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

Patent 5220540 Issued on June 15, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 12, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 835023 filed on 02/12/1992

US Classes:

368/41, WITH MEMORANDUM HOLDER OR ERASABLE WRITING SURFACE708/110Business device (e.g., billing, memorandum)

Examiners

Primary: Chan, Eddie P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman, Pavane

International Classes

G04C 023/00
G06F 003/14

Foreign Application Priority Data

1988-05-17 JP

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.