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Method and apparatus of displaying a calendar
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-28
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Granted: 2001-11-27
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Expires: 2016-08-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a scheduler that is able to display two weeks of a last or a next month with the current month with legible fonts. When a zoom key is input by an operator, a monthly calendar is displayed with another week. If a particular date of the month is an early date of the month, one week of the last month is additionally displayed. If a particular date of the month is a late date of the month, one week of the next month is additionally displayed. When a centering key is input by an operator, five weeks are displayed so that a week with a particular date is displayed in the middle of the five weeks.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadaaki Minoura
- 👤 Shichiro Miyashita
- 👤 Toru Tachibana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of displaying a calendar including daily data on a display screen, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a calendar for a specific month by arranging days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; (b) detecting an operation for said specific month; and (c) displaying, in addition to said specific month, at least one additional week with one of said at least one additional week closer to a predetermined day of said specific month on said display screen.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of displaying a calendar including daily data on a display screen, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a calendar for a specific month by arranging days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; (b) detecting an operation for said specific month; and (c) displaying, in addition to said specific month, at least one additional week with one of said at least one additional week closer to a predetermined day of said specific month on said display screen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of displaying at least one additional week comprises: displaying a total of five weeks with a specific week containing a predetermined day being in a middle position with two weeks prior and two weeks subsequent.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
110 words
An apparatus, having an LCD device, an input device, a memory and a CPU in a portable housing case, for displaying a calendar including daily data on a display screen of said LCD device, comprising: (a) means for displaying a calendar for a specific month by arranging days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; (b) means for detecting an operation for said specific month; and (c) means for displaying, in addition to said specific month, at least one additional week with one of said at least one additional week closer to a predetermined day of said specific month on said display screen.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
110 words
An apparatus, having an LCD device, an input device, a memory and a CPU in a portable housing case, for displaying a calendar including daily data on a display screen of said LCD device, comprising: (a) means for displaying a calendar for a specific month by arranging days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; (b) means for detecting an operation for said specific month; and (c) means for displaying, in addition to said specific month, at least one additional week with one of said at least one additional week closer to a predetermined day of said specific month on said display screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said means for displaying at least one additional week comprises: means for displaying a total of five weeks with a specific week containing a predetermined day being in a middle position with two weeks prior and two weeks subsequent.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for displaying a daily calendar on a display screen, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a calendar for at least four weeks of a specific month by arranging the days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; and (b) displaying, in response to an operation for display alteration, at least one more week continued to said at least four weeks on said display screen.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for displaying a daily calendar on a display screen, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a calendar for at least four weeks of a specific month by arranging the days of a week of said specific month in a row on said display screen; and (b) displaying, in response to an operation for display alteration, at least one more week continued to said at least four weeks on said display screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: detecting an operation for releasing an altered display; and when said operation for releasing an altered display is detected, returning to display a calendar that exits before said operation for display alteration is entered.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein a calendar display area on said screen at said step (a) and a calendar display area at said step (b) are the same size, and wherein the same size display area can be allocated to weeks of a calendar displayed at said step (b).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein a display area for each daily data on a calendar at said step (b) is changed in consonance with a font size of data that are to be displayed for each day in a calendar displayed at said step (a).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein a font size for displayed daily data on a calendar at said step (b) is changed in consonance with a display area for each day on a displayed calendar at said step (b).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein a procedure at said step (b) is repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times.
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