JPH03291749A - Personal schedule controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To know not only the schedule of a user itself but also the schedule of the other user by accessing schedule information, which is stored in a schedule memory, concerning plural users from plural terminals through a total control part. CONSTITUTION:The information concerning staffs to use this system is previously stored in a user information memory 12. First of all, the user execute the processing of starting the access toward the most closest terminal such as a terminal 42, for example. When selecting a self schedule table display command, a self schedule table preparation part 21 retrieves a schedule memory 11 from the terminal 42 and the schedule information concerning the user itself performing the access is extracted and displayed on the screen of the accessed terminal 42. Next, when specifying one of displayed dates, a schedule confirmation table preparation part 23 prepares a schedule confirmation table more precisely showing only the schedule information of this date, and the table is prepared on the screen of the terminal 42. On the other hand, when selecting the other person schedule table display command, another person schedule table preparation part 22 prepares the schedule information concerning the other specified person and displays it on the screen of the accessed terminal.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is a personal schedule management device, particularly for comprehensively managing each user's schedule in response to access from a plurality of terminals connected to a host computer. The present invention relates to a personal schedule management device that allows for personal schedule management.

[Prior Art] Systems using electronic notebooks and personal computers are known as devices for managing personal schedules. Recently, hand belt-type personal computers, word processors, and the like have been equipped with software that has a personal schedule management function.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, since conventional personal schedule management devices utilize so-called stand-alone computers such as personal computers or electronic notebooks, they have the problem of not being able to comprehensively manage the schedules of multiple users. There is. That is, since the conventional management device is a system that is intended to be used by each individual, it is not possible to access someone else's schedule. However, when it comes to schedules related to work within a company, work often depends on the cooperation of multiple employees, and it is inconvenient if it is not possible to comprehensively manage each individual's schedule.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal schedule management device suitable for schedule management within a company.

[Means to solve the problem]

(1) The invention in Application Box 1 is a device for comprehensively managing the personal schedules of multiple users, which includes an input means for accepting input from the users and a display means for displaying information to be given to the users on a screen. It has a plurality of terminals, a schedule memory for storing each user's schedule information, and a function to register each user's schedule information in the schedule memory based on instructions from the terminal, so that the user can A schedule registration section that allows registration only when registering schedule information; and a schedule registration section that allows registration only when registering schedule information; and a schedule registration section that receives a specified reference date from the terminal device accessed by the user, searches the schedule memory, and determines the criteria for the accessing user himself/herself. A self-schedule table creation unit that extracts schedule information within a predetermined number of days from the current date and displays the extracted schedule information as a self-schedule table on the screen of the accessed terminal; Upon receiving the specification of a reference date and another user's name, the schedule memory is searched to extract schedule information within a predetermined number of days from the base date for the specified other user, and the extracted schedule information is used as a schedule for other users. This system includes a table creation section that creates a schedule table for others that is displayed on the screen of the accessed terminal, and a general control section that centrally controls access from multiple terminals.

(2) The invention in Box 2 is a personal schedule management device according to the first invention, in which a specific date is specified for schedule information displayed on a self-schedule table or another's schedule table. The system further includes a schedule confirmation table creation section that creates a schedule confirmation table showing only the schedule information in more detail and displays this on the screen of the accessed terminal.

(3) The invention of Section 3 of the present application provides that, in the personal schedule management device according to the above-mentioned first invention, when a user specifies a specific day and a plurality of user names from a terminal device accessed, Searches the memory, extracts schedule information for the specified specific date for multiple specified users, and displays the extracted schedule information as a group schedule table in a list on the screen of the accessed terminal. The system further includes a group schedule table creation section.

[For production]

In the personal schedule management device according to the invention of Section 1 of the present application,
Schedule information about a plurality of users stored in a schedule memory is accessed from a plurality of terminals via an integrated control unit. A user can know his own schedule by displaying his own schedule table, and can also know other people's schedules by displaying other people's schedule tables. Therefore, if you use it to manage the schedules of each employee in your company, you will be able to instantly check the schedules of other employees from a nearby terminal. Furthermore, the user can modify his or her own schedule information, such as adding, changing, or canceling the contents, but cannot modify other people's schedule information. Therefore, your schedule will not be changed without permission by others.

In the personal schedule management device according to the invention of Section 2 of the present application,
The device according to the invention of ``Double Part''-- is further provided with a function of displaying a schedule confirmation table. This schedule confirmation table shows schedule information for a specific date in more detail. Therefore, it becomes possible to check one's own or another person's schedule in more detail.

In the personal schedule management device according to the third invention of Mokura,
A function of displaying a group schedule table is further added to the device according to the first invention described above.

This group schedule table displays a list of multiple users' schedule information on a specific date. This makes it easier to find a common free time and to adjust meeting schedules.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below based on illustrative embodiments. 1st
- Figure is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a personal schedule management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the schedule memory 11 is a memory that stores schedule information indicating schedules for a plurality of users. This schedule information is
This is information that indicates what kind of work is scheduled for a certain user at what time on a certain date, and in the case of this example, it also includes the location where the work will be held and the telephone contact number at that location. Information about what number the destination is is also added.

To give a specific example, for example, regarding the user "Yamada Abe", on February 2, 1990, from 13:00 to 1.
At 7:00, a "meeting" will be held in "Kisha No. 1 - Conference Room"
The phone number there is r03-1.
23-4567J is stored as one set in the schedule memory 11. A large number of sets of such schedule information are stored in the schedule memory 11.

Devices that access this schedule memory 11 include a self-schedule table creation unit 21, an other-schedule table creation unit 22,
A schedule confirmation table creation section 23, a group schedule table creation section 24, and a schedule registration section 25 are provided. Here, each of the creation units 21 to 24 only reads data from the memory, but the schedule registration unit 25 can also write data. Each of these units is connected to a plurality of terminals 41 to 44 via an integrated control unit 30. Each of the terminals 41 to 44 includes an input means (for example, a keyboard) that receives input from a user, and a display means (for example, a display device) that displays information to be given to the user on a screen.

This device also includes a user information memory 12 that stores user information, and the user information is stored in a user information search unit 26.
Searched by. The retrieved information is sent to the integrated control unit 3.
0 is displayed on the screen of each terminal 41 to 44.

0 The specific configuration includes memories 11 and 12,
Each unit 21 to 26 and the integrated control unit 30 can be realized by the hardware of a host computer and the software that operates it, and the terminals 41 to 44
For this purpose, a terminal connected to this host computer can be used.

Next, the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be explained in accordance with the operating procedure diagram in FIG. 2. Here, we will discuss an example in which this device is applied to the schedule management of employees within a company. Information regarding employees who use this system is stored in the user information memory 12 in advance. First, the user performs an access start process (step 510) toward the terminal installed closest to him (here, terminal 42). This process is a process for entering an ID code, password, etc., and starting access to this system. Step S1. When the access start process for O is completed, the process proceeds to command selection process (step 520). In the apparatus of this embodiment, three types of display commands (steps S31, S41, and S5) are prepared.

The user can input any command by operating the keyboard of the terminal 42. Each display command will be explained below.

First, regarding the self-schedule table display command in step S31, when this command is selected, the user is requested to input a desired reference date from the terminal 42. When the reference date is input, the self-schedule table creation unit 21 stores the schedule memory 1.
1, and a predetermined number of days from this reference date for the user who accessed it (2 weeks in the device of this embodiment)
The schedule information within the range is extracted, and the extracted schedule information is displayed as a self-schedule table on the screen of the accessed terminal 42. FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the displayed personal schedule table. This table is a self-scheduled table created by an employee named "Tabe Yamada" who specified January 29, 1990 as the reference date. The first line displays the base date and user name, below that the time axis (24 hour system), and below that the schedule for the next two weeks from the base date, 1 2 within that time period. The parcharts are shown as a, b, and c.

Once the self-schedule table is displayed in step S31, the process proceeds to step S32, where a schedule confirmation table can be displayed. At this time, it is necessary to specify a specific date for the schedule information displayed in the self-schedule table. That is, one of the two weeks' worth of dates displayed in the table shown in FIG. 3 is specified. Then, the schedule confirmation table creation unit 23 creates a schedule confirmation table that shows only the schedule information for this date in more detail, and the schedule confirmation table is displayed on the terminal 42.
displayed on the screen. For example, in the table shown in Figure 3, if you specify 2/2 as a specific date, the 4th
A schedule confirmation table as shown in the figure is displayed. To specify a specific date, click 1/29~ on the screen shown in Figure 3.
Any one of the 14 lines of 2/11 can be selected by moving the cursor or the like. The schedule confirmation table shown in FIG. 4 is a table that displays the schedule for a designated date in more detail. The specified date and user name are displayed on the first line, and the time axis (24 hour system) is displayed below.
Below that, the scheduled time slot for the designated day is shown as a par chart, and further below that, more detailed contents of the schedule are displayed. In other words, during the scheduled time period (13:00-1
7:00), the business (meeting), the location where the business will be held (headquarters conference room 1), and the telephone contact information for this location (03:00).
123-4567), and a memo (bring sales materials) as a memorandum for the user.

One of the features of this device is that in the self-schedule table, the schedule for each date is easily shown in percher 1.
The schedule confirmation table shows schedules for specific dates in more detail. Using the self-schedule table, the user can generally grasp the schedule for two weeks, and using the schedule confirmation table, the user can confirm the schedule for each date in more detail.

By inputting a command to register a schedule from the display state of the schedule confirmation table in step S32, the user can proceed to the schedule registration operation in step 833. The schedule registration work is the work of registering a new schedule and changing or canceling a schedule that has already been registered.

For example, step 533 with the display state shown in FIG.
When you move on to the schedule registration task, you will be able to change the displayed content. This change can be made, for example, by moving the cursor to the display position of the content to be changed, and then typing over and over again to input the new content. When the display contents are changed, the schedule information in the schedule memory 11 is rewritten. Also, to cancel a schedule, just input a command to cancel the schedule. As a result, the corresponding schedule information in the schedule memory 11 is erased, and the display becomes blank as shown in FIG. Also, when registering a new schedule, use a blank slate as shown in Figure 5.
It is sufficient to input the contents to be registered for each item. In this way, the schedule registration work is performed with the schedule confirmation table displayed.

Now, a major feature of this device is that it can display a schedule table showing other people's schedules. Second
In the command selection at step S20 in the figure, step S
If you select the command to display others' schedule table in 41,
First, an input is required to specify the other person to be displayed. This can be done, for example, by registering as a user on this device and entering a certain ID code. This device includes a user information search unit 26 and can search for a user to be identified. As mentioned above, the user information memory 12 stores in advance information regarding the user who uses this device. Therefore, for example, by entering the employee's name, you can search for the ID code of this employee, and even if you only know the employee's last name, by entering this last name, you can search for the employee with this last name. You can also search all. Once the other person to be displayed can be identified in this way, the user is then requested to input a reference date. When a reference date is input, the other person's schedule table creation unit 22 searches the schedule memory 1.1 for information about the specified other person within a predetermined number of days (two weeks in the device of this embodiment) from this reference date. Schedule information is extracted, and the extracted schedule information is displayed on the screen of the accessed terminal as a schedule table for others. This others' schedule table is displayed in exactly the same format as the own schedule table shown in FIG. However, the username displayed will not be your own name, but the name of another person you have specified.

After displaying the others' schedule table in step S41, the process can proceed to step S42 to display the schedule confirmation table. This is almost the same as the display of the schedule confirmation table for the self-schedule table. As a result, the details of the schedule for a specific person on a specific designated date are displayed as a schedule confirmation table as shown in FIG. 4. However, in the device of this embodiment, step S
In the schedule confirmation table displayed at 42, the memo column in the bottom row of FIG. 4 is not displayed.

That is, since the contents written in this memo field are displayed only when the user himself/herself accesses it (step 532), privacy protection is ensured. Also, step S42
Schedule registration work cannot be performed from this display state. In other words, one's own schedule can be modified, such as new registration, changes, cancellations, etc., but other people's schedules can be viewed in the schedule table, but cannot be modified. Therefore, your schedule will not be changed without permission by others,
The safety of schedule information is maintained. As described above, at the start of access in step SIO, the user is requested to input the ID code and password, and the ID of the user accessing from the terminal is identified. The schedule registration unit 25 accepts changes and cancellations only for schedule information registered with the ID code of the person in question.

In this way, the ability to know other people's schedules from the nearest terminal is extremely useful for the work of each employee within a company. For example, when holding a meeting involving employees related to a certain project, the schedule of each employee who will be attending can be checked on a terminal, and everyone can decide on a schedule that is convenient for them. Alternatively, if a business partner calls to inquire about a particular employee's schedule, a substitute employee could answer on his or her behalf even if the employee is absent.

In order to further improve operability, the apparatus of this embodiment can display the contact information of a specific user in a multi-window on the screen while displaying the self-schedule table or the other's schedule table. For example, if you want to contact another employee "Kunichu 2nd Division" while displaying the schedule of another employee "Kunichu 2nd Division", you can use this function to contact the employee "Kunichu 2nd Division". As shown in the display window W
Inside, information such as the affiliation of the ``Kunichu 2nd Division'' and telephone contact information are displayed in a multi-window. These information are obtained from user information memory 12. In this way, you can immediately contact them by phone and negotiate schedule adjustments.

Another feature of this device is that it can display a group schedule table that lists the schedules of multiple people. In the command selection at step S20 in FIG. 2, if the group schedule table display command at step 551- is selected, input of a specific day and input of designating a plurality of users are required. The group schedule table creation unit 24 searches the schedule memory 11 to extract schedule information on the input specific date for the specified users, and creates the extracted schedule information as a group schedule table.
Display it on the screen of the accessed terminal. FIG. 7 shows a display example of this group schedule table. In this table, February 2, 1990 is entered as a specific date (=I), and four users are specified as multiple users: Ichibu Suzuki, Abe Yamada, Nibu Kuninaka, and Hanako Hanayama. The user's schedule for February 2nd is shown in a par chart.

When a list of schedules for a specific day for a plurality of users is displayed in this way, common free times can be confirmed at a glance, making it easier to adjust meeting schedules, etc.

90 Although the present invention has been described above based on an example illustrating the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this example only.
It can be implemented in various ways. The device of the above embodiment is
Although it is equipped with various additional functions, these detailed functions can be omitted, or other additional functions can be provided. For example, it would be convenient to add a function to automatically delete schedule information that is already in the past among the schedule information stored in the schedule memory 11.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the personal schedule management device according to the invention of the present invention, the schedule information for multiple users stored in the schedule memory can be accessed from multiple terminals via the central control unit. , it becomes possible to know not only one's own schedule but also the schedules of others. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform personal schedule management suitable for schedule management within a company.

Further, in the personal schedule management device according to the invention of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned device, a function of displaying a schedule confirmation table is added. In this schedule confirmation table,
Since schedule information for a specific date is displayed in more detail, it becomes possible to check your own schedule or that of others in more detail.

Further, in the personal schedule management device according to the invention of the third aspect of the present application, in addition to the above-mentioned device, a function of displaying a group schedule table is added. This group schedule table displays a list of schedule information for multiple users on a specific date, making it easier to search for common free time and adjust meeting schedules.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a personal schedule management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an operating procedure diagram of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. Figure 4 shows an example of the self-scheduled table.
A diagram showing an example of nine schedule confirmation tables displayed by the device shown in the figure, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schedule confirmation table with no schedule registered, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing someone else's schedule displayed by the device of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a multi-window display on a table, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a group schedule table displayed by the apparatus of FIG.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A device that comprehensively manages the personal schedules of multiple users, comprising multiple terminals having input means for accepting input from the users and display means for displaying information to be given to the users on the screen. , a schedule memory for storing each user's schedule information, and a function for registering each user's schedule information in the schedule memory based on instructions from the terminal, so that the user can register his or her own schedule information. a schedule registration unit that permits registration only when performing work; and a schedule registration unit that receives a predetermined reference date specified from a terminal device accessed by the user, searches the schedule memory, and selects a predetermined date from the reference date for the accessed user himself/herself. A self-schedule table creation unit that extracts schedule information within the number of days and displays the extracted schedule information as a self-schedule table on the screen of the accessed terminal; Upon receiving the specification of another user's name, searching the schedule memory,
An other's schedule table that extracts schedule information for a designated other user within a predetermined number of days from the reference date, and displays the extracted schedule information as an other's schedule table on the screen of the accessed terminal. A personal schedule management device comprising: a creation section; and an overall control section that collectively controls access from the plurality of terminals. (2) In the personal schedule management device according to claim 1, a specific date is specified for the schedule information displayed on the self-schedule table or the other's schedule table, and only the schedule information on this specific date is displayed in more detail. The personal schedule management device further comprises: a schedule confirmation table creation unit that creates a schedule confirmation table according to the selected schedule and displays the schedule confirmation table on the screen of the accessed terminal. (3) In the personal schedule management device according to claim 1, upon receiving the designation of a specific date and the designation of a plurality of user names from a terminal accessed by the user, searching the schedule memory;
a group schedule table creation unit that extracts schedule information for a designated specific date for a plurality of designated users, and displays the extracted schedule information as a group schedule table in a list on the screen of the accessed terminal; A personal schedule management device further comprising: