JP2002175250A - Mobile radio apparatus and its schedule management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of operability due to the necessity of setting an event whenever the event is completed even for the periodically generated event in a conventional mobile radio apparatus and also the problem of practical usability because of sometimes forgetting to notify the event. SOLUTION: Whether a calendar update flag (an item to be updated) stored in a memory and set to ON corresponds to a date (a selected date) displayed at present after updating is confirmed (step 103). When the calendar update flag corresponds to the date displayed at present after updating, the contents of the event stored in a memory corresponding to the calendar update flag is displayed on a display part together with the date (step 104). Whether an electronic mail address is correspondingly stored is further determined (step 105). If stored, an electronic mail indicating the contents of the event is transmitted to the electronic mail address (step 106).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a mobile radio apparatus and a schedule management method therefor, and more particularly to a mobile radio apparatus having a calendar function and an e-mail transmission function and a schedule management method therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a mobile radio apparatus having a schedule management function has been known (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-1).
No. 16632, JP-A-10-240694, etc.). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-116632 discloses that when a schedule input to a mobile radio device is transmitted to a center station via a network and registered, a current time becomes equal to the date and time described in the registered schedule. The fact that there is an appointment and the contents of the appointment are transmitted to the mobile radio device via the network as needed and notified, so that the user can recognize the schedule only by carrying the mobile radio device without carrying the electronic notebook. Such a technique is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-240694 discloses an input means, a display means for displaying a symbol according to a scheduled attribute, an event management means for managing an event received from a user, and an event registration means. Alternatively, in the case of a schedule correction event, schedule data registration / correction means for registering or correcting the attributes and contents of the schedule, schedule data management means for managing the schedule based on the schedule data and the data of the built-in calendar means, Discloses a mobile radio apparatus including schedule creation means for creating display data based on the schedule data stored in the schedule data storage means and the data of the built-in calendar means. In this conventional mobile radio apparatus, a schedule is incorporated based on a calendar and symbols displayed on a display screen having a small area.

[0004]

However, in a conventional mobile radio apparatus, an event set by a user is usually cleared when the event ends, so that an event that occurs periodically (for example, a year such as a birthday) is performed. Event, etc.), the event must be set again when the event ends. Therefore, in the conventional mobile radio device, it is necessary to set an event every time the event ends, even if the event occurs periodically, and there is a problem in operability.

In the latter conventional mobile radio apparatus, the event is set by a read only memory (ROM) or a random access memory provided in the mobile radio apparatus.
This is done by saving the data in a memory such as a memory (RAM), and the data is saved in the memory from the set time. If you save and set an event that occurs periodically immediately after the event ends, the event will be For a long time before the event occurs, the memory capacity for setting another event is reduced, which may hinder the setting of many events.

Further, even if an event has been set, even if the user is away from the mobile radio device, he / she may not notice even if he / she is notified by a ring tone or the like, or he / she is in a position where communication is not possible, In some cases, the user forgets to notify the user, which is a problem in terms of practicality.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile wireless device and a schedule management method thereof that can improve operability and utilization of schedule management.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile radio apparatus which can improve the operability of character input and a schedule management method therefor.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile radio apparatus which can prevent forgetting to notify and a schedule management method therefor.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile radio device according to the present invention is a mobile radio device having a calendar function and an e-mail transmission function, wherein the date of an arbitrary event and the content of the event are provided. And enter
When the event desires to send an e-mail, the input means for inputting the e-mail address of the destination, the date of the event and the content of the event input by the input means, and the calendar update flag turned on are associated with each other. A memory that is stored and further stores an e-mail address in association with an event for which e-mail transmission is desired; a display unit that displays at least a calendar date and the content of the event; In accordance with the date, it is determined whether or not the calendar update flag turned on is stored in the memory. When the calendar update flag is stored, the date and the content of the event corresponding to the date are displayed on the display unit. The display control means to be displayed and the calendar turned on in accordance with the current date by the calendar function When the update flag is stored in the memory, it is determined whether an e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date. When the e-mail address is stored, the content of the event content is stored in the e-mail address. Mail transmission control means for transmitting an e-mail using an e-mail transmission function.

In order to achieve the above object, a schedule management method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: inputting the date of an event and the contents of the event; Enter the address, along with the date and content of the event,
A first step of storing the turned-on calendar update flag in the memory in association with the event, and further storing the e-mail address in the memory in association with the event for which e-mail transmission is desired; A second step of determining whether or not the turned on calendar update flag is stored in the memory corresponding to the current date; and determining that the calendar update flag is stored in the memory by the second step. In this case, the third step of displaying the date and the content of the event corresponding to the date on the display unit, and the calendar update flag turned on in correspondence with the current date by the calendar function are stored in the memory. A fourth step of determining whether an e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date; And if the step determines that the e-mail address is stored in the memory, transmitting the e-mail of the content of the event to the e-mail address using an e-mail transmission function. I do.

In the mobile radio communication device and the schedule management method of the present invention described above, the date of an arbitrary event and the content of the event are stored in a calendar update flag turned on,
In the case of an event for which e-mail transmission is desired, an e-mail address is further stored in association with the memory, and a calendar update flag that is turned on is stored in the memory in accordance with the current date by the calendar function. At the same time, the date of the event corresponding to the date and the content of the event are displayed on the display unit, and the e-mail of the content of the event is transmitted to the e-mail address using the e-mail transmission function. Never forget to notify people of events. Also, since the e-mail can be read at any time when the power of the destination terminal is turned on, when the e-mail is sent, the recipient of the destination may turn off the power of the terminal or be aware of the ringtone if you are away from the terminal Even in such a case, the contents of the event can be reliably notified.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the mobile radio communication apparatus of the present invention further comprises date change input means for changing the date to an arbitrary date and displaying the date on a display unit. In accordance with the date input by the input means, it is determined whether or not the calendar update flag turned on is stored in the memory. When the calendar update flag is stored, the date and date corresponding to the date are displayed on the display unit. The content of the event is displayed, and the e-mail transmission control means
When the date is input by the date change input means, the transmission of the e-mail is prohibited, regardless of whether the e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a schedule management method according to the present invention includes the first step,
A second step of inputting an arbitrary date and displaying it on the display unit, and determining whether or not the ON calendar update flag is stored in the memory in accordance with the date input in the second step. A third step, when the third step determines that the calendar update flag is stored in the memory, a fourth step of displaying the content of the event corresponding to the date on the display unit, and a second step. When the ON calendar update flag is stored in the memory corresponding to the date input in the step, a fifth step of determining whether an e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date. And characterized in that:

In the above mobile radio communication apparatus and schedule management method of the present invention, when a user inputs an arbitrary date instead of the date by the calendar function and displays the date on the display unit, the display unit displays the date and the event. It is possible to display the contents and prevent an e-mail from being erroneously transmitted.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the apparatus and method of the present invention, when the event is a regular event, input the date and the contents of the event. As a result, regular event schedule management can be performed without inputting the date and the content of the event as in the related art.

[0017]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a main part of a mobile radio apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a control unit 1 has an operation unit 2 and also has a calendar function and an e-mail transmission / reception function. The calendar function is a function of counting clocks of a predetermined cycle, moving forward with time, and displaying the obtained date on the display unit 4, and includes a clock function. The operation unit 2 is an input unit operated by the user, and sets the contents of the user's schedule (event), the date, and the like in the memory 3.

When an event is set in the memory 3, a calendar update flag is set on the set date.
It is stored in the memory 3. For a regular event, only the date is set, and the year is not set. The calendar update flag is not deleted unless the user operates the operation unit 2.

The display unit 4 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD)
And a memory 3 under the control of the control unit 1.
When setting an event, the content of the event is displayed, the date of the event is displayed, and the calendar is displayed.

The control unit 1 has an e-mail transmission / reception function as described above, but the operation unit 2 allows the user to store an arbitrary e-mail address in the memory 3 in association with an event to be set. I have. However, the e-mail address is not stored in correspondence with all the set events, but the e-mail address is stored in the memory 3 in association with the event only in the event of the mail transmission by the user's selection. You.

It is a matter of course that not only the other party's e-mail address but also its own e-mail address can be set and stored in this e-mail address. It should be noted that the method of transmitting and receiving an e-mail itself is conventionally known.
A compact HTML browser such as a DA (personal digital assistant) or i-mode is prepared, and the Internet is used.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, an antenna and a radio unit, a modulation / demodulation unit, a microphone, a speaker, etc., for communicating with a base station as a mobile radio device are required. It has.

Next, the schedule management method according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user previously writes a schedule on an arbitrary (future) date using the operation unit 2, the date is written in the memory 3 in association with the calendar update flag for which the date is turned on. When writing this schedule (when setting an event), the user writes the content of the schedule, and the user operates the operation unit 2 to change the e-mail address by operating the operation unit 2 only when the user wants to send an e-mail. Is written in the memory 3 in advance.

In this state, the date is scrolled by operating the operation unit 2 to confirm the scheduled date (date of the event) set by the user, or the date is automatically set by the clock function of the control unit 1. It is updated and displayed (step 101).

Then, the control unit 1 checks whether or not there is a calendar update flag (item to be updated) turned on in the memory 3 (step 102). If there is no calendar update flag (step 107), the process ends (step 107). Date currently displayed after the calendar update flag is updated (selected date)
(Step 10)
3).

If the calendar update flag does not correspond to the currently displayed date after the update (the selected date), the process is terminated (step 107). If the calendar update flag corresponds to the date, the process corresponds to the calendar update flag. Then, the contents of the event stored in the memory 3 are displayed on the display unit 4 together with the date (step 104).

Subsequently, the control unit 1 determines whether an e-mail address is stored corresponding to the date stored in the memory 3 corresponding to the calendar update flag (step 105). If it is not stored, it is determined that the event does not require e-mail notification, and the process ends (step 108).

On the other hand, if the e-mail address is stored in the memory 3 corresponding to the currently displayed date, it is determined that the event is one for which an e-mail notification is desired, and the above-mentioned event is added to the e-mail address. Is transmitted (step 106).

However, although not shown in FIG. 2, the change of the date in step 101 is performed by operating the operation unit 2 and scrolling the date to confirm the scheduled date (date of the event) set by the user. In this case, even if the date after the change is the date of the event for which e-mail notification is desired, the electronic mail is not transmitted, and only the content of the event is displayed. The date after the change is not the actual current date, and no event has occurred.

As described above, when e-mail notification is desired, an e-mail is automatically transmitted at the set date, and the contents of the set event are notified to the e-mail transmission destination. When you send an e-mail, the other party turns off the terminal when sending an e-mail. Even if you ’re on the go,
The contents of the event can be reliably notified, and the e-mail transmission is automatically performed, so that the operability of the user can be improved.

Since the above-mentioned calendar update flag is kept on together with the corresponding stored event information unless the user deletes it using the operation unit 2, the calendar update flag is periodically updated (for example, , Birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), you can view events and send email notifications every year, and just set the date instead of setting the date as in the past. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a large-capacity memory 3 as the memory 3.

In the description of the above embodiment, the user has been described as selecting whether or not he / she wants to send an e-mail when setting an event. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, it may be set so that an e-mail is always sent to an e-mail address registered by default.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the calendar update flag which is turned on is stored in the memory in accordance with the current date by the calendar function, the date of the event corresponding to the date and the content of the event are displayed on the display unit, and the e-mail is displayed. By sending an e-mail of the contents of the event to the address using the e-mail transmission function, you will not forget to notify the event to other people, and you will be notified of the contents of the event securely by e-mail This makes it possible to improve the usability of schedule management.

Further, according to the present invention, since the electronic mail can be automatically transmitted, the operability can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, when the event is a regular event, by inputting the date and the contents of the event, it is not necessary to input the date and the contents of the event as in the prior art. In addition, since the schedule of a regular event can be managed, an increase in memory capacity can be suppressed because the year is not saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a schedule management method of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 Operation part 3 Memory 4 Display part (LCD)

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mobile wireless device having a calendar function and an e-mail transmission function, wherein a date of an arbitrary event and the content of the event are input, and when the event is desired to be transmitted by e-mail, a destination of the event is transmitted. An input means for inputting an e-mail address, and a calendar update flag turned on is stored in association with the date of the event and the content of the event, which are input by the input means, and the user wishes to transmit an e-mail. A memory in which an e-mail address is further stored in association with the event to be performed; a display unit for displaying at least the date of the calendar and the content of the event; It is determined whether or not the calendar update flag is stored in the memory. -When an update flag is stored, display control means for displaying the date and the content of the event corresponding to the date on the display unit, and the on which is turned on in response to the current date by the calendar function. When the calendar update flag is stored in the memory, it is determined whether the e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date, and when the e-mail address is stored, the e-mail address is Mail transmission control means for transmitting an e-mail of the content of the event using the e-mail transmission function. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising date change input means for changing the date to an arbitrary date and displaying the date on the display unit, wherein the display control means turns on and off in accordance with the date input by the date change input means. It is determined whether or not the calendar update flag is stored in the memory.When the calendar update flag is stored, the date and the content of the event corresponding to the date are displayed on the display unit, The mail transmission control means, when the date is input by the date change input means, prohibits the transmission of the e-mail, regardless of whether the e-mail address is stored in the memory, in accordance with the date. The mobile radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The mobile radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is a unit for inputting a date and a content of the event when the event is a regular event. 4. A schedule management method for a mobile wireless device having a calendar function and an e-mail transmission function, wherein a date of an arbitrary event and the content of the event are input, and when the event requests e-mail transmission. Enters the e-mail address of the transmission destination, stores the date of the event and the content of the event, and the calendar update flag turned on in association with the memory, and
A first e-mail address corresponding to the event for which e-mail transmission is desired and stored in the memory in correspondence
A second step of determining whether or not the turned on calendar update flag is stored in the memory in accordance with a current date by the calendar function; and When it is determined that the update flag is stored in the memory, a third step of displaying the date and the content of the event corresponding to the date on the display unit; A fourth step of determining whether the e-mail address is stored in the memory corresponding to the date when the calendar update flag turned on is stored in the memory; If it is determined in step that the e-mail address is stored in the memory, the e-mail address is Transmitting the e-mail of the content of the event using the e-mail transmission function. 5. A schedule management method for a mobile radio device having a calendar function and an e-mail transmission function, wherein a date of an arbitrary event and the content of the event are input, and when the event requests e-mail transmission. Enters the e-mail address of the transmission destination, stores the date of the event and the content of the event, and the calendar update flag turned on in association with the memory, and
A first e-mail address corresponding to the event for which e-mail transmission is desired and stored in the memory in association with the e-mail address;
And a second step of inputting an arbitrary date and displaying it on a display unit; and storing the calendar update flag turned on in the memory in accordance with the date input in the second step. A third step of determining whether the calendar update flag is stored in the memory in the third step, and displaying the content of the event corresponding to the date on the display unit. A fourth step of displaying, and when the calendar update flag turned on is stored in the memory corresponding to the date input in the second step, the memory is stored in the memory in accordance with the date. Determining whether or not the e-mail address is stored in the schedule of the mobile radio communication device. 6. The schedule of the mobile radio communication device according to claim 4, wherein, in the first step, when the event is a regular event, a date and a content of the event are input. Management method.