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Schedule setting method
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-14
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2008-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A schedule setting method including the steps of writing schedule information by hand on a display combined with a digitizer, the schedule informaiton including a schedule starting time, a schedule ending time, and the contents of a schedule, detecting the locus of the handwritten schedule information, storing the schedule information in a memory, and alarming a user of the schedule information prior to the arrival of the schedule starting time.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinji Tsugei
- 👤 Shigeki Iguchi
- 👤 Tomohiro Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:32
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G11/00; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A schedule setting device comprising: a schedule display containing predetermined schedule information, said predetermined schedule information including a time line and a date line perpendicularly arranged to create an input matrix; said input matrix including a time information zone and a comment information zone provided for each of a plurality of dates on said date line; a digitizer; a liquid crystal display panel superimposed on said digitizer, said liquid crystal display panel being provided for bearing said time and information zones; means for inputting handwritten time information corresponding to a desired alarm time into said time information zone; means for inputting handwritten comment information into said comment zone; means for determining the arrival of said desired alarm time; and means for developing an alarm signal upon determining the arrival of said desired alarm time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A schedule setting device comprising: a schedule display containing predetermined schedule information, said predetermined schedule information including a time line and a date line perpendicularly arranged to create an input matrix; said input matrix including a time information zone and a comment information zone provided for each of a plurality of dates on said date line; a digitizer; a liquid crystal display panel superimposed on said digitizer, said liquid crystal display panel being provided for bearing said time and information zones; means for inputting handwritten time information corresponding to a desired alarm time into said time information zone; means for inputting handwritten comment information into said comment zone; means for determining the arrival of said desired alarm time; and means for developing an alarm signal upon determining the arrival of said desired alarm time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
A schedule setting method for a schedule setting device comprising the steps of: (a) writing time information into a time information zone for each of a plurality of dates; (b) writing comment information into a comment zone for each of said plurality of dates; (c) displaying said writing of time and comment information for visual confirmation thereof; (d) detecting the locus of said time and comment information; (e) storing said time and schedule information in a memory; (f) determining the arrival of a time corresponding to said time information of step (a); and (g) developing an alarm signal in response to determining the arrival of said time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A schedule setting method for a schedule setting device comprising the steps of: (a) writing time information into a time information zone for each of a plurality of dates; (b) writing comment information into a comment zone for each of said plurality of dates; (c) displaying said writing of time and comment information for visual confirmation thereof; (d) detecting the locus of said time and comment information; (e) storing said time and schedule information in a memory; (f) determining the arrival of a time corresponding to said time information of step (a); and (g) developing an alarm signal in response to determining the arrival of said time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The schedule setting device according to claim 1, wherein said means for determining the arrival of said desired alarm time is a timekeeping circuit for counting current date and time information, said current and input time information being compared to determine the arrival of said desired alarm time.
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