Data management device and data management method, and computer readable medium therefor

A data management method adapted to be implemented on a processor to manage data that an external device generates or stores therein, which external device comprises functional unit that respectively realize multiple functions of the external device and stores data corresponding to each of the functions, the data management method comprising:

• a display step of displaying, on a display screen of the processor, an external-device image representing the external device and an application screen corresponding to each of applications in execution on the processor, the external-device image comprising function areas that respectively represent the functional units;
• a first storing step of storing first positional information on a position of each of the function areas on the display screen;
• a first position setting step of setting a position earlier specified on the display screen as a first position;
• a first determining step of determining in which, among the function areas, the first position is included, based on the first positional information;
• a second position setting step of setting a position later specified on the display screen as a second position;
• a second storing step of storing second positional information on a position of each of respective display areas for the application screens and the external-device image on the display screen;
• a second determining step of determining in which, among the display areas, the second position is included, based on the second positional information;
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• a data setting step of setting data corresponding to a function represented by one, of the function areas, in which the first position is determined to be included, as target data to be processed in a process corresponding to one, of the display areas, in which the second position is determined to be included.

A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions for managing data that an external device generates or stores therein, which external device comprises functional units which respectively realize multiple functions of the external device and stores data corresponding to each of the functions,

• the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform:
• a display step of displaying, on a display screen of the processor, an external-device image representing the external device and an application screen corresponding to each of applications in execution on the processor, the external-device image comprising function areas that respectively represent the functional units;
• a first storing step of storing first positional information on a position of each of the function areas on the display screen;
• a first position setting step of setting a position earlier specified on the display screen as a first position;
• a first determining step of determining in which, among the function areas, the first position is included, based on the first positional information;
• a second position setting step of setting a position later specified on the display screen as a second position;
• a second storing step of storing second positional information on a position of each of respective display areas for the application screens and the external-device image on the display screen;
• a second determining step of determining in which, among the display areas, the second position is included, based on the second positional information;
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• a data setting step of setting data corresponding to a function represented by one, of the function areas, in which the first position is determined to be included, as target data to be processed in a process corresponding to one, of the display areas, in which the second position is determined to be included.