KR20070003188A - Apparatus and method for managing a schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

A schedule management device and a method thereof are provided to register a schedule by including schedule location information, and to notify a user that the current user's location is not equal to a schedule location at scheduling time, thereby informing the user that the schedule has a problem. A memory(106) stores a map for setting a schedule location. A GPS(Global Positioning System) receiver(103) confirms the current location. A controller(100) displays a screen for inputting schedule information according to a schedule registration request, and reads the map from the memory(106) to display the read map if the schedule information is inputted. The controller(100) matches the schedule information with schedule location information if the schedule location information is inputted so that the matched information is stored in the memory(106).

Description

Schedule management apparatus and method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SCHEDULE}

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for registering a schedule including schedule location information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of managing a schedule according to schedule information including schedule position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a schedule management apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a schedule management apparatus and method for managing a schedule including schedule location information in a mobile communication terminal.

As modern society develops, telephone services for personal communication are also growing day by day. Accordingly, users of portable mobile communication terminals are becoming more and more common. As mobile communication terminals become indispensable, users of mobile communication terminals are demanding not only simple phone calls but also terminals incorporating functions such as electronic organizers and pagers.

In particular, it is very difficult to keep busy schedules of modern people living in modern society. You're often too busy to get lost by forgetting important schedules. Therefore, to make sure that you do not forget to remember every time a schedule is created, but when you are chased by busy work often forgets. Accordingly, modern people manage schedules using a mobile communication terminal having a schedule management function.

The schedule management function such as the user inputs a schedule letter by time to check their schedule, or when the schedule time to inform the user that the current schedule, such as alarm or ringtone.

For example, if the user inputs the schedule information "Happy birthday party in Sinchon on March 6, 2005 PM 7:00", the current terminal may simply be "March 6, 2005 PM 7:00". In this case, by displaying only "information birthday party in Sinchon" information on the screen of the terminal to inform the user that the current schedule is providing a degree to perform a simple notebook function. Accordingly, a plan for providing a more convenient schedule management function was needed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a schedule management apparatus and method for registering a schedule including the schedule position information, and notifying the user when the current user's position does not match the schedule position at the schedule time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a schedule management device, comprising: a memory unit for storing a map map for setting a schedule position, a GPS (Global Position System) receiver for confirming a current position, and a schedule registration request; Displays a screen for inputting schedule information, reads and displays the map map from the memory unit if there is the schedule information input, and if the schedule position information is inputted, associates the schedule information with the schedule position information to the memory unit. The controller is configured to include a control unit configured to control the storage unit, and the controller is configured to drive the GPS receiver to determine a current position when the schedule time according to the schedule information is reached, and wherein the current position is not within an error range from the schedule position. That you are not in a scheduled location By further comprising means for enabling control it is characterized in that configured.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a schedule, the method comprising: storing a map map for setting a schedule location, displaying a screen for inputting schedule information according to a schedule registration request, and scheduling information; Displaying the map map if there is an input; storing the schedule information in correspondence with the schedule information when the schedule location information is input; and checking the current location when the schedule time according to the schedule information arrives. And checking whether the current location is within an error range from the schedule location, and if the current location is not within an error range from the schedule location, notifying the user that the user is not at a location according to a schedule. It is characterized by including the.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements among the figures are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols that functioned even though they are shown in different figures. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Then, the configuration and operation of the mobile communication terminal to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied will now be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The controller 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, in the present invention, the control unit 100 displays a screen for registering schedule information according to a schedule registration request, and when schedule information is input, a screen for reading schedule maps from the memory unit 106 to register schedule location information. Is displayed. In addition, when the schedule position is input through the map map, the controller 100 controls the schedule position information to correspond to the schedule information and stores the same in the memory unit 106.

In addition, the controller 100 checks the current position by driving the GPS receiver 103 when the schedule time according to the schedule information, and checks whether the current position is within the error range from the schedule position. As a result of the inspection, when the current position is not within the error range from the schedule position, the user is controlled to notify that the user is not at the schedule position. Thereafter, the controller 100 controls the current position to be stored in the memory unit 106 in correspondence with the schedule time.

The radio unit 102 communicates with the base station through the antenna ANT so that the transmission signal is transmitted to the base station through the antenna, and processes the signal received from the base station through the antenna.

The GPS (Global Position System) receiving unit 103 receives GPS radio waves transmitted from a GPS satellite located at an altitude of about 21,000 km through a GPS antenna (ANT) to reference the distance from the GPS satellite to the terminal and the orbit of the GPS satellite. To identify the location of the vehicle. That is, the GPS radio waves transmitted from the GPS satellites include ID codes, orbital positions, and visual information of the GPS satellites, and the GPS receiver 103 detects a difference in arrival speed between radio waves emitted from a plurality of GPS satellites. Compute the position coordinates of the terminal. The GPS receiver 103 transmits the position coordinates and time information of the latitude and longitude of the terminal calculated as described above to the controller 100.

The key input unit 104 has a key matrix structure, and is composed of numeric keys for dialing and function keys for performing various functions. The key input unit 104 generates a key signal corresponding to a key input by the user and provides the key signal to the controller 100.

The memory unit 106 is composed of a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The ROM stores a control program for performing various control functions and data necessary for control. In particular, the memory unit 106 according to the present invention stores a map map for registering and displaying schedule location information. In addition, the memory unit 106 stores the schedule position information input through the map map in correspondence with the corresponding schedule information.

The display unit 108 displays data output from the controller 100.

The voice processor 110 decodes a signal received under the control of the controller 100, converts the signal into an electrical voice signal, and outputs the signal to the speaker SPK. In addition, the voice processing unit 110 codes and outputs an electric voice signal received from the microphone MIC under the control of the control unit 100.

Next, a process for registering a schedule including schedule location information in the mobile communication terminal configured as shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for registering a schedule including schedule location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 100 maintains the standby state in step 200, and then in step 202, the controller 100 checks whether there is an input for setting a schedule. In this case, if there is an input for setting a schedule, the process proceeds to step 204 to display a screen for inputting schedule information. Here, the schedule information refers to information such as a schedule date, time, schedule information, schedule alarm method.

Thereafter, the controller 100 proceeds to step 206 and checks whether the schedule information input is completed, and if so, proceeds to step 208 and checks whether there is an input for setting schedule position information. If there is an input for setting the schedule location information, the process proceeds to step 210; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 216 and stores only the input schedule information in the memory unit 106.

In step 208, the controller 100 reads the map map for inputting the schedule location information from the memory unit 106 and displays it on the display unit 108.

After that, the controller 100 proceeds to step 212 and checks whether the schedule position information input is completed. If the schedule position information input is completed, the process proceeds to step 214 and the input schedule position information is stored in correspondence with the corresponding schedule information.

Next, a method of managing a schedule when the schedule time arrives using the stored location schedule information as shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of managing a schedule according to location schedule information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 100 maintains the standby state in step 300 and proceeds to step 302 to check whether the preset schedule time is reached. If the preset schedule time is reached, the process proceeds to step 304, otherwise the process proceeds to step 300 to maintain the standby state.

In step 302 to 304, the control unit 100 checks whether the schedule position information according to the schedule is stored. At this time, if the schedule position information according to the schedule is stored, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 308, otherwise proceeds to step 306 to perform a general schedule notification mode. In this case, the general schedule notification mode is a mode for notifying the user of corresponding schedule information according to a set schedule alarm method.

On the other hand, if proceeding from step 304 to 308, the control unit 100 checks the current position by driving the GPS receiver (103). In operation 310, the controller 100 determines whether the current position exists within an error range at the schedule position. In this case, the error range may be set as a default value when the terminal is produced or may be set by a user.

As a result of the check, if the current position is within the error range from the schedule position, the process proceeds to step 316; In this case, as a method for notifying the user that the current location is not a location according to a schedule, the user is notified by an alarm or a predetermined ring tone.

After that, the controller 100 proceeds to step 314 and stores the current location value where the user is located by date. As such, by storing the location of the user for each date, the user may acquire location movement data for each date.

In step 314 to step 316, the control unit 100 checks whether the power is off. Then, in step 316, the control unit 100 ends when the power is turned off. Otherwise, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 302 to continue the schedule management function.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the present invention, a method of managing a schedule using schedule location information in a schedule management function in a mobile communication terminal has been described as an example. However, the method may be applied to any terminal having a schedule management function. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the schedule location is included in the schedule information and stored, and when the user's location does not exist at the schedule location, the user is notified that the schedule location has been disrupted. Therefore, there is an advantage in that it is possible to go without missing a place to go by storing the schedule position in advance to the salesperson or a user who needs to go to several places and manage schedules based on this.

Claims (6)

In the schedule management device, A memory unit for storing a map map for setting a schedule position; GPS (Global Position System) receiver to check the current position, A screen for inputting schedule information is displayed according to a schedule registration request. If there is an input of the schedule information, the screen map is read and displayed from the memory unit, and if schedule position information is input, the schedule information and the schedule position information are displayed. And a control unit for controlling the control unit to store the memory unit in correspondence with the control unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, Means for driving the GPS receiver to determine a current position when the schedule time according to the schedule information is reached, and notifying the user that the user is not at a position according to the schedule when the current position is not within an error range from the schedule position. The schedule management device further comprises. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit, And means for controlling the storage of the checked current position in the memory unit in correspondence with the schedule time. In the schedule management method, Storing a map map for setting a schedule location; Displaying a screen for inputting schedule information according to a schedule registration request; Displaying the map map when the schedule information is input; And when the schedule position information is input, storing the schedule information and the schedule position information in correspondence with each other. The method of claim 4, wherein Checking a current location when a schedule time according to the schedule information is reached; Checking whether the current position is within an error range from the schedule position; And if the current position is not within an error range from the schedule position, indicating that the user is not in the position according to the schedule. The method of claim 5, And storing the current location in correspondence with the schedule time after performing the process of notifying the user that the user is not in the location according to the schedule.

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