JP2003131563A - Electronic equipment, and program and method for electronic equipment control - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily confirm a place (location) on a schedule in a map display as to electronic equipment for displaying schedule data, map data, etc. SOLUTION: The electronic equipment is equipped with a schedule table memory which stores schedule data consisting of time, a place (location), and a moving means at the place and latitude/longitude location information corresponding to places of respective schedules and a map image data memory which stores world maps and respective area maps. As for, for example, a schedule for a travel, map image data within ranges determined by arraying and displaying schedules consisting of starting points, route places, destinations, or their contents by time, showing the places (location) for every schedule displayed on a schedule screen in a map image with schedule position pointers P1 to Pn according to the position information, and connecting the respective pointers P1, P2, Pn, etc., by a movement line ML are displayed one over another.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic device for displaying schedule data, map data, etc., an electronic device control program, and an electronic device control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, PDAs (personal digital assistants) equipped with various functions as small information display devices.
Has been put to practical use.

Functions installed in these PDAs include a schedule management function and a map display function.
This schedule management function and map display function are independent functions. For example, when you want to check the location (position) on the schedule displayed by the schedule display, switch to the map display mode and change the area.・ I try to find a place.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional P
In DA, in order to confirm where the place (position) on the schedule displayed by the schedule display is, it is necessary to switch to the map display mode one by one to search for the corresponding region / location, so especially for each schedule content In order to confirm the place (position), it is necessary to switch to the map display mode each time to find the corresponding area, which is very troublesome and has poor operability.

In addition to this, in the map display mode, since the corresponding place can be confirmed only by each schedule unit seen in the schedule display, the middle position between the places in a plurality of consecutive schedules can be confirmed. You can't confirm.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an electronic device and an electronic device control program capable of easily confirming a place (position) on a schedule on a map display, It is an object to provide an electronic device control method.

[0007]

That is, an electronic device according to claim 1 of the present invention has a schedule storage unit for storing schedule data in association with time information, and a schedule data stored in the schedule storage unit. Location information storage means for storing location information in association with each other, schedule display means for displaying the schedule stored in the schedule storage means for each hour, and each schedule displayed by the schedule display means for each hour Schedule position display means for displaying the position information stored in the position information storage means in parallel with the schedule display on a map is provided.

In such an electronic device according to claim 1 of the present invention, the schedule storage means for storing the schedule data in association with the time information, and the position in association with the schedule data stored in the schedule storage means. Position information storage means for storing information is provided, and when the schedule stored in the schedule storage means is displayed for each hour, the position is associated with each schedule displayed for each hour by this schedule display. Since the position information stored in the information storage means is displayed on the map in parallel with the schedule display, the position corresponding to each schedule can be confirmed on the map displayed in parallel.

An electronic device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the electronic device according to the first aspect, in which the position information corresponding to each schedule displayed on the map by the schedule position display means is stored as time information. It is characterized by further comprising movement line display means for displaying movement lines connected in order on the map.

In the electronic device according to the second aspect of the present invention as described above, the position information corresponding to each schedule displayed on the map displayed in parallel with the schedule display is linked in the time order of the schedule, It will be displayed as a moving line.

An electronic device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the electronic device according to the second aspect, further comprising time designation display means for designating and displaying the time on the schedule display by the schedule display means. A movement position display means for displaying the position on the map corresponding to the schedule of the time designated and displayed by the time designation display means on the movement line displayed by the movement line display means. Is characterized by.

In such an electronic apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention, when the time designation display means further designates and displays the time on the schedule display, the schedule corresponds to the designated and displayed time. Since the position on the map is displayed on the movement line, the position on the map corresponding to the schedule of each designated time is linked on the movement line according to the movement of the time designation display with respect to the schedule display. It will be moved and displayed.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of an information terminal 10 according to an embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

The information terminal 10 is composed of a computer which reads a program recorded in various recording media or a transmitted program and whose operation is controlled by the read program. The electronic circuit thereof has a CPU 11 Is provided.

The CPU 11 has a terminal control program stored in advance in the memory 12 such as an EEP-ROM, or a terminal control program read from the external recording medium 13 such as a ROM card into the memory 12 via the recording medium reading unit 14. , Or from another computer terminal on the communication network N such as the Internet, the transmission control unit 15
The operation of each part of the circuit is controlled in accordance with the terminal control program read into the memory 12 via the user interface. The terminal control program stored in the memory 12 is a user input from the input unit 16 including keys and a touch panel. It is activated in response to an input signal corresponding to an operation or a signal from another computer terminal on the communication network N received by the transmission control unit 15.

The CPU 11, the memory 12, the recording medium reading unit 14, the transmission control unit 15, and the input unit 16 are connected, a display unit 17 formed of an LCD, a clock unit 18 for counting the current date and time, and the like. Are connected.

In the memory 12 of the information terminal 10, a terminal system program that controls the overall operation of the information terminal 10 and a communication program for performing data communication with each computer terminal on the communication network N via the transmission control unit 15. In addition to being stored, a schedule map program 12a for displaying schedule data and map information managed by the information terminal 10 in parallel and displaying a place (position) included in the schedule on a map is stored. To be done.

The memory 12 of the information terminal 10 stores a map image data memory 12 in which map data of world maps and map data of each main region / main city are stored.
b, a time difference table memory 12c for storing time difference data between countries / regions around the world based on the country or region where the information terminal 10 is used is provided.

FIG. 2 shows the time difference table memory 1 of the information terminal 10.
It is a figure which shows the time difference data memorize | stored in 2c.

The time difference table memory 12c stores, for example, time difference data between regions in the world where the reference region is "Japan" in a table form.

Further, in the memory 12 of the information terminal 10, a schedule table memory 12d in which the schedule data of the terminal user is stored in association with position information indicating the location of each schedule, and a schedule is displayed on the map display screen. A display mode memory 12e that stores display mode data for setting whether to display the display screens in an overlapping manner or a window display, and a designated schedule display line on the schedule display screen is always at a fixed position (for example, the top row). A designated row memory 12f is provided for storing designated row setting data for setting whether to fix or move and display according to the schedule time.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing schedule data and corresponding position information stored in the schedule table memory 12d of the information terminal 10. FIG. 3A shows schedule data and FIG. It is a figure which shows corresponding position information.

The schedule table memory 12d stores, for example, a travel schedule of the terminal user. As shown in FIG. 3 (A), each schedule includes "time", "region (place)" of the itinerary and its schedule. , “Map information” to which the area belongs, and “transportation means” between the areas, and the “area (location)” of each schedule includes each area (location) as shown in FIG. 3B. ) Position information indicating the latitude / longitude is, for example, the map image data 1
It is searched based on 2b and is associated and stored.

Next, a terminal operation display operation when the information terminal 10 having the above-mentioned configuration is a terminal carried by a travel participant provided by a travel service company will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation display operation of the information terminal 10 in the designated line movement display mode.

Schedule table memory 12 of information terminal 10
In c, for example, a travel schedule to Paris scheduled to depart from Narita “April 1, 9:00” that has been input by a travel service company is stored, and a schedule screen is displayed at the lower end of the touch panel type display unit 17. “Schedule” button SC for displaying, “Communavi” button CN for displaying information corresponding to the place and time on the travel schedule by data communication, and the location and position on the travel schedule according to A "map" button MP for displaying a map screen and a "search" button SE for instructing a data search other than display data are provided.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the "schedule" button SC on the touch panel type display unit 17 is tapped, the time and date stored in the memory 12 are stored in the memory 12 corresponding to the current date and time. Schedule table memory 1
The schedule data stored in 2d is read out, and a schedule screen showing a travel schedule to Paris, which is scheduled to depart from Narita at 9:00 on April 1, 2001, for example, is displayed.

In this schedule screen, the designated date display D is displayed at the top, and the Japan time display (departure time display) TS that is the departure place and the France time display (destination time display) TA that is the destination are displayed. The time difference table memory 12c performs parallel operation in units of one hour according to the time difference between the corresponding areas.

Then, the contents of the schedule of the specified day stored in the schedule table memory 12d are displayed in association with each time display line.

Further, on this schedule screen, the area (place) of the schedule of the time designated line by the cursor K is displayed.
The map screen selected according to is displayed in an overlapping manner based on the map information stored in the schedule table memory 12d. At this time, the map screen shows each region (place) on the schedule. Is determined based on the position information (see FIG. 3) and displayed as a pointer P.

In this case, in the schedule in this embodiment, there are "Narita Airport", "Anchorage" and "Paris-de Gaulle Airport", and the schedule position pointers P1 to P
In addition to being displayed as 3, the moving line ML connecting the schedule position pointers P1 to P3 with a line is also displayed.

On the map screen superimposed on the schedule screen, the current position line TL corresponding to the time designated by the cursor K is displayed in the direction orthogonal to the time axis direction (east-west direction of the map). At the same time, the current position line TL is displayed with a moving mark M according to the moving means (airplane, ship, etc.) of the schedule at that time.

If there is a schedule on the time designated line indicated by the cursor K, the current position line TL is displayed in correspondence with the area (place) on the schedule,
When there is no schedule in the designated time line, the current position of the ratio corresponding to the designated time is calculated based on the time and area (place) of each schedule before and after the designated time, and the current position line TL is displayed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), when the schedule line at 9 o'clock Japan time and 1 o'clock French time is designated, the schedule position pointer P1 is moved according to the schedule of "departure from Narita Airport". Current position line TL
Is displayed, and the moving mark M of the airplane is also displayed according to the moving means "airplane" at that time.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), when the schedule line at 11:00 Japan time and 3:00 French time is designated, the schedule position pointer according to the schedule of "(Anchorage)". The current position line TL is displayed on P2, and the moving mark M of the airplane is also displayed according to the moving means "airplane" at that time.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, when schedule line spacing of about 11:30 Japan time and about 3:30 France time is designated, each schedule "before and after that designated time" 11:00 (Anchorage) and 17:00 (arrival at Paris de Gaulle Airport) time (11:00 to 17:00)
And the ratio (1/10) corresponding to the designated time (11:30) based on the area (Anchorage P2 to France P3)
Is calculated and the current position line TL is displayed.

The moving mark M displayed in association with the current position line TL is added to the upper end of the current position line TL and displayed as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B). Alternatively, it may be added and displayed on the intersection with the moving line ML.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (D), when a schedule line around 13:00 in Japan time and around 5:00 in France time is designated, each schedule "11:00 (anchorage) before and after the designated time is designated. ) ”“ 17:00 (arriving at Paris de Gaulle Airport) ”time (11:00 to 17:00) and area (Anchorage P2 to France P3) based on the designated time (13
The current position of the ratio (1/3) corresponding to the hour is calculated and the current position line TL is displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (E), when a schedule line at 17:00 Japan time and 9:00 French time is designated, a schedule position pointer is displayed according to the schedule of "arrival at Paris de Gaulle airport". The current position line TL is displayed on P3.

As described above, the position corresponding to the schedule of the designated time on the schedule screen is displayed as the current position line TL on the map, and the place (position) in the schedule can be easily and immediately confirmed. At the same time, the current position line TL on the map corresponding to the schedule contents is moved and displayed according to the movement of the designated time, so that the time change on the schedule and the movement of the place (position) corresponding to this can be linked. You can check it.

Next, the schedule / map interlocking display function in the information terminal 10 having the above-mentioned configuration will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the schedule map display processing by the information terminal 10.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart independently showing the display processing accompanying the schedule map display processing of the information terminal 10.

For example, when the "schedule" button SC provided on the touch panel display unit 17 is tapped,
The current date and time "01.4.1" measured by the clock unit 18
Corresponding to, the schedule table memory 12 in the memory 12
The schedule data for "Tokyo-Paris" stored in d is read out, the position information of the place described in each schedule therein is searched, and the world map stored in the map image data memory 12b. A plot (schedule position pointer P) is made on the image data of, and a line (movement line ML) is set between the plot positions (step S1).

Then, the display mode of the schedule set and stored in the display mode memory 12e is detected (step S2), and it is determined whether the display mode is the window display mode or the overlapping display mode (step S3). ).

If it is determined that the display mode of the schedule set and stored in the display mode memory 12e is the window display mode, the display area of the schedule screen becomes a window on the display screen of the display unit 17. Is set (steps S3 → S4),
When it is determined that the display mode is the overlapping display mode, the display area of the schedule screen is set to the entire screen of the display unit 17 (steps S3 → S5).

In addition, the display mode of the schedule designated line which is set and stored in the designated line memory 12f is detected, and the designated display mode is set and displayed at the top row regardless of the time of the schedule designated line, or Instead, it is determined whether or not it is the moving display mode in which the designated line is set and displayed as the position on time (step S6).

Here, when it is determined that the display mode of the schedule designated line set and stored in the designated line memory 12e is the fixed display mode, the schedule line at the designated time is always displayed on the schedule screen. It is set to be fixedly displayed at the top of the screen (step S6 →
S7) If it is determined that the display mode is the moving display mode, the schedule line at the designated time is set to be moved and displayed on the display screen at a position corresponding to the designated time (step S6 → S8).

In this schedule map display process, the initial designated time of the schedule line is set to the current time, and the initial designated line display is set to the top even in the moving display mode.

Then, the current date / time measured by the clock unit 18 is detected (step S9), and the schedule of the current time of the day stored in the schedule table memory 12d is designated (step S10).

Then, the process shifts to the display process in FIG. 6 (step SA).

In this display processing, first, each schedule including the schedule line of the designated time at the head is displayed on the display unit 1.
The schedule display area on the display screen 7 is arranged and displayed for each time (step A1).

For example, when the overlapping display mode is set in steps S3.fwdarw.S5, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), an initial designation line is set for the schedule display area set as the entire screen of the display unit 17. Is set at the top, and the schedule for each subsequent time is displayed at the departure time.
It is displayed along with S.

Then, according to the time difference data stored in the time difference table memory 12c, the destination time display TA of the foreign destination on the schedule is displayed together with the departure time display TS (step A2).

Then, on the schedule screen displayed on the display section 17, the schedule line at the uppermost stage corresponding to the initially designated and initially displayed current time is highlighted with the cursor K reversed (step A).
3).

Then, based on the selected map information for each schedule stored in the schedule table memory 12d (see FIG. 3), the selected map corresponding to the schedule of the time designated and highlighted by the cursor K is the world map. It is determined whether or not it is other than (step A4).

Here, as shown in FIG. 4A, it is determined that the selected map corresponding to the schedule (departing from Narita Airport) at the time (9:00) designated and highlighted by the cursor K is the world map. Map image data memory 1
From the map image data of the world map stored in 2b, the position of the place described in each schedule is plotted (schedule position pointer P) in the step S1 and a line (movement line ML) is drawn between the plotted positions.
The map image data in the range set by is read out and displayed on the schedule screen (step A4 →
A5).

When it is determined that there is a schedule (departing from Narita Airport) for the designated time (9:00) by the cursor K (Yes in step A6), it is stored in the schedule table memory 12d (see FIG. 3). The transportation means (airplane) of the applicable schedule is read (step A7), and the current position line TL with the movement mark M of the airplane is displayed on the schedule position pointer P1 corresponding to the schedule (departure from Narita Airport). (Step A
8).

The moving mark M indicating the moving means of the designated schedule may be displayed in correspondence with the designated line of the corresponding schedule.

On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 4D, when it is determined that there is no schedule for the designated time (13:00) by the cursor K (No in step A6), each of those before and after the designated time Schedule "11:00 (anchorage)""17:00 (arriving at Paris de Gaulle Airport)" time (1
1 to 17:00) and area (Anchorage P2 to France P)
Based on 3), the ratio (3
The current position of (1/1) is calculated (step A9).

Also, the schedules "11:00 (anchorage)" and "17:00 (Paris
The means of transportation at the designated time is determined as the “airplane” based on the means of transportation (both “airplane”) of “Dogall Airport” (step A10).

Then, at the current position of the ratio (one-third) between the front and rear schedules corresponding to the designated time (13:00) by the cursor K calculated in step A9, the moving means "determined in step A10" The current position line TL with the movement mark M of "airplane" is displayed (step A8).

By such display processing (step SA), a map image including a range of locations (positions) on the schedule is displayed in an overlapping manner on the schedule screen, and a schedule line corresponding to the current time or an arbitrarily designated time is displayed. Is highlighted by the cursor K, and the current position line TL indicating the place (position) of the designated schedule is displayed together with the movement mark M indicating the moving means. For example, by tapping the schedule screen ( In step S11), if the schedule of a time earlier than the current designated time is designated (step S12), the designated time on the schedule is returned according to the designated operation (step S13), and the returned previous time is returned. Display processing similar to the above is executed based on the specified time of FIG display screen is displayed (step SA).

Further, when the schedule for the next time with respect to the current designated time is designated by the tap operation on the schedule screen (step S11) (step S14), the designated time on the schedule according to the designated operation. (Step S15), and the display processing similar to the above is executed based on the next designated time advanced.
The corresponding schedule map display screen is displayed (step SA).

Further, when a schedule of another date and time is designated with respect to the current designated time by tap operation on the schedule screen (step S11) (step S16), the designated time on the schedule according to the designated operation. Is changed to the designated date and time (step S17), the display processing similar to the above is executed based on the set designated date and time, and the corresponding schedule map display screen is displayed (step SA).

Further, when the schedule of the current time is designated by the re-tap operation of the "schedule" button SC (step S11) (step S18), the current time measured by the clock unit 18 according to the designated operation. Is detected (step S19), and is designated as the designated time on the schedule (step S20).
Display processing similar to the above is executed based on the designated current time, and the corresponding schedule map display screen is displayed (step SA).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation display operation in the designated line fixed display mode accompanying the schedule map display processing of the information terminal 10.

That is, in step S6 of the schedule map display process in FIG.
When it is determined that the display mode of the schedule specification line set and stored in 2e is the fixed display mode, the schedule line at the time specified on the schedule screen is always fixedly displayed at the top of the display screen. Since it is set (step S7), in the display processing in FIG. 6, as shown in FIGS. 7 (A) to 7 (E), regardless of the change in the designated time, the designated time The schedule line is fixed at the top of the schedule map display screen and highlighted with the cursor K.

In this way, by setting the display mode of the schedule designated line to the fixed display mode, the cursor K for highlighting the designated line is always fixedly displayed at the uppermost stage of the screen and overlaps with this schedule screen. It is possible to easily display the map screen itself displayed as well as the schedule position pointer P and the movement line ML plotted on the map screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display operation in the schedule window display mode associated with the schedule map display processing of the information terminal 10.

That is, when it is determined in step S3 of the schedule map display process in FIG. 5 that the display mode of the schedule set and stored in the display mode memory 12e is the window display mode, the schedule screen is displayed. Since the area is set as a window on the display screen of the display unit 17 (step S4), in the display process of FIG. 6, the schedule screen of each schedule including the designated time is the window screen W as shown in FIG. Is displayed as.

At this time, the window screen W of the schedule accompanying the setting of the window display mode is displayed in the display area which does not overlap with the schedule position pointer P and the movement line ML plotted on the map data, and therefore is in the schedule. The position on the map screen corresponding to the place (position) can be confirmed more easily and easily.

Therefore, according to the schedule / map interlocking display function in the information terminal 10 having the above-mentioned configuration, the time / place (position), the schedule data including the means of transportation at the place, and the latitude / longitude corresponding to the place of each schedule. It is provided with a schedule table memory 12d that stores the position information of the above and a map image data memory 12b that stores the world map and each regional map. For example, in the travel schedule, the departure place, the waypoint, the arrival place or the contents thereof are formed every hour. The schedule is arranged and displayed, and the location (position) of each schedule displayed on this schedule screen
Are indicated by schedule position pointers P1 to Pn on the map image based on the position information, and the pointers P1, P2, ...
Since the map image data in the range where n is connected by the moving line ML is displayed in an overlapping manner, it is not necessary to switch between the schedule display screen and the map display screen, and the places in the schedule for each hour can be overlapped. It will be possible to check it by linking it on the displayed map screen.

Further, according to the schedule / map interlocking display function in the information terminal 10 having the above-mentioned configuration, the place (position) in the schedule for each time is indicated by the schedule position pointers P1 to Pn, the pointers P1, P2 ,. , N are displayed on the map image data in the range connected by the moving line ML, the current position line TL corresponding to the designated schedule time is displayed in the direction orthogonal to the time axis on the map, and the pointers P1, , ..., n and the movement line ML are crossed so that the current position at the specified time is displayed more clearly. Therefore, the location (position) is moved at any time according to the specified movement in the schedule time zone. Can be displayed more easily understood on the map.

Further, according to the schedule / map interlocking display function in the information terminal 10 having the above-mentioned configuration, the movement at that time is associated with the current position line TL displayed orthogonally on the time axis according to the designated schedule time. Since the moving mark M indicating what the means is is added,
Not only can the position on the map be displayed in conjunction with the place (position) of the schedule, but it can also be easily informed what the airplane or ship will be on.

The method of schedule / map interlocking display processing in the information terminal 10 described in the above embodiment, that is, each method such as the schedule map display processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the display processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. , Programs that can be executed by a computer include memory cards (ROM cards, RAM cards, etc.), magnetic disks (floppy disks, hard disks, etc.), optical disks (CD-ROM,
It can be stored and distributed in an external recording medium 13 such as a DVD) or a semiconductor memory. Then, in various computers having a display function, the program stored in the external recording medium 13 is stored in the memory 1 by the recording medium reading unit 14.
2 and the operation is controlled by the read program to realize the interlocking display function of the schedule screen and the map screen described in the above embodiment, and the same processing by the method described above can be executed. .

Further, the data of the program for realizing each of the above methods can be transmitted on the communication network (N) in the form of a program code, and the computer terminal connected to this communication network (N) can perform the above-mentioned operation. It is also possible to take in the program data of the above and realize the interlocking display function of the schedule screen and the map screen described above.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention at the implementation stage. Furthermore, each of the embodiments includes inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, some constituents may be deleted from all constituents shown in each embodiment, or even if some constituents are combined, the problems described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, When the effects described in the section of the effects of the invention can be obtained, a structure in which these constituent elements are deleted or combined can be extracted as the invention.

[0080]

As described above, according to the electronic device of the first aspect of the present invention, the schedule storage means for storing the schedule data in association with the time information, and the schedule data stored in the schedule storage means. Location information storage means for storing location information in association with the schedule information stored in the schedule storage means. When the schedule stored in the schedule storage means is displayed for each hour, the schedule display corresponds to each schedule displayed for each hour. Since the position information attached and stored in the position information storage means is displayed on the map in parallel with the schedule display, the position corresponding to each schedule can be confirmed on the map displayed in parallel. become.

According to the electronic device of the second aspect of the present invention, the positional information corresponding to each schedule displayed on the map displayed in parallel with the schedule display is:
The schedules are linked in time order and displayed as a schedule movement line.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the time designation display means further designates and displays the time on the schedule display, it corresponds to the schedule of the designated and displayed time. Since the position on the map is displayed on the movement line, the position on the map corresponding to the schedule of each designated time is linked on the movement line according to the movement of the time designation display with respect to the schedule display. It will be moved and displayed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the place (position) on the schedule can be easily confirmed on the map display.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an information terminal 1 according to an embodiment of an electronic device of the invention.
The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic circuit of 0.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing time difference data stored in a time difference table memory 12c of the information terminal 10.

FIG. 3 is a schedule table memory 12 of the information terminal 10.
It is a figure which shows the schedule data memorize | stored in d and its corresponding positional information, The figure (A) is a figure which shows schedule data, The figure (B) is a figure which shows corresponding position information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation display operation of the information terminal 10 in a designated line movement display mode.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a schedule map display process by the information terminal 10.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart independently showing a display process accompanying the schedule map display process of the information terminal 10.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation display operation in a designated line fixed display mode associated with the schedule map display processing of the information terminal 10;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display operation in a schedule window display mode associated with the schedule map display processing of the information terminal 10.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Information terminal 11 ... CPU 12 ... Memory 12a ... Schedule map program 12b ... Map image data memory 12c ... Time difference table memory 12d ... Schedule table memory 12e ... Display mode memory 12f ... Specified line memory 13 ... External recording medium 14 ... Recording medium reading unit 15 ... Transmission control unit 16 ... Input section 17 ... Display unit (touch panel type) 18 ... Clock N: Communication network SC… “Schedule” button MP ... "Map" button D: Designated date display TS: Departure time display TA: Destination time display K ... Cursor Pn ... Schedule position pointer ML ... Moving line TL ... Current position line M ... Movement mark

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A schedule storage unit for storing schedule data in association with time information, a position information storage unit for storing position information in association with schedule data stored in the schedule storage unit, and the schedule storage unit. Schedule display means for displaying the schedule stored in the position information storage means, and position information stored in the position information storage means in association with each schedule displayed by the schedule display means for each time, Schedule position display means for displaying on a map in parallel with the display,
An electronic device comprising: 2. The position information corresponding to each schedule displayed on the map by the schedule position display means,
The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising movement line display means for displaying movement lines connected in chronological order on the map. 3. The time designation display means for designating and displaying the time on the schedule display by the schedule display means, and the position on the map corresponding to the schedule of the time designated and displayed by the time designation display means. The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising: a moving position display unit that displays the moving line on the moving line displayed by the moving line display unit. 4. The moving position display means, if there is a schedule of the time designated and displayed by the time designation display means, the position of the position information corresponding to the corresponding schedule displayed on the map by the schedule position display means. If there is no schedule for the designated time, the movement line connecting the position of the position information corresponding to each schedule before and after the designated time displayed on the map by the schedule position display means. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is displayed above. 5. The movement position display means intersects the position on the map corresponding to the schedule of the time designated and displayed by the time designation display means with the movement line displayed by the movement line display means. The electronic device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the electronic device is displayed at an intersection. 6. The schedule data stored by the schedule storage means includes a moving means at a position corresponding to the schedule, and the moving position display means schedules the time designated and displayed by the time designation display means. The position on the map corresponding to the position is displayed on the movement line displayed by the movement line display means, and further includes movement mark display means for displaying a mark according to the movement means at the corresponding position. The electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein: 7. The time designation display means is a continuous time designation display means for designating and displaying while continuously changing the time on the schedule display by the schedule display means, and the movement position display means is for the continuous time. Continuous movement in which each position on the map corresponding to each schedule of each time continuously designated and displayed by the designated display means is continuously moved and displayed on the movement line displayed by the movement line display means. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is a position display unit. 8. The time display when displaying the schedule stored in the schedule storage unit by the schedule display unit by time is displayed with a plurality of time segments according to regions with a time difference included in the schedule. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: 9. The apparatus further comprises a clocking means for clocking the current date and time, wherein the time designation display means designates the time on the schedule display by the schedule display means in correspondence with the current date and time clocked by the clock means. It displays, The electronic device of Claim 3 thru | or 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. 10. The schedule position display means superimposes the position information stored in the position information storage means in association with each schedule displayed by the schedule display means on an hourly basis with the schedule display. The display position of the time displayed on the map and displayed by the time specification display unit on the schedule display by the schedule display unit is set to an end on the schedule display. To the electronic device according to claim 6. 11. The schedule display means displays the schedule stored in the schedule storage means on a window screen every hour, and the schedule position display means displays each schedule displayed by the schedule display means every hour. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the position information stored in the position information storage means in association with the schedule is displayed on a map screen including a schedule display on the window screen. 12. An electronic device control program for controlling a computer of an electronic device, comprising: schedule storing means for storing schedule data in which the computer is associated with time information; and a schedule stored by the schedule storing means. Location information storage means for storing location information in association with data, schedule display means for displaying the schedule stored by the schedule storage means for each hour, and association with each schedule displayed for each hour by this schedule display means A computer-readable electronic device control program that causes the position information stored in the position information storage unit to function as a schedule position display unit that displays the position information in parallel with the schedule display on a map. 13. A schedule storage step of storing schedule data in association with time information, a location information storage step of storing location information in association with the schedule data stored in this schedule storage step, and the schedule storage. A schedule display step for displaying the schedule stored in step for each hour, and position information stored in the location information storage step in association with each schedule displayed for each hour in this schedule display step Is displayed on the map in parallel with the schedule display, and an electronic device control method.