KR20150026615A - Method for providing schedule management and mobile device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a schedule management method. The method includes: a step of displaying a calendar including areas divided by time on a mobile electronic device; a step of receiving data of a user selecting a category in which a schedule is included; a step of detecting a gesture input from the user and determining a first area in which the starting point of the gesture input is included and a second area in which the end point is included among the divided area: a schedule setup step of setting the points of time corresponding to the first and the second areas as the start and the end point of the schedule; and a schedule display step of displaying the overall area from the first to the second areas in a color corresponding to the category selection data.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a schedule management method and a portable electronic apparatus for the same, and more particularly, to a schedule management method and a portable electronic apparatus capable of receiving a schedule having a continuous period through a user's gesture input.

Schedule management is an essential element in busy daily life. In the past, a diary was used mainly for handwriting for scheduling. Recently, devices that provide schedule management function in mobile environment have been released along with development of mobile technology.

In recent mobile devices, a touch panel is mounted so that an output device such as a display panel becomes an input device at the same time. Various applications for smartphone devices using such a touch panel have been developed, and there are also schedule management applications among the applications. The user can record and manage his or her various schedules using the calendar application of the smartphone.

However, the published calendar applications do not fully utilize the advantages of the smartphone touch interface by using the conventional input method in which the user must manually input the date and time to input the schedule. In addition, there is a problem that the schedule is represented only by the text on the corresponding date or time on the calendar, and when the schedule is continuous or a plurality of schedule exist, the recognition is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of registering a schedule having a continuous period by receiving a user's gesture.

Another object of the present invention is to present an intuitive schedule display method by displaying different colors for certain categories and displaying them in color when a schedule is displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device including a display unit for displaying a calendar including a time-divided area on a display screen of the portable electronic device; Receiving category selection information to which a schedule belongs from a user; Detecting a gesture input from the user and determining a first region of the divided region to which a start point of the gesture input belongs and a second region to which an end point of the gesture input belongs; Setting a time corresponding to the first area and a time corresponding to the second area as the predetermined start time and end time, respectively; And displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area; A schedule management method is provided.

In the present invention, the step of setting the schedule includes: displaying a pop-up window for receiving the predetermined repetition, notification, and name; Setting the predetermined starting time and ending time as the predetermined period information and setting the information inputted in the pop-up window as the predetermined detailed information; . ≪ / RTI >

In the present invention, the predetermined display step may include: selecting a color corresponding to the category selection information; And displaying the continuous area from the first area to the second area in the color.

In the present invention, the predetermined display step may include: displaying a first area on the first area and a second area on the second area; A second schedule display step of displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area and another consecutive area at least partially overlapping; And displaying the first schedule display step and the second schedule display step in different colors.

In the present invention, when the calendar is displayed on a month-by-month basis, the predetermined setting step may include: setting the first area to a predetermined start date and setting the second area to a predetermined end date; Further displaying a time schedule for selecting a time to the portable electronic device; Detecting a second gesture input from the user, determining a third region of the divided region of the timeline to which the starting point of the second gesture input belongs and a fourth region to which the endpoint belongs; Setting the third area to the predetermined start time and setting the fourth area to the end time; .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a display device including: a calendar display unit displaying a calendar including an area divided by time on a display screen; And a touch panel that is electrically connected to the touch screen and is coupled to the display screen. The touch screen display device receives category selection information of a predetermined category from a user, detects a gesture input from the user, And a second region to which the end point belongs; A schedule determining unit configured to set the time corresponding to the first area and the second area as the predetermined start time and end time, respectively; A predetermined display unit for displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area in a color corresponding to the category selection information; A control unit for controlling the calendar display unit, the sensing unit, the predetermined determination unit, and the predetermined display unit; And a memory that is executed by the control unit and stores a program for operating the calendar display unit, the sensing unit, the predetermined determination unit, and the predetermined display unit.

In the present invention, the schedule determining unit displays a pop-up window for receiving the predetermined repetition, notification, and name, and sets the information input in the pop-up window as the predetermined detailed information.

In the present invention, the predetermined display unit may include a first schedule corresponding to a continuous area from the first area to the second area, and a second schedule having another continuous area superposed at least partially with the first schedule And displays the first schedule and the second schedule in different colors.

In the present invention, when the calendar is displayed on a month-by-month basis, the predetermined determining unit may set the first region as a predetermined start date, the second region as a predetermined end date, Setting.

In the present invention, the predetermined time determining unit may further include a time display unit that displays a time table for selecting a time in the portable electronic device, detects a second gesture input from the user, and detects a start point of the second gesture input A third region to which the end point belongs and a fourth region to which the end point belongs, sets the third region to the predetermined start time, and sets the fourth region to the predetermined end time.

According to the present invention, a schedule having a continuous period can be registered by receiving a user's gesture.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of intuitively displaying the schedule by displaying the schedule in different colors for each category when displaying the schedule.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a schedule management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule on a monthly-based calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule in a weekly calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule in a standard calendar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention are intended to encompass all of the currently widely used general terms,

However, this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of an engineer working in the field, the emergence of new technology, and the like. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software .

The term " calendar " as used throughout the specification refers to dividing a specific period by year, month, day, day of the week, time of day, and displaying the divided time on divided areas of the display screen. For example, in the present specification, a calendar may be a year, a month, a day, or a week, and if the calendar is a calendar, Can be displayed in correspondence with each other.

Throughout the specification, "schedule" refers to a task that a user has to perform at a specific time or at a specific time. For example, the schedule described herein can be performed at a specific time or continuously for a specific period of time, and a certain category can be set.

Throughout the specification, "gesture" means a hand gesture that the user uses to control the mobile terminal. For example, gestures described herein may include tabs, touch & hold, double tap, drag, panning, flick, drag and drop, and the like.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The portable electronic device 100 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the portable electronic device 100 described herein may be used in a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Navigation, and tablet PCs.

The portable electronic device 100 may include a display screen as an output device. In one embodiment of the present invention, the display screen of the portable electronic device 100 is used as an output device for outputting calendars and calendars inputted by the user. When the touch pad included in the portable electronic device 100 of the present invention has a mutual layer structure and is formed of a touch screen, the display screen may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display screen may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display, As shown in FIG. Depending on the implementation of the portable electronic device 100, there may be more than one touch screen. The touch screen can be configured to detect the touch input position as well as the touch input area as well as the touch input pressure. In addition, the touch screen can be configured to detect not only the real-touch but also the proximity touch.

1, the portable electronic device 100 includes a calendar display unit 110, a sensing unit 120, a predetermined determination unit 130, a user input unit 140, a schedule display unit 150, a communication unit 160, A memory 170, and a control unit 180. [ However, not all illustrated components are required. The portable electronic device 100 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, and the portable electronic device 100 may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The calendar display unit 110 displays a calendar on the display screen of the portable electronic device 100. [ A calendar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may divide a specific time period by year, month, day, day of the week, time of day, and display divided time on divided areas of the display screen. For example, the calendar display unit 110 may display the dates from the first day to the last day in the divided areas on the screen when expressing the period of one month.

The sensing unit 120 senses the gesture input from the user and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the portable electronic device 100. More specifically, the current state of the portable electronic device 100, such as the position of the portable electronic device 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the portable electronic device 100, the acceleration / deceleration of the portable electronic device 100, .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sensing unit 120 may sense the gesture input from the user and sense the category selection information and the information of the start and end points of the gesture. The sensing unit 120 may determine a first area to which a start point of a user gesture input belongs and a second area to which an end point belongs among the divided areas displayed by the calendar display unit 110. [

The sensing unit 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include various sensors for sensing a touch or a proximity touch of the touch screen. An example of a sensor for sensing the touch of the touch screen is a tactile sensor. A tactile sensor is a sensor that detects the contact of a specific object with a degree or more that a person feels. The tactile sensor can sense various information such as the roughness of the contact surface, the rigidity of the contact object, and the temperature of the contact point.

In addition, a proximity sensor is an example of a sensor for sensing the touch of the touch screen.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. Therefore, the proximity sensor has a considerably longer life than the contact-type sensor and its utilization is also quite high.

Examples of proximity sensors include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

Accordingly, the sensing unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention can sense a gesture or a pattern input from a user. For example, the sensing unit 120 can detect user gestures such as drag, flick, tap, touch & hold, double tap, panning, sweep, At this time, the sensing unit 120 can sense the direction of the gesture, the speed of the gesture, and the length of the gesture. In one embodiment of the present invention, the sensing unit 120 may sense the gesture input of the user, obtain the start and end points of the gesture input, and determine where the start point and the end point belong, respectively, in the calendar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the sensing unit 120 receives the category selection information, the gesture of the user is a tap gesture. When receiving information for inputting a predetermined period, the gesture of the user is dragged lt; / RTI > gesture.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the schedule determining unit 130 sets the first area of the divided area of the schedule table as a predetermined start point and the second area as a predetermined end point according to the gesture input by the user . According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user desires to set a continuous schedule for more than one day or one hour or more, a user drags and selects a certain period of time at a time as a gesture, and the schedule determining unit 130 determines The starting point and the ending correction of the schedule are determined according to one data.

The user input unit 140 generates input data for controlling the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 140 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and an H / W button. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can input desired information through the user input unit 140. [ For example, the user can use the keypad to enter the name of a schedule.

The schedule display unit 150 displays the schedule entered by the user on the calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the schedule display unit 150 may display the color of the area where the schedule entered by the user exists among the divided areas of the calendar differently according to the category to which the schedule belongs. Also, the schedule display unit 150 can display a certain name.

Also, when there are two or more schedules in one divided area of the calendar, the schedule display unit 150 may display the schedule by dividing the divided schedules. At this time, in order to display two or more schedules, the corresponding area can be divided and displayed in a different color as a schedule. The method of displaying the schedule by the schedule display unit 150 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG.

The communication unit 160 may include one or more components that allow the portable electronic device 100 and the external device 200 to communicate. For example, the communication unit 160 may include a broadcast receiving module, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a wired Internet module, a short distance communication module, a location information module, and the like.

The broadcast receiving module receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel.

The mobile communication module transmits and receives radio signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module can be built in or externally. Also, the wired Internet module means a module for a wired Internet connection.

The short-range communication module is a module for short-range communication. Near-field communication (Bluetooth), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (UDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, WFD .

The location information module is also a module for identifying or obtaining the location of the portable electronic device 100. One example is the GPS (Global Position System) module. The GPS module receives position information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the location information may include coordinate information indicated by latitude and longitude.

The memory 170 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store the input / output data (for example, user information, a registered schedule list, a schedule name, A color corresponding to a category, and the like).

The memory 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. In addition, the portable electronic device 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 170 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the portable electronic device 100. For example, the control unit 180 performs control and processing related to content capture, voice call, data communication, video call, and the like. That is, the control unit 180 controls the overall operation of the calendar display unit 110, the sensing unit 120, the schedule determining unit 130, the user input unit 140, the schedule display unit 150, the communication unit 160, .

In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module for multimedia playback. The multimedia module may be implemented in the control unit 180 or separately from the control unit 180.

Meanwhile, the external device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention refers to a device capable of communicating with the portable electronic device 100. Examples of the external device 200 include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, , And a digital CE device (Consumer Elctronics). Digital CE (Consumer Elctronics) devices may include DTV (Digital Television), IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), a refrigerator having a display device, an air conditioner, and a printer.

Meanwhile, the external device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a server device (e.g., a social networking service server).

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a schedule management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the schedule management system of the present invention displays a calendar including a time-divided area on the display screen of the portable electronic device 100. [ The calendar may include divided areas by month, week, day, or time (S1).

Next, category selection information to which the schedule belongs is received from the user (S2). When receiving the category selection information from the user, it can be considered that the signal for inputting the schedule from the user is received.

Next, a gesture input from the user is sensed, and a first area to which the start point of the gesture input belongs and a second area to which the end point belongs are determined (S3).

Next, a schedule for setting the time corresponding to the first area and the second area as the predetermined start and end times is set (S4).

Next, the name of the schedule is input (S5). At this time, in addition to the name of the schedule, it is possible to receive additional information such as whether it is repeated or not, as detailed schedule information.

Finally, the continuous region from the start point to the end point is displayed in a color corresponding to the category selection information (S6).

Hereinafter, a specific implementation method of the schedule display method shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to a display screen of the portable electronic device 100. [

3 is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3C illustrate a screen of the mobile terminal according to step S1 of FIG.

3A, the display screen includes a reference selection area 11, a date display area 12, a calendar display area 13, a constant display area 14, and a category selection area 15.

In the reference display area 11, the user can select one of monthly, weekly, day, and year as the criteria for displaying the calendar. In this case, in the case of the monthly reference, the divided area is generated in the day (day) unit by the time of the calendar, in the case of the week reference, the divided area by the time of the calendar is generated in the date (day) In the case of the annual reference, the area divided by the time of the calendar is generated in the unit of month (month).

The generated calendar is displayed in the calendar display area 13. In the embodiment of FIG. 3A, a calendar is generated on a monthly basis.

The date display area 12 displays a date unit displayed by the current calendar display area 13. [ In the case of the monthly reference, the month displayed by the calendar display area 13 is displayed. In the case of the day reference, the date of displaying the week is displayed. In the embodiment of FIG. 3A, September 2012 is currently displayed in the calendar display area 13.

The user can select and display the calendars before and after the currently displayed calendar by selecting the arrow or triangle located on the right and left sides of the date display area 12. [

The calendar display area 13 displays a calendar including an area divided by time according to a display standard of the reference display area 11, i.e., an area divided by month, day, week, or time, as described above. The calendar display area 13 of FIG. 3A displays an area divided by date for September, 2012. In FIG.

When the user selects one of the divided regions for each time in the calendar display region 13, a schedule corresponding to the time of the corresponding region can be viewed in the schedule display region 14. [ The example of FIG. 3A shows a case where there is a schedule called Chuseok on September 10, 2012.

The category selection area 15 is an area for allowing a user to select a category to which a schedule belongs when a user inputs a schedule. According to the embodiment of FIG. 3A, certain categories may be entries of work, date, fun, anniversary, and the like. The user can start a certain input by inputting a certain category selection signal.

3B illustrates an example in which a user selects a daytime reference in the reference display area 11 and generates an area divided by time in units of date and time in the calendar display area 13. At this time, the calendar display area 13 can display the date of one week, and in the example of FIG. 3B, the calendar display area 13 displays the calendar of the second week of September, 3B, it can be seen that only a certain time (11 o'clock to 17 o'clock) of the day is displayed on the screen. The user can input the gesture moving up and down in the calendar display area 13 and display the remaining time have.

FIG. 3C shows an example in which a user selects one criterion in the reference display area 11 and generates a divided area in the calendar display area 13 on a time unit basis. In the example of Fig. 3C, the calendar display area 13 displays the calendar of September 11, 3C shows only a certain time (9:00 to 17:00) of the day, but the user can input the gesture moving up and down in the calendar display area 13 to display the remaining time.

FIG. 4 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule on a monthly-based calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, FIG. 4A shows an example screen in which a user selects a certain category. The user can start inputting a gesture by inputting a gesture for selecting one of the predetermined categories displayed in the category selection area 15 on the screen of the portable electronic device 100 as shown in FIG. A gesture that selects one of the schedule categories may be tapping that category. In the embodiment of FIG. 4A, the user can select to enter a schedule of contact categories by tapping the date.

As described above, when there is no gesture for selecting a category, only the date is displayed when the date is selected. That is, the schedule management method of the present invention requires a schedule category selection signal of the user to proceed with the schedule entry process.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the user takes a gesture to drag an area corresponding to a date on which a schedule is to be input. The sensing unit 120 senses a gesture input from a user and determines a first area to which the start point of the gesture input belongs and a second area to which the end point belongs among the divided areas of the calendar.

At this time, the first region and the second region may be different regions, but they may be the same region. If the first region and the second region are different, the schedule is made for two or more days, and if the same is the same, the schedule is made only within the same date.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4B, the starting point of the gesture input of the user belongs to the area corresponding to date '10'. Therefore, the first area to which the starting point of the gesture input belongs is the area corresponding to the date '10'. Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 4C, since the end point of the user gesture input belongs to the area corresponding to the date '12', the second area is the area corresponding to the date '12'. The gesture input by the user allows the schedule determining unit 130 to determine that the predetermined start time is September 10, 2012 and the end time is September 12, 2012.

When there is a gesture of a user to input a schedule, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the schedule display unit 150 displays an area selected in a color corresponding to a certain category. In the embodiment of FIG. 4C, since the user has selected a schedule of dates '10' to '12' for the contact category, the display of the area corresponding to dates '10' to '12' The color can be changed.

As shown in FIG. 4C, when the user selects a date corresponding to the schedule, the present invention displays a pop-up window where the user can input the time, . The user can input whether or not the schedule entered in the pop-up window as shown in FIG. 4D is repeatedly generated, whether to generate the notification, and the name of the schedule.

More specifically, in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4E, the user can input a schedule through the gesture from 14:00 to 19:00. In the embodiment as shown in FIG. 4E, the user can input a schedule performed between September 10, 2012 and September 12, 2012 from 14:00 to 19:00. That is, the user can set the start and end dates of the schedule through the first gesture and set the start and end times of the schedule through the second gesture in the calendar of the monthly standard. Of course, it is also possible to generate the schedule information only by the date without selecting the time from the popup window as shown in FIG. 4E.

The schedule display unit 150 may display the area where the user inputs the gesture in a color corresponding to the category of the schedule. In the embodiment of FIG. 4E, it can be seen that the areas 14 o'clock and 19 o'clock are shown in hue corresponding to the encounter item.

FIG. 4F is an example of a screen for explaining a case where one or more schedule exists on a date according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4F, it can be seen that the color corresponding to the category 'encounter' and the color corresponding to 'work' are displayed together with the date '17'. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user inputs the schedule for the meeting and the schedule for the task together on the date '17', it can be displayed as shown in FIG. 4f.

FIG. 4G is a diagram illustrating a pop-up window for providing a time selection interface to a user to display the schedule as shown in FIG. 4F. The user can register a schedule for the 'contact' category from 10:00 to 19:00 on the 17th day as shown in FIG. 4g, and register the schedule for 'work' from 20:00 to 21:00. In this case, the calendar of the date '17' in the calendar of the monthly standard is displayed as shown in FIG. 4f.

FIG. 5 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule in a weekly calendar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5D illustrate a process in which a user inputs a schedule in a calendar on a weekly basis as shown in FIG. 3B. First, FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams for a gesture for a user to select a predetermined period.

The sensing unit 120 of the present invention detects a first region including a starting point at which a user starts the gesture input and a second region including an ending point at which the user ends the gesture input as shown in FIG. In the embodiment of FIGS. 5A and 5B, the first area corresponds to 14:00 on September 9, and the second area corresponds to 17:00 on September 13.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the schedule determining unit 130 may set a continuous time from the first area to the second area detected by the user's gesture as a period corresponding to a predetermined period. That is, the schedule entered by the user in the embodiment of FIGS. 5A and 5B may be set to run from 14:00 to 17:00 from September 9 to September 13.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the user sets a certain period of time through the gesture, a pop-up window 16 may be generated after the end of the gesture of the user is detected to receive additional information related to the schedule. Referring to FIG. 5C, in the generated pop-up window, the user can input the repetition of the inputted schedule, whether or not to notify, and the name of the schedule.

FIG. 5D is a diagram showing a result of displaying the schedule in the weekly reference calendar according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5D, according to the schedule set by the user, the schedule for the continuous time in the weekly reference calendar can be displayed, and the colors can be displayed differently according to the schedule. The color filled in the divided area corresponding to the schedule can be determined by the category color to which the schedule belongs. The category color can be changed by user's setting.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user can easily input the schedule of the continuous section by the gesture, and the schedule can be intuitively managed by setting different colors for certain categories. The user can drag the touch up and down to view the rest of the weekly calendar.

FIG. 6 illustrates a process of inputting a schedule in a standard calendar according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6A to 6D illustrate a process in which a user inputs a schedule in a calendar of one standard as shown in FIG. 3C. First, the user receives a certain category selection signal from the user as shown in FIG. 6A. In the embodiment of FIG. 6A, the user may take a gesture of selecting a schedule of the 'fun' category and generate a signal that begins to input the schedule of the 'fun' category.

6B and 6C are diagrams for the user to make a gesture for selecting a certain period. The sensing unit 120 of the present invention determines a first area including a starting point at which the user starts the gesture input and a second area including an ending point at which the user ends the gesture input as shown in FIG. In the embodiment of Figs. 6B and 6C, the first area corresponds to 12 o'clock on September 11, and the second area corresponds to 16 o'clock on September 11.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined determination unit 130 may set a continuous time from the first region to the second region detected by the gesture of the user as a period corresponding to a predetermined period. That is, the schedule input by the user in the embodiment of FIGS. 6B and 6C may be set to be performed between 12:00 and 16:00 on September 11th. The schedule display unit 150 may display a continuous area from the first area to the second area in a color of a category to which the schedule belongs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the user sets a certain period of time through the gesture, a pop-up window 16 may be generated after the end of the gesture of the user is detected to receive additional information related to the schedule. Referring to FIG. 6D, in the pop-up window, the user can input the repetition of the inputted schedule, whether or not the user has notified the user, and the name of the schedule.

7 is a diagram illustrating a schedule management method in a reduced display environment according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a case where a calendar with a monthly reference as shown in FIG. 3A is implemented on a small display screen. In a mobile device environment having a display of 4 inches or more, the contents of the schedule management method according to the present invention can be displayed even if the display of FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 is directly applied.

However, with the recent development of the mobile environment, wearable computing has become a trend and devices such as smart-watch or smart-glass, which can be mounted on the body, And is being commercialized.

The schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention can improve the convenience of the user when applied to a device mounted on the user's body, such as a wristwatch-type mobile device, in addition to a mobile device have. Therefore, the schedule management method according to an embodiment of the present invention can have a user interface applicable to a small display screen as shown in FIG. 7 so as to be suitable for a wearable mobile device.

7A, only the selected criteria are displayed in the reference selection area 11, the selected date is displayed in the date display area 12, and the calendar displayed in the calendar display area 13, The predetermined content is displayed in the schedule display area 14, and the category selected in the category selection area 15 is displayed.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the category displayed in the category selection area 15 can be changed by the user's gesture. According to the example of FIG. 7A, the currently selected category is the 'work' category. When the screen shown in FIG. 7A is being displayed, the user can maintain a state in which the category display area 15 has been taped for a predetermined time or more, thereby displaying a guide menu for category selection.

FIG. 7B illustrates a screen on which the category selection guide A is displayed when the user taps the category display area 15 for a predetermined time or more. From the category selection guide A, the user selects the 'date' category when the gesture is dragged upward, the 'fun' category is selected when the gesture is dragged to the left, The anniversary category is selected when you take it, and you can recognize that the 'except' category will be selected if you take the drag gesture downwards.

In the embodiment of FIG. 7B, it is assumed that the gesture for category selection is only up, down, left, and right. However, when the number of categories increases, various directions such as up-left and up- Of course, can be set.

7B, when the user takes a gesture to drag upward in the state that the category selection guide A is displayed, the currently selected category may be changed to the 'date' category in 'work' .

Through the above-described category selection method described in conjunction with FIG. 7, the schedule management method of the present invention can provide an interface for category selection even in a limited display environment.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of a program command which can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

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140: user input unit 150: schedule display unit
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Claims (10)

Displaying a calendar including a time-divided area on a display screen of the portable electronic device;
Receiving category selection information to which a schedule belongs from a user;
Detecting a gesture input from the user and determining a first region of the divided region to which a start point of the gesture input belongs and a second region to which an end point of the gesture input belongs;
Setting a time corresponding to the first area and a time corresponding to the second area as the predetermined start time and end time, respectively; And
Displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area;
. ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the schedule setting step comprises:
Displaying a pop-up window for receiving the predetermined repetition, notification, and name;
Setting the predetermined starting time and ending time as the predetermined period information and setting the information inputted in the pop-up window as the predetermined detailed information;
. ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
The schedule display step may include:
Selecting a color corresponding to the category selection information; And
And displaying the continuous area from the first area to the second area in the color. The method according to claim 1,
The schedule display step may include:
A first schedule display step of displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area;
A second schedule display step of displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area and another consecutive area at least partially overlapping; And
And displaying the first schedule display step and the second schedule display step in different colors. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein if the calendar is displayed in units of months,
Setting the first area to a predetermined start date and setting a second area to a predetermined end date;
Further displaying a time schedule for selecting a time to the portable electronic device;
Detecting a second gesture input from the user, determining a third region of the divided region of the timeline to which the starting point of the second gesture input belongs and a fourth region to which the endpoint belongs;
Setting the third area to the predetermined start time and setting the fourth area to the end time;
. ≪ / RTI > A calendar display unit for displaying a calendar including an area divided by time on a display screen;
And a touch panel that is electrically connected to the touch screen and is coupled to the display screen. The touch screen display device receives category selection information of a predetermined category from a user, detects a gesture input from the user, And a second region to which the end point belongs;
A schedule determining unit configured to set the time corresponding to the first area and the second area as the predetermined start time and end time, respectively;
A predetermined display unit for displaying a continuous area from the first area to the second area in a color corresponding to the category selection information;
A control unit for controlling the calendar display unit, the sensing unit, the predetermined determination unit, and the predetermined display unit; And
And a memory that is executed by the control unit and stores a program for operating the calendar display unit, the sensing unit, the predetermined determination unit, and the predetermined display unit. 7. The apparatus of claim 6,
A pop-up window for receiving the predetermined repetition, notification, and name, and setting the information input in the pop-up window as the predetermined detailed information. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6,
A first schedule corresponding to a continuous region from the first region to the second region and a second schedule having another continuous region superposed at least partially with the first schedule, A portable electronic device that displays two calendars in different colors. The method according to claim 6,
When the calendar is displayed in units of months,
Sets the first area to a predetermined start date, sets the second area to a predetermined ending date, and additionally sets the predetermined time information. The apparatus of claim 9,
And a third area in which the start point of the second gesture input belongs and a fourth area in which the end point belongs belongs to the fourth area, Sets the third area to the predetermined start time, and sets the fourth area to the predetermined end time.

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