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US 6,553,267 B1Granted
Date entry apparatus for information device
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorMasakazu Watari
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AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorMasakazu Watari
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To accomplish an easier date entry operation, a date entry apparatus is provided to enter a date including a month and a day into an information device. The apparatus 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 apparatus 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.
A date entry apparatus for inputting a date into an information device, the apparatus comprising:
A computer-readable medium into which a program is recorded which is executed by a computer connected with an input apparatus to which data indicative of a day are entered by a user, the program providing the functions of:
A method of entering data indicative of a day, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.