JP6212885B2 - Schedule display system, schedule display device, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a schedule display system, a schedule display device, and a program for displaying a schedule.

  Conventionally, in order to manage the schedule of members of an organization, a schedule management system that manages and displays the schedule has been used in organizations such as companies and universities. Some of these schedule management systems display a schedule graphically so that members' schedules can be easily confirmed at a glance.

  Specifically, a time zone connecting the start time and the end time of the schedule is displayed in a band shape on an output device such as a display, and the schedule contents such as a schedule name are displayed in a band-like rectangle. When using such a system, it is not uncommon for users who need to carry out a busy schedule to overlap schedules. Therefore, a schedule management system capable of managing schedules with overlapping time zones has been developed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in the schedule management system, when there is a schedule with overlapping time zones in order to make it easy to grasp the free time, the schedule with a later start time is displayed in front and each overlapping schedule is displayed. Is displayed as a common side.

  However, in the conventional schedule management system including the one described in Patent Document 1, the schedules with overlapping time zones are only displayed by shifting by a predetermined unit with respect to the other one axis direction perpendicular to the time axis. It was. Specifically, by using the schedule with the earliest start time among overlapping schedules as a reference, the display position is shifted by a predetermined unit with respect to the other one axis direction perpendicular to the time axis in the order of the start time. , So you can see the duplicate schedule.

In such a display format, it is not possible to confirm at a glance which schedule is the most important among the duplicate schedules, that is, the schedule that should be attended. .
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and improve the visibility regarding a schedule having overlapping time zones.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a schedule display system for acquiring information on a plurality of schedules each including priority and time information, and schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquiring means. Display control means for displaying the schedule along the time axis on the display means based on the information, and specifying means for specifying a group of schedules having time overlap among the schedules indicated by the information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means; For the group of schedules specified by the specifying means, the display control means sets the display position in the direction perpendicular to the time axis according to the priority information, and displays the schedule in units of weeks. In the display mode, when the direct schedule is selected from the group of schedules specified by the specifying means, If there are more schedules with overlapping than the predetermined number, only the predetermined number of schedules with high priority are displayed on the display means, and there are schedules at other overlapping times. In addition, among the predetermined number of high priority schedules, the schedule with the highest priority includes the description of the business, and the remaining schedules include the description of the business. There is no display .

  According to the said structure, the visibility regarding the schedule which a time slot | zone overlaps can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the schedule management system which is embodiment of the schedule display system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the schedule management apparatus 100 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the schedule management apparatus 100 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of schedule information. It is a flowchart of the process regarding the display of a schedule which CPU of a schedule management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart of the duplication determination process of the schedule shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the schedule in weekly display mode. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the schedule in 1 day display mode. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of a schedule.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
First, FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a schedule management system as an embodiment of the schedule display system of the present invention.
The schedule management system shown in FIG. 1 is configured by connecting a schedule management device 100 and a terminal device 200 via a network 300.

  Among these, the schedule management apparatus 100 has a function of managing schedule information, which will be described later with reference to FIG. This schedule information can be edited by accessing the schedule management device 100 from the terminal device 200. Moreover, the schedule management apparatus 100 can generate display data for displaying the schedule on a graphical screen based on the schedule information.

The terminal device 200 can make the user refer to the contents of the schedule registered in the schedule management device 100 by acquiring the display data and displaying the screen on display means such as a display.
As the network 300, any communication system can be adopted regardless of wired wireless.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the schedule management apparatus 100.
As shown in FIG. 2, the schedule management apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a communication interface I / F 104, and an HDD (hard disk drive) 105, which are connected by a system bus 108. In addition to these, a UI (user interface) unit 106 may be provided.

  The CPU 101 executes a program stored in the ROM 102 using the RAM 103 as a work area, thereby controlling the overall operation of the schedule management apparatus 100, and various functions including functions related to schedule management and display described later. Can be realized.

The ROM 102 is a rewritable nonvolatile storage unit that stores a program executed by the CPU 101 and data to be stored even when the power is turned off.
The RAM 103 is a volatile storage unit that is used as a work area for the CPU 101 or stores data to be temporarily stored.
The communication I / F 104 is an interface for communicating with an external device via the network 300.

The HDD 105 is a large-capacity nonvolatile storage unit that stores programs to be executed by the CPU 101, schedule information, and data that should be saved even when the power is turned off.
The UI unit 106 includes operation means for accepting an operation from the user such as a keyboard and a mouse, and display means for presenting information to the user such as a display.
The schedule management apparatus 100 may be a known computer as hardware. The same applies to the terminal device 200.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a functional configuration of the schedule management apparatus 100. FIG. 3 shows only functions related to schedule management and display.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the schedule management apparatus 100 includes a schedule editing unit 111, a schedule reading unit 112, a schedule storage unit 113, a schedule display control unit 114, a schedule duplication determination unit 115, and a duplication schedule alignment unit 116.

Among these, the schedule editing unit 111 has a function of editing schedule information stored in the schedule storage unit 113 in response to a request from the terminal device 200. This editing includes addition, deletion, and change.
The schedule reading unit 112 corresponds to a schedule information acquisition unit, and has a function of reading and acquiring schedule information from the schedule storage unit 113 when displaying a schedule.
The schedule storage unit 113 has a function of storing schedule information.

  The schedule display control unit 114 corresponds to a display control unit, and has a function of generating display data for graphically displaying the schedule based on the schedule information acquired by the schedule reading unit 112. The display data generated is also provided to an appropriate display means, and a function for displaying a schedule display screen based on the display data is also provided.

  The schedule duplication determination unit 115 corresponds to a specifying unit, and has a function of determining duplication of schedules included therein based on the schedule information acquired by the schedule reading unit 112. In addition, a function for specifying a group of schedules having time overlap among the schedules included in the schedule information is also provided. A specific example of this specifying method will be described later.

  When the display data is generated by the schedule display control unit 114, the overlapping schedule arranging unit 116 arranges display parts such as bars indicating each schedule according to the priority information of the schedule according to the determination result of the schedule overlapping determining unit 115. It has a function to do. More specifically, the overlapping schedule arranging unit 116 displays the display position in the direction perpendicular to the time axis according to the priority information of the schedule specified by the schedule overlapping determining unit 115 as a group of schedules having overlapping time. Set. A specific example of this setting will also be described later.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example of schedule information stored in the schedule storage unit 113.
The schedule information shown in FIG. 4 includes number, time (time zone), requirement, location, and priority information for each schedule. In FIG. 4, one line of data indicates one schedule.

Of these, the number is identification information for specifying the schedule.
The time indicates the start time and end time of the business related to the schedule. It also includes information that identifies the date.
The requirement indicates the content of the requirement relating to the schedule, and is used as a caption when the schedule is displayed on the screen.
The place indicates a place where the schedule is processed.
The priority indicates how much priority should be given to the schedule.

Among these, the number is automatically set by the schedule management apparatus 100 when the schedule is registered, but other information can be arbitrarily edited by the user.
The schedule information may include information such as remarks, registration date, registrant, and non-registrant in addition to the information shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a flowchart of processing relating to schedule display, which is executed by the CPU 101 of the schedule management apparatus 100.
When the CPU 101 of the schedule management device 100 detects a schedule display instruction from the terminal device 200 or the like, it starts the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

First, schedule information is read from the schedule storage unit 113 (S11). In the schedule display instruction, when a narrowing condition such as a date to be displayed or a registrant is specified, only those corresponding to the condition are read.
Then, schedule duplication is determined for the read schedule information by the process shown in FIG.

In the process of FIG. 6, the CPU 101 first selects one of the days with a schedule in the schedule information as a process target day (S21). Next, one unprocessed schedule is selected from the schedules of the processing target days and set as “target” (S22).
Next, if there is a schedule that overlaps even part of the target and time zone and does not yet belong to any group, the CPU 101 adds them all to the same group as the target (S23). If the group including the target has not been defined so far, a group including the target is newly defined.

  If there is a schedule that has never become a target in the same group as the target (Yes in S24), the CPU 101 selects one of them and sets it as a new target (S25). Then, it returns to step S23 and repeats a process. In this process, for a schedule whose time zone overlaps with a target schedule at the beginning, the schedule whose time zone overlaps is further searched. This search is repeated until no new schedules with overlapping time zones are found.

And if it becomes No in step S24, CPU101 memorize | stores all the schedules which belong to the same group as a target as a group of schedules with a time overlap, and will be processed (S26).
Thereafter, if there is still an unprocessed schedule on the processing target day (Yes in S27), the process returns to step S22 and the process is repeated. If there is no unprocessed schedule, and there is a day that has not yet been set as a process target day (Yes in S28), the next process target day is selected (S29), and the process returns to step S22 and processed. repeat.

  When all schedules have been processed for all days, the result in step S28 is No, and the processing returns to FIG. When there is a schedule that does not belong to any group, it is assumed that one schedule is one group.

Thereafter, the CPU 101 determines the designated display mode (S13).
If this is a weekly display mode for displaying a schedule for one week, the CPU 101 displays, next to the time axis, a display component indicating a schedule with the highest priority in the group for each group schedule specified by the overlap determination. Arrange (S14). The display component used here may be a band or bar-shaped component including the character of the business related to the schedule.

  Next, for the predetermined number of schedules having the second highest priority among the schedules of each group identified by the overlap determination, the CPU 101 sets the display components indicating the schedules in order of priority in step S14. It arrange | positions beside the display component arrange | positioned by (S15). The arrangement in step S15 is performed for a group including two or more schedules. In addition, the schedules are arranged so that the display positions in the direction perpendicular to the time axis differ according to the priority information. The display component used in step S15 is preferably a thin band or bar-shaped component so as not to take up space.

Thereafter, the CPU 101 determines whether there is a schedule that has not yet been arranged in the read schedule information (S16). In step S15, when there is a group in which more than a predetermined number of schedules remain in the group, the determination in step S16 is Yes.
In this case, the CPU 101 arranges a display component with a mark indicating that there is a schedule that has not been displayed, next to a display component related to a group that has a schedule that has not yet been displayed (S17).

  The arrangement of the display components related to the schedule display is thus completed. Therefore, the CPU 101 generates display data for the schedule display screen according to the arrangement of the display components so far, transmits it to the display instruction source of the schedule (S18), and ends the process.

  In the case of the daily display mode in which the schedule for one day is displayed in step S13, the CPU 101 arranges display components indicating the schedule for the schedule on the date designated by the display instruction. That is, for each group schedule specified by the overlap determination, the display parts indicating the schedules in the group are arranged so that the schedule with higher priority comes closer to the time axis (S19). Each schedule is arranged so that the display position in the direction perpendicular to the time axis differs according to the priority information. Thereafter, the display data of the schedule display screen is generated according to the arrangement of the display components in step S19, transmitted to the schedule display instruction source (S18), and the process is terminated.

  The schedule display request source apparatus that has received the display data transmitted in step S18 displays a schedule display screen on a display means such as a display based on the display data.

Next, an example of a schedule display screen will be described.
7 and 8 are examples of a schedule display screen displayed using display data generated by the processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 based on the schedule information shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows an example of the weekly display mode, and FIG. 8 shows an example of the daily display mode.
When the duplication determination of FIG. 6 is applied to the schedule information shown in FIG. 4, the schedules of numbers 1 and 3 and the schedules of numbers 2, 4, 5, and 6 are each a group of schedules with overlapping times. Remembered.

First, the weekly display mode in FIG. 7 will be described.
FIG. 7 shows a screen that displays a schedule for one week (a plurality of days) on weekdays from September 24, 2012 to September 28, 2012. In the date display column 201, the date and day of the week are displayed.
In the example of FIG. 7, the time axis is vertical and the day of the week axis is horizontal, but the time axis may be horizontal and the day of the week axis may be vertical.

Further, the display component 202 shows a schedule with the number 7. A schedule that does not have a schedule with overlapping times as described above is displayed in a state in which a requirement is described in a frame by a wide band-shaped display component.
The display component 203 indicates a schedule with a number 1 (priority 3.0), and the time is the same as the schedule with a number 3 (priority 2.0). However, because the schedule with the number 1 has the highest priority among a group of schedules with overlapping time, it is displayed by a wide band-shaped display component that includes characters indicating the business in the position closest to the time axis. To do. Such a schedule having the highest priority among a group of schedules having time overlap is hereinafter referred to as an “active schedule”.

  On the other hand, the display component 204 corresponding to the schedule having a low priority number 3 is narrower than the display component 203 and does not include a description of the requirement. Note that the schedule having the second or higher priority among a group of schedules having overlapping times is hereinafter referred to as an “inactive schedule”.

  In the weekly display mode, the width for displaying the schedule for one day is limited. Therefore, when time overlaps among multiple schedules, the active schedule that is expected to attend is displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner, and the remaining inactive schedules are displayed in a narrow space that does not take up space so that only the existence can be seen. Displayed by parts. Further, according to this display mode, it is possible to display with high visibility so that an important schedule can be easily grasped even in a limited space.

  In addition, the display components 205 to 208 indicate schedules in which times overlap in a time zone different from that of the display components 203 and 204. The display components 205 to 207 correspond to schedules with numbers 2, 4, and 5, respectively. The display order is such that a schedule with higher priority is closer to the time axis, and a schedule with lower priority is farther from the time axis.

  In the example of FIG. 7, the predetermined number in step S15 of FIG. Therefore, only one active schedule and two inactive schedules are displayed side by side. This is because if a large number of inactive schedules are displayed, there is not enough space for displaying the active schedule.

However, since there are three inactive schedules here, the schedule with the lowest priority number 6 is not displayed on the screen. Instead of displaying the schedule itself, the screen displays a display component 208 indicating that there are other schedules with overlapping time zones at the position of the corresponding time zone. Such a display corresponds to a partial display.
With this display, the schedule status with a low priority may not be confirmed, but this display is considered sufficient when it is desired to roughly grasp the schedule.

  In order to cope with the case where it is desired to check all schedules, it is preferable that the display can be shifted to the display in the daily display mode for the corresponding date according to an operation on the display component 208. In this case, the terminal device 200 may instruct the schedule management device 100 to display the schedule in the daily display mode in accordance with the display on the display component 208.

Next, the day display mode in FIG. 8 will be described.
FIG. 8 shows a screen that displays a daily schedule for September 24, 2012. In the date display field 301, the date for displaying the schedule is displayed. In the example of FIG. 8, the time axis is vertical, but the time axis may be horizontal.
As can be seen from FIG. 8, in the one-day display mode, all schedules are displayed by a wide band-shaped display component including characters indicating the business. However, it is preferable to display the active schedule and the inactive schedule so that they can be distinguished. Further, the display position is set to be closer to the time axis as the schedule with higher priority.

If the display is only for one day, the display width per day can be widened, so displaying all the schedules helps grasp the entire schedule. Since how many schedules are different depends on the day, it is preferable that the display width per day is variable and the display width is such that all schedules can be displayed according to the overlap number.
In FIG. 8, the display components 302 to 304 show the same schedule as the display components 205 to 207 in FIG. Further, the schedule of number 6 that was not displayed in FIG. 7 is also displayed by the display component 305.

  Further, the display components 303 to 305 indicate an inactive schedule, and the display mode is different from the display component 302 indicating the active schedule. In FIG. 8, this is indicated by hatching, but this distinction can be made by any method such as color, darkness, pattern, and a combination thereof.

The examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are display examples relating to schedule information in which the overlap between schedules is relatively simple. However, in reality, more complicated duplication may occur. Such an example will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 schematically shows a display example of a schedule different from that in FIG. 7 in the weekly display mode. In addition, the number shown in each display component is the priority of the schedule which the display component shows.

FIG. 9A shows an example in which schedule times with the same priority overlap.
In this case, a schedule to be preferentially displayed is determined according to information other than the priority. In the example of FIG. 9, the registration date of the schedule is used, and the later registered schedule is treated as having a higher priority. Accordingly, the display component 401 related to the schedule registered on January 2 is displayed in a wider range at a position closer to the time axis than the display component 402 related to the schedule registered on January 1.

  Note that the earlier the registration date, the higher the priority may be, or the priority may be given priority based on other information. A schedule related to a specific place, a specific partner, or a specific requirement is given priority over other schedules. These conditions may be set arbitrarily by the user.

  In the example of FIG. 9A, the schedule indicated by the display component 403 does not have time overlap directly with the schedule indicated by the display component 401. However, since there is an overlap with the schedule indicated by the display component 402, according to the process of FIG. 6, this schedule is also the same group as the schedule indicated by the display component 401. Further, since the priority is lowest in the group of schedules, the schedule is arranged at a position farthest from the time axis according to the processing of FIG.

  However, in the time zone of the schedule indicated by the display component 403, a position adjacent to the time axis is vacant, and the display component 403 can be displayed at that position. In such a case, as shown in (b), it may be displayed at an empty position regardless of the priority of the schedule. However, this makes it difficult to understand the priority order, so the display mode may be kept as an inactive schedule.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, when there are a plurality of schedules with the highest priority in one group and their times do not overlap, all the schedules with the highest priority are all active schedules. Can be displayed as.

Although the description of the embodiment is finished as described above, in the present invention, the specific configuration of each device, the processing content, the data format, the display content of the screen, and the like are not limited to those described in the embodiment.
For example, the algorithm for specifying a group of schedules having time overlap is not limited to the specific example shown in FIG. Also, the display format of the schedule is not limited to the specific examples shown in FIGS.

  Further, the functions of the schedule management apparatus 100 or the terminal apparatus 200 described above may be provided in a distributed manner in a plurality of apparatuses, and the functions may be realized in cooperation with these apparatuses. In particular, the schedule information may be stored in a device different from the schedule management device 100. In this case, the schedule management apparatus 100 may access the apparatus as necessary to acquire schedule information.

  Of course, the schedule management apparatus 100 can be accessed from a plurality of terminal apparatuses 200. It is also possible to configure a device having both functions of the schedule management device 100 and the terminal device 200. It goes without saying that the schedule management apparatus 100 may receive a schedule display instruction using its own UI unit 106 or may display a schedule display screen using the UI unit 106.

  In the schedule display system and schedule display apparatus of the present invention, a function for editing schedule information is not essential. It is also possible to only display the schedule based on the already created schedule information.

The embodiment of the program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to realize the function of the schedule management apparatus 100 described above.
Such a program may be stored in a storage means such as a ROM provided in the computer from the beginning, but a non-volatile recording medium (such as a CD-ROM or flexible disk, SRAM, EEPROM, or memory card) that is a recording medium. It can also be recorded and provided in a memory.

Furthermore, it is also possible to download and execute an external device that is connected to a network and includes a recording medium that records the program, or an external device that stores the program in the storage unit.
In addition, it is needless to say that the configurations of the embodiments and modifications described above can be arbitrarily combined and implemented as long as they do not contradict each other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100: Schedule management apparatus, 101: CPU, 102: ROM, 103: RAM, 104: Communication I / F, 105: HDD, 106: UI part, 107: System bus, 111: Schedule edit part, 112: Schedule reading part 113: Schedule storage unit, 114: Schedule display control unit, 115: Schedule duplication determination unit, 116: Duplicate schedule alignment unit, 201, 301: Date display column, 202-208, 302-305, 401-403: Display parts

Japanese Patent No. 4933506

Claims (9)

Schedule information acquisition means for acquiring information of a plurality of schedules each including priority and time information;
Display control means for displaying the schedule along the time axis on the display means based on the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means;
Among the schedules indicated by the information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means, comprising a specifying means for specifying a group of schedules having time overlap,
In the weekly display mode in which the display control means sets a display position in a direction perpendicular to the time axis according to the priority information for the group of schedules specified by the specifying means , and displays the schedule in units of weeks. When there are more than a predetermined number of schedules with direct time overlap among the group of schedules specified by the specifying means, only the predetermined number of schedules with high priority among the schedules with the overlap are displayed. In addition, a mark indicating that there is a schedule at another overlapping time is also displayed, and among the predetermined number of schedules with high priority, the schedule with the highest priority is described in the requirement. A schedule display system characterized in that the display includes, and the remaining schedules do not include the description of the business . The schedule display system according to claim 1 ,
If there are more than a predetermined number of schedules with direct time overlap, only the predetermined number of schedules with high priority are displayed on the display means, and other overlapping times are also displayed. A schedule display system characterized in that displaying a mark indicating that there is a schedule is not performed when only a one-day schedule is displayed. The schedule display system according to claim 1 or 2,
The specifying unit assumes that a schedule having a time overlap with a schedule is the same group of schedules as the certain schedule, and a schedule having a time overlap with any schedule in the same group is also the same group. A schedule display system that identifies the group of schedules as being a schedule. The schedule display system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Storage means for storing the schedule information;
The schedule information acquisition unit reads and acquires schedule information from the storage unit. Schedule information acquisition means for acquiring information of a plurality of schedules each including priority and time information;
Display control means for displaying the schedule along the time axis on the display means based on the schedule information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means;
Among the schedules indicated by the information acquired by the schedule information acquisition means, comprising a specifying means for specifying a group of schedules having time overlap,
In the weekly display mode in which the display control means sets a display position in a direction perpendicular to the time axis according to the priority information for the group of schedules specified by the specifying means , and displays the schedule in units of weeks. When there are more than a predetermined number of schedules with direct time overlap among the group of schedules specified by the specifying means, only the predetermined number of schedules with high priority among the schedules with the overlap are displayed. In addition, a mark indicating that there is a schedule at another overlapping time is also displayed, and among the predetermined number of schedules with high priority, the schedule with the highest priority is described in the requirement. The schedule display device is characterized in that the display includes the display and the remaining schedule does not include the description of the business . The schedule display device according to claim 5 ,
If there are more than a predetermined number of schedules with direct time overlap, only the predetermined number of schedules with high priority are displayed on the display means, and other overlapping times are also displayed. A schedule display device characterized by not displaying a mark indicating that there is a schedule when displaying only one day's worth of schedule. The schedule display device according to claim 5 or 6 ,
The specifying unit assumes that a schedule having a time overlap with a schedule is the same group of schedules as the certain schedule, and a schedule having a time overlap with any schedule in the same group is also the same group. A schedule display device that identifies the group of schedules as being a schedule. The schedule display device according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
Storage means for storing the schedule information;
The schedule information acquisition unit reads out and acquires schedule information from the storage unit.   The program for functioning a computer as a schedule display apparatus as described in any one of Claims 5 thru | or 8.

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