CN102339297A - File association system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a file association system and a method thereof, which are applicable to a file system and have the technical means that after a first file is opened, file graphics, file names and file paths of other opened files are at least recorded in an association list during the running period of the first file, and when one file in the association list is selected and a display signal for displaying the association list is triggered to be generated, the association list linked with the selected file is displayed for a user to link to other associated files, so that the technical effect of improving the link efficiency of searching the associated files can be achieved.

Description

File Association System and Method

technical field

The present invention relates to a file association system and its method, in particular to a file association list based on whether the files are opened at the same time as the file association, and when a file is selected and a display signal is generated, the association list linked to the selected file is displayed for use. A file association system and method thereof for querying and linking to other associated files.

Background technique

With the increasingly complete functions of the file system in the operating system, different file association and link methods are gradually derived from the traditional tree structure in the past. For example, in the past, when opening related files scattered in different file directories, it was necessary to search for files with specific attributes through a file searcher, and then the user opened the related files through the links in the query result list. Alternatively, the user can create shortcuts in the same file or file directory for associated files located in different file directories at the same time, so as to open the associated files.

However, in the above-mentioned situation, the user must repeat the query action or spend a lot of time in advance to establish the file path of the associated file in the same file or file directory, which is quite exhausting for the user. In some embedded systems, because there is no file search function or the function of creating shortcuts, or even a complete file structure, users cannot operate on related files, which causes inconvenience in the search link of related files .

To sum up, it can be seen that the prior art has long had the problem of poor query link efficiency of related files, so it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

Contents of the invention

In view of the problem of poor query link efficiency of related files in the prior art, the present invention discloses a file related system and method thereof, wherein:

The file association system disclosed by the present invention is applicable to the file system, and it includes a receiving module, which is used to receive the opening signal of the file, the selection signal, and the display signal for displaying the associated list linked to the corresponding selected file; the comparison module is used to After the receiving module receives the opening signal for opening the first file, it compares whether the first file is linked to an associated list, and if so, displays the associated list, otherwise, adds an associated list linked to the first file; The recording module is used to record at least the file icon, file name and file path of the opened first file and at least one second file in the association list during the operation of the first file, and link the association list to each second file ; The display module is used to display at least the first file described in the association list after the receiving module receives the selection signal for selecting one of the files in the association list and the display signal for displaying the association list linked to the selected file and the file icon and file name of the at least one second file; and a link module, used to attach a corresponding file path to each file icon.

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

The file association method disclosed by the present invention is applicable to a file system, and includes the following steps: receiving an opening signal for opening a first file; comparing whether the first file is linked to an association list, and if so, displaying the association list; otherwise, updating Add an association list linked to the first file, and at least record the file icon, file name and file path of the first file in the association list; during the operation of the first file, at least record the opened at least one second 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; a selection signal for selecting one of the files in the associated list is received, and the associated list is displayed to display the linked file of the selected file display signal; and at least displaying each file icon and each file name of the first file and at least one second file in the association list, and attaching a corresponding file path to each file icon.

The file association method, wherein at least displaying the file icons and file names of the first file and at least one second file in the association list, and after the step of attaching the corresponding file path to each file icon, further includes the following steps: Receive the file icon selected by the user in the association list; and open the file according to the file path attached to the file icon.

In the file association method, the file icon is a preset icon or file usage screen; the file association method further includes providing an editing interface for users to edit when the association list is displayed The icon of each file in the association list and the path of each attached file; the editing interface further includes for the user to add or delete files in the file system through the association list.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference with the prior art is that the present invention has at least recording the file icons and file names of 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 association list is selected and a display signal for displaying the association list is triggered, the association list linked to the selected file is displayed for the user to link to other association documents. , so that the present invention can achieve the technical effect of improving the query link efficiency of related files.

Description of drawings

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

Fig. 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 displaying a trigger association list in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of displaying an association list in an embodiment of the present invention.

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

[Description of main component symbols]

101 receiving module 102 comparing module

103 recording module 104 display module

105 link module 106 edit module

301 First file 302 Second file

303 Web page file 400 Association list display bar

401 association list 402 first file icon

403 Second file file icon 404 Web page file icon

501 editing interface

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and examples, so that the realization process of how to use technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects in the present invention can be fully understood and implemented accordingly.

First of all, please refer to Fig. 1, which is a block diagram of the file association system described in the present invention. The file association system described in the present invention is applicable to the file system, wherein the file system refers to the operating system used to operate files and create Subsystem for file structure. The file association system includes a receiving module 101 , a comparing module 102 , a recording module 103 , a displaying module 104 and a linking module 105 .

The receiving module 101 is responsible for receiving a file opening signal, a selection signal, and a display signal for displaying an associated list linked to the selected file. When the user selects the file to be opened by inputting the file path or through the link shown in the GUI, the receiving module 101 receives the file opening signal from the file system. In addition, when the user selects a certain file through the file system, the receiving module 101 will also receive the selection signal. The display signal for displaying the associated list linked to the corresponding selected file is also received by the receiving module 101. This display signal can be generated by the user through a trigger interface provided by the file system, for example: hiding the tool list or the right mouse button For a function provided in the trigger function option, since the way to generate the display signal can be set along with the operation interface, the present invention does not limit the method of generating the display signal here.

The comparing module 102 is responsible for comparing whether the first file is linked with an associated list after the receiving module 101 receives the opening signal for opening the first file, if there is an associated list, then display the associated list, if there is no associated list, then Add a list of associations linked to the first document.

The recording module 103 is responsible for recording at least the file icons, file names and file paths of the simultaneously opened first file and at least one second file in the association list during the operation of the first file, and linking the association list with each second file. file link. The running period of the first file refers to a period of time from when the first file is opened until it is closed. When the user opens at least one second file during the running period, the first file and at least one second file are opened at the same time. The use of relevance, so the recording module 103 will record the first file and at least one second file in the same association list as an association group, and at the same time, all files in the association list will also be linked to when opened The same associated list. When recording file-related attributes, the recording module 103 will at least record the file icons, file names and file paths of all files in the same associated list. In addition, the file opening time, file size, file File-related attributes such as type... are recorded in the association list. Since there are many types of file-related attributes, other more recordable file attributes are not limited here.

In addition, the file icon can be not only the default icon of the file, but also the use screen when the file is opened. For example, the operating system generally presets different icons for different file types, such as: a word file has a file icon, an html file has an icon with the word e, and so on. Or when the file is opened, the initial usage screen of the file, the usage screen during the usage of the file, or the usage screen before the file is closed can be captured. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the content of the file. When the user sees the displayed association list, he can quickly and intuitively understand the file corresponding to the file icon through the file icon, which can also improve user query. comparison efficiency.

The display module 104 is responsible for at least displaying file icons and file names of all files in the association list after the receiving module 101 receives a selection signal for selecting a file and a display signal for displaying an association list linked to the selected file. When displaying file diagrams, it can be displayed according to different associated diagrams, such as tree diagrams, polygon diagrams, flow charts, etc. Since there are many types of association diagrams, no limitation is imposed on possible forms here. In addition, the display module 104 may also display other file attributes related to each file in the association list in various ways such as: sorting according to opening time, sorting according to file type, etc.

The link module 105 is responsible for attaching the corresponding file path to each file icon in the displayed association list, so that when the receiving module 101 receives the file icon selected by the user in the association list, it can The appended file path directly links and opens the corresponding file.

In addition to the above-mentioned modules, the file association system described in the present invention can also add an editing module 106 to the original system architecture for users to edit the file icons and files of each file in the association list when the association list is displayed. path, etc., for example: the user can replace the file icon in the association list with a custom icon, modify the file path, or even add or delete a file in the association list. When opening the file in the future, it will be available in the association list Displays document information for updated dependent documents. In addition, the user can add or delete files in the file system through the editing module 106 . For example, when a user deletes a file in the associated list, the corresponding file in the file system may also be deleted.

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

First, the open signal for opening the first file is received (step 201). When the user selects the file to be opened by inputting the file path or through the link shown in the graphical user interface, the system will automatically open the file from the file system. A file open signal was received. Next, check whether the first file is linked with an associated list (step 202), if there is an associated list, display the associated list (step 203a), otherwise, add an associated list linked to the first file (step 203b). Then, at least record the file icon, file name and file path of the opened first file and at least one second file during the running of the first file in the association list, and link the association list to each second file (step 204) .

The running period of the first file refers to a period of time from when the first file is opened until it is closed. When the user opens at least one second file during the running period, the first file and at least one second file are opened at the same time. Use of associations, so the first file and at least one second file will be recorded in the same association list as an association group, and at the same time, all files in the association list will also be linked to the same association when opened list. When recording file-related attributes, at least the file icons, file names, and file paths of all files in the same associated list will be recorded. In addition, file opening time, file size, file type, etc. can also be recorded. The attributes related to the file are recorded in the association list. Since there are many kinds of attributes related to the file, other more recordable file attributes are not limited here.

In addition, the file icon can be not only the default icon of the file, but also the use screen when the file is opened. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the content of the file. When the user sees the displayed association list, he can quickly and intuitively understand the file corresponding to the file icon through the file icon, which can also improve user query. comparison efficiency.

Then, receive a selection signal for selecting a file in the association list, and receive a display signal for displaying the association list linked to the selected file (step 205). When the user selects a file through the file system, the system will receive a selection signal. In addition, the display signal can be generated by the user through a trigger interface provided by the file system, for example: hiding the tool table or a function provided in the function option triggered by the right button of the mouse, etc., because the method of generating the display signal can follow the operation The interface is set, so the present invention is not limited to the generation method of the display signal.

Next, display at least the file icons and file names of the first file and the at least one second file in the association list, and attach corresponding file paths to the file icons (step 206 ). When displaying file diagrams, it can be displayed according to different associated diagrams, such as tree diagrams, polygon diagrams, flow charts, etc. In addition, other file attributes related to each file may also be displayed in the association 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 to Opening associated files through the associated list further simplifies the process for users to open associated files scattered in different file directories, thereby achieving the technical effect of improving the efficiency of querying and linking associated files.

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

Next, the implementation of the present invention will be described by taking the operation process of opening the associated file of an operating system applied with the present invention as an example.

Assuming that the user stores three related files in different directories due to the file classification attribute, as shown in Figure 3, the first file file 301 "A.txt" is stored on the desktop, the second file file 302 "Accounting Flowchart .txt" is stored in the directory "D:/Accounting Related/Accounting Program", and another webpage file 303 "XX Bank Online Banking Homepage.html" is stored in the directory "D:/Accounting Related", it is assumed to use When the user first opens the first document file 301 due to the needs of use, and opens the second document file 302 and the webpage file 303 during the operation of the first document file 301, then the system will at least convert the first document file 301 and the second document file The file icon, file name and file path of the three files of file 302 and web page file 303 are stored in the same association list and linked with these three files.

Since the present invention is applicable to the file system, when the system receives the opening signal that the user opens the first file file 301, it first compares whether the first file file 301 is linked with an associated list, if the first file file 301 is previously If the associated list has been established, the previously established associated list will be displayed. If the associated list does not exist in the first document file 301, then the system will add a new associated list linked to it for the first document file 301.

During the operation of the first file 301, record the second file 302 and the web page 303 opened during the operation in the form of the associated list, at least including recording the file icon and file of the second file 302 and the web page 303 Name and file path, in addition, also can be the opening time of the second file file 302 and web page file 303, file size, file type... and other file-related attributes are recorded in the association list, because the file-related attributes There are many types, and other more recordable file attributes are not limited here.

In addition, the file icon can be not only the default icon of the file, but also the use screen when the file is opened. For example, the second file file 302 is a plain text file with the extension name ".txt", so when recording, it can be used as a file icon of the ".txt" type preset by the operating system An icon of a file recorded in the association list. Alternatively, the initial use screen of the second document file 302 , the use screen during file use, or the use screen before the file is closed can be captured as the recorded file icon. The file icon can be used as a reminder of the content of the file. When the user sees the displayed association list, he can quickly and intuitively understand the file corresponding to the file icon through the file icon, which can also improve user query. comparison efficiency.

Next, assuming that the first document file 301, the second document file 302, and the webpage file 303 have all been linked to the associated list, the next time when the user selects one of the three files through the file system, and triggers the When the associated list display bar 400 is generated and a display signal is generated, the system will link to the associated list including the file icon, file name and file path of the three files. For example, assuming that the webpage file 303 has been selected and the user triggers the associated list display bar 400, the system will display the associated list 401 as shown in FIG. 4B. Since the first document file (not shown in the figure), the second document file (not shown in the figure) and the webpage file 303 have been considered as an association group and recorded in the association list 401 because they were opened at the same time, the association list is displayed. At 401, at least the first document file icon 402, the second document file icon 403, the web page file icon 404 and the file names of the files are displayed. When displaying file diagrams, it can be displayed according to different associated diagrams, such as tree diagrams, polygon diagrams, flow charts, etc. Since there are many types of associated diagrams, although a tree diagram is used as an example in this embodiment, the possible forms are not limited. In addition, other file attributes related to each file can also be displayed in the association list 401 in various ways such as: sorting according to opening time, sorting according to file type, etc. The file icons in the association list 401 are each attached with a file path. When the user selects the file icon, the corresponding file can be directly linked to open, such as: the user selects the "A.txt" item in the association list 401 When a file icon 402 is displayed, the first file file "A.txt" (not shown in the figure) 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 can be provided for the user to edit the file icon and file path of each file in the association list when the association list is displayed. In addition, the user can further Substantial addition or deletion of files can be performed on files in the file system through the editing interface. For example, when a user deletes a file in the associated list, the corresponding file in the file system can also be deleted, thereby further improving the query link and operation efficiency of associated files. It should be noted that although the editing interface 501 is displayed as a menu, in fact, the editing interface 501 can be any window interface with editing functions, and is not limited to the one shown in the figure.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art lies in that after the first file is opened, at least the file icons, file names and file paths of other files opened at the same time are recorded during the running of the first file. In the association list, when one of the files in the association list is selected and a display signal for displaying the association list is triggered, the technical means of displaying the association list linked by the selected file for the user to link to other association documents, by This technical means can solve the problems existing in the prior art, and then achieve the technical effect of improving the query link efficiency of the associated files.

Although the disclosed embodiments of the present invention are as above, the content described is not intended to directly limit the patent protection scope of the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains may make slight changes in the form and details of the implementation without departing from the disclosed spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of patent protection of the present invention must still be defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. file association system is applicable to it is characterized in that in the file system that it comprises:

Receiver module is in order to the start signal that receives file, the shows signal of choosing signal and the corresponding related inventory of choosing that file linked of demonstration;

Comparing module, after being used to this receiver module and receiving the start signal of opening one first file, whether chain is connected to this association inventory to compare this first file, then show should the association inventory if having, on the contrary a then newly-increased related inventory with this first file chaining;

Logging modle is used to during this first running paper, and a document graphical representation, a file name and a file path of first file opened of record and at least one second file and should link to respectively this second file by the association inventory in this association inventory at least;

Display module; Be used to this receiver module receive choose in this association inventory the choosing signal and show the shows signal of selected this association inventory that file linked an of file wherein after, show each this document diagram and each this document title of this first file and this at least one second file in this association inventory at least; And

Link module is used to each additional corresponding this document path of this document diagram.

2. file association as claimed in claim 1 system is characterized in that, wherein this receiver module more comprises receive this document diagram that the user chooses in this association inventory, and this document path unlatching this document that add through this document diagram.

3. file association as claimed in claim 1 system is characterized in that, wherein this document diagram is to be preset diagram of this document or the use picture of this document.

4. file association as claimed in claim 1 system is characterized in that, more comprises an editor module, uses each this document path of when this association inventory shows, editing each this document diagram in this association inventory and being added for the user.

5. file association as claimed in claim 4 system is characterized in that, wherein this editor module more comprises and supplies the user through this association inventory newly-increased or deleted file in this document system.

6. file association method is applicable to it is characterized in that in the file system that it comprises the following step:

Receive the start signal of opening one first file;

Whether chain is connected to a related inventory to compare this first file; Show should the association inventory if having then; Otherwise a then newly-increased related inventory with this first file chaining, and be recorded in this association inventory to a document graphical representation, a file name and a file path of this first file of major general;

During this first running paper, document graphical representation, file name and the file path of at least one second file of opening of record and should link to respectively this second file by the association inventory in this association inventory at least;

The signal of choosing of a file is wherein chosen in this association inventory in reception, and receives the shows signal that shows this association inventory that file linked of choosing; And

At least each this document diagram and each this document title of showing this first file and this at least one second file in this association inventory, and in each additional corresponding this document path of this document diagram.

7. file association method as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that; This document diagram and this document title that wherein show this first file and this at least one second file in this association inventory at least; And after each this document diagram is added the step in corresponding this document path, more comprise the following step:

Receive this document diagram that the user chooses in this association inventory; And

This document is opened in this document path according to this document diagram is added.

8. file association method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, wherein this document diagram is to be preset diagram of this document or the use picture of this document.

9. file association method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, wherein this method more comprises provides an editing interface, supplies the user when this association inventory shows, to edit each this document path that each this document illustrates and added in this association inventory.

10. file association method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, wherein this editing interface more comprises the confession user through this association inventory newly-increased or deleted file in this document system.

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