KR20090032538A - Intelligent schedule board - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent schedule board is provided to solve the inconvenience caused by the difference between input/output interfaces in the mixed state of an analog method and a digital method by providing an analog-type input interface, the integrated expression of the analog and digital types and the technology of sharing data. An input control part(13a) makes an image recognition part(11b) operated based on the contact information of a touch recognition part(11a). The input control part inputs information about a memo and schedule captured by the image recognition part. A registration management part(13b) stores the information in a database(17), and determines whether an event is generated from the information about the memo and schedule. The registration management part confirms the expression medium of the recognized event. According to the confirmed expression medium, an output control unit performs an integrated output through an output mean(15).

Description

Intelligent Schedule Board {INTELLIGENT SCHEDULE BOARD}

The present invention relates to an intelligent schedule board (hereinafter referred to as ISB).

The present invention is derived from the research conducted as part of the IT new growth engine core technology development project of the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Ministry of Information and Communication Research and Development. [Task Management Number: 2006-S-032-02, Title: Personal Life Log-based Intelligent Service] Technology].

As is well known, modern people use paper notebooks, schedule boards, self-adhesive notes, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), cell phones, and other computer programs to manage schedules and notes. Manage it.

In other words, an analog method using a paper notebook, a schedule board, an adhesive note, and a digital method using a schedule management program of a PDA, a mobile phone, and other computer devices are mixed.

Among them, the schedule management in the digital method that is widely used in reality is that users must register schedules one by one by using the input tool provided in the device, and the schedule management program managed by the user's input takes into consideration the simple time concept. It is just displaying the information entered.

In other words, the schedule input simply inputs a task to be performed by separating the corresponding date or time in a general text form. For example, a user using a PDA selects a desired date or time to input a schedule from a calendar displayed on a PDA display window, and inputs desired schedule contents using various input means.

Existing methods for managing information on memos and schedules as described above are mainly provided in a digital manner. As an example, the disclosure patent 1 'apparatus and method for automatic scheduling and execution (application number 10-2004-0115372)' is a technology for a user schedule manager provided in a portable terminal. In addition, in the case of the disclosed patent 'Memo and Schedule Management System (Application No. 10-2004-0022986)', the cited invention 2 stores a memo recorded through the wired / wireless internet and informs it anytime, anywhere through the Internet connection. It is a technology that can be managed and used as a place to share and store data.

However, Citation Invention 1 in the prior art disclosed as described above supports both direct input using video, audio, and text of input data or indirect input through an external network, but both digital data input and expression in a mobile phone. In the present invention, Citation Invention 2 is limited to the Internet medium, and thus, the schedule management application can be managed only through a schedule management application in an Internet-connected environment.

In addition, the information management for the memo and schedule according to the prior art is inconvenient, such as inputting the memo written in the paper notebook back to the PDA, and in the analog method, there is an inconvenience in the management and storage of information, and digital In the method, the input / output interface is not intuitive in information management, and it is inconvenient to check information on memos and schedules only when the corresponding program is always running.

Accordingly, the technical problem of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and to provide a data sharing technology through an analog input interface, a digital and analog fusion representation, and digital data management. That is, the user inputs information by writing a memo and a schedule using a writing tool on the paper and attaches it to the input means of the ISB. The input information is managed by a DB and accessed through a mobile communication terminal. In addition, the information changed or registered through the input means of the ISB provides a technique of expressing the necessary information by fusing together the necessary information through the graphic image on the note paper containing the existing schedule in the output means. Here, the fusion expression method may also be used when expressing additional information such as alarm information on a schedule written on a memo paper, a degree of flow of a time when the schedule is registered, and the like.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an intelligent schedule board controls an image recognition unit to operate based on contact information of a touch recognition unit, an input control unit for inputting information on a memo and a schedule captured by the image recognition unit, and an input memo. And a registration manager which stores information about a schedule in a database (hereinafter referred to as DB), recognizes that an event occurs in memo and schedule information, and checks the expression medium of the recognized event in a DB. And an output control unit for controlling the fusion output through the output means according to the identified expression medium.

The present invention provides an analog input interface, a fusion representation of digital and analog methods, and a data sharing technology through digital data management, thereby making it inconvenient due to the difference between the input and output interfaces in a mixture of analog and digital methods. Can be used to access the same information anytime, anywhere.

In addition, the present invention outputs not only various input functions but also a fusion information representation, and has the effect of configuring a diary by editing information as well as managing information on memos and schedules.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operating principle of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram of an ISB according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the input means 11, the management means 13, the output means 15, and a memo and schedule database (hereinafter referred to as DB) ( 17).

The input unit 11 includes an image recognition unit 11b for obtaining actual image information of a memo adhered to the touch recognition unit 11a supporting a touch type input in order to support an analog interface.

The touch recognition unit 11a is a variety of input sensors, for example, a pressure sensor and a touch sensor, and detects whether the contact is made when the surface is touched by a user's finger or a pen or by a memo paper. The contacted information (eg, position information, surface proximity information, vertical force information pressed on the surface, etc.) is recognized and converted into a predetermined data format and provided to the input control unit 13a in the management means 13.

The image recognizing unit 11b is an image recognizing sensor, for example, a camera, and the like, in which the recognition signal of the touch recognizing unit 11a is transmitted to the input control unit 13a and then contacted by the control of the input control unit 13a. Image information is extracted and provided to the input control unit 13a in the management means 13. In some cases, character information may be directly extracted from the extracted image information and provided to the input controller 13a.

That is, for example, when a user writes a memo and a schedule on a memo paper using a writing tool and contacts it with the input means 11, the touch pressure is sensed by the touch recognition unit 11a as a pressure sensor. According to the strength of the contact pressure it can be detected as the importance of the memo content to be converted into a predetermined data format and provided to the input control unit 13a in the management means 13, the input control unit 13a is also a touch recognition unit The image recognition unit 11b controls the image recognition unit 11b from the information received by 11a. Accordingly, the image recognition unit 11b extracts the image information of the contacted memo paper or the text information of the memo paper, and then inputs the input control unit in the management means 13. 13a).

The management means 13 includes an input control unit 13a, a registration management unit 13b, a communication unit 13c, an output control unit 13d, and an editing unit 13e.

The input control unit 13a registers contact-related information input from the touch recognition unit 11a in the input unit 11 and image information of the memo paper input from the image recognition unit 11b or text information of the memo paper. To provide.

In addition, the input control unit 13a tracks and recognizes movements of a finger and a pen based on contact information input from the touch recognition unit 11a in the input unit 11 and maps them to specific user commands, for example, a touch recognition unit. If a square is drawn on the surface of 11a, it is recognized as an input command of a new memo paper and the image recognition unit 11b is controlled to operate according to the type of command.

The registration management unit 13b extracts a memo and a schedule based on contact information input from the input control unit 13a, image information of the memo paper, or text information of the memo paper, and recognizes that an event such as an alarm occurs. After confirming the expression medium of the recognized event in the profile of the memo and schedule DB 17, the confirmed expression medium is provided to the output control unit 13d, and then the memo and schedule DB 17 can be registered in the preset management format. To provide.

In addition, the registration management unit 13b may provide image information of a memo paper input from the input control unit 13a according to a specific keyword in order to support a search for a specific keyword input from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c. Based on the text information of the memo paper, for example, if the information format is defined as date, time, place, content, extract the date, time, place, etc. from the image information of the memo paper, extract the content, etc. from the text information of the memo paper The information is provided to the output control unit 13d and then provided to the memo and schedule DB 17 so that the image information of the memo paper or the text information of the memo paper can be registered as it is.

Further, when new registration information is input from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c, the registration management unit 13b provides the input control unit 13d with the corresponding new registration information, and then registers new registration information. The information is provided to the memo and schedule DB 17.

The communication unit 13c is a block for wired and wireless communication, and provides the registration management unit 13b with information on a memo and a schedule or a specific keyword input from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal, or the output control unit 13d. In accordance with the control, information about a memo and a schedule input from the registration manager 13b is transmitted to another computer device or a mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the communication unit 13c provides the editing unit 13e with the change information of the memo and the schedule information input from another computer device or the mobile communication terminal, and provides new registration information of the memo and the schedule information with the registration management unit 13b. To provide.

When the output medium of the memo and schedule information input from the registration management unit 13b is a memo and schedule for which a video alarm is set, the output control unit 13d obtains the analog data position information together and obtains analog data, that is, an actual object such as a memo paper. To the visual output unit 15a in the output means 15, wherein the output control unit 13d is provided with a memo input from the registration management unit 13b, When the output medium of the schedule information is a memo and a schedule for which an audio alarm is set, an audio signal is provided to the auditory output unit 15b in the output unit 15, and the output control unit 13d is provided from the registration management unit 13b. When the output medium of the input memo and schedule information is a memo and schedule set for the scent alarm, the scent signal is provided to the olfactory output unit 15c in the output means 15, In addition, the output control unit 13d outputs a tactile or kinetic signal according to a preset output pattern when the output medium of the memo and schedule information input from the registration manager 13b is a memo and schedule for which a vibration alarm is set. To the tactile output 15d in the means 15.

In addition, when the output medium of the memo and the schedule information input from the registration management unit 13b is a memo and the schedule for which the age and the importance alarm are set, the output control unit 13d may change the color of the background around the memo according to the age and the importance. Can be controlled to be provided to the visual output unit 15a, and the output control unit 13d also changes the change of the corresponding information input from the editing unit 13e around the object such as an actual memo paper and outputs the visual output unit 15a. In the case of new registration information input from the registration management unit 13b, the output control unit 15a expresses a new schedule by an image generated in the form of a memo in a specific area. Can be controlled to provide

In addition, when the new registration information is input through the communication unit 13c from another computer device, the output control unit 13d controls the visual output unit 15a to express a new schedule with an image generated in the form of a memo paper or the like in a specific area. Also, when the changed information from another computer device is input through the communication unit 13c, the output control unit 13d visually outputs the changed information by expressing the changed information by fusion-expressing image information around the actual object. It outputs through the part 15a.

In addition, the output control unit 13d controls the registration management unit 13b to transmit information on the memo and schedule to the other computer device or the mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c.

For example, when the information on the memo and schedule input from the registration manager 13b is a memo and a schedule for which an alarm is set, the output control unit 13d visually outputs a light signal around the memo about the memo and the schedule. Outputting to the unit 15a, outputting a specific song signal to the audio output unit 15b, outputting a specific fragrance signal to the olfactory output unit 15c, and outputting a specific tactile or kinetic signal to the tactile output unit 15d. Can be output to

The editing unit 13e edits the information of the memo and the schedule stored in the DB 17 into historical information having a subject such as a user's diary or work record.

In addition, when the change information is input from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c, the editing unit 13e provides the output control unit 13d with the change of the corresponding input information, and then the memo and schedule that have passed. Edit or change your own diary or past records so that you can easily organize or recall them. Here, the information about the memo and the schedule is edited by the editing unit 13e, thereby enabling the function expansion of the electronic album, the electronic diary, and the like through interworking with a digital camera, various lifelogging devices, and the like.

The output means 15 includes a visual output section 15a, an audio output section 15b, an olfactory output section 15c, and a tactile output section 15d.

The visual output unit 15a outputs a video signal provided from the output control unit 13d so that a user can see it as a projection, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and the like, and the auditory output unit 15b is a speaker. Or the like, so that the user can listen to the audio signal provided from the output control unit 13d, and the olfactory output unit 15c can smell the aroma signal provided from the output control unit 13d as a fragrance or the like. The tactile output unit 15d may be a vibration providing device through a vibration or a simple motor method, or an air pump or the like, in accordance with a predetermined pattern so that a user may feel a tactile or kinetic signal provided from the output control unit 13d. Output

The memo and schedule DB 17 stores information on the extracted memo and schedule inputted from the registration management unit 13b in the management means 13, and the memo and schedule DB 17 is registered in the management means 13. The image information of the memo paper and the text information of the memo paper which are input from the management part 13b are stored as it is.

Therefore, the present invention provides an analog input interface, a fusion representation of digital and analog methods, and a data sharing technology through digital data management, and thus, due to the difference between the input and output interfaces in the mixed analog and digital methods. It can alleviate the inconvenience and enable access to the same information anytime, anywhere.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a management method using an ISB according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in detail.

First, the user is an example of a memo for the appointment with the other party during the phone call and information about the schedule on the memo sheet as an example, as shown in Figure 4a (S201) and then through the input means 11 as an example 4B, the ISB is contacted (S203).

Then, the input control unit 13a in the management unit 13 tracks and recognizes the movement based on the contact information of the memo input from the touch recognition unit 11a in the input unit 11 and maps it to a specific user command. For example, it recognizes a new memo paper input command on the surface of the touch recognition unit 11a and controls the image recognition unit 11b to operate.

Then, the image recognizing unit 11b captures an image of the corresponding position under the control of the input control unit 13a (here, character extraction is an option) (S205) and provides it to the input control unit 13a.

The input control unit 13a configures image information of the memo paper or text information of the memo paper input from the image recognition unit 11b in the input unit 11 in a predetermined format (S207), and registers them as shown in FIG. 4C as an example. It provides to the management part 13b.

The registration manager 13b extracts information such as a memo and a schedule based on the image information of the memo paper input from the input control unit 13a or the text information of the memo paper, and stores the information in the memo and the schedule DB 17 (S209). In addition, the registration management unit 13b synchronizes the memo and schedule information stored in the memo and schedule DB 17 with another computer device or a mobile communication terminal as an example, as shown in FIG. 4D (S211). Let's do it. Here, the editing unit 13e may edit and record the historical information having a theme such as a diary or a work record of the user by using information on the memo and the schedule stored in the memo and the schedule DB 17 (S213).

Subsequently, the registration manager 13b recognizes that an event such as an alarm occurs according to information such as a predetermined time and importance (S215), and confirms the expression medium of the recognized event in the profile of the memo and the schedule DB 17. Next, the identified expression medium is provided to the output control unit 13d.

The output control unit 13d determines the expression medium of the memo and schedule information input from the registration management unit 13b (S217).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule for which a video alarm is set (S219), the analog data location information is obtained together, and the analog data, that is, the digital data additional to the position where the actual object such as a memo is attached is graphic. A video signal such as light expressed as an image is outputted so that a user can see it through the visual output unit 15a (S221).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule for which an audio alarm is set (S223), an audio signal such as a song is output through the auditory output unit 15b so that the user can listen (S225).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule in which the scent alarm is set (S227), a smell signal such as odor is output through the olfactory output unit 15c so that the user can smell (S229).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule for which a vibration alarm is set (S231), a user may feel a tactile or kinetic signal such as a movement through the tactile output unit 15d according to a preset output pattern. To output (S233).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule in which an alarm is selectively set among video, audio, scent, and vibration (S235), the scent and movement such as video and light such as audio and odor, etc. Fusion output (S237) so that the user can check the expression medium selectively set during the vibration through the output means (15).

As a result of the determination (S217), when the expression medium is a memo and a schedule for which the age and the importance alarm are set (S239), the color of the background around the memo paper is differently expressed according to the age and the importance of the information and the user is displayed through the visual output unit 15a. The output (S241) so that can be confirmed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a management method using an ISB according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention in detail.

First, the memo and schedule information for the appointment is stored in the memo and schedule DB 17. In the state in which the information is synchronized with another computer device or a mobile communication terminal, the user synchronizes with another computer device or mobile device. For example, change information for an appointment or new registration information for an appointment is input through the communication unit 13c in the ISB 13 using the communication terminal, as shown in FIG. 5A (S301).

First, when the information input from the other computer device or the mobile communication terminal via the communication unit 13c is change information for an appointment (S303), the change information is input to the editing unit 13e (S305).

When the change information is inputted from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c, the editing unit 13e provides the output control unit 13d with the change of the corresponding input information (S307), and then passes the memo and The information stored in the memo and schedule DB 17 is edited (modified) (S309) so that the user's own diary or past records can be easily organized or recalled with respect to the schedule information.

The output control unit 13d allows the user to view the changed information of the corresponding information input from the editing unit 13e around the object such as a real note paper through the visual output unit 15a in a manner such as an image or a video. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the fusion output S311 is performed.

Next, when the information input from the other computer device or the mobile communication terminal via the communication unit 13c is new registration information for appointment (S313), the registration information is input to the registration management unit 13b (S315).

When new registration information is input from another computer device or a mobile communication terminal through the communication unit 13c, the registration management unit 13b provides the input new registration information to the output control unit 13d (S317) and then the new registration information. The registration information is registered in the memo and schedule DB 17 (S319).

In the case of new registration information input from the registration management unit 13b, the output control unit 13d displays the visual output unit 15a so that the user can see the visual output unit 15a so that the user can see the new schedule as an image generated in the form of a memo paper or the like in a specific area. S321).

Accordingly, the present invention provides an analog input interface, a digital and analog fusion representation, and a data sharing technology through digital data management, thereby outputting not only various input functions but also fusion information representations, memo and In addition to managing information on schedules, diaries and the like can be configured by editing past information.

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. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the appended claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a block diagram of an ISB according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a management method using an ISB according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a management method using an ISB according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4a to 4d are operation scenarios of the management method using the ISB shown in FIG.

5A and 5B are operational scenarios of the management method using the ISB shown in FIG.

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11: input means 11a: touch recognition unit

11b: image recognition unit 13: management means

13a: input control unit 13b: registration management unit

13c: communication unit 13d: output control unit

13e: editor 15: output means

15a: visual output unit 15b: auditory output unit

15c: olfactory output 15d: tactile output

17: memo and calendar DB

Claims (14)

An input controller which controls the image recognition unit to operate based on contact information of the touch recognition unit, and inputs information about a memo and a schedule captured by the image recognition unit; The information about the input memo and schedule is stored in a database (hereinafter referred to as DB), the event occurs in the memo and information about the schedule, and the expression medium of the recognized event is stored in the DB. Registration management department to confirm with, An output control unit for controlling the fusion output through the output unit according to the identified expression medium Intelligent schedule board comprising a. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, And outputting a video through the time output unit in the output means when the identified expression medium is set as a video alarm. The method of claim 2, And the visual output unit is a projection or an LCD. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, And when the checked expression medium is set as an audio alarm, outputs audio through the auditory output unit in the output means. The method of claim 4, wherein The auditory output unit is an intelligent schedule board, characterized in that the speaker. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, And when the identified expression medium is set to a scent alarm, outputting a scent through the olfactory output unit in the output means. The method of claim 6, The olfactory output unit is an intelligent schedule board, characterized in that the smell. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, And when the identified expression medium is set as a vibration alarm, outputs vibration through the tactile output unit in the output means. The method of claim 8, The tactile output unit is an intelligent schedule board, characterized in that the motor providing a motion or an air pump. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, And intelligently outputting the video, audio, scent, and vibration through the output means when the identified expression medium is set to an alarm among video, audio, scent, and vibration. The method of claim 1, The output control unit, When the identified expression medium is set to an age and importance alarm, the intelligent schedule board, characterized in that the color of the background around the note paper according to the age and importance of the information is output differently through the visual output unit in the output means . The method of claim 1, The output control unit, When new registration information is input from another input device, the visual output unit is controlled to express a new schedule as an image in the form of a memo paper or the like in a specific area, or when the changed information is input from another input device, the change of the information. And output through the visual output unit to express the change information by expressing the image information around the actual object. The method of claim 1, The intelligent schedule board, An editing unit for editing information on memos and schedules stored in the DB; Communication unit for wired / wireless communication between the registration management unit and another computer device or mobile communication terminal Intelligent schedule board, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, The registration management unit, Intelligent schedule board, characterized in that for synchronizing the memo and the schedule information for mutual communication with other computer devices or mobile terminals.

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