JPH01306949A - Electronic apparatus with calendar function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the necessity of counting days by a user of the title apparatus himself by displaying how many days exist before a designated date, how many day are left after the designated date, and the ordinal number of the week corresponding to the designated date in the same year. CONSTITUTION:When a user of this electronic apparatus operates the calendar key 165 of a mode selecting key 16, a calendar display of, for example, January 1988 is made on a display device 2. A displaying part (a) indicates the number of days from the 1st January, 1988 to the date designated by a cursor. A displaying part (b) indicates the number of days from the date designated by the cursor to the end (31st December) of the year (1988). A displaying section (c) indicates the ordinal number of the week corresponding to the designated date in the year. Therefore, the user can be freed from counting those numbers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an electronic device having a calendar function capable of displaying a calendar.

<Prior art> In an electronic notebook equipped with a schedule management function,
It has a calendar display function for inputting schedules.

For example, a calendar for one month based on the days counted by the clock circuit is displayed on the display device.

An example of this is a display as shown in FIG. 6(a). This display allows you to know the day of the week, holidays, etc. for each day of the month.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> As described above, the conventional devices equipped with a calendar function can only display one month's calendar. Therefore, it is completely impossible to determine what day of the year the specified date (the date specified with a cursor, etc.) is, how many days are left after it, and what week of the year it corresponds to. Can not. If you want to make a distinction, each month will be displayed sequentially and you will have to count it yourself, which is extremely troublesome.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides, in calendar display,
To provide an electronic device that can easily recognize what day of the year a designated day is, the number of remaining days, and what week of the year it corresponds to.

Means for Solving the Problems> The electronic device with a calendar function of the present invention displays the calendar and at the same time displays the number of days of the year that a specified day is, the number of remaining days, and even the week of the year. It is characterized by a configuration that displays the eyes at the same time.

<Function> According to the electronic device with a calendar device of the present invention, information indicating various days and weeks is displayed in the calendar display.

In other words, in the calendar display, the specified day is
It simultaneously displays what day of the year it corresponds to, how many days remaining, and what week of the year it corresponds to.

<Example> FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) show an electronic device having many other functions including a calendar function according to the present invention, such as an electronic notebook that can also be used as an electronic desktop calculator. FIG. 2 is a perspective view and a plan view of the exterior.

The electronic notebook according to the present invention has a calendar display function, a schedule function (a function including input/output), a world clock, and a calculation function capable of performing at least four arithmetic operations.

As shown in the figure, the electronic notebook includes an operation section 1 and a display device 2. The operation unit 1 includes input keys for calculations, etc., consisting of a value key for performing calculations and a calculation instruction key.
11. Character input key 12, cursor movement key 13 for specifying the position of character input, date on calendar, etc., edit key 14 for character control such as inserting and deleting characters, turning on or off the power of the electronic notebook body Power key 15 for
It also has a mode (function) selection key 16 for setting each mode such as a calendar function, a schedule function, a world clock function, a clock display function, and a calculation function.

Further, the display unit 2 is a display device including a dot matrix LCD or the like. This display device 3 is configured to be able to display a large number of lines, and to display characters in a dot matrix of, for example, 5×7.

The electronic notebook is set to that mode by operating one of the mote selection keys 16 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the power is turned on using the power key 15, a state is set in which various modes can be selected. Here, by turning on the power key 15, the computer mode may be set preferentially.

By operating the calculation key 161, calculation mode is set. Calculation results, formulas, etc. are displayed in a format as shown in FIG. 3(a) or (b).

When the clock key 162 is operated, the time counted by the clock circuit is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 7(a). When the clock key 162 is operated at the same time as or after the operation of the SIIIFT key III, a mode is set in which the area being counted by the clock circuit is changed.

By operating the world clock key 163, the time in various parts of the world can be displayed. An example of the display is shown in FIG. 7(b). Here, when adjusting the time, if the world clock key 163 is operated at the same time as the SHIFT key 111 or after the SHIFT key 111 is operated, the time adjustment mode is set.

By operating the schedule key 164, it can be used as a schedule management device that can input and output schedules. Examples of the display are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In addition, by operating the schedule 164 at the same time as or after operating the SHIFT key 111, a second schedule different from the above can be set.
Enables input of schedule.

By operating the calendar key 165, a calendar for one month is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 6(a). This display is a common one that indicates Sunday as the first day of the week. On the other hand, when displaying Monday as the beginning of the week, for example, by operating the calendar key 165 at the same time as or after operating the SIIIFT key 111, it is possible to display a calendar as shown in FIG. 6(b). do.

The above is an outline of the various functions provided in the electronic notebook. Next, each function will be explained.

Calculator Mode As described above, when the calculation key 161 of the mode selection keys 16 is operated, the calculation mode is set.

In this calculation mode, the value number key and calculation input key -1
By operating the various keys 1, input numerical values are displayed in order, and the calculation results are displayed as shown in FIG. 3(a). This is similar to the conventional one-level display.

Also, by continuously operating the calculation key 161,
For example, in a calculation process by hand, numerical values and operation symbols are displayed at the same time. An example of the display state is shown in FIG. 3 (,).

As shown in ``2'' below, in the computer mode, press the calculation key 16.
Depending on whether I is operated continuously or by one change, it is selected whether the calculation process is displayed in one stage or in multiple stages. In this way, instead of selecting the display state by operating the calculation key, in the computer mode, it may be possible to select whether to use one-stage display or multi-stage display by operating other keys.

Calendar Function Next, the calendar function will be explained. As for the calendar function, when the calendar key 165 of the mode selection key 16 is operated, a calendar for January 1988 is displayed on the display device 2, for example, as shown in FIG. In this display, Sunday is displayed as the start of the week, but
Monday can also be displayed as the start of the week, depending on the country. This will be explained in detail later. Also, the 6th
In the calendar display in Figure (a), the cursor position is indicated on the 11th to make that day more prominent than other days. The position of this cursor can be freely moved vertically and horizontally using the cursor movement key 13.

Further, the display portion indicated by the symbol a displays the number of days from January 1st of the year to the date indicated by the cursor. The display section also shows the number of days remaining from the date indicated by the cursor to the last day of the year (December 31st). Display section C indicates which day of the current year the date indicated by the cursor falls on. In other words, each display section a mentioned above
, b and C are 11 since January 11 is the first day of the year.
It is displayed that there are 355 days remaining and that it is the second opening. ” 1 Display section C is displayed in reverse.

When displayed in this way, it is possible to recognize at a glance the number of days remaining from today's date and the number of days since January 1st. Moreover, the number of days from a certain date to a specific date can be easily calculated from the number of days displayed on the display section a. That is, if the number of days displayed on display section a on a certain day is A and the number of days displayed on display section a on a specific day is B, it can be easily calculated by B-A (where A<B). This means that when the year changes, if you add the number of days in display section A from the first day of that year to the number of days in display section A of the previous year, it will easily change to a certain day even if the years span. You can determine the number of days until a specific date. Note that the inverted display on the display section d indicates the day when the second schedule will start.

Schedule function When the schedule key 164 is operated, the schedule mode is set. Therefore, if a schedule has been input, the stored schedule contents are displayed together with the time, as shown in FIG. 4(a), for example. if,
If no schedule input has been made, the time and schedule details will be displayed without being displayed. When entering a schedule on such a display screen,
By inputting the year, month, date, time, schedule details, etc., the information is stored in the storage unit. Further, FIG. 4(b) shows a schedule display in a state where no time input is performed. Here, the display t'le is the date, the display part f is the start time and the end time, and the display part g is the presence or absence of an alarm. If an alarm is required, a bell mark is displayed. The display section also displays the contents of the schedule.

Unlike the schedule mode described above, a schedule display as shown in FIG. 5, for example, is performed by operating the calendar key 165 from the calendar display state.

For example, in the display state of FIG. 6(a), when the calendar key 165 is operated, the schedule contents for one week from the 11th indicated by the cursor are displayed as shown in FIG. 5(a). As shown in the figure, the date, day of the week (initial letters), and schedule details for that day are displayed in a predetermined number of characters from the beginning.

In addition, in the schedule display state of FIG. 5(a),
When the calendar key 165 is operated, the schedule for the day indicated by the cursor is displayed as a time graph as shown in FIG. 5(b). In other words, the start and end times of the schedule are displayed in a graph.

This time display part is shown in units of 1 hour, for example.
By displaying a graph according to the time unit, the start time and end time of the schedule can be recognized.

Here, the leading edge or the trailing edge of the graph is displayed with ``°'' or ``bi'' or ``-''. For example, in terms of the cursor display position, this indicates the scheduled time from after 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock. In other words, if it is before 11 o'clock, """ will be used, but if it is after 11 o'clock, it will be " -°
' is displayed. Also, if the game starts from 11 o'clock, it will be displayed in a format such as "ji", and if it starts after 11 o'clock, it will be displayed as "par". This is because when entering the time for a schedule, the start time is often entered on the hour or in 30-minute increments, so if it is entered on the hour, a display indicating the break is displayed as starting or ending on the hour. , and if it is the start or end of 30 minutes, the above display will be displayed.

Therefore, if the input is made in 30-minute units, it can be easily determined from the graph display whether it is the start or end of the hour or the start or end of the 30-minute period. However, the display shown in FIG. 5(b) is just an example, and if there is a display that distinguishes whether it is on the hour or a time beyond that, the start or end of the schedule could be displayed. The time of day can be easily determined.

In addition, although the above explanation has been made in units of 30 minutes, the above-mentioned division display may be performed, for example, in order to determine whether the start time is 0 to 29 minutes or 30 to 59 minutes.

Here, when inputting a schedule, it is necessary to input the year, month, day, day of the week, etc. However, there is a schedule that has a fixed month and day every year.

For example, holidays in each country, birthdays of family members, acquaintances, friends, etc.
There are wedding anniversaries, etc.

It used to be necessary to input such date and time every year, but by simply inputting the month, day, etc., it is now possible to display the schedule for a certain date every year.

In other words, it is possible to input a second schedule that does not limit the year.

'', the schedule input state is set by operating the SHI FT+schedule key 164. With this setting, you can manually set the month, day, day of the week, or month and number of days of the week without having to set the date of the beginning of the year.For example, holidays, birthdays or wedding anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. By inputting the schedule, the schedule is stored in the determined storage unit. This schedule content can be displayed by changing the day display in the calendar display as shown in Figure 6 (
In the display screen of a), as shown in the display section d, it is distinguished by an inverted display. What this date and time means is that by moving the cursor on that day and operating the schedule key, the contents of the schedule for that day will be displayed, as shown in FIG. 4(b). In this case, as a matter of course, the time is not displayed.

Clock function The clock or world clock mode is set by operating the clock key 162 or the world clock key 163. For example, the clock has a function of displaying the country where the user who owns the electronic notebook is located as the home region, and a function of a world clock that displays the time of the world.

When displaying a clock, by operating the clock key 162, the current time that the clock circuit is currently measuring is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (,a). Here, the display part i shows the area where the clock is displayed, the display part j shows the country name of the area, the display part shows the year, month, and day, and the display part 1 shows the time.

In addition, to select the world clock mode, use the world clock key 16.
3, a screen as shown in FIG. 7(b) will be displayed. Here, the major difference from the clock display is that
The time difference is displayed on the display section m. This shows the time difference between the time in the home region where the clock circuit is counting time and the time in the region displayed in Figure 7(b). NEW
YORK", it can be recognized that the time difference with "LONDON" in the UK is 5 hours. Also, + indicates that the time is ahead of home.

The electronic notebook having each of the functions described above is realized by the circuit configuration shown in FIG. In the block circuit, 3
8 is a program ROM that stores the program for operating the electronic notebook of the present invention; This is an output device (Ilo). Further, in the dot matrix display device 2, necessary information is displayed according to the CPU 5 via the drive circuit 10.

Further, 30 is a calendar storage ROM that stores each year's calendar, and 6 is a clock circuit that counts the current time in the Bohm region. Furthermore, 7 is a register that temporarily stores necessary information when necessary, 8 is a schedule storage unit that stores and can read input schedules, and 9 stores and can read out the schedule date and time determined every year. The second
This is a schedule storage section. The storage units 8 and 9 may use part of the RAM, which is a temporary storage register provided in the electronic notebook, but they are stored in the RAM of an IC card that is detachably attached to the electronic notebook. Better than that. In other words, by replacing the IC card, it is possible to add functions and store necessary data, such as storing a schedule, storing telephone numbers, and storing train times.

Next, the contents of each storage section will be explained in detail.

Calendar Storage ROM 30 The calendar storage ROM 30 stores, for example, in a storage area 30A, the year of the Western calendar and the day of the week of January 1st corresponding to the year of the Western calendar. This day of the week is converted into a number and stored. According to the invention, Sunday is 0 and Saturday is 0.
6”.

Therefore, since January 1st of 1988 is remembered as "5°", it is CP that January 1st is a Friday.
It is determined and processed in U5, and the display device 2 displays the image shown in FIG. 6(a).
A one-month calendar as shown in will be displayed.

In addition, the storage area 30B of the calendar storage ROM 30 stores the number of days in each month in normal years, the number of days in each month in leap years, and the number of days from January 1st to that month, distinguishing them between normal years and leap years. There is. In other words, the number of days until February 1st is the same in normal years and leap years, but the number of days until March 1st is different between normal years and leap years.

Therefore, normal years and leap years are remembered separately.

The storage area 30C is not related to calendar storage 1B-', but as shown in FIG. 9, the storage area 30C stores information such as regions and time differences according to the world clock. To explain in detail with reference to FIG. 9, there are a storage section (30C-2) for the area corresponding to each address (30C-1), a storage section (30C-2) for the country name of the area (
30C-3), and a time difference storage section (30C-4) from the reference area. Therefore, by specifying an address, the region, country name, time difference, etc. of each storage unit corresponding to that address will be read out at the same time.

Schedule Storage Unit 8 The schedule storage unit 8 stores each piece of input schedule information. The schedule storage unit 8 is
Storage area 8A stores the year, month and date, 8B stores information indicating whether or not to output an alarm, 8C stores the alarm time, 8D stores the schedule start time, 8E stores the schedule end time, and 8F stores the contents of the schedule.

For example, the schedule in the area in which the year, month, and day measured by the clock circuit 6 matches the storage part 8A of the schedule storage part 8 is read out.

Second Schedule Storage Unit 9 The second schedule storage unit 9 is distinct from the schedule storage unit 8 and stores information on the second schedule.

In other words, information about months and days such as holidays, wedding anniversaries, and birthdays is stored. The second schedule storage unit 9 includes a storage area 9A,
The second day of the month, the day of the week, and the week of the month are stored in 9B, 9C, and 9D, and the contents of the schedule are further stored in 9E. For example, this second schedule storage section 9
In the calendar display, if a schedule related to that month is stored, it is searched and used to highlight the related day.

- Time storage register The partial storage register 7 is used to store necessary information (for example, flags, etc.) and the following information under the control of the CPU 5. In other words, the area 7A of the -time storage register is used to store the time measured by the clock circuit 6 each time. In this area 7A, the year, month, and day are stored. Further, the area 7B is used as a flag for selecting whether to display either (a) or (b) of FIG. 6 in the calendar display. The area 7C is used as a mote setting flag for inputting the month and day as the second schedule call input, and selecting the month, the opening of the month, and the day of the week. Furthermore, area 7D
is used to store the address of one of the world regions in clock mode.

In other words, the address stored in 7D determines the clock display for the first region in world clock mode.

Further, the - hour storage register 8 includes storage sections X1 to X5 for executing each calculation in the calendar display.

Below, the control operation of the block circuit shown in FIG. 8 will be explained in detail for each function with reference to flowcharts and display states for each function.

Control operation in computer mode In computer mode, if you operate the calculation key 161, the CPU
5 is set so that it can perform calculations in response to the key operation. That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 2, when the computer mode is set, the CPU 5 performs control according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 19-10.

After determining the operation of the calculation key 161 (step 01), the input state of the calculation key 161 is determined again (step 02). Here, if there is no operation of the calculation key when setting the computer mode (operation of the calculation key once), the display mode for performing normal calculations is set (step 04). As a result, calculations are performed using a one-stage display, and the calculation results are displayed as shown in FIG. 3(a).

However, if the calculation key is operated twice in succession,
The mode is set to display in writing format. That is, the calculation formula is displayed in multiple stages, the numerical value is displayed together with the calculation symbol, and the calculation result is displayed as shown in FIG. 3(b) by operating the - key 112.

Control of Calendar Mode Explaining the calendar mode, the calendar mode is set by operating the calendar key 165.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 11(a), when the calendar mode is set, a calendar display is performed according to the date information disclosed by the clock circuit 6. That is, a part of the year, month, and day counted by the clock circuit 6 is stored in the area 7A of the sensor 7, and this content is read out. For example, clock circuit 6 is January 11, 1988 AD.
The date is measured and stored in the storage area 7A,
This date data is read out (step U2).

For the year in the Christian calendar read out from the area 7A, the day of the week (the day of the week of January 1st of the year) corresponding to the year in the Western calendar in the storage area 30A of the calendar storage ROM 3 is read. Based on this day of the week data, the dates of January are assigned to each day of the week and a calendar is displayed as shown in FIG. 6(a). Since this is January, the day of the week of the year is stored in 30A, and can be easily displayed by performing calculations in relation to that day of the week. However, from February onwards, the following calculations are performed and displayed.

First, the read day of the week data (5°') for January 1st of the year is written to area X1 of the -hour memory register (step U3).Then, the number of days (1 0 for the month. 3 for the month of February.
113 and if the year is a leap year, 60, etc.) and the number of days in each month are read from area 30B of calendar storage ROM 30, and each number of days data is stored in area X2 of register 7.
and written to X3 (step U4). Next step U
5, the data of areas Xl and X2 are added, and the addition result is divided by 7. The remainder data resulting from the division by 7 is written to area X4 of register 7. That is, the data stored in area X4 is data representing the day of the week on the first day of the month, and if it is "1", it is Monday.

This calculates the day of the week data for the 1st of each month, and when displaying Sunday as the first day of the week, if the day of the week can be calculated, the 1st is substituted according to that day of the week and stored in area X3. If the number of days is assigned according to the day of the week, a calendar display as shown in Figure 6(a) (step U
6) can be performed.

Here, according to the present invention, it is just a calendar display (3
Instead, as shown in display sections a, b, and C, the number of days indicated by the cursor from January 1st of the year, the number of days from the date indicated by the cursor to the last day of the year, and the number of days indicated by the cursor, Displays whether the indicated date is the set date of the year. This display is performed as shown below.

That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11(a), by adding the number of days data stored in is displayed (step U7). Then, by subtracting the addition result of X2 and the day specified by the cursor from the number of units in that year, the number of days until the last day of the year is calculated, and this is displayed on the display (step U8 ) to be done.

In addition, in the week display on display section C, FIG. 11(a)
As shown in the flowchart, it is determined whether the data stored in area X1 is before Wednesday (step U9).
), in order to calculate one week from January 1st to the end of that week if it is before Wednesday, add +7 to the number of days stored in area X2 and write it to X2 (
Step U10). Then, add XI, X2, and that day, add -1, and divide this calculation result by 7.

Then, the calculation result is stored in the area of X5 (step Ul
1) The remainder indicates the day of the week, but it is unnecessary in this case, so it is truncated. The contents of X5 are displayed on display section C, and this is displayed in reverse (step U1
4. ) to be done.

However, if January 1st is after Thursday, it will be +7
Add the data of Xi and X2, etc. without performing -1
The result of dividing by 7 is written in area X5. and,
Determine whether the content of X5 is 0 or not (step u12),
If it is not 0, the contents of X5 will be displayed as shown in FIG. 6(a). If it is 0, the number of days until the last day of the previous year (366 days in a leap year) is read out from 30B, the data is stored in X2 (step U13), and the above-mentioned calculation is executed. That is, the 1st day of the year 988 is the last week of the previous year, and the display is displayed on the display section C in accordance with the calendar display without showing the 52nd week.

In addition, in the calendar display, January 16th is displayed in reverse, which indicates, for example, that it is the second skenyur, which has a fixed date every year. For example, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, national holidays, etc. At this time, when the cursor is designated on that day and the schedule key is operated, the schedule contents etc. stored in the second schedule storage section 9 are displayed. Then, by operating the cursor movement key 13, the contents of the schedule stored in the schedule storage section 8 are sequentially displayed.

In the above calendar display state, reading out the schedule will be described in detail when the schedule function is explained.

In addition, in this calendar display, the display shown in FIG. 6(a) is a display based on the information stored in -time storage register 7B. If it is desired to switch the display to the display shown in FIG. 6(b), control is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11(b). In other words, 5HI
By operating the FT key 111 and the calendar key 165, the display switching mode is set. Then, the character input key S key (when Sunday is the first day of the week) or M key (when Monday is the first day of the week) is input (step V2). Then, in step v3 or v4, it is determined whether the S or M key has been manually pressed. If it is the S key, 0 is placed in area 7B.
If " is the M key, "1" is stored in the area 7B. As a result, the display shown in FIG. 6(a) or (b) is selected according to the stored information in the area 7B.

Note that the calendar display may be one that can display weeks instead of one month as shown in FIG. 6(a).

When using the schedule input electronic notebook as a schedule storage, operating the schedule key 164 will enter the schedule input mode. If you are in a state other than the IT electronic planner calendar mode, operating the schedule key will display the information stored in the area 7A of the partial memory recorder 7 that stores the year, month, and day counted by the clock circuit 6. The input screen for the schedule corresponding to is displayed. Here, if a schedule has been input on that date, the schedule is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 4(a).

However, if no schedule has been input, only the year, month, day, and day of the week are displayed. Then, input the year, month and date including the date and schedule.

This involves inputting the start and end times, inputting whether or not to output an alarm, and manually determining the contents of the schedule. Such input is similar to a conventional electronic notebook.

Schedule input will be explained according to the flowchart in FIG. 13. In the schedule mode (step Sl), the schedule contents are displayed by year, month, and day as described above (step S2). In this content display state, if a numerical value or the like is input instead of using the cursor movement key 13, it is processed as manual input (step S6). In this case, you will need to input the year, month, and day. Once this input is complete,
The cursor is set to a state for time input. In other words, the cursor moves to that time display section. Therefore, it is sufficient to input the required start time (steps S7 and S8). If the input is unnecessary, input processing of schedule contents (S15) is executed, and by operating the ENTER key 12+ after inputting the schedule contents, the date is entered in area 8A of schedule storage section 8, and the date is entered in area 8F. Memorize schedule details.

On the other hand, if the start time is input, the start time is entered manually, and if the start time is input, it is determined whether or not to input the end time (step S9゜510). , it is determined in step Sll whether or not an alarm is required. In this case, an alarm is set by operating the S old FT key + - key (step 513), and -28=If the above key is not operated, it is processed as no alarm output required (step 5I2). That is, "0'° is stored in 8B of the schedule storage section 8 as a flag indicating the state of no alarm. If an alarm is required, the flag is set to "1'°, and the alarm time is also manually instructed. Perform input (SI4). When this input is completed, the schedule content input process is executed as described above. Schedule memory RA can be saved by pressing the ENTER key.
Date and time in each area of M8, start time in 8C,
The end time is stored in 8D, and if an alarm is set, the alarm time is stored in 8E, and the contents of the schedule are stored in 8F.

If the flag indicating an alarm is "■", the CPU 5 outputs an alarm when the time measured in the clock circuit reaches the alarm time. This is done while searching for the alarm flag "°B'" including the date of the clock circuit 6.
An alarm is output when a match is detected.

In addition, it is effective to manually enter a schedule at a fixed date and time every year.

For that purpose, the input is 5IIIFT key 111
If the ten schedule key 164 is operated, the second schedule input state is set. As shown in the flowchart in Figure 14, depending on the operation status of the schedule key, the input status of dates and times to specify birthdays, holidays, wedding anniversaries, etc., and Mother's Day, etc., which are scheduled on Sunday, etc. This is the switching setting and input when inputting Father's Day, etc.

First, when the second schedule mode (step TI) is entered, the operating state of the schedule key 164 is determined (step T2), and if the schedule key is operated,
The mode enters a manual processing state (step T3). Decide whether to input the day or specify the week by operating the D key or W key of the character entry key 12. If the D key is operated, it is assumed that the date input mode is entered, and the area 7 of the partial memory register is displayed.
The mode is stored in C (steps T4 and T6). For example, 0°' is stored. Further, if the W key is operated, °'bi is stored in the area 7C (steps T5 and T7). When inputting a schedule by specifying this mote, if there is no operation of the schedule key, it is determined whether or not the area 7C of the - hour memory register is "0" (step T8).
) determines whether it is a date input or a withdrawal input. In the area 9A of the second schedule storage section 9, information "0"' indicating that the date was input in step T9 is stored, and in the area 9B, information on the input month (step T10) is stored in the area 9C.
The information on the input day (step T11) and the contents of the second schedule for this day are input and stored in the area 9E (step T16) by operating the E N T E R key.

In addition, if the input setting is to indicate a week, area 9A will contain "l", 9B will contain the input month, 9C will indicate the week information for the month, and 9D will contain the input week information. The day of the week information, and the schedule details on 9E, press ENTER key 1.
21 is stored (steps T12 to T16).

Schedule Output Control Particularly in the calendar mode, when the schedule key 164 is operated, the schedule for the date specified by the cursor in the calendar display state is displayed with priority.

i.e. the calendar date (the day indicated by the cursor)
The schedule contents corresponding to are read out from the schedule storage section 8. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 6 (2L), the contents of January 11, 1988 are read out from the area 8C of the schedule storage section 8, the end time from 8D, and the schedule contents from 8E. , is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(a). In this display state, when the cursor keys are operated (particularly the 1-down movement keys 132 and 134), the schedule immediately before or after the currently displayed schedule is displayed. For example, the previous display is the schedule display that was last stored on the previous day, and the next display is the schedule display that was stored that day.If there is a schedule for that day, the next stored schedule content is read out and the schedule is If not, the next stored schedule content is read out and displayed.

In addition, in the calendar display state of FIG. 6(a),
If you specify the highlighted day with the cursor, the second schedule, -
The contents of the file will be displayed with priority.

In other words, when the schedule key 164 is operated, the storage information corresponding to the date is read out from each area from the second schedule storage section 9 and displayed as shown in FIG. 4(a). You can check whether it's a wedding anniversary or something else. Further, by operating the cursor movement key 13, the contents of the preceding and following schedules are read out as described above.

At this time, if the contents of the second schedule call are not stored on that day, the schedule storage section 8 is searched for that date, and if the schedule is stored, it is displayed.

In the calendar display state as described above, by operating the schedule key, the contents of the schedule storage section 8 or the second schedule storage section 9 are read out and displayed. In this display state, new schedule information can be input and stored.

Next, in the calendar display state, the contents of the schedule can be read out and displayed by operating the calendar key 165. This will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG. When the calendar mode (step Ul) is entered, a calendar is displayed (step Uf5°U3O) as explained in the flowchart of FIG. 11(a). and calendar key 1
It is determined whether or not the operation 65 is performed (step U17).
be done. If the calendar key 165 is not operated, it is determined whether the cursor movement key 13 has been operated (step U18). If the cursor key is operated, the cursor is moved (step U19) to change the designated day. That is, by appropriately operating the up, down, left, and right cursor keys 131 to 134, the position of the cursor moves in accordance with the operation keys and is displayed. Here, cursor key 1
If you operate 32 and go beyond the day of the month currently displayed,
Operates to specify the 1st day of the next month (for example, February),
Displays the calendar for the month. In this case, Fig. 11 (
It is displayed according to the flowchart in a).

Furthermore, if there is no operation of the cursor keys, the calendar display continues. Although not described here, if the mode is not set for a predetermined period of time, a configuration may be adopted in which, for example, the calculation mode is automatically set preferentially. Alternatively, the electronic notebook may be configured to be turned on and automatically turned off if the electronic notebook is not used for a certain period of time.

Now, if the calendar key is operated while the calendar is being displayed, weekly information for the day indicated by the cursor will be displayed (step U20). Whether to display information for one week from that day or for the week starting from the Sunday that includes that day is determined by the system program and is not directly related to the present invention. In the weekly display, the contents of the schedule are displayed in accordance with the display of each day of the week and the day of the week, as shown in FIG. 5(a). In this display, the number of characters in one line of the display device 2 is determined, and a determined number of contents are displayed from the beginning. In this state, if you want to move to the date specified by the cursor, you can move it freely by operating the cursor keys (steps U22 and IJ23).

Then, with the contents of the weekly schedule displayed as shown in Figure 5 (2), by operating the calendar key again (step U21), the daily information for the day specified by the cursor will be displayed. Display (step U24)
be done. This display is displayed as shown in FIG. 5(b). If the calendar key 165 is operated again in this daily information display state, the display switches to the calendar display state shown in FIG. 6(a). On such a display screen,
Schedule input is not possible. Further, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the display section n displays, for example, the schedule "DIN".
This is a display that informs you that there is schedule information after "N". Therefore, use the cursor movement key 13 to specify the schedule after that, and if you move the cursor, the weekly schedule information after that will be displayed. It turns out.

Here, to display the schedule in calendar mode,
To determine whether the schedule stored in the schedule storage unit 8 or 9 corresponds to the month and day, search the storage area for the month and day, and if the corresponding information is stored and 0,
This will be displayed. However, in the calendar display, when displaying the schedule for the highlighted day, the contents of the schedule storage section 9 are read out with priority.

Schedule time display control In the daily display information when displaying a schedule, the scheduled time of the schedule is displayed graphically with the time displayed in hours on the horizontal axis, as shown in Figure 5(b). I'm letting you do it. This will be displayed according to the input time information.

This will be explained in detail according to flowchart 1 in FIG. In the display of FIG. 5(b), the start time or end time for the second schedule ("5TAF") indicates a start time of 9:30 and an end time of 11:00. That is, the start time and end time of the schedule for "5TAI"' are input and stored in areas 8C and 8D of the schedule storage section 8, and a graph is created based on this stored information.

That is, it is determined whether the time to be displayed is the start time (step W1), and if the start time is 9:30, the minute data is outside the range of 00 to 29, so the tip position corresponding to 9 o'clock is ”-°° graph (step W2.W
4) Do. Moreover, since the end time is 11 o'clock, a graph of "°H" is displayed at the rear end position corresponding to 11 o'clock (steps W5 and W7).

By displaying the above, you can see whether it starts at 9:00 or 9:03.
It can be clearly determined whether it starts at 0 minutes, ends at 11 o'clock, or ends after 11 o'clock (30 minutes). Here, if you input the schedule time in 30-minute increments, you can easily determine whether it starts or ends on the hour or 30 minutes, and you can easily change the time without making the display screen larger. It becomes possible to discriminate accurately. Further, as the symbols of the graph at the leading and trailing ends of the start and end, the above-mentioned symbols are just an example, and symbols that can distinguish these may be set. Also, by setting a large number of symbols, you can display more accurate time graphs. However, as the number increases, it may become difficult to determine which time each symbol corresponds to. Therefore, 15
The time may be set to a value that can be expressed in minutes.

The control clock for the clock function is set to that mode by operating the clock key 162, and the count content by the clock circuit 6 that measures the time in the home area is displayed. An example of the display is shown in FIG. 7(a). Also, world clock key 1
63, the current time is displayed as shown in FIG. 7(b). That is, if the region corresponding to the address BO is specified on 7D as shown in FIG. 9, the time of the region at this BO address is displayed first by operating the world clock key. If the information on this BO address is, for example, "LONDN", the current time in that area is calculated based on the time difference (information in B3) with the reference area based on the count contents of the clock circuit 6 that measures the home time. By doing this, the current time of "LONDN" can be displayed. Such calculations are performed in the same manner as in conventional world clocks, so their explanation will be omitted.

And, in the time display of the world clock, Zachiki-14
1,142, for example, if the area of the BO address is displayed in the storage unit 30C of FIG. 9, the area one above or one below is read out and displayed. Then, the address of the area displayed is partially memorized.
is rewritten to area 7D. Therefore, the next time the world clock key 163 is operated, the region stored in the 7D will be read out first, and the time for that region will be displayed by calculating the count time of the clock circuit 6 and the time difference. .

Here, we will simply display the region as shown in Figure 7 (:
Instead of I, the name of the country in the area is also displayed at the same time. This is stored in the 9th storage area 30C of the calendar storage unit 30.
As shown in detail in the figure, the region and the country name are also stored in 30C-2 and 30C-3 in a corresponding relationship, and by reading this, the country name is displayed together with the region.

In addition to displaying the time in the region of the world, the display section 1 also displays the time difference with the home region.

To display this time difference, for example, set your home region to "NE".
W YORK'', the time difference between this region and the reference region is stored in A3 of 30C-4 corresponding to the AO address, and this time difference is stored as, for example, '121 DOoo. Also, in world clock mode,
If you search for “LONDN”, it will be the BO in the storage section.
In the case of an address, the area B3 of 30C-4 stores data such as "1700" indicating the time difference of the reference area. This time difference is home”'NEW YO
It is calculated that the time difference between RK'□ and the searched area ("LONDN") is 5 hours, and is displayed on the display section m.

Time adjustment control To adjust the time, use 5HIFT keys 111 and 10 World clock keys 16.
This is executed by the operation in step 3. This will be explained according to the flowchart in FIG.

First, use the above key operation to enter the correction mode (step R1).
), and the time in the area of the address stored in 7D of the storage register 7 is displayed (step R4,). If this area is a predetermined area, the time information will be input by operating the numerical keys without operating the digital keys 141 and 142. However, if the desired area is not found, the search keys 141 and 142 are used to sequentially search for predetermined areas and display the time in each area (step R2).
°R3 or R4, R6). Therefore, when the desired area is searched, the time information is input numerically, and when the input of the numerical information is finished, the clock circuit 6 corrects the input time by operating the ENTER key 121. Can be rewritten to time information. This causes the clock circuit 6 to restart time counting according to the corrected time.

As described above, the address of the corrected area is stored in 7D of the storage register 7, and by operating the universal time key 163, that area is read out first.

Home region change control Next, the case of changing the home region will be explained. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of this. First, 5) by operating the IIFT key 111 + Clock Gear 1 key, the home region correction mode (step Pi) is set. In this case, the previous home area is displayed as shown in FIG. 7(a), for example. Then, search the area to be changed by operating the search keys 141, 142 (steps P2 to P3 or P5, P6). When the desired area is searched, the ENTER key is operated (step P7). As a result, in order to count the time in the changed home region, the time in the displayed region is changed to the clock circuit 6.
Rewrite to the count time of , and finish changing the Bohm region.

After the above operations are completed, the time counted by the clock circuit 6 can be changed by operating the clock key 162.
The home area is displayed as shown in FIG. 7(a).

Effect> As explained above, according to the electronic device according to the present invention, that is, the device equipped with a calendar function, when the calendar is displayed, the electronic device according to the present invention can display the calendar for the day specified in the calendar. The number of days from the beginning of the year to that day, the number of days remaining, and the number of days corresponding to the year's set times are displayed, so you can visually check the calendar for each month. There is no need to display and count.

You can easily find out the number of days from a certain date to a specified date (you can also easily find out by subtracting the number of days displayed for each day, even if the year spans
It can be easily calculated by adding the number of remaining days and the number of days until that day in the next year, so it can be used as a very convenient calendar.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1(a) and (b) are perspective views and plan views of the external appearance of a number of electronic notebooks including schedule management functions according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a mode for selecting various functions according to the present invention. Flowchart for making selections, Figure 3(a) (
b) is a diagram showing an example of the display state in the computer mode;
Figures (a) and (b) are diagrams showing schedule display states, Figures 5 (a) and (b) are diagrams showing other examples of schedule display states, and Figures 6 (a) and (b) are calendar mode. Figures 7 (a) and (b) showing an example of a calendar display in
8 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration for realizing each function of the electronic notebook according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the display state of the home region clock and the world clock.
Figure 10 shows the details of some of the storage units, Figure 10 is a control flowchart in the computer mote, Figure 11 (a)
(b) is a control flowchart related to calendar display and a control flowchart related to schedule display, the first
Figure 2 is a control flowchart for displaying the schedule from the calendar mode, Figure 13 is a control flowchart for the input of the scheduler, Figure 14 is a control flowchart for the manual input of the second scheduler, and Figure 15 is a graph of time in the schedule display. FIG. 16 is a control flowchart in the time correction mode, and FIG. 17 is a control flowchart in the home area correction mode. 1; Operation unit 2; Display device 5. CPtJ6; Clock circuit 8; Schedule storage unit 9; Second schedule storage unit 30: Calendar and world clock storage ROM 16: Mode selection key 161. Calculation key 162, clock key 163
2 World Clock Key 164 Nisken Neil Key 165; Calendar Key Agent Patent Attorney Takeshi Sugiyama (and 1 other person) Figure 1 (Q) Figure 6 (b) Page 1 0 Continued Inventor Kiyoshi Matsuo @ Inventor Kazu1)
Hosho 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sharp Corporation internal procedural amendment (method) September 22, 1988 2, Invention title calendar Functional electronic device 3, relationship with the amended case Patent amount 11Kt Address 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 8545 Name (504) Sharp Co., Ltd. Representative Haruo Tsuji 4, Agent (G) Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an electronic device equipped with a calendar display function capable of recognizing at least the day of the week of a day in a specific month, at the same time as the above calendar display, a specified At least one day of the year, the number of remaining days of the year from the specified day, and the week of the year the specified day corresponds to.
An electronic device with a calendar function that displays one or more of them together.