JP2000132601A - Method and device for displaying schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a schedule displaying method capable of editing and displaying private schedule information by using a computer system. SOLUTION: In the method and device for displaying schedules, a schedule display table 31 recording especially schedule display information is constituted in the memory of the computer system and schedule data of one day are displayed in a schedule displaying area divided into a primary schedule displaying area and a secondary schedule displaying area. In order to display the times of all the scheduled items so that a user can speedily and easily edit and read through the schedules, a time base for adjusting each area is provided for the method and device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to editing and displaying private schedule information using a computer system. Users can record their schedules by using electronic notebooks rather than ordinary notebooks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic notebook displays a schedule on a time axis. For example, in schedule + software developed by Microsoft, the time axis and schedule display area are used to show schedule distribution and schedule contents, as shown in FIG. The schedule display area is parallel to the time axis, and the schedule content is displayed in the schedule display area at the beginning and end of the schedule item.

[0003]

The above-mentioned prior art provides a tentative function for recording scheduled items, but has the following problems. (A) When writing notes, most users usually
Specify the time after the date, and record the schedule items continuously. The time axis is used as a standard when planning a schedule. Traditional schedule displays on computers are inconvenient for traditional habits. The time distribution of the schedule can be shown on the time axis, but the free time between the two scheduled items occupies the display space with the schedule display. As a result, the display screen becomes improperly long, and the schedule must be read through by scrolling the screen very frequently. All data of the schedule item cannot be displayed continuously. The display space cannot be used effectively for more information.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a schedule display method capable of editing and displaying private schedule information using a computer system. The method consists of the following five steps. A step of configuring a schedule display table consisting of M columns and N rows in a memory of a computer, wherein daily schedule data is recorded in one cell of the schedule display table; A pointer to the temporary storage address of the schedule data of the day, the number of scheduled items before the duty time, the number of scheduled items after the duty time, and the start position, end position, and height value of each scheduled item are recorded. , The first step. A second step for determining edits and read-throughs from a user to update the schedule display table, and managing the schedule display table. A third step for detecting a changed portion in the schedule display table, wherein it is possible to determine whether or not the schedule display table needs to be updated in accordance with editing and reading through from the user. A fourth step for plotting the time axis together with the time distribution of the schedule according to the changed portion in the schedule display table, the two adjustment buttons for the duty time, and the display switch in the secondary schedule display area. To prepare a unique schedule display area that lists all schedule data within the duty time, and a list of all schedule data before and after the duty time according to the updated schedule display table The fifth step.

Further, the present invention provides a schedule display device capable of editing and displaying private schedule information using a computer system. This device consists of: What is claimed is: 1. A schedule display table comprising M columns and N rows, wherein each cell stores a daily display record and a daily schedule display table. Contains a pointer to the schedule display table for the day, the number of scheduled items before and after the duty time, and a pointer to the temporary storage location of the schedule data. The daily schedule display table contains the start position and the end position of each scheduled item. , And one that stores the height value. A schedule display table management unit for determining the type of action, such as editing, reading, changing, etc., input by the user from the input device, and performing corresponding insertion, change, deletion, and reloading of the schedule display table. .

A change area detecting section for searching a schedule display table and calculating a change portion of a display area according to a display mode and an action specified by a user input from an input device; By determining whether it is necessary to change the time axis and the primary and secondary schedule display areas by editing or reading through the display table or changing the duty time. Based on the specified display mode and the searched schedule display position table, a pointer to the schedule data of the day to be displayed is obtained, and the schedule data is read from the schedule data storage area using the pointer, and the schedule item is read. A schedule display unit for determining whether or not the schedule items are within the duty time, detecting whether or not the schedule items overlap, and displaying the schedule items in the unique and unique display areas, respectively.

[0007] According to the duty time set by the user, the time axis is plotted, it is detected whether or not the changed scheduled item has an overlap, the schedule time distribution is plotted, two adjustment buttons for the duty time, A time axis display unit for displaying a display switch in the secondary schedule display area.

The schedule display device according to the present invention provides two display modes, a vertical mode and a horizontal mode. In order to manage and display the necessary information under the mode specified by the user, a corresponding schedule display table is constructed in memory. After the user edits, reads, and changes the schedule display table, the schedule display table management unit updates the new schedule display table, and the change area detection unit detects a change in the display area. The time axis is displayed with two buttons for adjusting the duty time and the primary and secondary schedule display areas, and the user can read and edit the schedule display table.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The purpose of a schedule display device according to the present invention is to manage and display schedule information.
It is to process schedule data in a computer system by a schedule display position table configured in a memory. The schedule display device according to the present invention provides vertical and horizontal modes so that the user can quickly and conveniently edit and read through the schedule. In the vertical display mode, the time axis is arranged vertically in parallel with the unique schedule display area.
In the horizontal display mode, the time axis is horizontally arranged above the unique schedule display area. Under the vertical display mode, the schedule data in the unique schedule display area is displayed at a position corresponding to the time of the schedule item. Under the horizontal display mode, the schedule data in the unique schedule display area is displayed continuously in order. In both the vertical and horizontal modes, the schedule data in the secondary schedule display area is displayed sequentially and sequentially. According to the duty time set by the user, the schedule items within the duty time are displayed in the primary schedule display area, and the schedule items outside the duty time are displayed in the secondary schedule display area. In addition, there are two adjustment buttons for the duty time and a display switch for the secondary schedule display area on the display screen. One adjustment button for the duty time is used to adjust the start time of the duty time, and the other button for the duty time is used to adjust the end time of the duty time. The display switch of the secondary schedule display area is used to control whether the secondary schedule display area is displayed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schedule display device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an input device including a keyboard and a mouse. The keyboard is used to enter the schedule data, and the mouse is used to adjust the start and end points of the duty time, indicate the schedule item to be changed, and move the schedule item. Reference number 4
Reference numeral 0 denotes a schedule editing unit that provides a schedule editor for editing the contents of the schedule item. By using the schedule editor, the user can change the time of an appointment item, check the appointment item, delete an appointment item, set an alert, or set a predetermined set of appointment items such as a meeting or a trip. You can select and enter or change the schedule details. Reference numeral 31 represents a schedule display table. The schedule display table is an array including M columns and N columns. In a typical example, M is 7 and N is 6. In this example, the schedule display table has a total of 42 cells. A display record for one day of one day and a schedule display table for one day are stored in each cell. The display record of the day includes a pointer indicating a temporary storage location in the memory where the schedule data is stored, and a pointer indicating the schedule display table of the day where all schedule item data is stored. Reference number 50
Represents a schedule data storage zone in which schedule data is stored. The display record for the day further includes two numbers cLeft and cRight, indicating the number of scheduled items before and after the duty time, respectively. The schedule display table for the day stores the values of the start point, end point, and height for each schedule item. Reference number 30
Represents a schedule display table management unit for determining the type of action based on the position where the mouse is clicked. If the mouse is moved to the read-ahead button or scroll bar and the left button is clicked, this action is determined to be a schedule read-ahead action. If the mouse is moved to the schedule display area with no schedule item and the left button is clicked, this operation is determined to be a schedule addition operation. On the other hand,
If the mouse is moved to the schedule display area with the schedule item and the left button is clicked, this operation is determined to be a schedule change operation or a schedule movement operation. In this case, if the mouse release position is different from the mouse click position, this operation is determined to be a schedule movement operation. Otherwise, this action is determined to be a schedule change action. The schedule editor of the schedule editing unit 40 is activated to edit the contents of the schedule item. After the editing is completed, the schedule display table management unit 30 updates the schedule display table 31. When a schedule item is moved or edited, the display area is changed accordingly. The change area detection unit 21 detects a change point in the display area. Next, the time axis display unit 22 and the schedule display unit 23 search for the start point, the end point, and the height of the schedule display area regarding the number of scheduled items before and after the duty time and the changed schedule item. By doing so, the time axis and the schedule data are displayed.

The schedule display table management unit 30
It is a basic control unit of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the schedule display table management unit 30 manages the schedule display table 31 stored in the schedule data storage zone 50. In the schedule display table 31, the start point, the end point, and the like for each schedule item are set so that the changed part of the schedule can be easily detected and the schedule data can be directly displayed.
And the height values are recorded.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data structure of the schedule display table 31 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The schedule display table including M columns and N rows is configured in the memory of the computer. The daily display record and the daily schedule display table are stored in each cell of the schedule table 31. The display record of the day is a pointer ptToDay indicating a table in which all schedule data of the day is stored.
Table, a pointer PtToDayStorage indicating a temporary storage location of the schedule data, a number cLeft indicating the number of scheduled items before the duty time, and a number cRight indicating the number of scheduled items after the duty time. The schedule display table for that day shows the starting point of each schedule item,
Includes end point and height values. In a typical example, the schedule display table 31 has 7 columns and 6 rows. The schedule display table 31 has 42 cells for storing schedule data for 42 days in total.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic flowcharts showing processing steps of the schedule display table management unit 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention. A step S71 decides whether or not there is a schedule read-through operation. If the result is NO, the process goes to step S72 of determining the type of schedule editing action. In step S72, the type of the schedule editing action is determined. If a schedule editing action is added, the process goes to steps S73 and S74, respectively, searching for an appropriate position in the schedule display and inserting a new schedule item. If the schedule editing action is delete, the process proceeds to step S
Go to 75. If the schedule editing action changes,
The process goes to step S76. In step S76, the height of the display range is changed. If the schedule editing action is movement, the process proceeds to step S7.
Go to 7. Step S77 is used for moving the scheduled item, in which the old scheduled item is first removed and the new scheduled item is added. If the action is not an add, delete, change, or move, the process ends. If the result of step S71 is YES, the process proceeds to step S78, where it is determined whether or not the data to be read is not within the displayable range. If the data to be read is not within the displayable range, the process goes to step S80 to calculate a new display range. After the new display range is calculated,
The process goes to step S81 for searching each schedule data and calculating a display record. Then
The process proceeds to step S82, in which all the schedule display position tables are loaded into the monthly schedule display table. Then the process goes to the end. If the data to be read is in the displayable range, the process goes to step S79 to determine whether the duty time has been changed. If the result is NO, the process goes to the end. If the decision result is YES, the process goes to step S83 for calculating the start time and end time of the duty time on the time axis. Then the process goes to step S84 to calculate the number of scheduled items before and after the duty time and change the display record.

FIGS. 6 to 10 are schematic flowcharts showing processing steps of the changed area detecting unit 21 according to one embodiment of the present invention. When the scheduled item within the duty time occupies an area larger than the display area, it is necessary to use the scroll bar to view the schedule in the unique schedule display area. In the vertical mode, the time axis is arranged vertically, and the value of the height of the scheduled item corresponds to time. Therefore, when the scroll bar is moved in the vertical mode, the time axis and the display area are simultaneously moved. In the horizontal mode, the time axis is horizontally arranged above the display area, and when the scroll bar is moved, only the schedule display list is moved. Schedule data before and after the duty time are displayed continuously in the secondary schedule display area. In the secondary schedule display area, the schedule data is displayed in the horizontal mode.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 10,
Changed area detector 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention
The first flowchart will be described below. Step S90
Detects if a change exists. If the change is the result of a schedule edit, the process
It goes to step S100 and executes steps S101 to S114. If the change is the result of scrolling the primary schedule display area, the process goes to step S120 and executes steps S121 to S128 to search for a change in the time axis and the primary schedule display area. . If the changed part is a result of scrolling the secondary schedule display area, the process proceeds to step S140, and executes steps S141 to S147 to search for a changed part in the secondary schedule display area. . Otherwise, if there is no change, the process goes to step S150 to perform another action.

In step S101, the schedule editing operation is classified into the following five categories. Schedule deletion / addition in vertical mode, schedule movement in vertical mode, schedule deletion in horizontal mode, schedule addition in horizontal mode, and schedule movement in horizontal mode. Steps S102 to S1
A step 05 detects a changed portion of the unique schedule display area in the vertical mode, and executes steps S106 to S113.
Detects a change in the unique schedule display area in the horizontal mode. In the horizontal mode, it is necessary to execute step S113 for detecting a changed portion on the time axis. In the vertical mode, addition and deletion of a schedule are restricted between a start position and an end position of one schedule item. Step S102 is used to calculate the start position s and the end position e of the target scheduled item on the time axis. When a certain schedule item is moved, step S103 determines whether the target schedule item and the original schedule item are on the same screen. If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to Step S104 for calculating the start position e and the end position s of the merger of the target scheduled item and the original scheduled item. If the decision result is NO, the process goes to step S102.
A step S105 converts the positions s and e into coordinates sy and ey. The upper left corner of the display area is set as the origin having coordinates (0, 0). A step S114 calculates a coordinate range (0, sy, x, ey) of a changed portion of the unique schedule display area in the vertical mode. Here, x is the width of the unique schedule display area. A step S114 also calculates a coordinate range (0, sy, x1, ey) of the changed part on the time axis. Where x1
Is the width of the time axis.

Further, in the horizontal mode, when a certain scheduled item is deleted, the scheduled item after the deleted scheduled item is affected. By searching the schedule display table 31, steps S106 and S107 are performed.
Calculates the height of the start position sy of the target scheduled item and the height of the end position ey of the target scheduled item. The addition of the schedule is completed by the user inputting the schedule data into a blank area of the schedule display list. Under horizontal mode, the blank area is below all scheduled items. Therefore, in the horizontal mode, when the schedule item is added by searching the schedule display position table, step S
108 calculates the height of the start position sy of the target scheduled item in the display area. A step S109 calculates the height of the end position ey of the target scheduled item in the display area. Further, when a schedule item is moved, step S110 determines whether the original schedule item and the target schedule item are on the same display screen. If the decision result is YES, the process goes to step S111 and is occupied by the target scheduled item and the original scheduled item.
Calculate display area merger. If the determination result is NO, sy and ey are calculated as in the case of the schedule deletion. The time axis in the horizontal mode is changed according to the change of the time of the scheduled item. Therefore, after detecting a changed portion in the unambiguous schedule display area under the horizontal mode, step S113 executes the same appropriate editing as in the vertical mode to detect a changed portion on the time axis. Below, because of the change in the primary schedule display area and the time axis, step S114
The coordinate range (0, sy, x, ey) of the changed portion in the unique schedule display area and the coordinate range (sy1, 0, ey1, y) of the changed portion on the time axis are calculated.
Here, x is the width of the unique schedule display area,
sy1 and ey1 correspond to the values “sy” and “ey” calculated in step S113.

Steps S121 to S128 deal with deletion for change when the unique schedule display area is scrolled. Schedule display position table 31
Is searched, the step S121 determines that the first schedule display record i in the unique schedule display area
To win. A step S122 decides whether or not to execute scrolling.
Determine if it is within the duty time. If it is determined that scrolling should be performed, the process goes to step S123 for determining the type of scrolling. For scrolling in the horizontal mode, step S124 determines whether the scroll type is down scroll. If the decision result is YES, the process goes to step S125 of subtracting 1 from i, meaning the previous record. A step S126 sets n to the height occupied by the i-th display record. For scrolling in the vertical mode, the display area is scrolled by the scheduled item. Step S
127 sets n to a height corresponding to time on the time axis. The coordinate range of the changed part in the unique schedule display area is (0, 0, x, n) when the schedule display is scrolled down, and (0, yn,
x, y). On the other hand, the coordinate range of the changed portion on the time axis is (0, 0, x1, n) when the schedule display is scrolled down in the vertical mode, and when the schedule display is scrolled up,
(0, y1-n, x1, y1). Here, x is the width of the primary schedule display area, y is the height of the primary schedule display area, and y1 is the height corresponding to the time on the time axis.

Next, the scroll processing for the secondary schedule display area will be described. Since the secondary schedule display area is displayed only continuously in the horizontal mode, there is no vertical mode scroll for the secondary schedule display area. As shown in FIG. 10, after searching the schedule display table, a step S131 obtains the record i of the first scheduled item shown in the secondary schedule display area. Step S
The 132 checks whether the record i is the first or last record in order to determine whether or not to execute scrolling, and detects a changed portion in the display area. A step S133 decides a scroll type of the secondary schedule display area. In the case of down scrolling, a step S134 decides whether or not the record i is the first display record after the duty time. If the result of the determination is YES, the down-scroll must skip the duty time. The scheduled number of items before the duty time is cL
If the record is the record i.
Is set as cLeft indicating the last scheduled item before the duty time. If the judgment result is NO, step S1
36 is 1 from i to mean the previous record.
pull. A step S137 sets n as the height occupied by the i-th display record, and if the schedule display is scrolled down, the coordinate range (0, 0, x,
n) is detected, and if the schedule display is scrolled up, the coordinate range (0, yn, x, y) of the changed part in the secondary schedule display area is detected. Here, x is the width of the secondary schedule display area, and y is the height of the secondary schedule display area.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic flowcharts showing processing steps of the time axis display unit 22 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment,
The time axis is a long bar on the display screen that represents the duration of the day. However, the time interval is divided into 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes according to the designation by the user. The length of this time axis is from time interval 1 to 144
As shown at 0 minutes, corresponding to coordinates 0 to L-1;
It is represented by L pixels. Time t (counting in minutes) is at position t1 = t * L1440. To display the schedule in more detail, the screen needs to be scrolled because the number of pixels L is larger than can be displayed by the screen in vertical or horizontal mode. Under the vertical mode, a screen with y pixels is used as a viewport, and the time unit u is plotted by n pixels. If ls is the coordinate of the start time l of the duty time in the time axis, and if rs is the coordinate of the end time r of the duty time, then ls = l * L · 1440 and rs = r * L
1440. In this case, if the point having the coordinates rs can be scrolled to the end of the viewport, scrolling in the range of rs-ls is allowed. If the upper left corner is the origin of the screen with coordinates (0,0), and if this origin is indicated by y0, y0
Is positioned between rs and ls, and the coordinate on the time axis at an arbitrary time t is represented by (t1-y0) * n / u. For an arbitrary point yi in the viewport, the corresponding time yt is yt = (y0 + yi * u /
n) represented by * 1440 / L. When the time axis display plots the time axis, the time ti is calculated by the coordinates on the time axis relative to the upper left corner of the viewport. If the time axis is always
If scrolled, ti corresponds to a certain time interval.
Thus, the time axis is plotted from the origin of the viewport to the bottom of the viewport, in time units indicated by n / 4 pixels.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are schematic flowcharts showing processing steps of the time axis display unit 22 according to one embodiment of the present invention. First, step S1
41 finds the positions tl and tr on the time axis, respectively, which define the duty time of the day. In step S142, the time axis is plotted, and tl and tr are moved to appropriate positions. S1
43 plots the scale of the time unit and shows the value of the time. Further, the step S144 finds the first display record i having a value of the end position which is larger than tl. A step S145 decides whether or not the start position s of the display record i is before tl. If the result is YES, the process proceeds to step S146.
And set the value of s as tl. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S147, and determines whether the end position e of the display record i is after tr. If the result is YES, step S148 sets the value of e as tr. If the decision result is NO, a step S149 calculates the display length of the schedule item i as es. After the display length calculation is completed, the process goes to step S150,
The time distribution on the time axis is plotted according to the display length.
A step S151 checks whether or not the next scheduled item i exists. If the result is YES, step S15
2 checks whether the start position s of the display record i is before tl, and if the result is YES, the process goes to step S153. If step S15
If the result of step 2 is NO, steps S147 to S151
Is repeated. If the result of step S151 is N
If O, there is no next scheduled item, or the start of the next schedule is after tr, and the process
In step S153, it is checked whether both ends of the time axis are covered by tl and tr. If the result is NO, the time axis plot is completed. If the decision result is YES, the process proceeds to step S
Going to 154, the time end symbol and the secondary schedule display area switch symbol are plotted at both ends of the time axis. Further, under the horizontal mode, the time axis is plotted transversely, with the horizontal and vertical coordinates swapped.

FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the schedule display unit 23 according to one embodiment of the present invention. By searching the schedule display table 31, step S162 obtains the first schedule display record i in the primary schedule display area. In the primary schedule display area,
There is a starting position that overlaps the change. continue,
A step S163 decides whether or not the display is under the horizontal mode. If the display is under the vertical mode, the process goes to step S176, where steps S144 to S152 shown in FIGS.
Execute If the display is in the horizontal mode, steps S164 to S167 display the schedule data in the unique schedule display area. First, a step S164 determines whether or not the start position of the display record i overlaps the changed part. If the result is YES, the process proceeds to step S165
To show the scheduled item data of the i-th display record. Then, the process goes to Step S166.
Set i = i + 1. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S167 to determine whether or not the record i is the last record before the rightmost point of the duty time. If the result is NO, the process goes to step S164 and continues until the start position of the display record i overlaps with the change or until the display record i comes after the rightmost point of the duty time. Repeat the plotting process. By searching the schedule display table 31, step S169 obtains the first schedule display record i in the second unique schedule display area. In the second definition schedule display area, there is a start position where the changed part overlaps. Subsequently, step S1
70 determines whether or not the start position of the display record i overlaps the changed part. If the result is YES, the process goes to step S171 and shows the schedule item data of this display record in the secondary schedule display area. Next, the process goes to Step S172 and sets i = i + 1. Thereafter, the process goes to Step S173, and the record i
Is the last display record before the leftmost point of the duty time. If the result is YES, the process goes to step 174 and adjusts this record to be the first schedule record after the rightmost point of the duty time. Then, step S
175 determines whether record i is the last display record. If the result is NO, the process proceeds from step S170 to step S175 until the start position of the display record i overlaps with the changed position or until the display record i becomes the last display record.
repeat.

Hereinafter, an example will be used to explain the schedule display table according to the present invention. FIG. 14 shows an example according to the invention, in which Mr. Oyan's schedule on August 15, 1996 is displayed in the vertical mode without setting the left and right end points of the duty time. The length L of the time axis is set to 1440 pixels, and the width of the schedule display area is set to 300 pixels. FIG. 15 shows a daily schedule display table and a display data record corresponding to FIG. After the duty time is set to a time from 8:00 am to 17 pm by the processing of the flowchart of the schedule display table management unit 30, step S79 sets the duty time as shown in FIG. The leftmost and rightmost points are
Determine if it has been changed. A step S83 calculates that the coordinates of the start point (left time point) of the duty time are s = 480, and the coordinates of the end point (right time point) of the duty time are e = 10.
Calculate to be 20. A step S84 calculates the number of scheduled items before and after the new duty time. In this case, CLe
ft and CRlight are both 1. If the duty time interval is changed, the changed part in the display area is excluded. Therefore, the schedule display table includes a primary schedule display area, a secondary schedule display area,
And a time axis display area. The time axis display unit 22 and the schedule display unit 23 change the unique schedule display area as shown in FIG. 16 according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. If the user selects to display the scheduled items before and after the duty time, the secondary schedule display area is displayed as shown in FIG. 17 according to the flowchart shown in FIG. If the user changes from the vertical mode to the horizontal mode, the schedule display list is displayed as shown in FIG. 17 according to the flowchart shown in FIG. If the user selects to reduce the display screen, a schedule display list is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, the value of the height of the primary schedule display area is changed from 133 pixels to 106 pixels, and the value of the height of the primary schedule display area is changed from 76 pixels to 24 pixels. If the user scrolls up the secondary schedule display area, according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, step S131 determines that the first display record (i =
0). Since there are two display records in the secondary schedule display area, step S132 determines that the secondary schedule display area should be scrolled up. By searching the schedule display table 31, step S137 determines that the display record i
Is set to n = 24. Therefore, the coordinate range of the changed portion is (0, yn, x, y) = (0, 52, 3)
00, 76). However, the width of the secondary schedule display area is represented by x = 300.
According to the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 corresponding to the changed portion, steps S169 and S170
It determines that there is no display record that overlaps the change and does not perform the plotting action. The result of scrolling up the secondary schedule display area is
This is shown in FIG. When the user wants to scroll up the primary schedule display area, the processing in the flowchart of FIG. 9 causes the step S121 to execute the first display record (i = 0) of the primary schedule display area.
To win. A step S122 determines that scrolling should be performed. Steps S123 and S12
No. 4 determines that the scroll type is horizontal up. A step S126 obtains the display height of the record i by searching the schedule display table. It is represented as n = 24. Step S127
Performs scrolling in vertical mode. A step S128 obtains a changed portion in the unique schedule display area. The coordinate range of the changed part is (0, y-
n, x, y,) = (0, 82, 300, 106). FIG. 21 shows the result of scrolling up the unique schedule display area according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 corresponding to the changed portion. If the user wishes to delete the scheduled item from 10 am to 12 am, the user can access the schedule editing means to perform the deletion by clicking the mouse pointing to the position of the desired scheduled item. I can do it. The result is shown in FIG. After the schedule item to be obtained is deleted according to the flowchart of the schedule display table management unit, steps S71 and S72 shown in FIG. 4 determine that the editing type is the schedule deletion in the horizontal mode. Step S7
5 deletes the third schedule record in the unique schedule display area. After deletion, step S1
01 detects that the edit type is schedule deletion in the horizontal mode, and then the process goes to step S106. Since the scheduled item to be deleted is the first scheduled item on the display screen, step S106 calculates the display height of the target scheduled item, sy = 0, and step S106.
107 calculates the height of the end position in the display area of the target scheduled item, ey = 106. At the same time, it is necessary to execute detection of a changed portion on the time axis. Step S1
13 performs a similar deletion in the vertical mode to detect the change. That is, step S102
Similarly, the start and end positions on the time axis of the target scheduled item are calculated. Here, s = 600 and e = 720. Thereafter, step S114 is performed to determine the coordinate range of the changed portion of the unique schedule display area, (0, sy, x, e).
y) = (0, 0, 300, 106) and the coordinate range (600, 0, 720, y) of the change point on the time axis is calculated. Here, y is the display height of the time axis. In this preferred embodiment, the display height of the time axis is 24
The unit time (60 minutes) is indicated by 48 pixels. After the calculation, the coordinate range of the changed part of the time axis is (96, 0, 192, 24). FIG.
The final results of the unique schedule display area and the time axis obtained by the flowcharts of FIGS.
Is shown in

[0024]

As described above, the schedule display table records the start point and end point on the time axis, and the height occupied in the schedule display area for each scheduled item. By using this schedule display table, it is not necessary to repeatedly calculate the changed portion detection unit. Then, the changed part in the time axis, the unique schedule display area, and the unique schedule display area can be detected more quickly and easily. Therefore, the time axis display unit can quickly and easily plot the time axis together with the schedule distribution using the schedule display table. All scheduled items of the day are displayed in the primary schedule display area and the secondary schedule display area, respectively. The nature of the scheduled item is distinguished by the start and end points of the duty time. The schedule item data is managed so that each schedule item can be read through and edited clearly and efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schedule display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional schedule display device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a schedule display table according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a part of a schematic flowchart of a schedule display table management unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is another part of the schematic flowchart of the schedule display table management unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a part of a schematic flowchart showing processing steps of a change area detection unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is another part of the schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the change area detecting unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another part of the schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the changed area detecting unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is another part of the schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the changed area detecting unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is another part of the schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the changed area detecting unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a part of a schematic flowchart showing processing steps of a time axis display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is another part of the schematic flowchart showing the processing steps of the time axis display unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart illustrating processing steps of a schedule display unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows a schedule display position table of August 15, 1996 displayed in a vertical mode.
It is a figure showing one example concerning the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a corresponding schedule record and schedule display position table of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16: The user changes the duty time from 8:00 am to 17 pm
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the unique schedule display area of FIG. 14 after setting by time.

17 is a diagram showing a primary and secondary schedule display area in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the schedule display table of FIG. 17 in the horizontal mode.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a reduced schedule display table of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a diagram in which the scroll axis of the secondary schedule display area is scrolled down in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a diagram in which the scroll axis of the unique schedule display area is scrolled down in FIG. 20;

22. In FIG. 21, the user moves the mouse to the position of schedule item 10:00 to 12:00, clicks the left button, and schedule item 10:00 to 12:00.
FIG. 11 is a diagram when the “.” Is edited.

23. In FIG. 22, scheduled items 10:00 to 1
It is a figure when 2:00 is removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Input device 21 Change part detection part 22 Time axis display part 23 Schedule display part 30 Schedule display table management part 31 Schedule display table 40 Schedule edit part 50 Schedule data storage zone 60 Display area

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A schedule display method capable of editing and displaying private schedule information by using a computer system, wherein a schedule display table comprising M columns and N rows is stored in a memory of a computer. A step of configuring, wherein one-day schedule data is recorded in one cell of the schedule display table, each cell is a pointer to a temporary storage address of the one-day schedule data, a schedule item before the duty time A first step of recording the number, the number of scheduled items after the duty time, and the start position, end position, and height value of each scheduled item, editing and reading from the user to update the schedule display table A second step for determining the schedule display table and managing the schedule display table. A third step of detecting an updated portion, the third step being capable of determining whether or not the schedule display table needs to be updated according to editing and read-through from a user; Fourth step for plotting the time axis, along with the time distribution of the schedule, according to the change location, the two adjustment buttons for the duty time, and the display switch in the secondary schedule display area, the duty according to the updated schedule display table From the fifth step to prepare an unambiguous schedule display area, listing all schedule data in time, and listing all schedule data before and after the duty time Schedule display method. 2. A schedule display device capable of editing and displaying private schedule information using a computer system, comprising M columns and N rows configured in a memory of a computer. In the schedule display table, each cell stores a display record for the day and a schedule display table for the day, and the display record for the day is a pointer to the schedule display table for the day, the number of scheduled items around the duty time, And a pointer indicating a temporary storage location of schedule data. The daily schedule display table stores a start position, an end position, and a height value of each schedule item. The schedule display table is input by a user from an input device. Determine the type of action, such as editing, reading through, changing, etc. A schedule display table management unit for performing corresponding insertion, change, deletion, and reloading. The schedule display table is searched, and according to a specified display mode and action from a user input from an input device. A change area detection unit for calculating a change portion of a display area, wherein a time axis and a unique and unique schedule display area are changed by editing or reading the schedule display table or changing a duty time. By doing so, a change area detection unit that determines whether it is necessary to change, based on the specified display mode and the searched schedule display position table, obtains a pointer to the schedule data of the day to be displayed, Use this pointer to read schedule data from the schedule data storage area. A schedule for determining whether the scheduled items are within the duty time, detecting whether the scheduled items overlap, and displaying the scheduled items in the unique and unique display areas, respectively. The display unit, according to the duty time set by the user, plots the time axis, detects whether the changed schedule item has overlap, plots the time distribution of the schedule, and has two adjustment buttons for the duty time. , A schedule display device having a time axis display unit for displaying a display switch of a secondary schedule display area. 3. The schedule display device defined in claim 2, further comprising a mode selection switch for a user to select a vertical display mode or a horizontal display mode. 4. The schedule display device defined in claim 2, further comprising a secondary schedule display area display switch for controlling whether the secondary schedule display area should be displayed. Also, a schedule display device.