Information processing method and apparatus for displaying a list of a plurality of image data files and a list of search results
US6335746B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/51
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system has a hierarchical tree structure in which directories and files are placed under another directory. According to the hierarchical tree structure, the data of one image is assigned to one file and a group of image data is assigned a common directory name. A program for managing the image data displays a thumbnail image based upon the image data of each file that belongs to a desired directory. With regard to another directory that belongs to the desired directory, a display is presented to clearly indicate that this is a directory and a thumbnail image based upon the image data of one file among the files belonging to this other directory is displayed as well.
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