File transfer method, file transfer apparatus, and file transfer program

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer-readable file transfer program for transferring a content image file stored in a storage unit to a storage area of an external device, the file transfer program comprising program code for causing a computer to function as:

• display processing unit to display a file display window and a file transfer window on a display unit so that the file transfer window is displayed at a location where the file transfer window is not hidden by the file display window, the file display window including at least one file identification image for identifying one of at least one image file stored in the storage unit, the file transfer window being used for receiving a request for transferring an image file to the external device;
• input detecting unit to detect an input of a drag and drop operation of a file identification image displayed in the file display window into the file transfer window;
• and
• transfer processing unit to read the image file corresponding to the file identification image from the storage unit and writing the readout image file to the storage area of the external device when the input detecting unit detects an input of a drag and drop operation of the file identification image,
• wherein whenever both the file display window and file transfer window are displayed, the file transfer window is automatically displayed in the foreground of the file display window and is automatically displayed in a size that is smaller than the size of the file display window,
• wherein the file transfer window includes a setting button which a user can select to cause display of a transfer setting window, and wherein the transfer setting window presents the user with a plurality of selectable folder creation conditions, each of the folder creation conditions specifying a respective criterion for automatically creating a folder in the external device for storing an image file to be transferred to the external device,
• wherein automatically creating a folder comprises automatically creating a folder based on attribution information of the image file, the attribution information being acquired when the image file was captured, and
• wherein the size of the file transfer window is changed according to a view of the file display window.

A file transfer apparatus for transferring a content image file stored in a storage unit to a storage area of an external device, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to operate as:
• a display processing unit configured to display a file display window and a file transfer window on a display unit so that the file transfer window is displayed at a location where the file transfer window is not hidden by the file display window, the file display window including at least one file identification image for identifying one of at least one image file stored in the storage unit, the file transfer window being used for receiving a request for transferring an image file to the external device;
• an input detecting unit configured to detect input of a drag and drop operation of a file identification image displayed in the file display window into the file transfer window;
• and
• a transfer processing unit configured to read the image file corresponding to the file identification image from the storage unit and write the readout image file to the storage area of the external device when the input detecting unit detects an input of a drag and drop operation of the file identification image,
• wherein whenever both the file display window and file transfer window are displayed, the file transfer window is automatically displayed in the foreground of the file display window and is automatically displayed in a size that is smaller than the size of the file display window,
• wherein the file transfer window includes a setting button which a user can select to cause display of a transfer setting window, and wherein the transfer setting window presents the user with a plurality of selectable folder creation conditions, each of the folder creation conditions specifying a respective criterion for automatically creating a folder in the external device for storing an image file to be transferred to the external device,
• wherein automatically creating a folder comprises automatically creating a folder based on attribution information of the image file, the attribution information being acquired when the image file was captured automatically creating a folder comprises, and
• wherein the size of the file transfer window is changed according to a view of the file display window.