TWI410856B - Event management device and method for using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An event management method for managing several events each of which is corresponding to an occurring time. The method comprises steps of displaying a first time interval of a time river and displaying a first event set within the first time interval. The occurring time of each event in the first event set is within the first time interval. For every specific time duration, according to a current time, the time river shift along a first direction parallel to a time axis in order to replace the displayed first time interval and the displayed first event set with a second time interval and a second event set within the second time interval respectively. The first time interval partially overlaps with the second time interval.

Description

Event management device and method

The present invention relates to a management apparatus and method, and more particularly to an event management apparatus and method.

With the development of communication technologies, the functions of mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) with communication functions are becoming more and more diverse. A communication device such as a mobile phone or a PDA is no longer merely providing a user with a simple communication function, but can store unanswered messages and receive short messages when the user is inconvenient to answer the call, such as during a conference. In addition, the mobile phone or PDA operating system also provides a personal calendar to facilitate the user to input daily notes and important itineraries, and the mobile phone and PDA operating system is based on the personal calendar or itinerary plan established by the user. A prompt signal is sent at the appropriate time to prompt the user about the upcoming event.

However, using a standard calendar based on a single day or a single month, the user can simply record the items or trips that need to be reminded in advance according to the date or time, and sometimes even to match the monotonous calendar specifications. List the whole day's to-do list and memo in a single screen in the form of a bar. What's more, the user needs to promptly remind the function to perform alarm setting or warning setting outside the calendar, which may cause the user to use the mobile phone to establish personal calendar or daily travel planning. In addition, the standard column layout not only displays the current message prompt or The event prompt is not obvious, and the function of letting the user know immediately about the immediate event, the newly received message, or the newly generated prompt signal is not achieved. Therefore, the user still has to take the initiative to pay attention to the text descriptions in the standard calendar field, in order to know the itinerary and the related communication records related to the current time, so the standard calendar can not be reached for the user to easily browse in the current time. The in-house matters or the itinerary, and the mobility of the calendar is practical.

The present invention provides an event management method which can improve user convenience.

The invention provides an event management device, which provides a user-friendly interface to improve the mobility and practicability of the calendar.

The present invention provides an event management method suitable for managing a plurality of events, each of which corresponds to an occurrence time. The method includes: displaying a first time segment of a time stream picture and a first event set of the events in the first time segment, wherein the occurrence time of the events in the first event set falls In the first time zone. Moving the time stream picture in a first direction along a parallel time axis according to a current time at a specific time to replace the displayed first time zone and the first event set to display the time stream picture A second time period and a second event of the events are collected in the second time period.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method further includes receiving a first input at a first time position point in the first time zone. a first time event is added to the first time zone according to the first input signal and the first time position point, wherein a first time corresponding to the first time position point is defined The time of occurrence for this first new event.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management method described above, wherein the first time segment partially overlaps the second time segment. In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method, wherein the events in the first event set are sequentially distributed in the first time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence times.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the second event set fall in the second time segment, and the second event set The events are sequentially distributed in the second time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence time.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management method described above, wherein the specific time is about one hour.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method, wherein the first time segment and the second time segment are each about four hours.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method, wherein the events include a text message, a multimedia file, and an execution file.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method further includes: receiving, by the time stream picture, an input track, wherein the input track includes a parallel time axis having a motion vector in the second direction. The time stream picture is moved along the second direction to display a third time period of the time stream picture and a third event of the events are collected in the third time zone. In addition, the third thing The occurrence times of the events in the set of items fall within the third time period. Also, the second direction may be the same as or opposite to the first direction. Moreover, the event management method further includes: receiving a second input signal at a second time position point in the third time zone. Adding a second new event to the third time segment according to the second input signal and the second time position point, wherein a second time corresponding to the second time position point is defined as a time of occurrence of the second new event . In addition, the third time zone is a future time zone or a past time zone with respect to the first time zone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method further includes: receiving a new event, wherein a content of the new event includes a time point. The new event is added to the event at the time of the new event. In addition, the new event includes a short message and an email.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method further includes: when the displayed time of the events in the first event set coincides with the current time, the automatic execution part is Some events.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management method described above, wherein a time interval of the time stream is about 48 hours.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management method further includes: in displaying a visible range of the time stream picture, opening a menu, and displaying the time stream picture and the menu simultaneously in the visible range, where The menu contains a number of events. Thereafter, an input time point is determined in the time stream picture. Then, a drag signal is received via the visible screen to drag one of the events to the input time point in the time stream picture. Wherein, the input time point is the occurrence time of the event dragged. also, The input time point is the current time, a future time, or a past time relative to the current time.

The present invention further provides an event management apparatus adapted to manage a plurality of events, wherein each of the events corresponds to an occurrence time. The event management device includes: a display, a computer readable and writable storage medium, and a processor. Among them, the computer can read and write storage media to store a computer readable program. The processor is configured to execute the computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program includes a plurality of instructions, and the instructions include: displaying a first time period of a time stream picture on the display and the events A first event is collected in the first time segment, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the first event set fall in the first time segment. Thereafter, at a specific time, according to a current time, the time stream picture is moved in a first direction along a parallel time axis to replace the first time segment displayed by the display and the first event set A second time segment that displays the time stream picture and a second event of the events are combined in the second time segment.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving a first input signal at a first time position in the first time zone. And adding a first new event to the first time segment according to the first input signal and the first time position point, wherein a first time corresponding to the first time position point is defined as the first time The time of occurrence of the first new event.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management device, wherein the first time segment partially overlaps the second time segment.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management device, wherein the events in the first event set are sequentially distributed in the first time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence times.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the second event set fall in the second time zone, and the second event set The events are sequentially distributed in the second time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence time.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management apparatus described above, wherein the specific time is about one hour.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management device, wherein the first time period and the second time period are respectively about four hours.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus, wherein the events include a text message, a multimedia file, and an execution file.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving an input trajectory from the time stream picture, wherein the input trajectory comprises a movement parallel to the time axis and having a second direction vector. Then, the time stream picture is moved along the second direction, and the display displays a third time period of the time stream picture and a third event of the events in the third time zone. Moreover, the occurrence times of the events in the third event set fall in the third time zone. Additionally, the second direction is opposite or the same as the first direction. In addition, the above instructions further include: receiving a second input signal at a second time position point in the third time zone. Continuing, adding a second new event to the third time zone according to the second input signal and the second time position point, The second time corresponding to the second time position point is defined as the time of occurrence of the second new event. Moreover, wherein the third time zone is a future time zone with respect to the first time zone. And wherein the third time period is a past time period with respect to the first time period.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving a new event, wherein a content of the new event includes a point in time. Then, the new event is added to the events at the time of the new event. Also, the new event includes a short message and an email.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management apparatus further includes: when the displayed time of the events in the first event set coincides with the current time, the automatic execution part is Some events.

In an embodiment of the invention, the event management device, wherein the time interval of the time stream is about 48 hours.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event management device, wherein the instructions further include: in a visible range of displaying the time stream picture, opening a menu, and displaying the time stream picture and the menu simultaneously Within the visual range, where the menu contains a plurality of events. Thereafter, an input time point is determined in the time stream picture. Then, a drag signal is received via the visible screen to drag one of the events to the input time point in the time stream picture. Also, wherein the input time point is the occurrence time of the event being dragged. Further, the input time point is the current time, a future time, or a past time with respect to the current time.

Based on the above, the event management method of the present invention uses a time stream picture The form dynamically displays the to-do list in the time interval of the current time, the automatic execution file, the memo, and even the message transmitted from the outside world. The user can directly input an input track on the display unit with touch function to slide the time flow picture within the visible range of the display unit, browse events in the past time period and the future time period relative to the current time, and New events are added randomly within the current time segment containing the current time, the past time segment relative to the current time, or the future time segment relative to the current time. In addition to the user being able to enter the event at a time point in the different time segments of the time stream picture, the portable device may also according to the receiving time of the received message or the relevant time point provided by the message content. The message content or related prompts are automatically added as new events to the stored event group and time stream screen. Therefore, compared with the calendar of the system, the event management method of the present invention allows the user to control the itinerary and update the event at any time with a more user-friendly interface.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 to 3B are diagrams showing an event management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , a portable device 100 is provided. The portable device 100 is, for example, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a PDA phone, and a touch phone (Touch phone). ). The portable device 100 stores a plurality of events. For example, it includes a memo 102a, an alarm 102b, a music 102c, a telephone conversation reminder 102d, a weather forecast 102e, and even an outgoing email 102f. The telephone conversation reminder 102d is, for example, a mobile communication shortcut button including a communication number. That is, the events stored on the portable device 100 include text messages, multimedia files, and executable files. Each event corresponds to an occurrence time. For example, the alarm 102b corresponds to an occurrence time of 4:15 am, and the memo 102a corresponds to an occurrence time of 6 pm. Moreover, the portable device 100 includes a display unit 104, such as a touch screen.

A first time segment 108 of a time stream picture 106 and a first event set 110 of the event 102 stored by the portable device 100 are displayed in the first time zone of the display unit 104 of the portable device 100. In segment 108. In addition, a current time 112 is also displayed within the visual range of the display unit 104. The current time 112 shown in Figure 1 is eight o'clock in the morning. In the present invention, the calendar of the system in units of days or months is presented by the time stream picture 106, and the time stream picture 106 is a continuous picture of the background picture or the desktop continuously changed over time. This time stream picture 106 has a time axis 106a, which is programmed in time. As shown in FIG. 1, the time axis 106a is arranged in a time interval of one unit every two hours. This time interval is approximately 48 hours. In an embodiment, the time interval may be centered on the current time and extended to the left and right along the time axis 106a by about twenty-four hours as the display time interval of the time stream picture. However, the present invention is not limited to the time interval of the time stream picture of forty-eight hours. That is, the time interval of the time stream picture of the present invention can be extended indefinitely. Or customize the time interval of the time stream picture according to the definition of the user.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the first time section 108 displayed by the visible range of the display unit 104 is from 8:00 am to 10:00 am including the current time 112. Time period. That is, the first time period 108 displayed is approximately four hours. Additionally, the first set of events 110 distributed in the first time period 108 shown in FIG. 1 includes events such as weather forecast 102e, music 102c, and outgoing email 102f. That is, the events distributed in the first event set 110, including the weather forecast 102e, the music 102c, and the to-be-sent email 102f, etc., all occur in the first time zone 108. And the events in the first event set 110, including the weather forecast 102e, the music 102c, and the to-be-sent email 102f, are sequentially distributed along the time axis 106a in the time streaming plane 106 according to their respective occurrence times. Time zone 108. Moreover, when the occurrence time of a part of the events in the first event set displayed in the first time section 108 including the current time coincides with the current time, the portable device 100 can automatically execute its occurrence time and current time. Time coincident events. Taking the music event 102c in FIG. 1 as an example, when the current time is 8:30 am and the music event 102c coincides with the current time, a processor of the portable device 100 automatically performs the music file playback. music.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, at a specific time, for example, one hour, according to a current time 112, as shown in FIG. 2, nine o'clock in the morning, one of the time axes 106a of the picture 106 is flowed along the parallel time. First direction 114 moves The time stream screen 106 is such that the first time segment 108 displayed by the visual screen of the display unit 104 and the first event set 110 are displayed as a second time segment 116 of the display time stream screen 106 and the stored event 102. A second set of events 118 is in the second time segment 116. Similarly, events occurring in the second event set 118 in the second time period 116, such as weather forecast 102e, music 102c, outgoing email 102f, and voice file 102g, occur at the second time. In section 116, and events in the second set of events 118 are sequentially distributed in the second time section 116 along the time axis 106a, respectively, according to their respective occurrence times. In addition, the displayed second time period 116 is a time period from seven o'clock in the morning to eleven o'clock in the morning including the nine o'clock of the current time 112. That is, the second time period 116 is shown to be approximately four hours.

That is, when the current time 112 is gradually adjusted from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the morning, the time stream picture 106 is moved along the first direction 114 of the parallel time axis 106a to make the first time of the original display. The segment 108 is switched to include a second time segment 116 having a current time 112 of nine points, and the events distributed in the first event set 110 of the first time segment 108 are also moved over time by the streaming face 106. And some of the events are recombined with other events in the second time segment displayed to form a second event set 118. It is worth noting that the first time segment 108 partially overlaps the second time segment 116. Accordingly, the events 112c, 112e, and 112f included in the first event set 110 are also partially overlapped with the events 112c, 112e, 112f, and 112g included in the second event set 118. Furthermore, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the visual range of the display unit 104 The first time period 108 and the second time period 116 are shown to be approximately four hours, respectively. However, the invention is not limited thereto. That is, the length of the time segment displayed by the visual range of the display unit 104 can be modified to different lengths of time, depending on the needs of the user, and may be greater than four hours or less than four hours.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an event management method according to the present invention, wherein the calendar of the standard is presented in a time stream picture via a display unit of the portable device, and the thumbnail of the representative event is displayed according to the time of occurrence of the event. The sequence is distributed on the time stream picture along the time axis of the time stream picture. And every other specific time, according to the current time moving time stream picture, the time segment including the current time and the related events distributed in the time segment of the display are dynamically displayed. The event management method of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. The event distributed in different time segments is dynamically displayed by an input trajectory of the user.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, in the second time section 116 of the time stream screen 106 including the current time 112 (ie, nine o'clock in the morning shown in FIG. 2) displayed on the display unit 104, the user is received. An input trajectory 120 input by an input tool includes a finger or a stylus. Further, the input trajectory 120 includes a parallel time axis 106a and has a motion vector of a second direction 120a.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the time stream picture 106 is moved along the second direction 120a to display a third time segment 122 of the time stream picture 106 and a third event set 124 of the stored event in the third time segment 122. in. Similarly, the third event set distributed in the third time section 122 Events in 124, such as alarm 102b, weather forecast 102e, and music 102c, occur in the third time segment 122, and events in the third event set 124 are respectively based on their respective occurrence times. The time axis 106a is sequentially distributed in the third time zone 122. It should be noted that the direction of movement of the second direction and time stream picture 106 as the current time 112 changes (ie, the first direction 114) is opposite. Thus, the displayed third time period 122, relative to the current time 112, belongs to a past time period, that is, a time period that has occurred.

In contrast, referring to FIG. 3B, when the input track 130 includes a parallel time axis 106a and has a motion vector of a third direction 130a, the third direction 130a and the time stream picture 106 move with the current time 112. When the moving direction (ie, the first direction 114 direction) is the same, the time stream picture 106 is moved along the third direction 130a to display a fourth time period 132 of the time stream picture 106 and a fourth event of the stored event. The set 134 is in the fourth time section 132. Similarly, the events in the fourth event set 134 distributed in the fourth time zone 132, such as the music 102c and the telephone conversation reminder 102d, occur in the fourth time zone 132, and the fourth event The events in set 134 are sequentially distributed in fourth time segment 132 along time axis 106a, respectively, according to their respective occurrence times. It should be noted that since the moving direction of the third direction and the time stream picture 106 moving with the current time 112 (ie, the direction of the first direction 114) is the same, the displayed fourth time section 132 is relative to the present. In time 112, it belongs to a future time segment, that is, a time segment that has not yet occurred. And the past time shown in Figure 3A and Figure 3B Both segment 122 and future time segment 132 do not overlap with second time segment 116 that includes current time 112. However, the invention is not limited thereto. That is, the time-lapse picture that moves with the input trajectory as defined in the embodiment of the present invention, and thus the displayed past time period or future time period, may be part of the second time period 116 including the current time 112. overlapping.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the event management method of the present invention presents the calendar of the system in a time stream picture via the display unit of the portable device, and represents the time difference according to the event occurrence time. The thumbnail of the event is sequentially distributed on the time stream picture along the time axis of the time stream picture. The user can input an input trajectory directly to the display unit of the portable device by using the input tool, thereby moving the time stream picture to the past time segment or the future time segment relative to the current time, so as to browse relative to In terms of time, events that have occurred or events that have not yet occurred. In the event management method of the present invention, a method of adding a new event in different time segments will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B and FIGS. 5A to 5D, respectively.

4A-4B are schematic diagrams of a method for adding an event according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4A, the moving time stream screen 106 of FIG. 3B is continued to display the result of the future time segment 132 within the visible range of the display unit 104 to add an event to the fourth time segment 132 (ie, relative to Now time 112, 9:00 am in the future time zone 132). The method of adding a new event includes the user inputting the tool 136 via the display unit 104 to a first time position point 138 in the displayed fourth time section 132 (eg, the stylus 136 in FIG. 4A). Selected afternoon At 12:30, a first input signal is input, wherein the first input signal includes the text content of a new event or the file type. The portable device 100 receives the first input signal. Then, referring to FIG. 4B, according to the first input signal and the first time position point, the first new event, such as the telephone conversation reminder 102d' shown in FIG. 4B, is added to the afternoon ten in the fourth time zone. At half past two, the first time corresponding to the first time position point (ie, 12:30 pm) is defined as the time of occurrence of the new telephone conversation reminder 102d'.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 4A and 4B above, the new event is to add a new event to the future time segment of the time stream picture 106. However, the invention is not limited thereto. In the event management method of the present invention, according to the above new method for adding a new event, the user selects one of the current time segment of the current time or the past time segment with respect to the current time by using the input tool. At the time position point, input an input signal, and input the signal and the selected time position point, and add an event to the selected time position point. In addition, in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the new event is added to the calendar presented by the time stream picture, and the content of the new event is input directly while clicking the time position point in the displayed time zone. File type, however, the invention is not limited thereto.

5A-5D are schematic diagrams of a method for adding an event according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5A, a current time segment 516 and a current time 512 of a time stream screen 506 are displayed within the visible range of the display unit 504 of the portable device 500. As shown in FIG. 5A, the current time 512 is afternoon. Twelve o'clock.

The user inputs an input track 520 with the input tool on the display unit 504. The input track 520 has a motion vector parallel to a fourth direction 520a of the time axis 506a of the time stream picture 506, and the fourth direction and time stream picture The first direction 514 of movement 506 as a function of time is reversed. That is, the user moves the time stream screen 506 to cause the display unit 504 to display a past time period 516' in the time stream picture 506 relative to the current time 512 (as shown in Figure 5B).

Referring to FIG. 5B, a menu 560 is opened within the visual range of the display unit 504 such that the menu 560 is displayed in the visible range of the display unit 504 in conjunction with the past time period 516' of the time stream picture. Next, a time position point 538 is selected in the past time period 516' by an input tool, such as stylus 536, such as six o'clock in the morning. Referring to Figures 5C and 5D, one of the events 580 in the displayed menu is then selected, such as music 580a, and dragged to the selected time position point 538 of the time stream screen 506 to complete the past time. A new music event is added at a time of six o'clock in the section 516'.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, a time segment in which the time stream picture is simultaneously displayed in the visible range of the display unit 504 (relative to the current time may be the current time segment, the future time segment, or It is a past time section) and a menu containing several events. After clicking a time position point of the time zone, directly drag the event displayed by the menu to the selected time position point to add the dragged event.

In the above embodiments, the events distributed in the time segments on the time stream picture are, for example, text messages input by the user and users. The self-inserted executable file may also be a message that the portable device receives from the outside world, including short messages, communication records, and emails. The communication records include received calls and missed calls. In the event management method of the present invention, the message received by the outside device in the portable device is stored as a new event in the event group in the portable device.

6 is a schematic diagram of a method of inserting a new event in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, a portable device 600 receives a new event 660 from the outside. The new event 660 is, for example, a short message or a communication record as shown in FIG. 6, or an email. Also, in addition to the time of receiving this new event, the content of the new event contains a point in time. As shown in the short message 660 in FIG. 6, the content includes a meeting time: 3:40 pm, so the time point for the new event is 3:40 pm. Then, at this point in time, the new event 660 is added to the stored event group for the occurrence time of the new event 660. That is, at 3:40 pm, the new event is added to the time stream picture directly in the form of a short message or in the form of a memo (as indicated by the dashed arrow). In the above embodiment, when the message received by the external device 600 is added as a new event to the calendar presented by the time stream picture, the time point mentioned in the message content is used as an event. Time of occurrence. However, the invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the time when the portable device 600 receives the external message may also be used as the event occurrence time (the short message receiving time shown in FIG. 6 is two o'clock in the afternoon), and the received message is taken as one. New events are added to the time stream screen.

In the above embodiment, the event management method of the present invention can be specifically implemented by executing a computer readable program. The computer readable program can be stored on a computer readable and writable storage medium, and the computer readable program executes a plurality of instructions to specifically implement the event management method of the present invention. The executed event management method steps are described in detail in the above embodiments, and therefore will not be described herein. In addition, the event management method of the present invention can also be specifically presented by an event management device. FIG. 7 illustrates an event management apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the event management apparatus 700 includes a computer readable and writable storage medium 702, a processor 704, and a display 706. The computer readable and writable storage medium 702 is for storing a computer readable program. The processor 704 is configured to execute a computer readable program to specifically implement the event management method of the present invention. The event management method steps performed by the processor 704 described above are described in detail in the above embodiments, and thus are not described herein. In addition, the event management device 700 can be a multimedia game device, a handheld game console, a personal computer, a portable computer, a portable communication device, or a personal digital assistant.

In summary, in the event management method of the present invention, the fixed calendar or the stipulated memorandum based on the single-day or single-month basis is replaced by the time-flow picture, and the dynamics are changed with time. Displays to-do items, automatic execution files, memos, and even messages transmitted from the outside world in the time interval containing the current time. The user can input an input trajectory directly on the display unit with the touch function, and slide the time flow picture within the visible range of the display unit by the input trajectory to browse the past time period and the future time period relative to the current time. Event, and random to include A new event is now in the current time zone of the time, in the past time zone relative to the current time, or in the future time zone relative to the current time. In addition to the user being able to enter the event at a time point in the different time segments of the time stream picture, the portable device may also according to the receiving time of the received message or the relevant time point provided by the message content. The message content or related prompts are automatically added as new events to the stored event group and time stream screen. Therefore, compared with the calendar of the standard, the event management method of the present invention dynamically presents events related to the current time by using a time stream picture, and the user-friendly interface is convenient for the user to control the itinerary at any time and to add new events. Compared with the old calendar, it greatly improves the convenience, mobility and practicality.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100, 500, 600‧‧‧ portable devices

102‧‧‧ events

102a‧‧‧Memorandum

102b‧‧‧Alarm

102c, 580a‧‧‧ music

102d, 102d’‧‧‧ telephone conversation reminder

102e‧‧ Weather forecast

102f‧‧‧Send email

102g‧‧‧Voice File

104, 504‧‧‧ display unit

106, 506‧‧‧ time flow screen

106a, 506a‧‧‧ timeline

108‧‧‧First time section

110‧‧‧First event collection

112, 512‧‧‧ Current time

114, 514‧‧‧ first direction

116‧‧‧Second time section

118‧‧‧Second event collection

120, 520, 130‧‧‧ input track

120a‧‧‧second direction

122‧‧‧ third time section

124‧‧‧ Third Event Collection

130a‧‧‧ third direction

132‧‧‧fourth time section

134‧‧‧ Fourth Event Collection

136‧‧‧ input tool

138, 538‧‧‧ time point

516‧‧‧ now time zone

516’‧‧‧Last time section

520a‧‧‧fourth direction

536‧‧‧ stylus

660‧‧New events

700‧‧‧Management device

702‧‧‧Computer readable and writable storage media

704‧‧‧ processor

706‧‧‧ display

1 to 3B are diagrams showing an event management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A-4B are schematic diagrams of a method for adding an event according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A-5D are schematic diagrams of a method for adding an event according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a method of inserting a new event according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram.

FIG. 7 illustrates an event management apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.

100‧‧‧ portable device

102‧‧‧ events

102a‧‧‧Memorandum

102b‧‧‧Alarm

102c‧‧‧ music

102d, 102d’‧‧‧ telephone conversation reminder

102e‧‧ Weather forecast

102f‧‧‧Send email

102g‧‧‧Voice File

104‧‧‧Display unit

106‧‧‧Time stream screen

106a‧‧‧ timeline

108‧‧‧First time section

110‧‧‧First event collection

112‧‧‧Time now

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An event management method, configured to manage a plurality of events, wherein each of the events corresponds to an occurrence time, including: displaying a first time segment of a time stream picture and a first event set of the events In the first time zone, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the first event set fall in the first time zone; and every other specific time, according to a current time, automatically parallelizes Moving the time stream picture in a first direction of a time axis to replace the displayed first time period and the first event set to display a second time period of the time stream picture and one of the events The second event is gathered in the second time period. The event management method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a first input signal at a first time position in the first time zone; and according to the first input signal and the first The time location point is added to the first time zone, wherein a first time corresponding to the first time location point is defined as the time of occurrence of the first new event. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the first time segment partially overlaps the second time segment. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the events in the first event set are respectively according to the occurrence time The time axis is sequentially distributed in the first time zone. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the second event set fall in the second time zone, and the second event set The events are sequentially distributed in the second time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence times. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the specific time is about one hour. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the first time period and the second time period are respectively about four hours. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the events include a text message, a multimedia file, and an execution file. The event management method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an input trajectory from the time stream picture, wherein the input trajectory comprises a movement vector parallel to the time axis, having a second direction; The second direction moves the time stream picture to display a third time period of the time stream picture and a third event of the events are collected in the third time zone. The event management method of claim 9, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the third event set fall in the third time zone. The event management method of claim 9, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction. The event management method of claim 9, wherein the second direction is the same as the first direction. The event management method of claim 9, further comprising: receiving a second input signal at a second time position in the third time zone; and according to the second input signal and the second A second time event is added to the third time zone, wherein a second time corresponding to the second time location point is defined as the time of occurrence of the second new event. The event management method of claim 13, wherein the third time zone is a future time zone with respect to the first time zone. The event management method of claim 13, wherein the third time zone is a past time zone with respect to the first time zone. The method for managing an event according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a new event, wherein a content of the new event includes a time point; and the time point is the time of occurrence of the new event, New events are added to these events. The event management method of claim 16, wherein the new event includes a short message and an email. The event management method of claim 1, further comprising: when the displayed time of the events in the first event set coincides with the current time, the automatic execution part is event. The event management method of claim 1, wherein the time interval of the time stream is about 48 hours. The event management method of claim 1, further comprising: opening a menu within a visible range of displaying the time stream picture, so that the time stream picture and the menu are simultaneously displayed in the visible range, wherein The menu includes a plurality of events; an input time point is determined in the time stream picture; and a drag signal is received via the visual picture to drag one of the events to the input time point in the time stream picture. The event management method of claim 20, wherein the input time point is the time of occurrence of the event being dragged. The event management method of claim 20, wherein the input time point is the current time, a future time or a past time with respect to the current time. An event management device is configured to manage a plurality of events, wherein each of the events corresponds to an occurrence time, the event management device includes: a display; a computer readable and writable storage medium, wherein the computer can read and write storage media storage a computer readable program; a processor for executing the computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program includes a plurality of instructions, the instructions including: displaying a first time period of a time stream picture on the display and the a first event of the event is collected in the first time segment, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the first event set fall in the first time segment; and every other specific time, according to a current time, moving the time stream picture automatically along a first direction parallel to a time axis to replace the first time period displayed by the display and the first event set to display one of the time stream pictures The second time segment and a second event of the events are aggregated in the second time segment. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving a first input signal at a first time position in the first time zone; according to the first input signal and Adding a first new event to the first time segment, where the first time corresponding to the first time location point is defined as the time of occurrence of the first new event . The event management device of claim 23, wherein the first time segment partially overlaps the second time segment. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the events in the first event set are sequentially distributed in the first time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence times. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the second event set fall in the second time segment, and the second event set The events are sequentially distributed in the second time segment along the time axis according to the occurrence times. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the specific time is about one hour. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the first time period and the second time period are each about four hours. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the events include a text message, a multimedia file, and an execution file. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving an input trajectory from the time stream picture, wherein the input trajectory comprises a movement vector parallel to the time axis having a second direction And moving the time stream picture along the second direction to display a third time period of the time stream picture and a third event of the events in the third time zone. The event management device of claim 31, wherein the occurrence times of the events in the third event set fall within the third time segment. The event management device of claim 31, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction. An event management device as described in claim 31, The second direction is the same as the first direction. The event management device of claim 31, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving a second input signal at a second time position in the third time zone; and according to the second input signal And the second time location point, adding a second new event to the third time zone, wherein the second time corresponding to the second time location point is defined as the occurrence of the second new event time. The event management device of claim 35, wherein the third time zone is a future time zone relative to the first time zone. The event management device of claim 35, wherein the third time zone is a past time zone relative to the first time zone. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the instructions further comprise: receiving a new event, wherein a content of the new event includes a time point; and the time point is the occurrence of the new event Time, add this new event to these events. The event management device of claim 38, wherein the new event comprises a short message and an email. For example, the event management device described in claim 23, Including: when some of the displayed events in the first event set are coincident with the current time, some of the events are automatically executed. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the time interval of the time stream is about 48 hours. The event management device of claim 23, wherein the instructions further comprise: opening a menu within a visible range of displaying the time stream picture, so that the time stream picture and the menu are simultaneously displayed on the visual In the range, wherein the menu includes a plurality of events; determining an input time point in the time stream picture; and receiving a drag signal via the visible picture to drag one of the events to the time stream picture Enter the time point. The event management device of claim 42, wherein the input time point is the time of occurrence of the event being dragged. The event management device of claim 42, wherein the input time point is the current time, a future time or a past time with respect to the current time.