, the maximum folder size G550 per subfolder in the main folder, the maximum number of data files G560 in the subfolder, and the document group The external media G570 in which the main folder to be written is written, the automatic setting button G580 for automatically setting the maximum number of folders G540, the maximum folder size G550, and the maximum number of files G560, and the information displayed in the setting menu 501 are stored. OK button G for It consists of 90 Metropolitan.

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the document group number G510, the document group name G520, and the media prefix G530 are input by the user in step S502, the CPU 101 stores the input information in the RAM 102, and the automatic setting button G580. Is pressed (step S503), and when the automatic setting button G580 is pressed, it is determined whether there is a writable external medium in the external media drive 109 (step S504). .

  In step S504, the CPU 101 instructs the external media drive 109 to check whether there is a writable external medium in the external media drive 109, and the external media drive 109 stores the confirmation result in the RAM 102. By doing. At this time, if there is an external medium, the external media drive 109 also stores the capacity of the external medium in the RAM 102. The instruction for confirming whether the external medium exists is a function created by an existing Visual Basic or the like as an entity, and the capacity of the external medium existing in the external media drive 109 can be acquired. This function is the same function that is used to check the disk capacity of the HDD etc. in the OS. From the properties of the Drive object in the File System Object, the drive type, total size for each drive, free space, used space Can be acquired.

  If there is no writable external medium in the external media drive 109 as a result of the determination in step S504, the CPU 101 displays an error message such as “no external medium” on the display 106 (step S507). Return to step S503.

  If there is a writable external medium in the external media drive 109 as a result of the determination in step S504, the CPU 101 executes the media table of FIG. 7 based on the information such as the capacity of the external medium recorded in the RAM 102. From 111, folder information of the maximum number of folders G540, the maximum folder size G550, and the maximum number of files G560 is acquired and stored in the RAM 102 (step S505).

  The media table 111 in FIG. 7 includes various external media, the maximum number of subfolders that can be stored in the external medium, the maximum folder size per subfolder, and the maximum number of data files in the subfolder. It is composed of

  Returning to FIG. 5, in step S506, the CPU 101 extracts the folder information and external media information stored in the RAM 102, and controls the display 106 to store the extracted folder information and external media information in the setting menu G501. When the OK button G590 is pressed (YES in step S509), it is determined whether or not values are input to all items of the setting menu G501 (step S510). When values have been input for all items, the CPU 101 stores the data stored in the RAM 102 by the processing of step S502 and step S505 or the input of S508 in the database area 110 of the HDD 104 in FIG. Processing to save in 112 Performed (step S512), the process is terminated.

  The document group management table 112 in FIG. 8 includes a document group number, a document group name, a lot number, use / non-use, media prefix, media number, current folder size, current file number, current folder number, maximum folder size, maximum file number. , Maximum number of folders, external media storage period.

  If it is determined in step S503 that the automatic setting button G580 has not been pressed, the user manually inputs the maximum folder number G540, the maximum folder size G550, and the maximum file number G560, and the CPU 101 Is stored in the RAM 102 (step S508), the processes in and after step S509 are executed, and this process ends.

  If it is determined in step S510 that no value has been input for all items in the setting menu G501, the CPU 101 notifies the user that there is a non-input part and displays an error message on the display 106 prompting re-input. The display process is performed (step S511), and the process returns to step S502.

  According to the processing in FIG. 5, when the automatic setting button G580 is pressed (YES in step S503), the CPU 101 determines from the media table 111 the maximum based on information such as the capacity of the external media recorded in the RAM 102. Since the folder information of the number of folders G540, the maximum folder size G550, and the maximum number of files G560 is acquired and stored in the RAM 102 (step S505), the folder size can be controlled so that it can be written to the data storage medium.

  When the automatic setting button G580 has not been pressed (NO in step S503), the user manually inputs the maximum folder number G540, the maximum folder size G550, and the maximum file number G560, and the CPU 101 inputs Since the information is stored in the RAM 102 (step S508), the folder size can be controlled corresponding to various data storage media.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts of the registration process executed by the server 100 in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, when the registration button G <b> 200 is pressed in the main menu G <b> 001, the CPU 101 performs control to display the registration screen in FIG. 11 on the display 106, and among the data files stored in the scan folder 140 of the HDD 104. A data file to be registered is acquired (step S201). Here, one data file that has not been registered in the image folder 130 and that has been registered in the scan folder 140 and has an earlier registration date is selected.

  A registration screen G201 in FIG. 11 includes a data file display unit G210 for displaying a data file, a key item input unit G220 for inputting information (key items) regarding the data file, and a registration for instructing registration of the data file. A button G230, an end button G260 for ending the data file registration process, a next button G240 for instructing acquisition of the next data file, and a delete button G250 for instructing deletion of the data file Consists of In the key item input unit G220, key items of a postal code G221, an address G222, a name G223, an age G224, a gender G225, an occupation G226, and a telephone number G227 are arranged. The key items are not limited to the key items G221 to G227.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S202, the CPU 101 controls the display 106 to display the acquired data file on the data file display unit G210, and when each key item of the key item input unit G220 is input by the user, The CPU 101 stores the input information in the RAM 102 (step S203). When the registration button G230 is pressed by the user (YES in step S204), it is determined whether all items in the key item input unit G220 have been input. When all the items in the key item input unit G220 are not input (step S205), a message notifying the user of the presence of an uninput item is displayed on the registration screen G201 in FIG. 11 (step S206). Returning to step S203, when all items of the key item input unit G220 have been input 8, information on the maximum file number, maximum folder size, maximum folder number, current file number, current folder size, and current folder number of the document group to which the data file to be registered belongs is acquired from the document group management table 112 in FIG. Step S207). Here, the number of current files and the current folder size relate to subfolders that have not yet reached the maximum number of files and the maximum folder size among the already generated subfolders and are in a writable state. The current folder number is the number of subfolders generated in the main folder.

  Next, in step S208 of FIG. 10, the CPU 101 compares the total number of current files acquired in step S207 and the number of data files to be registered with the maximum number of files acquired in step S207. It is determined whether or not the maximum number of files has been exceeded. If the total number of files does not exceed the maximum number of files, the total of the current folder size acquired in step S207 and the folder size of the data file to be registered, and step S207 Is compared with the maximum folder size acquired in step S209 to determine whether the total folder size exceeds the maximum folder size (step S209). If the total folder size does not exceed the maximum folder size, registration is performed. Data file to be stored in the image folder 120 of the HDD 104 Save to a subfolder of standing (step S210).

  Next, the CPU 101 stores the folder size of the subfolder storing the data file, the number of existing data files, and the number of subfolders in the document group management table 112 (FIG. 8) of the HDD 104, and the key item input stored in the RAM 102 in step S203. Data file information such as information input to the part G220, data file name, and main folder name to be stored is stored in the document table 113 of FIG. 12 (step S211), and whether or not the end button G260 is pressed is determined. When the determination is made (step S212) and the end button G260 is not pressed, the process returns to step S201 to acquire the next data file, and when the end button G260 is pressed, the process ends.

  The document table 113 in FIG. 12 stores data file information. The data file name of the data file, the extension of the data file, the folder name (DVD volume name) of the main folder in which the data file is stored, The number of subfolders (folder) stored in the main folder, the number of pages of the data file, the pre-change file name stored when the data file name is changed, and each information (key) registered from the key item input unit G220 Item 1 to n).

  If the total number of files exceeds the maximum number of files as a result of the determination in step S208, or if the total folder size exceeds the maximum folder size as a result of the determination in step S209, the CPU 101 determines in step S207. The obtained current folder number is compared with the maximum folder number to determine whether or not the current folder number has reached the maximum folder number (step S213). When the current folder number has not reached the maximum folder number, A new subfolder is created in the image folder 130 (FIG. 1) (step S214), the data file to be registered in the created new subfolder is saved (step S215), the processing from step S211 is executed, and this processing is terminated. . “The maximum number of folders has been reached” in the determination in step S213 refers to whether or not the number of subfolders existing in the main folder has reached the maximum number of folders when generating a new subfolder. That is, it is determined whether or not the maximum number of folders will be exceeded when it is generated.

  If the result of determination in step S213 is that the current number of folders has reached the maximum number of folders, the main folder that has reached the maximum number of folders is registered in the DVD table 114 of FIG. 13 as the export target folder (step S216), and the image folder A new main folder is created in 130 (step S217), a new subfolder is created in the created new main folder (step S218), and a data file to be registered in the created new subfolder is saved (step S219). The processing after S211 is executed, and this processing is terminated. The DVD table 114 in FIG. 13 stores the export target folder information, the document group number to which the export target folder information belongs, the name of the external medium (media name) in which the export target folder is written, and the export target folder. The number of data files stored in the file, a copied flag indicating whether or not the writing target folder has been written to an external medium, and an external media directory that is a path of the external medium. The copied flag indicates that the writing target folder has not been written to the external medium by “0”, and indicates that the writing target folder has been written to the external medium by “1”.

  9 and 10, the CPU 101 determines that the total number of files exceeds the maximum number of files or the total folder size exceeds the maximum folder size (in step S208 or step S209). YES), if the number of current folders has not reached the maximum number of folders (NO in step S213), a new subfolder is created in the image folder 130 (step S214), and the number of current folders has reached the maximum number of folders (YES in step S213), a new main folder is created in the image folder 130 (step S217), so that the size of the folder can be controlled and the data file can be saved.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the search process executed by the server 100 in FIG.

  In FIG. 14, when the search button G300 is pressed in the main menu G001 in FIG. 4, the CPU 101 performs control to display the search screen G301 in FIG. 15 on the display 106 (step S301).

  The search screen G301 in FIG. 15 includes a key item input unit G310 for inputting key items, and a search button G320 for instructing a data file search using the input key items as keys. In the key item input unit G310, items such as a postal code G311, an address G312, a name G313, an age G314, a sex G315, an occupation G316, and a telephone number G317 are arranged. In FIG. 15, “Tokyo” is input to the address G312 as an example.

  Returning to FIG. 14, in step S302, when the user inputs each item of the key item input unit G310 of the search screen G301 and presses the search button G320 (YES in step S303), the CPU 101 inputs the key item input unit. It is determined whether or not a key item is input to G310 (step S304). When a key item is input to key item input unit G310, the input key item and key are input from document table 113 in FIG. When data file information with matching items is acquired and stored in the RAM 102 (step S305), it is determined whether or not one or more data file information is acquired (step S306), and one or more data file information is acquired 16 controls the display 106 to retrieve all acquired data file information in FIG. To be listed in the results list G321 (step S308).

  In the search result list G321 of FIG. 16, two data file information G330 and G340 whose key item address G312 is “Tokyo” are displayed as search results, and one is selected from the displayed data file information. A display button G350 for displaying the corresponding data file is arranged.

  Returning to FIG. 14, if no key item is input as a result of the determination in step S <b> 304 or one or more data file information is not acquired as a result of the determination in step S <b> 306, the CPU 101 displays an error on the display 106. Control is performed to display an error message according to the type (step S307), and the process returns to step S302.

  In step S309, when one item is selected from the data file information displayed in the search result list G321 by the user and the display button G350 is pressed (YES in step S310), the CPU 101 stores it in the RAM 102 in step S305. Based on the data file information, a path of the data file is generated (step S311). This path is represented by, for example, “DVD volume name” ¥ “folder” ¥ “data file name”. Thereby, it is possible to specify the main folder and subfolder in which the data file is stored.

  Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not a data file exists in the image folder 130 based on the generated path (step S312). If the data file does not exist, the CPU 106 displays a message notifying that the data file does not exist. In step S313, the process returns to step S308. When the data file exists, the data file existing in the path generated by controlling the display 106 is displayed as the data file of the search result display G351 in FIG. The information is displayed on the display unit G360 (step S314).

  The search result display G351 in FIG. 17 includes a data file display unit G360 that displays a data file, a key item display unit G370 that displays key items of the data file, and a return button for instructing display of the search result list G321. G380. In the key item display part G370, items of a postal code G371, an address G372, a name G373, an age G374, a gender G375, an occupation G376, and a telephone number G377 are arranged.

  Returning to FIG. 14, in step S <b> 315, the CPU 101 controls the display 106 to display the corresponding data file information key item on the key item display unit G <b> 370 in FIG. 17, and whether or not the return button G <b> 380 has been pressed. When the determination is made (step S316) and the return button G380 is pressed, the process returns to step S308, and when the return button G380 is not pressed, this process ends.

  According to the processing in FIG. 14, when one item is selected from the data file information displayed in the search result list G321 by the user and the display button G350 is pressed (YES in step S310), the CPU 101 stores in the RAM 102. Based on the data file information thus generated, a path of the data file is generated (step S311), and the data file existing in the generated path is displayed on the data file display unit G360 of the search result display G351 of FIG. 17 (step S314). The data file can be searched in a short time from the subfolders where the number of data files is limited.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the update process executed by the server 100 in FIG.

  18, when the update button G400 is pressed in the main menu G001 in FIG. 4, the CPU 101 performs control to display the update menu screen G401 in FIG. 19 on the display 106 (step S401).

  The update menu G401 in FIG. 19 includes an export target folder list display button (hereinafter referred to as “list display button”) G410 for instructing to display a list of information of the export target folder, and export of the export target folder to external media. A writing target folder writing button (hereinafter referred to as “writing button”) G420 for instructing and a return button G430 for instructing display of the main menu G001 are configured.

  Returning to FIG. 18, in steps S402 to S404, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the list display button G410 is pressed on the update menu screen G401 (step S402), and whether or not the write button G420 is pressed (step S403). It is determined whether or not the button G430 has been pressed (step S404).

  If the list display button G410 is pressed as a result of the determination in step S402, the CPU 101 acquires from the DVD table 114 the copied flag is “0”, that is, information on the folder to be written that has not yet been written to the external medium. (Step S405), the display 106 is controlled to display the acquired list of folder information to be written in the folder list G411 to be written in FIG. 20 (Step S406), and this processing is terminated.

  The export target folder list G411 in FIG. 20 displays a list of folder names (volume names) and the like of export target folders that have not yet been exported to the external medium, among the export target folders that have been written to the external medium. .

  Returning to FIG. 18, when the write button G420 is pressed as a result of the determination in step S403, the CPU 101 sets the copied flag from the DVD table 114 to “0”, that is, the write target folder information that has not yet been written to the external medium. Is extracted (step S407), and the process of copying the folder to be written out to the external media path stored in the external media directory of the DVD table 114 is started (step S408). (Step S409), and when it is completed normally, the value of the copied flag in the DVD table 114 is updated from “0” to “1” (Step S410), and this process is performed. finish. As a result, the corresponding folder can be excluded from the write target at the next update process.

  As a result of the determination in step S409, when a failure occurs during copying and the processing does not end normally, the CPU 101 performs a control to display an error message on the display 106 (step S411), and ends this processing.

  As a result of the determination in step S404, when the return button G430 is pressed, the CPU 101 controls the display 106 to end the display of the update menu G401 in FIG. 19 and display the main menu G001 in FIG. This is done (step S412), and this process is terminated.

  According to the processing in FIG. 18, when the list display button G410 is pressed (YES in step S402), the CPU 101 acquires information on the folder to be written that has not yet been written to the external medium (step S405). Since the control is performed to display the writing target folder list G411, which is a list of writing target folder information, on the display 106 (step S406), it is possible to easily check the writing target folder that has not been written to the data recording medium.

  It should be noted that the configurations and contents of the various tables in FIGS. 7, 8, 12, and 13 are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that various configurations and contents are adopted depending on the application and purpose.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the database area 110 in FIG. 1 generates various tables (not shown) for executing various processes (for example, key items on the registration screen in FIG. 11) in addition to the tables 111 to 114. Table) and various data.

  Another object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium (or recording medium) in which a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded to a system or apparatus, and to perform computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus. Needless to say, this is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an operating system (OS) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code However, it is needless to say that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function is determined based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the expansion card or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  The above-described program only needs to be able to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments by a computer, and the form includes forms such as object code, a program executed by an interpreter, and script data supplied to the OS. But you can.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, RAM, NV-RAM, floppy (registered trademark) disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, MO, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD + RW), magnetic tape, non-volatile memory card, other ROM, etc. may be used as long as they can store the above programs. Alternatively, the program is supplied by downloading from another computer or database (not shown) connected to the Internet, a commercial network, a local area network, or the like.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a data storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the server 100 in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the client 200 in FIG. It is a figure which shows the main menu G001 displayed on the display 106 in FIG. It is a flowchart of the setting process performed by the server 100 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting menu displayed by step S501 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the media table in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the document group management table in FIG. It is a flowchart of the registration process performed by the server 100 in FIG. It is a flowchart of the registration process performed by the server 100 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen displayed by FIG.9 S201. It is a figure which shows an example of the document table in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the DVD table in FIG. It is a flowchart of the search process performed by the server 100 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the search screen displayed by step S301 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result list displayed by FIG.14 S308. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result display displayed by step S314 of FIG. It is a flowchart of the update process performed by the server 100 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the update menu displayed by step S401 of FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a list of folders to be written displayed in step S406 of FIG.

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100 server 101 CPU
104 HDD
109 External media drive 110 Database area 120 Image area 130 Image folder 160 Program 200 Client 260 Program

Claims (21)

  A data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, the folder information acquiring means for acquiring folder information related to the folder, the folder generating means for generating the folder based on the folder information, and the data file A data storage device comprising data file storage means for storing in a folder.   The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the folder includes a main folder and a plurality of subfolders stored in the main folder.   3. The folder information includes a maximum number of subfolders in the main folder, a maximum folder size per subfolder, and a maximum number of data files stored in the subfolder. The data storage device described.   4. The data storage device according to claim 3, wherein the folder generation unit generates a new subfolder when the subfolder exceeds the maximum folder size or the maximum number of files.   5. The data storage device according to claim 3, wherein the folder generation unit generates a new main folder when the number of subfolders in the main folder has reached the maximum number of folders when a new subfolder is generated. .   Writing means for writing the folder to a data recording medium, wherein the folder information acquisition means acquires the information of the data recording medium and sets the folder information based on the information of the data recording medium; The data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the folder information acquisition unit acquires folder information input by a user.   The data storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising search means for searching for a data file stored in the folder by generating a path.   Write target folder storage means for storing a main folder in which the number of subfolders has reached the maximum number of folders as a write target folder; The data storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit. A data storage system comprising a data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, and an information processing device connected to the data storage device via a network,
The information processing apparatus includes a storage instruction unit that transmits a storage instruction to store the data file to the data storage device,
The data storage device includes: a reception unit that receives the transmitted storage instruction; a folder information acquisition unit that acquires folder information about the folder when the storage instruction is received; and the folder based on the folder information. A data storage system comprising: a folder generation means for generating; and a data file storage means for storing the data file in the folder.   A data storage method of a data storage device for storing a data file in a folder, the folder information acquisition step for acquiring folder information related to the folder, the folder generation step for generating the folder based on the folder information, A data storage method comprising: a data file storage step of storing a data file in the folder.   12. The data storage method according to claim 11, wherein the folder includes a main folder and a plurality of subfolders stored in the main folder.   13. The folder information includes a maximum number of subfolders in the main folder, a maximum folder size per subfolder, and a maximum number of data files stored in the subfolders. The data storage method described.   14. The data storage method according to claim 13, wherein the folder generation step generates a new subfolder when the subfolder exceeds the maximum folder size or the maximum number of files.   15. The data storage method according to claim 13, wherein the folder generation step generates a new main folder when the number of subfolders in the main folder reaches the maximum number of folders when generating a new subfolder. .   A writing step of writing the folder to a data recording medium, wherein the folder information acquisition step acquires the information of the data recording medium, and sets the folder information based on the information of the data recording medium The data storage method according to any one of claims 11 to 15.   16. The data storage method according to claim 11, wherein the folder information acquisition step acquires folder information input by a user.   The data storage method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, further comprising a search step of searching for a data file stored in the folder by generating a path.   An export target folder storing step for storing a main folder in which the number of subfolders reaches the maximum number of folders as an export target folder; The data storage method according to claim 11, further comprising a display step.   A data storage program for storing a data file in a folder, the folder information acquisition module for acquiring folder information about the folder, the folder generation module for generating the folder based on the folder information, and the data file A data storage program for causing a computer to execute a data file storage module stored in a folder.   A computer-readable storage medium storing the program according to claim 20.

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