JPH0895923A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable a user to easily recognize the existence of schedules after the present time on the day and to make no oversight of schedules even in a mode other than a schedule mode in electronic equipment which has plural operation modes consisting of the schedule mode and the other modes. CONSTITUTION: Four matters of the schedule time information which is the 1st to 4th nearest to the present time in the schedule information after the present time in the schedule information on the day are always shown in a part of a display area 12 of a display device 11 in schedule information which is previously inputted by means of a letter figure key operation and stored in memory. When a user designates any of the schedule time information shown in the area 12 by operating any of time directive keys 20 to 23, the schedule information which corresponds to the designated schedule time information is searched and shown in the display device 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a schedule function for inputting, storing, retrieving and displaying schedule information (scheduled date, time and scheduled event information) and other functions such as a computer function and a clock function. And an electronic device having a plurality of operation modes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic device of this type has a plurality of operation modes such as a calculator, a telephone book, a clock, and a memo pad function in addition to a schedule function, and a user can confirm the schedule of the day. When the other mode is set, the mode is switched to the schedule mode, and then the operation for displaying the schedule of the day is performed.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional electronic device having a plurality of modes, no information relating to the schedule is displayed when using a mode other than the schedule mode, so that the schedule of the day is not displayed. If you do not check the contents of in the schedule mode in advance, you may not know the schedule at that time, and you may overlook the schedule information you entered.

Further, in order to always grasp the schedule, the user has to switch to the schedule mode one by one to check the time of the schedule, and is forced to perform a plurality of key operations each time the confirmation is made. troublesome.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device of this type in a schedule other than the schedule mode, even if the user does not perform an operation for confirming the schedule. It is to make it easy to recognize the existence.

A second object of the present invention is to enable electronic equipment of this type to display schedule information and return to the operation mode immediately before the display by a simple operation.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, schedule information including schedule date, time and event information is input, stored and searched,
In an electronic device having a plurality of operation modes of a schedule function for displaying and other functions, an input unit for a user to input schedule information, a storage unit for storing the schedule information input by the input unit, Of the schedule information stored in the storage means and the display means for displaying the current date and time, the display means for displaying the information, and the scheduled information of the current time, the scheduled time information of the schedule information after the current time is searched for. However, the control means for constantly displaying the scheduled time information at least close to the present time in a partial display area of the display means, and the scheduled time information displayed by the user in the partial display area. And a schedule corresponding to the scheduled time information indicated by the time indication input means. Searching Yuru information from the stored schedule information in the storage means, and employs a configuration having: a control means for displaying on the display means.

[0008]

According to the above configuration, among the schedule information input and stored in advance, at least the scheduled time information close to the current time in the schedule information after the current time in the schedule information of the current day is displayed on the display means. It is always displayed in a part of the display area of the surface. Then, by inputting desired scheduled time information out of the displayed scheduled time information with the time instruction input means, schedule information corresponding to the instructed scheduled time information is displayed on the display means.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the "schedule information" is information on the date and time of the scheduled date, and information on the event scheduled to be executed on the scheduled date and time, information such as memos, and the like. The scheduled time has a scheduled start time and a scheduled end time, but at least information about the scheduled start time may be used for both of them. Below, the scheduled start time is referred to as "schedule time".

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an electronic apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. The electronic device 10 has the above-described schedule function and also has a plurality of other operation modes such as a clock function and a telephone directory function.

A liquid crystal display 11 is provided on the upper surface of the electronic device 10 for displaying input information input to the electronic device 10 and processing information processed by the electronic device. In the display area 12 on the lower side of the drawing which is a part of the display surface of the display unit 11, the first to fourth relative to the current time after the current time within the schedule time of the schedule information of the day that is input and stored in advance. The four closest schedule times and the total number of schedule information items on the day (that is, the total number of stored scheduled events) are always displayed in any operation mode.

A keyboard 25 is provided on the upper surface of the electronic device 10. The keyboard 25 is provided with ten character / number keys 26 for inputting characters and numbers, and the user operates the keys 26 to input schedule information and other information.

The keyboard 25 also has a registration key 27 for storing input schedule information and other information in a RAM, which will be described later, and instructions for four arithmetic operations and operation mode switching, clear, shift, time setting, Various function keys for inserting and deleting data are provided.

Further, the keyboard 25 is provided with time indicating keys 20 to 23 and a release key 24. The time indication keys 20 to 23 are used by the user to designate any one of the four schedule times displayed in the display area 12,
This is a key for calling up and displaying data of schedule information (one piece of schedule information including the schedule time information) corresponding to the schedule time (hereinafter referred to as schedule data) from the RAM 42 described later. Each of the time indication keys 20 to 23 has a display 1
It is arranged so as to closely face and oppose each of the four display portions of the schedule time in one display area 12, and is arranged so as to be in one-to-one correspondence with the four schedule times to be instructed. The cancel key 24 is an input key for canceling (erasing) the display of the schedule information performed in response to the operation of the time instruction keys 20 to 23 and for returning to the mode executed immediately before the display. Is.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the overall circuit configuration of the electronic device 10. A circuit of the electronic device 10 includes a CPU 40 that performs overall control and information processing, a ROM 41 that stores a control program, a RAM 42 that provides a work area and a memory area required when the CPU 40 executes various information processing, and It is composed of the keyboard 25 and the liquid crystal display 11 described above.

The memory configuration of the RAM 42 is as shown in FIG. That is, the mode flag area 421 storing the flag indicating the operation mode of the electronic device 10, the CPU 4
0, a clock data area 422 for storing the current time and date data of the current day obtained by counting the reference clock signal used by 0, a display data area 423 for storing the display data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 11, Schedule area 424 for storing data related to the schedule
Have.

The schedule area 424 is for the keyboard 2
5, a schedule data area 55 for storing the schedule information, that is, the information of the scheduled date and time, the data of the scheduled event and the information such as memos in association with each other,
Of the schedule data stored in this area 55, the total number of schedule data of the day (total number of scheduled events)
Schedule number data area 54 for storing the data of
1 to 4 for storing data of each of the four schedule times displayed in the display area 12 of the liquid crystal display 11.
It is divided into subject time data areas 50 to 53.

In the first time data area 50, the current time indicated by the clock data area 422 in which the data of the current time is constantly updated and stored by the interrupt processing by the reference clock and the schedule data area 55 are stored. The schedule data of the scheduled event that is closest to the current time after the current time is stored by comparing the scheduled time of each scheduled event of the schedule data of the current day among the scheduled data. In the second to fourth time data areas 51 to 53, the data of the schedule time of the next scheduled event of the schedule time based on the data of the first time data area 50 and the schedule time of the next scheduled event are stored. The data and the data of the scheduled time of the next scheduled event are sequentially stored.

In addition to the above areas, the RAM 42 stores a telephone directory area 425 used for storing data required for executing the telephone directory function and data required for executing the other functions. An area 426 used for storage is provided.

Next, the operation of the electronic device 10 relating to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The state shown in FIG. 4A is a display state when the electronic device 10 is in the clock mode. In this state, most of the display areas other than the display area 12 of the display unit 11 display the date and day of the current day, the day of the week, and the current time,
Minutes and seconds are displayed. And in the display area 12,
As described above, the RAM that is previously input from the keyboard 25
Of the scheduled times of the current day's schedule information stored in 42, the 1st to 4th relative to the current time after the current time
The next closest schedule time and the total number of schedule information items on the day (total number of scheduled events) are displayed. The display of the scheduled time and the number of scheduled line cases in the display area 12 is not limited to the clock mode, but is always performed in any mode.

Here, the user selects, for example, “10: 1 among the four scheduled times displayed in the display area 12.
When it is desired to confirm the schedule contents at the schedule time of "5", the time instruction key 20 with the symbol of "S1" arranged facing the display portion of "10:15" is displayed.
To operate. In response to this, the schedule data stored in association with “10:15” is called from the schedule data area 55 and displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 as shown in FIG. 4B. This display state is the release key 2
It is maintained until 4 is operated.

Next, when the cancel key 24 is operated, the display of the schedule information is canceled and the mode returns to the clock mode.
The display state of the current day, the day of the week, and the current time shown in (c) is returned to.

The processing operation of the CPU 40 for realizing the operation of the electronic device 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 show the processing procedure of the CPU 40 by the control program stored in the ROM 41. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the main processing, and FIG. 6 is a subroutine of the schedule time setting processing in the flowchart of FIG. It is a flow chart which shows details.

When the main power of the electronic device is turned on, the processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed by the CPU 40. First, in step S10, the CPU 40 sets an initial value in an area that requires an initial value setting in each area allocated in the RAM 42. For example, in the mode flag area 421, a flag for setting the clock mode is set as an initial value, and the initial mode is set to the clock mode. Even when the main power supply is turned off, the backup power supply is used to update and save the date, day, and current time data in the clock data area 422 of the RAM 42. Further, it is assumed that the data of the schedule information previously input from the keyboard 25 and stored in the schedule data area 55 in the state where the main power source was turned on before is also stored by the backup power source in the state where the main power source is turned off. All other data that needs to be saved is saved.

Next, in step S11, the schedule data area 55 of the RAM 42 is searched for the data of the schedule times of the first to fourth closest scheduled events after the current time of the day described above, and the first case is searched. ~ Set to fourth time data area 50-53. Further, the total number of schedule information items on the day is counted, and the data of the count value is set in the schedule number data area 54. Details of this processing operation will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, in step S12, the data stored in the display data area 423 of the RAM 42 is displayed on most of the display area other than the display area 12 of the liquid crystal display 11,
Further, the first to fourth time data areas 50 to 53 and the schedule number data area 54 in the schedule area 424.
The data stored in is displayed in the display area 12 of the liquid crystal display 11.

The next step S13 is a step of a key input operation of the keyboard 25 by the user, and a key input determination process is performed in the next step S14. If the result of that determination is that there is no key input, step S
Returning to step 11, the processes of steps S11 to S14 are repeated. Further, the time instruction keys 20 to 2 of "S1" to "S4"
If there is an input of 3, the process proceeds to step S16, and if another key is operated, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the currently set mode is judged by the flag data set in the mode flag area 421 in the RAM 42, and if the clock mode is set, the process goes to the clock mode process in step S20. If it is the schedule mode, the process proceeds to the schedule mode process of step S21, if it is the phonebook mode, the process proceeds to the phonebook mode process of step S22, and if it is the calculator mode, the process proceeds to the calculator mode process of step S23, and according to the key input determined in step S14. The processing of each mode is performed. When the processes of steps S20 to S23 are completed, step S1
Returning to step 1, the processing from step S11 onward is repeated.

On the other hand, in step S16, it is determined whether or not there is data of the schedule time corresponding to the input-operated key among the time designating keys 20 to 23. For example, if the operated key is the time indication key 20 of "S1", RA
It is determined whether schedule time data is stored in the first time data area 50 in M42. If the schedule time data is not stored, step S1
Returning to step 1, if the schedule time data is stored, the schedule data corresponding to the first schedule time data, that is, the schedule time data including the same schedule time data as the first schedule time data is included in step S17.
The schedule data of the item is retrieved from the schedule data area and displayed on the liquid crystal display 11. Other "S2"
Even when the time instruction keys 21 to 23 of "S4" are operated, similar processing is performed in steps S16 and S17.
The schedule data corresponding to each key 21 to 23 is displayed.

Next, in step S18, the release key 24
Is waited for, and until the input is made, step S1
At 7, the display state of the schedule data displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 is maintained. When the release key 24 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S15, the mode is determined based on the data in the mode flag area 421, and the process proceeds to any of steps S20 to S23 depending on the determination result. That is, the process returns to the mode immediately before the time instruction keys 20 to 23 are operated. At this time, the display of the schedule data is canceled, that is, erased, and the display state is changed according to the processing of the restored mode.

Next, details of the schedule time setting process of step S11 in the flowchart of FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this subroutine, among the schedule data of the current day stored in the schedule data area 55 of the RAM 42, each of the schedule time data of the schedule data that is the first to the fourth closest to the current time after the current time is searched for 1
~ Set the 4th time data area 50 to 53, and count the total number of schedule data of the day,
The data of the count value is stored in the schedule number data area 54.

The first step S in the flow chart of FIG.
In 30, the CPU 40 compares the schedule time data stored in the first time data area 50 in the RAM 42 with the data in the clock data area 422 indicating the current time, and the value of the clock data is the first schedule. If the time has passed, the process proceeds to step S31, and if it has not passed, there is no need to update the schedule time data, so the process jumps to step S39, which will be described later, and counts the total number of scheduled events of the day as described later. After that, the processing of this routine ends.

When there is no schedule data at the initial time and on the day, a blank code for not displaying is stored in the first time data area 50. In this case, in step S31. Transition.

In step S31, the clock data area 42
It is searched whether or not the schedule data of the day having the data of the schedule time after the current time shown by the data of No. 2 is stored in the schedule data area 55, and if the corresponding schedule data exists, step S3
2, the schedule time data of the data having the closest schedule time to the current time among the corresponding schedule data is stored in the first case time data area 50.

If there is no corresponding schedule data, the process proceeds to step S40 and the first time data is deleted (blank code is stored). Then, the process proceeds to steps S41 to S43, and the second to fourth
The time data stored in the subject time data areas 51 to 53 is deleted (blank code is stored).

In step S33 following step S32, in order to check whether or not there is schedule data having a schedule time second closest to the current time after the current time, after the schedule time indicated by the data in the first time data area 50. The schedule data area 55 is searched for the presence of the schedule data at the schedule time. Then, if the corresponding schedule data exists, the process proceeds to step S34, and the schedule time data of the schedule data closest to the schedule time according to the data of the first case time data area 50 among the corresponding schedule data. Is stored in the second time data area 51.

If the corresponding schedule data does not exist, the process proceeds to step S41 and the second time data is deleted (blank code is stored). Then, the process proceeds to steps S42 and 43, and the third time data and the fourth time data are deleted.

In step S35 following step S34, the schedule data area 55 is searched to see if there is schedule data at a schedule time after the schedule time based on the data in the second time data area 51.
If the corresponding schedule data exists, the process proceeds to step S36, and the schedule time is the second time data area 5 in the corresponding schedule data.
The schedule time data of the schedule data closest to the schedule time based on the data No. 1 is stored in the third time data area 52.

If the corresponding schedule data does not exist, the process proceeds to steps S42 and 43, and the third time data and the fourth time data are deleted.

In step S37 following step S36, the schedule data area 55 is searched to see if there is schedule data at a schedule time after the schedule time based on the data in the third time data area 52.
If the corresponding schedule data exists, the process proceeds to step S38, and the schedule time is the third time data area 5 in the corresponding schedule data.
The schedule time data of the schedule data closest to the schedule time based on the data of 2 is stored in the fourth time data area 53.

If the corresponding schedule data does not exist, the process proceeds to step S43, and the fourth time data is deleted.

In step S39 following step S38 and step S43, in order to display the total number of schedule data of the day (total number of scheduled events), the number of schedule data of the day stored in the schedule data area 55 is displayed. Counting is performed, the count value data is stored in the schedule number data area 54, and the processing of this routine ends.

By the processing operations of FIGS. 5 and 6 as described above, as described above with reference to FIG. 4, in any operation mode, the display area 12 of the display unit 11 displays within the schedule time of the schedule data of the day. After the current time, each of the first to fourth scheduled times relative to the current time and the total number of scheduled events of the current day's schedule are always displayed. Then, by operating the time instruction keys 20 to 23, a desired schedule time can be arbitrarily selected and instructed from the four schedule times displayed in the display area 12, and the schedule data of the scheduled time can be displayed. . Further, by operating the release key 24, the display of the schedule data can be released (erased), and the mode immediately before the display of the schedule data can be restored.

As described above, the schedule times of the scheduled events of the first to fourth closest scheduled events relative to the current time after the current time are always displayed on the schedule of the day, that is, they are also displayed in the operation modes other than the schedule mode. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the existence of the schedule after the current time on the day even in the operation modes other than the schedule mode, and the schedule is not overlooked. In addition, the user can select a desired schedule time from the displayed schedule times and display the schedule data and confirm the contents by a simple operation of the time indication keys 20 to 23, which makes the schedule function more effective. Can be demonstrated. Further, the display of the schedule data and the return to the original mode can be performed only by operating the release key 24, and the key operation can be simplified.

In this embodiment, the total number of pieces of schedule information for the current day is displayed, but the total number of pieces of schedule information after the current time in the schedule information for the current day may be displayed.

<Second Embodiment> In the first embodiment described above,
Time instruction keys 20 to 23 for displaying schedule data corresponding to each of the schedule times displayed in the display area 12 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence. On the other hand, a second embodiment in which the schedule time is instructed by two shift keys and the instructed schedule time is highlighted will be described below.

FIG. 7 shows the appearance of the electronic device of the second embodiment. In the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 7, the left shift key 30 and the right shift key 32 shift the highlighted state of the four schedule times displayed in the schedule time display area 12 to the left and right times, and the user selects the schedule data. This is a key for selecting and instructing schedule data desired to be displayed.

The schedule key 31 is a key for instructing the display and cancellation of the display of the contents of the schedule data corresponding to the schedule time indicated by the reverse display of the state instructed by the left and right shift keys 30, 32. is there.

The overall circuit configuration of the electronic device of this embodiment is as follows.
This is the same as the first embodiment, but the memory configuration of the RAM 42 is slightly different as shown in FIG. That is,
In the schedule area 424 of the RAM 42, a reverse display flag area 56 is provided in addition to the respective data areas 50 to 55 similar to those in the first embodiment. The reverse display flag area 56 is displayed in the schedule time display area 12 4
Stores data of a flag that indicates schedule time data to be highlighted among the schedule times. The flag data is, for example, "0" to "3",
It is assumed that the data in the first to fourth time data areas 50 to 53 are designated in order. Each of the data in the first to fourth time data areas 50 to 53 is displayed in order from the left in the schedule display area 12, and the time data designated by the flag data is displayed in reverse.

Next, the processing operation of the CPU 40 in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts of the main process.

After the processing of FIG. 9 is started, step S50
5 to 53, step S10 of the process of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment.
The initial value set, schedule time set, display, and key input are performed in exactly the same manner as S13. Step S1
The process of the schedule time setting routine of No. 1 is the same as the process of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment.

Subsequently, in step S54, a key input is determined, and if there is no key input, step S5 is performed.
The process returns to 1 and the processes of steps S51 to S53 are repeated.
When the key input is input from the left and right shift keys 30 and 32 or the schedule key 31, the process proceeds to the process of FIG. In addition, when it is the input of other keys,
The process proceeds to steps S55 and S60 to S63, and similarly to steps S15 and S20 to S23 of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, the clock mode, the schedule mode, the telephone directory mode, and the calculator are determined according to the determination result of the currently set mode. A process corresponding to a key input is performed as one of the modes.

In the process of FIG. 10, if the key input is the input of the left shift key 30, the process proceeds to step S70,
Of the 1st to 4th time data areas 50 to 53, it is determined whether the schedule time data immediately before the schedule time data of the area indicated by the data of the reverse display flag area 56 exists in the time data areas 50 to 53. If it does not exist, the process proceeds to step S55 in FIG. 9, and if it does exist, the process proceeds to step S71 to subtract 1 from the data in the reverse display flag area 56, and then proceeds to step S55.

If the key input is the right shift key 32, the process proceeds to step S72, and the reverse display flag area 56 of the first to fourth time data areas 50 to 53 is displayed.
Time data that is one time after the scheduled time data in the area indicated by the data
Is present, and if not present, step S5
5, the process proceeds to step S72 if it exists, 1 is added to the data in the reverse display flag area 56, and then the process proceeds to step S55.

In this way, the left and right shift keys 30, 32
By subtracting 1 or adding the data in the reverse display flag area 56 in steps S71 and 73 in accordance with the key input of, the schedule time data displayed in reverse in the display area 12 in the display processing in the subsequent step S52 is left or One shift to the right.

On the other hand, if the key input is the input of the schedule key 31, the process proceeds to step S56,
Schedule data corresponding to the time data in the area designated by the data in the reverse display flag area 56 of the case time data areas 50 to 53 is set in the schedule data area 5
5 is searched and displayed on the liquid crystal display 11. Then, in the determination loop of step S57, the input of the schedule key 31 is waited for again, and the input is made again in step S5.
At 6, the state displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 is maintained. When the schedule key 31 is again pressed, the process proceeds to step S55, and the mode flag area 4
By determining the data of No. 21, the process shifts to the mode immediately before the schedule key 31 is keyed.

In this way, in the present embodiment, the designated schedule time is highlighted in the display area 12 of the liquid crystal display 11 so that the designated schedule time can be more easily recognized. can do. Further, even when the number of schedule times to be displayed is increased, only two keys, the left and right shift keys 30 and 32, are required to indicate the schedule time, and it is not necessary to increase the number of keys, and the electronic device can be downsized. .

In the present embodiment, the designated one of the scheduled times displayed in the display area 12 is highlighted, but it may be displayed in blinking, that is, the display state at the designated time. Is different from the display state of the time not instructed, and the time instructed may be easily recognized.

Further, in the above-mentioned first and second embodiments, the schedule time indicating means is realized as a key provided on the keyboard, but a transparent input tablet (touched or pressed) on the display surface of the liquid crystal display 11. It may be provided as a means for instructing by providing a device for detecting a part).

<Third Embodiment> In the first and second embodiments described above, the liquid crystal display 11 displays the schedule data corresponding to the schedule time designated by the operation of the key of the indicating means.
It was displayed in most display areas other than the display area 12 on the display surface. On the other hand, a third embodiment in which a part of the schedule data corresponding to the instructed schedule time is displayed in the display area 12 will be described below.

In the third embodiment, the hardware configuration of the electronic equipment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the software configuration is obtained by partially modifying the software configuration of the first embodiment. . That is, in the schedule data display process corresponding to the time instruction keys 20 to 23 in step S17 of the main process of FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, the region for displaying the schedule data is changed to the display region 12.
The present embodiment can be realized by assuming that the software configuration other than this is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 shows a display example according to the key operation of the third embodiment. The state shown in FIG. 11A is a display state when the electronic device 10 is in the clock mode.
Here, in order for the user to confirm the contents of the schedule corresponding to the time of "13:30" among the four schedule times displayed in the display area 12, the time instruction of S2 corresponding to "13:30" When the key 21 is operated, one line of data showing the contents of the scheduled event in the schedule data corresponding to the schedule time “13:30” is retrieved from the schedule data area 55, and as shown in FIG. It is displayed together with the schedule time “13:30”. This display state is maintained until the release key 24 is operated.

When the release key 24 is operated, the mode returns to the clock mode, and the current date, day of the week, and day of the week shown in (c) of FIG.
Return to the display state of time and 4 schedule times.

With this operation, in the present embodiment, the outline of the schedule contents corresponding to the schedule time can be confirmed without destroying the display state of the mode used by the user.

In the present embodiment, the time indication keys 20 ...
Although only a part of the schedule data is displayed in the display area 12 in accordance with the operation of 23, all of the schedule data can be displayed by scrolling the display of the schedule data in the display area 12 by operating the cursor keys or the like. Can also be configured to display.

A handwriting input device may be used in place of the keyboard used as the user's operation input means in each of the above embodiments.

[0069]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In an electronic device having a plurality of operation modes of a schedule function and other functions, among the schedule information input and stored in advance, the schedule information of the current day is close to at least the current time of the schedule information after the current time. Since the scheduled time information is constantly displayed in a part of the display area of the display surface of the display means, the user is expected to be displayed in a part of the display area of the display surface of the display means in an operation mode other than the schedule mode. You can easily recognize the existence of the schedule after the current time of the day by looking at the time information,
No missed schedules. Further, by designating desired schedule time information among the schedule time information displayed in a part of the display area of the display means by the time designation input means, schedule information corresponding to the designated schedule time information. Is displayed on the display means, the user can see and confirm the contents of the schedule information at the desired scheduled time with a simple input operation, and it is possible to provide a very convenient electronic device for the user. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view showing the outer appearance of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control circuit of the electronic device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a memory configuration of a RAM 42 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display mode corresponding to a key operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of main processing for control according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing details of a schedule time setting subroutine in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a top view showing the outer appearance of the electronic device of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a memory configuration of a RAM 42 according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of main processing for control according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of main processing following FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a display mode corresponding to a key operation of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Electronic Equipment 11 Liquid Crystal Display 12 Schedule Time Display Area 20-23 Time Instruction Key 24 Release Key 25 Keyboard 26 Character / Numeric Key 30 Left Shift Key 31 Schedule Key 32 Right Shift Key 40 CPU 41 ROM 42 RAM 50-53 1-4 Items Eye time data area 54 Schedule number data area 55 Schedule data area 56 Reverse display flag area 421 Mode flag area 422 Clock data area 423 Display data area 424 Schedule area 425 Phonebook area 426 Other areas

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device having a plurality of operation modes including a schedule function for inputting, storing, retrieving, and displaying schedule information including schedule date, time, and event information, and a user. An input means for inputting schedule information, a storage means for storing the schedule information input by the input means, a clock means for clocking the current date and time, a display means for displaying the information, and the storage means. Among the schedule information stored in the means, the scheduled time information of the schedule information after the current time is searched with the schedule information of the day, and at least the scheduled time information close to the current time is searched for on the display surface of the display means. Control unit for constantly displaying in the display area of the unit, and the user can select either the scheduled time information displayed in the partial display area. A time instruction input means for instructing, and a control means for searching the schedule information stored in the storage means for schedule information corresponding to the scheduled time information instructed by the time instruction input means and displaying it on the display means. An electronic device comprising: 2. A control means for counting the total number of pieces of schedule information of the day out of the schedule information stored in the storage means and for constantly displaying the count value in the partial display area of the display means. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The user instructs to cancel the display of the schedule information corresponding to the scheduled time information instructed by the time instruction input means and to return to the operation mode executed immediately before the display. And a control means for canceling the display of the schedule information and returning to the operation mode executed immediately before the display according to the input of the cancellation instruction input means. The electronic device according to claim 1. 4. The display state of the scheduled time information instructed by the time instruction inputting unit in the partial display area of the display unit is different from the display state of the unscheduled scheduled time information. Claims 1 to 3
The electronic device according to any one of items 1 to 7. 5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the schedule information corresponding to the scheduled time information instructed by the time instruction input means is displayed in the display area of the part of the display means. The electronic device according to any one of items 1 to 7.