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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Hideo Obata, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Kashiwagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Ohno, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus which may include basic-file management means for managing a file stored in a storage medium by utilizing basic-file management information stored in the same storage medium, specific-file management means for managing a specific type file in files which are adapted to share predetermined management-use information items out of management-use information items set to each file owned by the basic-file management means, and which are managed by the basic-file management means by utilizing specific-file management information stored in the storage medium, comparing means for comparing, when performing an index display in which the specific type file to be stored in the storage medium is displayed in an index style, a content of the management-use information item, about the specific type file to be displayed in the index display, shared by the basic-file management information and the specific-file management information, and display controlling means for executing the index display such that a comparison result by the comparing means is reflected.