JP2006134343A - Schedule display device, schedule display method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a schedule display device, a schedule display method and a recording medium having schedule management technology for performing setting so that scale width is differentiated by time zones and more legibly displaying time zones with high frequencies to be displayed or to input schedules, etc. in a limited schdule displaying region regarding the schedule display device, the schedule display method and the recording medium for managing the schedules in a personal computer or an electronic notebook. <P>SOLUTION: The schedule display device 100, is constituted so that activity time zones such as working time zones and scale intervals of the activity time zones and time besides activity time are individually set, respectively by an activity time processing part 2, a scale interval processing part 3, etc. in the case of displaying the schedules in schedule management in the personal computer or the electronic notebook, etc., calculates the scale width according to setting, widely displays width of the time zones with high frequencies to be displayed or to input schedules, etc. and supplies a more legible schedule picture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a schedule display device, a schedule display method, and a recording medium for managing a schedule in a personal computer, an electronic notebook, etc., and sets the time axis width of a schedule table to be different between an active time zone and an inactive time zone. The present invention relates to a schedule display device, a schedule display method, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, in the computer industry, with the realization of miniaturization, not only personal computers (hereinafter referred to as “PCs”), but also electronic schedules, telephone books, or household accounts, such as electronic notebooks. Tend to manage such information. In particular, the schedule table is preinstalled as a standard, and its use is spreading to users due to the expansion of sales of personal computers and electronic notebooks, and further visibility and ease of use are required.

  In the future, it will be necessary to improve the visibility of the schedule table. In particular, when the work cycle of the day is fixed, the device is designed to make the activity hours such as working hours easier to see than the non-activity hours. It is desired.

  In the conventional computerized schedule display method, the following methods are common. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional schedule display screen. As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional schedule display screen 60 displays the input schedule along the time axis, and the system has a fixed time axis or sets the time axis to 0 at an arbitrary scale interval designated by the user. The schedule of the day is displayed evenly from the hour to 24:00 at equal intervals. Therefore, for example, when the display width is set to be displayed every 30 minutes, the inactive time zone 62 from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock where there is no schedule is also the same as the active time zone 61 such as the working time zone Are displayed every 30 minutes at regular intervals.

  However, the conventional schedule management method has the following problems. First, in the conventional schedule display, the system has a fixed display or displays the time axis at regular intervals from 0 o'clock to 24 o'clock at arbitrary scale intervals designated by the user. In this display, in order to make it easy to see the contents of individual schedules, if the scale width of one hour displayed on the screen is widened, all the time zones from 0:00 to 24:00 are set to the designated scale width. As a result, the amount of individual schedule contents is increased, but the schedule display area is limited, and conversely, it is difficult to see the individual schedule contents and the schedule for the entire day (it is difficult to grasp). There was a contradiction.

  For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 1, the display area is every 30 minutes even though there is no plan in the inactive time zone 62. Moreover, although the schedule 63 and the schedule 64 are displayed in the activity time zone 61, even if the meeting end schedule of the schedule 64 is 17:00, it may actually be displayed only until 16:00, and In some cases, the schedule contents cannot be displayed sufficiently.

  An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and allows the scale width to be set differently depending on the time zone, and the frequency of displaying or inputting a schedule in a limited schedule display area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a schedule display device, a schedule display method, and a recording medium having a schedule management technique for displaying a high time zone more easily.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is characterized by taking the following means. In the invention according to claim 1, in the schedule display device for displaying the schedule together with the time information, the interval setting means for setting the display interval of the second time zone different from the display interval of the first time zone, and each of the intervals Accordingly, the display interval required by the time zone can be set by the display control means for generating the display information of the first and second time zones.

  The interval setting means can individually set the required display interval by means for setting the display interval of the first time zone. In addition, the interval setting means includes a means for displaying an interval list in which a plurality of predetermined display intervals are preset, and a means for setting a display interval selected from the interval list as the display interval. Can be entered accurately and easily.

  The interval setting means only specifies the display interval of the first time zone by means of setting the display interval of the predetermined second time zone according to the display interval of the set first time zone. The display interval of the second time zone can be set. Further, by setting a display interval smaller than the display interval of the first time zone as the display interval of the second time zone, it is possible to display more first time zones.

  By setting the time per unit display time as the display interval, the display interval can be set according to the unit time when inputting a schedule. Further, the display control means can make the display time unit easy to see by means of displaying a scale for each time per unit display interval set for the first time zone and the second time zone. .

  The time zone according to the lifestyle can be freely set by the time setting means for setting the first time zone and / or the second time zone. The time setting means can freely set a time zone according to the lifestyle by means for setting the start time of the first time zone and / or the second time zone.

  The time setting means can freely set a time zone according to the lifestyle by means for setting the end time of the first time zone and / or the second time zone. The time setting means includes a means for displaying a time list in which a plurality of predetermined times are preset, and a means for setting a time selected from the time list as the time zone. Can be input easily and the input time can be confirmed.

  The display control means can easily specify the time when inputting a schedule by means for displaying a scale at a predetermined time.

  The present invention can realize the following effects. According to the present invention, by broadening the display area of the activity time zone with many schedule items and reducing the display area of the inactive time zone, the schedule items and the like are easy to see, and the display of the activity time zone is the center. Features such as providing a schedule display screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an overall system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the schedule management apparatus 100 includes a schedule control unit 1 that controls overall editing and display of a schedule, an activity time processing unit 2 that manages daily activity time, an activity time zone and an inactivity time. Scale interval processing unit 3 for managing the scale of the band, scale position processing unit 4 for processing the scale position according to the scale interval managed by the scale interval processing unit 3, and information necessary for controlling the display function such as the scale interval Is comprised of a storage device 5 for storing information, an input processing unit 6 for controlling inputted data, and a display processing unit 7 for controlling display of information.

  The schedule control unit 1 controls the entire schedule management apparatus 100 such as schedule editing and display. The activity time processing unit 2 allows the user to set an activity start time and an activity end time when creating or editing a schedule table, and stores the activity time information set by the user in the storage device 5. When creating, the standard activity start time and activity end time are displayed, and when editing, the activity start time and activity end time designated by the previous user are displayed.

  The scale interval processing unit 3 allows the user to specify the scale interval in the active time period and the inactive time period in minutes when creating or editing the schedule table, and the scale interval specified by the user is stored in the storage device 5. To remember. In addition, the standard scale interval is displayed in minutes at the time of creation, the scale interval specified by the user the previous time is displayed at the time of editing, and the change data is stored when it is changed.

  The scale position processing unit 4 obtains a scale position from 0 o'clock to 24 o'clock on the time axis for display according to the scale intervals of the active time period and the inactive time period specified by the user in the scale interval processing unit 3. The storage device 5 stores data necessary for schedule management. The input processing unit 6 allows the user to input data necessary for schedule management and controls the data.

  The display processing unit 7 displays information for performing schedule management. The table configuration for performing the scale adjustment of the present invention will be described later. FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the schedule management apparatus 100 includes a CPU 11 that executes an installation program, which will be described later, a memory unit 12 that temporarily stores the program and data, and a table that is loaded or necessary to execute the program. A storage device 13 for storing, an input unit 14 for controlling input data, a display unit 15 for controlling display of information, and a CD-ROM 16 in which the program is stored are provided. The medium for storing the program is not limited to the CD-ROM 16 and may be any computer-readable medium.

  Next, the table 5a used in the schedule management apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a table configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the table 5a includes an activity start time 5a-1, an activity end time 5a-2, an activity time scale interval 5a-3, an inactivity time scale interval 5a-4, and a display start time 5a-5. Etc.

  The activity start time 5a-1 and the activity end time 5a-2 are managed by the activity time processing unit 2 in FIG. The scale interval processing unit 3 in FIG. 2 manages the scale interval 5a-3 for the active time and the scale interval 5a-4 for the inactive time. The display start time 5a-5 is the first time to be displayed.

  Next, a method for obtaining the scale position will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for obtaining the scale position according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in order to obtain the scale position, step S21 for obtaining the scale interval of the active time, step S22 for obtaining the scale interval of the inactive time, step S23 for obtaining the active time, t is 24:00 Step S24 for checking whether or not, Step S25 for storing the tick position at t in the array, Step S26 for checking whether t time is included in the activity time, Step S27 for calculating the scale position of the activity time at t + 1, Time at t + 1 And step S28 for calculating the scale position of the inactive time.

  In step S21 of acquiring the scale interval of the activity time, the activity time scale interval 5a-3 of the table 5a is acquired. In step S22 of obtaining the inactivity time scale interval, the inactivity time scale interval 5a-4 in the table 5a is obtained. In step S23 for acquiring the activity time, an activity start time 5a-1 and an activity end time 5a-2 of the table 5a are acquired.

  In step S24 for checking whether t is 24:00, the following processing steps are performed until the variable t indicates 24:00. When the variable t indicates a number greater than 24:00, the processing for obtaining the scale position is terminated. In step S25 of storing the t scale position in the array, the scale position calculated in step S27 or S28 is set to the scale array n (n is 0 to 24 and corresponds to t time).

  In step S26 for checking whether the time t is included in the activity time, it is checked whether the time t is included between the activity start time 5a-1 and the activity end time 5a-2 acquired in step S23. If it is included, step S27 is performed. If it is not included, step S28 is performed. In step S27 for calculating the scale position of the activity time at time t + 1, the scale position at time t + 1 is calculated by adding the scale interval 5a-3 of the activity time acquired in step S21 to the scale position at time t.

  In step S28 for calculating the scale position of the inactive time at time t + 1, the scale position at time t + 1 is calculated by adding the scale interval 5a-4 of the inactive time acquired in step S22 to the scale position at time t. As an example of the unit of the scale position, the specified value is set in increments of 60 minutes in correspondence with one line of character input. Then, in the case of 30 minutes, it corresponds to 2 lines, in the case of 15 minutes, it corresponds to 4 lines, in the case of 10 minutes, it corresponds to 6 lines, and in the case of 5 minutes, it corresponds to 12 lines.

  Corresponding to the above flow chart, the activity time zone is from 9:00 to 18:00, the scale interval of the activity time is 30 minutes or 2 lines, the scale interval outside the activity time (inactive time) is 60 minutes or 1 line If the row is set in the array a [t], the array a [0] = 0 when t = 0, and from t = 1 o'clock to t = 9 o'clock and from t = 18 to t = 24 o'clock. The value of the array a [t] is set at an interval of one row, and the value of the array a [t] is set at an interval of two rows from t = 10 o'clock to t = 17 o'clock.

  Next, a dialog box for specifying an activity time and a scale interval will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schedule setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the schedule setting screen 30 includes an activity time 31 for setting an activity start time and an end time, a time scale interval 32 for setting a scale interval between an activity time zone and an inactivity time zone, and a setting. An OK button 33 for enabling and a cancel button 34 for disabling the setting are configured.

  The activity time 31 includes a drop-down list 31-1 for setting a start time and a drop-down list 31-2 for setting an end time. In the drop-down lists 31-1 and 31-2, the time is displayed in a list format when the down arrow is clicked. The user selects a desired time to be the activity time 31 from the lists 31-1 and 31-2.

  The time scale interval 32 includes a drop-down list 32-1 for setting a scale interval for activity time and a 32-2 for setting a scale interval outside the activity time. In the drop-down lists 32-1 and 32-2, when the down arrow is clicked, minutes are displayed in a list format. The user selects a desired scale interval from the list. Scale intervals are already prepared in a list format such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 60 minutes.

  The drop-down list 32-2 for setting the scale interval outside the activity time has a value about twice or three times the scale interval selected in the drop-down list 32-1 for setting the scale interval for the activity time (the unit is minutes). ), That is, the actual display width may be automatically changed to be 1/2 or 1/3. Moreover, you may comprise so that the ratio of the activity time at the time of the automatic change and the scale interval outside activity time may be changed as needed of a user.

  The OK button 33 is clicked to enable the changed activity time 31 and the time scale interval 32. The cancel button 34 is clicked when the changed activity time 31 and the time scale interval 32 are invalidated and the previous setting is validated. Assuming that the start time 31-1 of the activity time 31 is 9 o'clock, the end time 31-2 is 18:00, the activity time 32-1 of the time scale interval 32 is 30 minutes, and the non-activity time 32-2 is 60 minutes Next, FIG. 7 shows a display example of the schedule.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schedule display according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the schedule display screen 40 includes an activity time zone 41 specified by the user, inactivity time zones 42a and 42b outside the activity time specified by the user, a display start time 43 specified by the user, and input by the user. The schedule 44 of the activity time zone, the schedule 45 outside the activity time entered by the user, the up scroll button 46 when displaying the time before the display start time, and the time after the last time displayed It is comprised with the down scroll button 47 when it wants to make it.

  Hereinafter, it shall follow the example of FIG. The activity time zone 41 is displayed in two lines when the 1-hour scale interval is specified as 30 minutes. Inactive time zones 42a and 42b are displayed in one line when the 1-hour scale interval is designated as 60 minutes.

  The display start time 43 starts from the display start time 5a-5 of the table 5a, here at 6 o'clock. The setting of the display start time can be changed when the schedule is created or when the schedule is displayed. In the activity time zone schedule 44, an item of the activity time zone is input by the user. Since the display width per hour is set wide, the screen is easy to see when displayed.

  In the schedule 45 outside the activity time, an item outside the activity time is input by the user. The display width per hour is set narrower than the schedule 44 of the activity time zone, and the area for displaying the schedule contents is displayed small (narrow). The up scroll button 46 is operated when it is desired to see a schedule before the display start time 43 or to input a schedule. When the user operates the up scroll button 46, the schedule is scrolled downward, and the previous time schedule can be displayed.

  The down scroll button 47 is operated when it is desired to view a schedule at a time later than the last displayed time or to input a schedule. When the user operates the down scroll button 47, the schedule is scrolled upward, and the schedule for the later time can be displayed. According to the present invention, on the schedule display screen, an easy-to-use schedule display screen is provided by widening the display area of the activity time zone where the schedule is frequently viewed or input compared to the non-activity time zone. Can do.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the method of setting the display width in two types of the active time zone and the non-active time zone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this method. It is also possible to set a time zone and to specify the interval of the scales of each time zone. Further, the method can be applied to a method of inputting a detailed frequency when inputting a schedule and displaying the screen with a display width corresponding to the frequency.

It is a figure which shows the schedule display screen of an example of the past. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is a table block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which calculates | requires the scale position of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the setting screen of the schedule of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the schedule display of one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Schedule control part 2 Activity time process part 3 Scale interval process part 4 Scale position process part 5 Storage device 5a Table 5b Schedule recording area 6 Input process part 7 Display process part 11 CPU
12 Memory unit 13 Storage device 14 Input unit 15 Display unit 16 CD-ROM
100 Schedule management device

Claims (12)

In a schedule display device that displays a schedule together with time information,
A time zone setting means capable of setting a specific time zone;
An interval setting means capable of setting a display interval of the specific time zone different from a display interval of a time zone other than the specific time zone;
A schedule display device comprising: display control means for generating display information for the specific time period according to the display interval set by the interval setting means.   The schedule display device according to claim 1, wherein a time per unit display interval can be set as the display interval.   3. The schedule display device according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit generates scale display information for each time per unit display interval set for the specific time zone.   The schedule display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control means generates scale display information at every predetermined time. In a schedule display method for displaying a schedule together with time information, a computer includes:
The time zone setting procedure that can set a specific time zone,
An interval setting procedure capable of setting a display interval of the specific time zone different from a display interval of a time zone other than the specific time zone;
A schedule display method for executing a display control procedure for generating display information of the specific time period according to a display interval set by the interval setting procedure.   6. The schedule display method according to claim 5, wherein a time per unit display interval can be set as the display interval.   The schedule display method according to claim 6, wherein the display control procedure generates scale display information for each time per unit display interval set for the specific time zone.   The schedule display method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the display control procedure generates display information of a scale every predetermined time. On the computer,
The time zone setting procedure that can set a specific time zone,
An interval setting procedure capable of setting a display interval of the specific time zone different from a display interval of a time zone other than the specific time zone;
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing a display control procedure for generating display information of the specific time period according to a display interval set by the interval setting procedure.   The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein a time per unit display interval can be set as the display interval.   11. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the display control procedure generates scale display information for each time per unit display interval set for the specific time zone.   The recording medium according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the display control procedure generates display information of a scale every predetermined time.

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