File system and storage medium storing program used in such system
US6704119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/93
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system in which a processing apparatus is coupled to a storage unit includes a storage management system for automatically causing the storage unit to store data equal to processed data corresponding to a processing result obtained by the function provided in the processing apparatus, and an output management system for outputting the data read from the storage unit in response to a processing instruction supplied to the file system. The storage management system obtains specifying information specifying data to be stored by the storage unit so that the data to which the specifying information is added is stored by the storage unit. The the output management system has a display unit for displaying either at least a part of each of data items stored by the storage unit or specifying information items specifying the data items, and an operation unit for selecting an item from among the items displayed by the display unit and inputting the processing instruction, so that a data item corresponding to the selected item is output in response to the input processing instruction.
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