Texas Instruments Corporation

Hidetaka Negishi

Shigemitsu Aoki

Julio E Valella

An appointment reminder (10) includes a display (12) for displaying one or more appointment identifiers (14), the time of day, and the day of week. A keyboard (17) has an appointment key for initiating an appointment setting program and set keys (16) for setting an appointment time. A processor (18) is included for executing the appointment setting program which associates the appointment time with an appointment identifier (14). The processor (18) also executes an appointment notice program that notifies a user when the appointment time has arrived. A memory (21) is included for storing the appointment time, the appointment identifier (14), the appointment setting program and the appointment notice program. A clock (20) provides timing for the operation of the processor (18).

Electronic appointment organizer with paper pad for providing

A display and keyboard panel for an electronic device such as a handheld or desktop calculator, the panel having a keyboard area and an indication area located in the vicinity of the keyboard area. The indication area has a plurality of key sections each having at least two component areas each for indicating a single piece of information. Each of the key sections is typically formed by a touch sensor switch area having at least two adjacent areas corresponding respectively to the aforesaid component areas, each of the adjacent areas of the touch sensor switch area including at least one segment or plural segments of a conductor.

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Hidetaka Negishi