KR20220163211A - System for personal time management and method to provide user interface thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a user interface provision method for managing personal time, which can increase convenience for users when checking a schedule. The method includes: a step of storing schedule information of a user; a step of detecting schedule information corresponding to a specific date in the stored schedule information; a step of generating a time management indicator, which consists of a plurality of tracks, indicates time classification numbers at one track of the plurality of tracks, and indicates the detected schedule information at another track of the plurality of tracks; and a step of indicating the generated time management indicator. The tracks are separated into a plurality of sections by the time classification numbers. A section, in which the schedule information is indicated, in a track may be determined by time information assigned to a corresponding schedule and sections of the track separated by the time classification numbers.

Description

Personal time management system and method for providing user interface for the same

The present invention relates to a personal time management system and a method for providing a user interface for the same, and more particularly, to a system for personal time management that intuitively displays time-related data such as schedule, time, weather, notification, and the like, and a system for personal time management therefor. It relates to a method of providing a user interface.

Thanks to the development of electronic technology, various types of electronic devices are being developed and supplied. In particular, in recent years, cutting-edge smart devices such as smart phones and smart watches have been developed and distributed based on excellent IT technology, and user demand is also increasing due to price reduction and performance improvement.

In this way, as the penetration rate of smart phones, smart watches, etc. is rapidly increasing, efforts to develop various and convenient usage methods suitable for state-of-the-art smart devices are also accelerating.

For example, there has been a continuous demand for schedule management applications (programs) from countless people who are pressed for time in busy lives, and accordingly, various applications for managing their schedules through smart devices are being developed and disseminated.

As one of these conventional schedule management applications, an application displaying users' schedules through a graphic user interface in the form of a calendar has been proposed.

However, not only this calendar method, but also many conventional schedule management applications have a problem in that user convenience is greatly reduced because numerous schedules of users are not intuitively displayed.

In addition, according to conventional schedule management applications, when the times of a plurality of schedules overlap, the priorities of the overlapping schedules are not reflected or the importance is not reflected and expressed. There was a problem of adding difficulty and confusion in selecting a schedule, such as selecting a schedule.

In addition, in daily life, users check not only the schedule for the day provided by schedule management applications, but also information such as time, weather, notifications, etc. provided by smart devices, and then take appropriate actions corresponding to the schedule for the day. .

However, conventional schedule management applications merely provide schedules, and lack a method for expressing meaningful factors such as time, weather, notifications, and the like that may affect a user's schedule performance. That is, according to the conventional method, a user has the inconvenience of having to check the time, weather, notification, etc. by executing mutually distributed tools one by one, which reduces the usability of the conventional schedule management application.

On the other hand, recently, as a lot of information is provided through the Internet, users access the Internet through their smart devices to acquire and utilize various information. For example, users connect to the Internet with their smart devices to check the schedules other users have created for travel, rest, study, leisure activities, vacations, etc., visit the website of the provider of the schedule, or make inquiries by wire or wireless After checking the schedule, he is creating his own schedule based on it.

However, according to the conventional schedule management application, there is no way to properly reflect the schedules of other users, so the user has to check the schedules of other users and then input the schedules of other users in the schedule management application. there was.

Therefore, a specific method for solving the above problem is required.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1052193 (published on July 27, 2011)

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to intuitively display numerous schedules of users through a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks, and to increase the convenience of inputting and managing user schedules. An object of the present invention is to provide a system for time management and a method for providing a user interface.

In addition, an object of the present invention is a system and user interface for personal time management that integrates various time-based data such as time, schedule, weather, alarm, etc. necessary for a user's daily life and intuitively expresses them through a time management indicator. It is in providing a method of provision.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for providing a user interface for personal time management that can easily share schedules of a plurality of users.

To achieve the above object, a method for providing a user interface for personal time management according to an embodiment of the present invention includes storing schedule information of a user, and detecting schedule information corresponding to a specific date from among the stored schedule information. generating a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks and displaying a time division number on at least one of the plurality of tracks and displaying detected schedule information on at least one other track among the plurality of tracks; and and displaying the generated time management indicator, wherein the track is divided into a plurality of areas by the time division number, and an area in which the schedule information is displayed in the track includes time information allocated to a corresponding schedule and the time It can be determined by the area of the track divided by the division number.

In addition, the user's schedule information includes personal schedule information indicating the user's individual schedule, shared schedule information indicating other users' schedules shared by the user, and regular or irregular updates from an external provider designated by the user. It may include at least two pieces of subscription schedule information indicating a subscription schedule.

Also, the time management indicator may have a shape in which a plurality of circles having different diameters are overlapped so that their centers coincide.

Also, in the time management indicator, the plurality of tracks may be circles having different diameters and regions between circles.

The time management indicator is divided into an inner area including at least one track and an outer area including at least one track and located outside the inner area, and the personal schedule information and the personal schedule information are included in the tracks of the inner area. Shared schedule information may be displayed, and the subscription schedule information may be displayed in a track of the outer area.

In addition, the time management indicator may include a first track displaying time division numbers of a 12-hour system, a second track displaying personal schedule information and shared schedule information of the user's corresponding date based on the detected schedule information, and a second track displaying shared schedule information of the user. 3 tracks, a fourth track displaying time division numbers of a 24-hour system, a fifth track displaying the subscription schedule information, and a sixth track displaying at least one of period schedule information, project schedule information, and undetermined schedule information. Including, it may be located outside the first track toward the sixth track.

Also, the individual schedule and the shared schedule may be displayed separately.

In addition, the operation mode of the time management indicator includes a 12-hour mode and a 24-hour mode. In the 24-hour mode, the first track is inactive, and the current track is displayed through a 24-hour time division number displayed on the fourth track. In the 12-hour mode, the current time can be displayed through the 12-hour time division numbers displayed on the first track.

The method further includes receiving weather information and notification information, wherein the received weather information and notification information are further displayed on the time management indicator, and the notification information includes missed call notification, message notification, and schedule information. It may include at least one of the schedule notifications that notify you before it starts.

Also, the weather information and the notification information may be displayed at the boundary of the track.

And, if two schedules overlap in the same time zone, the step of determining priorities between the overlapping schedules is further included, and according to the priorities, schedule information overlapping the time zones may be displayed on different tracks.

In addition, when three or more schedules overlap in the same time zone, a track area having the start time of the earliest schedule information among the overlapping schedule information as a start point and the end time of the latest schedule information as an end point is set, The number of schedule information overlapping in the area of the set track may be displayed.

In addition, the sixth track in the time management indicator may be inactivated and not displayed in the time management indicator when there is no information displayed in the sixth track.

The method may further include displaying a time management indicator of a previous date or a later date according to a direction of the scroll input when a user's scroll input for the time management indicator is received.

On the other hand, a system for personal time management according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is composed of a detector for detecting schedule information corresponding to a specific date among pre-stored schedule information, and a plurality of tracks. An image processing unit for generating a time management indicator displaying a time division number on at least one of the tracks and displaying detected schedule information on at least one other track among the plurality of tracks, and displaying the generated time management indicator. The track is divided into a plurality of regions by the time division number, and the region in which the schedule information is displayed in the track is a track region divided by the time information allocated to the corresponding schedule and the time division number. can be determined by

According to various embodiments of the present invention described above, time division numbers and schedules are displayed on a plurality of tracks constituting the time management indicator, and when the times of user's schedules overlap, the priorities of the overlapping schedules are reflected or the importance level is reflected. By reflecting and expressing, it is possible to increase the convenience of checking schedules for users and at the same time increase the convenience of selecting schedules in situations where multiple schedules overlap.

In addition, according to various embodiments of the present invention described above, by integrating various data such as time, schedule, weather, alarm, etc. necessary for the user's daily life and intuitively expressing them on the time management indicator, the user can see the time-related information at a glance. A variety of information can be identified and analyzed. Accordingly, it can contribute to the implementation of a more advanced time management culture by minimizing the inconvenience of having to check various tools that provide time, schedule, weather, alarm, etc., and the time and energy consumption that occur in the process. .

In addition, according to various embodiments of the present invention described above, it is possible to easily achieve a process of sharing one's own schedule with other users and a process of receiving the schedules of other users, and the schedules shared by other users can be downloaded. Since it can be easily reflected in its own time management indicator, it is possible to increase the convenience of sharing the schedule and at the same time increase the convenience of confirming the shared schedule through the time management indicator.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated time management service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating an image processing device according to an exemplary embodiment in more detail.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface for integrated time management according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 9 are UI diagrams illustrating a process of creating a new schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a UI diagram illustrating a schedule import process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of merging schedules according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 12 to 21 .
22 is a UI diagram for schedule management according to an embodiment of the present invention.
23 is a UI diagram illustrating an example of switching a time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
24 is a UI diagram for user setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
25 is a UI diagram for modifying/deleting a schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention.
26 is a timing diagram illustrating a method of sharing a schedule between users according to an embodiment of the present invention.
27 is a UI diagram for sharing a schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention.
28 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented as a smart watch.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can invent various devices that embody the principles of the present invention and fall within the concept and scope of the present invention, even though not explicitly described or shown herein.

In addition, all conditional terms and embodiments listed in this specification are, in principle, expressly intended only for the purpose of understanding the concept of the present invention, and should be understood not to be limited to such specifically listed embodiments and conditions. do.

In addition, it should be understood that all detailed descriptions reciting specific embodiments, as well as principles, aspects and embodiments of the present invention, are intended to encompass structural and functional equivalents of these matters. In addition, it should be understood that such equivalents include not only currently known equivalents but also equivalents developed in the future, that is, all devices invented to perform the same function regardless of structure.

Accordingly, all flow diagrams, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, etc. are tangible representations on computer readable media and are to be understood as representing various processes performed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly depicted. .

The functions of various elements shown in the drawings including functional blocks represented by processors or similar concepts may be provided using dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in conjunction with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functionality may be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or a plurality of separate processors, some of which may be shared.

The above-described objects, features and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be.

In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated time management service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , a service providing system 1000 may include a plurality of user terminal devices 100-1, ..100-N: 100, and a time management service providing server 200.

The user terminal device 100 is a terminal device provided by users receiving an integrated time management service, and includes a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), It may be implemented as a portable multimedia player (PMP) or a wearable device such as smart glasses or a smart watch that can be worn on a user's body.

Here, the terminal device 100 may provide a user interface for integrated time management according to the present invention. Specifically, the terminal device 100 is composed of a plurality of tracks, displays a time division number on at least one of the plurality of tracks, and displays detected schedule (schedule) information on the other at least one of the plurality of tracks. A user interface (UI) including a time management indicator may be displayed. Here, not only schedule but also information such as time, weather, notification, etc. may be integrally displayed on the time management indicator.

Here, the UI may preferably be a graphical user interface (GUI). Accordingly, the user can intuitively check the schedule through the user interface displayed on the terminal device 100, as well as easily check information such as time, weather, and notification.

To this end, an application (or program) for providing a user interface according to the present invention may be installed in the terminal device 100 .

The user interface providing method according to the present invention may be implemented in a local method or in a client/server method.

If implemented in a client/server manner, the time management service providing server 200 may provide the user interface according to the present invention to the terminal device 100 .

Specifically, the time management service providing server 200 stores schedule information for each of a plurality of users, and when a first user accesses the time management service providing server 200 using his terminal device 100, Schedule information corresponding to the first user may be detected, and based on the detected schedule information, a user interface web page including a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks may be generated and provided to the terminal device 100 of the first user. have. In addition, the time management service providing server 200 receives weather information from the Korea Meteorological Administration server (not shown), receives various notification information from the terminal device 100, and integrates information such as weather and notification on the time management indicator. can express Accordingly, the user can intuitively check his or her schedule through the web page provided by the time management service providing server 200, as well as easily check information such as time, weather, and notification.

In addition, the time management service providing server 200 may provide a schedule sharing service between a user and other users. For example, when a first user wants to share his/her schedule with a second user, the first user may select a contact number of the second user from among people included in the contact list of the first user, and the terminal device of the first user (100-1) may transmit shared schedule information and second user information to the time management service providing server 200. In this case, the time management service providing server 200 identifies the second user, such as the second user's mobile phone number of the terminal device 100-2 and the second user's ID (Identification), from the information of the second user. Information may be detected, and shared schedule information of the first user may be transmitted to the terminal device 100 - 2 of the second user. In this case, the terminal device 100 - 2 of the second user may download shared schedule information of the first user and display the downloaded shared schedule information on a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks. According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the convenience of sharing a schedule and at the same time increase the convenience of confirming a shared schedule through a time management indicator.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the terminal device 100 includes a storage unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130, a communication unit 140, a photographing unit 150, an image processing unit 160, and a control unit 170. includes all or part of

The storage unit 110 functions to store various data and applications necessary for the operation of the terminal device 100 . In particular, the storage unit 110 may store an integrated time management application (or program) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Also, the storage unit 110 may store user's schedule information. Here, the schedule information includes personal schedule information indicating the individual schedule of the user, shared schedule information indicating the schedule of other users shared by the user, and regular or irregular information from an external provider designated by the user, depending on who the subject of the schedule is provided. At least two pieces of subscription schedule information indicating an updated subscription schedule may be included.

Here, the external provider for the subscription schedule may be a business company that provides a schedule sales service. For example, a user may want to be provided with a schedule of a drama or a schedule of a famous celebrity on a regular basis. In this case, the user may want to be provided with a schedule market (here, the schedule market is a purchase, sale, and mediation of users' schedules) from a drama production company or an entertainment agency. You can purchase drama schedules and celebrity schedules uploaded on the market), and depending on the purchase, you can receive drama schedule information and celebrity schedule information periodically or non-periodically.

Meanwhile, the schedule information may include daily schedule information, period schedule information, timetable schedule information, project schedule information, and schedule information with no fixed time according to the schedule type. Here, each of the daily schedule information, period schedule information, timetable schedule information, project schedule information, and schedule information for which time is not set may be the aforementioned personal schedule, shared schedule, or subscription schedule.

Also, the daily schedule information may be information representing a schedule allocated to a specific day. Also, period schedule information may be information representing a schedule that is repeated or not repeated during a specific period. Also, the timetable schedule information may be information indicating a periodically repeated schedule, such as a lecture timetable. Further, the project schedule information may be information representing a project schedule progressing step by step during a specific period. Also, the schedule information for which the time is not set may be information about to-dos or anniversaries such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries, for which the time is not set.

Here, the storage unit 110 includes RAM (Random Access Memory), flash memory, ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM), registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, and a memory card. , USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module), etc., as well as a built-in storage device, or a removable storage device such as a USB memory may be implemented.

The input unit 120 functions to convert a physical input from the outside of the terminal device 100 into a specific electrical signal. In particular, the input unit 120 may receive a user's physical input for manipulating the user interface. Here, the input unit 120 may include all or part of the user input unit 121 and the microphone unit 123 .

The user input unit 121 may receive a user input such as a touch or push operation. Here, the user input unit 121 may be implemented as at least one of various button types, touch sensors that receive touch inputs, and proximity sensors that receive approaching motions, or may be implemented using external input devices such as keyboards and mice. The microphone unit 123 may receive a user's voice.

The output unit 130 is a device that outputs data of the terminal device 100 . Here, the output unit 130 may include all or part of the display unit 131 and the audio output unit 133 .

The display unit 131 may output data that a user can visually recognize. In particular, the display unit 131 may display the UI screen generated by the image processing unit 160 . Here, the UI screen may include a home UI screen displaying a time management indicator, an editing UI screen for editing a schedule, a setting UI screen for setting information, a sharing UI screen for sharing a schedule, and the like. Here, the time management indicator displayed on the home UI screen is composed of a plurality of tracks, and a time division number may be displayed on at least one track among the plurality of tracks, and schedule information may be displayed on at least one other track among the plurality of tracks. Here, the track is divided into a plurality of regions in units of time by time division numbers, and the region in which schedule information is displayed in the track may be determined by the time information allocated to the schedule and the track regions divided by the time division numbers. have.

Here, the display unit 131 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a 3D display. At least one of a 3D display, a transparent display, a head up display (HUD), a head mounted display (HMD), and a prism project display may be implemented.

The audio output unit 133 is a device that outputs data that a user can audibly recognize. Here, the audio output unit 133 may be implemented as a speaker expressing sound of data to be notified to the user of the terminal device 100 .

The communication unit 140 may be provided for the terminal device 100 to communicate with other devices. In particular, the terminal device 100 may communicate with the time management service providing server 200 or communicate with the terminal device 100 of another user by using the communication unit 140 .

Here, the communication unit 140 is a type connected in a wireless or wired manner through a local area network (LAN) and an Internet network, a type connected through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, and a mobile communication network such as 3G and 4G It can be implemented using various communication methods, such as a form connected through NFC, a form connected through a short-range wireless communication method such as NFC (Near Field Communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Wi-Fi, etc.

The photographing unit 150 may photograph an object existing in a real space and generate a photographed image according to photographing. In particular, the photographing unit 150 may photograph a time schedule displayed in real space. Here, the time schedule table is a table in which a user's schedule for each time is recorded and may be an object displayed in real space, such as paper or a display screen of a mobile device. If the user's time schedule is captured by the photographing unit 150, the image processing unit 160 recognizes the corresponding time schedule and recognizes the time information (schedule start time, schedule end time), schedule title, and schedule from the time schedule. Schedule information composed of contents and the like may be generated, and the generated schedule information may be reflected in a schedule of a corresponding user and stored in the storage unit 110 .

Here, the photographing unit 150 may include all or part of a lens unit, an imaging device, and an analog signal processing unit. The lens unit may form an image of an optical signal in an imaging area of an imaging device. Here, the lens unit includes a zoom lens that controls the angle of view to be narrowed or widened according to the focal length and a focus lens that focuses on a subject. The zoom lens and the focus lens may each be composed of one lens, It may also consist of a cluster of a plurality of lenses.

The imaging device may convert an optical signal formed on an imaging area through the lens unit into an electrical signal. Here, the imaging device may use a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), a CIS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor), or a high-speed image sensor that converts an optical signal into an electrical signal.

The analog signal processing unit may generate an image by performing noise reduction processing, gain adjustment, waveform shaping, and analog-to-digital conversion processing on the analog signal supplied from the imaging device.

Meanwhile, the image processing unit 160 may generate a time management indicator using schedule information stored in the storage unit 110 . Also, the display unit 131 may display a UI screen including the generated time management indicator. Here, the image processing unit 160 may include an information detection unit 161, a priority determination unit 162, and a UI image generation unit 163.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3 , an image processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The information detection unit 161 may detect significant data required for generation of the time management indicator. Here, the information detector 161 may include a schedule information detector (not shown), a weather information detector (not shown), and a notification information detector (not shown).

Specifically, the schedule information detection unit may detect schedule information corresponding to a date necessary for generating a time management indicator among a plurality of schedules assigned to a user. For example, when a user's schedule for a period from a first date to a second date is required to generate a time management indicator, the schedule information detection unit retrieves the first date from a table such as Table 1 stored in the storage unit 110. It is possible to detect user schedules for a period of up to 2 days. Here, the schedule information may include at least one of date information, start time information, end time information, title information, content information, schedule subject information, and schedule type information.

Also, the weather information detection unit may detect weather information corresponding to a date required for generation of the time management indicator. For example, when weather information for a period from a first date to a second date is required to generate a time management indicator, the weather information detection unit obtains weather information for a period from the first date to the second date from the Korea Meteorological Administration server. can be obtained

Also, the notification information detection unit may detect notification information corresponding to a notification necessary for generating a time management indicator. Here, the notification information may include at least one of a missed call notification, a message notification, and a schedule notification before a schedule starts. For example, when notification information is needed to generate a time management indicator, the notification information detection unit determines whether notification information is needed by considering whether or not the terminal device 100 missed a call, whether a message arrived, and the remaining time from the start of the schedule, , notification information can be created if necessary.

When two or more schedules overlap in the same time slot, the priority determining unit 162 may determine the priority of the overlapping schedules. For example, the priority determining unit 162 may determine the priority of overlapping schedules based on the input order of the schedules. For example, when the user designates schedule A from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and then additionally designates schedule B from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, the priority determining unit 162 gives schedule A first priority. , and schedule B can be determined as the second priority.

As another example, the priority determination unit 162 may determine the priority of overlapping schedules based on the frequency of schedules from the past to the present. For example, among the user's schedules, if schedule A has occurred 10 times from the past to the present and schedule B has occurred 5 times from the past to the present, the priority determination unit 162 determines schedule A as the first priority, B schedule can be judged as the second priority.

As another example, the priority determination unit 162 may determine the priority of overlapping schedules according to the schedule type. For example, since a daily schedule is a schedule designated only for a predetermined time of the day, it may have higher importance than schedules that are repeated for a certain period of time, such as period schedules, timetable schedules, or project schedules. Accordingly, the priority determination unit 162 may determine that the daily schedule has a higher priority than the period schedule, timetable schedule, or project schedule. The UI image generation unit 163 may generate a UI image for integrated time management. Here, the UI image for integrated time management includes a home UI image displaying a time management indicator, an editing UI image for schedule editing, a setting UI image for setting information, a sharing UI image for schedule sharing, and a UI for creating a new schedule. Can contain images. Also, the time management indicator displayed on the home UI image may include a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks.

Here, when generating the time management indicator, the UI image generation unit 163 may generate the time management indicator in consideration of the priority of the schedule determined by the priority determining unit 162 .

That is, the time management indicator may be a circle composed of a plurality of tracks and overlapping a plurality of circles having different diameters so that their centers coincide. Here, the track may be a region between circles having different diameters. Accordingly, the area occupied by the tracks may increase from the track located at the center of the circle to the track located outside, which means that the area displayed to the user is widened.

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the UI image generation unit 163 considers the priority of the schedule determined by the priority determination unit 162, and a track located in the inner side of the plurality of tracks has a lower priority. Schedule information may be displayed, and schedule information having a high priority may be displayed on an outer track.

The UI image generated by the UI image generating unit 163 will be described later. Meanwhile, the display unit 131 may display the UI image generated by the UI image generator 163 on the screen.

Here, the image processing unit 160 may be implemented using software, hardware, or a combination thereof. For example, according to hardware implementation, ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), processors ), controllers, micro-controllers, micro-processors, and other electrical units for performing functions.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may control overall operations of the electronic device 100 . Specifically, the controller 170 may control all or part of the storage unit 110, the input unit 120, the output unit 130, the communication unit 140, the photographing unit 150, and the image processing unit 160. .

In particular, the controller 170 may perform the method according to an embodiment of the present invention by executing the integrated time management application according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a user interface providing method of the present invention performed under the control of the controller 170 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface for integrated time management according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , first, user's schedule information may be stored (S100). Here, the step of storing the schedule information (S100) includes the steps of receiving input of the date, start time, end time, period, title, content, etc. of the schedule from the user and generating the schedule information based on the input information. It may consist of a step of storing the scheduled information. A process of generating such schedule information will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 11 .

5 to 11 are UI diagrams illustrating a process of creating a new schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of generating a daily schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5 (a), the UI for creating a daily schedule includes a primary menu UI area including 'daily schedule', 'period schedule', 'timetable', 'project', and 'to-do/anniversary'; It can be composed of a secondary menu UI area including 'Create schedule', 'To-do input', and 'Preview'. Here, the user can select 'schedule for one day (1001)' in the first menu UI area and select 'create schedule (1002)' in the second menu UI area. In this case, the UI for creating a one-day schedule displays a calendar 1003 for selecting a date, and the user can select a date to create a schedule on the calendar 1003 .

If the user selects a date to create a schedule in the calendar 1003, the terminal device 100 may display a UI for creating a one-day schedule as shown in FIG. 5(b). In this case, the user inputs a schedule time including 'schedule start time' and 'schedule end time' to the daily schedule input UI 1007, and may input 'title', 'content', and 'notification status'. . Then, when the user selects the 'apply to my schedule area 1008', the controller 170 may generate daily schedule information according to user input and store the generated daily schedule information in the storage unit 110. . Here, the daily schedule information may include date information, schedule start time information, schedule end time information, title information, content information, notification information, and schedule subject information, and a daily schedule may be assigned to the schedule type information.

Meanwhile, if the user selects 'save to album (1009)', the corresponding schedule information may be stored in a schedule album to be described later. Here, the schedule information stored in the schedule album may be transmittable to other users through a message format such as short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS), or instance message (IM).

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, in the process of inputting time information 1006, a wheel method as shown in FIG. 5(c) can be provided for user's convenience.

6 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of creating a period schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6 (a), the UI for creating a period schedule includes a primary menu UI area including 'day schedule', 'period schedule', 'time table', 'project', and 'to-do/anniversary'; It can be composed of a secondary menu UI area including 'Create schedule', 'Create as calendar', and 'Preview'.

Here, the user can select 'period schedule 1101' in the first menu UI area and select 'create schedule 1102' in the second menu UI area. In this case, the UI for creating a period schedule displays the period schedule input UI 1107, and the user inputs the date of the period schedule including 'period schedule start date' and 'period schedule end date' in the period schedule input UI 1107. You can enter 'Title' and 'Content'. In addition, the user may input whether the period schedule is a recurring schedule or a non-recurring schedule through the UIs 1104 and 1105 .

If the user selects 'Yes' in the UI 1104 for repeated schedule input, a UI screen as shown in FIG. 5(c) may be displayed. In this case, the user can enter the 'start time' and 'end time' of the schedule repeated during the period on the UI screen of FIG. have.

However, if the user selects 'Yes' in the UI 1105 for repeated schedule input, a UI screen as shown in FIG. 5(b) may be displayed. In this case, the user inputs the 'start date and time' and 'end date and time' of the individual schedule within the corresponding period on the UI screen of FIG. can be entered.

Further, when the user selects the 'apply to my schedule' area, the controller 170 may generate period schedule information according to user input and store the generated period schedule information in the storage unit 110 . Here, the period schedule information includes date information indicating the date from the beginning to the end of the period, start time information of a schedule belonging to the period, end time information of a schedule belonging to the period, title information, content information, notification information, and schedule subject information. , and a period schedule may be allocated to the schedule type information.

Meanwhile, if the user selects 'preview' in FIG. 6(a), the terminal device 100 may provide a preview screen so that the created period schedule can be checked in advance on the time management indicator according to the present invention. Also, if the user selects 'create with calendar' in FIG. 6 (a), the UI may provide a UI for creating a schedule through a calendar.

7 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of generating a timetable schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the timetable UI is a UI used for a periodically repeated schedule such as a lecture timetable. If it is necessary to record schedules that are periodically repeated during a certain period of time, such as a lecture timetable, it may cause great inconvenience to the user who inputs the schedule. Therefore, according to the present invention, the schedule input method can solve this problem by providing a schedule input method using a time table.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 7(a), the UI for creating a timetable schedule includes a primary menu UI area including 'day schedule', 'period schedule', 'timetable', 'project', and 'to do/anniversary'. and a secondary menu UI area including 'one week', 'designate period', and 'preview'. Here, the user can select 'time table 1201' in the first menu UI area and select 'one week 1202' in the second menu UI area. In this case, the UI for creating a timetable schedule may display 'UI 1205 for creating a weekly timetable'.

In addition, the user inputs 'timetable start time' and 'timetable end time' in 'UI 1205 for creating a weekly timetable', inputs 'title' and 'contents', and inputs 'UI for creating a schedule for each day of the week' (1206)', you can input 'day of the week', 'lecture start time' and 'lecture end time', 'title', and 'content'.

On the other hand, if a schedule is created according to the timetable, it is absolutely necessary to designate an exceptional day (for example, a holiday, a birthday, or a specific day) to which the timetable is not applied. Accordingly, the UI for creating a timetable schedule according to the present invention may further include a UI 1207 for inputting a day to which the timetable is not applied.

As described above, when the user completes creation of the timetable schedule, the controller 170 may generate timetable schedule information based on the user input and store the generated timetable schedule information in the storage unit 110 . Here, the timetable schedule information includes date information indicating the date from the beginning to the end of the timetable period, start time information of a schedule belonging to the period, end time information of a schedule belonging to the period, title information, content information, notification information, schedule subject information, and a timetable schedule may be allocated to the schedule type information.

Meanwhile, if the user selects 'preview 1204' after the timetable is prepared through FIG. 7(a), the terminal device 100 may display a preview image of the timetable as shown in FIG. 7(b).

Meanwhile, in FIG. 7, creating a timetable on a weekly basis has been described as an example, but is not limited thereto. Accordingly, for a timetable not limited to a weekly basis, a timetable may be prepared through 'designation of a period'.

8 is a diagram illustrating a UI for generating a project schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the project may be a UI used to generate a schedule of a project that progresses step by step in a specific period. If it is necessary to record schedules one by one in a project that is planned step by step in a specific period, it can cause great inconvenience. The schedule input method according to the present invention can solve this problem by providing a project input method.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 8(a), the UI for creating a project schedule is a primary menu UI area including 'day schedule', 'period schedule', 'time table', 'project', and 'to do/anniversary'. and a secondary menu UI area including 'one week', 'designate period', and 'preview'. Here, the user can select 'Project 1301' in the first menu UI area and 'Create a schedule 1302' in the second menu UI area. In this case, the terminal device 100 may display a UI 1303 for creating a project schedule.

In this case, the user may input 'project start date' and 'project end date', and input 'title' and 'content' in the UI 1303 for creating a project schedule. And, in order to produce each of the plurality of steps constituting the project, the user sets the 'start date of the first phase of the project' and 'finish date of the first phase of the project' in the UI 1304 for project detailed phase production. Step schedule time information, 'title', 'content', 'notification status' can be entered.

As described above, when the user completes creation of the project schedule, the control unit 170 may generate project schedule information based on the user input and store the generated project schedule information in the storage unit 110 . Here, the project schedule information includes date information indicating the date from the beginning to the end of the project period, start date information of each stage belonging to the project, end date information of each stage belonging to the project, title information, content information, notification information, Schedule subject information may be included, and a project schedule may be allocated to schedule type information.

Numerous steps constituting the project can be easily added by clicking the step add button 1305 . If adding a schedule for the second phase of the project is selected, the next day after the end date of the previous phase can be automatically entered as the start date of the next phase.

On the other hand, if the user selects 'preview 1306' after the project schedule is created through FIG. 8(a), the terminal device 100 selects a preview method as shown in FIG. 8(b) You can display a UI for receiving.

In addition, when a calendar is selected for entering a project schedule through FIG. 8(a), the terminal device 100 may display a calendar for entering a date as shown in FIG. 8(c).

9 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of creating a to-do/anniversary schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, to-do means work to be done without setting a time, and anniversary may mean a special day such as a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 9(a), the UI for creating to-do/anniversaries includes a primary menu UI including 'day schedule', 'period schedule', 'timetable', 'project', and 'to-do/anniversary'. area, and a secondary menu UI area including 'to do' and 'anniversary'. Here, the user can select 'to do/anniversary 1401' in the first menu UI area and select 'to do 1402' in the second menu UI area. In this case, the UI for creating a to-do/anniversary schedule may display 'UI 1403 for inputting to-do'. Alternatively, if the user selects 'anniversary 1404' in the secondary menu UI area, the to-do/anniversary schedule creation UI may display 'UI for inputting anniversary 1406'.

In this case, the user may select a date corresponding to the to-do or anniversary from the calendar, and input 'title', 'content', and 'notification' to the UIs 1403 and 1406 for inputting the to-do/anniversary.

As described above, when the user completes creation of the to-do/anniversary schedule, the controller 170 may generate to-do/anniversary schedule information based on the user input and store the generated to-do/anniversary schedule information in the storage unit 110. have. Here, the to-do/anniversary schedule information may include date information indicating the date of the to-do/anniversary, title information, content information, notification information, and schedule subject information, and the to-do/anniversary schedule may be assigned to the schedule type information. .

According to the present invention, when creating schedules such as to-dos/anniversaries, etc., convenience in data management and modification/deletion can be improved by providing the same UI as other schedule creation processes.

10 is a UI diagram illustrating a schedule import process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10(a) , when a user selects a call button 1501 of the UI, the terminal device 100 may display a schedule album UI 1502 as shown in FIG. 10(b). Here, the schedule album includes the schedules stored in the schedule album among the schedules created by the user according to the processes of FIGS. ), schedules purchased and shared from other users may be displayed. Also, schedules displayed on the schedule album UI 1502 may be stored in the schedule album folder of the storage unit 110 .

If a user selects a schedule in the schedule album UI 1502 and requests reflection, the terminal device 100 detects schedule information corresponding to the selected schedule from the storage 110 and reflects the detected schedule information. You can create a user's schedule.

11 is a UI diagram illustrating a process of merging schedules according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the schedule merging function may refer to a function for combining two or more schedules stored in a schedule album and conveniently managing them as one schedule. Specifically, when the user selects the schedule merge button 1601 of FIG. 11 (a), the user interface device may display a schedule merge UI screen as shown in FIG. 11 (b).

If the user selects 'first semester lecture schedule' and 'app development schedule' as shown in FIG. Schedule information corresponding to and schedule information corresponding to 'app development schedule' may be detected in the storage 110, and a new schedule may be created by combining the corresponding schedule information.

In addition, when the user selects the 'combined schedule preview 1603' of FIG. 11(b), the controller 170 may generate and display a combined schedule preview image.

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing various schedule creation functions so that the user can conveniently create schedules even in various situations of the user's schedule planning process, the user can easily and conveniently create schedules in various situations.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing a schedule album function in which a schedule purchased through a schedule market or a schedule shared from other users can be utilized as it is, in a situation where a user needs to share a schedule with another user, a schedule is handwritten. You can make your schedule more comfortable without it.

Meanwhile, returning to FIG. 4 , the method may include detecting schedule information corresponding to a specific date from among stored schedule information (S200). Specifically, schedule information may be classified and stored by date in the storage unit 110 , and the controller 170 may detect schedule information corresponding to a specific date from among schedule information stored in the storage unit 110 . For example, when a user's schedule for a period from a first date to a second date is required to generate a time management indicator, the schedule information detection unit retrieves the first date from a table such as Table 1 stored in the storage unit 110. It is possible to detect user schedules for a period of up to 2 days.

And, the method includes generating a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks, displaying a time division number on at least one of the plurality of tracks and displaying the detected schedule information on another at least one of the plurality of tracks. May include (S300). And, the method may include displaying the generated time management indicator (S400).

Hereinafter, a time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 12 to 21 .

12 is a diagram showing the structure of a time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 12, only half of the entire circular shape is shown for convenience of description of the time management indicator, but according to an actual implementation example of the time management indicator according to the present invention, it may have a circular shape.

Referring to FIG. 12 , the time management indicator may have a shape in which a plurality of circles having different diameters are overlapped so that their centers 1807 coincide. This time management indicator may be composed of a plurality of tracks 1801 , 1802 , 1803 , 1804 , 1805 , and 1806 .

Here, the track may be a region between circles having different diameters. Specifically, the track may refer to a region formed between circumferences and circumferences of circles having different diameters.

More specifically, the area formed between the circumference of the first circle of the first diameter length and the circumference of the second circle of the second diameter length is the first track 1801, the circumference of the second circle of the second diameter length and the third The area formed between the circumference of the third circle of the diameter length is the second track 1802, the area formed between the circumference of the third circle of the third diameter length and the circumference of the fourth circle of the fourth diameter length is the third track ( 1803), the area formed between the circumference of the fourth circle of the fourth diameter length and the circumference of the fifth circle of the fifth diameter length is the fourth track 1804, the circumference of the fifth circle of the fifth diameter length and the sixth diameter The area formed between the circumference of the sixth circle of length is the fifth track 1805, the area formed between the circumference of the sixth circle of the sixth diameter length and the circumference of the seventh circle of the seventh diameter length is the sixth track 1806 ) can be.

Here, a time division number may be displayed on at least one of a plurality of tracks constituting the time management indicator, and detected schedule information may be displayed on at least one other track among the plurality of tracks. Specifically, the first track 1801 of the time management indicator may display time division numbers of a 12-hour system, and the fourth track 1804 may display time division numbers of a 24-hour system. Also, schedule information of the user may be displayed on the remaining tracks 1802 , 1803 , 1805 , and 1806 excluding the first track 1801 and the fourth track 1804 displaying time division numbers of the time system.

Also, the tracks 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806 may be divided into a plurality of areas by time division numbers. For example, as shown in FIG. 12 , the tracks 1801 , 1802 , 1803 , 1804 , 1805 , and 1806 may be divided into a plurality of areas in units of one hour.

However, this is only one embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto. According to another embodiment, the tracks 1801 , 1802 , 1803 , 1804 , 1805 , and 1806 may be divided into minute units such as 30 minute units and 15 minute units according to the time division number.

[0134] In addition, areas in which schedule information is displayed in the tracks 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806 may be determined by track areas divided by time information allocated to the corresponding schedule and time division numbers. . For example, when the time information assigned to schedule information is from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, the areas where schedule information is displayed in tracks (1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806) are tracks separated by time division numbers. may be in the range from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.

Meanwhile, the time management indicator may be divided into an inner area 1810 including at least one track and an outer area 1812 including at least one track and positioned outside the inner area. Here, personal schedule information and shared schedule information may be displayed on the track of the inner area 1810 . In addition, subscription schedule information may be displayed on the track of the outer area 1812 . That is, the time management indicator according to the present invention configures the schedule information displayed on the inner side and the outer side differently, thereby increasing the convenience of the user and the convenience of checking the schedule.

In addition, a watch having an hour hand and a minute hand centered on 1807 may be displayed on the inner region 1810 .

In addition, the inner area 1810 of the time management indicator may further include a skin area 1808 capable of changing a displayed image according to a user's selection.

In addition, the time management indicator includes a first track 1801 displaying time division numbers of a 12-hour system and a second track 1802 displaying personal schedule information and shared schedule information of a user's specific date based on the detected schedule information. and a third track 1803, a fourth track 1804 displaying time division numbers of a 24-hour clock, a fifth track 1805 displaying subscription schedule information and period schedule information, project schedule information, and an untimed schedule. It may be composed of a sixth track 1806 displaying at least one of the information. Here, it may be located outside the first track 1801 toward the sixth track 1806.

However, here, the display track of the time division number is not limited to the above example, and the display track of the time division number may be changed to various positions.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying information of a third track according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 13(a) , the third track 1901 may be a region formed between the circumference of a third circle having a third diameter and a circumference of a fourth circle having a fourth diameter, and the third track 1901 ) may be in contact with the second track on the inside and in contact with the fourth track on the outside. At least one of the user's personal schedule information and shared schedule information may be displayed on the third track 1901 . Here, the schedule displayed on the third track 1901 may be a one-day schedule.

For example, when 'writing a plan' is assigned to 9 am to 11 am as a user's personal schedule for a day, as shown in FIG. ) may be displayed in an area corresponding to 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

Here, the display priority of the third tracks 1901 and 1902 is 1, and the user's daily schedule can be displayed on the third tracks 1901 and 1902 as long as personal schedules for one day and shared schedules for another day do not overlap. .

On the other hand, when two schedules overlap in the same time zone, the priority determination unit 162 determines the priority between the overlapping schedules, and the UI generator 163 divides the overlapping schedule information into different schedules according to the priorities. You can create time management indicators that display on tracks. Here, the priority determination unit 162 may determine the priority of overlapping schedules based on the input order of schedules or determine the priority of overlapping schedules based on the frequency of schedules from the past to the present. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 14 .

14 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a time management indicator when two schedules overlap according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14(a), the second track 2001 may be a region formed between the circumference of a second circle having a second diameter and a circumference of a third circle having a third diameter, and the second track 2001 ) may be in contact with the first track on the inside and in contact with the third track on the outside. At least one of the user's personal schedule information and shared schedule information may be displayed on the second track 2001 . Here, the schedule displayed on the second track 2001 may be a one-day schedule.

Here, the display priority of the second track 2001 may be set to second, and a schedule with a lower priority among overlapping schedules in the same time zone may be displayed on the second track 2001.

As an example, if the user's personal schedule for the day is 'write a plan' from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, and the user's other personal schedule, 'meeting', is assigned from 8:30 am to 10:00 am , The priority determination unit 162 may determine the priority of 'preparation of the plan' and 'meeting'. If 'preparation of a plan' is determined to be the first priority and 'meeting' is determined to be the second priority, as shown in FIG. It may be displayed in an area corresponding to 8:30 to 10:00.

According to the present invention, a schedule with a high priority is displayed on a third track occupying a large area, and a schedule with a low priority is displayed on a second track occupying a smaller area than the third track, so that the user has a high priority. Schedules can be recognized more clearly than schedules with lower priorities, and the priority of each schedule can be intuitively recognized.

On the other hand, when three or more schedules overlap in the same time zone, the UI generator 163 tracks the start time of the first schedule information among the overlapping schedule information and the end time of the latest schedule information as the end point. It is possible to set an area of , and create a time management indicator displaying the number of schedule information overlapping the set area and the name of the overlapping schedule. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 15 .

15 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a time management indicator when three or more schedules overlap according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15 (a), when three or more schedules overlap in the same time zone, the start time of the schedule information that starts first among the overlapping schedule information is the start time and the end time of the last schedule information is the end point. Areas of the second track 2102 and the third track 2101 can be set.

For example, when three or more schedule information overlaps in the same time slot, the corresponding schedule can be displayed together on the second track 2014 and the third track 2103 as shown in FIG. 15(b). In this case, the second track 2104 and the third track 2104 having 8:30 a.m., the start time of the earliest schedule among overlapping schedule information, as a start point and 11:00 a.m., the end time of the latest schedule information, as an end point. The area of the track 2103 can be set, and schedule information can be displayed in the set area 2105.

In the area 2105 set here, 'three', which is the number of overlapping schedules, may be displayed.

16 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying information of a fifth track according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 16(a) , the fifth track 2201 may be a region formed between the circumference of a fifth circle having a fifth diameter and a circumference of a sixth circle having a sixth diameter, and the fifth track 2201 ) may contact the fourth track on the inside and contact the sixth track on the outside. The user's subscription schedule may be displayed on the fifth track 2201 .

For example, as a user's subscription schedule, 'Soccer Final' is assigned from 3:00 am to 5:00 am, 'Discount Event' is assigned from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, and 'Drama' is assigned from 8:00 pm 16(b), the 'soccer final' will be displayed in the area corresponding to 3:00 am to 5:00 am of the fifth track 2202 according to the user's subscription schedule, as shown in FIG. 16(b). 'Discount event' may be displayed in the area corresponding to 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM of the fifth track 2202 as the user's subscription schedule, and 'drama' may be displayed as the user's subscription schedule. It may be displayed in an area corresponding to 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM of the 5-track 2202 .

Meanwhile, when two or more subscription schedules overlap, they can be displayed on the fifth track 2201 in the same way as the display method of three or more overlapping schedules shown in FIG. 15 . That is, an area of the fifth track 2201 having the start time of the earliest schedule information among the overlapping subscription schedule information and the end time of the latest schedule information as the end point is set, and the set fifth track area is set. Names of overlapping schedules and the number of overlapping schedule information may be displayed together.

17 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying information of a sixth track according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 17(a) , the sixth track 2301 may be a region formed between the circumference of a sixth circle having a sixth diameter and a circumference of a seventh circle having a seventh diameter, and the sixth track 2301 ) may be in contact with the fifth track on the inside. Here, at least one of period schedule information, project schedule information, and undetermined schedule information may be displayed on the sixth track 2301 .

For example, 'hospital appointment' is assigned as the user's period schedule, 'app development day 25 design work in progress' is assigned as the project schedule, and 'phone with mother' is assigned as the schedule with an undetermined period. In this case, the corresponding schedule can be displayed on the sixth track 2202 as shown in FIG. 17(b).

Here, the sixth track 2301 in the time management indicator may be inactivated and not displayed in the time management indicator when there is no information displayed in the sixth track 2301 .

That is, the sixth track 2301 is not normally displayed as a hidden track, but is activated only when there is at least one of a period schedule, a project schedule, and a schedule with an undetermined period, and the sixth track 2301 Schedule information can be displayed.

Here, in the sixth track 2301, the schedule information is displayed in text form in a clockwise direction from the time of sunrise, and the first input schedule may be displayed in a counterclockwise direction.

Meanwhile, in the above example, the sixth track 2301 is included in the time management indicator, but according to another embodiment of the present invention, the sixth track 2301 may not be included in the time management indicator. . For example, displaying the sixth track 2301 according to product specifications (eg, screen size, resolution, etc.) in which the time management indicator is displayed may reduce the user's readability of the time management indicator. Accordingly, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the time management indicator includes only the first through fifth tracks, and displays period schedule information, project schedule information, schedule information with undetermined time, etc. displayed on the sixth track 2301. may be displayed in a blank area at the bottom of the time management indicator. That is, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when there is at least one of a period schedule, a project schedule, and a schedule with an undetermined period, the corresponding information may be displayed in a separate UI area instead of the time management indicator.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, weather information and notification information may be received, and the received weather information and notification information may be displayed on the time management indicator. Here, the notification information may include at least one of a missed call notification, a message notification, and a schedule notification before a schedule starts. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 18 .

18 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying notification information and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 18(a), a boundary between a plurality of tracks may be used as an area for displaying notification information and weather information. For example, the boundary 2401 between the third and fourth tracks may be used as an area for displaying notification information, and the boundary 2402 between the first and second tracks may be used as an area for displaying weather information.

For example, when notification information is detected from the user's terminal device 100, an icon indicating a notification type may be displayed on the boundary 2403 between the third track and the fourth track, as shown in FIG. 18(b). Here, the notification type may include at least one of a missed call notification, a message notification, and a schedule notification before a schedule starts.

In addition, when weather information is detected, an icon indicating a weather condition may be displayed on the boundary 2404 between the first track and the second track, as shown in FIG. 18(b). Here, weather conditions may be classified by time and displayed in a corresponding time domain of the boundary 2404 between the first track and the second track.

However, this is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the display position of weather and notification may be displayed on a track boundary different from the above example.

19 is a diagram illustrating a time management indicator in a 24-hour mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 19 , the time management indicator generated by the UI generator 161 includes 'write a plan', 'meeting', 'lunch', and 'dinner', which are personal schedules of the user for a day, on the second and third tracks. , 'Design' is displayed in predetermined areas of the second and third tracks based on the time allocated to each, and 'meeting', a user's daily shared schedule, is displayed in a predetermined area of the third track based on the allocated time. can be displayed Here, since the 'design' schedule and the '(shared) meeting' schedule overlap in time, the priority is determined, and the '(shared) meeting' schedule with higher priority is placed on the third track, and the 'design' schedule with lower priority is placed on the third track. ' The schedule can be displayed on the second track.

Also, for the user's checking convenience, personal schedules and shared schedules may be displayed separately. For example, as shown in FIG. 19 , a 'shared' mark is written in front of the corresponding schedule to distinguish the shared schedule from other schedules.

Meanwhile, the time management indicator generated by the UI generator 161 may display 24-hour time division numbers on the fourth track. In addition, the time management indicator generated by the UI generator 161 may be displayed in a predetermined area of the fifth track based on the time allotted to each of 'discount event', 'drama', and 'soccer final' in the fifth track. have.

Meanwhile, since the time management indicator in the 24-hour mode does not require a 12-hour time division number, the first track may be inactivated and not displayed on the time management indicator.

In addition, when none of period schedule information, project schedule information, and schedule information with undetermined time is set, that is, when there is no information to be displayed on the sixth track, the sixth track may be inactivated and not displayed on the time management indicator. have.

The time management indicator according to the present invention has a shape in which a universal clock, a schedule timetable, and the structure of the solar system are fused, and provides a digital UI that integrates and displays various time-related information so that it can be intuitively grasped at a glance like a dashboard of a car. can

In addition, according to the present invention, the time management indicator provides the user with various schedule information, alarm information, notification information, and weather information associated with location-based services, as well as a period exceeding 24 hours a day, a project schedule, etc. can provide integrated time information that can conveniently recognize necessary time information without using a separate tool.

20 is a diagram illustrating a time management indicator in an operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation mode of the time management indicator according to the present invention may include a 12-hour mode and a 24-hour mode.

20(a) is a home UI screen showing a time management indicator in a 12-hour mode, and FIG. 20(b) is a home UI screen showing a time management indicator in a 24-hour mode.

For example, when the user sets the operation mode to the 12-hour mode, the UI generator 163 generates a time management indicator for the 12-hour mode as shown in FIG. 20 (a), and the home UI including the generated time management indicator. screen can be created. Here, in the 12-hour mode, 12-hour time division numbers are displayed on the first track and 24-hour time division numbers are displayed on the fourth track, and the time management indicator uses the hour and minute hands to display the 12-hour division displayed on the first track. The current time can be displayed through the time division number.

As another example, when the user sets the operation mode to the 24-hour mode, the UI generator 163 generates a time management indicator of the 24-hour mode as shown in FIG. 20(b), and the home UI including the generated time management indicator. screen can be created. Here, in the 24-hour mode, the first track displaying the 12-hour time division numbers is inactive, and only the fourth track displaying the 24-hour division time division numbers is active, and the time management indicator is set to the fourth track using the hour hand. The current time can be displayed through the displayed 24-hour time division number.

Meanwhile, in the 12-hour mode, the display positions of weather information and notification information may be changed to other boundaries and displayed.

Meanwhile, a user-selectable UI area 2601 may be displayed on the home UI screen, and the 'HOME menu', 'Edit menu', 'Share menu', 'Square menu', and 'Settings' menu may be displayed on the UI area 2601. may be included.

Here, the 'HOME menu' may be a menu for moving to the home UI screen. Also, the 'edit menu' may be a menu for moving to the edit UI screen shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 . Also, the 'share menu' may be a menu for moving a user's schedule to a UI screen for sharing (sending) a user's schedule to other users. Also, the 'square menu' may be a menu for accessing a certain market. Also, the 'setting menu' may be a menu for moving to a setting UI screen. Here, an operation according to the selection of the 'share menu' will be described later with reference to drawings.

21 is a diagram illustrating a design change example of a time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the user may change the design of the time management indicator by applying a design provided by default or purchased from a dedicated market. For example, according to the present invention, a market server for design sales may be provided, and a user may download a design for changing a skin area by accessing a corresponding market.

Here, the area where the design can be changed may be an area inside the time management indicator. More specifically, the area where the design can be changed may be an inner area of the second circle forming the second track.

For example, in the 24-hour mode, the design of the skin area 2602 inside the time management indicator can be changed as shown in FIG. 21 (a), and in the 12-hour mode, the skin area inside the time management indicator as shown in FIG. 21 (b) The design of 2603 may be changed.

22 is a UI diagram for schedule management according to an embodiment of the present invention. When a user input for selecting a time management indicator as shown in FIG. 22 (a) is received (eg, a user input of touching the time management indicator), the UI generator 163 performs the selected time management as shown in FIG. 22 (b). You can create a UI screen that can manage the schedule of indicators.

In this case, the user can check today's schedule list and details through the schedule management UI screen of FIG. 22 (b), and can easily inquire remaining schedules and past schedules. In addition, the user can modify/delete the existing schedule or add a new schedule by selecting the setting button on the upper right.

23 is a UI diagram illustrating an example of switching a time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 23 , the central time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention can be easily changed to a time management indicator for a previous date or a later date by sliding left and right. For example, the previous 7 days and the subsequent 7 days may be converted into a time management indicator corresponding to a total of 14 days.

More specifically, when a user's scroll input for the time management indicator is received, the UI generator 163 generates a time management indicator for a previous date or a later date according to the direction of the scroll input, and displays the generated time management indicator. can do.

For example, when a user's scroll input is received in a direction 2802 , which is a left to right direction, the UI generator 163 may display a time management indicator of a date prior to the currently displayed time management indicator. As another example, when a user's scroll input is received in the right-to-left direction 2801 , the UI generator 163 may display a time management indicator of a date following the currently displayed time management indicator. Meanwhile, a time management indicator corresponding to a more distant date may be selected and used through a calendar.

24 is a UI diagram for user setting according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 24(a) , the user setting UI screen may include a UI area 2901 for account management, a UI area 2902 for setting a time management indicator, and a UI area 2903 for setting weather. . Also, referring to FIG. 24(b) , the user setting UI screen may include a UI area 2904 for notification setting and a UI area 2905 for other management.

Here, the user can provide a user account, service, schedule, and device linked management service through the account management UI area 2901 .

In addition, the user may provide a function of turning on/off information displayed on the time management indicator through the UI area 2902 for setting the time management indicator. For example, in the UI area 2902 for setting the time management indicator, an area for receiving inputs of 'view schedule', 'view weather', and 'day/night', respectively, is provided, , It is possible to provide an area for selecting whether to set the 'watch mode' to a 12-hour system or a 12-hour system.

In addition, the weather setting UI area 2903 may provide functions for viewing temperature, temperature unit, and location-based regional weather. In addition, the notification setting UI area 2904 can provide a service selection function using sound/vibration and notification, and the other area 2905 can provide a sound calendar, schedule disclosure, and location-based service use management function.

25 is a UI diagram for modifying/deleting a schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user can check today's schedule list and details through the schedule management UI screen as shown in FIG. 25 (a), and can easily inquire remaining schedules and past schedules. In addition, the user can modify/delete the existing schedule or add a new schedule by selecting the setting button on the upper right.

If 3101 is selected on the schedule management UI screen, it can be converted to a UI screen capable of modifying/deleting the schedule as shown in FIG. 25(b). In this case, the user selects a schedule to be modified or deleted among schedules (3104), and presses 3103 to modify the selected schedule or press 3012 to delete the selected schedule.

26 is a timing diagram illustrating a method for sharing a schedule between users according to an embodiment of the present invention. 27 is a UI diagram for sharing a schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 26 and 27 , first, the first user of the first user terminal device 100-1 may select another user who shares his or her schedules (S501). Specifically, when the 'share menu' is selected on the home UI screen, the first user terminal device 100-1 can execute a messenger for sending and receiving messages with other users. Here, the messenger may be a messenger dedicated to an application according to the present invention or a messenger of a third party manufactured and provided by a third party. In this case, the messenger may display a UI for selecting a user to share (receive) the first user's schedule as shown in FIG. 27(a). Here, the UI for user selection may be a list of acquaintances registered in the user's contact list. In particular, according to the present invention, schedule information can be received in real time from acquaintances registered in the user's contact information, and current schedule information can be displayed in the list of corresponding acquaintances.

Meanwhile, when the first user selects the second user, the first user may select his or her schedule to be shared (provided) to the second user through the first user terminal device 100-1 (S502). Then, the first user terminal device 100-1 may transmit the selected shared schedule information to the second user terminal device 100-2 (S503). Here, the target to share the schedule may be an individual or a group.

For example, when the first user selects a group to which many belong, as a sharing target, the sharing schedule selected by the first user may be transmitted to the group messenger screen as shown in FIG. 27(b).

Meanwhile, the second user of the second user terminal device 100-2 may download shared schedule information transmitted from the first user terminal device 100-1 (S504). In this case, a schedule downloaded through a messenger may be automatically stored in a schedule album.

Meanwhile, the second user terminal device 100-2 may display the downloaded shared schedule information through a time management indicator composed of a plurality of tracks (S505).

Meanwhile, the shared schedule transmitted through the messenger may be provided as an image in the form of a time management indicator, and accordingly, the second user can intuitively view the shared schedule of the first user through the corresponding image even if the application according to the present invention is not installed. can be checked with

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily achieve the process of sharing one's own schedule with other users and the process of receiving the schedules of other users, and the schedules shared from other users can be downloaded so that one's own time management indicator Since it can be easily reflected in the schedule sharing, it is possible to increase the convenience of sharing the schedule and at the same time increase the convenience of confirming the shared schedule through the time management indicator.

28 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented as a smart watch. Referring to FIG. 28, the time management indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention has a shape in which a universal watch, a schedule time table, and the structure of the solar system are fused, and can intuitively express various time-related information optimized for a smart watch. . In this case, the user can easily manipulate the time management indicator even on a small screen of the smart watch by manipulating buttons of the smart watch.

On the other hand, terms such as 'first', 'second', 'third' and 'fourth' in the specification and claims, if any, are used to distinguish between similar components, but not necessarily Used to describe a specific sequence or order of occurrence. It will be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein may be operated in sequences other than those shown or described herein, for example. Likewise, where a method is described herein as comprising a series of steps, the order of those steps presented herein is not necessarily the order in which those steps may be performed, and any recited steps may be omitted and/or here Any other step not described may be added to the method.

In addition, terms such as 'left', 'right', 'front', 'back', 'top', 'bottom', 'above', 'below' in the specification and claims are used for explanation, It is not necessarily intended to describe an invariant relative position. It will be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein may, for example, operate in directions other than those shown or described herein. As used herein, the term 'connected' is defined as being directly or indirectly connected in an electrical or non-electrical manner. Objects described herein as 'adjacent' to each other may be in physical contact with each other, in close proximity to each other, or in the same general range or area as appropriate for the context in which the phrase is used. The presence of the phrase 'in one embodiment' herein refers to the same embodiment, although not necessarily.

In addition, in the specification and claims, 'connected', 'connected', 'engaged', 'fastened', 'coupled', 'coupled', etc., refer to various variations of these expressions directly with other components. It is used in the meaning of being connected or indirectly connected through other components.

In addition, the suffixes 'module' and 'unit' for components used in this specification are given or used together in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinct from each other by themselves.

Also, the terms used in this specification are for describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase. As used herein, 'comprise' and/or 'comprising' means that a stated component, step, operation, and/or element is the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations, and/or elements. or do not rule out additions.

Meanwhile, the user interface providing method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may be implemented as a program and provided to servers or devices. Accordingly, each device may access a server or device in which the program is stored and download the program.

In addition, the method for providing a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented as a program, stored in various non-transitory computer readable media, and provided. A non-transitory readable medium is not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, or memory, but a medium that stores data semi-permanently and can be read by a device. Specifically, the various applications or programs described above may be stored and provided in non-transitory readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications are possible by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

The personal time management system and method for providing a user interface therefor according to the present invention can be applied to various systems and methods for personal time management.

Claims (5)

In the method of providing a user interface for personal time management,
Storing user's schedule information;
detecting schedule information corresponding to a specific date from among the stored schedule information;
It consists of a plurality of tracks, and a time division number is displayed on at least one of the plurality of tracks, and the plurality of tracks
generating a time management indicator displaying detected schedule information on at least one other track among the tracks of ; and
Including; displaying the generated time management indicator,
The track is divided into a plurality of areas by the time division number,
Wherein the area where the schedule information is displayed in the track is determined by the area of the track divided by the time information allocated to the corresponding schedule and the time division number. According to claim 1,
The user's schedule information,
At least one of personal schedule information indicating the individual schedule of the user, shared schedule information indicating the schedule of other users shared by the user, and subscription schedule information indicating a subscription schedule regularly or irregularly updated from an external provider designated by the user. A method of providing a user interface for personal time management, characterized in that it includes two. According to claim 2,
The method of providing a user interface for personal time management, characterized in that the time management indicator has a form in which a plurality of circles having different diameters are overlapped so that their centers coincide. According to claim 3,
The method of providing a user interface for personal time management, characterized in that the plurality of tracks in the time management indicator are areas between circles having different diameters. According to claim 4,
The time management indicator,
a first track displaying time division numbers of the 12-hour system;
a second track and a third track displaying personal schedule information and shared schedule information of a corresponding date of the user based on the detected schedule information;
a fourth track displaying time division numbers of the 24-hour system;
a fifth track displaying the subscription schedule information; and
A sixth track displaying at least one of period schedule information, project schedule information, and time undetermined schedule information;
The method of providing a user interface for personal time management, characterized in that located outside the first track toward the sixth track.

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