JPH0619782B2 - Schedule management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial field of application> The present invention relates to a schedule management device capable of managing the date and time of schedule matters such as business trip schedules, company visits, and meetings.

<Prior Art> When performing schedule management, the contents of the schedule, time, etc. were recorded in a notebook. An electronic notebook, which is designed to do this electronically, has been proposed and implemented. In other words, the schedule management device as the electronic notebook inputs the schedule matters, various information including the date and time, and sequentially stores the input information in the storage unit. The schedule information input so far can be sequentially displayed on the display device when necessary.

Therefore, when displaying the schedule, by displaying the schedule for one week or by specifying a specific day or day within the schedule for the week, the time schedule (daily information) of the day and the time can be set. There are some that are displayed as a bar graph so that For example, FIG. 5 (c)
As shown in, the start time to the end time are displayed in a straight line graph with respect to the time. In this case, the start time or the like for the matter can be judged by referring to the time display section in the upper part.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> As described above, in the conventional schedule device, for example, when the time of the schedule of the day is displayed, the front end or the rear end of the straight line portion corresponding to the time display portion is the time display portion. The start time or the end time can be recognized by seeing where it is. However, if the time display unit can display every 30 minutes, it can be recognized in units of 30 minutes. However, if the unit of time is made fine, the display device itself needs to be large, and the function as a notebook is impaired. In other words, the notebook becomes bigger and it becomes harder to carry.

Normally, the time is usually input in units of 30 minutes, and it is desired to recognize at least this unit. For example, even if the time display section is displayed in units of hours, it is useful to display it in a graph so that it can be recognized for at least 30 minutes, but this cannot be recognized in the display of FIG. 5 (c).

In view of the above points, the present invention provides a schedule management device capable of recognizing a time of a schedule in a unit smaller than that, for example, displaying the time in a unit of time.

<Means for Solving Problems> In the schedule management device of the present invention, when the start and end of an individual schedule are displayed in a time chart, the display form of the leading end or the trailing end of the graph indicating the start or the end. It is characterized by a configuration in which a graph is displayed instead of.

<Operation> According to the schedule management device of the present invention, when the time of the schedule is displayed as a graph, the start time can be easily recognized in a unit smaller than the time unit. For example, it is displayed in a graph so that the hour can be distinguished from the hour.

That is, the display mode of the start or end is different between the hour and 30 minutes. Therefore, it is possible to clearly recognize whether the schedule starts or ends from 30 minutes, or starts or ends on the hour.
Therefore, even if the time is displayed in the time display unit,
It is possible to recognize up to the minute unit.

<Example> FIGS. 1A and 1B show an electronic device having many other functions including a schedule management function according to the present invention, for example, an electronic notebook that can be used as an electronic desk calculator. It is a perspective view and a top view of an appearance.

The electronic notebook according to the present invention has a calendar display function, a schedule function (a function including input / output), a world clock, and a calculation function capable of performing at least four arithmetic operations.

As shown in the figure, the electronic notebook is configured to include an operation unit 1 and a display device 2. The operation unit 1 includes an input key 11 for calculation, which is composed of a number input key for calculation and a calculation instruction key, a character input key 12, a cursor movement key for specifying a position for character input and a day such as a calendar. 13, edit key 14 for character control such as character insertion and deletion, power key 15 for turning on or off the power of the electronic notebook body
It also has a mode (function) selection key 16 for setting each mode such as a calendar function, a schedule function, a world clock function, a clock display function and a calculation function.

In addition, the display unit 2 has an L-shaped matrix.
The display device is a CD or the like. The display device 3 is capable of displaying a large number of lines and is configured to display characters in a dot matrix of 5 × 7 or the like.

The electronic notebook is set to that mode by operating one of the mode selection keys 16 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the power is turned on by the power key 15, various modes can be selected. Here, by turning on the power key 15, the computer mode may be preferentially set.

The calculation mode is set by operating the calculation key 161. Calculation results, formulas, etc. are displayed in a form as shown in FIG. 3 (a) or (b).

When the clock key 162 is operated, the time counted by the clock circuit is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a). When the clock key 162 is operated at the same time as or after the operation of the SHIFT key 111, the mode for changing the area counted by the clock circuit is set.

By operating the world clock key 163, the time around the world can be displayed. An example of the display is shown in FIG. 7 (b). Here, when the time is adjusted, the time adjustment mode is set by operating the world clock key 163 at the same time as or after operating the SHIFT key 111.

Then, by operating the schedule key 164, it can be used as a schedule management device capable of inputting and outputting a schedule. The display example is as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. By operating the schedule 164 at the same time as or after operating the SHIFT key 111, a second schedule different from the above can be input.

By operating the calendar key 165, a calendar for one month is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (a), for example. This display is a general one that displays Sunday as the beginning of the week. On the other hand, when Monday is displayed as the beginning of the week, for example, by operating the calendar 165 at the same time as or after the operation of the SHIFT key 111, a calendar display as shown in FIG. 6B can be made possible.

The above is the outline of various functions provided in the electronic notebook. Next, each function will be described.

Calculator mode As described above, when the calculation key 161 of the mode selection key 16 is operated, the calculation mode is set.
In this calculation mode, the number of values key and the calculation input key 1
By operating the various keys of No. 1, the input numerical values are sequentially displayed, and the calculation result is displayed as shown in FIG. This is similar to the conventional one-stage display.

By operating the calculation key 161 continuously,
For example, in the calculation process by handwriting, numerical symbols and the like are displayed at the same time. An example of the display state is shown in FIG.

As described above, in the computer mode, the calculation key 161
Is continuously operated or is operated once, the display of the calculation process is selected as one-stage display or multi-stage display. Thus, instead of selecting the display state by operating the calculation key, it is also possible to select whether the display state is one-stage display or multi-stage display by another key operation in the computer mode.

Calendar Function Next, the calendar function will be described. As for the calendar function, when the calendar key 165 of the mode selection key 16 is operated, the calendar display of January 1988 is displayed on the display device 2 as shown in FIG. 6 (a), for example. In this display, Sunday is displayed as the beginning of the week,
Different countries can display Monday as the start of the week. This will be described in detail later. Also, the sixth
In the calendar display of FIG. 7A, the 11th day indicates the cursor position and makes that day more prominent than other days. The position of the cursor can be freely moved up, down, left and right with the cursor moving key 13.

The display portion indicated by the symbol a displays the number of days from January 1st of the year to the date designated by the cursor. Further, the display portion b shows the number of days remaining from the date designated by the cursor to the last day of the year (December 31st). The display portion c shows what week of the current year the date designated by the cursor is. In other words, each of the above-mentioned display parts a, b, and c shows that January 11 is 1 from the first day of the year.
It shows that the first day is 355 days left and the second week. The display section c is highlighted.

With such a display, it is possible to recognize at a glance the number of days remaining from today's day and the number of days from January 1st. However, the number of days from a certain day to a specific day can be easily calculated by the number of days displayed on the display unit a. That is, the number of display days of the display part a of a certain day is A, and the display part a of a specific day is
If the number of display days of B is B, it can be easily calculated by BA (however, A <B). This means that if the year changes, adding the number of days of the display part a from the first day of the year and the number of days of the display part b of the previous year makes it easy to identify a particular day You can determine the number of days until the date. In addition, the reverse display of the display section d indicates the date of the second schedule.

Schedule function When the schedule key 164 is operated, the schedule mode is set. Therefore, if the schedule is input, the stored schedule contents are displayed together with the time, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), for example. if,
If the schedule has not been input, the time and schedule contents are displayed without being displayed. When entering a schedule on such a display screen,
By entering the date, time, schedule contents, etc., they are stored in the storage unit. Further, FIG. 4 (b) shows a schedule display in a state in which the time is not input. Here, the display section e is a date, the display section f is a start time and an end time, and the display section g is an alarm presence / absence display.
A bell mark will be displayed if an alarm is needed. The display section h is for displaying the contents of the schedule.

Unlike the schedule mode as described above, the schedule display as shown in FIG. 5, for example, is performed by operating the calendar key 165 in the calendar display state.
For example, when the calendar key 165 is operated in the display state of FIG. 6 (a), the schedule contents from 11th to 1 week pointed by the cursor are displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (a). As shown in the figure, the date and the day of the week (initial letters) and the schedule content of the day are displayed in a predetermined number of letters.

Also, in the schedule display state of FIG.
When the calendar key 165 is operated, the daily schedule indicated by the cursor is displayed as a time graph as shown in FIG. 5 (b). That is, the start and end times of the schedule are displayed in a graph.
This time display portion is shown in, for example, an hour unit, and the start time and the end time of the schedule can be recognized by displaying the graph in accordance with the time unit. here,
At the top or bottom of the graph Or Is displayed or "-" is displayed. this is,
For example, in terms of the cursor display position, the scheduled time from 9:00 to 11:00 is shown. That is, 11
By time, However, if it is past 11:00, "-" is displayed. Also,
If it starts from 11:00 If it starts after 11 o'clock, it is displayed in a symbol form such as "-". In this case, when the time of the schedule is input, the start time is often input on the hour or every 30 minutes. Therefore, if it is an hourly input, a display showing the break as the start or end of the hour is displayed, and if it is a 30-minute start or end, the above display is performed.

Therefore, if the input is made in 30-minute units at the time of input, it is possible to easily determine whether it is the start or end of the hour or the start or end of 30 minutes by the graph display. However, the display shown in FIG. 5 (b) is merely an example, and if the display is made in a form that distinguishes between the hour and the hour after that, the start or end of the schedule The time can be easily determined.

Moreover, in the above description, the unit of 30 minutes has been described, but for example, in order to determine whether the start time is 0 to 29 minutes or 30 to 59 minutes, the above delimiter display may be performed.

Here, when the schedule is input, it is necessary to input the date, the day of the week, etc. together with the input of the year. However, there are scheduled days and months each year.
For example, national holidays and birthdays of family, acquaintances, friends, etc.
There are wedding anniversaries. It was necessary to input such a date and time every year, but by simply inputting the date and the like, it is possible to display the schedule of the day determined every year.

That is, it is possible to input the second schedule without limiting the year.

For the above input, SHIFT + schedule key 16
By the operation of 4, the schedule input state is set.
With this setting, you can enter the month and day and the day or month and the day of the week without having to enter the year and enter the schedule contents, such as holidays, birthdays or wedding anniversaries, mother's day and father's day. By inputting, the schedule is stored in the determined storage unit. In the calendar display, the display of the schedule contents is distinguished from the display of the day by an inverted display as shown in the display section d on the display screen of FIG. 6 (a). What this date and time means is that by moving the cursor on that day and operating the schedule key, the schedule content for that day is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (b). In this case, the time is not displayed naturally.

Clock Function The clock or world clock mode is set by operating the clock key 162 or the world clock key 163. The clock has, for example, a function of displaying a country where a user who has an electronic notebook is as a home area and a function of a world clock that displays world time.

When the clock is displayed, by operating the clock key 162, the current time when the clock circuit is currently clocking is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (a). Here, the display unit i shows the region where the clock is displayed, the display unit j shows the country name of the region, the display unit k shows the date, and the display unit 1 shows the time.

In addition, in order to select the world clock mode, the world clock key 16
When 3 is operated, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 (b) is displayed. Here, the big difference from the clock display is
That is, the time difference is displayed on the display unit m. This shows the time difference between the time in the home area where the time is counted by the clock circuit and the time in the area shown in FIG. 7 (b). Home is now "NEW YORK" in the US
If so, it can be recognized that the time difference with “LONDON” in the UK is 5 hours. Also, + indicates that the time is ahead of home.

The electronic notebook having the functions described above is realized by the circuit configuration shown in FIG. In the block circuit, 3
Is a program ROM which may store a program for operating the electronic notebook of the present invention, and an input / output device (for inputting a key input signal operated by the four-key input device 1 to the central processing unit (CPU) 5 ( I / O). Further, the dot matrix display device 2 displays necessary information according to the CPU 5 via the drive circuit 10.

Further, 30 is a calendar storage ROM that stores a calendar for each year, and 6 is a clock circuit that measures (counts) the current time as the home area. Furthermore,
7 is a register that temporarily stores necessary information when necessary,
Reference numeral 8 is a schedule storage unit that can store and read the input schedule, and reference numeral 9 is a second schedule storage unit that can store and read the date and time of the schedule determined every year. The storage units 8 and 9 may use a part of the RAM, which is the temporary storage register 7 provided in the electronic notebook, but are stored in the RAM of the IC card detachably provided in the electronic notebook. Thank you. That is, as a substitute for the schedule, it is also possible to store the necessary data by adding the respective functions by replacing the IC card as the storage of the telephone number or the time of the train.

Next, the contents of each storage unit will be described in detail.

Calendar storage ROM 30 The calendar storage ROM 30 stores, for example, the year of the year and the day of the week of January 1 corresponding to the year in the memory area 30A. This day of the week is converted into a number and stored. According to the present invention, Sunday is "0" and Saturday is "6". Therefore, since January 1st, 1988 is stored as "5", the CPU 5 discriminates that January 1st is Friday and is processed, and the display device 2 is displayed as shown in FIG. The calendar for one month as shown will be displayed.

In the storage area 30B of the calendar storage ROM 30, the number of days of each month in the normal year and the number of days of each month in the leap year, and the number of days from January 1 to the month are stored separately in the normal year and the leap year. There is. That is, the number of days until February 1 is the same for normal years and leap years, but the number of days until March 1 is different for normal years and leap years. Therefore, it is memorized by distinguishing between the normal year and the leap year.

Further, the storage area 30C is not related to the storage of the calendar, but stores the region and time difference related to the world clock as shown in FIG. Explaining in detail with reference to FIG. 9, the storage unit (30C) of the area corresponding to each address (30C-1)
-2), the memory of the country of the area (30C-3), and the memory of the time difference from the reference area (30C-4). Therefore, by designating the address, the area, country name, time difference, etc. of each storage unit corresponding to the address can be read at the same time.

Schedule storage unit 8 The schedule storage unit 8 stores each piece of information of the input schedule. The schedule storage unit 8 is
The storage area 8A indicates the date, 8B indicates information indicating whether or not to output an alarm, 8C indicates the alarm time, 8D indicates the start time of the schedule, 8E indicates the end time of the schedule, and 8F. Stores the contents of the schedule.

For example, the schedule of the area in which the date measured by the clock circuit 6 matches the storage unit 8A of the schedule storage unit 8 is read.

Second Schedule Storage Unit 9 The second schedule storage unit 9 stores information on the second schedule separately from the schedule storage unit 8.
That is, information about dates such as holidays, wedding anniversaries, birthdays, etc. is stored. The second schedule storage unit 9 has a storage area 9A,
In 9B, 9C and 9D, the month, the day, the day of the week, and the week number are stored, and the schedule content is stored in 9E. For example, this second schedule storage unit 9
Is used to highlight the relevant day in the calendar display if the schedule associated with that month is stored.

Temporary Storage Register 7 The temporary storage register 7 is used to store necessary information (for example, flags, etc.) and the following information under the control of the CPU 5. That is, the area 7A of the temporary storage register 7
Is used to store the clocked time of the clock circuit 6 each time. The date is stored in this area 7A. The area 7B is used as a flag for selecting which of FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B is displayed in the calendar display. Then, the area 7C is used as a second schedule input as a flag for mode setting for selecting whether to input the month and the day but input the month and the week of the month and the day of the week. Further area 7D
Is used to store one street address in the world in clock mode. That is, the address displayed in 7D determines the clock display of the first area in the world clock mode.

Further, the temporary storage register 8 includes storage units X1 to X5 for executing each calculation in the calendar display.

The control operation of the block circuit shown in FIG. 8 will be described in detail below for each function with reference to the flowchart and the display state of each function.

Control operation in computer mode In computer mode, the CPU can be operated by operating the calculation key 161.
5 is set to receive the key operation and perform the calculation. That is, when the computer mode is set in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the CPU 5 controls according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

After the operation of the calculation key 161 is determined (step O1), the input state of the calculation key 161 is determined again (step O2). Here, if the calculation key is not operated at the time of setting the calculator mode (one calculation key operation), the display mode (step O4) for performing normal calculation is set. As a result, the calculation is performed in the single-stage display, and the calculation result and the like are displayed as shown in FIG. However, when the calculation key is operated twice in succession, the mode for displaying in the writing form is set. That is, the calculation formula is displayed in multiple stages, the numerical value is displayed together with the operation symbol, and the operation result is displayed as shown in FIG. 3B by operating the = key 112.

Control of Calendar Mode The calendar mode will be described. By operating the calendar key 165, the calendar mode is set.
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 11A, when the calendar mode is set, the calendar display is performed according to the date information disclosed by the clock circuit 6. That is, the date and the like measured by the clock circuit 6 is stored in the area 7A of the temporary storage register 7, and the content is read. For example, the clock circuit 6 is January 1, 1988 AD
One day is clocked and stored in storage area 7A,
This date data is read (step U2).

As the year of the data read from the area 7A, the day of the week (the day of January and January of the year) corresponding to the year of the year in the storage area 30A of the calendar storage ROM 3 is read. Based on this day of the week data, the date of January is assigned to each day of the week and the calendar is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (a). Since this is January, the day of the year is stored in 30A and can be easily displayed by performing the calculation in association with the day of the week. However, after February, the following calculation is executed and displayed.

First, the read day-of-week data (“5”) on January 1st of the year is written in the area X1 of the temporary storage register (step U3). Then, the number of days until the month for displaying the calendar (0 for January, 3 for February)
If the month is January and March and the year is a leap year, 60 days) and the number of days of each month are read from the area B of the calendar storage ROM 30, and the number of days data is written in the areas X2 and X3 of the register 7 (step U4). Next, in step U5, the data in the areas X1 and X2 are added, and the addition result is divided by 7. The remainder data obtained by dividing by 7 is written in the area X4 of the register 7. That is, the data stored in the area X4 is the data representing the first day of the month, and if it is "1", it is Monday.

By doing this, the day of the week data of each month is calculated, and when displaying the Sunday as the first day of the week, if the day of the week of the day can be calculated, substitute 1 day according to the day of the week and store it in the area X3. If the number of days is assigned from the first day of the week, a calendar display (step U6) as shown in FIG. 6 (a) can be performed.

Here, according to the present invention, as shown in the display parts a, b, and c, not only the calendar display, but January 1
The number of days from the day indicated by the cursor, the number of days from the day indicated by the cursor to the last day of the year, and the week number of the year indicated by the cursor are displayed. This display is executed as shown below.

That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11 (a), by adding the number of days data stored in X2 and the date designated by the cursor, the number of days from January 1st to that date is displayed on the display unit a. It is displayed (step U7). Then, the number of days until the last day of the year is calculated by subtracting the addition result of X2 and the day designated by the cursor from the number of days in the year, and this is displayed on the display section b (step U8). ) Will be done.

Also, in the week display on the display section c, FIG.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, it is determined whether the data stored in the area X1 is before Wednesday (step U
After 9), if it is before Wednesday, in order to calculate from January 1 to the end of the week as one week, the number of days data stored in the area X2 is incremented by +7 and written in X2 (step U10). Then, X1 and X2 and the day are added, -1 is further performed, and this calculation result is divided by 7. Then, the calculation result is stored in the area of X5 (step U11), and the day of the week is indicated too much, but it is not necessary, so it is truncated. The content of X5 is displayed on the display section c, and this is displayed in reverse (reverse) (step U14).

However, if January 1st is Thursday or later, +7
Without adding, add the data of X1 and X2, and add -1
Then, the result divided by 7 is written in the area X5. And
It is determined whether the content of X5 is 0 (step U12),
If not 0, the contents of X5 are displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (a). If it is 0, the number of days until the last day of the previous year (366 days if it is a leap year) is read out from 30B, and the data is stored in X2 (step U13).
Perform the calculations described above. That is, the 1st day of 1988 is the last week of the previous year, and the display indicating the 52nd week is displayed on the display section c in accordance with the calendar display.

In addition, in the calendar display, the display of January 16 is reversed (reverse) display, which means that, for example, the day determined every year is the determined second schedule. For example, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, national holidays, etc. At this time, if the cursor is designated on that day and the schedule key is operated, the schedule contents and the like stored in the second schedule storage unit 9 are displayed. Then, by operating the cursor movement key 13, the schedule contents and the like stored in the schedule storage unit 8 are sequentially displayed.

In the above-mentioned calendar display state, reading of the schedule will be described in detail when the schedule function is described.

Further, in this calendar display, the display shown in FIG. 6 (a) is a display based on the information stored in the temporary storage register 7B. When it is desired to switch to the display shown in FIG. 6 (b), the control is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 (b). That is, by operating the SHIFT key 111 and the calendar 165, the display switching mode is set. Then, use the character input key S (when Sunday is the first day of the week) or M
The key (when Monday is the first day of the week) is input (step V2). And step V3
Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the S or M key is pressed at V4. If it is the S key, "0" is stored in the area 7B, and if it is the M key, "1" is stored in the area 7B. This gives area 7
The display of FIG. 6A or 6B is selected according to the stored information of B.

Schedule input When the electronic notebook is used as a schedule storage, the schedule key 164 is operated to enter the schedule input mode. If the electronic notebook is in a state other than the calendar mode, by operating the schedule key, the information stored in the area 7A of the temporary storage register 7 storing the date counted by the clock circuit 6 is displayed. The input screen of the corresponding schedule is displayed. Here, if the schedule is input on the date, for example, the schedule display as shown in FIG. 4 (a) is performed.

However, if the schedule is not entered, only the date and the day of the week are displayed. Then, the date including the date, the time of starting and ending the schedule, the input of whether or not to perform the alarm output, and the content of the schedule are input. like this,
The input is the same as the conventional electronic notebook.

Schedule input will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the schedule mode (step S1), the contents of the schedule according to the date described above are displayed (step S2). When a numeric value or the like is input instead of the cursor movement key 13 in the display state of this content, the date is processed (step S6). In this case, the date is input. When this input is complete,
The cursor is set to enter the time. That is, the cursor moves to the time display section. Therefore, the required start time may be input (steps S7 and S8). If the input is made unnecessary, the process of inputting the contents of the schedule (S15) is executed, and by operating the ENTER key 121 after inputting the contents of the schedule, the date and time are displayed in the area 8A and the area 8F of the schedule storage unit 8. Memorize the schedule contents.

On the other hand, if the start time is input, a numerical value for the start time is input, and if the start time is input, whether or not the end time is input is processed (steps S9 and S10). In step S11, it is determined whether or not an alarm is needed. The alarm is set by operating the SHIFT key + = key (step S1
3) If there is no key operation, the alarm output is not required (step S12). That is, “0” is stored in the flag indicating the alarm-free state, that is, 8B of the schedule storage unit 8. If you need an alarm,
The flag is set to "1", and the alarm time is also instructed and input (S14). When this input is completed, the schedule content input process is executed as described above. Schedule storage RAM by operating the ENTER key
Date in each area of 8 and start time in 8C, 8
If D has an end time and an alarm set,
The alarm time is stored in 8E, and the contents of the schedule are stored in 8F.

If the flag indicating the alarm is "1", CPU5
If the time measured by the clock circuit reaches the alarm time,
Output an alarm. This searches for the alarm flag "1" including the date of the clock circuit 6,
An alarm is output when a match is detected.

Second Schedule Input Further, it is effective to input a schedule of a fixed date and time every year in the schedule input. For that,
SHIFT key 111 + schedule key 16 as input
If 4 is operated, the second schedule input state is set. As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 14, the input state of the specified date and time such as birthdays, holidays, and wedding anniversaries depending on the operation state of the schedule key, and the mother's day when the schedule is, for example, what week Sunday is It is a setting for switching and inputting when inputting father's day and the like.

First, if the second schedule mode (step T1) is entered, the operation state of the schedule key 164 is determined (step T2), and if the schedule key is operated,
The mode input processing state (step T3) is entered. Whether to input the day or specify the week is determined by operating the D key or the W key of the character input key 12. If the D key is operated, the area 7 of the temporary storage register 7 is regarded as the date input mode.
The mode is stored in C (steps T4 and T6). For example, "0" is stored. If the W key is operated, "1" is stored in the area 7C (steps T5 and T7). If the schedule key is not operated when the schedule is input by this mode designation, it is determined whether the area 7C of the temporary storage register 7 is "0" (step T).
8) determines whether the date input is weekly input. In the area 9A of the second schedule storage unit 9, information "0" indicating that the date is input in step T9, and in the area 9B, the input month information (step T10) is displayed.
The information of the input day (step T11) is stored in the area 9E (step T16) in which the contents of the second schedule on this day are input and stored by operating the ENTER key.

If the input setting indicates a week, "1" is displayed in the area 9A.
However, 9B is the input month, 9C is the week information in which the week of the month is input, and 7D is the day information,
Further, the schedule contents are displayed in 9E with the ENTER key 12
It is stored by the operation 1 (steps T12 to T16).

Output Control of Schedule When the schedule key 164 is operated especially in the calendar mode, the schedule on the date designated by the cursor in the calendar display state is preferentially displayed.

That is, the date on the calendar (the date indicated by the cursor)
The schedule content corresponding to is read from the schedule storage unit 8. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 6 (a), the contents of January 11, 1988, especially the start time from the area 8C of the schedule storage unit 8, the end time from 8D, and the schedule contents from 8E are read out. , As shown in FIG. 4 (a). In this display state, when the cursor key is operated (in particular, the up and down moving keys 132 and 134), the currently displayed previous schedule or the next schedule is displayed. For example, the previous display is the schedule display stored at the end of the previous day, and the next display is the schedule of the day. If there is not, the schedule content to be stored next is read out and displayed.

Also, in the state of the calendar display of FIG. 6 (a),
If the date of reverse display is designated by the cursor, the contents of the second schedule are displayed with priority. That is, when the schedule key 164 is operated, the storage information corresponding to that date is read from the second schedule storage unit 9 and displayed as shown in FIG. You can check whether it is a wedding anniversary or other content. Further, when the cursor movement key 13 is operated, the schedule contents before and after are read as described above. At this time,
If the contents of the second schedule are not stored on that day, the date is searched from the schedule storage unit 8,
If the schedule is stored, it will be displayed.

By operating the schedule key in the above-described calendar display state, the contents of the schedule storage unit 8 or the second schedule storage unit 9 are read and displayed. In this display state, new schedule information can be input and stored.

Next, in the calendar display state, the schedule content can be read and displayed by operating the calendar key 165. Description will be made with reference to the flowchart in FIG. When the calendar mode (step U1) is entered, the calendar is displayed (steps U15, U16) as described in the flowchart of FIG. 11 (a). And calendar key 1
It is determined whether or not operation 65 is performed (step U17).
To be done. If the calendar key 165 is not operated, the operation of the cursor movement key 13 is determined (step U18). When the cursor key is operated, the cursor is moved (step U19) to change the instructed date. That is, by appropriately operating the up, down, left, and right cursor keys 131 to 134, the position of the cursor is moved according to the operation key and displayed.

If the cursor key is not operated, the calendar display continues. Although not described here, if the mode setting is not performed for a predetermined time, the calculation mode may be automatically set with priority. Further, the power may be turned off automatically if the electronic notebook is not used for a certain period of time.

If the calendar key is operated while the calendar is being displayed, weekly information on the day designated by the cursor is displayed (step U20). This is 1 from that day
Whether to display the weekly information or the week starting from Sunday including the day depends on the program of the system and is not directly related to the present invention. Weekly display is 5th
As shown in FIG. 9A, the schedule contents are displayed in accordance with the display of each day and day of the week. In this display, the number of characters in one line of the display device 2 is determined, and a fixed number of contents are displayed from the beginning. In this state, if it is desired to move the date designated by the cursor, it can be moved freely by operating the cursor key (steps U22 and U23).

Then, by operating the calendar key again (step U21) while the contents of the weekly schedule are displayed as shown in FIG. 5A, the daily information of the day designated by the cursor is displayed. Display (step U24)
To be done. This display is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (b). Calendar 16 again with this daily information displayed
When 5 is operated, the state is switched to the calendar display state shown in FIG. 6 (a). The schedule cannot be input on such a display screen.

Here, to display the schedule in calendar mode,
Whether or not the schedule stored in the schedule storage unit 8 or 9 corresponds to the month and day is searched in the storage area of the month and day, and if the corresponding information is stored,
That will be displayed. However, in the calendar display, the content of the schedule storage unit 9 is preferentially read when displaying the schedule of the highlighted day.

Time display control of schedule In the daily display information when displaying a schedule, the scheduled time of the schedule is displayed graphically with the time displayed on the horizontal axis as shown in Fig. 5 (b). There is. This will be displayed according to the input time information.

This will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the display of FIG. 5 (b), the display of the start time or the end time for the second-stage schedule (“STAF”) shows that it starts at 9:30 and ends at 11:00. That is, the start time and the end time of the schedule in "STAF" are entered and stored in the areas 8C and 8D of the schedule storage unit 8, and the graph is created based on this stored information.

That is, it is determined whether the time to be displayed is the start time (step W1), and if the start time is 9:30, the minute data is
Since it is outside the range of 00 to 29, a graph of "-" is displayed at the tip position corresponding to 9 o'clock (steps W2 and W4). Moreover, since the end time is at 11 o'clock, the end position corresponding to 11 o'clock is Is displayed (steps W5 and W7).

By displaying the above, it is 9 hours start or 9 o'clock
It is possible to clearly discriminate whether it starts from 0 minutes, ends at 11 o'clock, or ends at 11 o'clock (30 minutes). Here, if the schedule time is input in 30-minute units, it is easy to determine whether it is the start or end or the 30-minute start or end on the hour, and the time can be set more accurately without increasing the display screen. It is possible to determine. Further, the above-mentioned examples are only examples of the symbols of the leading and trailing edges of the start and end, and it is sufficient to set symbols that can distinguish these. Further, by setting a large number of symbols, more accurate time can be displayed in a graph. However, as the number increases, it may be difficult to determine which time each symbol corresponds to. Therefore, 1
It may be set so that it can be expressed in units of 5 minutes.

Control of Clock Function The clock is set to that mode by operating the clock key 162, and the count content by the clock circuit 6 that measures the time of the home area is displayed. An example of the display is shown in FIG. Also, world clock key 1
When 63 is operated, the area (stored at the address) stored in the area 7D of the temporary storage register 7 is displayed as the current time as shown in FIG. 7 (b). That is, as shown in FIG. 9, if the area corresponding to the address B0 is designated in 7D, the time of the area at the address B0 is first displayed by operating the world clock key. If the information of the B0 address, for example, "LONDN", the current time of the area is calculated by the time difference (information of B3) from the reference area with respect to the count content of the clock circuit 6 which measures the home time. You can display the current time of "LONDN" by performing. Since such calculation is executed by the same calculation as that of the conventional world clock, its explanation is omitted.

Then, in the time display of the world clock, the search key 14
For example, if the area of the address B0 is displayed in the storage unit 30C of FIG. 9 by operating 1, 142, the area one level above or one area below the area B0 is read out and displayed. The address of the displayed area is the temporary storage register 7
Area 7D is rewritten. Therefore, when the world clock key 163 is next operated, the area stored in 7D is preferentially read, and the time of the area is displayed by the calculation of the count time and the time difference of the clock circuit 6. .

Here, as shown in FIG. 7, not only the area is displayed but also the country name of the area is displayed at the same time. As shown in FIG. 9 in detail, the storage area 30C of the calendar storage unit 30 shows the correspondence between the region and the country name.
It is stored in 30C-2 and 30C-3, and by reading it, the country name is displayed together with the region.

Not only is the time in the world region displayed, but the time difference from the home region is also displayed on the display unit 1. Regarding the display of this time difference, for example, if the home area is "NEW YORK", the time difference between this area and the reference area is stored in A3 of 30C-4 corresponding to the A0 address. It is assumed that "12:00" is memorized. In addition, if you search for "LONDN" in the world clock mode, and if it is B0 in the storage section, the data such as the time difference of the reference area is "17:00" is stored in the area B3 of 30C-4. Has been done. This time difference is the home "NEW YORK"
It is calculated that the time difference between the area searched for and "LONDN" is 5 hours, and it is displayed on the display part m.

Time adjustment control Time adjustment is executed by operating the SHIFT key 111 and the world clock key 163. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the correction mode (step R
1) and the time of the area of the address stored in 7D of the storage register 7 is displayed (step R4). If this area is a predetermined area, the time information is input by operating the numerical keys without operating the search keys 141, 142. However, if the area is not the desired area, the search keys 141 and 142 are operated to sequentially search the predetermined areas, and the time of each area is displayed (step R
2, R3 or R4, R6). Therefore, if the desired area is searched, the time information is input as a numerical value, and when the input of the numerical information is completed, the ENTER key 121 is operated so that the clock circuit 6 corrects the input time. Rewritten with time information. As a result, the clock circuit 6
Will restart time counting according to the corrected time.

As described above, the address of the corrected area is stored in 7D of the storage register 7, and the area is first read by operating the world clock key 163.

Change Control of Home Area Next, a case of changing the home area will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example thereof.
First, if the SHIFT key 111 + clock key 162 is operated, the correction mode (step P1) for the home area is set. In this case, the current home area is displayed, for example, in the state shown in FIG. 7 (a). Then, the area to be changed is searched by operating the search keys 141, 142 (steps P2, P3 or P5, 46), and when the desired area is searched, the ENTER key is operated (step P7).
Thus, in order to count the time of the changed home area, the time of the displayed area is rewritten to the count time of the clock circuit 6, and the change of the home area is completed.

When the clock key 162 is operated after the above operation is completed, the time counted by the clock circuit 6 is changed.
The home area is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (a).

<Effect> As described above, according to the electronic device, that is, the schedule management device of the present invention, when the start and the end of the input schedule are displayed in the form of a numerical display of time, a graph of the start and the end is displayed. Since the leading end and the trailing end are displayed in different forms indicating whether or not the time is exceeded, the start time can be easily confirmed. For example,
It is possible to easily determine whether to start or end at the hourly time, or to start or end at the time of exceeding or not exceeding 30 minutes.

Even if such a display is carried out and the size of the display device is not increased, it is possible to sufficiently confirm the time with the size of the conventional display device, and the device itself does not become large.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are perspective views and plan views showing the appearance of a large number of electronic notebooks including a schedule management function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a mode for selecting various functions according to the present invention. Flow chart for selection, FIG. 3 (a)
FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of a display state in a computer mode, FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a display state of a schedule,
FIGS. 5 (a), (b) and (c) are diagrams showing another example of the display state of the schedule, FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are diagrams showing an example of the calendar display in the calendar mode, and FIG. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing a display state of a clock in a home area and a display state of a world clock, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration for realizing each function of an electronic notebook according to the present invention, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the details of one storage unit in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a control flowchart in the computer mode,
11 (a) and (b) are a control flowchart relating to calendar display and a control flowchart relating to schedule display, FIG. 12 is a control flowchart performing schedule display in the calendar mode, and FIG. 13 is a control flowchart relating to schedule input. FIG. 14 is a control flow chart for inputting the second schedule, FIG. 15 is a control flow chart for displaying time graphically in the schedule display, FIG. 16 is a control flow chart in the time adjustment mode, and FIG. 17 is correction of the home area. It is a control flowchart in mode. 1; Operation unit, 2; Display device, 5; CPU 6; Clock circuit, 8; Schedule storage unit 9; Second schedule storage unit 30; Calendar and world clock storage ROM 16; Mode selection key, 161, Calculation key 162; Clock key, 163; World clock key 164; Schedule key 165; Calendar key

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Shintaku 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Within Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Matsuo 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Incorporated (72) Inventor Yasushi Wada 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi Osaka Prefecture , A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A schedule for inputting start and end times of the schedule together with the contents of the schedule, sequentially storing each information such as the input schedule, and reading the stored information as necessary to display a schedule. In the management device, based on the start and end times for the schedule content, the start and end times are displayed in a temporal graph shape, and the start and end times of the schedule time indicate the top and bottom of the displayed graph. A schedule management device comprising display means having different end display shapes.