TWI409651B - File relating system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A file relating system and a method thereof are provided. Said file relating system and said method thereof are applicable for file systems. After a first file is opened, said file relating system and said method thereof at least record the file icons, the file names and the file paths of the files having been opened during the same time the first file is opened in a relating list. When one of files of the relating list is selected and a displaying signal for displaying the relating list is triggered, the relating list is displayed to enable the user to link to other relating files. Therefore, said file relating system and said method thereof can enhance the consulting and linking efficiency of relating files.

Description

File association system and method thereof

A file association system and method thereof, in particular, a method for establishing an association list by archiving whether a file is simultaneously opened, and displaying an associated list linked with the selected file when selecting a file and generating a display signal for querying and linking to other File association system and method of associated files.

With the increasingly complete function of the file system in the book industry system, different traditional file structures have been derived from the traditional tree structure. For example, in the past, when opening an associated file scattered in different file directories, it is necessary to query the file with specific attributes through the file searcher, and then the user opens the associated file through the link of the query result list. Alternatively, the user can create a shortcut in the same file or archive directory for the associated files located in different file directories, thereby opening the associated file.

However, in the above situation, the user has to repeatedly repeat the inquiry action or spend a lot of time in advance to establish the file path of the association file in the same file or archive directory, which is quite laborious for the user, even in the In some embedded systems, because there is no file searcher or shortcut function, or even a perfect file structure, the user cannot operate on the associated file, which causes inconvenience in the associated file query link. .

In summary, it can be seen that in the prior art, there has been a problem that the relevance file query connection efficiency is not good for a long time, so it is necessary to propose an improved technical means to solve this problem.

The present invention discloses a file association system and a method thereof, in which the file association system disclosed in the present invention is applicable to a file system, and includes a receiving module. a display signal for receiving an opening signal of the file, selecting a signal, and displaying an associated list linked to the selected file; and comparing the module, after the receiving module receives the opening signal for opening the first file Corresponding to whether the first file has an associated list, if any, the associated list is displayed, otherwise a related list linked to the first file is added; and the recording module is used to enable at least the recording during the first file run. The file icon, the file name and the file path of the first file and the at least one second file are in the associated list, and the related list is linked to each second file; the display module is configured to receive the receiving module Select at least the association after selecting the selected signal of one of the files in the associated list and displaying the display signal of the associated list linked to the selected file. Of said single first file and the second file is at least one file name and the file icon; and a connecting module for in each additional file icon corresponding to the file path.

The file association system, wherein the receiving module further comprises receiving a file icon selected by the user in the association list, and opening the file through the file path attached by the file icon; the file icon system described in the file association system The preset image or the use screen of the file; the file association system further includes an editing module for the user to edit the icon of each file in the associated list and the attached file path when the related list is displayed. And the editing module further includes a user to add or delete files in the file system through the associated list.

The file association method disclosed in the present invention is applicable to a file system, and includes the following steps: receiving an open signal for opening a first file; comparing whether the first file has an associated list, and if so, displaying an associated list, and vice versa Adding an association list linked with the first file, and recording at least the file icon, file name and file path of the first file in the association list; at least one second of the opening is recorded during the running of the first file The file icon, file name and file path of the file are in the associated list, and the associated list is linked to each second file; the selected signal of one of the files in the selected list is received, and the associated list linked to the selected file is displayed. Displaying the signal; and displaying at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list, and appending the corresponding file path to each file icon.

The file association method, wherein at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list are displayed, and after the step of appending the corresponding file path to each file icon, the following steps are further included: Receiving the file icon selected by the user in the association list; and opening the file according to the file path attached to the file icon.

The file association method, wherein the file icon is a preset image of a file or a use screen of the file; the file association method further includes providing an editing interface for the user to edit when the related list is displayed. Each of the file icons in the associated list and the attached file paths; the editing interface further includes a user to add or delete files in the file system through the associated list.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the present invention has the file icon and file name of at least the other files opened at the same time during the operation of the first file after the first file is opened. And the file path is in the association list, and when one of the files in the associated list is selected and the display signal for displaying the associated list is triggered, the associated list of the selected files is displayed for the user to link to other related files. Therefore, the invention can achieve the technical effect of improving the efficiency of the association file query connection.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, so that the application of the technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

First, please refer to "FIG. 1", which is a block diagram of a file association system according to the present invention. The file association system of the present invention is applicable to a file system, wherein a file system refers to an operation system. Archive and build a subsystem of the file structure. The file association system includes a receiving module 101, a comparison module 102, a recording module 103, a display module 104, and a connection module 105.

The receiving module 101 is configured to receive the opening signal of the file, select the signal, and display the display signal of the associated list linked to the selected file. When the user selects the file to be opened through the input file path or through the link illustrated in the graphical user interface, the receiving module 101 receives the opening signal of the file from the file system. In addition, when the user selects a file through the file system, the receiving module 101 also receives the selected signal. The display signal corresponding to the associated list linked to the selected file is also received by the receiving module 101. The display signal may be generated by a trigger interface provided by the file system, for example, by hiding the tool table or sliding. The function provided in the function option triggered by the right button of the mouse can be set along with the operation interface because the manner in which the display signal can be generated can be set. Therefore, the present invention does not limit the manner in which the display signal is generated.

The comparison module 102 is responsible for the receiving module 101 receiving an opening signal of the first file, and comparing whether the first file has an associated list, and if there is an associated list, displaying the associated list, if there is no associated list , then add a list of associations linked to the first file.

The recording module 103 is configured to record at least the file file, the file name and the file path of the first file and the at least one second file that are simultaneously opened during the operation of the first file in the association list, and associate the list with each Two file links. During the operation of the first file, the first file is opened until the time is closed. When the user opens at least one second file during the operation, the first file and the at least one second file are simultaneously opened. The association is used, so the recording module 103 will record the first file and the at least one second file in the same association list as an associated group, and the files in all the associated lists will also be linked when opened. Go to the same association list. When recording the file-related attributes, the recording module 103 will record at least the file icon, the file name and the file path of all the files in the same association list, in addition to the file opening time, file size, Archive type...etc. Archive-related attributes are recorded in the association list. Due to the wide variety of attributes associated with the file, no other recordable file attributes are defined here.

In addition, the file icon can be a graphical representation of the file preset, or it can be a usage screen when the file is opened. For example, the operating system generally presets different icons for different file types, such as: a file file with a file icon, an html file with an e-character icon, and the like. Or when the file is opened, you can retrieve the initial use screen of the file, the use screen in the file use, or the use screen before the file is closed. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the file content. When the user sees the displayed list, the file icon can be quickly and intuitively understood through the file icon, which can also improve the user query. The efficiency of the comparison.

The display module 104 is configured to display at least the file icon and the file name of all the files in the associated list after the receiving module 101 receives the selected signal of the selected file and displays the display signal of the associated list linked to the selected file. . When the file icon is displayed, it can be displayed according to different related charts, such as: tree view, polygon chart, flowchart, etc. Due to the wide variety of related diagrams, there is no limit to the possible forms. In addition, the display module 104 can also display other file attributes related to each file in different association manners, such as: according to the order of opening time, according to the file type arrangement, and the like, and displayed in the association list.

The link module 105 is responsible for attaching the corresponding file path to each file icon in the displayed related list, so that when the receiving module 101 receives the file icon selected by the user in the associated list, the file map can be transmitted through the file map. The attached file path is directly linked and the corresponding file is opened.

In addition to the above-mentioned modules, the file association system of the present invention can also add an editing module 106 to the original system architecture, so that the user can edit the file icon of each file in the associated list when the related list is displayed. And the file path, for example, the user can replace the file in the associated list as a custom icon, or modify the file path, or even add or delete the file in the associated list, in the future when opening the file, in the list The archive information of the updated associated file can be displayed. In addition, the user can further add or delete a substantial file for the file in the file system through the editing module 106. For example, when the user deletes the file in the association list, the corresponding file in the file system can also be deleted.

Next, please refer to "FIG. 2", which is a flowchart of the file linking method according to the present invention, which will be used to explain the implementation process of the present invention. The file association method according to the present invention is applicable to a file system, wherein the file system refers to a subsystem in the operating system for operating files and establishing a file structure.

First, the opening signal of the first file is received (step 201). When the user selects the file to be opened through the input file path or the link shown in the graphical user interface, the system automatically selects the file system. Received the opening signal of the file. Next, a comparison list is associated with the first file (step 202). If there is an association list, the association list is displayed (step 203a). Otherwise, an association list linked to the first file is added (step 203b). Then, at least the file icon, the file name and the file path of the first file opened and the at least one second file are recorded in the association list during the first file operation, and the association list is linked to each second file (step 204). .

During the operation of the first file, the first file is opened until the time is closed. When the user opens at least one second file during the operation, the first file and the at least one second file are simultaneously opened. The relevance of the use, so the first file and at least one second file will be recorded in the same association list as an associated group, and the files in all the associated lists will also be linked to the same association when they are opened. List. When recording the file-related attributes, at least the file icon, file name and file path of all files in the same association list will be recorded. In addition, the file opening time, file size, file type, etc. can also be recorded. Attributes associated with the file are recorded in the association list. Due to the wide variety of attributes associated with the file, no more recordable file attributes are defined here.

In addition, the file icon can be a graphical representation of the file preset, or it can be a usage screen when the file is opened. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the file content. When the user sees the displayed list, the file icon can be quickly and intuitively understood through the file icon, which can also improve the user query. The efficiency of the comparison.

Then, the selection signal of one of the files of the selected association list is received, and a display signal for displaying the associated list linked by the selected file is received (step 205). When the user selects a file through the file system, the system will receive the selection signal. In addition, the display signal may be generated by a trigger interface provided by the user through the file system, for example, a hidden tool table or a function provided in a function option triggered by a right mouse button, etc., as the manner in which the display signal can be generated may follow The operation interface is set, so the present invention does not limit the manner in which the display signal is generated.

Then, at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list are displayed, and the corresponding file path is attached to the file icon (step 206). When the file icon is displayed, it can be displayed according to different related charts, such as: tree view, polygon chart, flowchart, etc. In addition, other file attributes related to each file can also be displayed in the associated list in different arrangements.

In addition, when the user selects one of the file icons in the association list, the corresponding file can be opened according to the file path attached to the file icon, so that the user does not need to cross-check different file directories by himself. Open the associated file through the associated list, further simplifying the process of the user opening the associated file scattered in different file directories, and achieving the technical effect of improving the efficiency of the associated file query link.

In addition to the above method steps, the file association system of the present invention can further provide an editing interface for the user to edit the file icon and file path of each file in the associated list when the related list is displayed, in addition, Users can also add or delete physical files for files in the file system through the editing interface. For example, when the user deletes the file in the association list, the corresponding file in the file system can also be deleted together, thereby further improving the association file query connection and operation efficiency.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to an operation procedure in which an operating system of the present invention is used to open an association file as an embodiment.

Suppose the user stores three related files in different directories due to the file classification attribute. As shown in "3", the first file file 301 "A.txt" is stored on the desktop, and the second file file 302 is "accounted". The flow table .txt is stored in the "D:/Accounting related/accounting program" directory, and another web page 303 "XX Bank Online Banking Home.html" is stored in the "D:/Accounting Related" directory, assuming the user The first file file 301 is opened first, and the second file file 302 and the web file file 303 are opened during the operation of the first file file 301, and the system will at least be the first file file 301 and the second file file. The file icon, file name and file path of the three files of 302 and web file 303 are stored in the same association list and linked to the three files.

Since the present invention is applicable to the file system, when the system receives the opening signal of the first file file 301, the system first compares whether the first file file 301 has an associated list, if the first file file 301 is previously If the association list has been established, the previously created association list is displayed. If the first file file 301 does not have an association list, the system will add a related list to the first file file 301.

During the operation of the first file file 301, the record form of the second file file 302 and the web file file 303 opened during the running period is recorded in the associated list, and at least the file icon and file for recording the second file file 302 and the web file file 303 are recorded. The name and the file path, in addition to the second file file 302 and the opening time of the web file 303, the file size, the file type, etc., and the file-related attributes are recorded in the associated list, due to the file-related attributes. There are many different types, and here are not limited to other more recordable file attributes.

In addition, the file icon can be a graphical representation of the file preset, or it can be a usage screen when the file is opened. For example, the second file file 302 is a plain text file belonging to the auxiliary file name “.txt”, so when recording, the file icon of the “.txt” type preset by the operating system can be used as the file icon. An archive icon recorded in the associated list. Alternatively, the initial use screen of the second file file 302, the use screen during use of the file, or the use screen before the file is closed may be retrieved as the recorded file icon. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the file content. When the user sees the displayed list, the file icon can be quickly and intuitively understood through the file icon, which can also improve the user query. The efficiency of the comparison.

Next, it is assumed that the first file file 301, the second file file 302, and the web file file 303 are all linked to the associated list. The next time the user selects one of the three files through the file system, and triggers, for example, "Ath 4A". When the associated list display bar 400 is displayed and a display signal is generated, the system will link to the file list containing the three files, the file name, and the associated list of file paths. For example, if the web page file 303 is selected and the user triggers the associated list display bar 400, the system will display the association list 401 as shown in FIG. 4B. Since the first file file (not shown), the second file file (not shown), and the web file file 303 have previously been recorded as being associated groups in the association list 401 due to simultaneous opening, the association list is displayed. At 401, at least the first file file icon 402, the second file file icon 403, the web file file icon 404, and the file name of each file are displayed. When the file icon is displayed, it can be displayed according to different related charts, such as: tree view, polygon chart, flowchart, etc. Since there are many types of related diagrams, although the tree diagram is taken as an example in this embodiment, it is not limited to possible forms. In addition, other file attributes related to each file may also be displayed in the association list by various arrangements such as: according to the order of opening time, according to the file type arrangement, and the like. The file icon in the association list 401 is further attached with a file path. When the user selects the file icon, the user can directly open the corresponding file, for example, the user selects the "A.txt" in the association list 401. When a file file icon 402 is displayed, the first file file of "A.txt" (not shown) can be opened through the file path attached to the file icon.

In addition, when the association list 401 is displayed, an editing interface 501 as shown in the "figure 5" may be provided for the user to edit the file icon and file path of each file in the associated list when the related list is displayed. In addition, users can add or delete physical files for files in the file system through the editing interface. For example, when the user deletes the file in the association list, the corresponding file in the file system can also be deleted together, thereby further improving the association file query connection and operation efficiency. It should be noted that, although the editing interface 501 is displayed in a menu manner, the editing interface 501 can be any window interface having an editing function, and is not limited to those shown in the figure.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that it has the file icon, file name and file path of at least the other files opened at the same time during the operation of the first file after the first file is opened. In the association list, when one of the files in the association list is selected and the display signal for displaying the association list is triggered, the associated list of the selected files is displayed for the user to link to other related files, by means of This technical means can solve the problems existing in the prior art, and further achieve the technical effect of improving the efficiency of the association file query connection.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any changes in the form and details of the embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

101. . . Receiving module

102. . . Alignment module

103. . . Recording module

104. . . Display module

105. . . Link module

106. . . Editing module

301. . . First file file

302. . . Second file

303. . . Web file

400. . . Association list display bar

401. . . Association list

402. . . First file file icon

403. . . Second file file icon

404. . . Web file file icon

501. . . Editing interface

Step 201: Receive an open signal for opening the first file.

Step 202: Is the first file linked to the associated list?

Step 203a displays an association list

Step 203b, adding an association list linked with the first file

Step 204: During the operation of the first file, record at least the file file, the file name, and the file path of the first file and the at least one second file that are opened in the associated list, and link the related list to each second file.

Step 205: Receive a selection signal of selecting one of the files in the association list and receive a display signal indicating an association list linked to the selected file.

Step 206: Display at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list, and attach the corresponding file path to the file icon.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a file association system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the file association method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of file distribution in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of triggering the display of an association list in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram showing the display of an associated list in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an editing interface of an associated list in the embodiment of the present invention.

Step 201: Receive an open signal for opening the first file.

Step 202: Is the first file linked to the associated list?

Step 203a displays an association list

Step 203b, adding an association list linked with the first file

Step 204: During the operation of the first file, record at least the file file, the file name, and the file path of the first file and the at least one second file that are opened in the associated list, and link the related list to each second file.

Step 205: Receive a selection signal of selecting one of the files in the association list and receive a display signal indicating an association list linked to the selected file.

Step 206: Display at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list, and attach the corresponding file path to the file icon.

Claims (10)

A file association system, applicable to a file system, comprising: a receiving module, configured to receive an opening signal of a file, select a signal, and display a display signal of an associated list linked to the selected file; After the receiving module receives the opening signal of opening the first file, whether the association list is linked to the first file, if yes, the association list is displayed, otherwise, a new link is added to the first file. The association module is configured to record at least one file icon of the opened first file and the at least one second file, a file name, and a file path in the association list during the running of the first file. And linking the association list to each of the second files; the display module is configured to receive, by the receiving module, a selection signal for selecting one of the files in the association list and display the associated list linked by the selected file After displaying the signal, at least the icon of the file and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list are displayed; and the link module is used Each of the path to the file corresponding to the file icon attached. The file association system of claim 1, wherein the receiving module further comprises receiving the file icon selected by the user in the association list, and opening the file path attached by the file icon. file. The file association system of claim 1, wherein the file icon is a preset icon of the file or a use screen of the file. The file association system of claim 1 further includes an editing module for the user to edit each of the file icons and the attached file paths in the associated list when the related list is displayed. The file association system of claim 4, wherein the editing module further comprises a user adding or deleting files in the file system through the associated list. A file association method, applicable to a file system, comprising the steps of: receiving an open signal for opening a first file; displaying an association list if the first file is linked, and displaying the association list if yes, and vice versa a list of associations associated with the first file, and recording at least one file icon, a file name, and a file path of the first file in the associated list; during the running of the first file, at least the record is opened At least one second file file icon, file name and file path are in the association list, and the association list is linked to each of the second files; receiving a selection signal for selecting one of the files in the association list, and receiving the display a display signal of the linked list linked to the selected file; and at least the icon of the file and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list are displayed, and the file icon is displayed in each file Append the corresponding file path. The file association method of claim 6, wherein at least the file icon and the file name of the first file and the at least one second file in the associated list are displayed, and the file icon is attached to each file. After the step of the corresponding file path, the method further includes the following steps: receiving the file icon selected by the user in the association list; and opening the file according to the file path attached to the file icon. The file association method of claim 6, wherein the file icon is a preset icon of the file or a use screen of the file. The file association method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: providing an editing interface for the user to edit each of the file icons and the attached files in the association list when the related list is displayed; path. The file association method of claim 9, wherein the editing interface further comprises a user adding or deleting a file in the file system through the association list.