Patent ID: 9030686
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A display device comprising: a registration portion which accepts input of text created by a user to be included in an electronic sticky note, the text containing a notation indicating a date and time; a storage portion which stores the electronic sticky note registered as a result of the registration portion accepting the input, along with extractable data in which are defined combinations of characters, symbols, and numerals that are to be extracted as information on a display period on a basis of the notation; a determination portion which, by referring to the extractable data, automatically extracts information on a display period of the electronic sticky note from content of the text of the electronic sticky note about to be created and registered and which determines, based on the extracted information, an end time of display of the electronic sticky note; a time counting portion which counts time; a display portion which displays the electronic sticky note stored in the storage portion and including the text containing the notation such that the electronic sticky note lies over a setting screen until the end time determined by the determination portion, the registration portion accepts input of a setting to hide the electronic sticky note stored in the storage portion, the determination portion, by referring to the extractable data, automatically extracts the information on the display period of the electronic sticky note from the content of the text of the electronic sticky note itself about to be created and registered, and determines, based on the extracted information, a start time of an event indicated by the content of the text of the electronic sticky note, and the display portion, on one hand, displays the electronic sticky note that is set to be hidden at a previously determined cautionary display time which is earlier than one or both of the end time and the start time and, on the other hand, displays the electronic sticky note that is not set to be hidden when a time point earlier than the start time of the event by a previously determined due display duration expires.