JPH103455A - Schedule overlap display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conspicuously display a schedule whose significance is high. SOLUTION: Schedule numbers and display numbers are given to schedules and the schedules are displayed in the order of the display numbers. A time band where the schedules are overlapped is displayed by the mark 016 of a strip. When the mark is accessed, a control part retrieves the overlapped schedules from a memory and takes out the schedule numbers. Then, the control part reads a display order table, replaces the display numbers of the schedule numbers which are taken out and stores them in the display order table. A display part reads schedule data and the display order table, sorts them in the display number order and executes replotting. Since the display number order of the overlapped schedules are replaced, the schedule which is overlapped and displayed is replaced. Thus, which schedule is to be displayed above in the overlapped schedules can be selected by repeating the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a schedule management system, and more particularly to a display format of overlapping schedules.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a personal information device has a schedule management function.
The schedule management function is a function for inputting and displaying a schedule.

[0003] A schedule can be displayed on a single band graph by indicating a time zone connecting the start time and the end time in a band shape.

[0004] Schedules frequently overlap. For this reason, there are many schedule management systems in which time zones can be registered in duplicate. For example, JP-A-4-3794
As shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 5 (1999) -2005, overlapping schedules can be displayed by displaying the overlapping portions in a format different from the display format of the non-overlapping portions.

[0005]

Since the schedules have different degrees of importance, it is desirable that the schedules with high importance are displayed prominently for the user. However, in the above-described conventional method, all schedules are displayed in the same manner, and it is difficult to grasp the importance of the schedule at a glance. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for prominently displaying a schedule having high importance for a user.

[0006]

According to the present invention, overlapping schedules are given an order, and the schedules are superimposed and displayed in the order. The overlapping time zone displays a band-shaped mark on a part of the overlapping time zone to indicate that the schedules overlap. When the mark on this band is accessed, the order of the overlapping schedules is changed and displayed again. As a result, the schedule displayed at the top changes, and the user repeats this operation,
All overlapping schedules can be displayed at the top in order. Therefore, the user can easily select which of the overlapping schedules is displayed at the top.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for an overlapping schedule when the present invention is applied to a schedule management system. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams thereof. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage format of schedule data, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a storage format of a schedule display order table.

In FIG. 2, a display 01 is a device for displaying a schedule. The user can use the mouse 04 to register a schedule or change the display format while watching the display 01. The control unit 03 is a device that controls a schedule according to a user's request. The control unit 03 has a display unit 031 for displaying the schedule and a sort unit 032 when the schedules are sorted.
And registration unit 03 for storing data in the hard disk
There are three. The memory 04 temporarily reads and stores the schedule from the hard disk 06, and the control unit 03 edits the data. The timer 05 measures the time after the user accesses the mark indicating the duplication, and requests the control unit 03 to store the schedule data in the hard disk after the determined time. The hard disk 06 is a device that stores and saves schedule data.

Next, a method of displaying a schedule will be described.
The schedule data is stored in the hard disk 06. Each schedule data has a date 0 as shown in FIG.
61, a start time 062, an end time 063, a schedule summary 064, and a schedule number 065 are stored. As shown in FIG. 5, the display order table stores a display number 066 and a schedule number 067 indicating the display order. Here, the schedule number is a number for the schedule management system to distinguish the schedule, and a unique number is given to each schedule. To display the schedule on the display 01,
First, the schedule data and the display order table stored in the hard disk 06 are read and stored in the memory 04. Next, the sorting unit 032 sorts the display order in accordance with the schedule data display order table on the memory. The display unit 031 displays the sorted schedule data in a band in the schedule display frame 011 in order.
At that time, an outline of the schedule is displayed inside the band (FIGS. 3A and 3B). When the schedules overlap, the schedule displayed last is displayed at the top, and the overlapping time zone is displayed by a thin band-shaped mark 016.

Next, a procedure for selecting a schedule to be displayed at the top will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 1 when schedules overlap. It is assumed that the schedule stores data on the hard disk as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and is displayed on the display 01 as shown in FIG. 3/6 schedule 012 and schedule 013 overlap, and schedule 01
Since the schedule number of schedule 2 is the schedule number of schedule 013, schedule 012 is displayed first, and then schedule 013 is displayed. Therefore, the schedule 013 is displayed at the top. Band-shaped mark 0
16, when the user clicks on the band-shaped mark using the mouse 02, the control unit 03 searches the schedule data of the overlapping schedules 012 and 013 from the memory 04 and extracts the respective schedule numbers (S
1). Next, the control unit 03 reads the display order table,
The display number is searched from the schedule number extracted in step 1 and the number is replaced. That is, the display number of the schedule 012 becomes the display number of the schedule 013 and is stored in the display order table on the memory 04 (S
2). Next, the display unit 03 reads the schedule data and the display order table from the memory (S3), sorts them in the order of display numbers (S4), and performs redrawing (S5). Since the redrawing is performed in the order of the display numbers, the schedule 012 is displayed on the schedule 013 (FIG. 3B). Also,
Clicking on the mark 016 indicating duplication again displays the schedule 013 on the upper side and returns to the original state (FIG. 3A). Therefore, the user can select which of the schedule 012 and the schedule 013 is displayed by repeating the mouse click.

When a predetermined time elapses after the user clicks on the belt-shaped mark by the timer 05, the registration unit 0
33 reads the schedule data 04 from the memory and writes it to the hard disk 06 (S7). Therefore, the last-changed schedule data is registered in the hard disk 06, so that the changed schedule number is stored and the change is reflected when the next schedule is displayed.

[0013]

As described above, all the overlapping schedules can be displayed at the top of all schedules in order, so that the most important schedule can be displayed prominently by one's own will. As a management system, users can be alerted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a processing procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a schedule management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a display format diagram when a schedule is displayed on a display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage format of schedule data stored on a hard disk in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display order table stored on a hard disk in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

01: display, 02: mouse, 031: display unit, 032: sort unit, 033: registration unit, 04:
Memory, 05: Timer, 06: Hard disk,
012,013 ... schedule, 016 ... strip-shaped mark indicating duplication, 061 ... schedule date, 062 ... schedule start time, 063 ... schedule end time, 064 ... schedule content,
065: Schedule number, 066: Number indicating display order, 067: Schedule number.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A schedule management device for displaying a schedule in a band shape, wherein a time period in which a plurality of schedules overlap is accessed by means for displaying the time period with a band-shaped mark and input means defined in the mark. A schedule overlapping display system comprising: means for changing and displaying the overlapping order of the overlapping schedules when the occurrence of the event occurs; and means for storing the state of the displaying order.