JP2013182624A - Information processing apparatus and schedule displaying program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of adjusting a schedule by an easy operation.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus of an embodiment comprises: a panel type display unit; a touch panel type input unit which is laminated and arranged on the display unit, and receives user's input by touch detection; and a control unit. The control unit displays a first schedule table on the display unit, and acquires a second schedule corresponding to a first image from a storage unit, and displays the acquired second schedule on the display unit by merging it into the first schedule table when the input unit detects touch or separation on the first image displayed on the display unit.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate to techniques for displaying and adjusting a schedule for an event.

  When performing events such as weddings, trips, and events, there are various items to be determined, such as arrangement of goods and schedule adjustment.

  There are many items to be determined for the event, and the schedule adjustment becomes complicated and time-consuming.

  The embodiment has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique capable of confirming the schedule of each item by an easy operation and adjusting the schedule.

  The information processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes a panel-type display unit, a touch panel type input unit that is stacked on the display unit and receives a user input through contact detection, and a control unit. The control unit displays the first schedule table on the display unit, and stores the second schedule corresponding to the first image when the input unit detects contact or release on the first image displayed on the display unit. The acquired second schedule is merged with the first schedule table and displayed on the display unit.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the desktop information processing apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example and software structural example of the desktop information processing apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure when the desktop type information processing apparatus of the embodiment is viewed from above, and a diagram showing a display example of a touch panel display. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the touchscreen display at the time of meeting. It is a figure which shows the search operation example and display example of embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation example and a display example at the time of print setting according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of operation when displaying the schedule table | surface of embodiment, and a display example. It is a figure which shows the example of operation and the example of a display at the time of schedule adjustment of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example at the time of operation of FIG. 7, FIG.

  In the embodiment, an information processing apparatus that extracts a plurality of pieces of image data having high similarity to input image data and displays the extracted image data will be described. In the embodiment, an information processing apparatus capable of adjusting a schedule for various events with an easy operation based on user event information, information on availability of articles used in the event, and the like will be described. In the following description, a wedding will be taken as an example of an event, and adjustment of each schedule for the wedding will be described.

  In this embodiment, a desktop information processing apparatus (computer) will be described. The desktop information processing apparatus of this embodiment has a large liquid crystal panel with a display surface and an operation surface facing upward on a flat top plate surface.

  Hereinafter, aspects of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a desktop information processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the table-type information processing apparatus 100 is a table-type (table-type) information processing apparatus, and a large touch panel display 50 for operation display is arranged on the top plate surface.

  The touch panel display 50 has a touch sensor (input unit), which is a touch type input device, stacked on a panel type display unit, and can control the content (image) on the screen with a finger or a pen tip. It is. The touch panel display 50 further has a light receiving function on the entire display surface and also has a function as a scanner. For example, it has a function to receive image data by receiving reflected light by a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor placed on or adjacent to a liquid crystal element or the like on a screen, and display the result as it is on the display. Have. The touch panel display 50 can display various contents for discussion and also serves as a user interface for operation input of the copier.

  A printer engine (a printer unit 80, which will be described later) is arranged inside the desktop information processing apparatus 100, and a unit that prints characters, images, and the like on a sheet, a mechanism that stacks and holds sheets, and a paper discharge that places printed sheets. Mouth etc. are arranged. There may also be a mechanism for stapling printed sheets.

  The desktop information processing apparatus 100 allows simultaneous login of a plurality of users, for example, by authentication using a non-contact IC card or the like. When a plurality of users use it, an area that can be used is divided for each user, and the user uses each area. Discussions, presentations, business negotiations and the like can be performed by a plurality of people using the desktop information processing apparatus 100.

  FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration inside the desktop information processing apparatus 100. The desktop information processing apparatus 100 includes a processor 10, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 20, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 30, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 40, a touch panel display 50, a network I / F (Interface) 60, a sensor. A unit 70, a printer unit 80, and a timer 90 are included. These devices transmit and receive control signals and data to and from each other via the communication bus B. FIG. 2A does not show a controller or the like that directly controls each unit.

  The processor 10 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example, and loads a program stored in the ROM 30 or the HDD 40 to the DRAM 20 and executes various processes according to the program. The DRAM 20 is a volatile main storage device. The ROM 30 is a non-volatile storage device that stores permanently, and stores a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) at the time of system startup, a system program that controls a printer function, and the like. The HDD 40 is a nonvolatile auxiliary storage device that can be stored permanently, and data and programs used by the user are stored in the HDD 40.

  The touch panel display 50 includes a capacitive touch panel input unit (touch panel type input unit) and a flat panel display unit (panel type display unit). The touch panel supports multi-touch that detects a plurality of simultaneous contacts, and can obtain coordinate values (X value, Y value) according to the contact position. Further, the flat panel is provided with a display light emitting element and a reading image pickup device (CCD sensor or the like) on the entire surface of the panel, and also has an object reading function (scanner function). At the time of reading, the light emitting element irradiates the sheet surface, and the reflected light is imaged (received) by the imaging element.

  The network I / F 60 is a unit responsible for communication with an external device, and includes a LAN (Local Area Network) board, a FAX board connected to a public line network, and the like. The network I / F 60 also includes a communication device such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or TransferJet (registered trademark) that can exchange data with an external device, or a connector such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. Yes.

  The sensor unit 70 is a unit that detects an ID (Identification) card possessed by a user and reads information described in the ID card. The read information is used for login authentication of the desktop information processing apparatus 100. This ID card is a non-contact type IC card and stores at least user identification information.

  The printer unit 80 is a unit that prints image data. The printer unit 80 includes a toner cartridge for storing toner, a cassette for storing sheets, a process unit (photosensitive drum, charging unit, exposure unit, intermediate transfer belt, etc.), a heat fixing device, and a discharge tray. A transport unit that transports the processed sheets in the order of a process unit, a heat fixing device, and a discharge tray. The timer 90 is a unit that measures the current time.

  FIG. 2B is a configuration example of software in the present embodiment. The system 205 is a system program that defines the operation of the present embodiment, and also includes an operating system (OS) for controlling each hardware. The printer driver 206 is a program that converts setting values and images when printing by the printer unit 80 into a print format. The schedule management DB 204 stores data for performing scheduling for each client (customer). The schedule management DB 204 has a configuration in which client-specific data is specified and read out to the system 205 when a client is selected and specified by a planner (a person who makes a plan or a plan).

  In the case of a wedding, for example, client identification information (ID), date and time of wedding ceremony, overall schedule for wedding ceremony (time information), schedule for each item to be examined, etc. are stored in advance in the schedule management DB 204. It is registered. Items to be considered include, for example, selection of ceremony halls, creation and sending of invitations, selection of gifts, selection of costumes, adjustment of photography and video shooting during wedding ceremony, selection of dishes, selection of hair and makeup, and date of honeymoon. This examination item can be set for each region because it differs depending on the country and culture. In addition to these, the schedule management DB 204 includes personal information such as contact information of the client, an image (icon) indicating the client, detailed content information (text information) about each item, etc., as client identification information. Registered in association.

  The search engine 203 has a function of performing matching with image data registered in the image DB 201 based on input target image data using a known technique and extracting one having a high degree of similarity. Specifically, the search engine 203 extracts shape recognition and color information for edge detection in input image data, metadata added to the image data, search conditions (for example, input separately) Data having a high degree of similarity is extracted based on metadata (to be described later).

  In the image DB 201, for example, a plurality of image data is registered in advance for each item to be determined, such as a costume image. In this embodiment, metadata is registered in an image registered in the image DB 201 in a format embedded in a header portion of image data. In the case of a costume image, the metadata includes information such as costume image identification information (dress ID), brand name, product name, costume color, size, and rental price. These are merely examples, and the embodiment is not limited thereto. Note that the metadata may not be integrated with the image data, but may be handled as separate data and stored in the image DB 201 in association with each other.

  In the rental schedule DB 202, rental schedule data of costume image data registered in the image DB 201 is registered in association with each other. For one image data, a plurality of schedule data may be provided for each color for each costume size, or schedule data corresponding to the number of stocks may be provided. The schedule data has a structure in which the try-on reservation status is stored as date data and time data, and the rental date actually used in the wedding ceremony is also registered.

  The system 205 inputs the target image data and, if necessary, the date of the client's wedding (date data) to the search engine 203. The search engine 203 performs the above-described image search on the image DB 201 and extracts image data with high similarity. The search engine 203 further searches the rental schedule DB 202 using the current date / time data by the timer 90 and the extracted image data ID as search conditions. The search engine 203 acquires from the rental schedule DB 202 the rental status (free time or scheduled rental time) of the ID of the image data, and one or a plurality of items that can be rented with high similarity, the system 205 side Feedback to Note that the search engine 203 may have a function of checking whether or not the date and time data by the timer 90 from the system 205 can be rented in advance, including several days before and after.

  Each software shown in FIG. 2B is installed in the HDD 40 in advance in this embodiment. The processor 10 expands the software installed in the HDD 40 in the DRAM 20 and executes the operation. Thus, the function is realized in cooperation with each hardware shown in FIG. The image DB 201 and the rental schedule DB 202 only need to be able to receive a search request from the search engine 203 and return the search result to the search engine 203. A table-type information processing apparatus such as a DB held and managed by another department or company. 100 may be installed outside. The schedule management DB 204 may also be in an external device that can communicate.

  Here, the display of the desktop information processing apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 3A is a plan view when the desktop information processing apparatus 100 is viewed from above, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a display example of the touch panel display 50. The desktop information processing apparatus 100 allows multiple users to log in simultaneously, and can simultaneously display the desktop screens of multiple users. In this example, the sensor units 70 are respectively arranged at the center of the four side surfaces near the top plate (four in total). When the user carrying the ID cards 200A to 200D approaches the sensor unit 70, the sensor unit 70 reads information in the ID card, and login authentication is performed. If the information in the ID card is registered in advance in the HDD 40 or an external authentication mechanism, the authentication conforms and the personal desktop screen is displayed in the direction the user is present (see FIG. 3B). ). The direction in which the user is present is determined by which sensor unit 70 the ID card information is acquired from.

  The touch panel display 50 also displays a boundary indicating a range that can be used by each individual. In the example of FIG. 3B, this boundary is a broken line, but it is similar to this, and any form may be used as long as the usage range can be understood by the user. In addition, the example of FIG. 3B is an example in which four users are using at the same time, and the work areas of each user are areas R1 to R4. A user who owns the ID card 200A uses the area R1 as a work area. Similarly, a user who owns the ID card 200B uses the area R2, and a user who owns the ID card 200C uses the area R3. A user who has the ID card 200D uses the area R4 as a work area.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the touch panel display 50 displays a desktop screen so as to be in a normal orientation for the user in accordance with the position of the user. That is, the desktop screen is displayed in such a direction that the user is at the bottom of the screen and the opposite side is at the top of the screen. Further, the desktop screen at the time of login may be displayed in the state when the user logged out last time, or may be displayed in the default state defined for each user in advance.

  It is also possible for one user to occupy the touch panel display 50 and to make business talks and meetings with customers. Each displayed image (object) can be moved, enlarged, reduced, rotated, etc., by a user's predetermined operation using a known technique.

  Next, a specific display operation example of the meeting function of the desktop information processing apparatus 100 will be described. In the following description, the program shown in FIG. 2B will be described as the main subject of operation. This is done by the processor 10 expanding each program installed in the HDD 40 into the DRAM 20 and executing the operation. Is called. That is, it is realized by cooperation between hardware and software. In addition, touch detection on the touch panel display 50 and display control corresponding thereto (for example, movement, enlargement, reduction, rotation of the display image) are performed by the processor 10 calculating and executing a predetermined program according to the related art. Realize by collaborating with.

  The desktop information processing apparatus 100 can display and process various contents as described above, and can set a schedule and the like. Hereinafter, wedding planning will be described as an example. FIG. 4A shows a display example when the wedding function is enabled by a predetermined operation.

  The desktop information processing apparatus 100 acquires date / time data from the timer 90 to hold date / time information on which the planner has logged in. In addition, when a planner inputs information about a client such as a client ID, a desktop screen for the client, client information (such as a client icon), a client schedule, and the like can be displayed. In this case, it is assumed that candidates for costumes used by the bride at the wedding are determined and the fitting schedule for the costumes is adjusted.

  A planner icon is displayed on one end side of the touch panel display 50. FIG. 4B is an enlarged view showing an example of the icon for the planner. In the planner icon, a planner photo is displayed in the center, and icons for work necessary for planning are arranged around the planner icon. In this example, “Meals”, “Venue”, “Clothes”, “Photos”, “Extracts”, and “Plans” are prepared as work icons, but icons for other items are also prepared. May be.

  Returning to the description of the display in FIG. The planner logs in the desktop information processing apparatus 100 using a soft keyboard or the like displayed on the touch panel display 50 and can be operated (the authentication may be performed by the ID card), and a client to be planned is selected in a selection dialog ( Select via (not shown). By this selection, a client icon with a photograph of the client is displayed on the other end side of the touch panel display 50. The client icon is registered in the schedule management DB 204 in association with the client ID and the schedule of the client (time information about a convenient date or time, or time information about an inconvenient date).

  The plan data A is template data that displays items determined in the past or scheduled items so that the pages can be turned in a booklet style. This template data can be selected by the client from a plurality of templates. The touch panel display 50 displays the plan data B when, for example, a costume area in the planner icon is pressed. The plan data B is template data for displaying detailed items of costumes.

  The touch panel display 50 displays a calendar-type schedule widget. This widget displays a calendar of the current month in the icon state shown in FIG. 4A, and displays a client schedule table when selected by the user. The display and operation of this schedule table will be described later.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of operations and display screens when examining costumes. In FIG. 5A, an image scanned by the touch panel display 50 and image data of a costume brought in by the client using an external device are displayed. The user drags and drops (contacts or touches) the image data onto the costume area of the planner icon, and the search engine 203 performs an image search.

  In response to the search result of the search engine 203, the system 205 displays the costume image data as the search result on the touch panel display 50 as shown in FIG. In this example, it is assumed that there are three search results. The system 205 embeds image data having a high similarity with respect to input image data in a predetermined template and displays it in a card format. The card format template has a layout structure that is displayed with metadata attached to the lower side of the image data. The user selects a desired one from the retrieved results, and embeds it in the template of the plan data B by, for example, a drag and drop operation. By this operation, the selected image data and metadata are displayed in the template of the plan data B as shown in FIG. When displayed on the plan data B template, the display positions of the image data and the metadata are different from the card format template of the previous search result.

  The image data displayed in the plan data B can be input by handwriting, and the area in which the metadata is described accepts input using a soft keyboard. For example, when an optional artificial flower is attached to a part of the costume, the position is handwritten on the image, and specific items such as the color and shape of the artificial flower are input into the metadata. These input data are stored and managed in the schedule management DB 204 in this example.

  Next, the printing operation will be described with reference to FIG. When the user places the base part of the palm on the plan data B (which may be the plan data A), an action icon for printer operation is displayed at the finger position starting from the base part of the palm (FIG. 6A). In the circle). The user touches and presses an icon corresponding to “print” among the action icons. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, the file name of the print content and the preview screen of the content to be printed are displayed.

  On the print preview screen displayed on the touch panel display 50, pages can be turned by a user's fingertip or pen tip operation. That is, it is possible to turn to the next page by bringing the fingertip into contact with the right page and sliding it to the left. Conversely, the previous page can be displayed by bringing the fingertip into contact with the left page and sliding it to the right.

  The touch panel display 50 displays a print preview screen, a print number setting column and a print setting button, and a start button. After the content content is confirmed, when the planner presses the start button, the content data is printed in a booklet format equivalent to the preview screen in the number of copies input in the print number setting column. Settings for layout printing, sheet type (whether to use high-quality paper, etc.), color / monochrome distinction, and the like are performed on a setting dialog displayed after the print setting button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the print number setting column, the print setting button, and the start button are displayed by the printer driver 206. Thereafter, when the start button is pressed, the printer unit 80 performs printing according to the program code of the printer driver 206.

  Next, schedule adjustment will be described. Here, the operation procedure and display screen for adjusting the costume fitting date will be described with reference to FIGS. The planner (which may be a client) drags and drops the schedule widget near the center of the screen (see FIGS. 7A and 7B) or simply presses the touch panel display 50 toward the wedding. The entire schedule table is displayed (see FIG. 7C). The overall schedule table is a table in which the horizontal axis is the time axis (in this example, in units of days) and the vertical axis is the item to be determined, and how long each item needs to be adjusted and determined It is the table | surface shown in bar shape for every item. When one item is pressed in the entire schedule, the touch panel display 50 displays a sub-schedule table (first schedule table) of the item (see FIG. 7C). The sub-schedule table in this example is a table in which the horizontal axis is the time axis (in units of days) and the vertical axis is the type of costume that is being examined for try-on. Is displayed. Here, the day that is shaded in black is the day when the reservation is made. The costume displayed in the sub-schedule table may be a costume as a search result described with reference to FIG. 5 or may be a costume arbitrarily selected by a client using a costume list screen (not shown). On the condition that the image data is registered in the template of the previous plan data B, the registered costume reservation status is displayed in the sub-schedule. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to use a condition that one or more results of selecting costume image data using the search engine 203 are displayed on the touch panel display 50.

  This sub-schedule is displayed with the current date and time data acquired from the timer 90 as a reference date. The touch panel display 50 displays a schedule that is graphically acquired, for example, in units of 10 days. It is also possible to change the display date by touching the margin in the sub-schedule and sliding it in the horizontal direction. For costumes that cannot be used on the wedding day due to reasons such as reservations already being made, a message to that effect is displayed.

  Next, by dragging and dropping the client icon (first image) on the displayed sub-schedule (see FIG. 8A), the client schedule (second schedule) is merged and displayed at the bottom of the sub-schedule. (See FIG. 8B). This is graphically merged and displayed when the system 205 acquires the client schedule registered in the schedule management DB 204.

  In the present embodiment, the merge display is performed by newly displaying the client schedule table below the sub-schedule table of the dressing candidate dresses that are already displayed, but the mode is not limited thereto. There are various modes such as a method of displaying a schedule to be newly added in a different shaded color on the existing display sub-schedule table.

  The newly added schedule table in this example is a table in which the horizontal axis is a time axis (period and range width are the same as the sub-schedule table of the existing display), and the vertical axis is a client name. In addition, the black shaded day is a day that is already scheduled (a day that is not convenient).

  The system 205 uses a user's predetermined operation as a trigger to extract a date when both the costume schedule and the client schedule are available, and displays the date column as a reservation candidate date (see FIG. 8C). This reservation candidate date field (vertical field) is shaded and displayed in a color different from other displays. In addition, the method of determining a candidate date arbitrarily may be sufficient as a user touches a sub schedule table | surface with a fingertip. Also in this case, the system 205 performs control so that the date arbitrarily specified by the user is displayed with different shaded colors so as to be displayed differently from other dates.

  When the actual try-on date is determined and a predetermined operation is performed, the system 205 registers the identification information of the selected costume and the reservation date determined this time in the rental schedule DB 202 via the search engine 203. Similarly, the system 205 registers the determined date as a costume fitting date in the client schedule in the schedule management DB 204. Together with these, the selected costume is registered in the planning data A.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the desktop information processing apparatus 100 at the time of schedule adjustment described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. Note that although the operation subject of this flowchart is described as being the program shown in FIG. 2B, the processor 10 expands each program installed in the HDD 40 to the DRAM 20 and executes the operation as described above. Is called. That is, the flowchart of FIG. 9 is realized by cooperation of hardware and software in this embodiment.

  The system 205 determines whether the schedule widget displayed on the touch panel display 50 has been selected by the user (ACT001). In this example, it is determined whether the schedule widget is pressed or dragged and dropped to the center.

  The system 205 waits until a schedule widget is selected (ACT001, No loop). When the schedule widget is selected (ACT01, Yes), the system 205 refers to the schedule management DB 204 using the identification information (ID) of the client and acquires the entire schedule of the client (ACT002). The system 205 graphically displays the acquired entire schedule table on the touch panel display 50 (ACT003).

  The system 205 determines whether a schedule related to a costume is selected from the entire schedule (ACT004). As shown in FIG. 7C, the entire schedule table lists the corresponding periods for each item to be determined. The user presses an item to be adjusted from the entire schedule. The system 205 determines which item has been selected according to the pressed position.

  When an item related to a costume is not selected (ACT004, No), schedule processing for other items is executed in this example (ACT015). In addition, the operation after ACT005 can also be used for other schedule processing. On the other hand, when an item related to a costume is selected (ACT004, Yes), the system 205 determines whether an image to be subjected to schedule adjustment is selected (ACT005). The selected image here may be the costume image (see FIG. 5B) of the search result described with reference to FIG. 5, or may be a costume image arbitrarily selected by the client. The process waits until a costume image is selected (ACT005, NO loop).

  If a costume image has already been selected or has been selected by the user during ACT 005 (ACT 005, Yes), the system 205 uses the identification information (dress for the costume) from the metadata corresponding to the selected costume image. ID) is extracted (ACT006). The extracted costume identification information is output to the search engine 203. The search engine 203 searches the rental schedule DB 202 with this identification information, and acquires the costume schedule (ACT007). The information acquired here includes at least time information of a try-on reservation date already set by another client or a free date (a day without reservation). This search result is passed to the system 205. When a plurality of costumes are searched, time information of each is passed in association with costume identification information.

  The system 205 displays the schedule table (first schedule table) for the costume based on the acquired information (ACT008). The display screen at this time is as shown in FIG.

  The system 205 determines whether the image (first image) to be compared in the schedule has been selected (ACT009). In this example, the determination is made based on whether or not the icon to be compared in the schedule is dragged and dropped (contacted or released) in the display area of the sub-schedule table. Also, here, the image to be compared in the schedule is a client icon.

  When the client icon is selected (ACT009, Yes), the system 205 uses the client ID associated with the client icon to obtain time information indicating the schedule of the client, that is, the date and time when the client is available. Extracted from the schedule management DB 204, merged and displayed in the sub-schedule table as shown in FIG. 8B (ACT010).

  In this example, the client schedule table is merged and displayed by moving the client icon to the sub-schedule table, but the mode is not limited to this. For example, when other costume images not displayed in the sub-schedule table are displayed, the user drags and drops the images onto the sub-schedule table, so that the system 205 merges and displays the reservation schedules for the costumes. In this case, the system 205 requests the search engine 203 to extract the costume schedule, and the search engine 203 extracts the schedule from the rental schedule DB. The system 205 merges and displays the extracted costume schedule in the existing schedule table.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. By a user's predetermined operation, the system 205 extracts an adjustable date (candidate date) and displays it on the sub-schedule so that the candidate date has a format different from other display (ACT011). The method for selecting a candidate date for the system 205 is as follows.
(ACT011-1) The system 205 extracts a date when reservations for each costume are available between the current date and time and the wedding day.
(ACT011-2) The system 205 compares the date extracted in ACT011-1 with the client's schedule (free date of the client), and extracts the dates when they are free from each other.
(ACT011-3) The system 205 uses the date and time zone extracted by ACT011-2 as the candidate date the date closest to the current date and time acquired from the timer 90, and displays other date fields in a different format. To do. In addition, the system 205 displays a confirmation dialog (not shown) as to whether the candidate date can be determined.
The operation of the above ACT011-1 to ACT011-3 is merely an example. In addition, in the selection of the candidate date of ACT011-3, for example, a determination may be made to exclude when the date of the extracted date is bad (such as Buddha), or a determination to prioritize the client's holiday may be provided. Good. When there is no convenient candidate date, the system 205 displays a message indicating that adjustment is not possible.

  When ACT012 is negative (ACT012, No), such as when the “No” button is pressed in the displayed confirmation dialog, the system 205 sets the date closest to the candidate date extracted in ACT011-3 to the other date. Are displayed in different display formats (ACT013), and a confirmation dialog is displayed (return to ACT012).

  On the other hand, when ACT012 becomes affirmative determination (ACT012, Yes), such as a "Yes" button being pressed in a confirmation dialog, the system 205 updates each DB with the determined schedule (determined date information). The system 205 registers the information on the determined date and the contents to be implemented on that day (in this example, the code value indicating the fitting of the bride, the identification information of the fitting clothes, etc.) in the client schedule registered in the schedule management DB 204. To do. On the other hand, the system 205 outputs the identification information of the fitting clothes and the determined date information to the search engine 203, and the search engine 203 registers the information in the rental schedule DB 202.

  In the above example, the description is given in units of days, but implementation in units of time and time zones is also possible.

  In the above, as a more specific example, the schedule adjustment of the try-on of the costume has been described, but the present invention can be applied to other items. For example, when the item to be determined is the selection of a dish, the above example can be applied to the determination of a tasting schedule. When an image of a course dish selected as a candidate by the client (may be one item at a time) is selected and displayed on the touch panel display 50, the sub-schedule table shows, as an example, the date of cooking the course dish (of another person) It becomes a schedule display such as cooking at the time of a wedding ceremony. By superimposing the client icon on this sub-schedule table, the client schedule is also displayed, and the tasting schedule can be determined. In addition to the client icon, the other cooking images are superimposed on the sub-schedule table, so that the cooking dates of the other dishes are merged and displayed.

  In the case of selecting a wedding hall, if images of each ceremony hall selected as a candidate by the client are displayed on the touch panel display 50, the sub-schedule is a schedule for the day when the ceremony hall is free or used. . By overlaying the client icon on this sub-schedule table, the client's schedule is also displayed at the bottom, and it is possible to schedule a ceremony tour. In addition, by superimposing the images of other candidate ceremony halls on the sub-schedule table, the schedules of the other candidate ceremony halls are also merged and displayed.

  The same applies to honeymoon dates. When an image relating to a travel destination country selected as a candidate by the client is displayed, schedule information of the flight to the country associated with the image ID and the reservation status of the flight are displayed in a sub-schedule. . By superimposing the client icon on this sub-schedule table, the client schedule is also displayed, and the departure date can be determined.

  Moreover, the reservation of the accommodation facility in the case of a honeymoon can also be performed similarly to the said procedure. When the image of the accommodation facility is displayed, a sub-schedule indicating the reservation status of the facility associated with the image ID is acquired from the DB and displayed on the touch panel display. By superimposing the client icon or the image of the accommodation facility to be compared with this sub-schedule table, the client's schedule or the reservation status of the comparison accommodation facility is displayed in a merged manner.

  In addition, when the flight information and the reservation status of the flight are displayed as a sub-schedule table, if the image of the accommodation facility is superimposed on the schedule table, the availability status of the accommodation facility is also merged and displayed. The In addition, the travel plan (opening time, closing time, closing date, opening time, closing time, closing date, etc. of restaurants and shops, etc.) is also superimposed on the schedule table. As a result, these schedules can also be merged and displayed. In addition, regarding the travel plan, the system can automatically derive candidate schedules indicating which facility or store should be visited on the day by using the time base unit of the schedule table as a time base.

  It should be noted that these aspects of honeymoon date arrangement are naturally applicable to travel reservation systems and the like. The technology described in this embodiment can be applied to other events, and schedule adjustment can be performed.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the schedule corresponding to the image is displayed by moving the image to the sub-schedule table by drag and drop or the like, but the operation method is not limited to drag and drop. Any operation may be used as long as the touch panel display 50 detects a contact in the image display area, such as an operation of simply tapping or pressing the image display area.

  In the present embodiment, the function for implementing the invention is recorded in advance in the apparatus. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same function may be downloaded from the network to the apparatus. You may install what was memorize | stored in the apparatus. The recording medium may be any form as long as the recording medium can store the program and can be read by the apparatus, such as a CD-ROM. In addition, the function obtained by installing or downloading in advance may be realized in cooperation with an OS (operating system) inside the apparatus.

  The control unit corresponds to a configuration including at least the processor 10, the DRAM 20, and the communication bus 90 of the embodiment. A program that operates in cooperation with the hardware such as the processor 10, the DRAM 20, and the communication bus 90 is stored in advance in the HDD 40 (or may be the ROM 30), and is loaded into the DRAM 20 by the processor 10 and executed. . The display unit and the input unit correspond to the touch panel display 50. The storage unit corresponds to the DRAM 20 and the HDD 40. The storage unit may be outside the information processing apparatus.

  As described in detail above, according to the aspect of the present embodiment, the schedule can be adjusted with an easy operation.

  The present invention can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims, and is not restricted by the text of the specification. Further, all modifications, various improvements, alternatives and modifications belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are all within the scope of the present invention.

  10 processor, 20 DRAM, 30 ROM, 40 HDD, 50 touch panel display, 51 touch panel display, 52 imaging unit, 53 light emitting unit, 60 network I / F, 70 sensor unit, 80 printer unit, 90 timer, B communication bus, desktop Type information processing apparatus 100 (information processing apparatus), 201 image DB, 202 rental schedule DB, 203 search engine, 204 schedule management DB, 205 system, 206 printer driver.

Claims (5)

A panel display,
A touch panel type input unit that is stacked on the display unit and receives user input through contact detection;
Displaying the first schedule table on the display unit;
When the input unit detects contact or release on the first image displayed on the display unit, the second schedule corresponding to the first image is acquired from the storage unit, and is stored in the first schedule table. A control unit that merges and displays the acquired second schedule on the display unit;
An information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The control unit extracts the date and time when the vacant date and time of the existing schedule in the first schedule table and the vacant date and time of the second schedule coincide with each other, and the extracted date and time column is changed to another column. An information processing apparatus that controls to display different from the display. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The control unit controls the display of the column at the position where the input unit detects contact among the date / time columns in the first schedule table so that the display is different from the display of other columns. Processing equipment. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The control unit acquires a schedule associated with an image displayed on the display unit from a storage unit, and displays the schedule on the display unit as the first schedule table. A program for causing a computer to execute a panel type display unit and a touch panel type input unit that is arranged in a stacked manner on the display unit and receives a user input by contact detection,
The first schedule table is displayed on the display unit,
When acquiring the contact detection information in the display area of the first image displayed on the display unit from the input unit, the second schedule corresponding to the first image is acquired from the storage unit,
A schedule display program for causing a computer to execute a process of merging the acquired second schedule with the first schedule table and displaying the merged second schedule on the display unit.

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