JP2001005788A - Schedule management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] To provide an easy-to-use schedule management device. An input unit for inputting schedule data, a display unit for displaying calendar data and schedule data, a storage unit for storing calendar data and input schedule data, and calendar data and schedule stored in the storage unit The schedule management device, further comprising a control unit for displaying the schedule on the display unit, and displaying the schedule contents of the selected date together with the display of the monthly schedule table.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a device for displaying schedule information together with calendar information, for example, a schedule management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique for displaying schedule data on a calendar, for example, a method of displaying schedules on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis is known. For example, it is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H9-152955.

[0003]

The conventional schedule management technology has a problem in that, for example, when displayed on a monthly basis, the scheduled contents are deleted due to the display area, and the scheduled contents cannot be confirmed. For portable devices, we want to improve portability.
There is a large problem that the display unit becomes small and the schedule contents cannot be displayed. Therefore, there remains a problem in ease of use regarding the display surface of the schedule management.

[0004] One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use schedule management device. Other objects of the invention will be described in the following embodiments.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, when a calendar is displayed in units of months, for example, the contents of the schedule selected on the month are different from the display area of the calendar for the month. That is, it can be displayed in the second display area. Other inventions will be described in the following embodiments.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of a schedule management device. The schedule management device includes an input unit 101, a display unit 102, a control unit 103, and a storage unit 104.
And By operating the input unit 101,
The contents of the schedule can be input, or the already input schedule, that is, the schedule can be changed. By operating the input unit, an instruction to change the display format can be given. The display unit 102 can display a schedule based on the schedule data, and can also display a calendar and the like. The storage unit 104 stores the schedule data table 10
9 and a calendar table 110 and an option setting table 111 are stored. The control unit 103 performs a process for creating a monthly schedule, that is, a process 106 for displaying details of a monthly display schedule, a process 107 for displaying a schedule in two-week units, or a process 108 for displaying a change in the number of months per year.
And a processing function for displaying the scheduled data.

FIG. 1 functionally shows the structure.
A specific device is shown in FIGS. 20, 21 and 22. In these figures, 1 is a main body, and 2 is a keyboard. Information input from the keyboard 2 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 3 of the liquid crystal display unit 4. A tablet 5 is provided on the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 3, and input can be performed from above the tablet 5 with a pen 6, thereby enabling editing. The input function shown by the input unit 101 in FIG. 1 is an operation of the tablet 5 with the keyboard 2 and the pen 6.

A control board 7 for controlling the entire apparatus is provided inside the main body 1 with an upper case 8 and a lower case 9 of the main body.
And various interfaces are arranged around the control board 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a storage card for storing edited data as needed, and a PC card slot for operating other application software, etc., 11 similarly, a compact flash card slot for inserting a storage card or application card, 12 Is an earphone jack for audio output, etc.
13 is a button switch for operating a voice memo, 13
a is a speaker, 14 is a common USB (universal system bus) for transmitting and receiving information to and from various peripheral devices.
, 15 is a PDC / PHS connector for connecting to a mobile phone or PHS, and 16 is an AC adapter jack.

At the rear of the main unit 1, a serial connector 17 for linking data with a PC, a modular jack 18 for a general telephone line, and an optical communication with the PC side so that a cable connection does not interfere in a normal use state. And an optical communication element 19 for data cooperation.

On the other hand, the liquid crystal display device 3 and the tablet 5 of the liquid crystal display unit 4 are arranged between the upper case 20 of the liquid crystal display unit 4 and the lower case 21 of the liquid crystal display unit 4. The liquid crystal display unit 4 is attached to the rotatable main unit 1 by a hinge mechanism 22. Can be entered with the keyboard 2,
Input can be made with the pen 6 as needed. It is possible to input or operate from the keyboard 2 while holding it in hand, and it is also possible to input by placing it on a desk. Since the pen 6 can be stored in the pen storage section 24 and the pen storage section 25 is attached to the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable,
The pen stand 25 can be used in an open state, that is, in a state where the pen stand 25 is upright, and operability is improved.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. 21 taken along a line AA in the depth direction from the front to the rear. In this figure 2
Reference numeral 8 denotes a rechargeable battery. Upper case 21 shown in FIG.
The outer dimensions of the closed state are 219.8 mm in width, 158.5 mm in depth, and 29.5 mm in height. In the present embodiment, the effect is more exerted by using the device in a small-sized device. For example, the width including the above specific outer shape is from 175.2 mm to 262.8.
It is effective for devices having a depth in the range of 126.4 mm to 189.6 mm and a height in the range of 23.6 mm to 35.4 mm. The size of the liquid crystal display surface is an important factor, and the size of the liquid crystal is determined by the size of the upper case. Therefore, the size of the upper case, that is, the width and the depth are important. In this embodiment, as described above, the width is 175.2 mm to 262.8 mm.
And the depth is in the range of 126.4 mm to 189.6 mm.

FIG. 2 is an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 102. This display unit has an input function as described above.

The display area 201 of the display unit 102 has a command area 210 and a command area 2 located at the top of the screen.
A data display area 211 located below 10 is provided, and a task bar area may be provided below the data display area 211 as necessary. The display screen 201 is planar
Command device 210 is displayed on screen 2
01 and a data display area 21 on the near side.
1 is located, and a task bar area is located on the near side if necessary.

The command area 210 includes a schedule instruction area 202, a previous screen instruction area 203, a next screen instruction area 204, a day display instruction area 205, and a week display instruction area 2.
06, month display instruction area 207, year display instruction area 20
8. Display an option instruction area 209 or provide these areas. Of course, all of the above areas are not necessary, and areas indicating other functions may be added. The above-mentioned area is an example, and even if only one area has a certain function, the greater the area, the more the ease of use is improved.

Then, the above-mentioned area is selected, for example, the above-mentioned area, the schedule indicating area 202, the previous screen indicating area 2
03, next screen instruction area 204, date display instruction area 20
5, week display instruction area 206, month display instruction area 20
7. Year indication area 208, option area 2
When the user selects 09 with a pen or the like, that is, in this embodiment, when the user taps the input unit 101, the input unit 101 responds, and a process corresponding to the selected area is performed. The arrangement of each area is not limited to this example. However, if the command area is arranged on the upper side or the rear side of the screen, it is easy to see and the operation error is reduced.

FIG. 3 shows operations and operations executed by the control unit 103 of the schedule management device shown in FIG. 1 and the devices specifically shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, a process of displaying scheduled data will be described. First, the control unit 103 controls the display unit 102 to display the schedule data display screen 201 as shown in FIG. 2 (step 301). For the initial schedule data, the schedule data is displayed, for example, in a monthly display format as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the schedule data indicates the contents of the schedule. Specifically, it indicates a user's action content or a time schedule related to the user's action item, action place, partner, and the like. For example, what is scheduled to be performed from what month, what day, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time, what time do you plan to do? The contents to be performed include, for example, the name of the meeting, the contents of the meeting, the contents of the work, and who the work is related to.

Next, it is confirmed whether or not there is an input relating to the schedule data on the display screen 201 (step 302). If there is an input in the display screen 201, whether the input coordinates are in the schedule instruction area 202 (step 303), in the previous screen instruction area 203 (step 304), in the next screen instruction area 204 (step 305), Date display instruction area 20
5 (step 306), within the week display instruction area 206 (step 307), within the month display instruction area 207 (step 308), within the year display instruction area 208 (step 309), or within the option instruction area 209. (Step 310) are examined in order. That is, the command area 210
It is checked whether or not the instructions 202 to 209 are selected.

When the schedule instruction area 202 is selected, schedule creation processing 311 is performed. Area 2 of previous screen instruction
When 03 is selected, the previous screen display processing 312 is performed. In this processing, the respective scheduled data (schedule table in this embodiment) of the previous day or the previous week, the previous month, and the previous year are displayed in a display format of a day, a week, a month, or a year, respectively. . When the next screen instruction area 204 is selected, next screen display processing 313 is performed. In this processing, in the display format of daily display or weekly display, monthly display, and yearly display,
The next day or next week, next month, next year's schedule data (schedule in this embodiment) is displayed.

When the date display instruction area 205 is selected, a date display process 314 is performed. In this process, the schedule data is displayed in a daily display format as shown in FIG. When a week display instruction area 206 is selected, a week display process 315 is performed. In this process, the schedule data (the weekly schedule in this embodiment) is displayed in a weekly display format. When the month display instruction area 207 is selected, a month display process 315 is performed. In this process, the schedule data (in this embodiment, a monthly schedule) is displayed in a monthly display format. When the year display instruction area 208 is selected, a year display process 317 is performed, and in this process, calendar data (in this embodiment, a yearly schedule) is displayed in a yearly display format. Option setting processing 3 when the option instruction area 209 is selected
Perform 18. In this process, a schedule data option setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 12, and the operator can select a display option in each display format. Data set on the option setting screen is stored in the storage unit 104 as an option setting table 111 as shown in FIG.

The schedule creation processing 311 and the week display processing 3 will be described below.
15, month display processing 316 and year display processing 317 will be described in detail.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the schedule creation processing 311. First, a screen for inputting schedule data as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When the operator makes an input on this display screen and performs a confirmation operation indicating completion of the input, in this embodiment, when the OK display button which is a specific display area is selected, the title, location, start, and end of the input by the operator are selected. It is checked whether there is data in each input area (step 401), and the inputted schedule data is registered or recorded in the schedule data table 109 as shown in FIG. 9 (step 402).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the week display processing 315. This week display processing 3
Before entering the processing of step 15, the option instruction area 20 of FIG.
9 is selected and FIG. 12 is displayed. In the screen shown in FIG. 12, whether the display is in one-week units or two-week units is displayed in a one-week display area 120.
The user sets whether to select 1 or the two-week display area 1202. These areas 1201 and 1202 are displayed on the same line as "weekly display" 1210, which is an item indicating how to perform weekly display. Similarly, whether the display is to be displayed in units of months as shown in FIG. 13 or as shown in FIG. 14 is selected. When the schedule display area 1203 is selected, FIG. 13 is selected. Display area 1204 for each scheduled time
When is selected, FIG. 14 is selected. These areas 12
03 and 1204 are displayed on the same line as “monthly display” 1212, which is an item representing what to do on a monthly basis. Whether the display is to be displayed in units of 6 months or 12 months is set by selecting the 6 month display area 1205 or the 12 month display area 1206. These areas 1205 and 1206 are displayed on the same line as “Yearly unit display” 1214, which is an item indicating how to display the schedule in the unit of six months or one year. With such a setting screen, conditions for displaying a relatively small display screen in an easily understandable manner can be set by a simple operation. When the setting is completed, an OK area 1207 which is an area indicating the completion of the setting is selected. If the setting is not changed well in the previous state, the cancel display 1208 is selected. When the previous setting condition is not changed, instead of pressing the cancel display 1208, the current condition is automatically selected and displayed in the display of FIG.
The same is true even if the K area 1207 is selected.

Returning to the operation procedure of FIG. 6, first, data relating to weekly display in the option setting table shown in FIG. 11 is obtained (step 601), and it is checked whether or not the display is for one week (step 602). Sometimes, one week of scheduled data starting from Sunday of the week including the operation day is acquired from the scheduled data table shown in FIG. 9 (step 603).
In the case of the two-week display, the schedule data for two weeks starting from Sunday of the week including the operation day is acquired from the schedule data table shown in FIG. 9 (step 604). Next, data relating to the date to be displayed is obtained from the calendar table shown in FIG. 10 (step 605).

When the one week display is selected, the schedule data as shown in FIG.
When the week display is selected, the schedule data as shown in FIG. 16, that is, the weekly screen of the schedule is displayed (step 6).
06). In the weekly display, the display method can be selected between the one-week display and the two-week display, so that the schedule data can be easily confirmed.

FIG. 15 shows the display of the weekly schedule table as described above. The command area 210 includes the areas 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, and 20 described in FIG.
7, 208, and 209 are displayed. Display area 1504 of Sunday to Saturday is displayed in area 211 corresponding to data display area 211 of FIG. 2 below command area 210, and areas 1506, 1507, and 1508 for displaying scheduled contents in units of hours for each day of the week. , 1509, 1510,
1511 and 1512 are provided.

A time display 1502 is displayed at the left end of the screen, which is the area 211, for example, every hour. Although this display may be performed in units of 30 minutes, in this embodiment, the display screen is divided into one hour later since the display screen is small and judgment is made in units of one week. A line is created below each day of the week for each break. A display 1514 indicating the contents of the schedule, for example, a meeting A 1514, is displayed in a row corresponding to each day of the week. This display content is the description content of the title in FIG. The time is determined by the contents of the start and end items.

A row corresponding to time, in this example, every hour, but may correspond to every 0.5 hour or two hours later. In this case, the display 1513 is shifted up and down by selecting the upper and lower ends. The displayed time zone can be changed by this shift.

FIG. 16 shows a display of a schedule in units of two weeks. The command area 210 is the same as in FIG. 2 and FIG. Below the command area 210, a display 1520 of the day of the week for one week, a display area 1523 corresponding to the day of the week,
1524, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1528, 15
29 is displayed. Also, a display 1522 of the second day of the week with the same area and display areas 1530, 1 corresponding to this day of the week
531, 1532, 1533, 1534, 1535, 1
536 is displayed. Since the command area 210 and the day of the week display areas 1504, 1520, and 1522 have substantially the same size and the same display format, it is easy to use. Strictly speaking, the display width of each day in FIG. 16 is wider than the display width of each day in FIG. It is time display 15
Display 151 for shifting the row corresponding to 02 and time
This is because 3 is not displayed. In FIG. 16, the contents of the schedule and the time are displayed in the area of each day of the week, and the display is arranged according to the time order from the top.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the month display processing 316. First, one-month scheduled data is obtained from the scheduled data table shown in FIG. 9 (step 701), and data relating to the month to be displayed is obtained from the calendar table shown in FIG. 10 (step 7).
02). The month to be displayed is, for example, a month including the operation day. Next, data relating to the monthly display of the option setting table shown in FIG. 11 is obtained (step 703), and it is checked whether or not the display is at the scheduled time (step 704). Schedule display data is created (step 705), and when the schedule is displayed, detailed schedule display data for displaying the start and end times at the beginning of the schedule is created (step 706).

When the schedule display is selected, a monthly screen of a schedule as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. When the display for each scheduled time is selected, a monthly screen of a schedule as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (step 707). In any case, the detailed display of the scheduled data on the right side of the screen facilitates confirmation of the scheduled data. In this embodiment, the schedule contents are displayed. This scheduled content is the content entered in the title column of FIG.

In FIGS. 13 and 14, the command area 210 is the same as in FIGS. 2, 15 and 16. Under the command area 210, each calendar day 1302
Is displayed. A calendar day display 1304 is displayed so that each day has an area of a fixed size according to the day of the week. 13 and 14, the command area 210, the day of the week 1302 of the calendar, and the display of the day 13
04 is the same. In FIG. 13, the contents of the schedule on the day specified in the display month are displayed in area 1306 in chronological order.
On the other hand, in FIG. 14, the display area corresponding to the area 1306 includes a time display area 1402, a content display area 1404, and a display time shift bar 1406. FIG. 13 has an effect that the contents of the schedule can be displayed in detail. On the other hand, FIG. 14 has an effect that the state of the reservation time on the designated day can be easily determined.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the year display processing 317. First, data on the yearly display of the option setting table shown in FIG. 11 is obtained (step 801), and it is checked whether or not the display is six months (step 802). If the display is six months, six months to be displayed from the calendar table shown in FIG. Data for the 12 months to be displayed is obtained from the calendar table shown in FIG. 10 (step 804). Then 6
When the month is displayed, a yearly screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed.
At the time of 12 months display, a yearly screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on a calendar (step 805). By changing the size of characters such as the date to be displayed according to the number of months to be displayed, the calendar can be easily checked. The number of display months for which the operator can set options is not limited to 6 months and 12 months, but may be 4 months, 8 months, 1 month.
Other months, such as 0 months, are also conceivable. In this case, FIG.
The year setting display of the option setting table shown in
8 months, 10 months, etc.
By allowing the user to input an arbitrary number of months, the number of displayed months can be increased, and the user's convenience can be improved.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the schedule data table 109 for storing schedule data. It consists of the title, location, start date, start time, end date, and end time of the schedule. FIG. 10 shows an example of a calendar table 110 that stores a calendar. The year, the month from January to December, the start day of the month, the end date, and the end day of each month are stored, and data is displayed according to the day display, week display, month display, and year display formats.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an input section for inputting schedule data, a display section for displaying calendar data and schedule data, a storage section for storing calendar data and input schedule data, and a storage section And a control unit for displaying the calendar data and the schedule stored in the display unit on the display unit. The schedule data is displayed on the display unit in calendar data display formats of daily display, weekly display, monthly display, and yearly display. In the schedule management device to be displayed, when the month display format is used, a schedule detail display area for displaying the schedule data for one day of the selected date in detail is held.
In the week display format, the display format is changed between the one-week display and the two-week display, and in the year display format, the size of characters such as the date is changed according to the number of displayed months. By doing so, the usability of the user can be improved.

[0035]

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an input section for inputting schedule data, a display section for displaying calendar data and schedule data, a storage section for storing calendar data and input schedule data, A schedule management device comprising: a control unit that displays calendar data and schedules stored in a storage unit on the display unit, and displays a schedule of a selected date together with display of a monthly schedule. According to this, the efficiency of the operation for confirming the scheduled data is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule data display screen for performing schedule management according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing steps of an embodiment of a schedule data display process according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a schedule creation process shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen example of a schedule creation screen shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a week display process shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a month display process shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a year display process shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schedule data table.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a calendar data table.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an option setting table.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an option setting screen.

FIG. 13 is a one-screen display example showing a monthly display screen of schedule detail display.

FIG. 14 is a one-screen display example showing a monthly display screen of detailed display for each scheduled time.

FIG. 15 is a screen display example showing a weekly display screen of one week display.

FIG. 16 is a screen display example showing a weekly display screen of a two-week display.

FIG. 17 is a screen display example showing a yearly display screen of 12 months display.

FIG. 18 is a screen display example showing a yearly display screen of 6 months display.

FIG. 19 is a screen display example showing a daily display screen.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an upper case of the schedule management device according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an upper case of the schedule management device according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a cross-sectional view of a schedule management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: input unit, 102: display unit, 103: control unit, 1
04: storage unit, 105: scheduled data display processing unit, 106
... Monthly display schedule detail display processing, 107... Two-week unit display processing, 108.
Option setting table.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting schedule data, a display unit for displaying calendar data and schedule data, a storage unit for storing calendar data and input schedule data, a calendar data stored in the storage unit, A schedule management device comprising a control unit for displaying a schedule on the display unit, and displaying a schedule of a selected date together with displaying a monthly schedule. 2. The schedule management device according to claim 1, wherein one week of calendar data and schedule data or
A schedule management device for displaying weekly calendar data and schedule data on a weekly basis. 3. The schedule management device according to claim 2, wherein the contents of the schedule are displayed every hour of the day when the display is performed for one week, and the start time and the end time are displayed when the display is performed for two weeks. A schedule management device characterized by changing the display method of the schedule data between the one-week display and the two-week display and displaying the schedule data on a weekly basis. 4. The schedule management device according to claim 1, wherein the schedule display in the schedule detail display includes a method of displaying all the schedules of the day for each hour, a start time of the schedule entered, and A schedule management device having a method of displaying the contents of the end time together, and holding means for switching and displaying both schedule detail display methods. 5. An input unit for inputting schedule data, a display unit for displaying calendar data and schedule data, a storage unit for storing calendar data and input schedule data, and a calendar unit for storing calendar data and schedule data. A schedule management device for displaying schedule data on the display unit in a calendar data display format of daily display, weekly display, monthly display, and yearly display, comprising a control unit for displaying a schedule on the display unit; The unit that can change the number of months to be displayed in the unit display is held, and the size of the year, month, day of the week, and date displayed on the calendar is changed according to the set number of display months. Characteristic schedule management device.