JPS63113663A - Schedule storage and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store and display schedule data by allowing weekly schedule data to be set and specifying a week in an optional month, and then writing and reading corresponding schedule data. CONSTITUTION:For example, a mark indicating the 1st week is pressed on a tablet input part 12 and then an analog voltage signal corresponding to the depression position is sent as coordinate data on the X coordinate and Y coordinate from the tablet input part 12 to an A/D conversion part 37. The A/D conversion part 37 converts this voltage signal into a digital value, which is outputted to a CPU31. When a weekly schedule is written, a data input mode is entered by operating an 'I/O' key 22. Then, 'KANA' (Japanese syllabary) keys 14d and operated to input the schedule and an 'SCHE' key 17 is operated lastly to store display data which is displayed on a display part 13 in a memory part 32 as the weekly schedule.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a schedule storage and display device that stores schedule data and displays it on a display unit as needed.

[Prior art and its problems] Conventionally, schedule data is stored according to key human power,
A schedule storage/display device that displays schedules on a display unit as needed has been considered. In this type of schedule storage/display device, the keyboard is equipped with alphabet, number, and kana keys, and by operating these keys, schedule data is stored in correspondence with a certain date. .

However, in the schedule storage/display device as described above, all the schedule data to be stored is stored and displayed in correspondence with the date. It was not possible to store and display schedule data.

[Object of the invention] This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances.
To provide a schedule storage and display device capable of storing and displaying schedule data corresponding to a week.

[Summary of the Invention] This invention allows schedule data to be set in terms of weeks, and by specifying a week in an arbitrary month using a week specification means, writing/reading of the corresponding schedule data is performed. It is something.

[Embodiment of the Invention] Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus which also serves as a small electronic calculator and is capable of setting schedules in units of time periods such as days, days of the week, and months in addition to weeks will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows its external configuration, and 11 is a notebook-type main body case. This notebook-type main body case 11 is usually folded in two and carried, and when opened as shown in the figure,
A display section 13 with a tablet input section 12 integrally formed on the upper part and a first key group 14a are provided on the left side of the inner surface, and second to fourth key groups 14b to 14d are provided on the right side. The key manual unit 14 is constituted by these first to fourth key groups 148 to 14d.

The first key group 14a consists of keys for mode designation, numeric values, and calculations; specifically, the r, J, and flat keys 5 designate the i1 episode number mode, and the rME key 5 designates the memo mode.
MOJ key 16, rsc to specify schedule mode
HEJ key 17, rcALE to specify calendar mode
J key 18, rsEcJ to specify secret mode
It is composed of keys 19, numeric keys 20, calculation keys 21, and the like. The second key group 14b consists of keys for controlling data input/output, specifically the r110J key 22 for setting the input/output status in each mode, and the display unit 13.
cursor keys 23 for moving the cursor displayed on the screen in up, down, left and right directions, scroll keys 24 for selecting display data, write/erase keys 25 for specifying writing/erasing when inputting on a tablet, It consists of a "thick/thin" key 26 for specifying the thickness of a line, a date key 27 for specifying the date in schedule mode, and a time key 28 for specifying the same time. Further, the third key group 14c is an f-letter alphabet key, and similarly, the fourth key group 14d is a kana key.

On the display section 13, for example, as shown in the figure, 1986 1
When displaying a monthly calendar, the characters [1986-1] indicating the year and month are displayed along with the Seven Days table, and the marks "■ (schedule setting week)" [ + (week with no schedule set) J r + J
r+J "+" is displayed in the corresponding section on the left end of each week. Then, for the date on which the schedule has been set, a mark is displayed on the right shoulder, such as the "27th", for example. This mark indicates that the schedule is set in the morning.

Next, the configuration of the electronic circuit inside the notebook-type main body case 11 will be explained using FIG. 2.

In the figure, the key operation signal generated by the operation of the key human power section 14 is CP.
Sent to U 31. This CP tJ 31 performs control operations for other circuits, and in addition to loading/reading various data into/from the data memory section 32 and register section 33 that store schedule data, it also controls the tablet control section 34. Control signals, display data, and schedule data are respectively sent to the display creation section 35. The register unit 33 stores and holds various data for controlling writing/reading of schedule data, and internally includes a display year/month register 33a, a search week register 33b, a search date register 33c, a search day of the week register 33d, and a search month register 33e. Be prepared. The display creation unit 35
Calendar, schedule data, etc. to be actually displayed on the display unit 13 are created using data from the U 31 in a predetermined format, and this data is sent to the display buffer 36.
Send to. Then, the display unit 13 is driven to display according to the data held in the display buffer 36.゛This display section 13 is made of, for example, a liquid crystal display element, and has a size of 64 x 9.
It is assumed that it is composed of a 6-dot dot matrix and can display 128 characters (16 characters x 8 lines) of 8 vertical x 6 horizontal dots.

On the other hand, the tablet input section 12 provided integrally on the display section 13 is composed of two transparent Ti electrode plates made of a transparent member arranged through a spacer,
tablet control unit 3 that operates according to control signals of 31;
[Control from 4] A lightning voltage is applied, and when a specific position on this tablet input unit 12 is pressed, the X coordinate data and Y coordinate data of the pressed position are respectively converted into analog value voltage signals by the A/D converter. Sent to 37. A1
The 0 converter 37 converts the input voltage signal into a digital value as coordinate data of the X coordinate and the Y coordinate, and converts the input voltage signal into a digital value as coordinate data of the
Send on 31.

Next, the format of the schedule data created by the display creation section 35 will be explained using FIG. 3. In addition to creating calendar display data according to the data sent from the CP tJ 31, the display creation unit 35 also creates calendar display data in four formats when displaying schedule data: weekly schedule, daily schedule, day of the week schedule, and monthly schedule. Select one of them and create display data for that display.

FIG. 3(A) shows the format of the weekly schedule. Of the area for 16 characters x 8 lines, the two characters on the left end of each of the first to seventh lines are the areas for each week's dates "Dl" to "Dl", and the two adjacent to the right
The character valve x 7 lines becomes the range data area for the symbol indicating the range.

Furthermore, the area to the right of these, 12 characters x 7 lines, becomes a schedule data area showing the schedule for the week. And on the bottom line, "Year" and "Month" respectively.
and "week" areas indicating the week of the month are provided in order.

FIG. 3(B) shows the format of the daily schedule. In the first line, "Year", "Month" and "Day" respectively.
and "day of the week" areas are provided in order, and the second to eighth rows are all schedule data areas showing the schedule for that day.

FIG. 3(C) shows the format of the day of the week schedule. The two characters on the left end of each of the first to sixth lines are the areas for the day of the week and each date "Dl" to "D5", and the area to the right of these, 14 characters x 7 lines, is the area for the schedule for that day. This will be the schedule data area shown. In the bottom row, areas for "year" and "month" are provided, respectively.

FIG. 3(D) shows the format of the monthly schedule. In the first line, areas for "year" and "month" are provided, and the remaining second to eighth lines are all schedule data areas showing the schedule for that month.

The operation of the above embodiment will be explained below.

Here, the operation of reading and displaying weekly, daily, day of the week, and monthly schedule data for, for example, "January 1986" after it is once stored will be described.

First, in order to display the calendar for "January 1986," use the numeric key 20 and date key 27 to display r1986.
After operating the key ``J r date J rlJ r date'', operating the rcALEJ key 18 will display CP LJ.
31 displays year and month data N in response to these key operation signals.
"January 986" is displayed in the register section 33. Year and month register 3
Set input to 3a. Then, the CP Ll 31 sends the data in the display year/month register 33a to the display creation section 35 to create display data for calendar display.

The display data created by the display creation section 35 is sent to the display buffer 36, and a calendar display is performed as shown in FIG. 4(2) according to this display data.

When the calendar is being displayed in this manner, for example, if the position of the mark "pus" indicating the first week of this month is pressed using the tablet input unit 12, a voltage signal of an analog value corresponding to the pressed position is generated. is input from the tablet input unit 12 to the A/D conversion unit 3 as X coordinate and Y coordinate data.
Sent to 7. The Δ/D converter 37 converts this voltage signal into a digital value and outputs it to the CPU 31. CP(J
31 executes the processing shown in FIG. 5 on the tablet input sent through the A/D converter 37.

In the figure, first, as shown in step $01, it is determined whether or not the calendar is being displayed on the display section 13. If the determination result here is NO, a process other than the main operation (for example, inputting image data) is performed, but since the determination result is YES in step 1, the process proceeds to step 802. In step 802, the pressed coordinate position is determined from the digital voltage signal from the A/D converter 37.

Then, based on this judgment result, the next step 503
Determine the type of schedule and items that should be displayed. That is, the type and item of the schedule is determined based on the pressed position on the calendar display. In the following step 304, when it is determined that the type of schedule to be displayed is a weekly schedule, the process proceeds to step $05.

In step S05, the item determined from the pressed position, that is, data r1stJ indicating the "1st" week in this case, is input and set in the search week register 33b of the register section 33, and the schedule data corresponding to this data r1stJ is set as data. Search from the memory section 32. In this case, from the data memory unit 32, each date data "29" to "4" of the first week and the range data "←
------→'' and ``Fuyuyasumi'' as schedule data are read out by searching, respectively. Then, these read data are displayed as display year and month data r198 that is held in the display year and month register 33a in the next step 806.
6 January" and the data r1stJ held in the search week register 33b are output to the display creation section 35,
The display creation section 35 creates display data according to the format shown in FIG. 3(A) above, and writes it into the display buffer 36.

As a result, in the subsequent step S07, the weekly schedule is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(3) according to the display data written in the display buffer 36.

To write the weekly schedule, please refer to Figure 4 (3).
), operate the r110J key 22 to enter data input mode. Next, input the schedule by operating the Japanese key 14d, etc., and finally operate the rscHEJ key 17. Thereby, the display data displayed on the display section 13 is stored in the memory section 32 as a weekly schedule.

In addition, in the state shown in FIG. 4 (2) above, when the position of the "27" day is pressed by the tablet input unit 12, a voltage signal of an analog value corresponding to this suppression position is output from the tablet input unit 12 through A/D conversion. The data is sent to the unit 37, converted into a digital value, and output to the CPU 31. In response to this tablet input, the CPU 31 executes the processing shown in FIG. 5.

In the figure, step 802 is passed through step S01.
Then, the coordinate position is determined, and based on the result of this determination, the type and item of the schedule to be displayed is determined in the next step 303. In the following step 804, when it is determined that the type of schedule to be displayed is a daily schedule, the process proceeds to step SO8. In step 308, the numerical value "27" is the date data determined from the pressed position.
is input and set to the search date register 33c of the register section 33, and the corresponding day of the week data rMOJ is input and set to the search day of the week register 33d.
” is stored in the data memory unit 32.
Search more. In this case, "Oshima Santa Tanjoubi" is read out from the data memory section 32 as the schedule data for the corresponding date. Then, these read data are used in the next step 809.
The display date data "January 1986" held in the display year/month register 33a, the data r27J held in the search date register 33c, and the data rMOJ held in the search day of the week register 33d are output to the display creation unit 35. Then, the display creation section 35 creates display data according to the format shown in FIG. 3(B) above, and writes it into the display buffer 36. As a result, in the following step SO7, the display buffer? According to the display data written in 36,
The daily schedule is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (4).

In order to write the daily schedule, please refer to Figure 4 (4).
), operate the r110J key 22 to enter data input mode. Next, by inputting a schedule in the same manner as inputting the weekly schedule described above and operating the rscHEJ key 17, the display data is stored in the memory unit 32 as a daily schedule.

In the state shown in FIG. 4 (2) above, when the position of the letters rWEJ indicating Wednesday is pressed with the tablet input unit 12,
A voltage signal with an analog value corresponding to the pressed position is sent from the tablet input section 12 to the A/D conversion section 37, where it is converted into a digital value and output to the CPU 31. In response to this tablet input, the CPU 31 executes the processing shown in FIG. 5.

In the figure, step 502 is passed through step 801.
Then, the coordinate position is determined, and if it is determined based on the determination result that the type of schedule to be displayed is a day-of-the-week schedule, the process proceeds to step 810. Step S1
0, data rW indicating Wednesday determined from the pressed position
EJ is input and set in the search day of the week register 33d of the register section 33, and the data memory section 32 is searched for schedule data corresponding to this data rWEJ.

In this case, the data memory unit 32 stores date data r1J r8J r1 of each Wednesday as day of the week display data.
5Jr22J r29J, and the corresponding schedule data "Yokono TV,""TokubetsuBangmi,""Dai5Kai,""Dai6Kai,""DaiKai," and "Dai8Kai" are read out by searching, respectively. Then, in the next step 811, these read data are stored in the display year and month register 33a as the display year and month data N986 January, and the search day of the week register 33d.
When the display data is output to the display creation unit 35 together with the data “WE” held in the display data, the display creation unit 35 creates display data according to the format shown in FIG. 3(C) above and writes it into the display buffer 36. . As a result, in the following step 307, the day of the week schedule is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(5) according to the display data written in the display buffer 36.

In order to write the schedule for the days of the week, please refer to Figure 4 (
In the state of 5), use the r110J key 22 to enter data input mode. Next, by inputting a schedule for each same day of the week and operating the rscHEJ key 17, the schedule for that day of the week is stored in the data memory section 32.

Furthermore, in the state shown in FIG. 4 (2) above, the position of day r[1986-1]
When pressed, a voltage signal with an analog value corresponding to the pressed position is sent from the tablet input section 12 to the A/D conversion section 3.
1, converted into a digital value, and output to the CPU 31. For this tablet input, CP Ll
31 executes the processing shown in FIG.

In the figure, step 802 is passed through step SO1.
Then, the coordinate position is determined, and based on the result of this determination, the type and item of the schedule to be displayed is determined in the next step 803. If it is determined in the following step 804 that the type of schedule to be displayed is a monthly schedule, the process then proceeds to step 812. In step 312, data r19 is the month data determined from the pressed position.
Search month register 33e of register section 33 for 86-IJ
, and the data memory section 32 is searched for schedule data corresponding to this data N986-1J.

In this case, the data memory unit 32 stores "Berry Loadan" and "61-8" as the schedule data for the corresponding month.
1 DOKUHA'' is read out by the search. When these read data are outputted to the display creation unit 35 together with the data r1986-1J of the search month register 33e in the next step 813, the display creation unit 35 formats the data as shown in FIG. 3(D) above. The display data is created in accordance with the above and stored in the display buffer 36. As a result, in the subsequent step 807, the monthly schedule is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(6) according to the display data written in the display buffer 36. Writing of the monthly schedule is similar to the above-mentioned daily schedule.

Note that in the above embodiment, the tablet input unit 12 is placed on the display unit 13 and the position in the calendar display is specified by pressing, but the present invention is not limited to this. May be specified.

Furthermore, when inputting schedule data, it is not necessary to specify a calendar display, and the schedule data may be input after inputting the year, month, day, and day of the week data manually.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to set schedule data in which weeks are units of time, and by specifying a week in an arbitrary month using the week specification means, the corresponding schedule data can be set. Since writing/reading is possible, the schedule storage display K can store and display schedule data corresponding to the week.
1 can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 shows the external configuration, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic circuit, and Fig. 3 shows the display format for displaying each schedule data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing key operations, the corresponding calendar display state, and each schedule display state in response to tablet input in this calendar display state, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing display processing contents in response to tablet input. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Notebook type body case, 12... Tablet input section, 13... Display section, 14... Key human power section, 14
a...First key group, 14b...Second key group, 1
4G...Third key group (alphabet keys), 1
4d...Fourth key group 14d (kana key), 15...
・R position J primary key 16..."M E M OJ key, 1
7... rscHEJ key, 18... rcALEJ key, 19... rsEcJ key, 20... Arrangement key,
21... Arithmetic key, 22... rI10J key, 23
...Cursor key, 24...Scroll key, 25
...Write/erase key, 26..."Thick/Thin" key, 27...Date key, 28...Time key, 31.
...CPU, 32...Data memory section, 33...Register section, 33a...Display year and month register, 33b...
- Search register, 33C... Search date register, 33d... Search day of the week register, 33e... Search month register, 34... Tablet control unit, 35...
・Display creation unit, 36...Display buffer, 37...A
/D conversion section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a schedule storage/display device comprising a storage section for storing schedule data and a display section for displaying the schedule data stored in the storage section, week designation means for designating a week in a predetermined month. and control means for writing and reading schedule data corresponding to the week designated by the week designation means into and from the storage unit.