JP2008269211A - Electronic calendar device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate registration of the same schedule contents. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic calendar device 10 having a sheet shape comprises an electronic paper panel 12 for displaying a calendar having a schedule display part for each day and a background image, and a display and registration operation part 22 laminated from a display panel and a pressurized input panel. A card-selected schedule registration part acquires from a database a schedule corresponding to an identifier read by a reader/writer 34 from a separate card 36, and registers in a database the schedule along with a registration day and time input from the display and registration operation part 22 as schedule information. A schedule management part displays and manages the schedule information registered in the database in the schedule display part 18 corresponding to the registration day of the calendar displayed on the electronic paper panel 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic calendar device that displays and manages a schedule on a calendar using electronic paper.

  Conventionally, an electronic calendar obtained by digitizing a wall paper calendar is known (Patent Document 1). This electronic calendar displays a selection of a year calendar, a month calendar, and a date calendar on the display unit, and the year calendar and month calendar are identified and displayed with a frame or the like. Furthermore, a handwriting input unit is provided so that characters input by handwriting can be displayed as, for example, a monthly memo in the memo area.

Further, although not a wall calendar, an input device such as an electronic notebook is known that inputs a schedule related to a date by hand into a calendar schedule (Patent Document 2).
JP-A-5-181806 JP-A-8-335210

  However, in such a conventional electronic calendar, the schedule contents registered by handwriting input are displayed in the memo area regardless of the calendar date, so it is difficult to understand the relationship between the schedule and the date. There is a problem that the schedule of the whole month and week cannot be grasped.

  In addition, when the registration of the schedule is only registration by handwriting or switch operation, and when registering the same schedule content such as a meeting or going out for different registration dates, registration by handwriting input or switch operation must be repeated each time, There is also a problem that the input operation takes time and effort.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wall-mounted electronic calendar device that can easily and easily register the same schedule contents.

The present invention provides an electronic calendar device having a sheet shape.
An electronic paper panel that displays a calendar and background image with a schedule display section for each date;
A display and registration operation unit in which a pressure input panel is stacked on the display panel;
A card selection schedule registration unit for acquiring a schedule corresponding to an identifier read from a card separately arranged by a reader / writer from a database, and registering it in the database as schedule information together with a registration date and time input from a display and registration operation unit;
A schedule management unit for displaying and managing the schedule information registered in the database on the schedule display unit corresponding to the registration date of the calendar displayed on the electronic paper panel;
It is provided with.

  Here, the reader / writer reads the tag ID of the RF tag mounted on the card prepared corresponding to the schedule contents as an identifier by non-contact communication and acquires the schedule from the database.

The electronic calendar device of the present invention further includes:
Using the display and registration operation unit, the handwritten schedule registration unit that registers the schedule input by handwriting in the database as schedule information together with the input registration date;
A menu selection schedule registration unit for registering the schedule selected from the menu displayed on the display and registration operation unit as schedule information together with the input registration date and time;
Is provided.

  When the date change is determined, the schedule management unit retrieves the schedule information of the change date from the database and displays it on the display and registration operation unit.

  The electronic calendar device according to the present invention is further characterized in that a schedule confirmation unit is provided for reading schedule information designated from the database and displaying it on the display / registration operation unit.

  The schedule confirmation unit reads the schedule information corresponding to the designated date of the calendar displayed on the display / registration operation unit from the database and displays it.

The schedule confirmation unit reads schedule information corresponding to the identifier read from the card separately arranged by the reader / writer from the database and displays it.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to clearly recognize the correspondence between the schedule and the date by displaying the registered schedule content on the calendar date-related schedule display unit of the electronic paper panel.

In addition, when registering the same schedule content, if the card prepared for each schedule content is held over the reader / writer, the tag ID which is the card identifier is read, and the schedule content is automatically acquired by searching the database by the tag ID. Since registration is possible and operations such as handwriting registration and menu selection are not required, it is possible to easily and easily register schedule contents that are frequently registered.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an electronic calendar apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the electronic calendar device 10 of this embodiment has a vertical and horizontal size and thickness equivalent to a wall paper calendar, and has a sheet shape that can be bent to some extent, so that it can be hung on a wall or the like.

  The electronic calendar device 10 of this embodiment includes a lower processing unit 11 and an upper electronic paper panel 12. The electronic paper panel 12 is a display medium having the visibility and portability, which is an advantage of paper, and the display content can be electrically rewritten, and can be bent to some extent, and requires a backlight. However, it has less memory power consumption than other displays such as a liquid crystal panel, and once rewritten, it has a memory property that can maintain display contents even when the power is cut off.

  As such an electronic paper panel 12, various electronic paper panels such as those using a cholestic liquid crystal and those using so-called electronic ink in which white and black fine particles are enclosed in microcapsules and electrically moved are used. Can be used.

  In the present embodiment, a calendar display area 14 is provided on the electronic paper panel 12, and for example, a date display unit 16 for one month is displayed as a monthly calendar, and a schedule is displayed corresponding to each date display unit. The schedule display part 18 for displaying is displayed.

  An image display area 20 is provided above the calendar display area 14, and a calendar background image or the like is displayed in the image display area 20. Furthermore, the year / month display 21 of the calendar display area 14 is displayed at the upper part of the image display area 20.

  Display of calendars, images, and the like on the electronic paper panel 12 is an example, and the display position can be appropriately changed and the display form can be appropriately changed as necessary. In the present embodiment, the calendar display area 14 is displayed on a monthly basis, but can be displayed on a weekly basis or on a yearly basis as necessary.

  The processing unit 11 in the lower part of the electronic calendar device 10 includes a display unit and an operation unit necessary for schedule management according to the present embodiment, including a calendar and image display of the electronic paper panel 12, and further controls these components. A computer having hardware such as a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an input / output interface is incorporated.

  The processing unit 11 of this embodiment is provided with a display / registration operation unit 22. The display / registration operation unit 22 has a structure in which a transparent pressurizing tablet is superimposed on a liquid crystal display panel, and a display function and an input function for processing including schedule management, schedule registration, and schedule confirmation in the present embodiment. Fulfill.

In the present embodiment, the following three registration processes can be performed as schedule registration.
(1) Handwritten schedule registration (2) Menu selection schedule registration (3) Card selection schedule registration

  Therefore, necessary guidance, menus, and operation buttons are displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22 for these three types of schedule registration, and the menu buttons on the screen are touched with a bar-shaped input device for the displayed menus and operation buttons. The display contents can be selected. In addition, the display / registration operation unit 22 has a function of inputting the contents of the schedule by hand using a rod-shaped input device when registering the handwriting schedule.

  A switch operation unit 24 is provided on the right side of the display / registration operation unit 22. The switch operation unit 24 includes a power switch 26, an upper selection switch 28, a lower selection switch 30, and a determination switch 32. Each switch of the operation unit 24 is provided for selecting and determining a simple menu that does not require the use of the display / registration operation unit 22.

  A reader / writer 34 is provided on the right side of the operation unit 24 as indicated by a dotted line. In this embodiment, a separate card 36 is prepared for the reader / writer 34, and an RF tag 38 is embedded in the card 36.

  The reader / writer 34 and the card 36 are used for card selection schedule registration and schedule confirmation after schedule registration in this embodiment. For example, in the card selection schedule registration process, when the card selection schedule registration is selected on the menu screen of the display / registration operation unit 22, the reader / writer 34 is activated to transmit radio waves for supplying power to the RF tag 38. It becomes a state.

  When the card 36 is held over the reader / writer 34 in this state, the RF tag 38 receives the transmission radio wave from the reader / writer 34 and the power is turned on. Subsequently, the RF tag 38 responds to the read command from the reader / writer 34. A preset tag ID is transmitted, the tag ID is acquired by the reader / writer 34, and a corresponding schedule item can be read from the database and set as a registration target.

  When the menu for confirming the schedule is selected by the display / registration operation unit 22, the reader / writer 34 acquires the tag ID of the RF tag 38 by holding the card 36 and searches the database by the tag ID. The corresponding registered schedule can be read and displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22.

  An external interface 35 and a transfer input unit 37 are provided below the reader / writer 34. The external interface 35 can input image data to be displayed on the image display area 20 of the electronic calendar device 10 and various data necessary for schedule management from an external device.

  Also, schedule information registered in the database can be transferred and used by an external device. Furthermore, when a printer is connected via the external interface 35, the schedule registered in the database can be printed out.

  The transfer input unit 37 can take in a transfer signal from an external device by contact input or the like and perform processing corresponding to the transfer signal. For example, in the case where a transfer signal accompanying a fire alarm from a residential alarm device is captured, when a fire alarm signal is detected, for example, the background image in the image display area 20 is erased and the fire is detected. Alarm display can be performed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the apparatus configuration of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the electronic calendar device 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 40 realized by a CPU. An electronic paper panel 12 is connected to the control unit 40, and the electronic paper panel 12 includes a calendar display area 14 and an image display area 20.

  For the control unit 40, an event display unit 22-1 and a handwriting input unit 22-2 are provided. The event display unit 22-1 uses a liquid crystal display panel, the handwriting input unit 22-2 is a transparent pressure tablet, and the handwriting input unit 22- is placed on the liquid crystal display panel serving as the event display unit 22-1. The display / registration operation unit 22 is configured by superimposing transparent pressurizing tablets 2 on each other.

  An operation unit 24 is provided for the control unit 40. The operation unit 24 is provided with a power switch 26, an upper selection switch 28, a lower selection switch 30, and a determination switch 32 as shown in FIG. .

  In addition, a reader / writer 34 is provided for the control unit 40 and performs wireless communication with low power with an RF tag 38 embedded in an external card 36 provided separately.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the reader / writer 34 and the RF tag 38 in the embodiment of FIG. In FIG. 3, the reader / writer 34 of the electronic calendar device 10 is provided with a control unit 64, a transmission unit 65, a reception unit 66, and an antenna 68. On the other hand, the RF tag 38 on the card 36 side includes a control unit 70, a transmission unit 72, a reception unit 74, a power supply unit 76, an antenna 78, and a memory 80, and a unique tag ID is stored in the memory 80. .

  When the reader / writer 34 provided in the electronic calendar device 10 is activated, the control unit 64 performs no-signal radio wave transmission for supplying power from the transmission unit to the RF tag 38 from the antenna 68. As a result, a communicable area for the RF tag 38 is formed in a predetermined range centered on the antenna 68 of the reader / writer 34.

  When the card 36 in which the RF tag 38 is embedded is held near the position where the reader / writer 34 is embedded as shown in the electronic calendar device 10 of FIG. 1, the RF tag 38 enters the communicable area of the reader / writer 34, and the antenna 78 The received signal is rectified by the power supply unit 76, whereby the power supply power is acquired and each circuit unit is put into an operating state.

  Subsequently, the reader / writer 34 modulates the read command from the control unit 64 by the transmission unit 65 and transmits it from the antenna 68. The reader / writer 34 receives and decodes this read command on the RF tag 38 side and gives it to the control unit 70, thereby controlling the read command. The unit 70 reads the tag ID stored from the memory 80 and returns the tag ID from the transmission unit 72 to the reader / writer 34 as a read response.

  The reader / writer 34 receives and decodes the tag ID, which is the read data transmitted as a response from the RF tag 38, and outputs the tag ID to the control unit 40 of FIG. 2 from the control unit 64 to register the card selection schedule based on the tag ID of the card 36 or Schedule confirmation processing will be executed.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, the control unit 40 is provided with an external interface 35 and a message input unit 37 so that processing based on input / output to / from the external device and message input from the external device can be performed. .

  In the present embodiment, a database for management 42, a calendar database 44, a card input database 46, and a schedule database 50 are connected as databases for the control unit 40. These databases are functions realized using a memory such as a RAM connected to the CPU bus constituting the control unit 40.

  The management database 42 includes image data to be displayed as a background image in the image display area 20 of FIG. 1, and a menu screen used for schedule management, schedule registration, and schedule confirmation using the display / registration operation unit 22 of FIG. Menu data for display is stored.

  The calendar database 44 stores, for example, monthly calendar display data displayed in the calendar display area 14 of FIG. 1 for a predetermined number of years.

  The card input database 46 stores data for screen selection used for card selection schedule registration and card selection schedule confirmation performed by reading the tag ID of the RF tag 38 of the card 36 by the reader / writer 34.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the card input database 46 of FIG. In FIG. 4, schedule items are registered in the card input database 46 corresponding to the tag IDs. As the schedule items, for example, predetermined schedule items required for schedule management of the present embodiment, such as going out, parties, weddings, circles, meetings, neighborhood associations, and the like are registered.

  The schedule items corresponding to the tag IDs in the card input database 46 are registered by combining one tag ID and one schedule item for each card 36. Therefore, twelve cards 36 are prepared for the registration of tag ID = 001 to 0012 in the case of FIG. 4, and RF tags 38 storing respective tag IDs are embedded in each card. On the card 36, a schedule item corresponding to the tag ID, for example, in the card 36 of the embodiment of FIG.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a card selection schedule registration is performed by selecting a card of a necessary schedule item from 12 cards prepared corresponding to the card input database 46 and holding it over the reader / writer 34. The card selection schedule can be easily confirmed without performing an input operation on the display / registration operation unit 22.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the schedule database 50 connected to the control unit 40, schedule information generated by processing of handwritten schedule registration, menu selection schedule registration or card selection schedule registration is registered and managed. .

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the schedule database 50 of FIG. In FIG. 5, the schedule database 50 is provided with an ID, a start date, an end date, a type, and a schedule item. ID is a record index of the schedule database 50.

  The start date is the schedule registration date, and actually includes the date, hour, and minute. The end date is an item corresponding to a schedule that requires a period setting. Similarly, the date, time, and minute are registered.

  The type indicates whether the schedule registration process is handwritten, menu selection, or card selection. The schedule item is a schedule content input by handwriting, menu selection, or card selection.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, the control unit 40 has functions implemented by executing a program by the CPU, such as a handwritten schedule registration unit 52, a menu selection schedule registration unit 54, a card selection schedule registration unit 56, a schedule management unit 60, and a schedule. A confirmation unit 62 is provided.

The handwriting schedule registration unit 52, the menu selection schedule registration unit 54, and the card selection schedule registration unit 56 are (1) handwriting schedule registration (2) menu selection schedule registration (3) card selection schedule registration provided by this embodiment. Each of the three schedule registration functions is provided.

  The handwritten schedule registration unit 52 uses the calendar display of the display / registration operation unit 22 to input the schedule input by handwriting in the display / registration operation unit 22 of FIG. At the same time, it is registered in the schedule database 50 as schedule information.

  The menu selection schedule registration unit 54 schedules the schedule selected from the menu displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22 together with the registration date and time input using the calendar display of the display / registration operation unit 22. Information is registered in the schedule database 50 as information.

  Further, the card selection schedule registration unit 56 holds the card 36 displaying the schedule item selected by the user over the reader / writer 34, so that the schedule corresponding to the tag ID that is the identifier read from the RF tag 38 embedded in the card 36. The item is acquired and registered in the schedule database 50 as schedule information together with the registration date and time input from the display / registration operation unit 22 using the calendar display.

  The schedule management unit 60 provided in the control unit 40 of FIG. 2 registers the calendar displayed in the calendar display area 14 with the schedule information registered in the schedule database 50 as shown in the electronic calendar device 10 of FIG. It is displayed and managed on a schedule display unit corresponding to the day, for example, a date display unit.

  For example, in the schedule display portions of the dates “13”, “24”, and “30” in the calendar display area 14 of FIG. 1, “Circle” that is a schedule item based on the schedule information registered in the schedule database 50. , “Christmas” and “Visitors” are displayed. All the schedule items in this case are registered contents by handwritten schedule registration.

  In addition, the schedule management unit 60 performs processing for reading schedule information corresponding to the current day from the schedule database 50 and displaying it on the display / registration operation unit 22, and accordingly, the date of the current day is changed by a built-in clock function. When the date change is determined, schedule update display is performed in which schedule information on the change date is read from the schedule database 50 and displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22.

  Further, the schedule management unit 60 uses the clock function to switch calendar display when the month for the calendar display area 14 changes, and various types of information including schedule information and image information with an external device using the external interface 35. I / O processing and fire alarm display when a contact input or the like is received from the transfer input unit 37 are managed.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a normal schedule-less screen and a schedule screen using the display / registration operation unit 22 in the embodiment of the electronic calendar device 10 of FIG. FIG. 6A shows a no-schedule screen 82 when no schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50 on the current day. In this case, nothing is displayed. Note that the current time may be displayed by using a built-in clock function, or other arbitrary information may be displayed.

  FIG. 6B is a schedule screen 84 when the schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50 on the current day, and the schedule information “13:00 going out” is displayed as “today's schedule”.

  When there is one schedule information, it is displayed on the schedule screen 84, but when there is a plurality of schedule information, a plurality of schedule information is displayed, and when it cannot be displayed, a scroll button or the like is displayed so that it can be scrolled.

  7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transitions in handwriting schedule registration in the present embodiment. FIG. 7A shows a main menu screen 86 displayed at the beginning of schedule registration. In this case, when “1. Register a schedule” is selected, the screen is switched to the registration menu screen 88 of FIG. .

  When “1. Register by handwriting” is selected on the registration menu screen 88, the screen is switched to the date registration screen 90 of FIG. The calendar of the month is displayed on the date registration screen 90. When the registration date is selected from the calendar display and the enter button 92 is operated, the date registration screen 90 is switched to the handwriting registration screen 94 of FIG.

  On the handwriting registration screen 94, a handwriting schedule input frame 95 is displayed, and a necessary schedule is entered in it, for example, “going out 14:00” using a bar-shaped input device. 8 (E) transitions to the registration completion screen 98, the handwritten schedule “going out 14:00” is registered in the schedule database 50 of FIG. 2, and a series of registration processing is completed.

  9, 10 and 11 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transitions in the menu selection schedule registration according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9A shows a main menu screen 86. When “1. Register a schedule” is selected as in FIG. 7A, the screen is switched to the registration menu screen 88 in FIG. 9B.

  When “2. Select from menu” is selected for the registration menu screen 88, the screen is switched to the schedule selection screen 100 in FIG. In the schedule selection screen 100, schedule items prepared in advance are displayed in a menu. In this case, for example, “City Association” is selected as the menu item.

  Subsequently, the screen is switched to the date registration screen 102 in FIG. 10D, and when the registration date is selected from the displayed calendars and the determination button 104 is pressed, the screen is switched to the time registration screen 106 in FIG. In the date registration screen 102 in FIG. 10D, “City Association” is displayed in the lower left as the schedule item 105 already selected.

  In the time registration screen 106 of FIG. 10 (E), a start time selection unit 108 and an end time selection unit 109 are displayed corresponding to the schedule item “town association”, and the start time and end time can be selected. it can.

  Here, the time registration screen 106 displays a selection screen for a scheduled time zone (disclosure time and end time) and a selection screen for only the scheduled time according to the selected schedule content. For example, when the schedule item is “going out”, the selection screen for going out time is displayed.

  When the start time and the end time are selected on the time registration screen 106 in FIG. 10E, when the determination button 111 is pressed, the screen is switched to the confirmation screen 112 in FIG. In the time registration screen 106, “City Neighborhood Association” is displayed as the schedule item 105 that has already been selected, and “February 28, 2007” is displayed as the registration date 110.

  In the confirmation screen 112 of FIG. 10 (F), the registration date, time, and schedule items are displayed as the already registered schedule information 114. When the contents are confirmed and the “Yes” button 118 is pressed, The schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50, the registration completion screen 136 of FIG. 11G is displayed, and the menu selection schedule registration is completed. On the other hand, on the confirmation screen 112, if a mistake is made, the user can press the “No” button 116 to return to the registration menu screen 88 of FIG. 9B and start over.

  12, 13 and 14 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transitions in card selection schedule registration according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12A shows a main menu screen 86. As in FIG. 7A, when “1. Register a schedule” is selected, the screen is switched to the registration menu screen 88 of FIG. When “3. Select from cards” is selected for the registration menu screen 88, the screen switches to the card registration screen 138 shown in FIG. 12C, and the guidance [Hold the card over] is displayed.

  Therefore, when the user holds, for example, the “going out” card 36 shown in FIG. 1 having a schedule item that requires registration from a plurality of cards over the reader / writer 34, the reader / writer 34 uses the RF tag of the card 36. 38 is read out, for example, when tag ID = 001, “out” is acquired as a schedule item by referring to the card input database 46 of FIG. As shown in the card reading screen 140 of D), “going out” is displayed as the registration schedule 141.

  Subsequently, the screen is switched to the date registration screen 142 in FIG. 13E, and when the registration date is selected from the displayed calendars and the determination button 144 is pressed, the screen is switched to the time registration screen 146 in FIG. The time registration screen 146 displays one time selection unit 148 corresponding to the schedule item “going out”. For example, when the time “14:00” is selected and the determination button 152 is pressed, the confirmation screen 154 in FIG. Switch to

  On the confirmation screen 154, the registration date “February 28, 2007”, the time “14:00”, and the schedule item “going out” are displayed as the schedule information 156. If this is OK, the “Yes” button 160 is displayed. By pressing, the screen is switched to the registration completion screen 162 of FIG. 14 (H), and the schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50.

  In the card selection schedule registration shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, a schedule item can be registered simply by holding the card over the reader / writer 34, and the registration of the schedule item is easier than handwriting input or menu selection. Yes, especially when the same schedule item is repeatedly registered for a plurality of registration dates, it is only necessary to hold the card, so the schedule item can be registered very easily.

  FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are explanatory diagrams showing the screen transition of the schedule confirmation selected from the calendar of this embodiment. FIG. 15A shows the main menu screen 86, in which “2. Confirm the schedule” is selected.

  Subsequently, the screen is switched to the confirmation menu screen 164 of FIG. 15B, and “1. Selection from calendar” is selected. Subsequently, the confirmation date screen 166 shown in FIG. 15C is displayed. When the confirmation date is selected from the displayed calendars and the decision button 168 is selected, the schedule confirmation screen 170 shown in FIG. 16D is displayed. .

  For example, if “February 28, 2007” is selected on the date confirmation screen 166 of FIG. 15C, the schedule information 172-1, 172 corresponding to the confirmation date on the schedule confirmation screen 170 of FIG. 2 is read from the schedule database 50 and displayed.

  FIGS. 17 and 18 are explanatory diagrams showing screen transitions for schedule confirmation selected from cards in the present embodiment. FIG. 17A shows the main menu screen 86, and “2. Confirm the schedule” is selected as in FIG. 15A.

  Subsequently, the confirmation menu screen 164 shown in FIG. 17B is displayed. When “2. Select from card” is selected, the screen is switched to the card confirmation screen 186 shown in FIG. Guidance is displayed.

  Therefore, when the user displays, for example, “going out” which is a schedule item to be confirmed, selects the card 36 shown in FIG. 1 and holds it over the reader / writer 34, the tag ID of the RF tag 38 of the card 36 is read out. The schedule item corresponding to the tag ID is acquired by referring to the card input database 46.

  If the acquired schedule item is, for example, “going out”, the schedule database 50 is searched by the schedule item “outing”, and “handwritten schedule” is displayed on the schedule confirmation screen 188 in FIG. 190 is displayed and can be confirmed.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the electronic calendar apparatus according to the present embodiment, and will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 19, first, the date change of the current day is determined by comparison with the clock information in step S1, and if the date change is determined, the process proceeds to step S2, and the schedule database is determined according to whether or not there is a schedule for today, that is, the current date changed. 50, the presence / absence of registered schedule information is determined. If there is a schedule for today, the schedule read from the schedule database 50 in step S3 is displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22.

  Subsequently, at step S4, the presence / absence of a registration request is checked. If there is a registration request, the process proceeds to step S5 to check whether the registration is handwritten registration. Execute the registration process. Subsequently, it is checked in step S7 whether or not it is menu selection registration. If it is menu selection registration, the process proceeds to step S8, and menu selection registration processing by the menu selection schedule registration unit 54 is executed.

  If card registration is determined in step S9, the process proceeds to step S10, and card registration processing by the card selection schedule registration unit 56 is executed.

  Subsequently, in step S11, it is checked whether or not the schedule is confirmed. If there is a schedule confirmation request, the process proceeds to step S12 to check whether or not the calendar is selected, and if it is selected from the calendar, the calendar schedule confirmation display is executed in step S13. To do. If the selection from the card is determined in step S14, a card registration schedule confirmation display is executed in step S15. Such processing of steps S1 to S15 is repeated until there is a stop instruction due to power-off in step S16.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing details of the handwriting registration process in step S6 of FIG. In FIG. 21, the handwriting registration process displays a calendar for selecting a registration date in step S1, determines the registration date designation in step S2, determines the registration date in step S3, and displays the handwriting input screen in step S4. Thereafter, when the registration completion instruction after handwriting input is determined in step S5, the handwriting schedule information input in step S6 is registered in the schedule database 50.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing details of the menu selection registration process in step S8 of FIG. In FIG. 21, in the menu selection registration process, a schedule item selection screen is displayed in step S1, and when a schedule item is selected in step S2, the schedule item is confirmed in step S3, and then the registration date is selected in step S4. Display the calendar screen.

  When the registration date is determined in step S5, the registration date is confirmed in step S6, and a time selection screen is displayed in step S7. When the time is determined in step S8, the time is fixed in step S9, and the schedule information input in step S10 is confirmed and displayed. If there is a confirmation input in step S11, the process proceeds to step S12, the confirmed schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing details of the card selection registration process in step S10 of FIG. In the card selection registration process of FIG. 22, after the card selection guidance screen is displayed in step S1, the reader / writer 34 transmits a card read command in step S2, and in step S3, the read response is received from the RF tag 38 of the card 36. If there is, the card tag ID is acquired in step S4.

  In step S5, the card input database 46 is searched by the tag ID to determine the schedule item. Subsequently, in step S6, a registration date selection calendar screen is displayed. When the registration date is determined in step S7, the registration date is determined in step S8.

  Subsequently, a time selection screen is displayed in step S9, and when time determination is determined in step S10, the time is fixed in step S11. Subsequently, the schedule information input in step S12 is confirmed and displayed. If the confirmation input is determined in step S13, the process proceeds to step S14, where the confirmed schedule information is registered in the schedule database 50, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG. . If the confirmation input is not determined in step S13, the process returns to step S1, and card selection registration is performed again from the beginning.

  In the above embodiment, the tag ID is stored in the RF tag 38 of the card 36, read out to the reader / writer 34, and the schedule item is acquired and registered by searching the card input database 46. As an example, in addition to the tag ID, for example, a handwritten schedule input by the display / registration operation unit 22 of the electronic calendar device 10 is registered in the RF tag 38 of the card 36, and this is read as a schedule item. You can also register.

  Also, by selecting the schedule information registered in the schedule database 50 by the schedule item and registering it in the RF tag 38 of the corresponding card, the card can be held over the reader / writer 34 and the schedule corresponding to the schedule item from the card side. Information can be read out and displayed on the display / registration operation unit 22 for confirmation.

  In the above embodiment, the case where three schedule registration functions of handwriting schedule registration, menu selection schedule registration and card selection schedule registration are provided as schedule registration is taken as an example. Of course, it is possible to use an electronic calendar device that does not have schedule registration but only card selection schedule registration.

  In the above-described embodiment, the electronic calendar device 10 intended for a wall-mounted structure is taken as an example. However, it is a matter of course that a structure that can be used for a desktop is possible by using a structure like a photo frame. . In addition, although the vertical and horizontal sizes of the electronic calendar device 10 are taken as an example in the vertical direction, it is a matter of course that the electronic calendar device 10 may have a horizontal size in which the processing unit 11 and the electronic paper panel 12 are arranged side by side.

Further, the present invention includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above embodiments.

Explanatory drawing which showed embodiment of the electronic calendar apparatus by this invention The block diagram which showed the apparatus configuration of this embodiment The block diagram which showed the circuit structure of the reader / writer of this embodiment, and the RF tag of a card | curd Explanatory drawing showing the card input database of FIG. Explanatory drawing showing the schedule database of FIG. Explanatory drawing showing a schedule-free screen and a schedule screen at normal times in this embodiment Explanatory drawing which showed screen transition in handwriting schedule registration of this embodiment Explanatory drawing which showed screen transition of handwriting schedule registration following FIG. Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition in the menu selection schedule registration of this embodiment Explanatory drawing showing screen transition of menu selection schedule registration following FIG. Explanatory drawing showing screen transition of menu selection schedule registration following FIG. Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition in card selection schedule registration of this embodiment Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition of card selection schedule registration following FIG. Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition of card selection schedule registration following FIG. Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition of the schedule check selected from the calendar of this embodiment Explanatory drawing which shows the screen transition of the schedule confirmation following FIG. Explanatory drawing which showed the screen transition of the schedule confirmation selected from the card of this embodiment Explanatory drawing showing the screen transition of the schedule confirmation following FIG. The flowchart which showed the processing procedure of the electronic calendar apparatus in this embodiment The flowchart which showed the detail of the handwriting registration process in step S6 of FIG. The flowchart which showed the detail of the menu selection process in step S8 of FIG. The flowchart which showed the detail of the card selection registration process in step S10 of FIG.

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10: Electronic calendar device 11: Processing unit 12: Electronic paper panel 14: Calendar display area 16: Date display section 18: Schedule display section 20: Image display area 21: Year / month display 22: Display and registration operation section 22-1: Event display unit 22-2: handwriting input unit 24: operation unit 26: power switch 28: upper selection switch 30: lower selection switch 32: determination switch 34: reader / writer 35: external interface 36: card 37: transfer input unit 38 : RF tag 40: Control unit 42: Management database 44: Calendar database 46: Card input database 50: Schedule database 52: Handwritten schedule registration unit 54: Menu selection schedule registration unit 56: Card selection schedule registration unit 60: Schedule management unit 62: Schedule confirmation part 4, 70: Control unit 65, 72: Transmission unit 66, 74: Reception unit 68, 78: Antenna 76: Power supply unit 80: Memory 86: Main menu screen 88: Registration menu screen 90, 102, 142: Date registration screen 94 : Handwriting registration screen 98, 136, 162: Registration completion screen 100: Schedule selection screen 106, 146: Time registration screen 112, 154: Confirmation screen 138: Card registration screen 140: Card reading screen 164: Confirmation menu screen 170, 188: Schedule confirmation screen 186: Card confirmation screen

Claims (7)

In an electronic calendar device having a sheet shape,
An electronic paper panel that displays a calendar with a schedule display for each date;
A display and registration operation unit in which a pressure input panel is stacked on the display panel;
A card selection schedule registration unit that acquires a schedule corresponding to an identifier read from a card arranged separately by a reader / writer from a database, and registers it in the database as schedule information together with a registration date and time input from the display / registration operation unit When,
A schedule management unit that displays and manages schedule information registered in the database on a schedule display unit corresponding to a registration date of the calendar displayed on the electronic paper panel;
An electronic calendar device comprising:
2. The electronic calendar device according to claim 1, wherein the reader / writer reads a tag ID of an RF tag mounted on a card prepared corresponding to a schedule content as the identifier by non-contact communication, and schedules from the database. An electronic calendar device characterized in that
The electronic calendar device according to claim 1, further comprising:
Using the display and registration operation unit, a handwritten schedule registration unit that registers a schedule input by handwriting in a database as schedule information together with an input registration date;
A menu selection schedule registration unit for registering the schedule selected from the menu displayed on the display and registration operation unit, together with the input registration date and time, as schedule information in the database;
An electronic calendar device characterized by comprising:
2. The electronic calendar device according to claim 1, wherein when the date change is determined, the schedule management unit retrieves the schedule information of the change date from the database and displays it on the display / registration operation unit. An electronic calendar device.
2. The electronic calendar device according to claim 1, further comprising a schedule confirmation unit that reads designated schedule information from the database and displays the schedule information on the display / registration operation unit.
6. The electronic calendar device according to claim 5, wherein the schedule confirmation unit reads schedule information corresponding to a designated date of the calendar displayed on the display / registration operation unit from the database and displays the schedule information. Electronic calendar device.
  6. The electronic calendar device according to claim 5, wherein the schedule check unit reads out and displays schedule information corresponding to an identifier read from a card separately arranged by a reader / writer from a database. .

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