JP2995232B2 - Electronic equipment with schedule function - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electronic device with a schedule function.

[Prior art and its problems] In recent years, electronic devices in which a cover is provided on a display unit so as to be openable and closable, such as an electronic wristwatch with a cover, have been proposed. by the way,
In the electronic device with such a lid, a function of storing and displaying a schedule is added.When the lid is closed, the schedule time is reached, and if the user is performing a task that cannot be performed. It is possible to recognize that a certain schedule time has been reached by the alarm sound, but the display cannot be seen due to the lid, and the schedule contents such as what the schedule relates to cannot be recognized, and the work that cannot be performed cannot be performed. At the end of the process, the schedule content may not be displayed even if the lid is opened after the schedule time has passed. In such a case, in order to check the contents of the overlooked schedule, the stored schedule is used one by one using the search function.
It is very troublesome because it is necessary to investigate.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device with a schedule function capable of extremely easily recognizing the contents of a schedule whose schedule time has passed while the lid is closed.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores a schedule whose schedule time has passed while the lid of the display unit is closed, and stores the schedule of the schedule when the lid is opened. The main point is that the content is displayed with priority.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on an example shown in the drawings.

Configuration FIG. 1 shows a circuit configuration of the present embodiment. That is, another circuit unit is connected to the CPU 1 as a center. The CPU 1 is a circuit unit that sends control signals to other circuit units, controls them, and processes, processes, and sends out the received data.

The timepiece unit 2, the oscillation circuit 3 is always a circuit that sends a signal of a constant frequency, the frequency dividing circuit 4 divides the signal to the IH _Z signal, the motor drive circuit 5 and the time count This is a circuit to be sent to the circuit 10. The motor drive circuit 5 is a circuit for rotating the step motor 6 to obtain the IH _Z signal, the step motor 6 is a motor for hand movement guidance 9 via a gear train mechanism 7, also, the time correction mechanism 8
Is a mechanism used when correcting the position indicated by the pointer 9 via the wheel train mechanism 7. The time counting circuit 10 includes the frequency dividing circuit 4
Newsletter IH _Z signal current time T by counting from which the CPU
1 and the display switching circuit 18 described later,
A circuit for sending a date carry signal to the date counting circuit 11 every time two o'clock is counted. The date counting circuit 11 is a circuit that counts the day carry signal from the time counting circuit 10 to obtain the date D of the day and sends it to the CPU 1 and the display switching circuit 18.

The RS flip-flop 12 is a circuit which receives the set and reset signals from the CPU 1 to enter the set and reset states, respectively, and sends the output Q to the buzzer 13 in the set state. The buzzer 13 is a circuit unit that obtains the output Q and generates an alarm sound during the time.

The RAM 14 has a configuration to be described later, and is a circuit unit that stores data from the CPU 1 under the control of the CPU 1 and sends the stored data to the CPU 1. The switch unit 15 is a circuit unit that includes a number of switches to be described later, and sends a corresponding switch input signal to the CPU 1 when any of them is operated. The power supply control circuit 16 is a circuit unit that controls power supply to the digital display unit 17 under the control of the CPU 1.

In the digital display section 17, the display switching circuit 18 selects one of the data from the CPU 1, the current time from the time counting circuit 10, and the date from the date counting circuit 11 under the control of the CPU 1, and The decoder driver 19 is a circuit unit for displaying the data sent from the display switching circuit 18 on the display device 20.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the RAM 14. The opening / closing flag FT is a flag that is set when a lid 30 described later is opened, that is, when an optical sensor 38 described below detects light. The alarm sound flag FA is a flag that is set while the buzzer 13 is generating an alarm sound. The schedule display flag FB is a flag that is set while the content of the schedule that has reached the schedule time is displayed on the digital display unit 17. The mode register M is a register for specifying a mode. When "0" is set, a schedule mode for displaying the contents of the schedule is displayed on the digital display unit 17, and when "1" is set, the current time is displayed on the digital display unit 17. Specify the clock mode for displaying etc. The next schedule address memory N is a register in which the address of the memory storing the nearest future schedule is set. Schedule number register AT
Is a register in which the number of schedules stored in the schedule memory unit SM described later is set. The display schedule address register P stores an address of a memory in which a schedule to be displayed is stored when the schedules stored in the schedule memory unit SM are displayed one by one on the digital display unit 17 for confirmation. Is a register to be set. Display standby schedule register Q
Is a register in which an address of a memory storing a schedule that has not been displayed because the lid 30 has been closed at the time when the schedule time has elapsed is set.

Schedule memory unit SM includes a plurality of schedule memory SM _1, SM _2, consists ..., each schedule memory the date area for storing the date of the schedule as shown in FIG. 2, the time area and message storing schedule time It consists of a message area to store. And in each of these schedule memories, from the schedule memory SM _{1 in} the order of earlier date and schedule time,
One schedule is stored sequentially. It should be noted that the schedule memory SM _1, SM _2, the memory address of ......, respectively, is made from the side of the schedule memory SM ₁ 1,2, and .......

FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the present embodiment. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the lid 30 is closed on the switch device section 36, and FIG.
2 shows a state in which the lid 30 attached to be openable and closable is opened. That is, an indicator display unit 31 including an hour hand 32 and a minute hand 33 is arranged on the front side of the lid 30, and a liquid crystal display panel 34 is arranged on the back side of the lid 30. The liquid crystal display panel 34 has a first display part 34a in which dot displays are arranged in a matrix and displays characters and the like, and a seven-segment display in which two rows of 12 digits are arranged to display time and the like. 2 display section 34b. On the upper surface of the switch device section 36, a number of key switches such as a left shift key 37 are provided.
a, up shift key 37b, down shift key 37c, right shift key 3
7d, mode keys 37e and the like are arranged in a matrix. An optical sensor 38 for detecting the opening and closing of the lid 30 is provided in the lower central portion of the portion where these keys are provided.

Operation Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the switch processing (step S29) and the display processing (step S30) in FIG. 4, respectively, in detail. . 7 to 9
This shows changes in the display of the liquid crystal display panel 34 in various states, and the like. Hereinafter, operations in various states will be described with reference to these drawings. In the following description, it is assumed that a large number of schedules are stored in the schedule memory unit SM, and some of them have not yet passed the schedule time.

(1) Operation when the lid 30 is closed a. When the scheduled time has not been reached In this case, first, in step S1, it is confirmed that no alarm sound for notifying that the scheduled time has been reached has not been generated. It is confirmed that the schedule that has reached the schedule time at that time or in the past is not displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (step S5), and the next schedule time (next schedule address memory) is passed through steps S10 and S11 in step S12. N (schedule time of the schedule memory specified by N) is confirmed with reference to the current time T and date D from the time counting circuit 10 and the date counting circuit 11, and the process proceeds to step S20. Then, in step S20, the open / close flag FT is turned off, and when it is first checked whether there is a light detection signal from the light sensor 38, it is confirmed that there is no light detection signal and the lid 30 is closed, and this time, Also, it is confirmed that there is no light detection signal from the light sensor 38 and the state where the lid 30 is closed continues (step S2).
1), returning to step S1, and thereafter, the same operation as above is repeated. Accordingly, no data is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (see FIG. 7A and FIG. 8A).

(B) When the scheduled time has been reached In this case, when the operation as described above is repeated and the process reaches step S12, it is detected that the scheduled time has been reached, an alarm sound flag FA is set, and the RS flip-flop 12
The buzzer 13 is driven by the output Q from the RS flip-flop 12 to generate an alarm sound (step S113). Next, it is confirmed that the lid 30 is closed (step S14), and the value of the next schedule address memory N, that is, the address of the schedule memory of the schedule which has reached the schedule time is moved to the display standby schedule register Q (step S16). In order to designate the next schedule, the value of the next schedule address memory N is increased by 1 (step S17), and the value of the next schedule address memory N is also set in the display schedule address register P (step S18). Confirm that the lid 30 has not been opened yet (steps S20 and S2).
1), and return to step S1. Thereafter, in step S1, it is confirmed that the alarm sound flag FA is set, and while checking whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the generation of the alarm sound (step S2), the operation substantially similar to the above is repeated. When the predetermined time has elapsed, a reset signal is sent to the RS flip-flop 12 to stop the buzzer 13 from generating an alarm sound (steps S2 to S4).

(2) Operation when the lid 30 is opened during generation of the alarm sound As described above, the schedule time is reached while the lid 30 is closed, and when the alarm sound is generated, the lid 30 is opened.
Is opened in step S21, the open / close flag FT is set (step S22), a signal is sent to the power supply control circuit 16 to supply power to the digital display unit 17, and the digital display unit 17 Activate (steps S22 and S23). And the alarm sound flag that the alarm sound is generated
After confirming by the FA, the alarm sound flag FA is lowered to stop the generation of the alarm sound (steps S24 to S2).
6). Next, it is confirmed that the memory address relating to the current schedule is set in the display standby schedule register Q (step S27), the schedule display flag FB is set (step S28), and the switch processing (step S28) is performed.
29), the process proceeds to the display process (step S30), and the contents of the schedule in the schedule memory designated by the display standby schedule register Q, that is, the contents of the schedule that has reached the scheduled time this time are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel
34 is displayed (steps S75 to S77, S78).

As described above, when displaying the contents of the current schedule on the liquid crystal display panel 34 and stopping the display and displaying other data on the liquid crystal display panel 34, any of the switches 15 Operate the switch. At this time, the process goes through steps S45 and S46 of the switch process to step S4.
Proceeding to 9, it is confirmed that the schedule display flag FB is still set, then the schedule display flag FB is lowered (step S50), and the display standby schedule register Q is cleared (step S51). .
After that, the process corresponding to the switch operation is executed, the process proceeds to the display process, and the data corresponding to the process is displayed (steps S75 to S81).

Also, as described above, the lid 30 is opened during the current schedule time and the alarm sound is generated, and after confirming the contents of the schedule, without performing a switch operation, the lid 30 is When closed again, step it
In S35, the open / close flag FT is lowered, the display standby schedule register Q is cleared, the power supply to the digital display unit 17 is stopped, and the display operation of the digital display unit 17 is stopped.

Further, as described above, when a certain period of time has elapsed without changing or stopping the display by operating the switch or closing the lid 30, it is detected in step S6 and the schedule display flag FB is lowered and displayed. The standby schedule register Q is cleared (steps S7, S8), and thereafter, a series of processing is executed (steps S10 to S12, S20, S35, S3).
9) The process proceeds to the display processing, and the schedule contents of the schedule memory designated by the display schedule address register P, that is, the contents of the next schedule are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S75, S36, S8).
0).

(3) After a certain time has passed since the scheduled time,
Operation when the lid 30 is opened When the schedule time of any of the schedules in the schedule memory unit SM is reached with the lid 30 closed as described above, an alarm sound indicating that fact is generated. After a certain period of time, the alarm sound also stops, but when the lid 30 is subsequently opened to confirm the contents of the schedule notified by the alarm sound, the following operation is performed. That is, it is detected in step S21 that the lid 30 has been opened, and the open / close flag FT is set (step S22).
The digital display unit 17 is activated (step S23), and it is confirmed that the generation of the alarm sound has already stopped (step S23).
S24) It is confirmed that the memory address of the schedule to be confirmed is set in the display standby schedule register Q (step S27), and the schedule display flag F
B is set up (step S28), and switch processing (step S2)
9), the process proceeds to the display process, and the schedule content to be confirmed is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S75 to S75).
77, S79).

For example, in the state shown in FIG. 7A, that is, with the lid 30 closed, it is 3:00 pm on November 2, and when the scheduled time for the meeting is reached, an alarm sound is generated for a certain period of time. At 3:35 pm after the stop of the alarm sound (that is, at the state of FIG. 3B), when the lid 30 is opened, the liquid crystal display panel is displayed as shown in FIG.
In 34, the schedule content indicating that there is a meeting at 3:00 pm on November 2 will be displayed.

As described above, even when the schedule content whose schedule time has elapsed is displayed and confirmed on the liquid crystal display panel 34, after a certain period of time, the liquid crystal display panel
34 displays the contents of the next schedule (step S6
~ S8, S10 ~ S12, S20, S35, S29, S30, S75, S76, S8
0), when one of the switches is operated, other data is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S45 and S4).
6, S49 to S51, S30), and when the lid 30 is closed, the display on the liquid crystal display panel 34 is stopped (step S3).
5-S38).

(4) Operation when lid 30 is opened at the time when the schedule time has elapsed and there is no schedule that has not been displayed yet (that is, the display standby schedule). In this case, as shown in FIG. Regardless of the schedule mode, the next schedule content is displayed. That is, at step S21, the lid 30
Is detected, the open / close lag FT is set, the digital display unit 17 is activated (steps S22 and S23), and the step S2 is performed.
4. After S27, the schedule mode is set in step S31, the memory address of the next schedule is set in the display schedule address register P (step S32), and the process proceeds to the display process (step S30) via the switch process (step S29). LCD display panel 34
(Steps S75, S76, S80). For example, if the next schedule is a meeting from 15:00 on November 2, a display as shown in FIG. 8B is made on the liquid crystal display panel 34.

Also, change the clock mode from the above state to the liquid crystal display panel.
In order to display the date / time of the day on 34, the mode key 37e is operated as shown in FIG. At this time, the operation is detected in step S55 of the switch process, and 1 is set in the mode register M to set the watch mode (step S5).
6, S57). Then, in the display processing, the current time and date from the time counting circuit 10 and the date counting circuit 11 are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S75 and S81). For example, November 2
At 10:58 on Sunday and Sunday, a display as shown in FIG. 8C is made on the liquid crystal display panel. When the mode key 37e is operated in the clock mode as shown in the figure, the mode returns to the schedule mode, and the contents of the next schedule are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (step S5).
5, S56, S58, S75, S76, S80), when the lid 30 is closed, the display on the liquid crystal display panel 34 is not performed (steps S35, S36, S37, S38). When the lid 30 is closed in the state of FIG. 8B in which the next schedule content is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34, the display on the liquid crystal display panel 34 is not performed as described above ( Steps S35-S
38).

(5) Operation when the scheduled time is reached when the lid 30 is opened.
The alarm is detected in S12, an alarm sound rag FA is set, and a set signal is sent to the RS flip-flop 12 to generate an alarm sound in the buzzer 13 (step S13). It is confirmed that the open / close flag FT is set (step S14). ), The schedule display flag FB is set (step S15), the value of the next schedule address memory N is increased by 1 (step S17) in preparation for the next time, and the value of the next schedule address memory N is stored in the display schedule address register P. It is set (step S18), the process proceeds to the display process (step S30) via steps S20, S35 and S29, and the contents of the current schedule are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S75 to S7).
8).

Also in this case, the alarm sound stops after a certain period of time has elapsed (steps S2 to S4).
The contents of the next schedule are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 (steps S6 to S8, S10, S20, S35, S29, S75, S7
6, S80).

(6) Operation when confirming the contents of each schedule stored in the schedule memory unit SM The contents of each schedule of the schedule memory unit SM are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 and confirmed. Is
The lid 30 is opened, the schedule mode is set, and the up shift key 37b or the down shift key 37c is operated. By this operation, the value of the display schedule address register P is sequentially set to 1
Only, it becomes larger or smaller, and cyclically changes between 1 and the value of the schedule number register AT (steps S61 to S64 or S65 to S68), and the schedule specified by the value of the display schedule address register P Are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 34 as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D (steps S75, S76, S8).
0).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the present invention.

[Effect of the Invention] As described in detail above, the present invention stores a schedule whose schedule time has elapsed while the lid of the display unit is closed, and stores the schedule of the schedule when the lid is opened. Since the present invention relates to an electronic device with a schedule function in which contents are displayed with priority, an electronic device with a schedule function can easily recognize the contents of a schedule whose schedule time has passed while the lid is closed. Equipment can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the RAM in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of this embodiment, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the display processing in FIG. 4 in detail, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining operations before and after the schedule time, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a change in display accompanying switching and opening and closing of the lid, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a change in display when the down shift key is operated. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... CPU, 2 ... Clock part, 3 ... Oscillation circuit, 4 ... Frequency divider circuit, 5 ... Motor drive circuit, 6 ... Step motor, 7 ... Wheel train mechanism, 8 ... Time correction mechanism , 9 ... hands, 10 ... time counting circuit, 11 ... date counting circuit, 12 ...
RS flip-flop, 13 ... buzzer, 14 ... RAM, 15 ...
... Switch section, 17 ... Digital display section, 18 ... Display switching circuit, 19 ... Decoder driver, 20 ... Display device, 30 ...
... lid, 31 ... pointer display, 32 ... hour hand, 33 ... minute hand,
34 ... LCD panel, 36 ... Switch unit, 37a ...
… Left shift key, 37b …… Up shift key, 37c …… Down shift key, 37d …… Right shift key, 37e …… Mode key, 38
…… Schedule memory, FT …… Open / close flag, FA …… Alarm sound flag, FB …… Schedule display flag, M
... Mode register, N: Next schedule address memory, AT: Schedule number register, P: Display schedule address register, Q: Display standby schedule register, SM: Schedule memory unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first case, a second case openably and closably provided on an upper surface of the first case, a display unit provided on an upper surface of the first case or a lower surface of the second case; Opening / closing detecting means for detecting opening / closing of the second case; timing means for obtaining current time information; schedule memory for storing schedule time information and message information; and opening / closing when the current time reaches the scheduled time. Storage means for storing that the second case is closed at the schedule time when the detection means detects that the second case is closed; and An alarm sound generating means for generating an alarm sound for a predetermined time; and a storage means when the opening / closing means detects that the second case is opened. When it is stored that the second case is closed at the scheduled time, the message information is displayed on the display unit, and when the alarm sound is being generated, the alarm sound is displayed. An electronic device with a schedule function, comprising: control means for stopping the operation.