Image File Management Folder Hierarchy Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image file management systems struggle to clearly identify and display the location of saved image files, especially when they are nested in deep hierarchies or when multiple files with different photographing dates are present, making it difficult for users to determine which folder contains a specific image file.
Innovation Solution
The system automatically determines and displays the appropriate upper hierarchy folder as the current folder based on the photographing date information, ensuring that all relevant folders are displayed and the selected image file is easily identifiable, even if it is saved in a deeper hierarchy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If image files are saved in deep hierarchy folders according to photographing date, then image files are organized systematically, but it becomes difficult for users to identify which folder contains a specific image file
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension of information display by showing multiple folder hierarchy levels simultaneously on the screen. Instead of displaying only one folder at a time, the system displays the current folder along with its parent folders in the hierarchy, allowing users to see the complete path context (e.g., showing both the deep subfolder and its parent folders) without navigating through multiple screens. This dimensional expansion of display space resolves the contradiction by maintaining deep organization while improving identifiability.
2Device complexity
If only one current folder is displayed on the screen, then the display is simple, but users cannot determine which of the remaining undisplayed folders holds the image file
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested display structure where multiple folder levels are displayed concurrently in a hierarchical arrangement. The current folder is shown along with its parent folders nested within the same display area, creating a visual representation of the folder hierarchy similar to nested dolls. This allows users to see the complete folder path context without increasing overall display complexity, as the nested structure efficiently organizes multiple levels of information in a compact manner.
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AI summary
An object of this invention is to easily identify an image file transferred from an image input apparatus and saved in an image file management apparatus. In an image file management method of saving an image file transferred from an image input apparatus in a folder created in accordance with the photographing date information of the image file, when transferred image files include one kind of photographing date, one kind of folder to save the image files is displayed on a screen as a current folder. When a plurality of kinds of photographing dates are present, a folder of an upper hierarchy which includes a plurality of folders created in correspondence with the plurality of kinds of photographing dates is displayed on the screen as the current folder.