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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1998
Akira Mamiya, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Suga, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Takiguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Aizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Fumiaki Takahashi, Machida, JP;
Kenji Hatori, Hatogaya, JP;
Koji Hatanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing data including images, voice, characters, and the like, in a unified manner. The apparatus has an attribute file or an attribute table for registering therein an attribute peculiar to the data to be registered so that the data attribute can be registered simultaneously with the registration of the data. The data can thus be managed through an application in a unified manner based on the attribute data registered in the attribute file or the attribute table. In order to complete the processing of the application, the attribute data of the attribute file or the attribute table is set to be a mode either of 'read-only' or 'hidden'.