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

• US 7,457,642 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2006
• Issued: 11/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Aoyama, Susumu, Kamata, Yuko
• Primary Examiner(s): GELIN, JEAN ALLAND
• Application Number:
  US11/444,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20060217151A1
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/414.1, 455/502, 401/22, 340/5.63, 340/7.1, 340/7.21, 340/7.31, 340/7.38, 340/14.3, 340/825.68, 340/309.7, 340/309.9, 368/21, 368/47, 368/80, 707/203, 707/204, 345/157, 345/211, 345/690
• US Class Current: 455/566
• 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, comprising:

an input portion to receive an input of a numeric value while a stand-by screen is still being displayed; and

a schedule management portion to use the numeric value inputted by said input portion to manage a schedule relating to the numeric value.

2. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a function displaying portion to display a plurality of functions for selecting any one of functions when the numeric value is inputted by said input portion,

wherein said schedule management portion is for managing a schedule for the function selected by using said function displaying portion.

3. The information processing device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising a numeric value deciding portion to decide a digit number and a range of the numeric value inputted by said input portion,

wherein said schedule management portion is for managing a schedule relating to the numeric value based on a numeric value deciding result from said numeric value deciding portion.

4. The information processing device as claimed in claim 3, 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.

5. The information processing device as claimed in claim 3, 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.

6. The information processing device as claimed in claim 3, 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.

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

a timer portion 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.

8. The information processing device as claimed in claim 7, 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.

9. The information processing device as claimed in claim 7, 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.

10. The information processing device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the schedule managed by said schedule management portion includes an alarming time.

11. The information processing device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the schedule managed by said schedule management portion include an agenda.

12. The information processing device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an alarm portion to output an alarm when the current time acquired by said timer portion has reached the scheduled time.

13. A schedule management program stored on a computer readable medium for making a computer perform a schedule management, comprising the steps of:

a) receiving, by the computer, an input of a numeric value while a stand-by screen is still being displayed; and

b) using the numeric value inputted at the step a) to manage a schedule relating to the numeric value.

14. The schedule management program as claimed in claim 13, further comprising the step c) of displaying a plurality of functions for selecting any one of functions when the numeric value is inputted at the step a),

wherein a schedule for the function selected at the step c) is managed at the step b).

15. A schedule management method for performing a schedule management by an information processing device, comprising the steps:

a) receiving an input of a numeric value while a stand-by screen is still being displayed; and

b) using the numeric value inputted at the step a) to manage a schedule relating to the numeric value.

16. The schedule management method as claimed in claim 15, further comprising the step c) of displaying a plurality of functions for selecting any one of functions when the numeric value is inputted at the step a),

wherein a schedule for the function selected at the step c) is managed at the step b).

17. An information processing device, comprising:

a processing unit;

numeric keys used to input numeric value;

a display at least displaying information concerning process by the processing unit, and

information input through the numeric keys; and

a memory unit storing schedule data;

wherein the processing unit accepts input of numeric value through the numeric keys while a standby screen still displayed on the display unit, determines a number of digits of the input numeric value inputted while the standby screen is displayed, when a menu screen is displayed on the display unit, and registers the input numeric value as a schedule data when it is determined that the number of digits of the input numeric value meets a predetermined condition, when a numerical menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

18. An information processing device, comprising:

a processing unit;

numeric keys used to input numeric value;

a display at least displaying information concerning process by the processing unit, and information input through the numeric keys; and

a memory unit storing schedule data;

wherein the processing unit accepts input of numeric value through the numeric keys while a standby screen is still displayed on the display unit, displays a menu screen including an item for selecting a registration of a schedule on the display unit, and registers the input numeric value as a schedule data, when the item for selecting a registration of a schedule is selected from said menu screen, and it is determined that a number of digits of the input numeric value inputted while the standby screen is still displayed equals to a predetermined number, when a numerical menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

19. An information processing device, comprising:

a processing unit;

numeric keys used to input numeric value;

a display at least displaying information concerning process by the processing unit, and information input through the numeric keys; and

a memory unit storing schedule data;

wherein the processing unit accepts input of numeric value through the numeric keys while a standby screen is still displayed on the display unit, displays a menu screen including an item for selecting a registration of a schedule on the display unit, and registers the input numeric value as a schedule data, when the item for selecting a registration of a schedule is selected from said menu screen, when a numerical menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

20. A method for registering schedule data, comprising the steps of:

accepting input of numeric value while a standby screen is still displayed on the display unit;

determining a number of digits of the numeric value; and

registering the numeric value as a schedule data when it is determined that the number of digits of the numeric value equals to a predetermined number, when a numerical menu screen is displayed on the display unit.

21. A method for registering schedule data, comprising the steps of:

accepting input of numeric value while a standby screen is still displayed on the display unit;

determining a number of digits of the numeric value when a key for selecting a menu screen is operated; and

registering the numeric value as a schedule data when it is determined that the number of digits of the numeric value equals to a predetermined number, and a registration of the schedule data is selected through the menu screen, when a numerical menu screen is displayed on the display unit.