Patent ID: 8498970
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A file processing device comprising a storage unit; an interface unit configured for connecting to an exterior storage device; a connection managing module configured for obtaining an identifier (ID) of the exterior storage device connected to the file processing device and recording a relationship between the obtained ID and a current connection date in the storage unit when the exterior storage device is connected to the file processing device; a date information obtaining module configured for obtaining date information of a file or a file folder stored in the exterior storage device and for obtaining a last connection date of the exterior storage device according to the ID of the exterior storage device from the storage unit, the date information is selected from the group consisting of a creation date and a last edit date of the file or the file folder; a comparing module configured for comparing the date information of the files and/or file folders with the last connection date of the exterior storage device and generating a matching signal when the creation date of a file or a file folder is earlier than the last connection date and the last edit date of the file or the file folder is later than the last connection date, wherein the matching signal comprises information of a file or a file folder and its file structure; and a storage control module configured for copying the file or files, which belong to the file folder and whose creation dates or last edit dates are later than the last connection date according to the matching signal, and storing the copied files in the storage unit.