JPH0869439A - Electronic information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the electronic information equipment which facilitates data input by sending and receiving business card data. CONSTITUTION: On a transmission side, individual data (1st data) on an owner are read out of an owner data storage area of a RAM 11 and sent out of an infrared type transmission part 3a. On a reception side, the data sent from the transmission side are received by a reception part 3b and the received data (2nd data) are stored in an individual data storage area of a RAM 11, thereby exchanging business cards in a new style by communication.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic information device capable of storing personal data and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the name written on a business card,
Company name, address, telephone number, personal data such as job title (hereinafter,
There is an electronic information device (generally referred to as an electronic notebook) that can store and save by replacing electronic card information (called business card data) with electronic information.

[0003]

In this type of electronic information device, every time a business card is exchanged and a new business card is obtained, the business card data must be input character by character from the key input unit, etc. It was troublesome and troublesome.

In addition, a business card reader (OC) is used in electronic information equipment.
R, scanner, etc.) can be connected to semi-automatically input the business card data described in the business card, but it is relatively expensive and has not become popular in general. . An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic information device capable of transmitting and receiving business card data and the like to easily input data and storing and storing the data.

[0005]

The means of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic information device for storing and storing various data, and transmitting and receiving data between a plurality of devices based on a predetermined communication protocol.
A first data storage means for storing the first data, and a second
Second data storage means for storing the data of the
Controlling means for designating the first data stored in the data storage means, transmitting means for transmitting the first data designated by the designating means to the outside, and transmission processing performed by the transmitting means. Transmission control means, reception means for receiving transmission data transmitted from the outside as second data, and second data received by the reception means without being stored in the first data storage means. Reception data storage control means for storing in the data storage means.

Further, as described in claim 2, the transmitting means and the receiving means may be constituted by a transmitter / receiver which performs a wireless data transmission / reception process via an infrared signal.

Further, as described in claim 3, the electronic information device according to claim 1 or 2 stores the second data received by the receiving means in the second data storage means. It can be configured to include a storage instruction unit for instructing whether or not.

Furthermore, as described in claim 4,
The electronic information device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a data addition / removal unit that adds or deletes other data to / from the second data received by the reception unit. Is also good.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic information device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the reception data storage control means causes the second data received by the reception means. Can be stored in the second data storage means together with the data regarding the received date and time.

Further, as described in claim 6, claim 1
6. The electronic information device according to claim 5, further comprising a data addition / removal unit that adds or deletes other data to / from the first data designated by the designation unit, and the transmission control. The means may be controlled to transmit the first data, which has been subjected to the data addition / subtraction by the data addition / subtraction means, to the outside.

Further, as described in claim 7,
The electronic information device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 can be configured to include an output unit that displays or prints at least one of the first data and the second data.

Further, as described in claim 8, in the electronic information device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the first data is data relating to personal information of an owner of the apparatus main body. Can be configured.

[0014]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. According to the electronic information device according to claim 1, the first means is provided by the designating means.
The first data designated by the data storage means (for example, personal data of the owner of the apparatus body) is transmitted from the transmission means under the control of the transmission control means.

Further, by the receiving means, external (for example,
The transmission data transmitted from another electronic information device that employs the same communication protocol) is received as the second data, and the second data is received by the control of the reception data storage control means.
Data (for example, business card data as personal data of a third party) is stored in the second data storage means.

Therefore, various data can be exchanged or electronic business card exchange can be performed through communication simply by transmitting and receiving the first data between a plurality of machines, which greatly reduces the time and effort required for inputting business card data and the like. Is reduced to.

Moreover, since the first data is separated from the second data and stored only in the first data storage means, desired data can be easily selected and designated by the designation means. Data can be transmitted quickly and accurately.

Further, since the second data received by the receiving means is stored in the second data storing means instead of the first data storing means, it is utilized as a personal information database for managing business cards. It becomes possible.

Further, as described in claim 2, when the transmitting means and the receiving means are constituted by a wireless transmitter / receiver mediated by infrared rays, noise or the like may be generated even if the equipment is not connected by a line. It is difficult to receive external disturbances, and data can be reliably transmitted and received.

Further, as described in claim 3, it is arranged to have a storage instruction means for instructing whether or not to store the second data received by the receiving means in the second data storage means. In this case, the data required by the user and the unnecessary data can be appropriately selected and stored.

Furthermore, as described in claim 4,
When the second data received by the receiving means is provided with a data adding / removing means for adding other data or deleting data, the necessary information is written in the received second data. It is possible to appropriately edit by adding or deleting unnecessary data.

Further, as described in claim 5, the reception data storage control means stores the second data received by the reception means in the second data storage means together with the data regarding the date and time of the reception. With such a configuration, the data can be rearranged or searched according to the received date or the like.

Further, as described in claim 6, a data adding / removing means for adding or deleting other data to / from the first data designated by the designating means is provided, and the transmission control is performed. When the means is controlled to transmit the first data, which has been subjected to the data addition and removal by the data addition and removal means, to the outside, the first data is added with data to be sent to the other party You can delete the data you do not want, edit it as appropriate, and then send the data.

Furthermore, as described in claim 7,
In the case of including an output unit that displays or prints at least one of the first data and the second data, the data to be transmitted or the received data can be confirmed or saved in writing.

When the first data is data relating to personal information of the owner of the apparatus body, the first data may be transmitted and received mutually. As a result, a new form of business card exchange can be realized.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an electronic information device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of an electronic notebook as an electronic information device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the electronic notebook body 1 is composed of a display / operation panel 1b and a data input panel 1c which are openably and closably connected via a hinge member 1a.

On the front surface of the display / operation panel 1b, a display unit 2 including a liquid crystal dot matrix display device and various operation key groups K are arranged. Further, an infrared transmission / reception unit 3 for transmitting / receiving data via infrared rays is provided above the display / operation panel 1b.

Explaining the details of the various operation key groups K, the mode selection key K1 for switching the operation mode of the electronic notebook 1 between the personal data input processing mode and the communication processing mode is provided in the first stage immediately below the display unit 2. A business card exchange key K2 for transmitting business card data (owner's personal data) with one touch is provided.

A registration key K3 for registering personal data and a transmission key K4 for transmitting edited personal data are arranged in the second row below the same, and the personal data of the owner is arranged in the third row. Owner data key K5 for displaying on the display unit 2,
A search key K6 for searching personal data is provided.

The DEL key K7 for deleting a part of the data displayed on the display unit 2 and the INS key K8 for subscribing to the data are arranged on the fourth row, and the data is changed on the fifth row. There are provided a selection key K9 for selecting an item for performing the operation and a cursor movement key K10 for scrolling the display of personal data up and down.

In the data input panel 1c, a numeric keypad 4 for inputting numerical data such as "telephone number", "FAX number", "zip code", "name", "address", "company name", A character key 5 for inputting character data such as "department name" and "position" is provided.

The various operation key groups K, the ten keys 4 and the character keys 5 are collectively referred to as a key input section 6.

Next, the circuit configuration of the electronic notebook 1 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration of the electronic notebook 1 corresponding to the electronic information device according to the present invention. This electronic notebook 1 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 which constitutes a transmission control means, a reception data storage control means, etc., and a RAM (Random RAM) which also functions as a first data storage means and a second data storage means. Access Memory) 11, R
OM (Read Only Memory) 12, display unit 2, transmission means,
An infrared transmitter / receiver 3, which constitutes a receiving means, a key input unit 6, a time measuring device 13 and the like are connected and configured.

The CPU 10 exchanges various data with the ROM 12 and the RAM 11 according to various control programs stored in the ROM 12 on the basis of the key operation signal supplied from the key input section 6, and performs operations necessary for various operations. Electronic notebook 1 which processes and etc. based on the calculation result
It outputs various control signals for controlling each part of the.

Next, the structure of the RAM 11 will be described. R
As shown in FIG. 3, the AM 11 has a display register 11a in which display target data to be displayed on the display unit 2 is temporarily stored, "0" in the personal data input mode, and "1" in the communication mode. A mode flag register M for switching the operation mode, a personal data number register P for temporarily storing the register number of the personal data to be read, and a timing register 11b in which the timing data from the timing device 13 is sequentially updated and set. , "Company name", "Department name", "Title", "Received date", "Name",
Personal data pertaining to the owner of this electronic notebook 1 consisting of "phone number", "FAX number", "address", "memo (record date of birth and physical characteristics, etc.)" (first data ) D
1 is registered in the owner data storage area (first data storage means) 11c, and a plurality of third party personal data (second data) D2 having the same data structure as the personal data related to the owner. A personal data storage area (second data storage means) and the like that are registered throughout are provided.

The display unit 2 is a dot matrix type liquid crystal display which is connected to the CPU 10 via the display drive circuit 14, and displays the personal data D1 of the owner and the personal data D of the selected third party. Or
A message or the like indicating the transmission / reception status (“transmitting”, “transmission completed”, “receiving”, “reception completed”, etc.) is displayed.

The transmitting / receiving section 3 is composed of a light emitting section 3a as transmitting means and a light receiving section 3b as receiving means. The light emitting section 3a includes a transmission circuit 15 connected to the CPU 10 and an infrared light emitting diode 17 connected to the transmission circuit 15 via a switching transistor 16.

The light receiving section 3b is composed of an infrared phototransistor 18 and a receiving circuit 19 connected to the CPU 10. Then, in the communication processing mode, the CP
In response to a command from U10, an infrared data signal is emitted and output via the transmission circuit 15 and the infrared light emitting diode 17 based on a predetermined communication protocol.

The infrared data signal emitted and output is used for another electronic information device (for example, an electronic information device) based on the same communication protocol.
It is received by the receiving unit 3b of an electronic notebook of the same model as the electronic notebook 1). That is, the infrared phototransistor 18
The infrared data signal received by the receiving circuit 19 is received.
The received light status is converted into received data by
Input to U10.

The CPU 10 outputs and displays the received data on the display unit 2 via the display drive circuit 14, and the key input unit 6
Based on the operation of, the received data is registered in the predetermined position of the personal data storage area 11d of the RAM 11 as the personal data of the third party.

Further, the timer 13 includes an oscillating circuit 13a for oscillating an electric signal of a predetermined frequency and the oscillating circuit 13a.
And a frequency dividing circuit 13b which obtains a signal of a predetermined frequency by dividing the signal from the current signal. The current time is measured by counting the signal.

The current time measured by the time measuring device 13 is sent to the time measuring register 11b of the RAM 11 via the CPU 10 and is sequentially updated and set.

The above is the schematic configuration of the electronic notebook 1 according to the present embodiment. Next, the processing procedure in the electronic notebook will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, a general processing procedure of the electronic notebook 1 according to the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

In step S1, it is determined whether or not the "mode" key K1 has been operated, and if it is determined that it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2,
Whether or not "0" is set in the mode flag register M, that is, the CPU 10 is currently in the personal data input processing mode (personal data such as the name, address, company name, telephone number, etc. of the owner and the third party are input. It is determined whether or not the mode is set to “Yes”, and if “YES”, the step S
In step 3, the mode flag register M is set to "1" to switch the CPU 10 to the communication processing mode, and then the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, a display indicating the currently selected communication processing mode or the like is displayed on the display unit 2 formed of a dot matrix type liquid crystal display, and then the program returns to the beginning.

If "NO" is determined in step S2, that is, if the CPU 10 is currently set to the communication processing mode, the process proceeds to step S4 and the mode flag register M is set to "0". Is set to switch the CPU 10 to the personal data input processing mode, and then the processing shifts to step S5 to display the currently selected communication processing mode and the like and then return to the beginning of the program.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S1 that the "mode" key K1 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S6, and whether "0" is set in the mode flag register M, that is, Then, it is determined whether the CPU 10 is currently set to the personal data input processing mode.

If the determination result is "YES", the process proceeds to step S7 to execute a subroutine for inputting personal data, and the names and addresses of the owner and the third party of the electronic notebook 1 are stored. Various processes for inputting personal data such as a company name and a telephone number are performed based on a predetermined key operation of the key input unit 6.

When the personal data input process is completed, the process proceeds to step S5, the display process for displaying the input data on the display unit 2 is performed, and then the process returns to the beginning of the program.

On the other hand, in step S6, "0" is not set in the mode flag register M, that is, the CPU1
If it is determined that 0 is set in the communication processing mode, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, business card data (personal data relating to the owner of the electronic notebook 1) is sent via the transmitting / receiving unit 3.
A subroutine of communication processing for transmitting and receiving is executed.

When this communication processing is completed, the above step S
5, the display process of displaying the transmitted data or the received data on the display unit 2 is executed, and then the process returns to the beginning of the program.

The above is the general processing contents of the electronic notebook 1, and each time the mode key K1 is operated, the personal data input processing mode and the communication processing mode are switched. Next, the processing procedure of the personal data input processing subroutine defined in step S7 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S701, the character key 5
Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the numeric keypad 4 has been operated and YE
In the case of S, the process proceeds to step S702, and the name, address, company name,
Personal data such as telephone numbers, departments, and job titles are entered.

Then, returning to the main routine of FIG.
Due to the display processing of step S5, step S70
The data input in 2 is displayed on the display unit 2. on the other hand,
In step S701, the character key 5 or the numeric keypad 4 is used.
If it is determined that it is not the operation of step S70,
Then, the process shifts to 3 and it is determined whether or not the registration key K3 is operated.

If YES in step S703, the flow advances to step S704 to determine whether owner data has already been registered, that is, whether data exists in the owner data storage area 11c of the RAM 11. It is determined whether or not.

Then, if the determination result is YES, that is, if the owner data is already registered, step S70.
5, the data being input in step S702 and being displayed on the display unit 2 (for example, as shown in FIG. 3, General Manager of Patent Department, XX Co., Ltd. Name Ichiro Tanaka TEL0
3- ○○○-○○○○ FAX03- ○○○-○○○○
The address (personal data of Tokyo, etc.) is stored in an empty area of the personal data storage area 11d of the RAM 11 (for example, the position of the address P = 1 of the personal data number register), and the procedure returns to the main routine to perform the above steps. In the display process of S5, for example, a message such as "Personal data has been stored first" is displayed on the display unit 2.

If NO in step S704, that is, if the owner data is not yet registered, the process proceeds to step S706, and the data is input in step S702 and displayed on the display unit 2. Data being displayed (for example, as shown in FIG. 3, XX Co., Ltd. Sales Department Manager Noboru Yamada TEL 0425-52- ○○○○ F
AX0425-52- ○○○○ Address Tokyo ○○○○
Storing the owner data D1) of the etc. in the owner data storage area 11c of the RAM 11 and returning to the main routine, a message such as "The owner data has been stored" is displayed in the display process of the step S5. It is displayed on the display unit 2.

By the processes of steps S703 to S706, the data input in step S702 is stored as the third party's personal data when the owner data already exists, and the business card when there is no owner data. It is stored as personal data of the owner himself, which is business card data when exchanging.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S703 that the registration key K3 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S707, and it is determined whether or not the search key K6 is operated.

If YES is determined, the process proceeds to step S708, the value of the address P of the personal data number register is incremented by "1", and then the process proceeds to step S709, the value of the address P of the personal data number register. Personal data corresponding to (for example, in the case of P = 2, as shown in FIG. 3, XX Secretary Section, reception time 1994 7/17 Suzuki Kimiko TEL 03-3321
-○○○○ FAX03-3321- ○○○○ Address
Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido ○○○ S Personal data such as 25th February 45th D
2) is read from the personal data storage area 11 of the RAM 11, the process returns to the main routine, and the data D2 is displayed on the display unit 2 in the display process of step S5.

By the processes of steps S707 to S709, the personal data stored in the personal data storage area 11d can be sequentially displayed and viewed every time the search key K6 is operated.

If it is determined in step S707 that the search key K6 is not operated, step S707 is performed.
Then, the processing shifts to 710, and other processing such as printing processing is performed.

Next, the processing procedure of the subroutine of the communication processing defined in step S8 will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

First, the communication protocol in the electronic notebook 1 according to this embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that transmission and reception are performed between two electronic notebooks having the same configuration, and if one side is a receiving side: A and the other side is a transmitting side: B, both the receiving side A and the transmitting side B are constant. The receiving state and the key input waiting state are alternately repeated at every time, and the receiving side starts the receiving process when the dummy signal (specific signal having a longer signal width than the key input waiting state) DM is received in the receiving state. Uses a communication protocol.

Then, in step S801 in the communication processing on the transmitting side B, it is determined whether or not the business card exchange key K2 is operated. If YES, the process proceeds to step S802 and the infrared light emitting diode 17 of the transmitting / receiving section 3 is determined. After transmitting the dummy signal DM, the process proceeds to step S803.

In step S803, the owner data D1 relating to the personal data of the owner is read from the owner data storage area 11c of the RAM 11 under the control of the CPU 10, and the data is transferred from the infrared light emitting diode 17 to the infrared light via the transmission circuit 15. It is transmitted to the receiving side A as a signal.

Next, in step S804, it is determined whether or not the owner data D1 has been sent. If NO, the process returns to step S803 to continue the data transmission, and if YES, the process shown in FIG. Returning to the step S5 of the main routine, the display processing for displaying a message such as "Business card exchange has been completed" on the display unit 2 is performed (see FIG. 8B).

By the processing of steps S801 to S804, the owner data (business card data) can be sent to the other party by a simple operation of pressing the business card exchange key K2, and a new form of business card exchange that does not involve a paper business card. Can be realized.

As a result, since the receiving side A can easily and surely receive the business card data, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the other party's business card data one by one as in the conventional case, and to avoid a data input error. You can prevent it.

While the business card exchange key K2 is operated in step S801 and the owner data is transmitted in step S803, for example, "transmitting" is displayed on the display unit 2 ((a in FIG. 8). )reference).

On the other hand, on the receiving side A, the above step S
If it is determined in 801 that the business card exchange key K2 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S805, and the registration key K is entered.
It is determined whether or not 3 is operated.

If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step S806, and the received data received by the later-described receiving process and displayed on the display unit 2 is set to the current date corresponding to the received date in the RAM 11 After being stored at a predetermined address (for example, at the position of P = 3) in the personal data storage area 11d, the process returns to the main routine of FIG. (D)
reference).

Further, in step S805, the registration key K
If it is determined that it is not the operation of step 3, step S8
In step 07, it is determined whether the character key 5 or the numeric keypad 4 has been operated. If the result of the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S808.

In step S808, it is determined whether or not the received data is being displayed on the display unit 2. If YES, the process proceeds to step S809, in which the desired data is received via the character keys 5 or the numeric keypad 4. After adding data (for example, presence / absence of glasses, physical characteristics (body shape, height, hairstyle, etc.)), the process returns to the main routine of FIG. Display processing for displaying is performed (see (e) in FIG. 8).

When the registration key K3 is operated in step S805 in this state, the data added in step S809 is stored in the personal data storage area 11d together with the received data and date.

Although omitted in this flowchart,
In addition to the case of adding desired data as described above, unnecessary data may be deleted and then stored. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S808 that the received data is not being displayed, the data to be transmitted is input together with the owner data.

If it is determined in step S807 that the character key 5 or the numeric keypad 4 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S811. In step S811, it is determined whether or not the dummy signal DM is received, and YE
In the case of S, the process proceeds to step S812, and the receiving process of receiving the data signal via the infrared phototransistor 18 and the receiving circuit 19 is executed.

During the reception process, the display unit 2
For example, a message such as "Receiving" is displayed (Fig. 8
(C)). Next, the process proceeds to step S813, and it is determined whether or not the receiving process is completed (for example, it is determined to be completed when no data is received for a certain period of time). If NO, the process returns to step S812 to perform the receiving process. Continue,
If YES, step S of the main routine of FIG.
Returning to step 5, display processing is performed to display the received data on the display unit 2 (see (d) in FIG. 8).

On the other hand, on the transmitting side B, the above step S
If it is determined in step 811 that there is no reception, step S
Proceeding to 814, it is determined whether or not the transmission key K4 has been operated.

If the determination result is YES, step S
After shifting to 815 and transmitting the dummy signal DM, the process proceeds to step S816, and the owner data to which the data is added in step S810 or the element of the owner data selected by the process described later is transmitted to the receiving side A. Send.

Next, in step S817, it is determined whether or not the data transmission is completed. If NO, the process proceeds to step S816 to continue the data transmission, and if YES, the main routine of FIG. Returning to step S5, the display processing of displaying a message such as "Data transmission has been completed" on the display unit 2 is performed.

At this time, the receiving side A performs the receiving process for receiving the above-mentioned data by executing the steps S811 to S813.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S814 that the transmission key K4 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S818. In step S818, it is determined whether the owner data key K5 has been operated, and YES.
In this case, the process proceeds to step S819, the owner data D1 is read from the owner data storage area 11c of the RAM 11 under the control of the CPU 10, and then the process returns to the main routine of FIG. Display processing for displaying is performed (see (a) of FIG. 10).

If NO in step S818, the flow advances to step S820 to determine whether or not the cursor movement key (∇Δ) K10 has been operated. If the determination result is YES. , And proceeds to step S821.

In step S821, it is determined whether or not the owner data D1 is displayed on the display unit 2. If NO, the process returns to the main routine of FIG. 4, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S822. Cursor move key K
The element of the owner data D1 is designated by the operation of 10.

If it is determined in step S820 that the cursor movement key (.DELTA..DELTA.) K10 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S823, and it is determined whether the selection key K9 is operated. .

If the determination result is YES, step S
In 824, it is determined whether the owner data D1 is displayed on the display unit 2. If NO, the process returns to the main routine of FIG. 4, and if YES, step S82.
After shifting to 5, the selected element is temporarily stored as selection data, and then the main routine of FIG. 4 returns.

That is, by the processing of steps S820 to S825, the cursor is moved to the position of the data element (company name, department, post, name, telephone number, address, etc.) desired to be selected by operating the cursor movement key K10. By operating the selection key K9, the element is selected and stored as data to be transmitted ((b) of FIG. 10,
(C) Reference: In this example, the name and address are selected. ).

Then, in steps S814 to S817.
The element selected as described above is transmitted by the processing of step S11, and the receiving side A receives the transmission data including the selected element by the processing of steps S811 to S813 and displays it on the display unit. 2 is displayed (see (d) of FIG. 10).

As a result, of the owner data D1, only the data that the sender B wishes to send can be sent. If it is determined in step S823 that the selection key K9 has not been operated, step S82
Then, the processing shifts to 6 and other processing such as printing processing not shown in this embodiment is performed.

As described above, according to the electronic notebook related to the electronic information device of the present invention, a new form of business card exchange in which personal data (business card data) of the owner of the electronic notebook body is transmitted and received by a simple operation. It is possible to perform the above, and it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that the time and effort for manually inputting the business card data as in the related art can be greatly saved.

Further, since the data exchanged with the business card is stored in the personal data storage area, it can be utilized as a database of personal information.

In this embodiment, the case where the personal data of the owner is transmitted / received only by the character information has been described.
Not limited to this, for example, a portrait (montage) of the owner may be stored by combining parts patterns prepared in advance, and the portrait data (montage data) may be transmitted and received together with the character information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case of transmitting / receiving data via infrared rays has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to perform transmission / reception via electromagnetic waves of a predetermined frequency or the like.

The data stored in the personal data storage area 11d may be automatically rearranged according to the date of reception. The present invention is not limited to the electronic notebook according to the present embodiment, and can be realized as, for example, an electronic information device that specializes in managing business cards.

Further, the transmission / reception of data in the present invention is as follows.
Needless to say, it is not limited to the same model as long as a common communication protocol is adopted. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the data to be transmitted and received is output and displayed on the display unit has been described, but it may be printed out to an external printer or the like, or the accumulated personal data may be transferred and output to a host computer or the like. You can also

[0098]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the first data stored in the first data storage means is designated by the designation means, and the designated first data is transmitted to the transmission control means. The transmission data is transmitted from the transmission means to the outside under the control of the first control means, while the transmission data transmitted from the outside by the reception means is received as the second data, and the second data is controlled by the reception data storage control means to control the first data. Since the data is not stored in the data storage means but is automatically stored in the second data storage means, it is possible to exchange various data or electronically through communication only by transmitting and receiving data between a plurality of machines. There is an excellent effect that various business cards can be exchanged and the time and effort of inputting business card data and the like can be greatly reduced.

Moreover, since the first data is stored only in the first data storage means separately from the second data storage means, the first data stored in the first data storage means is stored. Only one data can be easily selected and designated by the designating unit by distinguishing it from the second data, and it is possible to quickly and accurately transmit only the desired data to the outside.

Further, since the transmission data transmitted from the outside can be received as the second data by the receiving means and the second data can be stored only in the second data storing means, not in the first data storing means. , The second data can be utilized as a database of personal information for business card management and the like in distinction from the first data.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the transmitting means and the receiving means are constituted by an infrared type transceiver using an infrared signal as a medium, the equipment is not connected by a line. Both have the effect of being less susceptible to disturbances such as noise and being able to reliably transmit and receive data.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the storage instruction means for instructing whether to store the received data in the second data storage means is provided, the user There is also an effect that it is possible to appropriately select and store data required by and unnecessary data.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, when the data adding / removing means for adding or deleting other data to the received data is provided, it is necessary for the received data. It is possible to add appropriate information, delete unnecessary data, or perform other appropriate editing.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the received data storage control means is configured to store the received data in association with the data relating to the date and time of reception, the date of reception is received. The data can be rearranged or searched according to the like.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the data addition / removal means for adding or deleting other data to / from the first data designated by the designating means is provided, and the transmission is performed. When the control means is controlled to transmit the first data that has been subjected to the data addition / removal by the data addition / removal means, the data desired to be sent to the other party is added to the first data, or is desired to be sent. It is possible to send data after deleting data that is not present and editing it as appropriate.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, when the output means for displaying or printing at least one of the first data and the received data is provided, the data to be transmitted and the received data are confirmed. You can do it or save it in writing.

According to the invention described in claim 8, when the first data comprises data relating to personal information of the owner of the apparatus main body, the first data is mutually transmitted and received. As a result, a new form of business card exchange can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic notebook as an electronic information device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of an electronic notebook as an electronic information device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a RAM.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of general processing performed by an electronic notebook as an electronic information device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a subroutine of personal data input processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a communication processing subroutine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a communication processing subroutine.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing display examples (a) to (d) on the display unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of a communication protocol in a communication mode.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the operation of the key input unit and the display on the display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic notebook (electronic information device) 2 Display section (display means) 3 Transmitting / receiving device (transmitting means, receiving means) 3a Transmitting section 3b Receiving section 4 Numeric keypad 5 Character keys 6 Key input section K Various operation key groups 10 CPU (transmission control) Means, received data storage control means) 11 RAM 11a Display register 11b Timekeeping register 11c Owner data storage area (first data storage means) 11d Personal data storage area (second data storage means) D1 Owner data (first data storage means) Data) D2 personal data (second data)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An electronic information device for storing and storing various data, and transmitting and receiving data between a plurality of devices based on a predetermined communication protocol, the first data storage means storing first data. A second data storage means for storing second data, a designation means for designating the first data stored in the first data storage means, and a first data designated by the designation means. Transmission means for transmitting data to the outside, transmission control means for controlling transmission processing performed by the transmission means, reception means for receiving transmission data transmitted from the outside as second data, and the reception means for receiving An electronic information device comprising: received data storage control means for storing the stored second data in the second data storage means without storing the second data in the first data storage means. 2. The electronic information device according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means and said receiving means are constituted by a transmitter / receiver for transmitting and receiving data wirelessly through an infrared signal. 3. The storage instruction means for instructing whether or not to store the second data received by the receiving means in the second data storage means, according to claim 1 or claim 2. Electronic information device described. 4. The data adding / removing means for adding other data or deleting data to the second data received by the receiving means, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Electronic information device described. 5. The reception data storage control means is configured to store the second data received by the reception means in the second data storage means together with the data regarding the date and time of the reception. Claims 1 to 4
The electronic information device according to any one of 1. 6. A data adding / removing means for adding another data to or deleting another data from the first data designated by said designating means, wherein said transmission control means uses said data adding / removing means for removing the data. The electronic information device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic information device is controlled so as to transmit the first data subjected to the addition / removal to the outside. 7. The electronic information device according to claim 1, further comprising output means for displaying or printing at least one of the first data and the second data. 8. The first data stored in the first data storage means comprises data relating to personal information of an owner of the apparatus body. The electronic information device according to any one of 1.