JP2002091927A - Device and method for managing schedule, computer readable recording medium with schedule management program stored therein and schedule management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically perform adjustment between an inputted new schedule and the existing schedule by analyzing their contents. SOLUTION: A schedule classifying part 34 displays the inputted new schedule as a 'To do' list while classifying the new schedule either of a schedule format between a time limit type in which designated date and time have to be recognized as work time limit and a period type in which a certain designated period has to be secured for work. A schedule adjusting part 36 adjusts the schedule on the basis of the schedule formats which are the time limit type and the period time, when the inputted new schedule temporally overlaps on the existing schedule.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a schedule management apparatus and method for managing schedule information input to a ToDo list or the like, a computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program, and a schedule management program. The present invention relates to a schedule management apparatus, a method, a computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program, and a schedule management program which automatically adjusts an existing schedule when input by analyzing the contents of the schedule.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information processing devices for personal use, such as portable terminals and personal computers, include PIM (Personal Information Manager) and PDA (Personal Information Manager).
It uses a personal information management system known as erso-nal Data Assistant. In such a personal information management system, a schedule management system for creating and managing schedules such as a monthly schedule, a weekly schedule, and a daily schedule is required. A personal information management function, such as ToDo management for setting and managing work items to be performed or an address book management for creating and managing an address book, is incorporated. Here, considering an application that manages the ToDo list, work items that the user must perform are input to the ToDo list by a request or notification from another person. The input work item often becomes schedule information such as "what to do by what time", "what time and where to go".

As a result, the management application is a ToD
o Enter schedule information from the list,
A function for creating and managing a schedule table such as a weekly schedule table and a daily schedule table is required.

[0004]

However, in the conventional schedule management application, when a user newly inputs a work item to the ToDo list, the existing schedule information that temporally overlaps with the new schedule information that is input. Even if there is a schedule, it is incorporated in a schedule table such as a weekly schedule or a monthly schedule, and the adjustment of the duplicate schedule depends on the user.

[0005] In some cases, a warning is displayed when the schedules overlap. Basically, when the schedules overlap, the user relies on the user to make adjustments. When the schedule information is input, there is a problem that the adjustment operation between the existing schedule and the newly input schedule becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a schedule management apparatus, a method, and a computer readable program storing a schedule management program for automatically adjusting an inputted new schedule and an existing schedule based on the schedule information. It is an object to provide a recording medium and a schedule management program.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a schedule management device for managing a schedule, as shown in FIG. 1A, a schedule classifying section 34 for classifying an inputted schedule into any type based on its information, And a schedule adjusting unit that adjusts the schedule based on each schedule type when the set schedule temporally overlaps with the existing schedule.

Here, the schedule classifying section classifies the data into either a term-type schedule in which a specified date and time is a work deadline or a period-type schedule in which a specified period is reserved for work.

[0010] The input new schedule is either a term-type schedule in which it is necessary to consider a specified date and time as a work time limit or a period-type schedule in which a specified period must be secured for work. The schedule classifying unit 34 for classifying and displaying the schedule, and when the input new schedule temporally overlaps with the existing schedule, the schedule classifying unit 34 classifies the schedule based on the term type and the period type classified by the schedule classifying unit 34. A schedule adjusting unit for adjusting a schedule. FIGS. 1B and 1C are examples of schedule display and classification.

As described above, according to the present invention, a schedule is classified into two types, a term type and a period type, and is displayed on a schedule table such as a monthly schedule or a weekly schedule. You can clearly understand whether you should be aware of the (deadline) or participation for a certain period.

[0012] Here, the schedule classifying section 34 uses the ToD
o schedule information input to the list, for example, items related to date and time, items related to location, items related to related parties,
Based on schedule information including items related to contents, items related to priorities, and items related to the system such as schedule adjustment, the data is classified into a schedule type of a term-based schedule or a period-based schedule.

The schedule adjusting unit 36 adjusts the schedule based on the deadline type and the period type schedule types classified by the schedule classification unit 34 when the input new schedule temporally overlaps with the existing schedule. However, the overlap of the schedules to be adjusted is divided into the following three.

Deadline type and deadline type overlap

Period type overlaps with period type

[0016] Duplication of term type and period type

First, the adjustment when the deadline type schedule and the deadline type schedule overlap will be described. Schedule adjustment unit 36
When both the input new schedule and the existing schedule are deadline-type schedules and the deadlines of the two overlap, the new schedule is incorporated as it is without adjusting the two. Even if the deadlines of two deadline-type schedules overlap, there is no problem as a schedule, so a new schedule is incorporated as it is.

Next, adjustment when the period type schedule and the period type schedule overlap will be described. Schedule adjustment unit 36
When both the new schedule and the existing schedule that are input are period-type schedules, and the two periods overlap, the schedule is adjusted so that the schedule with the higher priority is left.

When the input new schedule and the existing schedule have the same priority, the schedule adjusting unit 36 leaves the schedule selected according to the preset conditions. As a condition when the priorities are the same, one of user selection, selection of an existing schedule, and new schedule can be selected and set.

Next, the adjustment in the case where the deadline type and the period type schedules overlap will be described. Schedule adjustment unit 36
Moves the deadline schedule to the period start position of the period schedule when the priority of the deadline schedule is high when one of the entered new schedule and existing schedule is the period schedule and the other is the period schedule Adjust to

When the priority of the term schedule is low, the schedule adjustment unit adjusts the term schedule to move to the end position of the term of the term schedule, for example.

When the user sets a new work item in the ToDo list and inputs schedule information, the schedule between the existing schedule and the newly input schedule is automatically adjusted. The burden of the user's schedule adjustment work can be greatly reduced.

The schedule management device according to the present invention further comprises:
A schedule history management unit 38 is provided for storing a position before adjustment of a schedule deleted by adjustment of the schedule adjustment unit 36 or a schedule moved by adjustment. In this case, when the existing schedule is deleted, the schedule adjustment unit 36 refers to the history stored by the schedule history management unit 38, and restores the schedule deleted by the schedule adjustment or moves by the schedule adjustment. Return the schedule to the initial position.

As described above, the schedule deleted by the schedule adjustment and the position before the adjustment are stored as a history, so that when the existing schedule is deleted, the schedule that has been adjusted due to its existence is read from the history. You can easily adjust the schedule when you delete it by restoring it or restoring its position.

Further, the present invention provides a schedule management method for managing a schedule, a schedule classification step of classifying an inputted schedule into any type based on the information; A schedule adjusting step of adjusting the schedule based on each schedule type when the schedule overlaps with the schedule in the above.

Further, the present invention provides a computer with a schedule classifying step of classifying an inputted schedule into any type based on the information; if the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with an existing schedule, A schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on a schedule type; and a computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program.

Further, the present invention provides a computer with a schedule classifying step of classifying an inputted schedule into any type based on the information; when the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with an existing schedule, A schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on a schedule type.

[0028]

FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration to which a schedule management device according to the present invention is applied. In FIG. 2, the schedule management device includes a CPU 10 and an R
A program memory 12 using an OM, a main memory 14 using a TRAM or the like, a secondary memory 16 using a hard disk drive (HDD), an input unit 18 using a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pen tablet, and the like, a CRT, a liquid crystal display, and the like. The display unit 20 includes a display unit 20 used, and a communication unit 22 that communicates with the outside such as e-mail.

The schedule management apparatus to which the present invention is applied includes a suitable information device such as a portable information terminal device and a personal computer.

The CPU 10 has a schedule management module 26 realized by program control. The schedule management module 26 includes, for example, PIM and P
One of application programs provided as DA
It is realized as one function. The application program provided as the PIM or PDA supports a schedule management function, a ToDo management function, an address book management function, a mail management function, and the like.

In the schedule management process of the present invention, the schedule management function and the ToDo management function are appropriately combined to perform the schedule management.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the present invention realized by the schedule management module 26 provided in the CPU 10 of FIG. The schedule management module 26
Schedule processing unit 28, user input unit 30, storage unit 3
The display to the user is realized by the display unit 20.

The schedule processing section 28 includes a schedule classification section 34, a schedule adjustment section 36, and a schedule history management section 38. The storage unit 32 has a schedule storage area 40 and a schedule history storage area 4.
2 are provided.

The schedule classifying unit 34 of the schedule processing unit 28 classifies the new schedule input from the user input unit 30 into a schedule type of a term type schedule or a period type schedule.

Here, the term schedule is a type of schedule that requires the user to be aware of a designated date and time as a term of work, and can also be referred to as a completion term indication type. The term-type schedule is a type that requires a specified period to be reserved for work, and can also be referred to as a participation deadline-instruction-type schedule.

As the schedule input information for classifying the newly inputted schedule in the schedule classifying section 34 into the expiration type or the period type, items relating to the date, time, place, contents, etc. are provided from the user input section 30. You.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a ToDo list creation screen is used for inputting schedule information by the user input unit 30. Therefore, the schedule information of the new schedule for the schedule classifying unit 34 is ToDo list. Items related to the date and time entered in the list, items related to places, items related to stakeholders, items related to contents, items related to priorities, items related to systems such as schedule adjustment, etc. are included. It will be classified as a schedule.

When the new schedule input from the user input unit 30 temporally overlaps with the existing schedule already registered in the schedule list in the schedule storage area 40 of the storage unit 32, the schedule processing unit 28 The schedule is adjusted based on the type of the schedule classified by the schedule classifying unit 34, that is, the term type or the period type.

The schedule adjustment by the schedule adjustment unit 36 includes (1) adjustment of a schedule in which a term type and a term type overlap, (2) adjustment of a schedule in which a term type and a term type overlap, and (3) overlap of a term type and a term type. Schedule adjustment can be divided into three adjustment modes.

First, as for the deadline type and the overlapping schedule of the deadline type, since there is no problem even if both the new schedule and the existing schedule are registered in the schedule list, the new deadline type schedule is directly incorporated into the schedule list. In addition, for the period-type and period-type overlapping schedules, the priorities of the two are compared, and the schedule with the higher priority is left, and the schedule with the lower priority is deleted. The schedule deleted by this schedule adjustment is stored in the schedule history storage area 4 of the storage unit 32.
Registered in 2.

When the priority of the period-type and the period-type overlap schedule are the same, one of the schedules is left according to a preset condition. When the priorities are the same, the conditions for schedule adjustment can be any of (1) user selection, (2) selection of existing schedule, and (3) selection of new schedule.

Further, the adjustment of the overlapping schedule of the period type and the term type is divided into a case where the priority of the term type schedule is high and a case where the priority of the term type schedule is low. When the priority of the term schedule is higher than that of the term schedule, adjustment is made to move the term schedule to the period start position of the term schedule. Conversely, when the priority of the term-based schedule is low, adjustment is made so that the term-based schedule is moved to the period end position of the period-based schedule.

When the deadline schedule is moved for adjustment with the period schedule, the initial position before the movement is stored in the system area of the schedule record.
It is used to return to the initial position when the deadline schedule which has been adjusted is subsequently deleted.

The schedule history management unit 38 does not delete the deleted schedule but deletes the schedule history in the storage unit 32 when the existing schedule registered in the schedule list in the schedule storage area 40 is deleted. The information is registered in the storage area 42.

Thus, by retrieving the schedule history storage area 42 when necessary, a schedule already deleted from the schedule list can be easily returned to the schedule.

Further, in the present invention, not only the schedule for the mere deletion processing but also the deletion schedule when deleted by the adjustment of the new schedule and the existing schedule by the schedule adjustment unit 36 is stored in the schedule history storage area 42. If the existing schedule that caused the deletion is subsequently deleted, the schedule history storage area 42 is searched for a storage schedule that overlaps with the deletion schedule, and is restored to the schedule list.

The schedule history management unit 38 searches the schedule storage area 40 when deleting a schedule, and searches for a deadline type schedule whose position has been moved due to a previous schedule adjustment with the deletion schedule. Then, the movement recovery process for returning the searched term-based schedule to its initial position is also performed at the same time.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a schedule list registered in the schedule storage area 40 of the storage unit 32 of FIG. The schedule list 44 includes, for example, schedule records R01, R02, R03,.
It consists of. Each schedule record R0
1 to R08 have schedule information input by the ToDo list created by the user input unit 30 in FIG. 3, as shown on the right side of the schedule record R01.

In the contents of the schedule record according to the ToDo list, items related to date, contents, schedule type, priority, location, related parties, and system information are described after the schedule ID serving as a schedule identifier. ing.

More specifically, the items relating to the date and time include the date and time of inputting the schedule, the designated term or designated period, and the necessary schedule. As the items relating to the contents, those who are expected to attend the meeting, those requiring contact, and the like are described. In the item related to the content, a matter "what to do" is described.

In the item relating to the type, either the term type or the period type, which is the schedule type classified by the schedule classification unit 34 in FIG. 3, is described. The item relating to the priority expresses the priority of the schedule in some form, for example, A represents the highest priority, B represents the next priority, and B represents the next priority.
Further, the third priority is C, and the case where the priority is not specified is Z.
It is described in the format as follows.

The item relating to the location describes the destination, the destination, the meeting place, the venue, and the like. Items related to related parties include those who are expected to attend and those that need to be contacted. Further, the item relating to the system information describes information relating to the schedule adjustment result indicating whether or not the system has moved from the originally specified deadline or period due to the schedule adjustment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a ToDo list creation screen used for inputting schedule information in the user input section 30 of FIG.

In FIG. 5, a ToDo list creation screen 4
8 has an input function corresponding to the items of the schedule record in FIG. That is, the ToDo list creation screen 48
Includes a content description section 50, a date / time description section 52, and a location description section 5.
4. A related person description unit 56 and a priority designation unit 58 are provided.

In the date / time description section 52, information on date / time is freely described, not in a fixed format in which year, day, time, etc. are fixedly set as in the conventional ToDo list creation screen. Applying a free format that allows For this reason, the user can easily describe the information on the date and time, such as the date, the time, the time limit, and the like in a free format as needed.

The priority designation section 58 includes an upper designation frame 58-
1 indicates the current designated priority, and the designated priority can be appropriately selected from the lower selection area by clicking the mouse.

Further, a registration button 60, a cancel button 62, and an input clear button 64 are provided below the ToDo list creation screen 48. The registration button 60 is a ToD
When the operation is performed when the necessary items are completed on the o-list creation screen 48, a schedule record having the structure shown in FIG. 4 is generated and supplied from the user input unit 30 to the schedule processing unit 28 in FIG. become.

The cancel button 62 is used to cancel the ToDo list creation processing. The input clear button 64 is used to clear the description to an initial state when the description is incorrect in each description section.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the overall procedure of the schedule management process according to the present invention shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, when the schedule management module of the present invention is activated, a menu screen which is a schedule management screen is displayed in step S1.

Subsequently, it is checked in step S2 whether or not there is an end. If not, the flow advances to step S3 to check whether or not to newly create a ToDo list using the menu screen and the ToDo list creation screen 48 shown in FIG. Is checked. When the ToDo list creation screen 48 shown in FIG. 5 is created and the registration button 60 is operated, step S
In step S3, it is determined that a new ToDo list is to be created.
The process proceeds to step 4, where the schedule classifying unit 34 shown in FIG. 3 performs a process of classifying the input new schedule into a period type or a term type.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S5, in which the schedule adjusting unit 36 of FIG. 3 searches for an existing schedule that temporally overlaps with the new schedule, and if the overlap is determined in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7 to perform schedule adjustment processing. . Subsequently, in step S8, the presence or absence of the deletion of the existing schedule is checked. If the schedule is deleted, the process proceeds to step S9, and the schedule history management unit 38 of FIG. 3 performs the schedule history management process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the classification process of the new schedule input in step S4 of FIG. This schedule classification processing is performed in Step S1 of To
The date, location, and contents are extracted from the input schedule information obtained from the Do list creation screen, and it is determined whether the operation is a work with a time limit or a work within the time limit.

If it is determined in step S2 that the operation is a work with a time limit, the type is set to a time limit type schedule in step S3. If work within the period is determined in step S4, a period type schedule is set in step S5.

FIG. 8 is a specific example of a schedule table based on the schedule list stored through the schedule classification processing of FIG. FIG. 8A is a schedule table, which is displayed based on the schedule list in FIG. 8B.

The schedule table 70 shown in FIG. 8A is, for example, a part of a weekly schedule table, and includes three areas 72-1, 72-2, May 15, May 16, and May 17.
The example shows a schedule display of 72-3 for three days. The schedule displayed in the schedule table 70 is created from the schedule list 44 in FIG. 8B.

The schedule list 44 has item numbers (1) to (8) corresponding to schedule IDs, and has date and time, contents, type, and priority. Of course, other items are omitted for the sake of simplicity.

Here, three of the item numbers (1), (4) and (8) are of the term type, and the remaining item numbers (2), (3) and (5)
(6) and (7) are of the period type. A, B, and C are specified in descending order of priority.

The display of the deadline type and the period type schedule in the schedule table 70 of FIG. 8A will be briefly described as follows. First, in the deadline type schedule of item number (1), the work deadline is “5/17 17: 0”.
0 ”and there is a gap between the input time and the deadline. As an example to clearly show this, since the input date and time is“ 5/15 8:30 ”in this case, The arrow until the end is indicated. For other item numbers (4) and (8), the expiration date and date are indicated by triangular markers.

In the case of the period type, as shown in item number (2), an arrow from the start time of the period to the end time of the period is indicated by an arrow in the area 72-1 on May 15, and the item number, contents, The start time and end time are displayed. It should be noted that the display color of the term type and that of the period type may be different from each other.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing, as a subroutine, the schedule adjustment processing shown in step S7 of FIG.

In the schedule adjustment processing of FIG.
First, in step S1, a model of a new schedule and a model of an existing schedule whose temporal overlap is determined are extracted. This 2
As described above, there are two types of schedules: (1) deadline type and deadline type, (2) period type and period type, and (3) period type and deadline type.

Therefore, in each of steps S2, S4, and S7, a term type and a term type, a term type and a term type, and a term type and a term type are determined. If the new schedule and the existing schedule are the deadline type and the deadline type in step S2, the process proceeds to step S3, and the new schedule is directly incorporated into the schedule list.

If the new schedule and the existing schedule are of the period type and the period type in step S4, step S5
And adjust so as to leave a schedule with a high priority. In this case, the system item of each schedule is described as modified in step S6, and the deleted period type schedule is stored in the schedule history storage area 42 provided in the storage unit 32 of FIG.

If it is determined in step S7 that the new schedule and the existing schedule are of the period type and the term type, the process proceeds to step S8, where the priority of the term type and the priority of the term type are compared. If is greater than or equal to the priority of the period type, the process proceeds to step S9, and the term type is moved to the start position of the period type.

On the other hand, if the priority of the term type is lower than the priority of the term type, the process proceeds to step S10, and the term type is moved to the end position of the term type. If the schedule adjustment for moving the deadline type position is performed in step S9 or step S10, the corrected position is described in the system area of the moved schedule in step S11, and the process returns to the routine of FIG. I do.

FIG. 10 is a specific explanatory diagram of the schedule adjustment when both the new schedule and the existing schedule are of the term type in step S3 of FIG. FIG.
(A) is a schedule table 70 having the same contents as FIG. 8 (A), and shows before the schedule adjustment. Here, FIG.
If the new schedule input of (B) is made, since the date and time of the new schedule 74 is “5/17 12:00”, the area 72- of the existing schedule table of FIG. 3 overlaps with the existing schedule 76 set.

Since the existing schedule 76 has the item number (8), it is of a term type from FIG. 8B.
Therefore, the new schedule 74 and the existing schedule 7
6 overlaps as a deadline type. When the two schedules are of the deadline type and thus overlap each other, there is no particular problem with the schedule even if both deadlines are set at the same time. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Is redundantly incorporated into the existing schedule 76 as the item number (9).

FIG. 11 shows a specific example of schedule adjustment when both the new schedule and the existing schedule are of the period type in step S5 of FIG.

FIG. 11A shows the same schedule table 70 before schedule adjustment as in FIG. 8A, and it is assumed that a new schedule 80 shown in FIG. 11B is input in this state. The date and time of the new schedule 80 is “5/15 1
4:00 to 16:00 ”, and the time slot overlaps with the existing schedule 82 set in the area 72-2 on May 16 in the existing schedule table 70.

The existing schedule 82 overlapping the new schedule 80 has the item number (6),
The type is the period type as in (B), and the priority is “B”
It has become. A case where a new schedule 84 in FIG. 11B is temporarily set is shown below the existing schedule 82 in FIG. Thus, if the new schedule 84 is set as it is to the existing schedule 82, the periods overlap, and the schedule is not established.

In order to adjust the schedule of the existing schedule 82 and the schedule of the new schedule 84, the priorities are compared first. Here, the priority is “A” in which the new schedule 84 has the highest priority.
“B” has the next highest priority from (B).

Therefore, when the two schedules of the period type overlap, the new schedule 84
, And delete the existing schedule 82 with a low priority. As a result, a new schedule 84 having a high priority as shown in FIG.

At this time, the existing schedule table 8 before adjustment
2 is deleted, but the schedule record of the deleted existing schedule 82 is registered in the schedule history storage area 42 provided in the storage unit 32 of FIG.

FIG. 12 shows a specific example of schedule adjustment when the new schedule and the existing schedule overlap in the term type and the period type in steps S7 to S11 in FIG. FIG. 12A is the same schedule table 70 before adjustment as in FIG. 8A.

FIG. 12B shows the schedule table.
If a new schedule record 86 shown in FIG. 12 is input, the existing schedule 88 on May 16 in FIG.
And the new schedule 90 overlap. Here, the new schedule 90 is of a term type, and the term is “5/16 10:
00 ”and the period“ 5
/ 16 8:30 to 11:45 ".

When the term schedule and the term schedule overlap in this way, the priorities of both are compared. Here, the priority of the new schedule 90 is shown in FIG.
The priority is “A”, which is the highest priority than (B), whereas the priority of the existing schedule 88 is item number (5), so the priority is “B” from FIG. 8B. .

Therefore, since the term schedule 90 has a higher priority, in this case, as shown in FIG. 12C, the term schedule 90 is located at the position of the period start time “8:30” of the existing term schedule 88 which overlaps. The schedule is moved to a deadline schedule 92. Conversely, if the priority of the term schedule 90 is lower than that of the existing schedule 88 of the period type, the schedule 90 moves to the position of the end time “11:45” of the existing schedule 88 as the term schedule 92.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12C, when the position of the deadline schedule 92 is moved, the position “5/16 10:00” before the movement is stored in the system area of the new schedule record.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the schedule history management processing in step S9 of FIG. 6 as a subroutine. In the schedule history management process, first, in step S1, an existing schedule to be deleted is specified on the display screen of the schedule table.

When this deletion schedule is designated, in step S2, the designated schedule is removed from the schedule storage area, that is, the schedule list, and registered in the schedule history storage area.

After the schedule deletion and the registration of the schedule history storage area are completed, a schedule overlapping the date and time of the deletion schedule is searched from the schedule history storage area in step S3.

If an overlapping schedule has been retrieved from the schedule history storage area, it is checked in step S4 whether the retrieved schedule has been deleted by referring to the system area of the retrieved schedule. If the schedule has been deleted by the adjustment, the process proceeds to step S5, and the schedule is restored to the position before the adjustment. That is,
Replace with the position of the deleted schedule information in the schedule history storage area.

In step S6, a schedule overlapping the date and time of the deleted schedule is searched from the schedule storage area. By this search, the schedule whose position has been moved by the previous schedule history adjustment can be searched.

Subsequently, in step S7, it is checked whether or not the searched schedule is a moving schedule by adjustment. This can be determined based on whether or not the system area of the searched schedule includes a description indicating that there is adjustment. If the movement schedule has been adjusted, the process proceeds to step S8, and the schedule is moved to the position before adjustment.

FIG. 14 shows a specific example of the schedule history management processing of FIG. 13, in which the existing schedule is deleted and the schedule whose position has been moved by the schedule adjustment is returned to the initial position.

FIG. 14A is a schedule table after the schedule adjustment of FIG. 12C. For example, it is assumed that the schedule 94 of the item number (5) on May 16 is deleted from the schedule table 70. When the schedule 94 is deleted, the schedule list is deleted from the schedule storage area, and the schedule list is newly registered in the schedule storage area.

Subsequently, the schedule history storage area of the schedule whose date and time overlap with the deletion schedule 94 is searched. In this case, the corresponding schedule is not searched. Next, a search is made for a schedule in a schedule storage area whose date and time overlap with the deletion schedule.

By this search, the adjusted schedule 96 shown in FIG. 14A is searched. Since the adjusted schedule 96 has “adjusted” as the system information and the initial position “5/16 10:00” before the adjustment, the restored schedule 96 is restored to the initial position as shown in FIG. Schedule 98.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program having the processing functions of the functional block diagram of the schedule management module shown in FIG.

As an embodiment of this recording medium, a CD-
There are a removable portable recording medium such as a ROM and a floppy disk, a storage device of a program provider that provides a program via a line, and a memory such as a RAM or a hard disk of a processing device in which the program is installed.
Further, the program provided by the recording medium is loaded into the processing device and executed on the main memory.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Although the case where the schedule information is input using the Do list creation screen 48 is described as an example, the schedule information including items such as the content indicating the work item, the date and time, the place, the person concerned, and the priority is designated. For input, the management of schedule information using an appropriate input screen regardless of the ToDo list creation screen is included.

In the above-described embodiment, the weekly schedule table is taken as an example of the schedule table created and displayed by the schedule management. In exactly the same manner, a schedule display based on a schedule management result according to the present invention can be performed.

Furthermore, the display form of the schedule table shown in the above embodiment is not limited to this, and the display of the schedule table having an appropriate format may be used.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the embodiments.

(Supplementary Note) (Supplementary Note 1) In a schedule management device for managing a schedule, a schedule classifying unit for classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, A schedule management device, comprising: a schedule adjustment unit that adjusts a schedule based on each schedule type when the schedule overlaps with time.

(Supplementary Note 2) In the schedule management device according to Supplementary Note 1, the schedule classification unit secures a deadline-type schedule in which a specified date and time is a work deadline or a specified period for work. A schedule management device, wherein the schedule management device is categorized into any of the expiration type schedules.

(Supplementary Note 3) In the schedule management device according to Supplementary Note 2, the schedule classifying unit may be configured to execute the term-based schedule or the period-based schedule based on items related to the date, time, place, and contents included in the input new schedule. A schedule management device characterized by classifying a schedule into a schedule type.

(Supplementary Note 4) In the schedule management device according to Supplementary Note 2, the schedule classification unit may include an item related to a date and time, an item related to a place, an item related to a related person, an item related to a content, and a priority related to a ToDo list. A schedule management device, wherein the schedule management device is categorized into the deadline type schedule or the period type schedule based on schedule information including items related to the system such as items and schedule adjustment.

(Supplementary Note 5) In the schedule management device according to Supplementary Note 2, the schedule adjustment unit adjusts both the input new schedule and the existing schedule if they are deadline-type schedules and both deadlines overlap. A schedule management device characterized in that a new schedule is incorporated as it is without performing.

(Supplementary Note 6) In the schedule management device according to Supplementary Note 2, the schedule adjustment unit may determine whether the input new schedule and the existing schedule are both period-type schedules and the two schedules overlap each other. A schedule management device characterized by adjusting so as to leave a high schedule.

(Supplementary note 7) In the schedule management device according to supplementary note 6, when the priority of the inputted new schedule is the same as the priority of the existing schedule, the schedule adjustment unit may execute the schedule selected according to the preset condition. Schedule management device characterized by leaving.

(Supplementary note 8) In the schedule management device according to supplementary note 7, the schedule adjusting unit sets a user selection, an existing schedule selection, or a new schedule selection as a condition when the priorities are the same. A schedule management device, characterized in that:

(Supplementary note 9) In the schedule management device according to supplementary note 2, the schedule adjusting unit may determine whether the input new schedule or the existing schedule is a period type schedule and the other is a term type schedule.
When the priority of the term schedule is high, the schedule management device adjusts the term schedule to move to the period start position of the term schedule.

(Supplementary note 10) In the schedule management device according to supplementary note 9, when the priority of the deadline-type schedule is low, the schedule adjustment unit moves the deadline-type schedule to the period end position of the period-type schedule. A schedule management device, characterized in that the schedule is adjusted.

(Supplementary Note 11) The schedule management device according to supplementary note 9, further comprising a schedule history management unit for storing a schedule deleted by the adjustment of the schedule adjustment unit and a position before the adjustment of the schedule moved by the adjustment. Wherein the schedule adjustment unit refers to the history stored by the schedule history management unit when the existing schedule is deleted, and restores the schedule deleted by the schedule adjustment or moves to the initial position moved by the schedule adjustment. A schedule management device for returning a schedule to a schedule management device.

(Supplementary Note 12) In a schedule management method for managing a schedule, a schedule classifying step of classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, And a schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on each schedule type when the schedules overlap.

(Supplementary Note 13) In the schedule management method according to supplementary note 12, the schedule classification step includes:
A schedule management method characterized by being classified into one of a term-type schedule in which a specified date and time is a work term and a term-type schedule in which a specified period is reserved for work.

(Supplementary Note 14) A schedule classifying step of classifying the inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, and a case where the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with the existing schedule. And a schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on a model. A computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program.

(Supplementary Note 15) A schedule classifying step of classifying the inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, and a case where the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with the existing schedule. A schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on a model type.

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As described above, according to the present invention, a new schedule input by a user is specified according to its contents as a deadline type for which it is necessary to consider a specified date and time as a work deadline. Should the user be aware of the deadline (deadline) for each schedule or be aware of participation in a certain period in order to classify certain periods into the period types that need to be reserved for work and display them in the schedule table? The schedule can be recognized by clearly grasping the schedule.

When a new schedule is input and an existing schedule is duplicated, the schedule is automatically adjusted according to the type of the overlapping schedule, that is, the type of the deadline type and the period type, and the priority, and the schedule adjustment of the user is performed. Labor can be greatly reduced. Furthermore,
By automatically adjusting the inputted new schedule and the existing schedule, it is possible to obtain a base when the user performs more detailed adjustment by the automatic adjustment function.

Furthermore, by storing and managing the schedule history, the deleted existing schedule remains without being deleted, and can be restored to the schedule if necessary. Furthermore, for a schedule that has been deleted or its position has been changed due to schedule adjustment, it is possible to return to the original schedule or return to the initial position by deleting the existing schedule. This is unnecessary, and the user's labor can be reduced accordingly, and the base for performing further fine adjustment can be easily realized by the resurrection function accompanying the schedule deletion and the function of moving to the initial position.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a schedule management module according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a schedule list and schedule records stored in a schedule storage area of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 shows T used for inputting schedule information in the present invention.
Illustration of oDo creation screen

FIG. 6 is an overall flowchart of a schedule management process according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a schedule classification process according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a schedule table and a schedule list created by the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a schedule adjustment process according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of adjusting a schedule between expiration types.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of adjusting a schedule between a period type and a period type.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of adjusting a schedule between a term type and a period type.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a schedule history storing process according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of returning a schedule moved by adjustment to an original position when an adjusted deadline schedule is deleted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: CPU 12: Program memory 14: Main storage 16: Secondary storage 18: Input unit 20: Display unit 22: Communication unit 24: Bus 26: Schedule processing unit 28: User input unit 32: Storage unit 34: Schedule classification unit 36: schedule adjustment unit 38: schedule history management unit 40: schedule history storage area 42: schedule history storage area 44: schedule list 46: schedule record 48: ToDo creation screen (schedule information input screen) 50: content description frame 52: date and time description Part 54: Location description part 56: Related person description part 58: Priority designation part 60: Registration button 62: Cancel button 64: Input clear button 70: Schedule table 72-1 to 72-3: Display area (by day) 76 , 82, 88: Deadline schedule (existing) 78, 90: Deadline schedule Jules (new) 84: period type schedule (new) 92: adjusted period type schedule 94: Delete schedule 96: recovery schedule

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A schedule management device for managing a schedule, comprising: a schedule classifying unit for classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information; A schedule management device, comprising: a schedule adjusting unit that adjusts a schedule based on each schedule type when overlapping. 2. The schedule management device according to claim 1, wherein the schedule classifying unit has a deadline-type schedule in which a specified date and time is set as a work deadline, or a period for which a specified period is secured for the work. A schedule management device, wherein the device is classified into any one of a type schedule. 3. The schedule management device according to claim 2, wherein the schedule classifying unit is configured to execute the deadline type schedule or the period type schedule on the basis of items related to the date, time, place, and content included in the input new schedule. A schedule management device, wherein the schedule management device is classified into the following schedule types. 4. A schedule management method for managing a schedule, comprising: a schedule classification step of classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information; A schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on each schedule type when the schedules overlap. 5. A schedule classifying step for classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, and when the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with an existing schedule, the computer comprises: A computer-readable recording medium storing a schedule management program for executing a schedule adjusting step of adjusting a schedule based on the schedule. 6. A schedule classifying step for classifying an inputted schedule into any one of the types based on the information, and when the inputted schedule temporally overlaps with an existing schedule, a schedule classification step is performed for each schedule type. A schedule adjustment step of adjusting a schedule based on the schedule management program.