Electronic document management device, electronic document management system, and electronic document management program

An electronic document management system including a terminal and a server and configured to enable coupling of the terminal and the server through a communication network, the server including:

• a virtual file generating unit for designating an optional page of an optional electronic document as selected by a user to generate a virtual file constituted by attribute information representing a storage place of the optional electronic document, a file name of the optional electronic document and a page number of the optional page of the optional electronic document;
• an object generating unit for previously generating and storing, in a virtual file storing unit, objects for visualizing and displaying the virtual files for all pages of all electronic documents stored in an electronic document storing unit;
• and
• a virtual file access unit for giving access to the optional page of the optional electronic document designated by the virtual file based on the attribute information possessed by the virtual file by selecting the object corresponding to the optional page, and
• the terminal including:
• an object display unit for displaying an objects previously stored in the virtual file storing unit on a display unit in a user selectable form,
• wherein:
• the virtual file generating means displays, on the display means, the objects saved previously and causes a user to select any of the objects, thereby accepting designation of an optional page in an optional electronic document to generate the virtual file;
• the virtual file generating unit accepts designation of an optional page in an optional electronic document to generate the virtual file when an object of which the virtual file is not generated is selected by a user.

A computer readable electronic document management program which is stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing a computer to function as:

• virtual file generating means for designating an optional page of an optional electronic document as selected by a user to generate a virtual file constituted by attribute information representing a storage place of the optional electronic document, a file name of the optional electronic document and a page number of the optional page of the optional electronic document;
• an object generating means for previously generating and storing, in a virtual file storing unit, objects for visualizing the virtual files, for all pages of all the electronic documents stored in an electronic document storing unit;
• displaying the object generated by the object generating means on a display unit in a user selectable form;
• and
• a virtual file access means for giving access to the optional page of the optional electronic document designated by the virtual file based on the attribute information possessed by the virtual file by selecting the object corresponding to the optional page from among the objects displayed on the display,
• wherein:
• the virtual file generating means accepts designation of an optional page in an optional electronic document to generate the virtual file when an object, of which the virtual file is not generated, is selected by a user from among the objects displayed by the display unit.