Patent ID: 7076506
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for managing electronic data as a copy-to apparatus receiving the electronic data to copy, comprising: an electronic data managing part managing electronic data and attribute items of the electronic data by using an electronic data table in which the attribute items are associated with the electronic data; an electronic data attribute value managing part managing the attribute items and attribute values by using an electronic data attribute value table in which the attribute values correspond to respective attribute items for the electronic data; an attribute conversion managing part managing the attribute items and respective data formats for the electronic data in a correspondence to received attribute items by using an attribute conversion table; an assigning part assigning the received attribute values of the electronic data from a copy-from apparatus to the attribute items in the respective data forms by referring to the attribute conversion table; and a registering part registering the electronic data and the attribute items to the electronic data managing part, and registering the attribute values corresponding to the attribute items to the electronic data attribute value managing part.