JP4530942B2 - Time setting method and terminal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a time setting method and a terminal .

  To set the time, date, day of the week, etc. on the Web system, enter the specified time (time, date, day, etc.) in the text box on the time setting screen displayed on the terminal screen. Or select and set a predetermined time from a pull-down menu. A specific example of the time setting method will be described as follows. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a display screen of a time setting method according to the prior art. Here, FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram when a text box is used, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram when a pull-down menu is used. In this example, a case where the start time and end time of a certain work are set will be described.

  First, when the text box 2 shown in FIG. 6A is used, the time setting screen 1 is provided with a rectangular text box 2 (area) in which the hour and minute of the start time and end time are input. A cancel button 4 for the number input in the text box 2 and a setting button 5 for the input time are provided. In order to input numbers into the text box 2, a keyboard or the like provided on the terminal has been used. Patent Document 1 is an example of disclosure of inputting date and time in a text box.

When the pull-down menu 6 shown in FIG. 6B is used, the time setting screen 1 is provided with a rectangular area 7 for selecting / inputting the start time and the end time, and is input to the area 7. A time cancel button 4 and an input time setting button 5 are provided. Then, by operating the mouse provided on the terminal to move the mouse pointer displayed on the terminal screen to the rectangular area 7 of the start time and end time, and clicking the triangle mark 8 provided in the rectangular area 7, the time Since the menu 6 on which the list is written hangs down, it is input to the rectangular area 7 by selecting one time from the time list.
JP 2003-248720 A (paragraphs 0035 to 0037, FIGS. 13 to 15)

  In the time setting method described above, when setting the time using a text box, it is necessary to input a number into a rectangular area using a keyboard or the like, and input a number using a mouse or a keyboard. An operation to select an area is required. For this reason, the operability for inputting numbers is poor, and it takes time to set the time.

When setting the time using the pull-down menu, it is necessary to first click the triangle mark to select the time. In order to select a time from a menu hanging from the rectangular area, it is necessary to move the mouse pointer to the selected time and click the time. Since this operation must be performed for the start time and the end time, the number of operations for inputting the time increases. Therefore, the operability for inputting the time is poor, and it takes time to set the time.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a time setting method and a terminal capable of visually setting time only by operating a selection means and improving operability and shortening operation time.

In order to achieve the above object, a time setting method according to the present invention is a time setting method for a Web system in which a terminal and a server are connected via a communication line. A selection button provided corresponding to each time in a one-to-one manner is arranged along the flow of time to form a selection button group, and the entire selection button group and a first set time are displayed. A time area and a second time area for displaying the second set time are displayed in the display area of the display means of the terminal, and an initial value is set as the number of repetitions of the time setting. When the value is a value, the selection unit corresponding to the first set time is selected using the selection unit that moves the display area of the display unit, and the time corresponding to the selected selection button is selected. Is set to the first After coloring a color indicating that the color of the selection button is selected as the time that is set to the first as well as displayed on the first time region in the that time, the number of iterations increases one step, When the number of repetitions is a value obtained by increasing the initial value by one step, using the selection unit that moves the display area of the display unit, the selection button corresponding to the second set time is selected, the fact that the color of the selection button and displays the selected time corresponding to the selected buttons in the second time region to the time that is set to the second was chosen as the time to be set to a second after coloring the color representing the number of iterations further 1 gradually increases, and the number of repetitions is set, after determining whether the same as the number of times to be set, the repetition that has been set Times When the number of set Rubeki time are the same, the server time data corresponding to the selection button selected in time data and the second corresponding to the selection button selected in the first position from the terminal And the time data is registered in a database provided in the server, and the time is set.
The terminal according to the present invention is a terminal for registering input time data to a server via a communication line, and divides a certain time for each time and provides one-to-one for each time. A group of selection buttons formed by arranging the selected buttons along the flow of time, a first time area that displays the first time that is input first, and a second time that is input. Display means for displaying a second time area for displaying the second time in the display area, selection means for moving the display area of the display means and selecting a selection button displayed in the display area, and the selection means Storage means for storing the number of repetitions, which is a variable for counting the number of times the selection button has been selected, and when a selection button from the selection button group is selected by the selection means, the storage means Remembered Time type determining means for determining whether the time corresponding to the certain selection button is a first time or a second time based on the number of repetitions, and the display means includes the time type determining means The time corresponding to the certain selection button is displayed in the first time region or the second time region in accordance with the determination result by the method, and the certain selection button is colored in a color corresponding to the determination result. It is said.

In the time setting method according to the present invention, a cancel button for deleting the time selected by the selection button is displayed on the display means, the cancel button is selected by the selection means, and the selection button is selected immediately before the selection of the cancel button. The number of repetitions set by the operation immediately before the selection is reduced by one step.

  In the time setting method, the time can be set only by selecting the selection button corresponding to the set time among the selection buttons provided on the setting screen by the selection means. Therefore, the time setting method has good operability for setting the time, and the time can be set in a short time. The selection button group is formed by arranging a plurality of selection buttons corresponding to time, so that the set time can be easily visually recognized and can be easily operated visually.

The time setting method can set the time. In this case, a plurality of times, for example, a start time and an end time can be set using the same selection button group. In the time setting method, even when the time is set starting from the time, a plurality of times can be set using the same selection button group.
In addition, since the time setting method colors the selection button selected by the selection means, it can be easily visually distinguished from other selection buttons that are not selected.
In the time setting method, when the selected time is wrong by operating the cancel button, the user can return to the previous operation by pressing the cancel button once, and the time can be selected again. Therefore, the operability for setting the time is good, and the time can be set in a short time.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the time setting method according to the present invention will be described. In the time setting method according to the present invention, for example, time such as time, date, day of the week, etc. can be set. Therefore, in this embodiment, a method for setting the time will be described. The time setting method described below will be described by taking as an example the case of setting the start time and end time of a certain work.

  FIG. 1 is a flow for setting the time. FIG. 2 is a flow for setting the time on the terminal side. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the Web system. As shown in FIG. 3, the Web system 10 in which the time setting method is used has a configuration in which the terminal 12 and the server 24 are connected via a communication line 30. The terminal 12 includes a display unit 14, a selection unit 18 such as a mouse pointer displayed on the screen 16 of the display unit 14, a keyboard for inputting numbers and characters, and an input unit 20 such as a mouse for moving the selection unit 18. These means 14, 18, 20 and processing means 22 for processing time selection and the like are provided. Note that the selection unit 18 moves the screen 16 (display area) of the display unit 14. The server 24 also includes a time setting processing unit 26 and a database 28 in which the time input by the terminal 12 is registered. As shown in FIG. 1, the time setting method first displays a time setting screen on the screen 16 of the terminal 12 connected to the server 24 (S100).

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a setting screen. The setting screen 40 is used for inputting a start time and an end time, and includes a selection button group 44, an area (display unit 46) for displaying the start time and the end time, a time cancel button 48, and a time Is set in the server 24. The entire selection button group 44 is displayed on the screen of the display means 14 and is formed by a plurality of selection buttons 42. The selection buttons 42 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence by dividing a certain period at regular time intervals. The selection buttons 42 are arranged along the time flow.

  In the case shown in FIG. 4, since the time is set using the setting screen 40, a certain time is divided for each time, and the selection button 42 corresponding to one-to-one for each time follows the flow of time. Is provided. More specifically, the selection button group 44 is composed of selection buttons 42 that divide the time from 5:00 to 24:00 for each time and are arranged in order from 5:00 to 24:00. Yes.

  In such a setting screen 40, when the selection button 42 constituting the selection button group 44 is selected by the selection unit 18, the time assigned to the selection button 42 is displayed as the start time or the end time on the display unit 46. It is configured to be displayed. By using the setting screen 40, the start time and the end time are input to the server 24 by an operation from the terminal 12 (S110).

  The specific operation of the terminal 12 is as follows. First, an operation for selecting a start time and an end time in succession will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, an initial value “0” is set as the number of repetitions X on the setting screen 40 displayed on the screen 16 of the terminal 12 (S200). Since the cancel button 48 is displayed on the setting screen 40, it is determined whether or not the cancel button 48 has been pressed (S210). That is, the user operates the input unit 20 of the terminal 12 to determine whether the cancel button 48 is pressed or not by the processing of the processing unit 22 provided in the terminal 12. As a result of S210, if the cancel button 48 is not pressed (No), it is determined whether or not the setting button 49 displayed on the setting screen 40 has been pressed (S220). This determination may be performed in the same manner as in S210. As a result of S220, when the setting button 49 is not pressed (in the case of No), it is determined whether or not the number X is less than “2” (S230). In this case, since the number X remains the initial value “0” set in S200, it is determined in S230 that the number X is less than “2” (Yes). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the number X is “0” (S240). In this case, since the number X remains the initial value “0” set in S200, it is determined in S240 that the number X is “0” (Yes).

  First, the start time Y is selected (S250). This selection is selected by the user operating the input means 20 of the terminal 12 to move the selection means 18 to the selection button 42 corresponding to the start time Y and pressing the selection button 42. That is, in the case shown in FIG. 4, since 9:00 is set as the start time Y, the selection means 18 is moved to the selection button 42 showing 9:00, and the selection button 42 is selected. Then, when the selection button 42 is selected by the selection means 18, the processing means 22 displays the time data (9:00) corresponding to the selection button 42 on the display unit 46 of the start time Y provided on the setting screen 40. Let The selection button 42 indicating the start time Y is hatched from the upper right to the lower left in FIG. The selected selection button 42 (time) is colored in color 1 so that it can be distinguished from the other selection buttons 42 (time) (S260). Then, 1 is added to the initial value “0” of the number X, and the number X is set to “1” (S270). Thereafter, in order to set the end time, the above steps S210 to S230 are repeated.

  In S230, since it is determined that the number of times X is less than “2” (Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of times X is “0” (S240). In this case, since the number of times X is “1” set in S270, it is determined in S240 that the number of times X is not “0” (No). Thereafter, the end time Z is selected as the second (S280). The selection of the end time Z is performed in the same manner as the start time Y. That is, in the case shown in FIG. 4, since 18:00 is set as the end time Z, the selection means 18 is moved to the selection button 42 showing 18:00, and the selection button 42 is selected. Then, when the selection button 42 is selected by the selection means 18, the processing means 22 displays time data (18:00) corresponding to the selection button 42 on the display unit 46 of the end time Z provided on the setting screen 40. Let The selection button 42 indicating the end time Z is hatched from the upper left to the lower right in FIG. Further, the selected selection button 42 (time) is colored in color 2 so that it can be distinguished from the other selection buttons 42 (time) (S290). Note that if the color 1 is colored in S260 and the color 2 is colored in S290, the start time Y and the end time Z can be identified by the difference in color. Then, 1 is added to the set value “1” of the number of times X to set the number of times X to “2” (S270).

  Since the start time Y and the end time Z have been selected by such operations of S200 to S270, an operation to confirm these is performed. That is, when the user operates the input unit 20 of the terminal 12, the selection unit 18 is moved to the setting button 49 and the setting button 49 is pressed. As a result, No is selected in S210, and Yes is selected in S220. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the number X is “2” (S300). In this case, since both the start time Y and the end time Z are selected, the number of times X is “2”. Therefore, in S300, it is determined that the number X is “2”, and “1” is set as the result A (S310). The start time Y and the end time Z are selected by the terminal 12 by such operations of S200 to S310.

  Next, a case where the operation of the terminal 12 is terminated without selecting either the start time Y and the end time Z and a case where the start time Y or the end time Z selected by the terminal 12 is canceled will be described. First, the setting screen 40 is displayed on the terminal 12, but when the operation of the terminal 12 is terminated without selecting either the start time Y or the end time Z, a cancel button 48 provided on the setting screen 40 may be pressed. . That is, when the setting screen 40 is first displayed on the screen 16 of the terminal 12, an initial value “0” is set as the repetition count X on the setting screen 40 (S200). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the cancel button 48 is pressed (S210). In this case, since the cancel button 48 is pressed, the determination is Yes, and it is determined whether or not the number of times X is “0” (S320). Then, although the setting screen 40 is displayed on the terminal 12, the operation is immediately ended, so that the number of times X remains the initial value “0”. Therefore, it is determined that the number X is “0” (Yes), and “0” is set as the result A (S330). With such an operation, the operation of the terminal 12 is completed.

  Also, when canceling the start time Y or the end time Z selected on the terminal 12, the cancel button 48 provided on the setting screen 40 may be pressed. That is, after selecting the start time Y or selecting the end time Z as described above, it is determined whether or not the cancel button 48 is pressed (S210). In this case, since the cancel button 48 is pressed, the determination is Yes, and it is determined whether or not the number of times X is “0” (S320). Since the start time Y or the end time Z has already been selected, the number of times X is “1” or “2”. Therefore, it is determined that the number X is not “0” (No). Further, it is determined whether or not the number X is “1” (S340). In this case, when canceling the start time Y, it is determined that the number X is “1” (Yes), and the value of the start time Y is lost (S350). That is, the selected start time Y and the values displayed on the display unit 46 of the start time Y are eliminated. Then, the selection button 42 showing the start time Y colored in color 1 is set to colorless (S360), and thereafter, 1 is subtracted from the set value “1” of the number of times X to obtain “0” (S370).

  On the other hand, when canceling the end time Z, it is determined that the number of times X is not “1” (No), and the value of the end time Z is lost (S380). That is, the selected end time Z and the values displayed on the display unit 46 of the end time Z are eliminated. Then, the selection button 42 showing the end time Z colored in the color 2 is set to colorless (S390), and thereafter, 1 is subtracted from the set value “2” of the number of times X to be “1” (S370). As a result, the start time Y or the end time Z can be selected again. Then, the operation described above may be performed to select the start time Y and the end time Z again.

  Next, a case where the setting button 49 is pressed before both the start time Y and the end time Z are selected will be described. In this case, it is determined whether or not the setting button 49 displayed on the setting screen 40 has been pressed (S220). After determining that the setting button 49 has been pressed (Yes), the number of times X is “2”. Is determined (S300). When both the start time Y and the end time Z are not selected, the number of times X is “0” or “1”. Therefore, in S300, it is determined that the number of times X is not “2” (No). Thereby, an input error screen is displayed on the screen 16 of the terminal 12 (S400).

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an input error screen. The input error screen 50 displays an “input error” indicating that both the start time Y and the end time Z are not selected, and a confirmation button 52 is provided for confirmation by the user operating the terminal 12. It has been. Then, by operating the input means 20, the selection means 18 is moved to the confirmation button 52, the confirmation button 52 is pressed (S410), and the above-described start time Y or end time Z is selected.

  Next, a case where an attempt is made to select a time after selecting the start time Y and the end time Z will be described. In this case, since both the start time Y and the end time Z are selected, the number of times X is “2”. Therefore, in determining whether or not the number of times X is less than “2” in S230, it is determined that the number of times X is “2” or more (No). After this determination, the process returns to the determination of whether or not the cancel button 48 has been operated in S210. Therefore, in addition to the start time Y and the end time Z, no time is selected.

  As a result A, “0” or “1” is set by selecting the start time Y and the end time Z in the terminal 12. Then, the result A and time data (start time data and end time data) corresponding to the selected selection button are output from the terminal 12 to the server 24. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 24 determines whether or not the result A is “1” (S120). This determination is made by the processing unit 26 of the server 24. When both the start time Y and the end time Z are selected in the terminal 12, it is determined that the result A is “1” (Yes), and the terminal 12 is stored in the database 28 provided in the server 24. The start time Y and end time Z selected in (1) are registered (S130). Thereby, the setting of the start time Y and the end time Z using the Web system 10 is completed. On the other hand, if neither the start time Y nor the end time Z is selected in the terminal 12, it is determined that the result is “0” (No), and the process ends.

  As described above, the time setting method can set these times by selecting the selection button 42 indicating the start time and the end time in the selection button group 44 provided on the setting screen 40 with the selection means 18. That is, when a mouse is used as the selection means 18, the start time and end time can be selected with two clicks. If the selected time is wrong, that is, if the location clicked with the mouse is wrong, the user can return to the previous operation by pressing the cancel button 48 once, and the time can be selected again. Therefore, the operability for setting the time is good, and the time can be set in a short time.

  The time setting method includes a selection button group 44 in which a plurality of selection buttons 42 indicating time are arranged on a setting screen 40 used in the Web system 10 and a selection button in which a start time and an end time are selected. Since 42 is colored, it can be visually manipulated. That is, the time can be set using HTML or JAVA (registered trademark) script.

It is a flow for setting time. It is a flow for setting the time on the terminal side. It is explanatory drawing of a Web system. It is explanatory drawing of a setting screen. It is explanatory drawing of an input error screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display screen of the time setting method which concerns on a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

12 ......... Terminal, 14 ......... Display means, 18 ......... Selection means, 20 ......... Input means, 24 ......... Server, 28 ......... Database, 40 ......... Setting screen, 42 ......... Selection button, 44... Selection button group.

Claims (3)

A time setting method for a Web system in which a terminal and a server are connected via a communication line,
A certain time is divided for each time, and a selection button group is formed by arranging selection buttons provided in a one-to-one correspondence for each time along the flow of time,
The entire selection button group , a first time area for displaying the first set time, and a second time area for displaying the second set time are displayed in the display area of the display means of the terminal. Set the initial value as the number of times to repeat the time setting,
When the number of repetitions is an initial value, the selection button corresponding to the first set time is selected using a selection unit that moves the display area of the display unit, and the selected selection is performed. the time corresponding to the button to the time that is set to the first colored color indicating that the color of the selection button is selected as the time that is set to the first as well as displayed on the first time region Then, increase the number of repetitions by one step,
When the number of repetitions is a value obtained by increasing the initial value by one step, using the selection unit that moves the display area of the display unit, the selection button corresponding to the second set time is selected, the fact that the color of the selection button and displays the selected time corresponding to the selected buttons in the second time region to the time that is set to the second was chosen as the time to be set to a second After coloring the color to represent , the number of repetitions is further increased by one step,
And set the number of repetitions, after determining whether the same as the number of times to be set, when the number of configured Rubeki time and set the number of repetitions is the same, the first Outputting the time data corresponding to the selection button selected to and the time data corresponding to the second selection button selected from the terminal to the server,
Register these time data in a database provided in the server, and set the time,
A time setting method characterized by that. A terminal for registering input time data to a server via a communication line,
A certain time is divided for each time, and a selection button group formed by arranging the selection buttons corresponding to each time in a one-to-one manner along the time flow is set to the first input. Display means for displaying, in the display area, a first time area for displaying the first time and a second time area for displaying the second time that has been input and set second;
A selection means for moving a display area of the display means and selecting a selection button displayed in the display area;
Storage means for storing the number of repetitions which is a variable for counting the number of times the selection button has been selected by the selection means;
When a selection button in the selection button group is selected by the selection unit, the time corresponding to the selection button is set to the first time and the second time based on the number of repetitions stored in the storage unit. And a time type determining means for determining which is
The display means displays a time corresponding to the certain selection button in the first time area or the second time area according to the determination result by the time type determination means, and displays the certain selection button as the determination result. A terminal characterized in that it is colored in accordance with the color. Display a cancel button for erasing the time selected by the selection button on the display means,
The cancel button is selected by the selecting means, the time selected by the selection button immediately before the selection of the cancel button is deleted, and the number of repetitions set by the operation immediately before the selection is decreased by one step. ,
The time setting method according to claim 1, wherein:

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