JPH07271732A - Electronic notebook device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the electronic notebook device which enables a user to immediately know a around a present date and time, can display schedules over plural days on a continuous time base, and enables the discrimination between a schedule after its scheduled time and a near-future schedule to be executed. CONSTITUTION:A schedule storage means 1 stores schedules inputted while dates and time, and contents are made to correspond. A timer means 2 outputs information on the present date and time. A specific period display means 4 reads schedules, included in the set display period, out of the schedule storage means 1 and displays them on the display screen of a display unit 8. Further, the specific period display means 4 shifts the display period with the time elapse in terms of time on the basis of the information on the present date and time from the timer means 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic notebook device for electronically managing a schedule.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional general electronic notebook device for electronically managing a schedule, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-123158.
Electronic notebook and information processing Vol. 34
No. 9 pp. 1123-pp. The Organizer (manufactured by Lotus) introduced in 1132 is known.

However, all of these are designed so that the user sequentially selects written pages intended for the user. Therefore, it was necessary to perform a certain series of operations in order to see the schedule of "today". Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, an electronic notebook device described in JP-A-2-162460 has been proposed. This is provided with a dedicated operation button for displaying the "today" schedule and a timer circuit. When this operation button is pressed, the current time and date is detected from the timer circuit, and the judgment is made from this date and time. Was configured to be displayed.

[0004]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
In the above-mentioned conventional configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 162460/1994, firstly, there is a problem that a dedicated operation button must be pressed in order to see the schedule of “today”. Secondly, there is a problem in that it is impossible to distinguish between the time when the scheduled time has passed and the time when the scheduled time should be held soon. Thirdly, there is a problem that the schedule over the dates is divided and displayed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is always possible to immediately know the schedule near the current date and time, and to display schedules across dates continuously on the time axis. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic notebook device which can clearly grasp the distinction between the scheduled time and the schedule to be held soon.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, schedule storage means for storing a schedule input by associating date and time with contents, and clock means for outputting information on the current date and time are set. A specific period display means for reading the schedule included in the display period from the schedule storage means and displaying it on the display screen of the display unit, wherein the specific period display means displays the time based on the information of the current date and time from the clock means. It is characterized in that the display period is temporally shifted with the passage of.

In addition to the configuration of claim 1, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the display period includes the current date and time. According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or claim 2, a completion marking means for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on a user's instruction. The specific period display means is configured so as not to display the schedule marked by the completion marking means.

According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the structure of claim 1 or claim 2, completion of marking the completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on the user's instruction. It is characterized in that it is provided with marking means, and the specific period display means is configured to display the schedule marked by the completion marking means so as to be distinguishable from other schedules. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third or fourth aspect, the completion marking means allows the user to select a schedule displayed on the display screen of the display using a pointing device. The feature is that the completion is marked.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the pointing device includes a touch pen and a light-transmitting tablet provided on the display screen of the display. I am trying. Claim 7
In addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 3 to 6, the invention of claim 3 further sets a schedule stored in the schedule storage means that has passed the display period and is not marked by the completion marking means. Of the schedules stored in the schedule storage display means and the schedule storage means to be displayed on the display screen of the display unit,
It is characterized by including a reserved schedule display means for displaying on the display screen of the display the schedule which has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means.

According to the invention of claim 8, in addition to the structure of claim 7, the schedule information is added to the schedule stored in the schedule storage means, and the schedule display means means that the schedule information indicates permission. The feature is that it is not displayed on the display screen of the display unit.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the schedule storing means stores the inputted schedule in association with the date and time and the content. The clock means outputs information on the current date and time. The specific period display means reads out the schedule included in the set display period from the schedule storage means and displays it on the display screen of the display. Furthermore, the specific period display means temporally shifts the display period as time passes based on the information of the current date and time from the clock means.

In the invention of claim 2, the display period includes the current date and time. In the invention of claim 3, the completion marking means marks the completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on the instruction of the user. The specific period display means does not display the schedule marked by the completion marking means. In the invention of claim 4, the completion marking means marks the completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on the instruction of the user. The specific period display means displays the schedule marked by the completion marking means so as to be distinguishable from other schedules.

In the invention of claim 5, the completion marking means is configured such that the user selects the schedule displayed on the display screen of the display unit by using the pointing device.
Mark completion. In the invention of claim 6, the pointing device includes a touch pen and a transparent tablet provided on the display screen of the display.

In the invention of claim 7, the flow schedule display means displays, in the display, the schedule stored in the schedule storage means that has passed the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means. Display it on the display screen. The reserved schedule display means is one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means.
A schedule that has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means is displayed on the display screen of the display.

In the invention of claim 8, the flow schedule display means does not display the schedule, which is indicated by the flow information attached to the schedule stored in the schedule storage means, indicating permission, on the display screen of the display.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic notebook device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This electronic notebook device includes a schedule storage means 1, a clock means 2, a completion marking means 3, a specific period display means 4, and a sink. Schedule display means 5 and reserve schedule display means 6
And a specific period storage means 7, a display 8 and a schedule input means 9. The schedule storage means 1 stores the schedule input by the user in the schedule input means 9 in association with the date and time and the content. The clock means 2 outputs information on the current date and time. The completion marking means 3 marks the completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1 based on the instruction of the user. The completion marking means 3 marks the completion in the schedule storage means 1 by the user selecting a schedule displayed on the display screen of the display 8 with a pointing device, for example. Yes, as a pointing device, for example, a touch pen,
It is composed of a tablet which is provided on the display screen of the display 8 and which transmits light. Specific period display means 4
Displays the schedule included in the set display period from the schedule storage means 1 and displays it on the display screen of the display unit 8.
The running schedule display means 5 has passed the display period among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1, and has the completion marking means 3
A schedule which is not marked by and the flow information stored in the schedule storage means 1 indicates disapproval is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 8. Reservation schedule display means 6
Displays, on the display screen of the display 8, a schedule which has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means 3 among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1. The specific period storage means 7 defines the display period displayed on the display screen of the display 8 by the specific period display means 4. That is, the specific period storage means 7 stores two values, a specific period start value and a specific period end value, which are preset at the time of manufacture or arbitrarily set by the user, and are based on the current date and time. The certain period from the time corresponding to the required specific period start value to the time corresponding to the specific period end value is the display period. The display 8 displays a schedule or the like on the display screen. The schedule input means 9 is for the user to input a schedule and store it in the schedule storage means 1. The specific structure of the schedule input means 9 is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-1231.
As disclosed in the electronic notebook and the like described in Japanese Patent No. 58, the description is omitted because it is well known.

Next, the operation will be described. Now, it is assumed that the user inputs the schedule as shown in FIG. 2 into the schedule storage means 1 through the schedule input means 9 and is stored therein. Figure 2
In, the vertical column 11 represents the start time, the vertical column 12 represents the end time, the vertical column 13 represents the scheduled item, the vertical column 14 marks the completion, and the vertical column 15 represents the flow information. The completion mark in the vertical column 14 indicates Yes when completed and No when not completed. In addition, the flow information in the vertical column 15 is Yes in the permission, N
The prohibition is indicated by o. The horizontal columns are examples of scheduled items.

It is also assumed that the specific period start value and the specific period end value stored in the specific period storage means 7 are -3H and + 9H, respectively. The + sign indicates after the current date and time, and-
The sign of indicates before the current date and time. That is, the display period is 12 hours. In this example, the display period is (current date and time−3 hours) to (current date and time + 9 hours). In this case, the current date and time is included in the display period. For example, the specific period start value is + 1H and the specific period end value is +13.
As H, the current date and time may not be included in the display period.

Then, the specific period display means 4, the flow schedule display means 5 and the reserved schedule display means 6 are continuously operated, so that the display screen of the display 8 displays a schedule or the like as shown in FIG. Is displayed. In the current date and time display area 21,
The current date and time, June 3, 18:15, is displayed, and in the specific period display area 22, the time is displayed with the scale on the left side. Since the contents of the specific period storage means 7 are (current date and time-3 hours) to (current date and time +9 hours),
From 15:15 on June 3 to 3:15 on June 4 is displayed in the specific period display area 22. The black triangle in the figure is displayed to clarify the position of the current time, and the schedule content is displayed on the right side of the time scale along with the arrow indicating the width of the period. Also, the two-line erasure line attached to "Course: 44 meeting rooms" from 15:00 to 17:00
It is clearly indicated that the completion marking means 3 has marked completion. In the flow-scheduled display area 23, the display period has elapsed, and the completion marking means 3 has not marked,
Furthermore, the schedule for which the flow information is No is displayed. Figure 3
In the case of No, there is no corresponding schedule, so no schedule is displayed in the flow schedule display area 23. Preliminary schedule display area 2
In 4, the schedule which has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means 3 is displayed. In both the running schedule display area 23 and the reserved schedule display area 24,
For the schedule on the current day, the schedule content is displayed together with the start and end times, and for the schedule other than the current day, the schedule content is displayed together with the date and the start time.

That is, the specific period display means 4 repeats the following operation every time a fixed time elapses, for example, every 5 minutes.
First, the current date and time is acquired from the clock means 2. Next, based on the current date and time obtained from the clock means 2, the display period is calculated from the values of the specific period start value and the specific period end value stored in the specific period storage means 7. Next, the schedule included in the display period is extracted from the schedule storage unit 1. Next, among the extracted schedules, the one with the completion mark is displayed in the specific period display area 22 of the display screen of the display unit 8 together with the time axis, and the one with the completion mark is overwritten by the two erasure lines. It is displayed in the specific period display area 22.

Further, the flow-scheduling display means 5 repeats the following operations at regular time intervals, for example, every 5 minutes. First, the current date and time is acquired from the clock means 2. Next, based on the current date and time acquired from the clock means 2, the start time of the display period is calculated from the specific period start value stored in the specific period storage means 7. Next, the schedule for which the display period has passed is extracted from the schedule storage unit 1. Next, among the extracted schedules, those having a completion mark No and the flow information No are displayed in the flow schedule display area 23 of the display screen of the display 8 by a fixed number of items, for example, three items in order from the latest.

Further, the reserved schedule display means 6 repeats the following operations every time a fixed time elapses, for example, every 5 minutes. First, the current date and time is acquired from the clock means 2. Next, based on the current date and time acquired from the clock means 2, the end time of the display period is calculated from the specific period end value stored in the specific period storage means 7. Next, a schedule that has not reached the display period is extracted from the schedule storage unit 1. A fixed number of items in order from the ones that come with No.
For example, only three items are displayed in the reserved schedule display area 24 on the display screen of the display 8.

Then, when the user uses a touch pen, for example, to indicate the completed schedule of the schedule in the display area 22 on the display screen of the display unit 8, the transparent tablet senses it and the completion marking means 3 is provided. However, in the vertical column 14 of the schedule storage means 1, the part corresponding to the schedule is changed from No to Yes.
Change to. Thereby, in the specific period display area 22 of the display screen of the display device 8, two lines of erasure lines are displayed on the contents of the schedule. If the schedule displayed in the flow schedule display area 23 or the reserved schedule display area 24 is selected with the touch pen, the display is erased.

After 2 hours, when the time becomes 20:15, the display screen of the display 8 becomes as shown in FIG.
Compared with the display contents of FIG. 3, the scheduled contents of “Course: 44 meeting room” from 15:00 to 17:00 are not displayed in any display area, and at 4: 4 on June 4th. 00
As the “meeting” at ˜6: 00 moves from the reserved schedule display area 24 to the specific period display area 22, the scheduled contents on June 10 are displayed in the reserved schedule display area 24.

As described above, the schedule storage means 1 for storing the schedule inputted in association with the date and time, the clock means 2 for outputting the information of the current date and time, and the schedule included in the set display period. Is read from the schedule storage means 1 and the display 8
And a specific period display means 4 to be displayed on the display screen of 1., the specific period display means 4 temporally shifts the display period with the passage of time based on the information of the current date and time from the clock means 2. You can always instantly know not only "today" but also "near current date and time", and you can continuously display the time axis even if the schedule spans dates, and the current time is included in the display period. By setting
It is possible to clarify the distinction between an appointment that has passed the scheduled time and an appointment that should be held soon.

Further, there is provided a completion marking means 3 for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1 on the basis of a user's instruction, and the specific period display means 4 comprises:
In the specific period display area 22, the two lines of erasure lines are overwritten on the schedule marked by the completion marking means 3, so that unnecessary schedules can be clarified and the display becomes easy to see. Further, among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1, the schedule which has passed the display period, has not been marked by the completion marking means 3, and has no flow information is displayed on the display unit 8. Among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means 1 and the schedule display means 5 to be displayed in the schedule display area 23 of the display screen, the schedules that have not reached the display period and are not marked by the completion marking means 3 are displayed. Since the reserved schedule display means 6 to be displayed in the reserved schedule display area 24 of the display screen of the display 8 is provided, the schedule before and after the display period can be displayed and the display range can be expanded.

In the above embodiment, the flow schedule display means 5
Is configured to display the flow schedule in the flow schedule display area 23 of the display 8 by referring to the flow information in the vertical column 15 of the schedule storage means 1, but not to store the flow information in the schedule storage means 1. You may comprise. In this case, the flow-scheduling display means 5 repeats the following operations at regular time intervals, for example, every 5 minutes. First, the current date and time is acquired from the clock means 2. Next, referring to the current date and time acquired from the clock means 2,
The start time of the display period is calculated from the specific period start value stored in the specific period storage means 7. Next, the schedule for which the display period has passed is extracted from the schedule storage unit 1. Next, among the extracted schedules, the ones with the completion mark No are displayed in the flow schedule display area 23 of the display screen of the display 8 by a fixed number of items in order from the latest one, for example, three items. In this way, since the flow information is not referred to, the schedule or the like is displayed on the display screen of the display 8 as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Compared with the case of FIG. 3, the “scheduled meeting: 4
The difference is that the schedule of "0 meeting rooms" is displayed.

In the above embodiment, the flow schedule display means 5
Although the reserved schedule display means 6 is provided, these need not necessarily be provided. In this case, since the non-scheduled schedule and the non-scheduled schedule are not displayed, the non-scheduled schedule display area 23 and the non-scheduled schedule display area 24 do not exist on the display screen of the display 8 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the completion marking means 3 does not necessarily have to be provided. In this case, in the specific period display area 22 of the display screen of the display device 8, the schedule marked with completion is not overwritten with the two erasure lines.

Further, in the above embodiment, the specific period display means 4
Although the display content of the specific period display area 22 of the display screen of the display 8 is updated every time a predetermined time elapses, the display content may be scrolled. In this case, when the scroll time interval is 5 minutes, the specific period display means 4 operates as follows. First, the current date and time is set as the clock means 2
To get from. Next, the end time of the display period is calculated from the specific period end value stored in the specific period storage unit 7 with reference to the current date and time acquired from the clock unit 2. Next, the schedules included in the period (end value of display period-5 minutes) to (end value of display period) are extracted from the schedule storage unit 1. Next, the content displayed in the specific period display area 22 on the display screen of the display 8 is scrolled by 5 minutes to provide an empty area on the end side of the display period of the specific period display area 22.
Next, in the empty area, the completion mark of the extracted schedule is N
The thing of o is displayed with a time axis.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the user designates and selects the schedule displayed on the display screen of the display 8,
Although the completion marking means 3 is configured to perform the completion marking, the schedule inputting means 9 may be configured to input the schedule for which the completion marking should be performed. Further, in the above embodiment, the display 8
In the specific period display area 22 of the display screen, the two lines of erasure lines are overwritten on the schedule marked as completed, but the schedule marked as completed may not be displayed.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the schedule storing means for storing the schedule inputted in association with the date and time and the contents, and the clock means for outputting the information of the current date and time are set. A specific period display means for reading the schedule included in the display period from the schedule storage means and displaying it on the display screen of the display unit, wherein the specific period display means displays the time based on the information of the current date and time from the clock means. Since it is configured to shift the display period with the passage of time,
Not only that, you can instantly know the schedule "near the current date and time", you can also display the schedule along the time axis continuously, and set the display so that the current time is included. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish between an appointment that has passed the scheduled time and an appointment that should be held soon.

Further, a completion marking means for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on a user's instruction is provided, and the specific period display means is marked by the completion marking means. If the attached schedule is configured not to be displayed, unnecessary schedules will not be displayed and the display will be easy to see. Further, a completion marking means for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means based on a user's instruction is provided, and the specific period display means is marked by the completion marking means. If the schedule is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other schedules, unnecessary schedules can be easily grasped and the display can be easily viewed.

Among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means, a flow schedule display means for displaying on the display screen of the display the schedule which has passed the display period and is not marked by the completion marking means. Among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means, a schedule schedule display means for displaying on the display screen of the display the schedule that has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means, Then, the schedule before and after the display period can be displayed, and the display range can be expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic notebook device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of schedule information stored in a schedule storage unit included in the electronic notebook device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a display unit included in the electronic notebook device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a display unit included in the electronic notebook device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a display unit included in an electronic notebook device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a display unit included in an electronic notebook device according to yet another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Schedule Storage Means 2 Clock Means 3 Completion Marking Means 4 Specific Period Display Means 5 Sinking Schedule Display Means 6 Preliminary Schedule Display Means 8 Indicators

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A schedule storage means for storing a schedule input by associating date and time with contents, a clock means for outputting information on the current date and time, and the schedule storage for schedules included in a set display period. Specific period display means for reading out from the means and displaying it on the display screen of the display unit, wherein the specific period display means displays the display period as time elapses based on the information of the current date and time from the clock means. An electronic notebook device characterized by being configured to shift mechanically. 2. The electronic notebook device according to claim 1, wherein the display period includes a current date and time. 3. A completion marking means for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means on the basis of a user's instruction, and the specific period display means is made by the completion marking means. The electronic notebook device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the marked schedule is configured not to be displayed. 4. A completion marking means for marking a completed one of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means on the basis of a user's instruction, and the specific period display means is made by the completion marking means. The electronic notebook device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the marked appointment is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other appointments. 5. The completion marking means is configured to mark the completion by the user selecting the schedule displayed on the display screen of the display using a pointing device. The electronic notebook device according to claim 3 or 4. 6. The electronic notebook device according to claim 5, wherein the pointing device includes a touch pen and a tablet that is provided on the display screen of the display and transmits light. 7. A flow schedule display means for displaying, on the display screen of the display, a schedule that has passed the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means among the schedules stored in the schedule storage means. Of the schedules stored in the schedule storage means, a schedule schedule display means for displaying, on the display screen of the display, a schedule that has not reached the display period and has not been marked by the completion marking means. The electronic notebook device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein 8. The schedule information is added to the schedule stored in the schedule storage means, and the schedule display means does not display the schedule for which the flow information indicates permission on the display screen of the display. The electronic notebook device according to claim 7, which is characterized in that.