Patent ID: 6594650
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A file management system, comprising:memory for memorizing a database which includes a plurality of record files, each record file being related with index information and image information; image input means for inputting the image information; index input means for inputting the index information; display control means for controlling to display a list which includes at least one record file of the database, each record file in the list indicating whether it has related image information, index information, or both; determining means for determining whether an user instructs an input of new image information before an input of index information related to the new image information or the user instructs an input of index information related to new image information before an input of the new image information; and control means for controlling to create a new record file in the list, the new record file being related with the new image information inputted by said image input means, if said determining means determines that the user instructs the input of new image information before the input of index information related to the new image information, and controlling to create a new record file in the list, the new record file being related with the index information inputted by said index input means, if said determining means determines that the user instructs the input of index information related to new image information before the input of the new image information, and controlling to record the created new record file into the database.