Data entry apparatus for information device

Patent 6704606 Issued on March 9, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 26, 2023. 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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Inventor

Watari, Masakazu

Application

No. 10/373028 filed on 02/26/2003

US Classes:

700/17, Operator interface (e.g., display with control)700/14, Time responsive (duration)705/9, Staff scheduling or task assignment715/963Calendar or scheduling

Examiners

Primary: Picard, Leo P.
Assistant: Bahta, Kidest

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Staas & Halsey llp

International Classes

G05B 19/042 (20060101)
G05B 19/04 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-06-26 JP

Abstract

To accomplish an easier date entry operation, a date entry system is provided to enter a date including a month and a day into an information device. The system basically comprises a date acquiring element for acquiring a current date and a date specifying element for specifying the date including the month and the day on the basis of data indicative of the day entered and the current date acquired. Preferably, the system further comprises a member storing a parameter for specifying a range of dates into which a user is allowed to set the date, and a date-range deciding element for deciding the range of dates on the parameter under the acquired current date being set as a reference day, wherein the date specifying element is configured so as to specify the date including the month and the day based on a date residing within the range of dates decided. For example, the date specifying element is configured to input the specified date into a program executed by the information device. Also a computer-readable medium into which a program providing the above functions is recorded is available.