Patent ID: 7242856

Claim:
A data transfer apparatus for transferring data from a first storage area to a second storage area, said data transfer apparatus comprising: inputting means through which to input selected data and management data with which to manage data that may be input from said first storage area; outputting means for outputting data to said second storage area; display controlling means for controlling output of display data to a connected display device for display on the display device; storing means for storing the input management data and at least part of data associated with said display data displayed on said display device; operation data inputting means through which to input operation data entered by a user from an input device; and controlling means for causing said display controlling means to display on said display device a list of data that may be input in accordance with said input management data and a list of data already stored in the second storage area, said controlling means further causing the data which has been input through said operation data inputting means and which is designated to be transferred from said first storage area to said second storage area to be transferred, said controlling means further causing said display controlling means to give a predetermined indication to a region associated with currently transferred data in said list displayed on said display device, said indication reflecting progress of the data transfer, said controlling means further causing said display controlling means to display overall transfer progress status regarding all data that is designated to be transferred.