JPH10187629A - Method and device for individual information management - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to look at a desired page only by pressing an arbitrary operation button. SOLUTION: A display part 1 consisting of liquid crystal, etc., is provided, image data from a processing means are displayed at the display part 1, and an input tablet 2 consisting of what is called a transparent touch sensor, etc., is provided on its surface. Further, a pen for inputting arbitrary data, etc., in cooperation with the input tablet 2 is provided, and information on a contact position, etc., is supplied to the processing means through a cord 4, etc., by taking the pen 3 out and bringing its pen tip into contact with the input tablet 2, so that the arbitrary data, etc., is inputted. Further, signals from specific key switches 5a to 5d and key switches 6a to 6d as dedicated operation buttons are also supplied to the processing means. Then desired pages are detected corresponding to the operation of, for example, arbitrary key switches 6a to 6d and their images are displayed at the display part 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal information management method and apparatus suitable for use in, for example, personal information management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a device for managing personal information, for example, a so-called electronic organizer, data relating to personal information for each day is managed in a page configuration for each day. Thus, by inputting a desired date by key operation or the like, the user can call up the personal information data on that date and display it on a display or the like.

[0003]

However, in such an electronic organizer, if personal information of two dates is compared and viewed, for example, in the prior art, two dates are alternately input by key operation or the like. Then, the personal information of each date is called out, and in order to compare and view the personal information of the two dates, the above-described key operation and the like are repeatedly performed, and an extremely complicated operation is required. Had become.

In the case of viewing arbitrary data or the like, in the prior art, a specific keyword or the like in the data is input and desired data or the like is called by search. On the other hand, these operations are extremely complicated. Also, specific data and the like could not be seen immediately.

[0005] The present application has been made in view of the above points, and the problem to be solved is that it is extremely complicated to compare personal information of two dates, for example, with a conventional device. Operation was required.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a plurality of dedicated operation buttons are provided so that a page meeting an arbitrary condition corresponding to the dedicated operation buttons is detected and displayed. According to this, the user can see a page that meets an arbitrary condition only by pressing an arbitrary dedicated operation button, and the operation can be performed extremely easily.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, the present invention provides a storage processing step of storing input personal information in a storage unit on a page basis and a display for displaying personal information read from the storage unit on a display unit in page units. A processing step, a detection processing step of detecting an operation of a plurality of operation buttons each designating a desired page from the personal information stored in the storage means, and a figure imitating a plurality of bookmarks for pointing to the desired page Is displayed at the position corresponding to the operation button of the display means, the display mode of each figure is changed based on the operation of each operation button, and the personal information of the corresponding page stored in the storage means is read and displayed. And a control processing step of displaying by means.

Further, the present invention provides a storage means for storing input personal information in page units, a display means for displaying personal information read from the storage means in page units, and a personal information stored in the storage means. Among a plurality of operation buttons for designating a desired page from among a plurality of bookmarks for pointing to the desired page are displayed at positions corresponding to the operation buttons of the display means, respectively. A control unit that changes the display mode of each figure based on the operation, reads the personal information of the corresponding page stored in the storage unit, and displays the personal information on the display unit.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of an example of an electronic organizer device to which the personal information management method and device of the present invention are applied.

In FIG. 1, a display unit 1 made of a liquid crystal or the like is provided. The display unit 1 displays image data from a processing unit such as a CPU, which will be described later. An input tablet 2 is provided.

A pen 3 for inputting arbitrary data and the like in cooperation with the input tablet 2 is provided.
By taking out and touching the input tablet 2 with the pen tip, information such as the contact position is supplied to the processing means described later via the code 4 and the like, and input of arbitrary data and the like is performed.

Further, predetermined key switches 5a, 5b, 5
c, 5d, and a key switch 6a as a dedicated operation button,
6b, 6c and 6d are provided.
Signals from a to 5d and 6a to 6d are also supplied to processing means described later.

Further, a speaker 7 is provided. In addition, a battery accommodating section 8 is provided, and a battery for power supply is accommodated in the battery accommodating section 8 inside a lid that is opened and closed by releasing the lock mechanism 9. Further, a power switch 10 is provided.

Further, broken lines indicate the positions of mechanisms and the like provided on the side surface of the apparatus. First, a microphone 11 is provided. Further, an operation key 12 for recording a solid state, which will be described later, is provided. By operating the key 12, an audio signal supplied to the microphone 11 is recorded and emitted from the speaker 7 described above. Further, a socket 13 for inserting and connecting an IC card such as a ROM and a RAM, an expansion socket 14 for connecting to an external device, and the like are provided at respective positions shown in the figure.

A hinge 15 having a flexible board or the like for transmitting a signal therein is provided, and the hinge 15 allows the device to be folded in two without receiving an electric obstacle or the like. In implementing this device,
About 29cm in height and 20.5c in width when expanded
m, the thickness when folded is about 4 cm, and the size of the display unit 1 is about 15 cm × 10 cm.

Further, in this apparatus, the configuration of the built-in hardware is as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

In FIG. 2, a CPU 2 as a processing means
1 and a bus line 22 thereof, and various functional ICs and the like are connected via the bus line 22. First, a ROM 23 is provided. This ROM 23 stores, in addition to the system program of the entire apparatus, for example, a kana-kanji conversion program for a word processor function and dictionary data therefor, a recognition program for handwritten input and dictionary data therefor. Is embedded.

A working RAM 24 and a power supply 2
Six backup RAMs 25 are provided.
Further, a timer IC 27 is provided. This IC 27 is also driven by the power supply 26, counts the clock from the crystal oscillator 28, and constantly outputs data of the current date and time.

In the following, regarding the connection with each part appearing in the above-described front view, first, a display controller 29 for controlling the display unit 1 is provided. The controller 29 is controlled by the CPU 21 and
The display data created by the CPU 21 is written to the V-RAM 30, and the written data is supplied to the display unit 1 through the controller 29.

An interface circuit 31 for the input tablet 2 and the pen 3 is provided.
It is supplied to the PU 21.

Further, a processing circuit 32 for solid-state recording is provided, and audio signals from the microphone 11 are subjected to processing such as A / D conversion, and
Is stored. The audio signal data stored in the backup RAM 25 is subjected to processing such as DA conversion in the processing circuit 32, and is supplied to the speaker 7 through the mixer 33.

A dialer circuit 34 is further provided.
When data such as an arbitrary telephone number is supplied from U21,
A sound signal corresponding to a so-called push phone dual tone is generated, and this signal is supplied to the speaker 7 through the mixer 33.

A key interface circuit 35 is provided, and the key switches 5a to 5d, 6a to 6d, 1
Signals from 0 and 12 and the like are supplied directly or through the power supply circuit 36, and predetermined converted signals are supplied to the CPU 21.

The power switch 10, the key switches 6a to 6d, and the operation keys 12 except for the stop button are connected to an interface circuit 35 via a power circuit 36.
When these key switches are operated, the power supply circuit 36
Is activated, and thereafter information about the key operation is supplied to the interface circuit 35.

Further, interface circuits 37 and 38 for providing an IC card and an external device at the time of expansion are provided and connected to the sockets 13 and 14, respectively.

In this apparatus, any one of the key switches 6a to 6d, for example, the key switch 6a to 6d is displayed while an image indicating the personal information of "today" as shown in FIG. 6b is pressed, the logical address of the page displayed at this time is R
It is stored at a predetermined address of the AM 25.

The state in which the logical address is stored is determined by, for example, the key switch 6 in the upper left corner of the display unit 1.
This is shown by changing the figure imitating the “bookmark” displayed at a position in the vicinity of “a” to “6d” to a display inserted as “2” for the key switch 6b, for example. As a result, an arbitrary page is opened thereafter, and when the key switch 6b is pressed there, the above-mentioned stored logical address is read, and the page indicated by the logical address is displayed.

That is, the system program written in the ROM 23 is provided with an operation as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the switches 5a to 5
The operation is started when any of the buttons d, 6a to 6d, etc. is pressed, and it is first determined in steps [1] to [4] whether the pressed button is any of 6a to 6d. ,
If both cases are NO (NO), another process is performed in step [5], and when the process is completed, the operation is ended (end). If any of steps [1] to [4] is YES, steps [6] to [6]

RA corresponding to [9]
The data at the address of M25 is read.

In step [10], the presence or absence of data is determined. If there is no data, the logical address of the page being displayed at that time is stored in the RAM 25 in step [11].
Is written to the corresponding address. Step [1
0], the image of the page corresponding to the logical address of the data is stored in the RAM 25 in step [12].
And is displayed on the display unit 1 in step [14].

By operating the key switches 6a to 6d, a "bookmark" is inserted into the currently opened page, and the same key switches 6a to 6d are opened while another page is open. The page in which the “bookmark” is inserted can be immediately called by being operated, and the operation can be performed with the same feeling as the “bookmark” in a normal book.

That is, for example, by inserting “bookmarks” into two date pages, these pages can be opened alternately for comparison, and “bookmarks” can be inserted into frequently used data pages. , These can be easily and instantly viewed.

Thus, according to the above-described apparatus, the user can view a page that satisfies an arbitrary condition (inserting a "bookmark") only by pressing an arbitrary dedicated operation button (key switch 6a to 6d). It is possible to perform the operation extremely easily (with only one operation).

In the above-described apparatus, the same key switch 6 is displayed while the page with the “bookmark” is displayed.
When a to d is pressed, the data at the corresponding address in the RAM 25 may be erased and the inserted “bookmark” may be removed.

The operation of the key switches 6a to 6d is not limited to the above-mentioned general-purpose "bookmark". For example, it is set so that a page of personal information of "today" is called in cooperation with the timer IC 27. You can also. Alternatively, when a page that has been displayed for a predetermined time or more before the currently displayed page is called, or when a page of the entire apparatus is divided into several items, the first displayed item is displayed. , The last page, a blank page or the like may be set to be called.

[0036]

Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the user can view a page that satisfies an arbitrary condition only by pressing an arbitrary dedicated operation button, and the operation can be performed extremely easily. Things.

Thus, according to the present invention, these problems can be easily solved, while the conventional apparatus requires extremely complicated operations for comparing and viewing, for example, personal information on two dates. Is what you can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of an electronic organizer device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the built-in hardware.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the display.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 display unit 2 input tablet 3 pen
4 code, 5a-5d, 6a-6d key switch,
7 speaker, 8 battery storage unit, 9 lock mechanism, 10
... Power switch, 11 ... Microphone, 12 ... Operation key, 13 ... Socket, 14 ... Extension socket, 15 ... Hinge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage processing step of storing input personal information in a storage unit on a page basis, a display processing step of displaying personal information read from the storage unit on a display unit in a page unit, A detection processing step of detecting an operation of a plurality of operation buttons each designating the desired page from the personal information stored in the storage unit; and a figure imitating a plurality of bookmarks for pointing to the desired page. In addition to displaying each at the position corresponding to the operation button of the display means, and changing the display form of each figure based on the operation of each operation button, the personal information of the corresponding page stored in the storage means is displayed. A control processing step of reading and displaying the information on the display means. 2. A storage means for storing input personal information in page units, a display means for displaying personal information read from the storage means in page units, and personal information stored in the storage means A plurality of operation buttons for designating the desired page from among the plurality, and a graphic simulating a plurality of bookmarks for pointing to the desired page are displayed at positions corresponding to the operation buttons on the display unit, respectively. Control means for changing the display mode of each figure based on the operation of each operation button, reading personal information of a corresponding page stored in the storage means, and displaying the personal information on the display means. Characteristic personal information management device. 3. The display means is constituted by a liquid crystal display provided with a transparent handwriting input tablet on the surface, and each figure is displayed at a position corresponding to each of the operation buttons on the liquid crystal display. Claim 2
Described personal information management device.