JPH04243474A - Card type schedule monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a card type schedule monitor to be carried by a particiant to a group traveling and to exert alarm before predetermined time is reached such as hour of meeting, departure time, or the like. CONSTITUTION:This schedule monitoring device is formed into a card like, and when traveling schedule data is received by a communication means 27, the data is stored in a memory 31, and the control section 23 of microcomputer manages the schedule based on a clock 28, and it reaches the time before, such as meeting, departure time or the like by the prescribed time, a buzzer 26 is driven to generate alarm, and the display representing a meeting place and that it is 5min to meeting time is displayed on a display section 12 of display 25. Whenever pushing + key 13 or - key 14, the content of each item of successive schedules is displayed on the display section 12.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type schedule monitor that is carried by, for example, members of a group tour and is capable of monitoring the schedule of the tour.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a group trip, a printed version of the travel schedule is distributed to the participants, that is, the members of the group, and the participants are notified to follow the schedule. During the trip, the facilitator would inform everyone, for example, what time and minute they would meet on vacation.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, you can find out the departure time etc. by looking at a sheet of paper with a schedule printed on it, but it is difficult to know the next time to depart and keep track of that time by frequently checking the clock. It was a nuisance to do so, and there were times when I would get so focused on something that I would end up past the departure time.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, travel schedule data is received by a communication means, the received data is stored in a storage means, and the stored data is determined based on the time of a clock. The data is managed by the management means, an alarm is generated from the alarm means according to the management result, the contents of the above data are displayed on the display means, each means is controlled by the control part, and operating power is supplied from the battery to each part. , each of these means, the control section, and the battery are all housed in a card-shaped body.

[0005]

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1A,B
1 shows an example of the external appearance of a card-type schedule monitor according to the present invention. This monitor 11 has a rectangular card shape as a whole, and one half of one side in the width direction is a display section 12, and the other half is a display section 12. key 13, - key 14, confirmation key 15,
Other keys 16, 17 are arranged in the longitudinal direction. A buzzer sound emitting hole 18 is formed at one end of this key arrangement. As shown in FIG. 1B, a receiving terminal 19 and a transmitting terminal 21 are provided on one end surface of this monitor 11. If necessary, an indication 22 of the company name that issued the monitor 11 is printed on one side of the monitor 11.

FIG. 1C shows an example of the internal configuration of this monitor 11. A group of keys 24 such as keys 13 to 17, a liquid crystal display 25, a buzzer 26 as an alarm means, a communication means 27, a clock 28, and a battery 29 are connected to a control section 23 consisting of a microcomputer. The battery 29 supplies operating power to each part. A memory 31 as a storage means is included in the control unit 23.
is provided.

[0007] A travel schedule, ie, tourist destinations, scheduled arrival time, meeting time, etc., is stored in advance in the memory 31 as data. An example of this schedule is shown in FIG. 2A. Here, the warning bit indicates whether or not to issue a warning at a predetermined time before the departure time.For example, an alarm bit is set for a departure time, and a warning cannot be issued at a predetermined time before the departure time. It is considered possible.

Memory 3 for such schedule data
For example, writing to 1 is performed as follows. A schedule editing machine 32 as shown in FIG. 2B is installed at a travel agency, for example, and the user operates the keyboard 33 to input the contents of each item of the travel schedule in order to create schedule data. After its creation, the insertion slot 3 of the schedule editing machine 32
4, insert and connect the schedule monitor 11 shown in FIG. Transfer via. The transmission terminal 21 is a memory 31 for schedule data.
It is used to send confirmation responses for transfers, etc.

The schedule monitor 11 with the travel schedule data stored in the memory 31 in this way is distributed to all the participants of the trip, that is, all the members of the group trip. The schedule monitor 11 manages the schedule data in the memory 31 based on the time of the clock 28, and issues an alarm a predetermined time before the time at which the alarm bit is set. Further, by operating the keys 13 and 14, data for each item of the schedule can be sequentially read out and displayed.

These processes are performed as shown in FIG. 3, for example. That is, when the monitor 11 is put into operation, it is always checked whether a predetermined period of time, for example one minute, has elapsed, that is, it is checked whether the clock 28 has reached 00 seconds (S1), every second, i.e. 1
Every minute, the next scheduled time that is closest to the current time is read out for which the alarm bit in the data stored in the memory 31 is set, and the current time is set for a predetermined period of time, for example 5 minutes, with respect to that time. It is checked whether it is before (S2
). If it is before the predetermined time, the buzzer 26 is sounded to generate an alarm, and together with this, the schedule contents are displayed on the display 25. In the example of FIG. 2A, if the current time is 12:10, the schedule with schedule number 2 is read out, and "5 minutes before the meeting in front of the memorial hall" is displayed on the display section 12 of the display 25 (S3).
.

[0011] Due to this alarm, this schedule monitor 1
The person carrying 1 can know that the departure time is approaching, and can check the meeting place by looking at the display section 12 if necessary. Know this warning and check key 1
5, the drive of the buzzer 26 is stopped and the display on the display section 12 is erased as necessary. In other words, step S
If the predetermined time has not elapsed in step 1, it is checked whether there is an interrupt, that is, a key input (S4), and if there is a key input, it is checked whether or not the confirmation key 15 has been input (S5).
), if the confirmation key 15 is operated, the buzzer 26 is stopped and the display is erased (S6).

[0012] If it is not the confirmation key in step S5, +
It is checked whether or not the key 13 is pressed (S7), and if the + key 13 is operated, the schedule number N is incremented by 1 (S8), and the contents of the new schedule number are read out from the memory 31, such as "12. 30 Kotobuki Lunch” is displayed (S9
). If it is not the + key in step S7, it is determined that the - key 14 has been operated, the schedule number N is decremented by 1 (S10), and the contents of the new schedule number are read from the memory 31 and displayed on the display unit 12. .

In step S2, if the current time is not a predetermined time before the next scheduled time when the alarm bit is set, the process moves to step S4. By repeatedly operating the + key 13 or - key 14 in this way, all the contents of the schedule can be known. If there is a change in the schedule during the trip, please use the schedule editing machine 32 at the travel agency.
The changed schedule is transmitted to the bus by wireless communication, received by a simple writing machine in the bus, and the schedule monitor 11 collected from each person is inserted into the writing machine and stored in the memory 31. Rewrite the schedule data. A schedule editing machine 32 may be provided in the bus to enable schedule changes.

A numeric keypad is added to the key group 24, and the control unit 2
3 can also have a calculation function. You can also memorize the currency exchange rates of the countries you are traveling to, and use the numeric keypad to convert dollars to yen. Register the individual names or individual codes of the members of the group tour, and when changing the schedule of the travel destination, compare and check the personal codes of all participating members registered in the schedule editing machine, so that data changes can be made to all members. However, it is also possible to make it possible to see whether or not the process has ended. Communication with the schedule editing machine 32 in the communication means 27 may be performed by infrared rays.

[0015]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by allowing the travel participants to carry this schedule monitor, when the time is specified, such as a predetermined time before each scheduled departure time, When a predetermined time comes before the scheduled time, the schedule monitor issues an alarm, so there is no risk of being late for the scheduled time. The card-like shape makes it convenient to carry.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1: A is a plan view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
is its right side, and C is its functional block diagram.

2A is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the schedule data stored in the memory 31 of FIG. 1C, and FIG. 2B is a front view showing the external appearance of the schedule editing machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing operations in the embodiment of this invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Communication means for receiving travel schedule data, storage means for storing the received data, a clock, management means for managing the data based on the time of the clock, and management results thereof. The device has built-in alarm means that generates an alarm in response to the above data, a display means that displays the contents of the data, a control section that controls each of the above means, and a battery that supplies operating power to each of the above means and the control section. , a card-type schedule monitor configured in the form of a card.