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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Hiroyuki Okuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Ishihara, Chiba, JP;
Shigeru Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Okuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohisa Takaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A file management method displays representations of files belonging to a predetermined folder and representations of files belonging to a subfolder of the predetermined folder in a virtual form in which the representations of the files belonging to the predetermined folder and the representations of the files belonging to the subfolder belong to a single folder so that the file of desired content can be easily and securely found. The file management method, a program for performing the file management method, a recording medium containing the program, and a file management apparatus are intended for use in car-mounted apparatuses.