JP2002108830A - Method/system for managing individual schedule and schedule database - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method/system for managing individual schedule information capable of registering not only a decided schedule but also a route to it and its time in the schedule. SOLUTION: Information on traffic facilities used by an individual usually is stored in a profile database in advance. When the scheduled date and place of the individual is decided, the profile database is accessed to calculate a route and time for going to the scheduled place at the scheduled time and they are stored in the schedule.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method and system for managing personal schedule information by electronically storing an address book, a schedule, and the like via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent improvements in semiconductor technology have made it possible to implement personal information management using small electronic devices instead of paper notebooks. In addition, personal information management service via a network is also started, instead of managing only with small electronic devices, inputting and registering your schedule and address book from an information terminal represented by a computer via the network, You can now manage.

[0003] In one of such devices, by registering schedule information and grasping the current location, a method of calculating the way to the place registered in the schedule information and sounding an alarm so as not to be late for the scheduled time are calculated. An electronic device has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-209451).

[0004] However, this device registers a schedule and calculates the way to the destination from the current location. According to the schedule, the device calculates the way from the location immediately before that day on another day. Can not.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally,
There was no one that could be included in the schedule, including restraint time, when going from any location to the destination according to the schedule.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal schedule information management method and a system thereof that can register not only a schedule determined in a schedule but also a route and time up to that time in the schedule.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a profile storing step of storing information on an individual's ordinary transportation means in a profile database in advance, and a schedule date and time of the individual. When the location is determined, the step of accessing the profile database to calculate a route and time for going to the scheduled date and time and the location, and storing the route and time calculated by this step in a schedule A personal schedule information management method is provided.

[0008] Here, the "information on the usual transportation means" means the nearest station near the home used for commuting, the route, the time from home to the nearest station, etc. Information about the institution.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a step of prompting an individual to input a scheduled date and time, a place, and a starting point of a means of transportation used to go to the place, and the schedule data input by this step. And transmitting the schedule data stored in this step and prompting the user to select a route. When a route is selected in this step, a profile database relating to personal transportation registered in advance is searched. From the starting point of the frequently used transportation means of the user registered in the profile database searched by this step,
Calculating a transfer route that can be reached by the scheduled time to the end point of the recorded means of transportation to be used, and transmitting the transfer route calculated by this step; Provide an information management method.

[0010] According to claim 3 of the present invention, the profile database is characterized in that the individual inputs the time required to go from the location of the base point to the starting point of the means of transportation normally used. A personal schedule information management method according to any one of claims 1 and 2 is provided. According to claim 4 of the present invention, a profile storing step of storing in advance in a profile database information on an individual's ordinary transportation means, and when the scheduled date and time and place of the individual are determined, the profile Accessing the database and calculating the time to the starting point of the transportation, accessing the database for transit guidance of the transportation, and calculating the route and time to go to the scheduled date and time and place; Storing the route and time calculated by the step in a schedule.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a profile storing step of storing in advance in a profile database information on an individual's personally used transportation means, a scheduled date and time as a group to which the individual belongs as a member, When the location is determined, access to the profile database of each person to calculate the time to the starting point of transportation, and access to the database for transit guidance of transportation, and go to the scheduled date and time and location Calculating a route and time for each person, and storing the calculated route and time in the schedule of each person. I do.

[0012] According to claim 6 of the present invention, a profile database for storing information about a transportation system normally used by the individual himself, an address book database for storing information about a transportation system related to the individual, A schedule database for inputting an appointment schedule, and when the date and time and location of the individual appointment are determined, a route from the location of the previous appointment to the determined location using the profile database and the address book database. And a means for calculating time and time, and means for inputting the route and time calculated by this means together with the determined schedule into the schedule database.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a profile database for storing information on a transportation system normally used by an individual, an address book database for storing information on a transportation system related to the individual, a transportation system, A transfer guidance database storing information on transfer guidance of the individual, a schedule database for inputting the schedule of the individual, and when the date and time and place of the schedule of the individual are determined, the profile database, the address book database and the transfer guidance. Means for calculating the route and time from the last scheduled location to the determined location using a database; and the route and time calculated by the means are input to the schedule database together with the determined schedule. Means. Providing personal schedule information management systems.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a schedule database for inputting an individual's schedule, wherein when the date and time and the place of the individual's schedule are determined, information on the individual's own ordinary transportation is previously stored. Using a stored profile database and an address book database pre-stored with information on transportation of the relevant subject of the individual, calculate a route and time from the immediately preceding scheduled place to the determined place, A schedule database for personal schedule information management, in which the route and time of the schedule are inputted together with the determined schedule.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of registration / change of the profile database (DB) of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a flow chart of registration / change of the address book DB, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of schedule input, and FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a personal information management system of an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the system includes an Internet 11, a personal information management server 12 connected to the Internet 11, and a user personal computer (P).
C) comprises a home 13a and an office 13b.

Of course, there are a great number of servers and personal computers connected to the Internet 11, but here, for simplicity, only the servers and personal computers necessary for describing the embodiments of the present invention are shown. First, the personal information management server 12 has a connection control unit 21 for controlling the whole. An input / output unit 22 connected to the Internet 11 is provided in the inside, and a data analysis unit 23 for analyzing input data is connected to the input / output unit 22. Also, the data analysis unit 23
Is connected to an output destination determination unit 24 that determines a data output destination. Further, the output destination determination unit 23 is connected to a data configuration unit 25 that configures a screen and creates a DB query sentence for obtaining data. The personal information management server 12 further has four search engines connected to the input / output unit 22 and four databases (D
B) There is. There are a profile engine 31 for searching for a personal profile and a profile DB 32 for the database, an address book engine 33 for searching for a personal address book, and an address book DB3 for the database.
4. A schedule engine 35 for searching for a personal schedule and a schedule DB 36 of its database, and a transfer guide engine 37 of the station-front exploration club and a transfer guide DB 38 of its database. In response to the data input to the input / output unit 22, the connection control unit 21 issues a query requesting data to each engine from the input / output unit 22 or receives data from each engine at the input / output unit 22. , A screen is created by the data composition unit 25 based on the
The data is sent from the input / output unit 22 to the home personal computers 13a and the office personal computers 13b via the Internet 11. The screen is output on the user personal computer according to the screen information.

Next, a personal information management method using this personal information management server will be described with reference to the steps in the figure. When the user accesses the personal information management server 12, first, FIG. 5A, which is the top screen, is configured by the data configuration unit, and the output destination determination unit 24 and the data analysis unit 2
3. Displayed on the user's personal computer through the input / output unit 22 and the Internet 11 (top screen display S101). (Profile input) First, a user stores a profile D for storing information on his or her usual transportation.
Create B. FIG. 1 is a flow chart of the work, and FIG. 5 is an example of each screen. On the screen of FIG. 5A, a registration / change button of the profile DB, an address book button 52, and a schedule button 53 are displayed. A registration / change button of the profile DB is clicked (S102). The clicked information is transmitted to the Internet 11 and the cooperation control unit 2.
The data is sent to the data analysis unit 23 through the input / output unit 22 and analyzed, and is judged and recognized by the output destination judgment unit 24. With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 registers the profile DB
In order to create a change screen, an inquiry to the profile engine 31 is created. This query is sent to the profile engine 31 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The profile engine 31 searches the profile DB 32 to collect necessary information, and returns the necessary information to the data configuration unit 25 through the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 24. The data construction unit 25 creates a screen based on this information, and sends the screen to the user via the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11. Input screen of profile DB registration / change on user's personal computer Figure 5
(b) is displayed (S103). In the input screen Figure 5 (b),
An item column 54 for entering a place that the user frequently visits, a nearest station column 55 for entering the nearest station name of the place, a time column 56 for a station for entering the time from the place to the nearest station,
Register button 57, list button 58, top button 5
9. There is a clear button 60.

[0020] The user often visits a place he often visits, such as his home,
For items 54 such as offices and factories, the nearest station name 55
And the time 56 to the nearest station is entered (S104). Here, the head office as item 54 and the nearest station name 55 as JR
An example in which 10 minutes are input as the time 56 to the Ueno station and the station is shown.

After the input, the registration button 57 is clicked.
(S105). By clicking this, item 54, nearest station name 5
5. Information on the time 56 to the station is transmitted to the data analysis unit 2 through the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21.
3 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes it.

With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 creates a DB registration statement for the profile engine 31 for profile DB registration. This registration statement is sent to the profile engine 31 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The profile engine 31 stores the information sent to the profile DB 32.

If there are a plurality of places where the user frequently visits, these are sequentially input (S106). When inputting, the clear button 60 is clicked to clear the previous input contents (S114). Returning to step S104, item 5
4. Enter the name of the nearest station 55 and the time 56 to the station, and click the registration button (S105).

When all the input items have been completed, the input items can be confirmed in a list (S107).

When confirming, the list button 58 is clicked (S108). The clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 via the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the clicked information. By this recognition, the data configuration unit 2
5 creates an inquiry sentence to the profile engine for creating a profile DB list screen.

This inquiry sentence is sent to the profile engine 31 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The profile engine 31 searches the profile DB 32 to collect necessary information, and inputs the necessary information to the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 2.
4 to the data configuration unit 25. Data configuration unit 25
Creates a screen based on this information, and
The data is sent to the user through the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11.

The profile DB list shown in FIG. 5C is displayed on the user's personal computer (S109).

Item 61, nearest station name 62, time to station 6
It is confirmed whether or not the input of No. 3 has been correctly made (S110).

If it is not correct, the back button 64 is clicked (S112). The clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 via the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the clicked information. With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 creates a profile DB registration / change screen,
An inquiry sentence for the profile engine 31 is created. The query sentence is sent to the output destination determination unit 24 and the data analysis unit 2
3, sent to the profile engine 31 through the input / output unit 22. Profile engine 31 is profile D
B32 is searched to collect necessary information, which is returned to the data configuration unit 25 through the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 24. The data construction unit 25 creates a screen based on this information and sends it to the user via the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11.

On the user's personal computer, the profile DB registration / change input screen FIG. 5 (b) is displayed again (S10).
3) Therefore, step S104 and subsequent steps are repeated. If the input is correct, click the top button 65 (S
111). This clicked information is Internet 1
01 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21, the data is sent to the data analysis unit 23, analyzed, and determined by the output destination determination unit 24. Based on this recognition, the data composition unit 25 composes a top screen. This screen information is output to the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11
Sent to the user. The top screen of FIG. 5A is displayed again on the user's personal computer (S113).

Returning to step S106, the input items are completed, and in step S107, the profile DB list table 5
If the user does not see (c), he or she clicks the top button 59 in the profile DB registration / change input screen (FIG. 5B).
(S115). The clicked information is also sent to the data analysis unit 23 through the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and is judged and recognized by the output destination judgment unit 24. Based on this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 configures the top screen. This screen information is output destination determination unit 2
4. The data is sent to the user through the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11. The top screen of FIG. 5A is displayed again on the user's personal computer (S113). (Address book input) The user who returned to the top screen
A user's address book DB is created (S201). FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation, and FIG. 6 is a display screen in the processing. FIG. 6A is the same top screen as FIG. 5A, and includes a profile DB registration / change button 601, an address book button 602, and a schedule table button 603. First, the user clicks the address book button 602 (S20
2). This clicked information is stored on the Internet 101
Is transmitted to the data analysis unit 23 through the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the data. With this recognition, the data composition unit 25 creates an inquiry sentence to the address book engine 33 to create an address book screen. This query statement is output destination determination unit 24,
The data is sent to the address book engine 33 through the data analysis unit 23 and the input / output unit 22. The address book engine 33 searches the address book DB 34 to collect necessary information, and inputs the necessary information to the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 2.
4 to the data configuration unit 25. Data configuration unit 25
Creates an address book screen (FIG. 6C) based on this information, and outputs it to the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 2.
2. It is sent to the user via the Internet 11.

FIG. 6 shows an address book screen on the user's personal computer.
(C) is displayed (S203). New button 604, top button 605, back button 6 are displayed on the address book screen (C).
06, a column list with columns of name column 607, address / telephone column 608, nearest station name 609 of the address, and time column 610 to the station where the time from the address to the nearest station is entered as a vertical column. There is. Here, the work differs between the case of new registration and the case of change (S204).

In the case of new registration, a new button 604 is clicked (S205). The clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 via the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the clicked information. By this recognition, the data configuration unit 2
Reference numeral 5 creates an inquiry sentence to the address book engine 33 to create an address book registration / change screen. This query is sent to the address book engine 33 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The address book engine 33 searches the address book DB 34 and collects necessary information, and inputs the necessary information to the data configuration unit 25 through the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 24.
To return. The data configuration unit 25 creates the address book DB registration / change screen (b) based on this information, and
4. The data is sent to the user through the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11. An address book registration / change screen, FIG. 6B, is displayed on the user's personal computer (S206). In the address book registration / change screen (b), a name column 611 for entering a name, an address / telephone column 612, a nearest station column 613 for entering the nearest station name of the address, and a location from that location to the nearest station are displayed. Time column 614 to the station to fill in the time,
And a registration button 615, a clear button 616, a one-line deletion button 617, a list button 618, and a top button 619. In a normal address book, only a name column 611 for entering a name, an address / telephone column 612, and the like are input, but in the address book of the present invention, a user further enters a nearest station name of an address. 613, a time column 614 from the place to the nearest station is entered (S207). After inputting, a registration button 615 is clicked. By clicking this, the information of the name 611, the address / telephone column 612, the nearest station name 613, and the time 614 to the station are displayed on the Internet 1.
01 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21, the data is sent to the data analysis unit 23, analyzed, and determined by the output destination determination unit 24. With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 creates a DB registration statement for the address book engine 33 for registering the address book DB. This registration statement is output destination determination unit 2
4. The data is sent to the address book engine 33 through the data analysis unit 23 and the input / output unit 22. The address book engine 33 stores the information sent to the address book DB 34 (S208).
If there are a plurality of registered addresses, the user inputs them sequentially (S209). Clear button 6 to enter
Click 16 to clear the previous entry (S2
10). Returning to step S206, the information of the name 611, the address / telephone column 612, the nearest station name 613, and the time 614 to the station is entered, and the registration button 615 is clicked (S2).
08). When the registration of the registered address is completed, the user clicks the list button 618 (S217). This click information follows the same process as step (S202),
The address book screen shown in FIG. 6C is displayed on the user's personal computer (S218). It is determined whether or not the input content is correct (S221). If it is correct, the user clicks the top button 619 (S219). The clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 via the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the clicked information. Based on this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 configures the top screen. This screen information is sent to the user via the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11. On the user's personal computer, the top screen figure 6 (a) is displayed again.
(S220).

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S221 is incorrect, the process proceeds to "click a changed portion" in step S211 described later. By the way, in step S204, it is determined whether or not the registration is new. If the address book is changed, the process proceeds to "click the changed portion" in step S211. When the user clicks on a changed portion in the address book, the process is the same as that in steps S205 to S206. However, the clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 through the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed. Then, the output destination determination unit 24 performs determination and recognition. With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 creates an inquiry sentence to the address book engine 33 for creating an address book registration / change screen. This query statement is output destination determination unit 24,
The data is sent to the address book engine 33 through the data analysis unit 23 and the input / output unit 22. The address book engine 33 searches the address book DB 34 and collects information including a changed portion to be corrected in the address book, and inputs the information to the input / output unit 22.
The data is returned to the data configuration unit 25 through the data analysis unit 23 and the output destination determination unit 24. The data configuration unit 25 creates an address book registration / change screen (FIG. 6B) based on this information, and sends it to the user via the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11. . The address book registration / change screen shown in FIG. 6B is displayed on the user's personal computer (S212). Here, it is determined whether to delete one line (S213). If one line is not to be deleted, the changed portion is corrected (S214), and the registration button 615 is clicked (S2).
15). By this click, the information of this change is stored in the address book DB 34 by the same process as step S208 (S215). On the other hand, when deleting one line, the user clicks the delete one line button 617. With this click, the address book engine 33 deletes one line of the address book DB 34 according to the information of this one line deletion in the same process as step S208 (S2).
16). If you click on the list after change, the above step S
217, the address book screen, and top
Clicking returns to the top screen figure 6 (a). (Schedule input) Profile DB and address book DB
Finally, the user who has prepared enters the schedule entry. The schedule input process will be described with reference to the schedule input flowchart of FIG. 7 and 8 are views showing each screen.
First, a schedule button 703 is clicked on the top screen in FIG. 7A (S302). The clicked information is sent to the data analysis unit 23 via the Internet 101 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21 and analyzed, and the output destination determination unit 24 determines and recognizes the clicked information. By this recognition, the data configuration unit 2
5 creates an inquiry sentence to the schedule engine 35 to create a schedule screen. This query is sent to the schedule engine 35 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The schedule engine 35 searches the schedule DB 36 and collects necessary information, and sends it to the data configuration unit 25 through the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 24.
To return. The data configuration unit 25 creates a schedule screen (C) based on this information and sends it to the user via the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, the input / output unit 22, and the Internet 11.

On the user's personal computer, the January schedule screen shown in FIG. 8B is displayed (S303). This schedule screen has a top button at the top and looks like a calendar. FIG. 7C is an enlarged view of a part of the day on September 14th. Looking at the enlarged screen of the day, a new schedule button 707 is provided at the top, and the scheduled cells are arranged for each scheduled item in chronological order. One scheduled cell has a theme column 709 for entering a title, a departure time column 711, an arrival time column 712, a start time column 713, an end time column 714, four time display columns, and a direction button 710 for giving directions. . Right now, I am in the Ueno headquarters office and at the ○○ company in Shinjuku 宿
It is assumed that a meeting is to be held for two hours from 10 o'clock. First, when a new schedule button 707 at the top is clicked to enter a schedule (S304),
The input screen shown in FIG. 8A is obtained through the same process as that for displaying the schedule screen (S305). Hereinafter, the same process will not be described. Theme field 8 as an input field
01, start time 802, end time 803, departure place 80
4. There is an arrival place 805. When these entries are completed
(S306), the boarding station 806, the getting off station 807, the time 808 from the departure place to the boarding station, and the time 809 from the getting off station to the arrival place are automatically displayed (S307). Also, 10 minutes before is automatically displayed as the time 810 before the arrival time at the arrival place until the start time (S307). Of course, this time can be changed. First, in the theme column 801, the user enters a meeting from the keyboard. The start time 802 and end time 803 of the meeting can be set by clicking the black inverted triangle at the left end of the column.
A time with a break of every 0 minutes is displayed. Select a time. Here the meeting starts at 10:00 and ends at 12:
The example of clicking and inputting 00 is shown. Next, when the departure place 804 is clicked on the black inverted triangle at the left end, the place name that is frequently used in the profile data registered in advance is displayed as a pull-down menu, and is selected from the list. When the arrival place 805 is clicked on the black inverted triangle at the left end, FIG. 8B is displayed as a pull-down menu. There is an address book 813 at the end of the profile data. When this is clicked, the address book shown in FIG. 6C is displayed. Since there is an XX company, when the address book is clicked, the XX company is input to the arrival place 805. This completes the input (S3
06). Then, the following is automatically displayed (S307). Boarding station 806 JR Ueno station Getting off station 807 JR Shinjuku station Time from departure point to boarding station 808 10 minutes Time from getting off station to arrival point 809 15 minutes Arrival time to arrival place (time to start time) 810 10 minutes Before Here, there is a case where the transfer guidance information of the station square exploration club is necessary and a case where it is not necessary (S308). If the transfer guidance information is necessary, click the transfer guidance button 811 (S
309). This clicked information is Internet 1
01 and the input / output unit 22 of the cooperation control unit 21, the data is sent to the data analysis unit 23, analyzed, and determined by the output destination determination unit 24. With this recognition, the data configuration unit 25 creates an inquiry sentence to the transfer guidance engine 37 to create a transfer guidance condition setting screen. This inquiry sentence is sent to the transfer guidance engine 37 through the output destination determination unit 24, the data analysis unit 23, and the input / output unit 22. The transit guide engine 37 searches the transit guide DB 38 to collect necessary information,
This is returned to the data configuration unit 25 through the input / output unit 22, the data analysis unit 23, and the output destination determination unit 24. Data configuration unit 2
5 creates a schedule screen (C) based on this information, and outputs it to an output destination determination unit 24, a data analysis unit 23, and an input / output unit 2.
2 Further, it is sent to the user through the Internet 11. A transfer guidance condition setting screen as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the user's personal computer (S310). The S310 screen has a boarding station and alighting station (901) as search conditions, and a display priority (902), and a display button at the bottom. The boarding station and the getting off station (901) are automatically determined and displayed. In this case, the boarding station 903, JR Ueno station, getting off station 904, JR Shinjuku station The priority (902) at the time of display is time (905), fare (90
6) There is a transfer count (907), but the time (905) is selected and set in advance, but if you want to change it, click the button for that item. After confirming the contents, the display button 908 is clicked (S311). According to the clicked information, in the same process as the station front exploration club search condition setting screen, FIG.
Is displayed on the right side of the screen (S31).
2).

As a result of the search, three course guides arriving at 10:25 before JR Shinjuku Station are shown. One of them is selected and the number is clicked (S313).
The input screen shown in FIG. 8A is displayed (S305). Since all registrations have been completed, the user clicks the registration button in FIG. 8A (S31).
4). FIG. 8 (b) of the January schedule screen is displayed (S
315). In the schedule screen, departure at 9:00, arrival at 9:50, start at 10:00, end at 12:00 is entered in the column on September 14, and XX company / meeting is entered in the theme column. In this way, not only the conference time from 10:00 to 12:00 but also the departure time at 9:00 could be input, and the schedule from 9:00 to 12:00 could be determined. When the destination button 710 is clicked, the search result of the station exploration club is displayed, and it is possible to know the course and the transfer in the middle. After confirming the contents, click top to return to the top screen (S316). In this way,
According to this embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to register a profile of information on personal transportation, register an address book on acquaintances, and register a schedule. By the way, a user can have an address book and a schedule as members of a group. This is an address book and schedule table that can be shared by members of the group. Members have the right to add, change, and delete address books and schedule tables.

Members can copy items in their own address book to the group address book, and can easily use the location entered by themselves in the group schedule.

The schedule entry process is the same as the individual schedule entry described above, except that a "group address book" and a "group schedule" button are added to the top screen of FIG. 7 (a). A group address book and a group schedule are displayed, respectively. The group schedule is similar to the personal schedule screen, except that members of the group can operate it. Similarly, when a new schedule is clicked on the calendar screen, a registration screen similar to that shown in FIG. 8A is displayed, and the schedule can be input.

Input the theme field 801, start time 802, end time 803, and then click the black inverted triangle at the left end of the departure place 804. Choose from This uses the member's own profile data, and a different place name is displayed for each input user.

Clicking the black inverted triangle at the left end of the arrival location 805 displays a pull-down menu in the same manner as in FIG. 8B, but the items in the user's profile data are followed by items such as an address book and a group address book. Is done.

When an address book is selected, a user's personal address book is displayed, and when a group address book is selected, a group address book is displayed.

When an item is selected from these address books, it is input to the destination 805. This completes the input, and the following is automatically displayed.

Boarding station 806 Getting off station 807 Time from departure place to boarding station 808 Time from getting off station to arrival place 809 Arrival time to arrival place (time to start time) 810 When transfer information is needed from here Clicks on the transfer guidance button 811. Then, as in the case of the personal schedule table, a transfer guidance search is performed from the transfer guide condition setting using the transfer guidance engine and displayed to the user. After confirmation, select and register to return to the schedule screen.

When other members look at the schedule, the title and location of the schedule can be seen, but the departure time and the arrival time which are not set by the user are blank. If an item is to be set, selecting an item displays a screen similar to that of FIG. 8A described above, in which a theme, a start time, an end time, and an arrival place are input.

When the pull-down menu of the departure place is displayed on this screen, the user's profile is searched and the items in the user's profile are displayed. As described above, in the group schedule, transfer guidance can be used using the profile of each member. In the above embodiment of the present invention, the case where the transportation system is the JR line has been described, but the schedule table of the present invention can be input to other railways, buses and regular ships that operate regularly. .
In the above embodiment, the departure location, the conference location (arrival location), and the conference holding time are determined first, and the transfer guidance is used to determine the departure time.
If the meeting place (arrival place) is determined first, the meeting start time can of course be determined. Furthermore, in the above description, the scheduled cell (unit) is from the place of departure to the end of the meeting, but the scheduled unit may be the unit until it returns to the original. That is, a set of six times from the office where the user is usually at the meeting place (departure / arrival), the meeting time (start / end), and the return from the meeting place to the usual place (departure / arrival) as one set, It is possible to fill in. In this case, the transfer guidance of the station-front exploration club or the like is used twice. However, according to the present invention, it is also possible to depart from a usual place and finally return to a usual place.

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According to the present invention, there is provided a method and system for managing personal schedule information which can be registered in a schedule, including not only a determined schedule but also a binding time such as a route and a departure time up to that time. can get.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view for explaining a flow of profile registration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a flow of address book registration according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining a flow of schedule registration according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a personal schedule information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a display screen in the case of profile registration according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a display screen in the case of registering an address book according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a display screen in the case of schedule registration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in the case of a transfer search according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a display screen in the case of a transfer search in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Internet, 21 Cooperation control unit, 22
... I / O unit, 23 ... Data analysis unit, 24 ... Output destination determination unit, 25 ... Data configuration unit, 32 ... Profile D
B, 34: Address book DB, 36: Schedule D
B, 38 ... DB for transfer.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A profile storing step of storing information on an individual's ordinary transportation means in a profile database in advance, and when the scheduled date and time and place of the individual are determined, accessing the profile database; Calculating a route and time to go to the scheduled date and time and place; and storing the calculated route and time in a schedule.
Personal schedule information management method. 2. A step of prompting the user to input a scheduled date and time, a place, and a starting point of a means of transportation used to go to the place, a step of storing the plan data input in this step, Transmitting the schedule data stored according to the above, and prompting the user to select a route; and, when the route is selected by this step, searching a profile database relating to personal transportation registered in advance, and searching by this step. Calculating a transfer route that can be reached from the start point of the means of transportation frequently used by the user registered in the profile database to the end point of the recorded means of transportation to be used by a scheduled time; Transmitting the calculated transfer route. Schedule information management method. 3. The profile database according to claim 1, wherein the individual inputs a time required for the individual to go from the base point to the starting point of the means of transportation generally used by the individual. 1. The personal schedule information management method described in 1. 4. A profile storing step of storing information on an individual's ordinary transportation means in a profile database in advance, and accessing the profile database when the scheduled date and time and place of the individual are determined. Calculating the time to the starting point of the institution, accessing the database for transit information of the transportation agency, and calculating the route and time to go to the scheduled date and time and place; and Storing the route and time in a schedule. 5. A profile storing step of preliminarily storing information on an individual's ordinary transportation means in a profile database, and when a scheduled date and time and a place as a group to which the individual belongs as a member are determined. The profile database of the person is accessed to calculate the time to the starting point of the transportation, and the database for the transit guide of the transportation is accessed, and the route and time to go to the scheduled date and time and place are determined by each person. A personal schedule information management method, comprising: calculating each time; and storing the route and time calculated in this step in the schedule of each person. 6. A profile database for storing information about the individual's own commonly used transportation, an address book database for storing information about the individual's related target transportation, and a schedule database for inputting the individual's schedule. Means for calculating a route and time from the immediately preceding scheduled location to the determined location using the profile database and the address book database when the date and time and location of the individual's schedule are determined, Means for inputting the route and time calculated by this means together with the determined schedule into the schedule database. 7. A profile database for storing information about a personally used transportation system, an address book database for storing information about a transportation system of a relevant target of the individual, and information about transfer guidance for the transportation system. A transfer guidance database, a schedule database for inputting the individual's schedule, and when the date and time and place of the individual's schedule are determined, use the profile database, the address book database and the transfer guide database to determine the immediately preceding schedule. Means for calculating a route and time from a place to the determined place, and means for inputting the calculated route and time to the schedule database together with the determined schedule. Personal schedule information management system . 8. A schedule database for inputting an individual's schedule, a profile database preliminarily storing information on the individual's own usual transportation when the date and time and place of the individual's schedule are determined, and The route and time from the immediately preceding scheduled location to the determined location are calculated using an address book database in which information on the related target transportation means is stored in advance, and these routes and time are determined. A schedule database for managing personal schedule information that is entered with the scheduled schedule.