Data processing apparatus with schedule creation, prioritization, display and control functions

• US 5,220,540 A
• Filed: 02/12/1992
• Issued: 06/15/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Yutaka, Inoue, Fumihiro, Nakao, Hiroshi, Tsubouchi, Kouichi, Kado, Makoto, Nishida, Hiroshi, Takahashi, Masamitsu, Tanaka, Junji, Shigematsu, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Eddie P.
• Application Number:
  US07/835,023
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 368/244, 368/251, 368/28, 368/41, 368/82, 364/DIG. 2, 364/710.01, 364/705.07
• US Class Current: 368/41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A data processing apparatus includes a key input device, a display device, a schedule data memory for storing schedule data attached with a data and a time within the date inputted from the key input device by the day, a time calculator for calculating a present date and time based on a date and time initially set, an alarm setting device for setting a requisition of alarm in a schedule data of a desired data and time included in the schedule data stored in the schedule data memory, a comparator for comparing the present date and time outputted from the time calculator with the date and time attached to the schedule data set with the requisition of the alarm by the alarm setting device and a display controller for simultaneously displaying the schedule data set with the requisition of the alarm and other schedule data being adjacent to said schedule data when the result of the comparison by the comparator is conformable.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus having schedule creation, prioritization, display and control functions and a plurality of operating states, comprising:

key input means for inputting schedule data and various designations for said schedule data;

display means for displaying various data including said schedule data;

schedule data memory means for storing schedule data inputted via said key input means, said schedule data memory means further storing schedule data in association with a particular date and a particular time;

time calculation means for calculating and outputting a present date and time;

alarm setting means for setting an alarm date and an alarm time in association with at least a portion of said schedule data for the ringing of an alarm and displaying of said associated schedule data, and for directing the storage of said alarm date and alarm time with said associated schedule data in said schedule data memory means;

first comparison means for comparing said present date and time outputted from said time calculation means with said alarm date and time set with said associated schedule data and for generating a conformation signal when said present date and time conforms to said alarm date and time set with said associated schedule data;

first display control means for causing said display means to simultaneously display both said schedule data associated with said alarm date and time and other schedule data that is stored in adjacent relation with respect to date and time to said associated schedule data in response to a generation of said conformation signal by said first comparison means, said first display control means further comprising means for causing said display means to display both said adjacent and said associated schedule data with priority over all other schedule data without regard to all data then currently displayed by said display means and a then current operating state of said apparatus;

second display control means for causing said display means to display said schedule data associated with said alarm date and time on said display means after a power source of said apparatus is turned on from an unused state when said first comparison means generates a conformation signal based on conformation of said alarm date and time with a present date and time which occurred prior to said turning on of the power source; and

alarm means for announcing that said schedule data associated with said alarm date and time is displayed on said display means.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, which further comprises:

preliminary time setting means for calculating a preliminary alarm date and time at a predetermined date and time before said alarm date and time, and for setting said preliminary alarm date and time in association with a preliminary alarm schedule data;

second comparison means for comparing said present date and time outputted by said date and time calculation means with the date and time set by said preliminary time setting means and for generating a second conformation signal when said present date and time conforms to said preliminary alarm date and time set with said associated schedule data

reason memory means for storing a reason for which the alarm date and time is set in association with said preliminary alarm schedule data inputted from said key input means;

third display control means for simultaneously causing said display means to display said preliminary alarm schedule data and the reason stored in said reason memory means corresponding therewith on said display means in response to a generation of said second conformation signal by said second comparison means; and

second alarm means for announcing that said schedule data associated with said preliminary alarm date and time is displayed on the display means and for announcing that the schedule data associated with said alarm date and time is displayed on said display means.