JP2016081435A - Schedule management device, schedule management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor of a user for inputting a schedule.SOLUTION: A content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information. A date information generation unit 2040 generates date information. The date information is information for specifying one or more dates. Here, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information, on the basis of the data of an acquisition source of the content information or the time when an operation to the content information is performed. A schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information while associating the content information with the date information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a schedule management device, a schedule management method, and a program.

  Generally, schedule management is performed using a calendar or the like. A system for improving the convenience of schedule management has been developed.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for generating schedule information corresponding to a schedule by imaging a print medium such as a calendar or a schedule book in which the schedule is written. For example, if an image of a calendar in which “Business negotiation 10: 00” is entered in the September 12 column, schedule information including “Business negotiation 10: 00” is generated as schedule information for September 12. To do.

JP 2008-97188 A

  When a user who uses the invention of Patent Document 1 writes a schedule on a print medium such as a calendar, the description location must be changed according to the date and time on which the schedule is scheduled. For example, the September 12 schedule needs to be written in the September 12 column, and the September 13 schedule needs to be written in the September 13 column.

  The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for reducing a user's trouble in inputting a schedule.

The schedule management apparatus provided by the present invention is:
Content information acquisition means for acquiring content information indicating the content of the schedule;
Date information generation means for generating date information for specifying one or more dates based on data other than the date input operation for the data from which the content information is acquired, or
Schedule information generating means for generating schedule information by associating the content information with the date information;
Have

The schedule management method provided by the present invention is executed by a computer. The schedule management method is
A content information acquisition step for acquiring content information indicating the content of the schedule;
Date information generation step for generating date information for specifying one or more dates based on data other than the date input operation for the data from which the content information is acquired, or
A schedule information generating step for generating schedule information in association with the content information and the date information;
Have

  The program provided by the present invention causes a computer to have a function of operating as a schedule management device provided by the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which reduces the user's effort concerning the input of a schedule is provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device according to a first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the schedule management device according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the hardware constitutions of a schedule management apparatus. It is a figure which illustrates schedule information in a table format. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device according to a second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the schedule management device according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the screen which the schedule management apparatus of an Example displays on a display screen. It is a figure which illustrates the input screen for registering a remembering letter. It is a figure which illustrates the input screen which inputs date information and content information into a different input area. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device according to a third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management device according to the third embodiment. The state which displayed the check box with the content information in the reminder in an Example is represented. It is a figure which illustrates the schedule management apparatus of Embodiment 3 which has a calendar display part. It is a figure which illustrates the calendar displayed by a week unit. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device according to a fourth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management device according to the fourth embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, arrows indicate the flow of information. Further, in FIG. 1, each block represents a functional unit configuration, not a hardware unit configuration.

  The schedule management apparatus 2000 includes a content information acquisition unit 2020, a date information generation unit 2040, and a schedule information generation unit 2060. The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information. The content information is information indicating the content of the schedule such as “go to shopping”. The date information generation unit 2040 generates date information. The date information is information that specifies one or more dates. Here, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information based on data other than the date input operation on the data from which the content information is acquired. The schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating content information with date information.

<Process flow>
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the first embodiment. The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information (S102). Next, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information based on data other than the date input operation on the data from which the content information is acquired (S104). Then, the schedule information generating unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating the content information with the date information (S106).

<Action and effect>
According to the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the present embodiment, date information is automatically generated based on data other than the date input operation on the data from which the content information is acquired. Therefore, the user's effort for inputting the schedule is reduced.

  Hereinafter, the schedule management apparatus 2000 of this embodiment will be described in more detail.

<Hardware configuration example>
Each function component of the schedule management device 2000 may be realized by hardware (for example, a hard-wired electronic circuit) that realizes each function component, or a combination of hardware and software (for example: It may be realized by a combination of an electronic circuit and a program for controlling it). Hereinafter, a specific example of the configuration of each functional configuration unit in the case of realizing the combination of hardware and software will be described.

  The schedule management device 2000 is implemented as various computers such as a portable terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or a server. Here, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may be mounted on a dedicated computer for mounting the schedule management apparatus 2000, or may be mounted on a general-purpose computer that includes other applications and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the schedule management apparatus 2000. The schedule management apparatus 2000 includes a bus 1020, a processor 1040, a memory 1060, a storage 1080, and an input / output interface 1100. The bus 1020 is a data transmission path through which the processor 1040, the memory 1060, the storage 1080, and the input / output interface 1100 transmit / receive data to / from each other. However, the method of connecting the processors 1040 and the like is not limited to bus connection. The processor 1040 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 1060 is a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 1080 is a storage device such as a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card. The storage 1080 may be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM.

  The input / output interface 1100 is an input / output interface for the schedule management apparatus 2000 to transmit / receive data to / from an input / output device, an external apparatus, or the like. For example, the input / output device is a display screen 3020, a touch panel 3040, a microphone 3060, or the like. A display screen 3020 is an output device, and is a display screen such as a liquid crystal display. The touch panel 3040 and the microphone 3060 are input devices. The touch panel 3040 is used for inputting a character string or selecting a menu. The microphone 3060 is used for inputting voice data. These input / output devices may be provided integrally with the schedule management device 2000 or may be provided outside the schedule management device 2000.

  The storage 1080 stores a program for realizing the function of the schedule management apparatus 2000. Specifically, program modules that realize the functions of the content information acquisition unit 2020, the date information generation unit 2040, and the schedule information generation unit 2060 are stored. The processor 1040 implements the functions of the content information acquisition unit 2020, the date information generation unit 2040, and the schedule information generation unit 2060 by executing these program modules. Here, when executing the above modules, the processor 1040 may execute the modules after reading them onto the memory 1060 or without reading them onto the memory 1060.

  When the content information is stored in the schedule management apparatus 2000, the memory 1060 or the storage 1080 stores the content information. When the content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information from outside the schedule management device 2000, the schedule management device 2000 acquires content information from an external storage device or the like. Here, the schedule management device 2000 is connected to an external device via the input / output interface 1100. There are various connection methods between the schedule management device 2000 and an external storage device. For example, a method for connecting them is a connection method via a bus line such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) line or a connection method via a network line such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The network line may be a wireless line. Furthermore, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may acquire content information manually input using, for example, the touch panel 3040.

  The hardware configuration of the schedule management apparatus 2000 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, each program module may be stored in the memory 1060. In this case, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may not include the storage 1080.

<Details of Content Information Acquisition Unit 2020>
As described above, the content information is information representing the content of the schedule. For example, when there is a schedule of “going to a health seminar on July 15”, the content information indicating the schedule is “going to a health seminar”, “health seminar”, or the like. The content information may be any information that allows the content of the schedule to be grasped, and the data format of the content information is arbitrary. For example, the content information is character string data or voice data.

  The method by which the content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information is arbitrary. For example, the content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires content information input by the user to the schedule management device 2000. For example, the user inputs information by key input using a touch panel or a keyboard, handwriting input using a touch pen or the like, or voice input using a microphone. The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires information input by the user as described above as content information.

  Further, the content information acquisition unit 2020 may acquire only a part of information input by the user as described above as content information. For example, the content information acquisition unit 2020 extracts only the object “health seminar” when information including an object and a verb is input, such as “go to a health seminar”. Then, the extracted information “health seminar” is acquired as content information. By doing so, the content information included in the schedule information becomes simpler.

  The content information acquisition unit 2020 may acquire content information from a storage device provided inside or outside the schedule management device 2000.

<Details of date information>
The date information is information for specifying a date. For example, the date information is a date such as “July 15, 2014” or a date such as “July 15”. Further, the date information may be expressed repeatedly such as “15th of every month” or “every Monday”. Further, the date information may include information indicating a time point (for example, 10:00) and information indicating a period (for example, 10:00 to 12:00).

  Here, the date information may be information for specifying one date or information for specifying a plurality of dates. The information specifying one date is, for example, a date. On the other hand, the information for specifying a plurality of dates includes information representing the date and month, information representing the repetition (every Monday), and the like. The date information may be information indicating a specific period such as “July 2014”, information indicating a specific day of the week in a specific period such as “Monday of July 2014”, or the like.

<Details of Schedule Information Generation Unit 2060>
As described above, the schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating content information with date information. Here, there are various methods for the schedule information generation unit 2060 to handle the generated schedule information. For example, the schedule information generation unit 2060 stores the schedule information in a storage device provided inside the schedule management device 2000. Further, for example, the schedule information generation unit 2060 outputs the schedule information to the outside of the schedule management device 2000. Specifically, the schedule information generation unit 2060 stores the schedule information in a storage device provided outside the schedule management device 2000, transmits the schedule information to other devices, or displays the schedule information on the display screen 3020. To do.

  The schedule information is information in which date information and content information are associated with each other. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating schedule information in a table format. The table in FIG. 4 is referred to as a schedule information table 100. The schedule information table 100 has two columns of date information 102 and content information 104. Each record in the schedule information table 100 represents schedule information in which date information 102 and content information 104 in the record are associated with each other.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, arrows indicate the flow of information. Further, in FIG. 5, each block represents a functional unit configuration, not a hardware unit configuration. Except as described below, the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the second embodiment has the same functions as the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the first embodiment.

  The schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the second embodiment acquires input information, and generates content information and date information based on the input information. Then, the schedule management apparatus 2000 generates schedule information by associating the generated information. Therefore, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the second embodiment further includes an input information acquisition unit 2080 and a content information generation unit 2100.

  The input information acquisition unit 2080 acquires the input information. The input information includes information specifying a schedule content and one or more dates. The input information is character string data input to a single input area or single voice data.

  The content information generation unit 2100 generates content information based on the input information. Specifically, the content information generation unit 2100 generates content information using a portion of the input information that represents the content of the schedule. Then, the content information acquisition unit 2020 of Embodiment 2 acquires the content information generated by the content information generation unit 2100.

  The date information generation unit 2040 according to the second embodiment generates date information based on the input information. Specifically, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information using a part that specifies one or more dates in the input information.

  For example, the input information is information “going to Mount Fuji on February 15”. This information includes information for specifying the date “February 15” and information for specifying the content of the schedule “go to Mt. Fuji”. Therefore, the content information generation unit 2100 generates content information of contents such as “go to Mt. Fuji” and “Mt. Fuji” by using the part “go to Mt. Fuji” of the input information. On the other hand, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information “February 15” from the input information.

<Details of date information generation method>
The “part specifying one or more dates” indicated in the input information may be information that directly represents date information or may be information that indirectly represents date information. For example, information that directly represents date information is year, month, day, or day of the week. The information directly representing date information may be information representing repetition such as “every Monday” or “15th of every month”.

  On the other hand, the information that indirectly represents the date information is information that relatively identifies the date with reference to the time when the input information is input, for example. Specifically, “the day after tomorrow”, “after 3 days”, or “the weekend”.

  When information directly representing date information is included in the input information, the date information generation unit 2040 uses this information as it is as date information, for example. For example, in the case of input information such as “February 15 Go to Mt. Fuji”, the date information generation unit 2040 uses “February 15” as date information.

  On the other hand, when the information that indirectly represents date information is included in the input information, the date information generation unit 2040 calculates the date based on this information. For example, when the input information “Go to Mt. Fuji the day after tomorrow” is input on February 15, the date information generation unit 2040 reads “February 17” based on the information “February 15” and “the day after tomorrow”. Generate date information.

  Even when information directly representing date information is included in the input information, the date information generation unit 2040 may process this information to generate date information. For example, when the information included in the input information is a month and day and does not include a year, the date information generation unit 2040 estimates an appropriate year and generates date information indicating the date. The date information generation unit 2040 compares the time point when the input information is acquired with the date included in the input information. If the date has not yet passed in the year in which the input information is acquired, the date information generation unit 2040 includes the year in which the input information is acquired in the date information.

  For example, it is assumed that input information “Go to Mt. Fuji on February 15” is input on February 1, 2014. In this case, February 15 in 2014, the year in which the input information is input, has not passed yet. Therefore, it can be predicted that February 15 in the input information means “February 15, 2014”. Therefore, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information “February 15, 2014”.

  On the other hand, when the month and date included in the input information have already passed in the year in which the input information is input, the date information generation unit 2040 includes the year following the year in which the input information is input in the date information. For example, it is assumed that input information “Go to Mt. Fuji on February 15” is input on December 1, 2014. In this case, unlike the above-mentioned example, since February 15, 2014 has already passed, it is thought that February 15 means February 15, 2015, which is the next year. Therefore, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information “February 15, 2015”.

  In addition, for example, when the input information includes information indicating repetition such as “15th of every month”, the date information generation unit 2040 calculates a plurality of specific dates from this information, and the date information indicating each date Is generated. For example, if the input information is input on August 10, a plurality of pieces of date information such as “August 15”, “September 15”, “October 15”,... Are generated. In this way, when date information is expressed repeatedly, for example, an upper limit is set for the period and number of date information to be generated. Specifically, there is a method in which date information is generated only for one year later based on the date on which input information is input. For example, if the information “15th of every month” is included in the input information input on August 10, 2014, the date information generation unit 2040 will receive the monthly information from August 15, 2014 to July 15, 2014. A plurality of date information representing the 15th day is generated. This upper limit is set in advance in the schedule management apparatus 2000.

<Details of content information generation method>
The content information generation unit 2100 may use the part for specifying the content of the schedule included in the input information (the above-mentioned “go to Mt. Fuji”) as the content information as it is, Good. For example, as described in the first embodiment, the content information generation unit 2100 extracts only the object from the information represented by the object + verb as content information. Specifically, the object word “Mt. Fuji” is extracted from the information “going to Mt. Fuji” as content information.

  The content information generation unit 2100 may generate content information using “information related to information representing the content of a certain schedule (hereinafter, related information)” included in the input information. For example, it is assumed that related information related to food materials such as “mayonnaise” and “fish” is described in the input information. In this case, the content information generation unit 2100 generates content information such as “shopping” and “food purchase” using the related information.

  When the content information generation unit 2100 generates content information using related information, it is necessary to define regularity and a specific correspondence relationship that associates the related information with content information generated based on the related information. is there. For example, information in which certain content information is associated with related information representing one or more keywords that are likely to be related to the content information is stored in a storage unit inside or outside the schedule management device 2000. The content information generation unit 2100 searches the storage unit using words included in parts other than the date information included in the input information as related information. Then, the content information generation unit 2100 sets the content information obtained as a result of the search as the content information of the generation result.

<Input information input method>
The input information is character string data or voice data. The character string data is input by key input or handwriting input on the touch panel 3040, for example. Here, the schedule management apparatus 2000 displays an input area for inputting character string data on the display screen 3020. The voice data is input when the user inputs voice to the microphone 3060.

  The date information and content information generation method described above is common to the case where the input information is character string data and the case where the input information is voice data. When the input information is voice data, for example, the schedule management device 2000 analyzes the voice data and generates character string data representing the content. For example, the schedule management apparatus 2000 acquires input information that is voice data in which a voice of a user “going to Mount Fuji on August 15” is recorded, and the voice data is a character string “going to Mount Fuji on August 15”. Convert to data. Then, the date information generation unit 2040 and the content information generation unit 2100 respectively generate date information and content information by each method described above. In addition, since the technique which analyzes audio | voice data and extracts information is a known technique, the detailed description of the technique is abbreviate | omitted.

  Furthermore, input of input information may be performed by capturing an image of a medium (such as paper or a display screen of another terminal) on which information to be input is written with a camera. In this case, the schedule management device 2000 acquires an image captured by the camera. Then, the schedule management apparatus 2000 analyzes this image and extracts a character string, and uses the extracted character string as input information. Here, since a technique for extracting a character string from an image is a known technique, a detailed description of this technique is omitted.

  For example, the user can easily capture a plurality of manually written schedules in the schedule management apparatus 2000 by causing the camera to capture an image of a paper calendar or schedule book in which the schedule is manually written. In addition, the user captures various paper media, such as supermarket flyers, lunch calendars, lunch menus, or bus timetables, that have schedules written in association with dates, and writes them on the paper media. It is possible to cause the schedule management device 2000 to generate schedule information that represents a combination of the date and the schedule that is recorded.

  The camera may be provided integrally with the schedule management apparatus 2000 or may be provided outside the schedule management apparatus 2000. In the latter case, the schedule management device 2000 and the camera are connected via the input / output interface 1100.

<Process flow>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the second embodiment. The input information acquisition unit 2080 acquires input information (S202). The content information generation unit 2100 generates content information based on the input information (S204). The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires the content information generated by the content information generation unit 2100 (S206). The date information generation unit 2040 generates date information based on the input information (S208). The schedule information generation unit 2060 associates the content information generated by the content information generation unit 2100 with the date information generated by the date information generation unit 2040 to generate schedule information (S210).

  However, the flow of processing executed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 is not limited to the flow illustrated in FIG. 6 as long as it can generate content information, date information, and schedule information. For example, the schedule management device 2000 may generate the content information before the date information.

<Action and effect>
According to the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the present embodiment, date information and content information are generated by using input information that is information that can specify the date and the content of the schedule. And schedule information is produced | generated by matching these date information and content information. Here, the input information is character string data input to a single input area or single voice data. Therefore, the user does not need to input the date and schedule contents in separate input areas or as separate audio data. As a result, the user can easily input information that is the basis of the schedule information.

<Example>
An example of the schedule management apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described. A schedule management apparatus 2000 described below is also referred to as a schedule management apparatus 2000 of the embodiment. This embodiment is one of various methods for realizing the schedule management device 2000, and the method for realizing the schedule management device 2000 is not limited to this embodiment.

  The schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the embodiment displays information on the display screen 3020. In addition, a touch panel 3040 is mounted on the display screen 3020. The schedule management apparatus 2000 receives input from the user via the touch panel 3040.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the screen 10 displayed on the display screen 3020 by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the embodiment. The screen 10 includes a calendar 20, a reminder 30, a button 40, and a notification area 60.

  The reminder 30 is an area for displaying a registered reminder (memo). Here, information input as information to be registered in the reminder 30 corresponds to input information in the second embodiment. In FIG. 7, the reminder 30 has a shape imitating a sticky note. Here, when a new reminder is registered in a state where a reminder has already been registered, a plurality of reminders 30 are stacked and displayed. The user can sequentially browse the stacked sticky notes by performing an operation of turning the sticky notes (for example, swipe). In addition, the user can arrange each memorizing letter 30 at a free position by moving each memorizing letter 30 by a drag operation or the like. In addition, the user can enlarge the display of the memory 30 by tapping the memory 30. Further, the user can color-code the reminder 30.

  The button 40 is a button for displaying an input screen for registering a note. The notification area 60 is an area for displaying a notification to the user.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an input screen 50 which is an input screen for registering the remembering 30. When the button 40 is tapped by the user, the schedule management device 2000 displays the input screen 50. The input screen 50 includes a title 51, contents 52, and a completion button 53. The title 51 is an input area for inputting a title of a reminder to be registered. The content 52 is an input area for inputting the content of the reminder to be registered. This content 52 is an input area for inputting input information acquired by the input information acquiring unit 2080. The completion button 53 is a button that the user presses when input is completed. When the completion button 53 is pressed, the schedule management device 2000 generates the reminder 30 based on the content input on the input screen 50. Then, the schedule management device 2000 displays the registered reminder 30 on the screen 10. Specifically, the schedule management apparatus 2000 displays the information input in the contents 52 on the reminder 30.

  Here, when the input screen 50 is displayed, the selection button 54 is displayed horizontally. The selection button 54 is a button for selecting an input method for the remembering. For example, any of key input, voice input, and handwriting input can be selected as an input method. Regardless of which input method is used, the input result is displayed in the title 51 or the content 52.

  In the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the embodiment, information registered as a reminder is input information. Specifically, the information input in the content 52 on the input screen 50 is input information. In the example of FIG. 8, input information including information such as “every Tuesday 18:00 pottery class”, “July 15 14:00 health seminar”, and “morning and choral practice” is obtained. Here, it is assumed that the day when this input information is input is July 10th.

  For example, the schedule management apparatus 2000 generates date information and content information from character strings in each line, and generates schedule information using these. For example, when the input information described above is input, the schedule management device 2000 associates the date information “Every Tuesday from 18:00” with the schedule information in which the content information “Ceramics Classroom” is associated, “July 15 14: Schedule information in which date information “00” and content information “health seminar” are associated, and schedule information in which date information “July 12” and content information “choral practice” are associated are generated.

  When a schedule is input as a memo such as a reminder 30, the user can easily input the schedule as an array of character strings. Further, if a memo other than the schedule can be recorded in the reminder 30, the user can easily input information representing the schedule and other information on a single input screen.

  The schedule information generated based on the information input using the input screen 50 is displayed on the calendar 20, for example. However, the schedule management device 2000 may not display the schedule information on the calendar 20.

  Moreover, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may notify the user based on the generated schedule information. For example, the schedule management device 2000 displays the content information in the notification area 60 at or near the date of the generated schedule. Further, by providing a speaker in the schedule management apparatus 2000, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may notify the content information by voice. Here, since the technique for outputting the character string information by voice is a known technique, a detailed method is omitted.

  Note that the schedule management apparatus 2000 may provide a method for the user to input the date and the content information in different input areas, in addition to the method using the memory 30 described above, as a method for registering the schedule. For example, when the user taps a date on the calendar, the schedule management apparatus 2000 displays an input screen for registering a schedule related to the date. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing this input screen 70. The user registers schedule information by inputting the title, date and time, location, and contents of the schedule on the input screen 70.

  The calendar 20 not only displays the calendar, but also displays a schedule for each date, a mark indicating that the schedule is registered, and the like. In FIG. 7, a sticky note mark or a black circle mark in the date frame is a mark representing one schedule. Here, the tag mark represents schedule information (schedule information generated by the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the second embodiment) generated based on the reminder 30 registered using the interface of FIG. On the other hand, black circles represent schedule information registered using the interface of FIG. The user can browse the details of the schedule information by tapping the sticky note mark or the black circle mark. Note that the schedule management device 2000 may accept a selection from the user as to whether or not to display a mark representing each schedule information.

  Here, the schedule management device 2000 may display a plurality of schedule information generated from the same reminder 30 in the calendar 20 so as to be distinguishable from other schedule information. For example, the schedule management device 2000 changes the background (sticky note) of each note 30 to a different color, and makes the color of the mark of the sticky note displayed on the calendar 20 the same as the background color of the corresponding note 30.

  However, the calendar 20 may represent schedule information using only black circles or sticky notes without distinguishing schedule information generated using different input screens (the input screen 50 and the input screen 70).

  The schedule management apparatus 2000 may accept registration of photo data or audio data as the reminder 30. Then, the schedule management device 2000 performs the same processing for these data as the processing for displaying the mark representing the schedule information on the calendar 20. Specifically, the schedule management device 2000 displays a mark representing the photo data and audio data registered as the reminder 30 on the date when these data were generated (the date on which the photo data was captured and the audio data were recorded). Displayed in the date frame on the calendar 20 corresponding to the date. In this way, the user can manage photo data and audio data as if they were put together in an album by date. Note that the schedule management device 2000 may accept a selection from the user as to whether or not to display marks representing these data.

  In addition, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the embodiment may have a function of obtaining input information by imaging a paper medium or the like. In this case, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may display a plurality of schedule information generated from one image in the calendar 20 so as to be distinguishable from other schedule information. For example, as described above, the color of the mark representing the schedule information is made different.

  Further, the schedule management device 2000 may have a function of recording and displaying schedule information registered by the user and information registered in the reminder 30 in a chronological format. This function can be used as a function for creating a user life log, an ending note, and the like. Therefore, the user can automatically create a life log and an ending note by using the schedule management device 2000.

  In the present embodiment, the operation using the touch panel 3040 has been described as the user operation on the schedule management apparatus 2000. However, the operation on the schedule management apparatus 2000 is not limited to the operation using the touch panel 3040. For example, the user may give an instruction to the schedule management apparatus 2000 by voice. For example, when the user says “Register memorizing”, the schedule management apparatus 2000 displays the input screen 50. Furthermore, the schedule management device 2000 may allow the user to operate the schedule management device 2000 with simple words that are determined in advance. For example, if the user says “today”, the schedule management device 2000 displays the schedule for that day. Further, for example, when the user says "Yon", the schedule management device 2000 displays the April 2 schedule. Further, when there are a plurality of operation candidates corresponding to the voice input by the user, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may display the candidates on the display screen 3020. The user selects the displayed candidate by voice operation or tap operation.

  Moreover, the schedule management apparatus 2000 may accept an operation by a gesture from a user. In this case, the schedule management apparatus 2000 recognizes the user's gesture using the camera.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device 2000 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 10, arrows indicate the flow of information. Further, in FIG. 10, each block represents a functional unit configuration, not a hardware unit configuration. Except as described below, the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the third embodiment has the same functions as the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the first or second embodiment.

  The schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the third embodiment displays content information and accepts an operation on the displayed content information. Then, the schedule management device 2000 generates date information based on the accepted operation. For this purpose, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the third embodiment includes a content information display unit 2120 and an operation reception unit 2140. The content information display unit 2120 displays content information. The operation reception unit 2140 receives an operation for the content information displayed by the content information display unit 2120. The date information generation unit 2040 according to the third embodiment generates date information based on the operation received by the operation reception unit 2140.

  The schedule information generation unit 2060 according to the third embodiment generates schedule information by associating the content information displayed by the content information display unit 2120 with the date information generated by the date information generation unit 2040.

<Process flow>
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the third embodiment. The content information display unit 2120 displays the content information (S302). The operation reception unit 2140 receives an operation for the displayed content information (S304). The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires the content information that is the target of the operation (S306). The content information acquisition unit 2020 generates date information based on the received operation (S308). The schedule information generation unit 2060 associates the content information acquired by the content information acquisition unit 2020 with the date information generated by the date information generation unit 2040, and generates schedule information (S310).

<Details of Content Information Display Unit 2120>
The content information display unit 2120 displays content information on the display screen 3020. For example, on the display screen 3020, the screen 10 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. In this case, each piece of information displayed on the reminder 30 is content information. However, the display method of content information is not limited to the example of FIG.

  The content information acquisition unit 2020 according to the second embodiment acquires content information that is the content information displayed by the content information display unit 2120 and is the target of the operation received by the operation reception unit 2140.

<Details of Operation Accepting Unit 2140>
The operation reception unit 2140 receives an operation for content information. Here, the operation received by the operation receiving unit 2140 and the process performed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the operation are various. Hereinafter, an operation received by the operation receiving unit 2140 and a process performed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the operation will be specifically exemplified.

<< Specific Example 1 >>
The user may make a similar schedule periodically. For example, “take a piano lesson every Tuesday”. Therefore, the schedule management device 2000 provides a function of automatically generating future schedule information for a schedule similar to the schedule represented by the content information selected or canceled by the user.

  Specifically, the operation reception unit 2140 receives an operation for selecting content information and an operation for canceling the selection of content information. Then, the schedule management device 2000 generates date information based on the time point when the content information is selected or deselected, and generates schedule information by associating the operated content information with the generated date information. . Hereinafter, a case where date information is generated based on a point in time when content information is selected will be described as an example.

  First, when the schedule represented by the displayed content information ends, the user selects the content information. In this way, the time when the operation receiving unit 2140 receives the selection of the content information represents the time when the schedule represented by the content information is completed or close thereto. Therefore, the date information generation unit 2040 obtains a time point when the operation reception unit 2140 has received selection of content information, thereby grasping a time point when the schedule indicated in the content information is completed or close thereto. Then, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information based on the acquired time point.

  For example, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information representing a time point obtained by adding a predetermined period to the acquired time point. The predetermined period is, for example, one week or one month. For example, the user or the administrator or developer of the schedule management device 2000 stores the predetermined period in advance in an internal or external storage device of the schedule management device 2000. The date information generation unit 2040 generates date information using a predetermined period stored in the storage device. Further, the schedule management device 2000 may accept an input of a period to be added when the user selects content information.

  The schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating the selected content information with date information generated based on the point in time when the content information is selected.

  Here, there are various methods for the user to select the content information. For example, the content information display unit 2120 displays the input interface used for selecting the content information together with the content information. For example, this input interface is a check box. FIG. 12 shows a state in which a check box is displayed together with the content information in the reminder 30 described in the above embodiment. The user taps a check box and selects content information corresponding to the check box. As a result, a check mark is added to the check box. On the other hand, the user taps a check box that already has a check mark, and deselects the content information corresponding to the check box. As a result, the check mark is removed from the check box.

  For example, the content information display unit 2120 displays content information that has not been operated by the user, together with a check box without a check mark. That is, the initial state of the content information displayed by the content information display unit 2120 is set to a state where the check box is not checked. When the user finishes the schedule represented by the content information, the user puts a check mark on the check box corresponding to the content information.

  However, the method for selecting or deselecting the content information is not limited to the method using the check box. For example, the user selects content information by tapping a character string representing the content information. And the selection of content information is cancelled | released by tapping again the character string showing the content information already selected. For example, in order to visualize the selection state of the content information, the content information display unit 2120 changes the display color of the content information not selected and the display color of the selected content information to different colors.

  In the above example, the case where the date information is generated based on the time point when the content information is selected has been described. However, the date based on the time point when the selection of the content information is canceled in the same manner as in the above example. Information may be generated. In this case, for example, the content information display unit 2120 displays a check box corresponding to the content information that has not been operated by the user with a check mark added. That is, the initial state of the content information displayed by the content information display unit 2120 is set to a state where the check box is checked. When the user finishes the schedule represented by the content information, the user unchecks the check box corresponding to the content information.

<< Specific Example 2 >>
The operation reception unit 2140 receives an operation for associating the date on the calendar displayed on the display screen 3020 with the content information. The date information generation unit 2040 generates date information that identifies the date associated with the content information by the above operation. Then, the schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating the content information of the operation target with the generated date information. Here, in the case of the specific example 2, the schedule management device 2000 includes a calendar display unit 2160. Calendar display unit 2160 displays a calendar on display screen 3020. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the third embodiment having a calendar display unit 2160.

  The operation of associating the content information with the date on the calendar is an operation of dragging the displayed content information to a position representing an arbitrary date on the calendar, for example. That is, the user drags the content information displayed on the display screen 3020 to the position of the target date in the calendar displayed on the display screen 3020. Then, the content information generation unit 2100 generates date information indicating the date corresponding to the position where the content information is dragged. Then, the schedule information generating unit 2060 generates schedule information that associates the content information dragged by the user with the generated date information. By doing so, the user can easily generate schedule information by an intuitive operation.

  Similarly, the user may drag the target date on the calendar to the position of the content information to be associated.

  For example, assume that the schedule management apparatus 2000 displays the screen 10 shown in FIG. 7 on the display screen 3020. In this case, the content information display unit 2120 displays the content information on the reminder 30. The user drags the reminder 30 to the target date on the calendar 20. By doing so, schedule information in which the content information displayed on the reminder 30 is associated with the date information indicating the date specified at the dragged position is generated.

Here, it is assumed that a plurality of pieces of content information are displayed on one reminder 30. In this case, when the reminder 30 is dragged to a date on the calendar, the schedule management apparatus 2000 associates each content information with the date information specified at the drag destination position,
Generate multiple schedule information. If the dates to be associated with each other are different for a plurality of schedules displayed on one reminder 30, the user individually drags each content information to a target date on the calendar 20.

  If the content information includes information for specifying time (for example, 10:00), the date information generation unit 2040 includes information specifying the time indicated in the content information and a drag destination of the content information. The date information may be generated by combining with the date specified by. For example, it is assumed that content information including information for specifying time such as “10:00 English conversation lesson” is displayed on the reminder 30. For example, it is assumed that the user drags this reminder 30 to the September 10 frame. Then, the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information “September 10, 10:00”.

  In addition, although the display of the calendar 20 in FIG. 7 is a monthly unit, the unit of this display may be changeable to a week unit or a day unit. By making the display of the calendar 20 fine, such as weekly or daily, the user can specify the date and time associated with the content information in more detail. For example, when displaying the calendar 20 in units of weeks, a time frame can be displayed for each date. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a calendar 20 displayed in units of weeks. In this case, the user can drag the content information to a position representing the target date and the target time. Thereby, the date and time to be associated with the content information can be specified with finer granularity than when the calendar 20 is displayed on a monthly basis.

[Embodiment 4]
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule management device 2000 according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 15, arrows indicate the flow of information. Further, in FIG. 15, each block represents a functional unit configuration, not a hardware unit configuration. Except as described below, the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the second embodiment has the same functions as the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the first, second, or third embodiment.

  The schedule management device 2000 according to the fourth embodiment acquires schedule information, and generates new schedule information based on the schedule information. For this purpose, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the fourth embodiment includes a schedule information acquisition unit 2180. The schedule information acquisition unit 2180 acquires schedule information.

  The content information acquisition unit 2020 of the fourth embodiment acquires content information indicated in the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 2180.

  The date information generation unit 2040 according to the fourth embodiment generates other date information using the date information indicated in the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 2180. The date specified by the generated date information is a date after the date specified by the date information indicated in the schedule information. Further, when the date information represents a date and time, the date and time specified by the generated date information is a date and time later than the date and time specified by the date information indicated in the schedule information.

  The schedule information generation unit 2060 according to the fourth embodiment uses the content information acquired by the content information acquisition unit 2020 (content information indicated in the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 2180) and the date information generation unit 2040. Schedule information is generated in association with the generated date information.

<Details of Schedule Information Acquisition Unit 2180>
There are various methods by which the schedule information acquisition unit 2180 acquires schedule information. For example, the schedule information acquisition unit 2180 acquires schedule information from the storage unit in which the schedule information is stored. This storage unit is called a schedule information storage unit. The schedule information storage unit is provided inside or outside the schedule management apparatus 2000.

  The schedule information stored in the schedule information storage unit is, for example, schedule information generated in the past by the schedule information generation unit 2060. Moreover, the schedule information input manually may be stored in the schedule information storage unit. In this case, the schedule management device 2000 has a function of storing manually input schedule information in the schedule information storage unit. For example, the schedule management apparatus 2000 reads a file in which one or a plurality of schedule information is indicated, and stores the read schedule information in the schedule information storage unit. However, the function of storing manually input schedule information in the schedule information storage unit may be implemented in an external device other than the schedule management device 2000.

  The schedule information acquisition unit 2180 may acquire schedule information by receiving manual input of schedule information.

<Details of Content Information Acquisition Unit 2020>
The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires the content information indicated in the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 2180. However, the content information acquisition unit 2020 may have a function of processing the content information indicated in the schedule information. The processing method is the same as the content information processing method described in the first and second embodiments.

<Details of Date Information Generation Unit 2040>
The date information generation unit 2040 generates date information based on the date information indicated in the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition unit 2180. Here, the method by which the date information generation unit 2040 of the present embodiment generates date information is the same as the method by which the date information generation unit 2040 generates date information in the specific example 1 of the third embodiment. For example, the date information generation unit 2040 generates new date information by adding a predetermined period to the date indicated in the acquired schedule information.

<Process flow>
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the fourth embodiment. The schedule information acquisition unit 2180 acquires schedule information (S402). The date information generation unit 2040 generates another date information that specifies a date after the date specified by the date information based on the date information indicated in the schedule information (S404). The content information acquisition unit 2020 acquires the content information indicated in the schedule information (S406). The schedule information generation unit 2060 generates schedule information by associating the content information acquired in S406 with the date information generated in S404 (S408).

<Action and effect>
According to the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the present embodiment, based on existing schedule information, content information similar to the content information indicated in the schedule information, and date information representing a date later than the date indicated in the schedule information And new schedule information is generated. Thus, schedule information is automatically generated for a schedule that is predicted to be repeated. Therefore, the user can save the trouble of inputting the schedule himself, and the convenience of the schedule management device 2000 is improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, these are the illustrations of this invention, Various structures other than the above are also employable.

  According to each of the above-described embodiments and examples, or the schedule management apparatus 2000 that combines these, creation of a memo or a schedule can be realized with an operational feeling equivalent to that of handling a paper calendar or the like. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a memo and a schedule can be entered by handwriting input using a finger or a touch pen. In addition, the operation of generating schedule information by dragging the reminder 30 to the date on the calendar 20 described in the third embodiment is similar to the operation of pasting the paper sticky note on which the schedule is written on the paper calendar. Can be done.

  Furthermore, the schedule management apparatus 2000 provides the user with functions unique to an electronic medium (such as an electronic calendar). For example, in the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the embodiment, schedule information is automatically generated from information input to the memory 30 as if writing a memo. Further, for example, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the third embodiment provides a function of automatically generating schedule information using date information generated based on selection or deselection of content information. Furthermore, the schedule management apparatus 2000 according to the fourth embodiment automatically generates schedule information representing a schedule later than the schedule indicated by the schedule information using the acquired schedule information. Furthermore, the function of accepting input by sound or an image obtained by imaging a paper medium is a function unique to an electronic medium.

  In recent years, with the development of information technology, there is a disparity between those who can use information equipment and those who cannot use it. This disparity is called a digital divide (information disparity). An elderly person is an example of a person who cannot use information equipment well. According to the schedule management apparatus 2000 of the present invention, an interface that can handle an electronic calendar having a function unique to an electronic medium that cannot be realized by a paper calendar or the like with the same operational feeling as that of a paper calendar is provided. Thereby, the schedule management apparatus 2000 provides an electronic calendar that is easy to use regardless of age or sex, and contributes to the elimination of the digital divide.

10 screen 20 calendar 30 reminder 40 button 50 input screen 51 title 52 content 53 complete button 54 selection button 60 notification area 70 input screen 100 schedule information table 102 date information 104 content information 1020 bus 1040 processor 1060 memory 1080 storage 1100 input / output interface 2000 Schedule management device 2020 Content information acquisition unit 2040 Date information generation unit 2060 Schedule information generation unit 2080 Input information acquisition unit 2100 Content information generation unit 2120 Content information display unit 2140 Operation reception unit 2160 Calendar display unit 2180 Schedule information acquisition unit 3020 Display screen 3040 Touch panel 3060 Microphone

Claims (9)

Content information acquisition means for acquiring content information indicating the content of the schedule;
Date information generating means for generating date information for specifying one or more dates based on the data from which the content information was acquired or the time when the operation on the content information was performed;
Schedule information generating means for generating schedule information by associating the content information with the date information;
A schedule management device. Input information acquisition means for acquiring input information that is character string data or single voice data that is information including information specifying a schedule content and one or more dates;
Content information generating means for generating content information based on the input information,
The date information generating means generates date information based on the input information,
The content information acquisition means acquires the generated content information,
The schedule information generating means generates schedule information by associating the acquired content information with the generated date information.
The schedule management apparatus according to claim 1. Content information display means for displaying content information;
Operation accepting means for accepting an operation on the displayed content information,
The date information generating means generates date information based on the time when the operation accepting means accepts an operation,
The schedule information generating means generates the schedule information by associating the displayed content information with the generated date information.
The schedule management apparatus according to claim 1. Having schedule information acquisition means for acquiring first schedule information;
The date information generation means generates second date information for specifying a date after the date specified by the date information based on the first date information indicated in the first schedule information,
The schedule information generating means generates second schedule information by associating the content information indicated in the first schedule information with the second date information.
The schedule management apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3. A schedule management method executed by a computer,
A content information acquisition step for acquiring content information indicating the content of the schedule;
Date information generation step for generating date information for specifying one or more dates based on the data from which the content information was acquired or the time when the operation on the content information was performed;
A schedule information generating step for generating schedule information in association with the content information and the date information;
A schedule management method. An input information acquisition step for acquiring input information that is character string data or single voice data that is information including information specifying a schedule content and one or more dates;
A content information generation step for generating content information based on the input information,
The date information generation step generates date information based on the input information,
The content information acquisition step acquires the generated content information,
The schedule information generation step generates schedule information by associating the acquired content information with the generated date information.
The schedule management method according to claim 5. A content information display step for displaying content information;
An operation accepting step for accepting an operation on the displayed content information,
The date information generation step generates date information based on the time when the operation is received in the operation reception step,
The schedule information generating step generates the schedule information by associating the displayed content information with the generated date information.
The schedule management method according to claim 5. A schedule information acquisition step of acquiring first schedule information;
The date information generation step generates second date information for specifying a date after the date specified by the date information based on the first date information indicated in the first schedule information,
The schedule information generation step generates second schedule information by associating the content information indicated in the first schedule information with the second date information,
The schedule management method as described in any one of Claims 5 thru | or 7.   The program which makes a computer have the function which operate | moves as a schedule management apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.

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