JP2005128772A - Schedule control device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a burden of a user on scheduling. <P>SOLUTION: When action schedule information about work or schedule of the user is inputted through an input part 12, a CPU 11 produces a time schedule wherein user's action schedule is sequentially arranged, on the basis of the action schedule information. Time to transfer to the next action schedule is calculated on the basis of the action schedule information in the produced time schedule, and a notification message notifying the effect to transfer to the next action schedule is displayed on a display part 13 when it reaches the calculated time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a schedule management apparatus and program for managing a user's schedule based on action schedule information related to the user's action schedule such as a schedule, an appointment, and an operation.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a schedule management apparatus that manages a schedule of an action schedule such as a user's work or work has been widely used. This is because the user schedules an action schedule such as when and where the user himself / herself and what to do in this time zone, and the user inputs the schedule in a time series to the schedule management device. Are managed together with time zone information.

In recent years, a device that takes into account the movement of the user has been developed, and a schedule management device that acquires the current position information of the user, automatically determines a place where the user can perform work, and presents it to the user has been developed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-29945 A

  However, in the conventional schedule management device, the schedule information input by the user is only managed by the schedule together with the information of the scheduled time zone. Eventually, the user himself / herself must organize the work and schedule to form a schedule. did not become. In addition, if there is a schedule that needs to be moved, a schedule including the moving time must be established, which is a complicated operation.

  Further, if the work does not proceed according to the schedule, there is a difference between the schedule managed by the schedule management device and the actual situation, so the schedule must be re-established frequently.

  The subject of this invention is reducing the user's burden with respect to schedule preparation.

The invention according to claim 1 is a schedule management apparatus,
An input means for inputting user action schedule information;
Schedule storage means for storing the input action schedule information;
Schedule creation means for creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series based on the stored action schedule information;
Output means for outputting the created schedule management information;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 2 is the schedule management apparatus according to claim 1,
The action schedule information includes information on the time limit for ending the action and the amount of work that must be ended,
The schedule creation means calculates the urgency level of the action schedule based on the input deadline and work amount information, and creates schedule management information preferentially arranged from the action schedule having a high calculated urgency level It is characterized by doing.

The invention according to claim 3 is the schedule management apparatus according to claim 2,
In the schedule management information created by the schedule creation means, comprising a determination means for determining whether there is an action schedule that cannot be completed within a predetermined time,
The output means emphasizes and outputs an action schedule that cannot be completed within a predetermined time when it is determined by the determination means that there is an action schedule that cannot be completed within a predetermined time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the schedule management device,
An input means for inputting user action schedule information;
Schedule storage means for storing the input action schedule information;
Schedule creation means for creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series based on the stored action schedule information;
Based on the stored action schedule information and the created schedule management information, time calculation means for calculating a time to shift to the next action schedule;
Output means for outputting notification information for notifying that it is necessary to shift to the next action schedule at the calculated time;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 5 is the schedule management apparatus according to claim 4,
Position acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user;
A required time storage means for storing the required time required to move between the points;
The action schedule information includes information about a time to start an action and a place to act,
The time calculation means acquires the required time from the acquired current position of the user to the action place included in the action schedule information from the required time storage means, and subtracts the required time from the time of starting the action. The time obtained in this way is calculated as the time to shift to the next action.

The invention described in claim 6
On the computer,
A function to input user action schedule information to the input means;
A function of storing the input action schedule information in a schedule storage means;
Based on the stored action schedule information, a function of creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series;
A function for causing the output means to output the created schedule management information;
It is a program for realizing.

The invention described in claim 7
On the computer,
A function to input user action schedule information to the input means;
A function of storing the input action schedule information in a schedule storage means;
Based on the stored action schedule information, a function of creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series;
Based on the stored action schedule information and the created schedule management information, a function for calculating a time to shift to the next action schedule;
A function for causing the output means to output notification information for notifying that it is necessary to shift to the next action schedule at the calculated time;
It is a program for realizing.

  According to the first and sixth aspects of the invention, schedule management information in which a user's action schedule is arranged in time series based on the action schedule information is created and output, so that the user organizes the schedule and work. It is possible to easily grasp which action schedule should be executed with what amount of work only by inputting action schedule information without performing complicated work such as making an action plan.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the urgency level of each action schedule is calculated, and the action schedules with higher urgency levels are preferentially arranged in the schedule. It is possible to omit troublesome work such as making an action plan in consideration, and by performing according to the schedule created by the schedule management device, it is possible to execute sequentially from the action schedule with a high degree of urgency.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the action schedule that cannot be completed within the predetermined time is emphasized and output, the user can easily grasp that there is an action schedule that cannot be completed within the predetermined time.

  According to the fourth and seventh aspects of the invention, schedule management information is created based on the action schedule information, the time at which the schedule management information should be transferred to the next action schedule is calculated, and at that time, the fact is Since the notification information for notifying the user is output, the user can easily grasp that the user should move to the next action schedule, and can execute the schedule without delay.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the time obtained by subtracting the time required for movement from the time at which the action is started is calculated as the time to shift to the next action schedule. It is possible to omit complicated operations such as making an action plan.

  In the present embodiment, based on the action schedule information related to the user's schedule and work, a time schedule in which the user's action schedule is arranged in time series is created as schedule management information, and in the created time schedule, An example will be described in which the time to move to the action schedule is calculated based on the action schedule information, and when the calculated time is reached, notification that the shift to the next action schedule should be made is made.

First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 shows an internal configuration of the schedule management apparatus 10 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the schedule management device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a communication unit 14, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 15, a storage unit 16, and a GPS unit 17. Configured.

  In addition to the system program stored in the storage unit 16, the CPU 11 includes a schedule creation processing program (see FIG. 8) according to the present invention, an initial processing program (see FIG. 9) included in the schedule creation processing, and a schedule / TODO input processing program. (See FIG. 10), automatic creation processing program (see FIG. 11), notification processing program (see FIG. 13), automatic search processing program according to the present invention (see FIG. 16), route search processing included in the automatic search processing program A program (see FIG. 17), a required time search processing program (see FIG. 18), a notification time setting processing program (see FIG. 19), a data input processing program (see FIG. 20), etc. are expanded in the RAM 15, and Centralized control of processing operations through collaboration.

  In the schedule creation process, based on the action schedule information, a time schedule in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series as schedule management information is created. In this embodiment, the user's action schedule is an action schedule (hereinafter referred to as a schedule) in which an action date and time such as an appointment or reservation is specified in advance, and an action date and time is not specified, but is executed. The action deadline and the work amount that must be performed are classified into action schedules (hereinafter referred to as “TODO work”) and are handled.

  When creating the time schedule, the urgency level of the TODO work is calculated based on the time limit for finishing the TODO work and the work amount of the TODO work. After calculating the degree of urgency, first, the schedules for which the date and time are designated are arranged in the designated time zone, and are preferentially incorporated from the TODO work with a high degree of urgency into the next available time zone. Then, in the created time schedule, it is determined whether or not there is a schedule or TODO work that cannot be completed within the operation time set in advance as a time when the user operates, and there is a schedule or TODO work that cannot be completed within the operation time. In this case, the schedule or TODO work is highlighted when the time schedule is displayed.

  That is, the schedule creation means and the discrimination means can be realized by the cooperation of the schedule creation processing program and the CPU 11.

  Further, in the automatic search process, the current position information of the user is acquired from the GPS information obtained by the GPS unit 17 and the map information stored in the storage unit 16, and a vehicle required time table (described later) in the storage unit 16 is obtained. ) Or train / bus required time table (to be described later), the required time from the current position of the user to the action location included in the action schedule information is acquired, and the required time is determined from the time when the next schedule or TODO work starts. The time obtained by subtraction is calculated as the time to shift to the next schedule or TODO work.

  That is, the time calculation means can be realized by the cooperation of the automatic search processing program and the CPU 11.

  The input unit 12 is an input unit configured to include numeric keys, character keys, function keys, and the like for inputting action schedule information, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operated key to the CPU 11. A touch panel configured integrally with the display unit 13 may be provided.

  The display unit 13 is an output unit composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays and outputs various display data such as a time schedule and a notification message created by the CPU 11 in response to an instruction from the CPU 11.

  The communication unit 14 includes a communication interface such as a modem, and transmits / receives information to / from external devices on the communication network.

  The RAM 15 forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 11 and data related to these programs.

  The RAM 15 has a current position table 151. The current position table 151 is a table for storing information indicating the current position of the user. As shown in FIG. 2, the latitude and longitude obtained from the GPS information received by the GPS unit 17 and the latitude and longitude The place name corresponding to the longitude is stored as the name of the current location of the user.

  The storage unit 16 includes a magnetic, optical, or semiconductor memory. In addition to the system program, the storage program 16 includes a schedule creation processing program, an initial processing program, a schedule / TODO input processing program, an automatic creation processing program, a notification processing program, and an automatic search. A processing program, a route search processing program, a required time search processing program, a notification time setting processing program, a data input processing program, data processed by each program, and the like are stored.

  The storage unit 16 includes a schedule table 161, a TODO table 162, an initial setting table 163, a required car time table 164, and a required train / bus time table 165.

  The schedule table 161 stores action schedule information (hereinafter referred to as schedule information) relating to a schedule for which the date and time of action is specified in advance. In the schedule table 161, as shown in FIG. 3, for each schedule ID (for example, “schedule 1”, etc.) for individually identifying the schedule information, the name of the schedule (for example, “meeting XX”, etc.) , The specified date (for example, “9/19”, etc.), start time and end time (for example, “13: 0 to 15:00”, etc.), schedule content (for example, “meeting”, etc.), Planned place of action (eg “△ Branch”), nearest station (eg “△ station” etc.) for accessing the place where the plan is executed, transportation means (eg “train”) Etc.) and a notification time (for example, “12:30” etc.) for notifying that the movement should be started is stored.

  The TODO table 162 stores the action schedule information (to be referred to as TODO information) relating to the TODO work that the user has to execute, although the date and time are not specified, in an updatable manner. In the TODO table 162, as shown in FIG. 4, for each TODO ID (for example, “TODO1”) for individually identifying the TODO information, the name of the TODO work (for example, “XX business”), The deadline of the TODO work (for example, “9/25”, etc.), the scheduled work time (for example, “15” time, etc.), and the progress status of the TODO work (for example, progress rate “20”%, etc.) are stored. Yes. Also, each TODO information has a specific TODO flag item, and when the specific TODO work is specified as a specific day to be completed on a specific day, this specific TODO flag is set to ON (normally OFF) To be set).

  The initial setting table 163 is a table for storing initial setting data necessary for creating a time schedule. As shown in FIG. 5, an operation day (for example, “ Monday-Friday, etc.), normal operation time (eg, "7.5 hours per day (start 9: 00 to end 17:30)", etc.), specific operation time (eg, "7.0 hours per day (start) 9: 00 to end 17:00) ”) and the like are stored. The normal operation time is an operation time that is applied when a special operation time is not specified, and the specific operation time is a special operation time specified, for example, normally 17:30 is an end time of work. However, since it is scheduled to go home at 5:00 today, it is an operation time applied when a specific operation time is designated.

  The vehicle required time table 164 is a table for storing time information required when moving by car. As shown in FIG. 6, a departure place name (for example, “A”, etc.), a destination place name (for example, “B”, etc.). ), Each data of required time (for example, “25 minutes”, etc.) required when moving from the departure place to the destination by car is stored.

  The train / bus required time table 165 is a table for storing time information required when moving by train / bus. As shown in FIG. 7, the departure station (for example, “C station”) and the destination station (for example, , “D station”, etc.), each data of required time (for example, “15 minutes”, etc.) required when moving from the departure station to the destination station by train or bus is stored.

  In addition, the storage unit 16 stores a map database (data configuration example not shown) in which place names are associated with latitude and longitude.

  The GPS unit 17 receives GPS signals transmitted from at least three GPS satellites among a plurality of GPS satellites launched into a low earth orbit by a GPS antenna, and schedule management based on the received GPS signals. The absolute two-dimensional current position of the device 10 is detected as GPS information (latitude, longitude).

Next, the operation in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a schedule creation process executed by the schedule management apparatus 10. This schedule creation process is a process for automatically creating the user's time schedule based on the schedule information and the TODO information input by the user.

In the schedule creation process shown in FIG. 8, the initial process of step S1 is first executed.
The initial process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the initial process shown in FIG. 9, a setting screen is displayed on the display unit 13, and the user's working day is set (step S11). For example, when Monday through Friday is input as an operating day via the input unit 12, the input operating day data is stored in the initial setting table 163.

  Next, the operation time of the user for one day is set (step S12). For example, when 7.5 hours per day is input as the operating time via the input unit 12, the input operating time data is stored in the initial setting table 163. At this time, the operation time set in the initial setting table 163 is not applied. For example, the operation time is set to 7.5 hours, but only today is set to 7 hours. When the time is designated, the data of the specific operation time is stored in the initial setting table 163. In this way, when the operation date and operation time data are set, the process proceeds to the schedule / TODO input process of step S2 shown in FIG.

The schedule / TODO input process in step S2 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the schedule / TODO input process shown in FIG. 10, schedule information and an input screen for TODO information (displayed on the display unit 13 are first input of schedule information (step S <b> 21). , An input area for each item such as start to end time, place, nearest station for accessing the place, transportation means, etc. is provided, and information corresponding to each item by the user via the input unit 12 is provided in this input area Is stored in the schedule table 161 as schedule information.

  Next, TODO information is input (step S22). Similarly, in the case of TODO information, the input screen is provided with an input area for each item such as the name of the TODO work, the work content, the deadline, the scheduled work time, and the progress status. When information corresponding to each item is input, it is stored in the TODO table 162 as TODO information. At this time, if there is a TODO work that is desired to be completed on a specific day, the TODO work can be designated and input as the specific TODO. When specific TODO is designated, the specific TODO flag of the TODO information is set to ON in the TODO table 162. When the input of the TODO information is completed, the process proceeds to step S3 shown in FIG.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not there is specific TODO information specified as the specific TODO, and if there is specific TODO information, the specific TODO information is set in the time schedule for that date. When the specific TODO information is set on a specific day, the process proceeds to the automatic creation process in step S4.

The automatic creation process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the automatic creation process shown in FIG. 11, first, based on the initial setting table 163, it is determined whether today is an operating day (step S41). If today is not an operating day (step S41; N), the schedule creation process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if today falls on an operating day (step S41; Y), schedule information for today's date is acquired from the schedule table 161 and incorporated in the time schedule for the specified time zone (step S42). Next, it is determined whether or not today is set to a specific date on which a specific TODO is specified. If it is set to a specific date, specific TODO information is acquired from the TODO table 162, and the time schedule for the scheduled work time is obtained. (Step S43).

  Next, in addition to the specific TODO information, the TODO information to be incorporated into the time schedule (for example, information for which a time limit is set within the last one month from today's date) is acquired from the TODO table 162 (step S44). Based on the acquired TODO information, the urgency of the TODO work is calculated (step S45).

The degree of urgency is calculated by the following equation (1).
Urgency = remaining work time / total operation time (1)
Here, the total operating time is the total time that the user can operate before the deadline, and is obtained by the formula “total operating time = operating time × days until the deadline”. Further, the remaining work time means a work scheduled time required for uncompleted work among the entire work of the TODO work, and is obtained by an expression of “remaining work time = work scheduled time × progress rate”.

  For example, when TODO1 has a deadline of 9/25, a scheduled work time of 15 hours, and a progress rate of 20%, the total working time is 7.5 hours (working time) × 5 days (days until the deadline) = 37.5 The remaining work time is 15 hours (total work scheduled time) × 0.2 (progress rate) = 12 hours, so the urgency of TODO 1 is 12 hours / 37.5 hours = 0.32. Is calculated. The urgency is higher as the value is closer to 0.

When the degree of urgency is calculated in this way, the work time allocated to the day for the TODO work is calculated (step S46).
The daily work time of the TODO work is calculated by the following equation (2).
1 day work time = remaining work time / number of days until deadline (2)

  If it demonstrates in the example of TODO1 mentioned above, the working time of TODO1 will be calculated with 12 hours (remaining work time) / 5 days (the number of days until a time limit) = 2.4 hours.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the degree of urgency calculated for the TODO work is not more than a threshold, for example, not more than 0.15 (step S47). If the urgency level is not less than or equal to the threshold value (step S47; N), the process proceeds to step S49. If the urgency level is less than or equal to the threshold value (step S47; Y), one day of TODO work calculated in step S46 The TODO work is incorporated into the time schedule for the work time (step S48).

  Next, it is determined whether or not all of the TODO information to be incorporated into the time schedule has been incorporated into the time schedule (step S49). If TODO information to be incorporated still remains (step S49; N), the process returns to step S44 and the incorporation of the time schedule is repeated for the remaining TODO information. On the other hand, when incorporation of all TODO information into the time schedule is completed (step S49; Y), it is determined whether or not a specific operating time is set (step S50).

First, the case where the specific operating time is not set will be described.
If the specific operation time is not set (step S50; N), whether the schedule incorporated in the time schedule and the total work time required for the TODO work (hereinafter referred to as the total schedule time) are within the normal operation time. It is determined whether or not (step S51). When the total schedule time is outside the normal operation time (step S51; N), the process proceeds to step S54.

  On the other hand, when the schedule total time is within the normal operation time (step S51; Y), the surplus operation time is calculated from the difference between the normal operation time and the schedule total time (step S52), and the deadline is the closest, that is, the urgency level The TODO operation with the highest value is incorporated into the time schedule for the remaining operating time (step S53).

  When the TODO work is incorporated for the remaining operating time, the time schedule is readjusted last (step S54). For example, when there is a schedule and TODO work as shown in FIG. 12A, after each schedule is incorporated in the time schedule, the schedules are incorporated in order from TODO 1, 4 and 5 in order of urgency, and FIG. A time schedule as shown in FIG. Once all of the TODO work has been incorporated, a surplus occurs in the operation time of 16:45 to 17:30, so TODO 1 having the highest degree of urgency is incorporated again for the surplus operation time (FIG. 12C). )

  At this time, since TODO1 is supplementarily added to the time schedule, the work of TODO1 varies as a whole time schedule. In this case, since the work efficiency is lowered, the time schedule is readjusted, and the work of TODO1 in the time zone of 16:45 to 17:30 is integrated into TODO1 in the time zone of 13: 0 to 13:24. A time schedule as shown in 12 (d) is newly created.

  When the time schedule is readjusted in this way, the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the process of step S5 shown in FIG.

Next, the case where the specific operating time is set in step S48 will be described.
When the specific operation time is set (step S50; Y), the total schedule time is obtained from the sum of the schedule incorporated in the time schedule and the scheduled work time of the TODO work, and the total schedule time is within the specific operation time. It is determined whether or not there is (step S55). When the total schedule time is within the specified operating time (step S55; Y), the process proceeds to step S54, and after the time schedule is readjusted, the process proceeds to the notification process in step S5 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the total schedule time is not within the specific operation time (step S55; N), the time schedule excess time exceeding the specific operation time is calculated from the difference between the specific operation time and the total schedule time (step S56). ). Next, the TODO work is deleted from the time schedule by the calculated excess time (step S57), and the process proceeds to step S54. Then, after the time schedule is readjusted in step S54, the process proceeds to the notification process in step S5 shown in FIG.

The notification process in step S5 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the notification process shown in FIG. 13, first, in the created time schedule, each schedule is set within the set operation time based on whether the total schedule time exceeds the operation time (normal operation time or specific operation time). And it is discriminate | determined whether processing of a TODO work is possible (step S5a). When the total schedule time is within the operating time and processing is possible within the operating time (step S5a; Y), the time schedule created by the automatic creation processing is displayed on the display unit 13 (step S5b). .

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the total schedule time exceeds the normal operation time and processing is impossible within the set operation time (step S5a; N), the time schedule created by the automatic creation processing is displayed. In the displayed time schedule, the schedule for the time exceeding the operating time or the action schedule of the TODO work is highlighted in a flashing display or by changing the font format. It is displayed (step S5c).

FIG. 14 shows a display screen example of the created time schedule.
As shown in FIG. 14, the time schedule display screen displays a time schedule n1 in which schedules and TODO operations are arranged in time series. For example, if the operating time is set to 9: 00-17: 30 and there is a schedule or TODO work that exceeds the operating time, the schedule or TODO work n2 in bold and underlined is displayed and set It is highlighted that it is a schedule or TODO task that cannot be processed in time.

  In this time schedule display screen, the schedule can be edited, and in the upper part of the screen, a change key k1 for instructing a change of the schedule or TODO work incorporated in the displayed time schedule is incorporated in the time schedule. Various editing keys such as a deletion key k2 for instructing deletion of the schedule or TODO work are displayed. Also displayed is a setting change key k3 for instructing to change the working day, the working time, and the specific working time that are initially set in parallel with the editing key group. After confirming the displayed time schedule and specifying the schedule to be edited or the TODO operation, the user presses the change key k1 to change the schedule, and presses the delete key k2 to delete.

  In this way, when the display of the created time schedule is completed, the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the process of step S6 shown in FIG.

  In step S6, it is determined whether or not the change key k1 is pressed on the time schedule display screen to instruct to change the created time schedule. When the change is instructed (step S6; Y), and when the change designated schedule or the time change of the TODO work is instructed, in step S7, the designated schedule information or the TODO information of the TODO work is designated. Is updated at the time designated for change in the schedule table 161 or the TODO table 162.

  When the delete key k2 is pressed and deletion of the designated schedule or TODO work is instructed, the designated schedule information or TODO information of the TODO work is stored in the schedule table 161 or the TODO table 162 in step S8. Deleted from.

  For example, a time schedule as shown in FIG. 15A has been created, and the TODO work of TODO1 that was incorporated by the user in the time zone from 9:00:00 to 15:09 is changed to 13:00:00 to 17:00. When it is instructed to do so, the TODO work of TODO4 and TODO5 incorporated after 13:00 is reassembled in the time zone of 9:00 to 12:00, and the TODO work of TODO1 is changed to 13: 0 to 17: The time schedule as shown in FIG. 15B is re-created by being incorporated into the 30 time zones. Next, readjustment is performed, and TODO1 in the time zone of 13: 0 to 17:30 is integrated, and a time schedule as shown in FIG. 15C is created.

  Further, when the setting change key k3 is pressed to change the operating day, normal operating time, or specific operating time, a setting screen is displayed on the display unit 13 in step S9 and input by the user on this setting screen. In accordance with an instruction input via the unit 12, the operating day, the normal operating time, or the specific operating time is changed and set.

  When the editing of the time schedule and the setting change of the initial setting are thus completed, the process returns to the automatic creation processing in step S4, and the time schedule is created again under the changed conditions.

  On the other hand, if it is not instructed to edit the created time schedule in step S6 (step S6; N), this process is terminated.

  Next, an automatic search process for automatically calculating a route to be moved by the user and a time required for the movement based on the inputted schedule information and TODO information will be described with reference to FIG. This automatic search process is an interrupt process executed at regular intervals.

  In the automatic search process shown in FIG. 16, first, GPS information is received by the GPS unit 17, and information on the current location (latitude / longitude) of the user is acquired based on the received GPS information (step P <b> 1). It is stored in the current position table 151 as data. Further, the name of the current location corresponding to the latitude and longitude is read from the map database in the storage unit 16 and stored in the current location table 151. Next, schedule information that needs to be moved is searched in the schedule table 161, and the presence or absence thereof is determined (step P2).

  In the schedule table 161, when the scheduled action place is not specified and there is no schedule information having movement (step P2; N), this process is terminated. On the other hand, in the schedule table 161, when a scheduled action place is specified and there is schedule information having movement (step P2; Y), the process proceeds to the route search process in step P3.

The route search process will be described with reference to FIG.
In the route search process shown in FIG. 17, first, the transportation means designated in the schedule table 161 is determined (step P31). When the means of transportation is designated as a train / bus (step P31; train / bus), the process proceeds to step P32. When the means of transportation is designated as a car (step P31; car), the process of step P35 is performed. Migrate to

First, the case where it is designated as a train / bus will be described.
In Step P32, the nearest station close to the planned action location included in the schedule information is searched, and the candidate for the nearest station is acquired. Next, the acquired nearest station candidate is displayed so as to be selectable, and one of the candidates for the nearest station is selected according to the selection operation by the user (step P33).

  When the nearest station is selected, based on the latitude / longitude information in the current position table 151, a departure station near the current location is searched, and a route from the searched departure station to the selected nearest station is searched. (Step P34). The searched route is temporarily stored in the RAM 15, and the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the required time search process in step P4 shown in FIG.

Next, a case where a vehicle is selected as a transportation means in step P31 will be described.
In Step P35, the current location is specified from the latitude and longitude in the current position table 151, and a route from the specified current location to the destination specified by the schedule information is searched and acquired as a route candidate. Next, the acquired route candidate is displayed on the display unit 13 so as to be selectable, and one of the candidates is selected according to the selection operation by the user (step P36). The selected route is temporarily stored in the RAM 15 (step P37), and the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the required time search process in step P4 shown in FIG.

The required time search process in step P4 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 18, in the required time search process, first, the designated transportation means is determined (step P41). When the transportation means is designated as a train / bus (step P41; train / bus), the route of the train / bus retrieved from the RAM 15 is read (step P42), and based on the train / bus required time table 165. The required time in the route is acquired (step P43). When the required time is acquired, the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the process of step P5 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the means of transportation is designated as a car (step P41; car), the route of the car retrieved from the RAM 15 is read out (step P44), and the required time on the route is based on the car required time table 164. Is acquired (step P45). When the required time is acquired, the process proceeds to the next process, that is, the notification time setting process in step P5 shown in FIG.

With reference to FIG. 19, the notification time setting process in step P5 will be described.
In the notification time setting process shown in FIG. 19, first, based on the required time searched in the required time search process in step P4, the notification time for notifying the time to start moving to move to the next action schedule is calculated. (Step S51). For example, if the required time for movement is searched as 15 minutes and the scheduled start time is 15:00, the time obtained by subtracting the required time from the start time is obtained, and the notification time is calculated as 14:45. Is done.

  When the notification time is calculated, the notification time is set in the item of the notification time of the corresponding schedule information in the schedule table 161 (step P52), and this processing ends.

Next, the data input process will be described with reference to FIG. This data input process is a process in which notification is performed when the notification time is reached while the user is inputting data with various applications.
In the data input process shown in FIG. 20, it is first determined whether or not data is input via the input unit 12 (step F1). If no data is input (step Y1; N), this process ends.

  On the other hand, when data is input (step F1; Y), the schedule table 161 is referred to and it is determined whether or not there is schedule information that has reached the notification time (step F2). When there is schedule information that has reached the notification time (step F2; Y), notification information such as a message is sent to notify that it is time to start moving in order to move to the next action schedule. Is displayed on the display unit 13 (step F3). The notification may be made by outputting a buzzer sound. When the notification process is performed, the process proceeds to step F4.

If there is no schedule information that has reached the notification time (step F2; N), the notification process is not performed and the process proceeds to step F4.
In step F4, the type of the input data is determined, a process corresponding to the data type is performed (step F5), and this process ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since each schedule and TODO work are displayed in a time series in a time series based on the input schedule information or TODO information, the user is displayed. Allows users to easily grasp what work should be done, when and how much work can be done by simply entering data, without having to do the complicated work of organizing the schedule and work by the user himself / herself. be able to.

  Also, when creating a time schedule, the urgency is calculated based on the deadline and scheduled work time of the TODO work, and the TODO work with a high degree of urgency is preferentially incorporated into the time schedule. It is possible to grasp the TODO work with a high degree of urgency without performing a complicated work that the user himself / herself plans to start from the work.

  Furthermore, since the created time schedule is displayed on the display unit 13 and the schedule incorporated beyond the operating time set in this time schedule is highlighted, the user can schedule an action that does not end within a predetermined time. It can be easily grasped.

  In addition, since the time schedule created by the schedule management device 10 can be edited such as change or deletion, an action plan according to the user can be assembled with a simple operation.

  In addition, information on the current position of the user is acquired from the GPS information received via the GPS unit 17, and the required time from the current position to the place in the next schedule is calculated based on the input schedule information or TODO information. Is done. Then, the time to shift from the required time to the next action schedule is obtained, and when the time is reached, the notification information notifying that the time to move to the next action schedule should be displayed and output. In addition, you can act without delay to the next action schedule.

  Note that the description content in the present embodiment is a preferred example of the schedule management apparatus 10 to which the present invention is applied, and is not limited to this.

  For example, in the above description, the schedule data is input manually by the user via the input unit 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and schedule data input in another schedule management application is acquired. Also good.

  In addition, although the time schedule for one day is created, a time schedule such as one month or one year may be created, and the time unit of the time schedule is not particularly limited. By making the time unit of the time schedule long, behavioral simulation can be performed. Furthermore, as the user's action plan, a time schedule for the user's work schedule and TODO work is created. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a schedule for a travel plan, an operation plan, and the like may be created.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of the schedule management apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the schedule management apparatus 10 in embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the present position table 151. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the schedule table 161. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a TODO table 162. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of an initial setting table 163. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the vehicle required time table 164. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of the train and bus required time table 165. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a schedule creation process executed by the schedule management device 10. It is a flowchart explaining an initial process. It is a flowchart explaining a plan and TODO input process. It is a flowchart explaining an automatic creation process. (A) It is a figure which shows the example of data of schedule information or TODO information. (B) It is a figure which shows the example of a time schedule created by the automatic creation process. (C) An example of a readjusted time schedule. It is a flowchart explaining a notification process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the time schedule created by the time schedule creation process. (A) It is a figure which shows the time schedule before being changed. (B) It is a figure which shows the time schedule after being changed. (C) It is a figure which shows the time schedule in which the time schedule after a change was readjusted. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an automatic search process executed by the schedule management device 10. It is a flowchart explaining a route search process. It is a flowchart explaining required time search processing. It is a flowchart explaining the setting process of notification time. 4 is a flowchart for explaining data input processing executed by the schedule management device 10.

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10 Schedule management device 11 CPU
12 Input unit 13 Display unit 14 Communication unit 15 RAM
16 Storage unit 17 GPS unit

Claims (7)

An input means for inputting user action schedule information;
Schedule storage means for storing the input action schedule information;
Schedule creation means for creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series based on the stored action schedule information;
Output means for outputting the created schedule management information;
A schedule management apparatus comprising: The action schedule information includes information on the time limit for ending the action and the amount of work that must be ended,
The schedule creation means calculates the urgency level of the action schedule based on the input deadline and work amount information, and creates schedule management information preferentially arranged from the action schedule having a high calculated urgency level The schedule management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: In the schedule management information created by the schedule creation means, comprising a determination means for determining whether there is an action schedule that cannot be completed within a predetermined time,
The said output means emphasizes and outputs the action schedule which cannot be completed within a predetermined time, when the determination means determines that there is an action schedule which cannot be completed within a predetermined time. Schedule management device. An input means for inputting user action schedule information;
Schedule storage means for storing the input action schedule information;
Schedule creation means for creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series based on the stored action schedule information;
Based on the stored action schedule information and the created schedule management information, time calculation means for calculating a time to shift to the next action schedule;
Output means for outputting notification information for notifying that it is necessary to shift to the next action schedule at the calculated time;
A schedule management apparatus comprising: Position acquisition means for acquiring the current position information of the user;
A required time storage means for storing the required time required to move between the points;
The action schedule information includes information about a time to start an action and a place to act,
The time calculation means acquires the required time from the acquired current position of the user to the action place included in the action schedule information from the required time storage means, and subtracts the required time from the time of starting the action. The schedule management device according to claim 4, wherein the time obtained in this way is calculated as a time to shift to the next action. On the computer,
A function to input user action schedule information to the input means;
A function of storing the input action schedule information in a schedule storage means;
Based on the stored action schedule information, a function of creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series;
A function for causing the output means to output the created schedule management information;
A program to realize On the computer,
A function to input user action schedule information to the input means;
A function of storing the input action schedule information in a schedule storage means;
Based on the stored action schedule information, a function of creating schedule management information in which the user's action schedules are arranged in time series;
Based on the stored action schedule information and the created schedule management information, a function for calculating a time to shift to the next action schedule;
A function for causing the output means to output notification information for notifying that it is necessary to shift to the next action schedule at the calculated time;
A program to realize

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