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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nozomi Masao, Chichibu, JP;
Kazuo Otani, Kodaira, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ;
Abstract
When the quantity of information recorded in a first storage medium reaches the uppermost limit on the quantity of recordable information, a hierarchical structure and a keyword candidate list registered in the first storage medium are recorded in an internal storage unit. Then, after the first storage medium is replaced by a new second storage medium, the hierarchical structure and the keyword candidate list recorded in the internal storage unit are automatically registered in the new second storage medium.