File management method, program therefore, recording medium containing the program, and file management apparatus for performing the method

A program for performing a file management method for accessing recording means in which files are recorded in a layered structure, said file management method comprising:

• an address-information acquisition step for acquiring from said recording means first information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a predetermined folder and second information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a subfolder of said predetermined folder;
• a display step for, based on the first information and the second information, displaying representations of said files belonging to said predetermined folder and representations of said files belonging to the subfolder in a virtual form in which said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder belong to a single folder;
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• a selected-file acceptance step for using the screen displayed by said display step to accept a file selected from among said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder.

A recording medium containing a program for performing a file management method for accessing recording means in which files are recorded in a layered structure, said file management method comprising:

• an address-information acquisition step for acquiring from said recording means first information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a predetermined folder and second information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a subfolder of said predetermined folder;
• a display step for, based on the first information and the second information, displaying representations of said files belonging to said predetermined folder and representations of said files belonging to the subfolder in a virtual form in which said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder belong to a single folder;
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• a selected-file acceptance step for using the screen displayed by said display step to accept a file selected from among said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder.

A file management apparatus for accessing recording means in which files are recorded in a layered structure, said file management apparatus comprising:

• address-information acquisition means for acquiring from said recording means first information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a predetermined folder and second information on the addresses in said layered structure of files belonging to a subfolder of said predetermined folder;
• display means for, based on the first information and the second information, displaying representations of said files belonging to said predetermined folder and representations of said files belonging to the subfolder in a virtual form in which said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder belong to a single folder;
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• file-selecting step for using the screen displayed by said display means to accept a file selected from among said files belonging to said predetermined folder and said files belonging to the subfolder.