Method and apparatus for storing data in mobile terminal

Abstract

An apparatus and method for storing an image in a storage folder corresponding to a file name in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes detecting a keyword by analyzing a file name of data to be stored, and storing the data in a storage folder corresponding to the keyword.

1 . A method of managing data to be stored in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 detecting a keyword by analyzing a file name of the data to be stored; and   storing the data in a storage folder corresponding to the keyword.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, if a plurality of keywords are detected, the storing of the data comprises storing the data in the storage folder corresponding to the keyword according to a position order of the keywords in the file name. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying a popup window for determining whether the data is to be stored in the storage folder corresponding to the keyword and thereafter for selecting the storage folder. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the displaying of the popup window comprises displaying storage folders not corresponding to the keyword in a shaded view. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, if the storage folder corresponding to the keyword does not exist, creating a folder and storing the data in the folder. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the creating of the folder comprises inputting a keyword indicating a property of the folder. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the detecting of the keyword comprises parsing at least one of a specific word, a special character, and a spacing word of the file name of the data. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the data comprises at least one of a text file, a music file, a video file, and an image file. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein characters remaining after removing the keyword of the file name are used for an actual file name of the data to be stored. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the keyword comprises a folder name. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for managing data to be stored in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
 a keyword detector for detecting a keyword by analyzing a file name of the data to be stored; and   a controller for storing the data in a storage folder corresponding to the detected keyword.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein, if a plurality of keywords are detected, the controller storing the data in the storage folder corresponding to the keyword according to a position order of the keywords in the file name. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the controller displays a popup window for determining whether the data is to be stored in the storage folder corresponding to the keyword and thereafter selects the storage folder. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein, if the storage folder corresponding to the keyword does not exist, the controller creates a folder and stores the data in the folder. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the controller allows a user to input a keyword indicating a property of the folder to create the folder. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the keyword detector extracts the keyword by parsing a specific word, a special character, and a spacing word from the file name of the data. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the data comprises at least one of a text file, a music file, a video file, and an image file. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein characters remaining after removing the keyword of the file name are used for an actual file name of the data to be stored. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the keyword comprises a folder name. 
     
     
         20 . A program code embodied on a computer-readable medium comprising:
 a first set of instructions for detecting a keyword by analyzing a file name of the data to be stored;   a second set of instructions for searching for the storage folder corresponding to the keyword according to a detection order of the keywords; and   a third set of instructions for storing the data in the found storage folder.