JP2001076037A - Device, method, and medium for information processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label with a time-managing function and an importing and exporting function for data including the concept of time. SOLUTION: The file format of data to be imported as a label is determined (step S1), a file in vCalendar format is analyzed (step S2) and displayed (step S3), and when an instruction for the execution of importing is received ('Yes' in step S4), the data in the vCalendar format are imported as the label.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, method, and medium, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a label pasted and displayed as a virtual sticky note on a desktop screen of a personal computer. And a method, and a medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, it has been common practice to attach a sticky note as a mark to a paper document or write a memo on the sticky note and attach it to a desired place to use it as a reminder. The present applicant has proposed an application program that reproduces the same thing on a desktop screen of a personal computer, and a personal computer in which the application program is actually preinstalled is also sold. Hereinafter, one virtual sticky note displayed on the desktop screen is called a label, and an application program for displaying the label on the desktop screen is called label software. This label handles (pastes) not only text such as characters, but also images including sound and moving images, using the fact that the label software is an application program on a personal computer.
It has become possible. That is, according to an application program (label software) that allows a label to be attached on the desktop screen, label creation,
In addition to the operations of moving and deleting, it is also possible to change the text of the label, change the image, and record the sound. It is needless to say that sound and images (for example, moving images) cannot be handled with paper sticky notes.

FIG. 25 shows a display example of labels on the desktop screen. In FIG. 25, not only text such as characters, but also images including sound and moving images can be attached to the label L. Note that the label L at the bottom of FIG. 25 shows the state when the image is pasted. Here, when a moving image is pasted on the label L, for example, when the reproduction button PB is clicked with a mouse or the like, the moving image can be reproduced. During the reproduction of the moving image, the stop button SB is pressed with the mouse or the like. When clicked, it becomes possible to stop the reproduction of the moving image. When a sound or the like is attached to these labels L, for example, by clicking the play button PB with a mouse or the like, the sound can be played. By clicking on, the reproduction of the sound can be stopped.

[0004]

As described above, according to the application program (label software) capable of attaching a label on the desktop, it is possible to create, move and delete a label. , It is possible to change the text, image, sound recording, etc. for the label, but for example, it does not have a function for performing time management or a function to handle data with the concept of time, Therefore, realization of label software having a time management function and a function of handling data having the concept of time is desired.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an information processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus which realizes providing a label with a time management function and a function of handling data having a concept of time. It is intended to provide a method and a medium.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: storage means for storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted; The above-mentioned problem is solved by including a capturing unit that captures information of a processing unit and a control unit that stores the captured information of the predetermined processing unit in the storage unit.

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention stores information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information of different attributes can be pasted, and reads out information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time. The above-described problem is solved by having a transfer unit that transfers the data.

[0008] The information processing apparatus of the present invention stores information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, and fetches data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit. Capturing means;
By having control means for storing the information of the fetched predetermined processing unit in the storage means, and transfer means for reading and transferring the information of the predetermined processing unit having data including the concept of time from the storage means, To solve the above-mentioned problem.

According to the information processing method of the present invention, information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted is stored, and data including a concept of time is taken in as the information of the predetermined processing unit. The above-described problem is solved by storing information of a predetermined processing unit.

According to the information processing method of the present invention, information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted is stored, and information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time is read and transferred. This solves the above-mentioned problem.

According to the information processing method of the present invention, information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted is stored, and data including a concept of time is taken in as the information of the predetermined processing unit. The above-described problem is solved by storing information of a predetermined processing unit and reading and transferring information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time.

[0012] The medium of the present invention includes a step of storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a step of taking in data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, The above-described problem is solved by causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program characterized by including a step of storing the acquired information of a predetermined processing unit.

According to the present invention, a medium stores information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, and reads and transfers information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time. The above-described problem is solved by causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program characterized by including steps.

The medium of the present invention includes a step of storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a step of taking in data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, Executing a program to an information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: storing the acquired information of a predetermined processing unit as described above; and reading and transferring the information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time. By doing so, the problem described above is solved.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show the appearance of a notebook personal computer as an example to which an information processing apparatus and method and a medium according to the present invention are applied. This notebook personal computer 1 basically includes a main body 2 and
The main body 2 comprises a display unit 3 which can be opened and closed freely. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state where the display unit 3 is opened with respect to the main body 2. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main body 2,
FIG. 3 shows a jog dial 4 described later provided on the main body 2.
It is an enlarged view of the vicinity. FIG. 4 is a side view of the main body 2 on the jog dial 4 side.

The main body 2 includes a keyboard 5 operated when inputting various characters and symbols, a touch pad 6 operated as a pointing device when moving a pointer (mouse cursor), and a power switch 8.
Is provided on the upper surface, and the jog dial 4
And an IEEE 1394 input / output port 101 are provided on the side surface. Note that a stick-type pointing device can be provided instead of the touch pad 6.

An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 7 for displaying an image is provided in front of the display unit 3. In the upper right part of the display unit 3, a power lamp PL, a battery lamp BL, a message lamp ML as required, and other lamps including LEDs are provided. Further, for example, a CCD (solid-state imaging device)
Video camera 102 with microphone and microphone 10
The shutter button 105 of the video camera 102 is provided at, for example, the upper right end of the main body 2. The CCD video camera 102 is provided on a rotary movement mechanism 103 that allows the camera lens unit to be rotatable with respect to, for example, the display unit 3. The power lamp PL, the battery lamp BL, the message lamp ML
And the like can be provided below the display unit 3.

Next, the jog dial 4 is, for example,
It is incorporated between the keys A and B (the rightmost key) of the upper keyboard 5 and is mounted so as to be almost the same height as the keys A and B. Jog dial 4
A predetermined process is executed in response to a rotation operation indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 3, and a process corresponding to a movement operation indicated by an arrow b in FIG. The jog dial 4 may be arranged on the left side of the main body 2. The jog dial 4 may be arranged on the left side or right side of the display unit 3 provided with the LCD 7, or the G key and the H key of the keyboard unit 5.
It may be arranged vertically between the keys. The jog dial 4 may be arranged at the center of the front surface so that the touch pad 6 can be operated with the thumb while operating the touch pad with the index finger, or the jog dial 4 may be arranged in the horizontal direction along the upper edge or the lower edge of the touch pad 6. , Or between the right and left buttons of the touch pad 6 in the vertical direction. further,
The jog dial 4 is not limited to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and may be arranged at a predetermined angle in an oblique direction that is easy to operate with each finger. In addition, the jog dial 4 can be arranged at a position operable with the thumb on the side of the mouse as a pointing device. A jog dial is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-108 filed by the present applicant and a joint applicant.
It is possible to use a rotary operation type electronic component with a push switch disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 203387.

Next, an example of the electrical configuration of the notebook personal computer 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The central processing unit (CPU) 51 includes, for example,
It is composed of a Pentium (trademark) processor manufactured by Intel Corporation and connected to a host bus 52. A north bridge (AGP Host Bridge Controller) 53 is further connected to the host bus 52. The north bridge 53 is connected to an AGP (Accelerated Graph).
phics Port) 50 and a PCI bus 56. The north bridge 53 is, for example, an Intel 4
00BX and the like, and controls around the CPU 51 and the main memory 54. Further, the north bridge 53 is connected to the video controller 57 via the AGP 50. The north bridge 53 and the south bridge (PCI-ISA Bridge) 58
Thus, a so-called chipset is configured.

The north bridge 53 is further connected to a main memory 54 and a cache memory 55. The cache memory 55 caches data used by the CPU 51. Although not shown, the CPU 51 also includes a primary cache memory.

The main memory 54 is, for example, a DRAM
(Dynamic Read Only Memory).
Are stored, and data necessary for the operation of the CPU 51 are stored. Specifically, the main memory 54 stores, for example, an e-mail program 54A, an auto-pilot program 54B, a jog dial status monitoring program 54
C, a jog dial driver 54D, an operating program (OS) 54E, and a label software 54 according to the embodiment of the present invention, which will be described later as an application program.
F, the capture program 54G, and other application programs 54H1 to 54Hn are transferred from the HDD 67 and stored.

The electronic mail program 54A is a modem
5 is a program for exchanging messages via a network from a communication line such as a telephone line 76 via the network 5. The electronic mail program 54A has an incoming mail acquisition function as a specific function. This incoming mail acquisition function checks whether a mail addressed to the user (user) has arrived in the mailbox 79 with respect to the mail server 78 provided in the provider 77, and if there is mail addressed to the user, Execute the acquisition process.

The autopilot program 54B includes a plurality of processes (or programs) set in advance.
This is a program that is started and processed sequentially in a preset order.

OS (basic program software) 54
E controls the basic operation of a computer represented by, for example, so-called Windows 95 and 98 (both trademarks) of Microsoft Corporation and so-called Mac OS (trademark) of Apple Computer Corporation.

Jog dial status monitoring program 54C
Receives notification from the application programs as to whether or not it is compatible with the jog dial, and operates, for example, to display what can be performed by operating the jog dial 4 if it is compatible. The jog dial status monitoring program 54C is usually waiting for an event of the jog dial 4, and also has a list for receiving a notification from the application program. The jog dial driver 54D executes various functions in response to the operation of the jog dial 4.

The video controller 57 is connected to the PCI bus 5
6 to control the display of the LCD 7 on the display unit 3 based on the data supplied via the PCI bus 56, and to send the video data from the CCD video camera 102 to the PCI bus. Has been made.

A sound controller 64 is connected to the PCI bus 56 to receive an audio input from a microphone 66 or to supply an audio signal to a speaker 65. A modem 75 is also connected to the PCI bus 56.

The modem 75 can be connected to a communication network 80 such as the Internet, a mail server 78, and the like via a public telephone line 76 and an Internet service provider 77.

A south bridge 58 is also connected to the PCI bus 56. The south bridge 58 is composed of, for example, PIIX4E manufactured by Intel Corporation, and controls various I / Os (Input / Output). That is, the south bridge 58
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A device that includes a controller / configuration register 59, a timer circuit 60, an IDE interface 61, and is connected to the IDE bus 62, and an ISA / EIO (Indu
stry Standard Architecture / Extended Input Outpu
t) Control of devices connected via the bus 63 and the embedded controller 68 is performed.

The IDE controller / configuration register 59 has two IDs, a so-called primary IDE controller and a secondary IDE controller.
It is composed of an E controller, a configuration register and the like (both not shown).

The primary IDE controller is an IDE
It is connected to a connector (not shown) via a bus 62, and an HDD 67 is connected to the connector. Also, the secondary IDE controller can be connected to a CD-ROM drive (not shown) via another IDE bus or the like,
When a bay device, which is a so-called IDE device, such as a second HDD or FDD, is mounted, a connector of the mounted bay device is electrically connected.

The HDD 67 has an electronic mail program 67A, an autopilot program 67B, a jog dial status monitoring program 67C, a jog dial driver 67D, and an OS (basic program software).
67E, label software 67F of the present embodiment as an application program, capture program 67
G, other plural application programs 67H
1 to 67Hn are stored. Each of the programs 67A, 67B, 67C, 67D, 67E in the HDD 67,
67F, 67G, 67H1 to 67Hn, etc. are sequentially transferred into the RAM 54 during the boot-up process,
Is stored.

The ISA / EIO bus 63 is further connected to an embedded controller 68. The embedded controller 68 comprises a microcontroller and is used as an I / O controller. That is, the embedded controller 68 is configured by connecting the I / O interface 69, the ROM 70, the RAM 71, and the CPU 72 to each other.

The ROM 70 includes an LED control program 70A, a touch pad input monitoring program 70B, a key input monitoring program 70C, a wake-up program 70D, a jog dial status monitoring program 70E,
The IEEE 1394 I / F program 70G and the like are stored in advance.

The LED control program 70A is a program for controlling lighting of a power lamp PL, a battery lamp BL, a message lamp ML as required, and other lamps including LEDs. The touchpad input monitoring program 70B is a program that monitors a user input from the touchpad 6. Key input monitoring program 7
0C is a program for monitoring inputs from the keyboard 5 and other key switches. The wake-up program 70D is connected to the timer circuit 60 in the south bridge 58.
It checks whether or not a preset time is reached based on the current time data supplied from the server. When the preset time comes, the management of each chip power supply to start a predetermined process (or program) or the like is performed. Is a program that performs IEEE 1394 I / F program 70G is IEEE
I transmitted / received via E1394 input / output port 101
This is a program for I / F of data conforming to EEE1394. The jog dial status monitoring program 70E
This is a program for constantly monitoring whether the rotary encoder unit 12 of the jog dial 4 has been rotated or pressed.

The BIOS 70F is further written in the ROM 70. BIOS (Basic Input / Output Sys
The term “tem” refers to a basic input / output system, and is a software program that controls data transfer (input / output) between an OS or application program and peripheral devices (display, keyboard, HDD, etc.).

The RAM 71 includes registers for LED control, touch pad input status, key input status, and set time, an I / O register for monitoring the status of the jog dial, an IEEE1394 I / F register, and the like.
1A to 71F. For example, the LED control register controls lighting of a message lamp ML that displays the instantaneous start-up state of an e-mail when the jog dial 4 is pressed. The key input status register stores an operation key flag when the jog dial 4 is pressed (pushed). The set time register can arbitrarily set a certain time.

The embedded controller 68
Are connected to a jog dial 4, a touch pad 6, a keyboard 5, an IEEE 139 via a connector (not shown).
4 input / output port 101, shutter button 105, etc., are connected to each other, and output signals corresponding to the respective operations of the jog dial 4, touch pad 6, keyboard 5, and shutter button 105 to the ISA / EIO bus 63. Also, IEEE 1394 input / output port 1
01, data is transmitted to and received from the outside. Further, the embedded controller 68 includes a power lamp P
L, a battery lamp BL, a message lamp ML, a power control circuit 73, and other lamps including LEDs are connected.

The power supply control circuit 73 is connected to the built-in battery 74 or an AC power supply, supplies necessary power to each block, and controls the charging of the built-in battery 74 and a second battery of a peripheral device. Has been made to do. Also, the embedded controller 68
Power switch 8 operated when turning power on or off
Is monitoring.

The embedded controller 68 includes a power supply 8
, The above programs 70A, 70B, 70C, 70D, 70E, 70G can always be executed by the internal power supply. That is, each of the above programs
Even if no window is open on the LCD 7 of the display unit 3, it is always working. That is, the embedded controller 68 has the power switch 8 turned off and the OS 54E
1, the jog dial state monitoring program 70E is always executed, and the notebook personal computer 1 is provided with a programmable power key (PPK) function without providing a dedicated key. Jog dial 4 when power is off or power is off
It allows users to launch their favorite software or script files simply by pressing.

Next, an example of an application program stored in the HDD 67 will be described below.

As a first specific example of an application program, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-10 proposed earlier by the present applicant.
There is an application program disclosed in the specification and drawings related to Japanese Patent Application No. 8535 (Japanese Patent Application No. 10-321772) that displays a label as a tag on a desktop and realizes a desktop environment that can be moved over time. FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen when a time-based cooperation is performed between an application that realizes a desktop environment capable of moving in time and an application program of an image browser. In FIG. 6, it is assumed that a search is first performed on the desktop by an application program for realizing the desktop environment capable of moving in time, for example, and the character is moved in time until a certain character string or icon appears on the desktop. In this example,
For example, a character string “wearable” is input into the search character input space 125, and the application program that realizes the desktop environment that can be moved over time inputs the “weable”.
It is assumed that the character string “arable” is searched, and the icon, character string, and the like used at the time of the meeting related to the character string “wearable” are displayed on the time-movable desktop window 200. In this example, the date and time display unit 1
27, November 20, 1998
The desktop environment at the time of the meeting held at 15:00 on Friday (Fri) is displayed on the window 200. As described above, when the “application time” is determined by the application program that realizes the desktop environment capable of moving in time, the time information is notified to the capture program having a function as an image browser. The capture program having received the time information may be a photographic image taken by, for example, the CCD video camera 102 near the time (during the meeting) or a video camera externally connected via the IEEE 1394 input / output port 101. Is displayed on the window 201. In this example, a photographic image taken at 16:00 on November 20, 1998 is displayed in the window 201 as can be seen from the display contents of the creation time display unit 203 of the image file. Conversely, when the capture program is operated, the state of the desktop at the time when the photographic image was taken is reproduced. Therefore, even if the photographic image does not have a special caption (explanation), it is possible to understand under what circumstances the photographic image was taken. If, for example, the event operation of the jog dial 4 is associated with such an application program, the time movement direction and amount of the time movable desktop 200 can be operated with the jog dial 4. That is, for example, the jog dial window 90 is displayed at the lower right of the time-movable desktop 200, and the time movement operation to the past and the future can be performed in response to the scroll of the jog dial 4.

As a second specific example, there is a smart capture (trademark) as the capture program, which is a tool for capturing a still image and a moving image of a digital video camera.

As a third specific example, there is a media bar (trademark) which is a music-related operation tool. In this media bar, for example, an operation of selecting reproduction of the next music or the previous music or temporarily stopping the reproduction by scrolling with a jog dial or a keyboard is performed. In the case of the present embodiment, the label software also has a function of recording (recording) audio data.

As a fourth specific example, there is a Smart Pad (trademark) which is a handwriting memo tool using the touch pad 6, for example. In this handwritten memo tool, a touchpad 6 is used as an absolute coordinate detecting means, and a handwritten memo input from the touchpad 6 is processed by a drawing application program and displayed.

Further, as a fifth specific example, a schedule management tool or the like can be considered.

As a sixth specific example, a document creation program (word processor program) can be considered. As an example of this document creation program, along with document creation,
A Smart Write (trademark) that can also create an HTML file is also conceivable.

Next, the label software according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The label software according to the present embodiment is a personal computer that allows a user to write a memo on a paper document as a mark and write a memo on the sticky paper and paste it somewhere and use it as a reminder. An application program that is reproduced on the desktop screen of a computer. In the present embodiment, one sticky note displayed on the desktop screen is called a label, and an application program for displaying the label on the desktop is called the label software.

The label software according to the present embodiment includes, as objects that can be pasted on the label, which is one sticky note displayed on the desktop, text such as characters and symbols, and still images and moving images. A function to handle sounds such as images, voices and musical sounds, a function to edit text to be pasted on a label, and a sound recording /
It has a playback function, a function of capturing / displaying an image including a moving image to be attached to a label, and a function of linking an application program (capture program) for capturing an image from a CCD camera added to a digital camera or a personal computer. Further, as a time management function, a function of managing a schedule and creating a label having a change history, a function of importing schedule data from another schedule software, and a function of exporting schedule data to another schedule software, The management function includes a function to fully support the jog dial, a function to handle a link as an object to be attached to a label, and the like.

The data structure handled by the label software of this embodiment having these functions has the following three items: project, label, and object. FIG. 7 shows the mutual relationship between these data.

The project is a set of all label data. Usually, only one project is created. In one project, past, present,
It has all future label information. However, in order to provide, for example, sample contents and exchange of project information via the Internet, the label software of the present embodiment supports switching and addition of projects.

The label corresponds to one sticky note on the desktop. The label has information from generation to destruction. This information includes all actions performed by the user on the label from the time the label was created to the time it was destroyed, including label resizing, color changing, text modification, image modification, sound modification, etc. Information. However, the position information of the label on the screen always has an attribute for displaying the near side, but does not hold information on the vertical relationship between labels, between windows, or between labels and windows. Further, the labels can be divided into three types: a current label, a past label, and a future label. The current label is a label whose label creation time is before the current time and has not been deleted at the current time. The relationship between the creation time, the current time, and the end (deletion) time in this current label is
(Creation time ≦ current time <end (deletion) time). The past label is a label that has already been deleted at the current time. Creation time in this past label,
The relationship between the end (delete) time and the current time is (creation time <end (delete) time ≦ current time). What is a future label?
This is a label that has not yet been created at the current time, and has a future set for the creation time.
The relationship between the current time, the creation time, and the end (deletion) time in this future label is (current time <creation time <end (deletion) time). Details of the label will be described later.

The object is data to be pasted into a label, and specifically includes a text object, an image object, a sound object, a link object, and the like.

Next, main components of the desktop screen when the label software of this embodiment is executed will be described. First, the overall configuration of the screen will be described.

The state of the label software (the state of the application) according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into the following two modes: a normal mode and a time view mode.

The normal mode is a state where a label is pasted on the desktop in a state where the time view mode is not set. FIG. 8 shows an example of the desktop screen in the normal mode. The label indicated by the reference symbol L in FIG. 8 is a label. In the normal mode, the icon IL of the label software of the present embodiment is displayed on the task tray TT of the task bar TB on the desktop screen, and the icon IL is accessed (clicked) with a pointing device such as a mouse. )
It is possible to control all functions of the label software application according to the present embodiment.

The time view mode is a mode in which time operation can be performed by the label software of the present embodiment, and is divided into the following three modes: a current mode, a past mode, and a future mode. FIG. 9 shows an example of a desktop screen in a present mode, FIG. 10 shows an example of a desktop screen in a past mode, and FIG. 11 shows an example of a desktop screen in a future mode. An example of the configuration is shown. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, in each of the current mode, past mode, and future mode, the current state, past state, and future state of the label included in the project are displayed. 9 to 11, the characters “Present” indicating the current mode, the characters “Past” indicating the past mode, and the characters “Past” indicating the future mode are displayed on the desktop screens of FIGS. “Future” is displayed near the center and at the four corners, respectively, so that the user can visually recognize whether the current mode, the past mode, or the future mode is in. Also, in the time view mode, the task bar T on the desktop screen is displayed.
On the task tray TT of B, an icon IL of the label software of the present embodiment is displayed.

When the mode is switched to the time view mode, all areas on the desktop (if there are a plurality of monitors, on all monitors) are covered with the image by the label software, and the labels are displayed thereon. At this time, a time view console TVC for displaying / changing the currently operated time is displayed on the screen. Note that the time view console TVC is displayed at the upper part of the screen by default, but FIGS. 9 to 11 show an example displayed at the lower part of the screen. Hereinafter, the time during which the desktop is displayed in the time view mode is referred to as operation time.

The time view console TVC has two states: a window in a bar state shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 12 and a window in a floating state as shown in FIG. In other words, the time view console TVC can be dragged with a pointing device such as a mouse, and when the time view console TVC is moved up or down on the screen by the dragging, the bar state shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIG. Window
Otherwise, the window is in a floating state as shown in FIG. The screen configuration is different between the bar state and the floating state, but the function of the time view console TVC is the same.

The window of the time view console TVC in a bar state as shown in FIG. 12 includes a window title part wt, a year gauge part cg, a current button bb,
Operation time display section ot i, up / down buttons tu and tdb, time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb, menu button mb, close button cb
, A help button hb, and a rotation animation unit ra. Note that the rotation animation units ra are provided at both ends of the window of the time view console TVC in the bar state.

The window title part wt is a part for displaying the title (time view in this example) of the window, and only the title is displayed. That is, the window title part wt is provided in order to clarify that the application program that currently controls the entire screen function is label software.

The above-mentioned year gauge part cg is provided so that the user can see at a glance which time the label currently displayed corresponds to in the year. This year gauge part cg is displayed so that the time when the label is displayed on the screen is always at the center of the gauge,
Further, for example, a yellow vertical line le is also displayed to clearly indicate this time. That is, the corresponding year gauge part cg
Is the real time (real world current time)
Instead, it is a time corresponding to the past or future (or current time) label displayed on the desktop screen. The year gauge part cg in the example of FIG. 12 is the time when the label is displayed on the screen (time at the center of the gauge).
Is a display example in the case of November 1999, for example.
A yellow vertical line le is displayed at the center of the gauge. Further, for example, a red vertical line lr is displayed on the year gauge part cg to indicate the actual time (not the time corresponding to the displayed label, but the current time in the real world). In the example of FIG. 12, the red vertical line lr indicating that the real time (current time in the real world) is, for example, May 1999 is displayed on the Christian gauge part cg. Thus, according to the year gauge part cg,
The time corresponding to the displayed label (for example, 1999)
(November, 1999) and the actual time (for example, May, 1999) can be easily recognized.

The current button bb is a button for instructing to return to the actual time (current time in the real world) from the time corresponding to the displayed label. Therefore, by clicking the current button bb with, for example, a mouse or the like, the operation time returns to the current time (current time in the real world). Note that, even if the current time (the current time in the real world) is returned by the current button bb, the state of the label software (the state of the application) maintains the time view mode.

The operation time display unit oti
This is a part for displaying at what time the state where the label is displayed on the screen is. In the example of FIG. 12, the state of the label at 15:27:09 on November 11, 1999 is displayed on the screen.

The up / down buttons tub and tdb
Is a button for increasing / decreasing the time displayed on the operation time display section oti in a designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). Here, for example, the focus is on the operation time display unit otti, and the year, month,
When any one of the day, hour, minute, and second is in the active state, when the up button tub is pressed, the value of the part in the active state is changed to a designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). ), And conversely, when the down button tdb is pressed, the value of the portion in the active state decreases in the designated time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step). Further, in the label software of the present embodiment, the up / down buttons tub and t
The same function as db can be realized by rotating the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, moving the cursor key up and down, rotating the jog dial 4, and the like. That is, in this case, the focus is on the operation time display unit ot i, and the year,
When any one of the month, day, hour, minute, and second is set to the active state, for example, rotate the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, press the up / down cursor keys on the keyboard, or rotate the jog dial 4. Then, the value of the portion in the active state increases or decreases (increases or decreases the time) in the designated time increment or decrement unit (time increment or decrement step).

The time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl is a portion for displaying the time increase / decrease unit (time increase / decrease step) when increasing / decreasing the time in the operation time display section otii. In other words, in the time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, the year, month, day, hour,
A time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) corresponding to the active time display portion among minutes, seconds, and the like is displayed. In the example of FIG. 12, “*” appended to the character of the time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) displayed in the time increment / decrement step selection list box ssl indicates the time with the “*” appended. This indicates that the increase / decrease unit (time increase / decrease step) is currently selected. Here, in the present embodiment, for example, 100 years, 10
There are year, year, month, hour, minute, second, change point, etc., and the time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl shows any of these time increase / decrease steps. Is displayed. The time increase / decrease in units of change points is defined as a point in time when the user changes the label by performing some operation on the label (for example, a point in time when the label is moved, the size is changed, or the object is corrected; This means that the time is increased or decreased in a unit from the time when the state changes) to the time when the next change occurs. Therefore, when the time is increased or decreased in the unit of the change point, the time interval that changes by one increase or decrease of the time at the change point is not constant.

The time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is operated in the time increase / decrease step selection list box ss.
A button for designating a time increase / decrease step displayed in 1 by menu selection. In other words, the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb displays the year, month, day,
It is a button for selecting a time display portion desired to be activated from among hours, minutes, seconds and the like. When the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is pressed (clicked), the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb is pressed.
Below b, 100 years, 1
0 years, 1 year, 1 month, 1 hour, 1 minute, 1
The time increment / decrement unit (time increment / decrement step) such as a unit of seconds or a change point is displayed. Therefore, by selecting a desired time increase / decrease step from this pull-down menu, the year, month,
The corresponding time display portion is selected from the day, hour, minute, and second displays, and the display becomes active. That is, for example, when a month unit is selected from the pull-down menu of the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb, for example,
Year, month, day,
The month display portion of the hour, minute, and second displays is in an active state. In this state, the rotation of the up / down buttons tub and tdb, the rotation of the wheel of the mouse with a wheel, the depression of the up / down cursor key, the rotation of the jog dial 4, and the like are performed. By doing so, the value of the month can be changed.

In the label software according to the present embodiment, the same function as the time increase / decrease step selection function by the time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb can be performed, for example, by pressing the left and right cursor keys on the keyboard or the mouse with a wheel. It can also be realized by rotation of the wheel, rotation of the jog dial 4, and the like. That is, in this case,
In a state where the focus is on the operation time display unit oti, for example, by rotating the wheel of a mouse with a wheel, pressing the left or right cursor key, or rotating the jog dial 4, the operation time display unit oti is displayed. Any of the time display portions arranged in the horizontal direction, that is, any of the time display portions of year, month, day, hour, minute, and second can be selected to be in the active state.

When the time is increased or decreased by operating the mouse, the keyboard and the jog dial 4 with a wheel, for example, the continuous operation of the keyboard, the rotation speed of the wheel of the mouse with the wheel, and the rotation speed of the jog dial are detected. Depending on the detection result, it is also possible to change how to advance or return the time at an accelerated rate. Thereby, it is possible to easily move to a target time. When the function of selecting the time increase / decrease step is realized by rotation of the wheel of the mouse with a wheel or rotation of the jog dial, the function of selecting the time increase / decrease step is provided for the rotation of the wheel of the mouse with the wheel or the rotation of the jog dial. It is necessary to set up the environment to make it work.

The menu button mb is a button for displaying all operation menus related to the project, such as file, addition of new label, time, label, and the like. When this menu button mb is pressed (clicked), an operation menu such as a file, addition of a new label, time, and a label is displayed as a pull-down menu near the menu button mb.
In each part of the time view console TVC, when the right mouse button is clicked, or when an application key is pressed with the focus (context menu), the menu button m
The menu items are displayed in the same manner as when the button b is clicked.

The close button cb is a button for instructing to close the time view console.

The help button hb is a button for instructing the display of a help window used for checking an unclear point when the user operates the label software of the present embodiment.

The rotation animation unit ra is changed according to the change of the operation time.
This is a part for visually displaying to the user that time is moving by displaying an animation of rotating the time, and the rotation direction is reversed when the time goes to the future and when the time returns to the past. become. As described above, by performing the animation display in which the rotation animation unit ra rotates, it is possible for the user to recognize that the time is changing.

A window of the time view console TVC in a floating state as shown in FIG. 13 has a window title part wt that displays the title of the window (in this example, the time view console).
And a window menu section wm in which operation menus related to the project such as file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc. are displayed, a year gauge section cg similar to that in the window in a bar state, and a current button. bb, an operation time display section oti, up / down buttons tub and tdb, a time increase / decrease step selection list box ssl, and a time increase / decrease step selection menu button sb. In the case of FIG. 13, there is an "x" button as a close button for instructing to close the time view console.

Next, a window screen of a label displayed on the desktop includes a play button, a stop button, a link button, a menu button, and an object (text, text, It is composed of components such as images and sounds) and icons (alarms and repetitions).

FIG. 14 shows an example of the window screen of the label L. In the example of the label L shown in FIG. 14, a play button PB, a stop button SB, a link button LB, and a menu button MB are displayed, and further, a text, a sound, an image, and a link are pasted in the label L. Is represented. Note that the example of FIG. 14 particularly shows a state when an image is displayed.

When the label L contains a sound object, the play button PB serves as a button for instructing the start or pause of the reproduction of the sound. On the other hand, the label L contains an image (moving image) object. If it is, it is a button for instructing the reproduction start and pause of the reproduction of the moving image. That is, when the play button PB is pressed (for example, clicked with a mouse or the like) while the label L includes a sound object, the sound is played, and the play button PB is pressed during the play of the sound. When pressed (clicked), playback of the sound is paused. When the play button PB is pressed (for example, clicked with a mouse or the like) while the label L includes an image (moving image) object, the moving image is reproduced, and further, the reproduction is performed during reproduction of the moving image. When the button PB is pressed (clicked), the reproduction of the moving image is paused.

The stop button SB is a button for stopping the reproduction of the sound or the moving image being reproduced. When the stop button SB is pressed (clicked) during the reproduction of the sound, the reproduction of the sound is stopped. Then, the stop button SB is pressed (clicked) during the reproduction of the moving image.
And the playback of the video stops.

The link button LB is used to open a link destination file associated with the label L,
A button for displaying an L (HyperText Markup Language) format window. That is, when a file path is set as the link destination address in the label L, when the link button LB in the label window in FIG. 14 is pressed (clicked), the file set in the file path is changed. The URL is opened and the label L is linked to the URL (Uniform Resource
If the link button LB is pressed (clicked), the HTML (Hyce Locator) is specified.
A window in the format of perText Markup Language) is displayed. Further, the link button LB is used to display the HTML format window,
P (File Transfer Protocol) site (for example, ftp: //
ftp.sony.co.jp), a window for accessing this FTP site is displayed, or an e-mail destination address (eg, mailto: h
(ana@sony.co.jp), it is possible to display a window for sending an e-mail. Further, the link button LB is associated with a tool tip TCl indicating link contents (a file path or a URL of a link destination) as shown in FIG. 15, for example, when the pointer MC moves over the link button LB. A tool tip TCl indicating the contents of the link is displayed on the screen.

The menu button MB arranged at the upper right of the label window is a button for displaying a menu of all operations related to the label (for example, file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc.). It is. When the menu button MB is pressed (clicked), the menu items (file, addition of new label, time, label, help, etc.) are displayed as a pull-down menu near the menu button MB, for example. In addition, in each part on the label L, for example, when the right button of the mouse is clicked, or when the application key is pressed with the focus,
Menu (context menu) items are displayed in the same manner as when the menu button MB is clicked.

Further, depending on the status and setting of the label, an icon indicating the current state is displayed at the upper right of the label L (for example, to the left of the menu button MB). The icons include types such as an alarm icon IA and a repetition icon IR as shown in FIG. The alarm icon IA is an icon that is displayed when an alarm is set for a label, and is a repetitive icon IR.
Is an icon displayed when the repeated display is set.

Here, according to the label software of this embodiment, in addition to the above-described label time management function, a function of importing schedule data from another schedule software or the like, and a function of scheduling data to another schedule software or the like. It has a function to export.

The above other schedule software is
It is an application program called a scheduler that can handle the concept of time on a personal computer and manages various schedules. According to the scheduler, for example, an image imitating a schedule book, calendar, timetable, etc. Displayed on the desktop screen, the user can use these schedule books, calendars,
Various schedule management can be realized by writing the schedule and the like in the timetable and the like. That is, in this scheduler, when a future schedule is written in a schedule book, calendar, timetable, or the like, the written contents remain in the schedule book, calendar, timetable,
If the scheduler is started later, the written contents can be confirmed. Commonly known schedulers include Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000 and Lotus (Lot).
us) Lotus Organizer 2
000, Netscape Calendar of Netscape. ver.4.6 etc. (all are trademarks).

In the label software of this embodiment,
In order to enable import / export with these other schedule software, it is possible to correspond to a file format used by various general schedule software.

Hereinafter, as an example of a file format used by various schedule software, so-called vCalenda which can be handled by each of the schedule software described above.
A description will be given using an r-format file as an example. Of course, the file that can be handled by the label software of the present embodiment is not limited to the vCalendar format. The vCalendar format is a service that distributes not only the above-mentioned schedule software but also, for example, information on various events by e-mail (for example, JMai
l (trademark)) can also be transmitted as an attached file of an e-mail, so that the label software of the present embodiment can also support a distribution service of event information by the e-mail.

Here, the label software of the present embodiment imports the vCalendar format file as the following data, for example.

BEGIN: VCALENDAR PRODID:-// S Corporation // Label Soft // EN VERSION: 1.0 BEGIN: VEVENT DTSTART: 19990812T000000 DTEND: 19990819T000000 DESCRIPTION; ENCODING = QUOTED-PRINTABLE: 1999/08/12-1999/08 / 18 = = 0D = 0A = Flex Holiday END: VEVENT END: VCALENDAR In the label software of the present embodiment, for example, a vCalendar format file having the above contents is transferred as another schedule software or an e-mail attachment. In this case, when the file is double-clicked with the mouse or an import item is selected from the menu, a confirmation dialog as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed.

A confirmation dialog when importing a vCalendar format file as a label project shown in FIG. 17 includes a file name, a creation source, the number of scheduled objects, and a name of a project to be imported (in this case, data of the vCalendar format file). The number of work objects, the total number of objects, and the like are displayed.
In this dialog, for example, when the “OK” button is pressed (clicked), the data of the vCalendar format file is imported as a label project.

FIG. 18 shows an example of the label when the data of the file in the vCalendar format is imported as a label. In the example of FIG.
As shown in the window of the floating time view console TVC, the state of the label L as of August 12, 1999 in the time view mode is displayed. That is, in the case of the example of FIG. 18, the file data in the vCalendar format to be imported is data indicating the schedule of August 12, 1999. By importing this schedule data as a label project, A label as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the desktop screen.

FIG. 19 shows the vCa shown in FIG.
A dialog displayed when a file (project) in a label software original format according to the present embodiment is imported as a label is shown for comparison with a confirmation dialog when a file in the lender format is imported as a label. That is, when the file unique to the label software of the present embodiment is transferred, when the file is double-clicked with the mouse or the import item is selected from the menu, the file is transferred to the currently open project. The data of all labels in the project archive included in the received file is copied together with the label file.

On the other hand, in the label software of the present embodiment, when exporting the label project data, first, an export dialog as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed. In the export dialog shown in FIG. 20, the user can select "export file name", "exported labels are deleted from the current project", "export all labels", and "export labels". "Specify within the range of label lifetime"
Each setting such as whether or not “select labels one by one” is performed. That is, according to the dialog shown in FIG. 20, there are three methods for specifying the labels to be exported: “export all labels”, “select labels to be exported by specifying a time range”, and “select individual labels”. A method is available. Note that FIG.
In the lower part of the screen of the 0 dialog, the number of target labels to be exported is displayed.

However, among the above three specifying methods, “export all labels” and “select labels to be exported by specifying a time range” can be set in the dialog of FIG. At the time of “selection”, the dialog of FIG. 21 is displayed. In the dialog shown in Fig. 21, all labels are displayed in a list format, and for each label, the label number, label creation time, label deletion time, and the text pasted to the label are displayed. Is done. According to the dialog shown in FIG. 21, labels are selected one by one.

Next, in the dialog shown in FIG. 20, for example, when the “execute button” is clicked, if the vCalendar format is specified as the output format, a dialog shown in FIG. 22 is further displayed.
In the dialog of FIG. 22, detailed settings in the vCalendar format are performed. That is, according to the dialog of FIG. 22, “export only schedule data”, “export all data”,
Settings such as "Export for specific schedule software (schedule software D in the example of FIG. 22)" and the like;
"Always set end time of schedule" is set. These settings are necessary because the implementation level of the vCalendar format file differs between other application programs. More specifically, for example, the above-mentioned “export only schedule data” can be selected for schedule software A and B that can capture only schedule data.
For example, when re-importing into a schedule software (for example, schedule software C) or label software that can import all data of a label, the above-mentioned “Export all data” can be selected. Software (Schedule software D)
Is selected for "Export for specific schedule software".

Note that in the current vCalendar format, data such as images and layouts that can be handled by the label software of this embodiment is not defined.
Settings relating to them are also made in connection with the dialog of FIG.

The flow of processing in the CPU 51 when the above-described import and export of labels is realized by a personal computer using the label software of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24.

FIG. 23 shows the flow of the label import process.

In FIG. 23, when the import process is started, the CPU 51 checks the format (format) of the file to be imported as a label as the process of step S1. In the process of step S1, if the CPU 51 determines that the file format to be imported as a label is a format unique to the label software of the present embodiment, the process proceeds to step S6 and the subsequent steps, while determining that the file format is the vCalendar format. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S2 and subsequent steps.

If it is determined in step S1 that the file format to be imported as a label is the vCalendar format, the CPU 51 analyzes the vCalendar format file in step S2, and then performs step S3. Display the analysis data.

After the processing in step S3, the CPU 51
Determines whether or not to execute import as the process of step S4. In this step S4, for example, when the import execution instruction is given by the user,
The processing of the PU 51 proceeds to the processing of step S5, where vCal
Import data in endar format as labels. On the other hand, in step S4, when the user does not give an instruction to execute the import, the CPU 51 ends the import processing.

If the CPU 51 determines in step S1 that the file format to be imported is a format unique to the label software of the present embodiment, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S6.
In step S7, the file in the format unique to the label software is analyzed, and then, in step S7, the analysis data is displayed.

After the processing in step S7, the CPU 51
Determines whether or not to execute the import as the process of step S8. In this step S8, for example, when an instruction to execute import is given by the user,
The process of the PU 51 proceeds to the process of step S9, and imports the data in the format unique to the label software. On the other hand, in step S8, when the user does not issue an import execution instruction, the CPU 51 ends the import processing.

FIG. 24 shows the flow of the label export process.

In FIG. 24, when the export process is started, the CPU 51 displays the dialog shown in FIG. 20 for determining export conditions and labels to be exported as the process of step S11. Here, when the user sets the time range on the dialog shown in FIG. 20 as step S13, the CPU 51 selects all the labels within the set time range. Also, as the processing of step S12,
When the individual designation is selected, the CPU 51
Is displayed, and the user is caused to select one setting for each label by using the dialog shown in FIG. These steps S11, S1
2. When all the settings are completed and the "execute button" is clicked by the processing in S13, the CPU 51 executes the export according to the set contents.

At this time, the CPU 51 determines in step S14
As the processing of the above, the specified file format is vCal
It is determined whether the format is an endar format or a format unique to the label software of the present embodiment. If it is determined that the format is vCalendar format, the process proceeds to step S15 and subsequent steps. If it is determined that the format is unique to the label software, It proceeds to the process of step S17.

If it is determined in step S14 that the data is in the vCalendar format, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S1.
As the process of 5, the dialog of FIG. 22 is displayed,
The user is urged to make detailed settings regarding the vCalendar format. This setting is performed by vCalen in application programs such as other schedule software.
This is performed to ensure that any application program can be read because there is a difference in the implementation level of the dar format.

When the settings are made in the process of step S15, the CPU 51 exports the data in the vCalendar format, and ends the process.

If it is determined in step S14 that the data is in the label software unique format, the CPU 51 exports the data in the label software unique format in step S17, and ends the process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the label software is provided with a time management function, and data having the concept of time handled by, for example, a scheduler as another application program (for example, vCalendar).
(Schedule data such as a format), and the data having the concept of the time can be imported and exported as a label, so that the usage of the label software is expanded and the label software is easily used as a reminder.

The label software according to the present embodiment has not only the schedule software but also a service for distributing information on various events by e-mail, for example, which has a concept of time like the vCalendar format. If the file format of the data is supported, it is possible to correspond to the e-mail, so that it can be used as a reminder according to the event information.

As a medium used to install a program for realizing a series of processes described above in a computer and to make the computer executable, for example, a floppy disk, a CD-RO
It may be realized not only by package media such as M and DVD, but also by a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk in which a program is temporarily or permanently stored, and may be realized by a cable such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting. And a wireless communication medium, and various communication interfaces such as a router and a modem for transferring or receiving a program provided through these communication media. Means a broad concept including.

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As is apparent from the above description, in the information processing apparatus, method and medium of the present invention, information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information of different attributes can be pasted is stored and the concept of time is stored. Can be taken in as information of a predetermined processing unit, and information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time can be transferred, so that a time management function can be performed for a label as a predetermined processing unit, for example. And a function of handling data including the concept of time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a notebook personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main body of the notebook personal computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a jog dial of the notebook personal computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the jog dial side of the notebook personal computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram showing an electrical configuration inside the notebook personal computer whose external appearance is shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a window display example of a first specific example of a jog dial application program.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a mutual relationship among three data of a project, a label, and an object handled by the label software of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a desktop screen in a normal mode.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a current (Present) mode.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a past (Past) mode.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a desktop screen in a future mode.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a time view console window in a bar state.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a time view console window in a floating state.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label window screen according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram used to explain a tooltip indicating the link contents (link destination file path and URL) associated with the link button.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an alarm icon and a repetition icon.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a confirmation dialog when importing a vCalendar format file.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label into which a file in the vCalendar format has been imported.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a dialog displayed when importing a file (project) in a label software original format according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an export dialog when project data is exported.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a dialog when a label is individually selected.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a dialog when exporting a file in the vCalendar format.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a flow of a label import process.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the flow of a label export process.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional sticky note (label) pasted on a desktop.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 notebook personal computer, 2 main unit,
3 display unit, 4 jog dial, 5 keyboard, 6 touch pad, 7 LCD, L label,
TT task tray, IL icon, TVC
Time view console, L label, PB play button

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Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a capturing unit for capturing data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, A control unit for storing a predetermined processing unit in the storage unit. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit reads information of the predetermined processing unit from the storage unit based on the data including the captured time concept. . 3. The information according to claim 1, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing equipment. 4. A storage unit for storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, and information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time is read out from the storage unit and transferred. An information processing apparatus comprising: 5. The information according to claim 4, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing equipment. 6. A storage unit for storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a capturing unit for capturing data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, Control means for storing a predetermined processing unit in the storage means; and transfer means for reading and transferring information of the predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time from the storage means. Processing equipment. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control unit reads information of the predetermined processing unit from the storage unit based on the data including the captured time concept. . 8. The information according to claim 6, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing equipment. 9. Stored information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, fetch data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, and store the fetched predetermined processing unit. An information processing method characterized by storing. 10. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the stored information of the predetermined processing unit is read out based on the data including the captured time concept. 11. The information according to claim 9, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing method. 12. An information characterized by storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, reading and transferring information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time. Processing method. 13. The information according to claim 12, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing method. 14. Information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information of a different attribute can be pasted is stored, data including a concept of time is fetched as information of the predetermined processing unit, and information of the fetched predetermined processing unit is stored. An information processing method, wherein information is stored, and information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time is read and transferred. 15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein the stored information of the predetermined processing unit is read out based on the captured data including the concept of the time. 16. The information according to claim 14, wherein the data including the concept of time is schedule data, and the predetermined processing unit is data for displaying a sticky note on a display screen. Processing method. 17. A step of storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a step of capturing data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, Storing the information of the processing unit. 18. A method comprising: storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted; and reading and transferring information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time. A medium for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program characterized by the above. 19. A step of storing information of a predetermined processing unit to which object information having different attributes can be pasted, a step of capturing data including a concept of time as the information of the predetermined processing unit, A medium for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program, comprising: a step of storing information of a processing unit of the above; and a step of reading and transferring information of a predetermined processing unit having data including a concept of time.