File management apparatus and method, and recording medium including same
US6501905B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file management apparatus and method for managing the files of audio and/or video data to be recorded on or reproduced from a recording medium. The file management apparatus includes a first apparatus for managing a master file recorded on the medium and a second apparatus for designating at least part of the master as at least shared element. The apparatus also includes a third apparatus for managing one or more of the shared elements as one or more shared files in order to enable a plurality of the shared files to refer to the same shared element.
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