File management apparatus and method
US6505213B1 · kind B1 · utility
33Cited by
4References
17Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information storage device in which a plurality of storage media having different accessibility is provided with a unit for controlling the retrieval of a portable storage medium which can be retrieved from an information storage device by selecting, at a request to retrieve the portable storage medium, the storage medium either as storing the body of a file and the data for use in accessing the file or as storing only the body of the file. The information storage device stores in and moves to a storage medium at an appropriate level the data for use in accessing a file depending on the situation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.