Information processing device, schedule inputting method and program for use in information processing device

• US 7,133,693 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2003
• Issued: 11/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Aoyama, Susumu, Kamata, Yuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US10/655,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20040053640A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.2, 455/414.1, 455/556.1, 455/502, 455/566, 455/432.3, 401/22, 340/5.63, 340/7.1, 340/7.21, 340/7.31, 340/7.38, 340/825.68, 340/14.3, 340/309.7, 340/309.8, 340/309.9, 368/21, 368/47, 368/80, 368/185, 707/203, 707/304
• US Class Current: 455/556.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

The present invention is intended to provide an information processing device adapted to rapidly register thereinto a schedule, a schedule inputting method for use in the information processing device, and a schedule inputting program used in the information processing device. The information processing device comprises: input controlling means for receiving an input; numeric value deciding means for deciding whether an inputted numeric value can be identified as a time based on the number of digits of the inputted numeric value and a value of each digit of the inputted numeric value and for identifying the numeric value as a scheduled time in the case where the numeric value is identifiable as the time; timer means for acquiring the current time; comparator means for shifting the scheduled time into the future by only a period which is spent until the scheduled time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time; and schedule management means for register the scheduled time and a predetermined schedule content as a schedule.

Claims

1. An information processing device for managing an inputted schedule, comprising:

an input portion to receive an input;

a numeric value deciding portion to decide whether an inputted numeric value can be identified as a time based on the number of digits of the inputted numeric value and a value of each digit of the inputted numeric value and for identifying the numeric value as a scheduled time in the case where the numeric value is identifiable as the time;

a schedule management portion to register the scheduled time and a predetermined schedule content as a schedule;

a timer to acquire the current time; and

a comparator portion to shift the scheduled time into the future by only a period which is spent until the scheduled time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with four digits and can be regarded as a value representative of hour and minute.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by day, hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with six digits and can be regarded as a value representative of day, hour and minute.

4. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by month, day, hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with eight digits and can be regarded as a value representative of month, day, hour and minute.

5. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by year, month, day, hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with twelve digits and can be regarded as a value representative of year, month, day, hour and minute.

6. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a timer portion to acquire the current time; and

an alarm portion to output an alarm when the current time has reached the scheduled time.

7. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with four digits and can be regarded as a value representative of hour and minute;

and

wherein said comparator portion is to shift the scheduled time into the future by only one day as a period which can be represented by hour and minute and which is spent until the schedule time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time represented by hour and minute.

8. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by day, hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with six digits and can be regarded as a value representative of day, hour and minute;

and

wherein said comparator portion is to shift the scheduled time into the future by only one month as a period which can be represented by day, hour and minute and which is spent until the scheduled time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time represented by day, hour and minute.

9. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said numeric value deciding portion is to identify the numeric value as the scheduled time that can be represented by month, day, hour and minute if the numeric value is the number with eight digits and can be regarded as a value representative of month, day, hour and minute;

and

wherein said comparator portion is to shift the scheduled time into the future by only one year as a period which can be represented by month, day, hour and minute and which is spent until the scheduled time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time represented by month, day, hour and minute.

10. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an alarm portion to output an alarm when the current time has reached the scheduled time.

11. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information processing device comprises a portable telephone.

12. A schedule inputting program that is stored in a computer-readable medium and used in an information processing device to make a computer perform a management of an inputted schedule, to make said computer pursue the processing comprising the steps:

receiving an input;

deciding whether an inputted numeric value can be identified as a time based on the number of digits of the inputted numeric value and a value of each digit of the inputted numeric value and identifying the numeric value as a scheduled time in the case where the inputted numeric value is identifiable as the time;

acquiring the current time;

shifting the scheduled time into the future by only a period which is spent until the scheduled time reaches the same time in the future in the case where the scheduled time is represented to be previous to the current time; and

registering the scheduled time and a predetermined schedule content as a schedule.