CN1337607A

CN1337607A - Method and system of self renewing appointment display of intelligent watch

Info

Publication number: CN1337607A
Application number: CN 01124872
Authority: CN
Inventors: 昌德拉塞卡·纳雷亚纳斯瓦米; 曼德亚姆·T·拉格翰纳斯
Original assignee: International Business Machines Corp
Current assignee: International Business Machines Corp
Priority date: 2000-08-04
Filing date: 2001-08-03
Publication date: 2002-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 2021-08-03
Also published as: CN1205517C; HK1042559A1; TW486613B

Abstract

A wearable mobile computing device/appliance (a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from a network and a variety of other devices. The mobile computing device/appliance includes a user interface that is used to efficiently interact with alarms and notifications on the watch and particularly, provides user appointment calendar display and browsing functionality.

Description

The method and system that the self renewing appointment of intelligent watch shows

Technical field

Relate generally to mobile computing parts of the present invention are PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), cell phone, pager etc. for example, and relate more specifically to a kind of visit information wirelessly and equipping the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) of interactive user interface, wherein this user interface is used for carrying out quarter-bell effectively on table and notice is mutual.

Background technology

At various strong user friendly parts, for example in PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), cell phone, the pager etc., computing technique, mobile technology and wireless communication technology are just developing and are climbing up new summit rapidly.Now, might buy hand-held PDA, for example resemble Palm Pilot ^The palm machine, their application program wireless communication units and hybrid, phone call/facsimile and networking performance.Typical PDA can serve as cell phone, facsimile recorder and personal organizers, and is based on pen, promptly needs to be used for the input pen of literal input.Thereby these parts comprise the handwriting recognition performance, and even can adopt the speech recognition technology of voice responsive input.Small parts such as the PageWriter2000 type pager of RIM950 and Motorola adopts keypad for importing.

At present, industry member is just being made great efforts by increasing the functional of similar PC desktop computer and reducing size simultaneously and power requirement provides improvement.More recent, go attempting some functions of above-mentioned parts are comprised in the table in one's hands.Yet, have only special-purpose Wearable table except clocking capability, can also have compass or GPS (GPS) or barometer, heart rate monitor at present, the individual carries system (PHS) phone, pager etc.These existing specific function wrist-watches exist shortcoming, that is, the major part in them is heavy, most of get along well the Internet or the connection of other PC/ network components, battery life is limited and difficult use.These present commercially available specific function wrist-watches also have user interface, but its energy content displayed is very limited.For example, be provided with under the situation in the time of digital watch, at present the user can only set independently hour and divide, and the time is only walked in one direction.In addition, their major parts have 6 to 8 the seven sections LED or the LCD that can be used for showing 6 or 8 numeral/letters, and only place, the fixed position in display has a small amount of demonstration AM/PM, the open/close designator of alarm clock.The wrist-watch that some display characteristics slightly increase is just appearring on market at present.In any case, must solve these various shortcomings, otherwise not exist these tables to become popular compellent reason.For mobile computing application programming wrist-watch proposes the challenge of a difficulty, be small appliances because show.That is, component be put in the so little volume and the screen size of wrist-watch is very limited is provided with restriction for what all overcame such as the power supply of battery.It is valuable solving these shortcomings, because 1) it is a kind of in a small amount of utensil that most of population is all consumed in the whole world, 2) nearly all time all can use and 3) be difficult for losing, wrist-watch is a kind of form that attractability is arranged.

Thereby be sought after providing a kind of can accessing wirelessly information and have interactive user interface and high resolution display so that the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) of various bench-type PC formula functions to be provided.

Also be sought after providing a kind of can be provided with timing/alarm clock function and have can make the user only pay the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) that minimum energy and thought just can be provided with the interactive user interface of various timing/alarm clock functions.

Also being sought after providing a kind of can indicate its appointment and passage in time especially automatically to upgrade the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) of the demonstration of appointment from now on that the user is ranked to the person of wearing every day.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of can accessing wirelessly information and equipping be used to provide various types of like the interactive user interface of desktop PC function and the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) of high resolution display.

Another object of the present invention provide a kind of can be provided with timing/alarm clock function and have can make the user only pay the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) that minimum energy and thought just can be provided with the interactive user interface of various timing/alarm clock functions.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind ofly can every day indicate its appointment and passage in time especially automatically to upgrade the parts worn/utensil (wrist-watch) of the demonstration of appointment from now on that the user is ranked to the person of wearing.

According to the present invention, providing a kind of is used for by for wearing user interface that utensil the is provided with system and method for explicit user appointment effectively, wherein this can be worn utensil and comprises the dial type display and realize present timing mechanism, this method comprises: a) receive appointment time table information, wherein every appointment comprises constantly relevant and duration; B) show first graphic element to indicate a schedule time scope to the user in certain time position on described dial type display, this schedule time scope is based on the current time; C) this dial type display is generated appointment subsequently that one or more in this schedule time scope of one or more expressions are ranked constantly and the second graph element of duration; And, d) continue the time progress that tracking surpasses the time location of first graphic element, and automatically this first graphic element is advanced to new time location with the new time window on the indication dial plate, and automatically show new one or more subsequently the dating constantly and duration corresponding new one or more second graph elements of being ranked interior with this new time window.

Further advantage and characteristic comprise provides navigation mechanism so that can browse the appointment that the user is ranked on the dial type display, and comprises that realization shows that hysteresis mechanism is to reduce moving of first graphic element when implementing the appointment function of browse.

Description of drawings

Can understand other characteristics, aspect and the advantage of equipment of the present invention and method better according to following explanation, appended claims book and accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing is:

Fig. 1 conceptually illustrates head-wearing type message reference wrist-watch parts of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed block diagram, and the hardware architecture of wrist-watch parts 10 is shown.

Fig. 3 illustrates the software architecture 200 of wrist-watch parts 10.

Fig. 4 illustrates example system and shows 300, and its master menu that selectable icons is provided is to move " personal information management " application program that is provided with in these wrist-watch parts.

Fig. 5 illustrates the acquiescence wrist-watch user interface 360 of example, and it has the icon of the time quarter-bell that appointment mobile belt and one or more indication set.

The dial plate appointment that Fig. 6 (a)-6 (e) describes various examples shows 390, so that the dial plate appointment time window of increase to be shown.

The dial plate appointment browsing mode that Fig. 7 (a)-7 (e) describes various examples shows 399.

Fig. 8 (a)-8 (f) illustrates the appointment browser image 410 of example, is used for reducing when the user browses its appointment the hysteresis mechanism of range flags amount of movement with explanation.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 conceptually illustrates head-wearing type message reference watch parts of the present invention. As claiming herein Be " wrist-watch " 10, this system looks like a common table, but can pass through radio communication Mechanism from appurtenances, for example PC, mobile computer, user carry other spread all over the formula parts and Directly from network receiving information.

As shown in fig. 1, wrist-watch system 10 is based on being designed to comprising the slide calliper rule that utilize state-of-the-art technology Very little is minimum motherboard or the modular concept of base card 20 (will describe in detail in the literary composition). Particularly, base The card 20 can various types of and can realize various functions shell 25a ..., realize among the 25c. For example, base card 20 can be realized in desk-top functional basic shell 25a is provided by touch screen displays; Can realize in hands-free mobile shell 25b that it provides logical with GPS functional except substantially desk-top Letter interface and mobile phone communications ability etc., and comprise that touch screen displays, roll packer/fixed point establish Standby and microphone and loudspeaker; With can in extended function shell 25c, realize, its provide touch screen, Button and to the support of various parts such as GPS/ compass, thermometer, barometer, altimeter.

Fig. 2 is a detailed block diagram that the hardware architecture of wrist-watch system 10 is shown. Such as Fig. 2 Shown in, base card 20 comprises first or the main card 50 that holds core processing unit, I/O and memory. For example, main card 50 comprises CPU55, Cirrus Logic CL-EP7211 for example, and it is one The monolithic embedded controller is for special low power applications program is served as CPU, the treatment characteristic that it possesses Make its function be equivalent to the Pentium chip of 100MHZ with the extended storage management characteristic. This core place The reason unit can move at 2.5V, and in order to make the board size minimum, can assemble the pottery of 3.68MHZ Porcelain resonator 57 is to produce dominant frequency clock signal and timing signal. Main card 50 also comprises enough non-Volatibility and volatile memory for example comprise the EDO DRAM58 of 64M bit and support system The SRAM/ flash memory 59 of system code. A communication subsystem of wrist-watch 10 comprises a vision Infrared Data Association (IrDA) communication interface line, this communication interface have one and are installed on the card 50 Low-power IR transceiver module 60, directly connect to be connected interface decoder pin with CPU55, Wherein CPU55 comprises an IrDA SIR protocol code device. First card 50 also comprises various moduluses Converter (ADC), memory refress logic and industry standard interface be the compact flash interface for example, from And can be connected to wrist-watch 10 to other parts. Also can comprise other interface, for example USB (USB) and I2C etc. Fig. 2 also illustrates main card 50 and comprises power subsystem, and it comprises chargeable Lighium polymer type the battery 65 and great dynamic range of wrist-watch systems/subsystems load provided support DC to DC converter 66.

Still with reference to Fig. 2, main card 50 does not have the audio frequency ability, but in the expansion of supporting the PCM audio frequency In the shell watch design, in extending connector sheet (not shown), the PCM audio interface is housed, as auxiliary Help card, namely

block

75 or 80. Particularly, the

supplementary card

75,80 of realizing comprises respectively loudspeaker With

microphone combination

77,83, wherein Mike's wind action is that record can be processed by processor subsystem Or in memory subsystem stores for the phonetic entry of later playback, and the effect of loudspeaker is to carry Customize tone, make sound and other listen to parts coupling etc. for voice output, generation. Such as Fig. 2 Shown in, each loudspeaker/microphone combination 77,88 is connected to pulse code modulation PCM separately Encoder/decoder parts (CODECS) 78,84, the latter two be by separately to

CPU55 Pcm interface

79,89 control.

Supplementary card

75,80 is also being equipped various communication subsystems, Comprising low-power and the middle power radio communication of supporting Wireless Application Protocol (" WAP ") Parts are to provide the communication linkage of mobile computer, mobile phone, portable hand-held parts and to carry For the connection to the internet. In one embodiment, the private communication subsystem comprises for support The circuit of BLueTooth81 or similar little factor, low price radio frequency solution circuit be RF for example Modem 76, and can comprise other low-power radio and Flex formula page communication circuit (not Illustrate) etc. For example, as shown in Figure 2, subsidiary communications card 80 realizes being used for radio frequency (RF) The bluetooth industrial standard of communication, yet, can understand and also can realize for example IEEE802.11 of other standard Or other RF agreement. In addition, can realize these communication protocols in the processor on mainboard 50, Thereby make required member total quantity for minimum. Cpu system on the mainboard 50 is used for supporting First UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter of RF modem 76 or BLueTooth81 communication function (UART1) parts (not shown), and can equip the 2nd UART parts (UART2) For example support the function data downloaded from PC or the webserver. Should understand can implement any Similarly data transfer mechanism or data exchange interface parts provide data to download to communicate by letter with RF support Function.

For with the mutual purpose of these parts, wrist-watch system 10 is with under standard wrist-watch shape factor Tactiosensible screen/the panel 90 that is shaped, and be slow-motion encoder 95 with a roller structure. Tactiosensible screen can make the user by own together, common unsettled title is " intelligent hand On the table based on the application program launching of scribbling (GRAFFITI BASED APPLICATION LAUNCH ON A SMART WATCH) " the U.S. _ _ the illustrated side of number patent application Under the formula physically input scratch formula and " scribble " and directly start application program, the full content of this application Openly include as a reference (as describing in this article), and this touch screen can pass through physics Some viewing area of contact wrist-watch starts other application program/action/event. In one embodiment, This tactiosensible panel plate is assembling four (4) position touch screens. For example, should by physical contact Some zone of tactiosensible panel plate can make watch displays forward and be backward mobile. Roller mechanism 95 (that is, clockwise with counterclockwise) rolls and is used for showing of literal and figure to simulate up or down Show device cursor rolling function. Under environment of the present invention, roller mechanism 95 generates and is received by processor Through the signal of A/D conversion in order to can make watch displays device cursor movement, and especially make and provide approximately Meeting update functions and the arrow cursor of function of browse or the designator that other demonstrates move. When this is taken turns Mechanism be moved beyond certain scheduled volume, 20 degree for example, the time, this is taken turns and preferably produces one and mouse section The same signal that part can produce when rolling. If continuing to rotate this, the user takes turns, wheel revolution 20 degree (with Under be called " rotation event ") produce a signal, the event that wherein produces comprises explanation, and this takes turns suitable Hour hands or the indication that rotates counterclockwise. Under this mode, the direction of processor tracking-roller and phase Should the moving direction of ground tracking cursor on concrete a demonstration. Also can pull out or press this roller mechanism Generate signal (hereinafter referred to as " wheel click event "), its similar button or mouse click event, Be used for encouraging selected application program, hyperlink or menu entries. In an alternate embodiment, should Rotor block can comprise an inclined-plane, and it is rotatable and press in order to generate respectively rotation event and wheel Click event, as own together, common unsettled title for " intelligent watch based on the inclined-plane User interface " (BEZEL BASED USER INTERFACE FOR A SMART WATCH) the U.S. _ _ in number patent application illustrated like that, the full content of this application and public affairs Open and include as a reference, as in this article complete description. Should understand and to realize other type Rolling member so that cursor movement to be provided, sliding shoe for example. In addition, a standard button can be set So that selection function to be provided.

As also illustrating among Fig. 2, various analog-digital converters (ADC) 68 are supported one to touching Screen display shows that the interface of panel 90 and one are to the slow-motion encoder that is used for roller structure 95 or button Interface. For holding high-resolution (being equivalent to VGA), organic LED (OLED) height The parts 98 of contrast display 100 arrange interface 69. In addition, main card 50 Hes that are used for basic shell Utilized its buzzer interface to be connected buzzer 63 with clock counter connects by CPU55. In order to detect the attitude of wrist-watch, a mechanical type four-way inclination sensor 72 also is set, it comprises many The mechanical switch (being used for detecting the angle of inclination) of the signal that individual generation can be detected by CPU. This sensing Device can be used for various uses, such as current management, demonstration control etc. In a preferred embodiment, Can be to additional other sensor of this watch parts on an interface. Their example can comprise that other inclines Tiltedly and (speed, direction, the speed) sensor that moves, such as heat sensor, pressure sensor Environmental sensor for example resembles the health monitoring sensor of pre ure tra ducer, etc. This wrist-watch is corresponding Be provided for the demonstration of sensor and can analyze the data of collecting from these sensors.

More specifically, the high-contrast display 100 of Fig. 2 needn't be with back of the body lamp so that this display As seen. Thereby the power of display consumes is proportional to the quantity of the pixel of connecting on the display. Cause For pixel preferably is made of light emitting diode, automatically can see display evening, and the user does not need For seeing that display is by any button. In addition, can under very big angular field of view, clearly observe OLED Display 100, and control the brightness of these demonstrations by the magnitude of current that restriction offers diode. In one embodiment, but this OLED chip 100 is high-resolution pixel addressing displays, For example 640 * 480, in order to can show various texts and figure entry at dial plate, be similar to can Computer screen or the content that shows at Palm Pilot . For example, can be by showing at dial plate Hour hands and minute hand expression time on the device. In addition, at some At All Other Times when needs show photo, Hour hands and the minute hand that can eliminate the dial plate display show.

Fig. 3 illustrates the software architecture 200 of watch parts 10. At its bottom, this wrist-watch system System operation system 210, LINVX2.2.1 for example, its allow a plurality of client layer threads of operation and Core layer thread and support multitask and multi-user. Section for each input/output subsystem setting The part driver can be processed code and the interface relevant with parts of low layer, thus can they Realize above more high-rise application programming interface (API). For each input/output subsystem is established The parts driver of putting comprises serial i/O system driver 212, IrDA system driver 214, RF modem subsystem driver 216, Bluetooth system driver 218, flash Memory 220, touch screen subsystem driver 222, LCD subsystem driver 224, OLED Subsystem driver 226, roller subsystem driver 228 and inclination sensor parts drive Program 229. These arrange above parts driver client/server graphics subsystem 230, Storage subsystem hypervisor 240 and synchronization subsystem manager 250 are used in application program Between receive and send the I/O event, upgrade screen etc. Application program author can use shape library, Thereby can show self-defining screen. User interface manager 255 is set to process from input part The event that part (roller (slow-motion encoder) and the touch screen that for example are used for appropriate application) receives. Do not put communication subsystem hypervisor 260, to process from the event of communication channel with these events Be sent to suitable application program and impel and proceed transfer of data. The synchronization hypervisor is set 250 with synchronous data between this wrist-watch and other parts, and especially, its receives from communication channel Data also operate to decipher the data that are sent out and for receiving these data together with suitable application program The application program update data. Example can be the renewal to calendar event. Total system is set Power management routines 270, with the power consumption on these parts of monitoring and controlling and and other subsystem for example Operating system dispatcher communicates by letter to optimize the battery life of these parts. For example, power management routines 270 Measure the required energy of remaining electric weight in the battery, certain application program of estimation operation and open at battery Recommend to need to turn-off which subsystem when beginning to exhaust.

Also illustrate among Fig. 3, these fundamental figures, communication and above the synchronization subsystem to this Watch parts 10 arranges watch case application software 275. A kind of key of supporting is used journey Order is microbrowser, and it can be accessed the website of supporting WAP and receive with utilizing the XML standard not have The communication based on net that wire tag language (" WML) is write. The WML special design becomes can optimize To send to internet text data on the widget screen at band-limited wireless network, and And special design becomes to support to utilize limited input mechanism (such as button) to position. Relevant to this Realize on the watch parts WML details can own together, common unsettled title is for " to can The system and method for WML note is adopted in the user interface control of wearing utensil " (SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING WML ANNOTATIONS FOR USER INTERFACE CONTROL OF A WEARABLE APPLIANCE) the U.S. _ _ Find in number patent application, the content of this application and openly including as a reference is as in this article Complete description is such. Other application program of supporting comprises personal information management (PIM) application Program software 280. The system that main menu 302 is provided that Fig. 4 illustrates an example shows 300, and this is main Menu comprises be used to the selectable icons that starts following PIM application program: icon 310 is used for starting to be used The application program that shows/safeguard " task " (" to do ") tabulation; Icon 312 is used for starting to be used Show/safeguard the application program of calendar and appointment; Icon 314 is used for startup and is used for retrieving/stores/show The application program of showing email message; Icon 316 is used for startup and is used for retrieving/storage/demonstration numeral The application program of photo and bitmap image; Icon 318 is used for startup and is used for retrieving/storage/demonstration electricity Words number application program originally; Icon 322 is used for startup and is used for retrieving/storage/demonstration caricature image, Dilbert for exampleUnited Feature Syndicate, Inc., application program; Icon 324 is used for Start the application program of the function that is used to provide stop watch function and elapsed time; Icon 320 is used for opening Employ the application program of setting-up time and quarter-bell, this icon highlighted demonstration and by demonstrating Literal " setting quarter-bell " indicates. Other application program can comprise can receive from the WWW individualized number According to, such as transport information, weather forecast, school closure, quotations on the stock market, game-scoring etc., The application program of taking passages. Can on watch parts 10, receive these extracts as announcement or quarter-bell. Also comprise interactive software application program between parts so that the watch displays device becomes for another parts, Such as the GPS that is arranged in a concealed location (such as bag) or the thermometer on the wall etc., display. Like this, this application software is by receiving/show data and making another from this wrist-watch loopback information Can communicate by letter between parts and this wrist-watch. As another example, when the cell phone that belongs to this people Can be on the watch displays device during ring display of calling people's id information. Typically, many people are gathered in In the room and be placed on their cell phone in the bag or be worn on the belt, when pleasant to the ear in the room Be difficult to during to ringing tone determine which platform phone has rung. This causes in the room everyone from their bag With pick up cell phone on the belt to check that whether the phone of oneself has rung. The caller of this watch parts People ID display characteristic is beneficial to especially, as long as because each wearer of the watch has a look table, immediately Can know whether it is that his/her phone has rung, determine in addition MPTY is who can help to determine whether want Connect this phone. In another example, this application software can allow at another parts, For example PDA, PC and other public equipment of checking, on watch from wrist-watch storage subsystem 240 Data. In the preferred embodiment, can be at operating system, figure and communication management program API The middleware of top operation such as Tcl/TK, Javascript, Peri etc. so that promptly These application programs are used on the watch parts 10.

But Fig. 5 illustrates and passes through high-resolution position addressing display according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention The example watch displays that interface 360 provides. As shown in Figure 5, the watch displays of this example comprises Dial plate 361 is wherein with minute hand and hour hands that the current time that is provided by the wrist-watch clocking capability is provided Designator 364,365. Own together, common unsettled title is for " to show in the watch displays device Praedial effective utilization " (EFFICIENT USE OF DISPLAY REAL ESTATE IN A WRIST WATCH DISPLAY) the U.S. _ _ number patent in please in illustrated like that (full content of this application and openly including as a reference is as complete description in this article), Dial plate 361 is oval to allow also to show text message in the above and below of dial plate. For example, The clocking capability that provides according to these parts, the oval dial plate 361 below in the watch displays district shows The current date. When the acquiescence wrist-watch user interface demonstration 360 of Fig. 5 also is illustrated in the alarm clock that is ranked Carve the quarter-bell indication icon 357 that (example as shown in Figure 5 afternoon 12:53) located to arrange. According to Own together, common unsettled title is " the alarm clock interface of intelligent watch " (ALARM INTERFACE FOR SMART WATCH) the U.S. _ _ illustrate in number patent application Principle (the whole content of this application and openly including as a reference, as complete description in this article that Sample) also can be by remote agent itself or directly set other quarter-bell time by the user of setting alarm clock, As by shown icon 357,357 ' and 357 " indication.

According to the present invention, except clocking capability, this watch parts also has the PIM application program, Be used for keeping calendar and appointment deskpad, be particularly useful for downloading, retrieve and show appointment information. Such as Fig. 5 The example watch displays shown in, according to the preferred embodiment, a kind of mechanism is offered the appointment deskpad merit Can, this mechanism 12 hours that demonstrate one or more scheduled events of time period indicating/ The moment of appointment and the duration of expectation. This indication is to show with one or more arcs 359 , each arc comprises starting point 362 and finger of the time started of an indication expectation event/appointment The terminal point 363 that shows the end of this expectation event/appointment. Like this, each arc figure ground is described and is estimated thing The duration of part/appointment. More specifically, as shown in Figure 5, a plurality of be ranked constantly different Event/appointment can be with one group of arc, namely the venue is called " active belt ", illustrates. Produce active belt Details relevant own together, common unsettled title is for " movable is time-based Information shows " (TIME-BASED INFORMATION DISPLAY OF ACTIVITY) U.S. _ _ the whole content of this application and open receipts are described in number patent application Record is reference, as describing in this article comprehensively. As the part of this function, when working as Appointment time that the front time and one is ranked is when overlapping, corresponding arc (for example the arc 359 of active belt ') Can be in display highlighted demonstration and in the field 355 that demonstrates, show related news. According to this The alarm clock setting property, the user can quarter-bell be set to moment of this event of being ranked/appointment or before be subjected to To activating, with this is ranked to user notification event/appointment. Yet, please understand, can be need not Relevant quarter-bell is set also can shows these event/appointments. Described in Fig. 5, can generate noisy Bell icon 357 is presented at the top of active belt (arc) constantly in the ring of specific setting, yet, Quarter-bell icon 357 is presented at rising of an active belt arc 359 usually when the user wishes to be apprised of The point. According to the above U.S. that includes _ _ number patent application " the alarm clock interface of intelligent watch ", the user Also further make the message of demonstration related with quarter-bell. In addition, dial plate also can be by on oval dial plate The message text 355 that provides in the position of face shows the reason of this quarter-bell or event to the user. This disappears Breath 355 can comprise a concise and to the point title, perhaps, selects ground, one and indicated by icon 357 The descriptive literal that has more than length that quarter-bell is relevant. For example, this title can point out Session Topic or Purpose, and descriptive matter in which there can comprise place, personnel participating in the meeting's list etc. and can comprise to other aobvious The hyperlink of showing. If a quarter-bell is relevant with a message, can be at the watch displays device when activating this quarter-bell Upper display message title will be known this message thereby the user has a look table. This wrist-watch is by artificial Ground through keypad or keyboard input characters string or by from realize known data exchange mechanism outside Section source (for example user's PC) input characters string receives the text message relevant with certain quarter-bell. Example Can be from certain other source PC of user for example such as, certain quarter-bell reality, the latter keeps this user's appointment Table, wherein in these appointments to have this appointment of relevant indication be and so on quarter-bell. Then, Can arrive this wrist-watch to this input information, thereby this wrist-watch can activate this quarter-bell in the moment of compiling and editing subsequently And correspondingly indicate related text. Please understand, even do not set quarter-bell, when the arrival event time The time, also can in the duration of this event, show in an identical manner relevant with this event/appointment Text message 355.

Except showing the appointment/event that is ranked at current dial plate display, the invention still further relates to one The individual from now on user interface of appointment that automatically upgrades as time goes by user's plan. Like this, A kind of mechanism for example is set to point out by the watch displays device with the representative 9:00 and 1 shown in the dial plate The arc of the appointment between the 0:30 is between at 9 in the morning and 10:30 or 9 and 10 in the afternoon: Between 30.

According to principle of the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, arrange one at dial plate display 360 The range flags 380 of the discontinuous point on the indicative of active band is namely divided the morning and afternoon. This discontinuous point is Arc by the 361 indication representative appointments of dial plate display is in 12 hours from the morning to the afternoon Or the mechanism in 12 hours from the afternoon to the morning. For example, if six (6) o'clock the position Be set up this range flags 380 of demonstration, represent that then time range of each shown appointment can be from the morning 6:00 to afternoon 6:00 or from afternoon 6:00 to 6:00 in the morning. These two scopes on earth In which depend on by the minute hand of table and the current time of hour hands indications. For example, if when current Between the morning 6:00 between the afternoon 6:00, then appointment scope is previous, namely the morning 6:00 To 6:00 in afternoon; Otherwise then be the latter. Example dial plate display 360 flag activations 380 of Fig. 5 On the position of 4:30. Although indication range mark 380 on one's own initiative in the example dial plate of Fig. 5, Should understand range flags can hide, and does not namely illustrate, but occurs as breach or recess.

In the preferred embodiment, the calendar/appointment application program is with advancing and open in time automatically The function of the movement of moving range flags, thereby, only demonstrate at any time the most current appointment. That is, mark 380 is along with the movement of the pointer of table is dynamically mobile. Under a kind of mode, when what show This mark of the time ratio of pointer indication is in the time of early six (6) hours, by predetermined hourage, and for example three (3) Hour, reach mark 380. Fig. 6 (a)-6 (d) illustrates this concept. For example, Fig. 6 (a) shows The wrist-watch appointment that goes out an example shows 390, and it has one and indicates in the morning 7:30 and evening 7: The range flags 380 of the active belt appointment between 30. Preferably along with the advancing of time, such as Fig. 6 (b) Shown in like that, be afternoon during 1:30 when the current time, mark 380 advances to 10:30's Position 381 (after three hours), thus indication 10:30 in the morning is to the activity between the evening 10:30 Each appointment of band. In Fig. 6 (c), continue, when current time arrival 4:30 in afternoon, mark 380 will advance to the position 382 of 1:30, with illustrate from afternoon 1:30 to 1:30 in morning next day Each the appointment. After three hours, 7:30 in the afternoon, mark 380 again moves forward three hours and arrives Reach the position 383 of 4:30, afternoon 4:30 to be shown to each appointment of active belt between morning 4:30. At last, as shown in Fig. 6 (e), 10:30 at night, mark 380 moves to the position of 7:30 384, with illustrate from evening 7:30 to each appointment the morning next day 7:30. This process is not The disconnected continuation, and according to time and individual automatically more new appointment demonstration 390 of calendar/appointment table. This Sample, based on the position of current range flags 380, according to the event of listing/appointment, the wrist-watch appointment is aobvious Show browser software scanning appointment deskpad memory and upgrade the active belt that is used for demonstration. As finding out Like that, its thought is the appointment that presents a small amount of past along with advancing of time at display, big section Dividing is later appointment. It should be noted that this wrist-watch appointment application program can show delegation or multirow expression The literal of the theme of the appointment of next arrival for example is defined as and crosses over this moment and (add now ten (10) minute appointment). For example, as shown in Fig. 6 (a), from 8:50 to 11 in the morning: 20, the literal 395 of explanation theme of the appointment of 11:30 from 9 in the morning to the morning is shown, and Blast and arc 396 corresponding to this appointment.

In another embodiment, this wrist-watch appointment pattern provides other function, comprises " an appointment Browse " pattern can provide to the user ability of the appointment on the calendar of browsing this user. Particularly, The wearer of the watch has by roller (rolling) parts the ability of the minute hand of this table and hour hands is moved to not Ability on the time value together, simultaneously corresponding active belt arc blast, the time is at present if resemble Time by these indicator indications is such. In fact, under this appointment browse mode, only have hour hands Be relevant, and minute hand can be selected to be removed. Like this, such as the example in Fig. 7 (a)-7 (e) Wrist-watch appointment browse mode shows shown in 399 like that, and hour hands are shown as an arrow or another Individual designator 400. Along with the user moves arrow cursor 400, change the effective time of this arrow indication, And along with the change of this time, increase with each should the time corresponding different arc brightness, for example Among arc 291 among Fig. 7 (b) and Fig. 7 (c) 392, and in dial plate the master of their correspondences Topic shows as text message. Range flags 380 is also mobile shown to change in the same way 12 hours time window. Thereby, as shown in the example dial plate 399 of Fig. 7 (d), by Be ranked appointment and corresponding theme 405 indications of blast arc 403 indications from 8:00 to 8:45 This appointment is a dinner date.

Although do not illustrate, should be understood that 720 degree similar " helical " formulas of crossing over to utilize Demonstration shows twenty four hours or longer with circumference or the ellipse that replaces leap 360 degree on the dial plate Time cycle. Like this, depend on size and the definition of wrist-watch, can illustrate twenty four hours with On appointment.

Further for the movement of mark 380, mobile this mark is a kind of under the appointment browsing mode Alternative is to introduce some hysteresis at the road that this recess moves, thereby browses him a people Calendar the time reduce the amount of movement of mark. The alternative method of this movement indicia can be avoided coming as the user Can make this mark correspondingly at every turn from 10:30 to 1:30 during position that the moving arrow of travelling backwards is crossed 4:30 The situation that (because mark leading three (3) hours) moves around. Clearly, work as when watch displays This is not problem during the front time, because indicator is never in time moving to travelling backwards, for avoiding this The situation of kind is set up the hysteresis mode by following: at the browse mode of dating in appointment browsing mode function Hour (for example six (6) hours) of only working as down, arrow 400 leading mark 380 1 predetermined quantities The time, range flags 380 just moves forward certain predetermined hourage, and for example three (3) or four (4) Hour. Only when oppositely mobile at this mark two (2) hours of arrow 400, this range flags Just for example to moving three (3) hours of travelling backwards.

Fig. 8 (a)-8 (f) illustrates this hysteresis concept, wherein four example appointment browser images 410 The different range of active belt is shown, and for example the morning, 7:30 was to 7:30 in afternoon, and the morning, 10:30 arrived Evening 10:30, afternoon 1:30 to morning 1:30 and afternoon 4:30 to 4:30 in morning, and And range flags 380 is shown as and is positioned at 4:30 in morning in Fig. 8 (a).

When hour hands or arrow cursor 400 move to leading range flags in the time of 380 6 hours, range flags 380 Move forward three hours. The result is, the user always sees at least three hours past appointment and at least Six hours from now on appointment.

Provide moment time (from midnight minute to calculate) situation under, provided the equation that calculates mark position by following formula 1: (minimum ((the number of minutes-90)/180) * 180)-90 1)

According to formula 1), if subtracting 90 minutes, can divide exactly by 180 the current time, for example 450 (that is, Noon 7:30), then mark and stops 179 at this place just before 180 minutes of current time Minute hand, that is, and before morning 10:29.

Yet this equation only is used for calculating the time range of appointment browser mode in the following cases again:

The moving direction of hour (time) cursor 400 be forward and leading this mark of cursor Remember at least 6 hours.

2. the moving direction of hour (time) cursor is backward, and leading this mark of cursor Be less than 2 hours.

Unless one of above-mentioned two kinds of situations are not genuine, otherwise range flags 380 and corresponding appointment The browsing time scope is not changed.

Thereby Fig. 8 (a)-8 (f) illustrates the appointment browser image 410 of example and lags behind Realize. In first visual Fig. 8 (a), scope be from morning 4:30 to 4:30 in afternoon. Hour arrow 400 from the morning 9:15 move to (Fig. 8 (b)) under the 10:29 in the morning, mark 380 Remain on 4:30 place in morning. When hour arrow 400 moves through 10:30 in the morning (leading scope During mark 6 hours (Fig. 8 (c)), range flags 380 moves on the position of 7:30 in the morning. 1:29 moves if hour arrow 400 moves to afternoon, and this mark rests on the position of 7:30 in the morning Be set up (Fig. 8 (d)), until return original position (Fig. 8 e) morning during 9:30 position. If hour cursor 400 Move 9:29 position in the morning, range flags 380 is moved back into 4:30 in morning (Fig. 8 (f)). This Mark amount of movement when kind hysteresis minimizing user browses its appointment.

In yet another embodiment, except mark 380 is set, also can add in the expression The small icon in noon and afternoon, thus the scope of the clearer appointment of user for example be from 10 in the morning to evening Upper 10 or from 10 in evening to point in the mornings 10.

Although illustrate particularly and illustrated the present invention according to exemplary with preferred each embodiment, But the insider understands, and is not deviating from this that only should be limited by the scope of appended claims book Under the bright spirit and scope, can make in the form and details above-mentioned and other change.

Claims

1. one kind by for wearing user interface that utensil the is provided with method of explicit user appointment effectively, and wherein this can be worn utensil and comprises a dial plate display and realize present timing mechanism that described method comprises:

A) receive appointment time table information, wherein each appointment comprises a constantly relevant and duration;

B) certain time position shows first graphic element that is used for indicating to the user schedule time scope on described dial plate display, and described schedule time scope is based on the current time;

C) generate interior one or more moment of appointment subsequently that are ranked of this schedule time scope of one or more representatives and the second graph element of duration for this dial plate display; And

D) continue the time progress that tracking surpasses the described time location of described first graphic element, and automatically this first graphic element is advanced to new time location indicating the new time window on the described dial plate, and automatically show with described new time window in new one or more appointments subsequently that are ranked constantly and corresponding one or more second graph elements newly of duration.

2. the described method of claim 1, wherein said first graphic element is visible on the described dial plate display.

3. the described method of claim 1, wherein said first graphic element is a sightless recess on the described dial plate display.

4. the described method of claim 1, the step a) of wherein said reception appointment time table information also comprises: receive a text message with relevant with the appointment that is ranked.

5. the described method of claim 1, wherein said method step d) also comprise the steps:

Judge to surpass by described first graphic element after indicated moment through the predetermined current time; And

Under described judgement, automatically described first graphic element is pushed ahead described the process on the time new time location before, wherein except that described user being shown the appointment that also can show the later appointment just to pass by.

6. the described method of claim 4, wherein said dial plate display comprises the 3rd graphic element that is used to provide the appointment function of browse, described method comprises step: locate described the 3rd pattern primitive and usually browse in succession later time window, the later appointment and the corresponding duration that are ranked with indication.

7. the described method of claim 6, the wherein said step of browsing also comprises the steps:

Select the interior second graph element that shows of a time window on the described dial plate; And

The text message that shows and be associated to described user with the overlapping second graph element of described the 3rd graphic element.

8. the described method of claim 6, wherein said browsing also comprises the steps:

Described the 3rd graphic element is navigated on the position, and this position is than surpassing at least the first schedule time amount by the indicated time location of described first graphic element; And

In response, described first graphic element is pushed ahead second schedule time amount, described first schedule time amount is greater than described second scheduled volume.

9. the described method of claim 6 wherein can be located described the 3rd graphic element to and fro near the current time position by described first graphic element indication, and described method also comprises:

When described the 3rd graphic element being navigated at least when surpassing corresponding time location of first schedule time amount, described first graphic element is pushed ahead on the new time location than described current time position; And

In described the 3rd graphic element location being got back to and described first scheduled volume during greater than described second scheduled volume by second schedule time amount of the described advance position of described first graphic element indication, make described first graphic element get back to described current time position, thereby when implementing described appointment function of browse, reduce moving of described first graphic element from described position of pushing ahead.

10. the described method of claim 1 also comprises the steps:

This element of blast on described dial plate display automatically when current time and certain second graph element overlap; And

Show the message related with this graphic element.

11. also comprising, the described method of claim 1, wherein said generation step c) form a mobile belt that is used for comprising of described dial plate display of described one or more second graph elements.

12. one kind by for wearing user interface that utensil the is provided with system of explicit user appointment effectively, wherein this can be worn utensil and comprises a dial plate display and realize present timing mechanism that described system comprises:

Be applicable to receive for being input to described user's appointment time of wearing utensil and show the parts of information, wherein each appointment comprises the relevant moment and the duration;

Be used to generate the mechanism of first graphic element, this element is presented on the described dial plate certain time position to indicate a schedule time scope according to the current time to the user; Described mechanism also generates one or more second graph elements to show on described dial plate, described second graph element is corresponding to the one or more appointments moment and the duration that are ranked in the described schedule time scope; And

Be used for continuing to follow the tracks of the control assembly of current time above the progress of the described time location of described first graphic elements, and be used for automatically first graphic element being pushed ahead new time location to indicate the new time window on the described dial plate, respond described first graphic element that advances, described mechanism automatically show with described new time window in new one or more appointments subsequently that are ranked constantly and corresponding one or more second graph elements newly of duration.

13. the described system of claim 12, wherein said first graphic element is visible on the described dial plate display.

14. the described system of claim 12, wherein said first graphic element is a sightless recess on the described dial plate display.

15. the described system of claim 12 wherein saidly is applicable to that receiving parts that user's appointment time show information comprises and be used to receive the mechanism that appointment that text message also is ranked described text message and associates.

16. the described system of claim 12, wherein said control assembly is also judged and is surpassed by described first graphic element schedule time of process after indicated time; And under described judgement, startup is advanced to described first graphic element on the new time location before of described elapsed time, wherein except that described user being shown the appointment that also can show the later appointment just to pass by.

17. the described system of claim 15, wherein said dial plate display generting machanism also generates for the 3rd graphic element that shows on described dial plate display, described system also comprises: rolling member is used to start moving to browse of described the 3rd graphic element and indicates later appointment and the one or more second graph elements of corresponding duration that are ranked.

18. the described system of claim 17, wherein said rolling member also comprises choice mechanism, be used to select one that on described dial plate, show and and the second graph element that overlaps of described mobile element; And be used to described user to show and the described selected relevant text message of second graph element.

19. the described system of claim 17, wherein said rolling member can navigate to a time location more indicated than described first graphic element to described the 3rd graphic element and surpass on the time location of at least the first schedule time amount; Described control assembly is measured and is responded described location by described first graphic element being pushed ahead second schedule time, and described first schedule time amount is greater than described second scheduled volume.

20. the described system of claim 17, wherein said rolling member can be located described the 3rd graphic element to and fro near the current time position by described first graphic element indication, and described system also comprises:

Be used to judge described the 3rd graphic element is navigated to the mechanism that surpasses a corresponding time location of first scheduled volume at least than described current time position, and the startup of described in response control assembly is pushed ahead described first graphic element on the new time location; And

In described the 3rd graphic element location being got back to and described first scheduled volume during greater than described second scheduled volume by second schedule time amount of the described advance position of described first graphic element indication, described control assembly makes described first graphic element get back to described current time position from described position of pushing ahead, thereby reduces moving of described first graphic element when implementing described appointment function of browse.

21. the described system of claim 12, the wherein said mechanism that is used to generate one or more second graph elements also forms a mobile belt that is used for comprising of described dial plate display of described one or more second graph elements.

22. program storaging part that can read by computing machine, it visibly comprises one can be by the instruction repertorie of this computing machine execution, so that realize through for wearing user interface that utensil the is provided with method step of explicit user appointment effectively, wherein this can be worn utensil and comprises a dial plate display and realize present timing mechanism that described method step comprises:

23. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 22, wherein said reception

The appointment time step a) of table information also comprises: receive a text message with relevant with the appointment that is ranked.

24. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 22, wherein said method step d) also comprise step:

Judge to surpass by described first graphic element predetermined current time of process after indicated time; And

Under described judgement, automatically described first element is pushed ahead described the process on the time new time location before, wherein except that described user being shown the appointment that also can show the later appointment just to pass by.

25. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 24, wherein said dial plate display comprises the 3rd graphic element that is used to provide the appointment function of browse, and described method comprises step: locate described the 3rd pattern primitive and usually browse and be used to indicate the later appointment that is ranked and the later time window in succession of corresponding duration.

26. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 25, wherein said browsing also comprises the steps:

27. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 25, wherein said browsing also comprises the steps:

Described the 3rd graphic element is navigated to a ratio to be surpassed on the time location of the first schedule time by the indicated time location of described first graphic element at least; And

28. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 25 wherein can be located described the 3rd graphic element to and fro near the current location by described first graphic element indication, described method also comprises:

When being got back to by the described of described first graphic element indication, described the 3rd graphic element location surpasses

In second schedule time of front position amount and described first scheduled volume during greater than described second scheduled volume, make described first graphic element get back to described current time position, thereby when implementing described appointment function of browse, reduce moving of described first graphic element from described position of pushing ahead.

29. the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 26, wherein said method

Step also comprises step:

Blast on described dial plate display automatically when current time and the coincidence of certain second graph element

This element; And

Show the message related with this graphic element.

30. also comprising, the described computer-readable program storaging part of claim 22, wherein said generation step c) form a mobile belt that is used for comprising of described dial plate display of described one or more second graph elements.