JP2000098890A - Calendar having memorial day countdown function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calendar which has a memorial day countdown function to display the remaining days for various memorial days to prevent a user from forgetting the memorial days. SOLUTION: This calendar comprises a display 40 which has a calendar and various display functions, a key pad 20 which consists of many function keys for setting the various functions on this display 40, a memory 30 which can store the calendar functions and the various memorial days and a control section 10 which displays the calendar stored in this memory 30 and the various memorial days set through the key pad 20 on the display 40.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a calendar having an anniversary countdown function, and more particularly to a calendar for displaying the number of days remaining until various anniversaries so that the anniversary can be remembered.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a calendar is an arrangement of dates according to seven days of the week for each month, and is arranged in units of months.

[0003] Usually, a large number of people refer to the main event schedule relating to themselves and their neighbors by displaying them on the date part of the calendar or by recording them on another sheet.

[0004] However, if the period until the anniversary remains long or is not displayed in detail in the calendar, there is a problem that the anniversary is forgotten and passed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. In order to reinforce the function of the calendar, various anniversaries are displayed and the anniversaries are displayed by the anniversary. Displays the time remaining from the current date,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a calendar having an anniversary countdown function that can prepare for the anniversary in advance.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display having a calendar and various display functions, and a keypad comprising a number of function keys for setting various functions on the display. A memory capable of storing a calendar function and various anniversaries, and a control unit for displaying the calendar stored in the memory and various anniversaries set through the keypad on the display. Provide a calendar with an anniversary countdown function.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction and operation of a calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to the present invention will be described below in detail based on an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a display form of an anniversary on the display of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a display form of a birthday on the display of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to the present invention comprises a display 40 having a calendar and various display functions, and a number of functions for setting various functions on the display 40. A keypad 20 comprising keys, a memory 30 for storing a calendar function and various anniversaries, and a calendar stored in the memory 30 and various anniversaries set through the keypad 20 are displayed on the display 40. And a control unit 10 for performing the operations.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display 40 has a calendar 42 disposed at the center, a keypad 20 composed of a number of function keys disposed at the right side of the calendar 42, and a left side of the calendar 42. Is provided with an anniversary selector 46 for displaying the type of anniversary so that each anniversary can be selected and input. Then, the calendar 42
A current month display section 56 for displaying the month concerned, and a calendar movement key 60 for displaying the previous month and the next month are arranged on the left and right sides of the current month display section 56, and the current year and month are displayed on the left side thereof. A date and time display section 62 is arranged, and a clock 44 for displaying the current time is arranged on the right side thereof.

An anniversary type display section 48 for displaying various anniversary types is disposed at the center of the uppermost end. The anniversary type displayed on the anniversary type display section includes a number of days based on the present day. Is displayed, a current day display section 52 for displaying the current date is disposed on the upper left side, and an anniversary display for displaying the relevant anniversary is displayed on the upper right side. The part 54 is arranged.

As for the types of function keys arranged on the keypad 20, a mode (MODE) conversion key for converting an input mode to Japanese, English, numeric, etc. for inputting data, and a birth for setting a birthday. A date (BIRTH) function key and an anniversary other than a birthday can be set (SPECIA)
L) Function key, year (YEAR), month (MONTH),
Function key for setting the date (DATE) and start of counting down the remaining days after setting the anniversary (STA)
RT) function key and cancel (CA
(NCEL) function key and a cursor movement key 58 for moving a cursor up, down, left and right to select the anniversary from the various anniversaries displayed on the anniversary selection section 46. Also includes a calendar movement key 60 arranged at

The keypad 20 can be configured with each switch of each function key. However, if an input means such as a touch screen is used, the display 4 can be used.
The expression method of 0 can be expressed more variously.

As the display 40, L
An ED panel can be used, but an LCD panel can be used for more various expressions.

When the touch panel system is used as the input means of the keypad 20 using the LCD panel, the expression system of the display 40 can be designed in various ways.

The calendar having the anniversary countdown function according to the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.

First, of the dates displayed on the calendar 42, the current date is displayed inverted, the other days are displayed in a normal state, and the date on which the anniversary is set is classified from other dates. It is displayed as a square frame.

When an anniversary (SPECIAL) function key of the keypad 20 is pressed to set an anniversary, a start date, a wedding anniversary, an encounter date, a holiday, a hundred-day anniversary are displayed in an anniversary selector 46 of the display 40. Anniversary types such as day, match date, exam date, engagement date, year-end, Olympics, World Cup, 60th birthday, holiday, etc. are displayed.

Next, the cursor operation key 58 is operated to position the cursor on the anniversary. For example, if the current date is August 26, 1998 and the wedding anniversary is September 12, the cursor is positioned on the wedding anniversary and the year key (YEAR) is pressed to set the date. And press the month key (MONTH) to set September,
Press the day key (DATE) to set 12 days.

When the date is set in this manner, the date of the anniversary is displayed on the anniversary display section 54 as 1998.9.12. The current date is displayed on the current date display section 52 as 199.
8.8.26, and the current time is displayed on the clock 44.

As described above, when the type and date of the anniversary are set and the start key (START) is pressed, the control unit 10 calculates the difference between the present day and the anniversary, and displays the anniversary type display unit 48 and the remaining On the date display section 50, a message "16 days left before the wedding anniversary" is displayed.

When the date has passed by one day, the number displayed on the remaining day display section 50 is also subtracted by one and displayed.

On the other hand, unlike other anniversaries, in order to display the birthday, when the birthday function key (BIRTH) of the keypad 20 is pressed, a birthday for setting the birthday in the anniversary selection section 46 is displayed. The contents are displayed.

The contents are as follows.

Grandfather <1, 2, 3, 4, 5, grandmother <1,
2, 3, 4, 5, father <1, 2, 3, 4, 5, mother <1,
2, 3, 4, 5, aunt <1, 2, 3, 4, 5, brother <1,
2, 3, 4, 5, younger brother <1, 2, 3, 4, 5, older sister <1,
2, 3, 4, 5, sister <1, 2, 3, 4, 5, husband, wife,
It is displayed with contents such as a mother-in-law and mother-in-law.

Here, when selecting grandparents, parents, aunts, siblings, sisters, and the like, the reason expressed by "<1, 2, 3, 4, 5" is that in the case of grandparents, a great uncle, a great uncle, This is for the purpose of classifying into the next great uncle, the same applies to parents, and also to the case of brothers and sisters when there are a plurality of brothers and sisters with their own center.

For example, if one's dad is the third of five dads' brothers with his or her own center, the cursor movement key 58 is moved to set the birthday of the first uncle, and To the position, and then “<1, 2,
"1" is selected from "3, 4, 5".

If the first uncle's birthday is September 15, the year key (YEA) is used to select the date.
R), a month key (MONTH) and a day key (DATE) to set September 15, 1998, and a start key (STA).
Pressing (RT) displays the message, "I have 18 days left before my first uncle's birthday."

On the other hand, when an attempt is made to cancel the set contents, it is canceled in the following procedure.

If it is to be canceled after the "marriage anniversary" has passed, the anniversary function key (SPECIAL) is pressed, the "marriage anniversary" is selected, the date is selected, and then the cancel function key (CANCEL) is pressed. When pressed, the anniversary and the date are deleted from the memory (30).

The calendar shift key 60 is used when the user wants to check the calendar of the previous month and the next month centering on the current month.

The melody key on the keypad 20 is used to notify the user when the anniversary is approaching, and is used to select any one of various music stored in the memory 30 in advance. . That is, music suitable for the kind of anniversary, such as a marriage song for a wedding anniversary and a birthday celebration song for a birthday, can be selected.

A speaker (not shown) should be attached to output the melody.

On the other hand, first, when an anniversary is input, an anniversary key (SPECIAL) and a birthday key (BIRT) are input.
H) is used to select and enter the anniversary. However, if the input mode is set to “Japanese” using the mode conversion key (MODE), Japanese kana is arranged in the calendar 42 instead of the date.

When the Japanese kana is arranged in this manner, the kana to be input can be selected with the cursor movement key 58 and the anniversary can be directly input.

For example, when the content to be input is "Tanaka's birthday", it is preferable to sequentially select and input the kana corresponding to "Tanaka's birthday" using the cursor movement key 58.

Then, it is preferable to input similarly when writing in English.

When a special memo is required for each date in addition to the display of the anniversary, the memo corresponding to the date is input to the mode conversion key (MODE) and the cursor movement key 5.
8. When inputting and setting with the year key (YEAR), the month key (MONTH), and the day key (DATE), the date corresponding to the content is displayed on the anniversary selection section 46.

In order to confirm in advance the anniversary, memo, etc., input as described above, the cursor moving key 58 is used.
When the cursor is moved to the date on the calendar 42 and selected, the content corresponding to the date is displayed on the anniversary selection section 46.

[0040]

As described above, the calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to the present invention displays various anniversaries in order to reinforce the calendar function, and displays the period remaining from the present date until the anniversary. Is displayed to provide an effect that can be prepared for the anniversary in advance.

[0041]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an anniversary display mode on a display according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a birthday display mode on the display of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 control unit 20 keypad 30 memory 40 display 42 calendar 44 clock 46 anniversary selection unit 48 anniversary type display unit 50 remaining date display unit 52 current date display unit 54 anniversary display unit 56 current month display unit 58 cursor movement keys 60 Calendar move key 62 year / month display

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display (40) having a calendar and various display functions, a keypad (20) including a number of function keys for setting various functions on the display (40), a calendar function and various functions. A memory (30) capable of storing an anniversary; a controller (10) for displaying on the display (40) various anniversaries set through the calendar stored in the memory (30) and the keypad (20); And a calendar having an anniversary countdown function. 2. The calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to claim 1, wherein said display comprises an LCD panel. 3. The calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to claim 1, wherein the keypad is a touch screen attached to the display for inputting data. 4. The display (40), wherein a calendar (42) is arranged at the center, a keypad (20) composed of a number of function keys is arranged on the right side of the calendar (42), and the calendar (42). An anniversary selection section (46) for displaying the type of anniversary is arranged on the left side of the box so that each anniversary can be selected and input. The month is displayed on the upper part of the calendar (42). A calendar movement key (60) capable of displaying the previous month and the next month is arranged on the left and right sides of the current month display section (56) and the current month display section (56), and a left side thereof displays a current month and month display section. (62) is arranged, a clock (44) for displaying the current time is arranged on the right side thereof, and an anniversary type display section (48) for displaying various anniversary types is arranged in the center of the uppermost end. By the anniversary displayed in the anniversary type display A remaining day display section (50) indicating how many days remain with respect to the current day is arranged, a current day display section (52) for displaying the current day is arranged on the upper left side, and a right upper section on the upper end. 2. A calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to claim 1, wherein an anniversary display section (54) for displaying the anniversary is arranged on the calendar. 5. A keypad (20) for inputting data, a mode (MODE) conversion key for converting an input mode into Japanese, English, and numeric characters, and a birthday (BIRTH) function for setting a birthday. Key, a function key for setting an anniversary other than a birthday (SPECIAL), and a year (YE
AR), a month (MONTH), a day (DATE), a function key for setting an anniversary, a start (START) function key for starting a countdown of the remaining days, and a cancel (CANCEL) function for canceling the set contents. Key, a cursor movement key (58) for moving the cursor up, down, left and right to select the anniversary from the various anniversaries displayed in the anniversary selection section (46), and both sides of the current month display section (56). 2. A calendar having an anniversary countdown function according to claim 1, further comprising a calendar shift key (60) arranged to move the calendar to the previous month or the next month.