Information display device and program

The present invention relates to an information display device that displays various information distributed on the Internet and a program used in the information display device.

In recent years, with the rapid spread of mobile terminals such as smartphones (multifunctional mobile phone devices), services for distributing various information on the Internet are overflowing. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and effort for the user to select and display only the necessary information.

Conventionally, for such a problem, a system has been considered in which the server side grasps the user's state history and selectively distributes information according to the user's state from various information (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

<p><patcit num="1"><text>Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-373176</text></patcit></p>

<p> However, normally, in order to display various information on the Internet on a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, it is necessary to touch the icon on the screen to start the application (abbreviation of application software) each time, and the operation for that is performed. There is a problem that it is very annoying.</p><p> The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information display device and a program capable of easily displaying information required by a user from various information on the Internet. ..</p>

<p> The information display device according to the present invention includes an information acquisition means for acquiring various information, an operation determination means for determining a predetermined operation of a user from output data of a motion detection sensor installed in the apparatus main body, and this operation determination. It is characterized by providing a display control means for selectively displaying information on preset items from various information acquired by the information acquisition means based on a predetermined operation of the user determined by the means. And.</p>

<p> According to the present invention, when a user performs a predetermined operation, information required by the user can be easily displayed from various information on the net.</p>

<figref num="1">FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="2">FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a wearing state of the wrist terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="3">FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the wrist terminal and the mobile terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="4">FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a display switching method of the list terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="5">FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a wrist terminal according to the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="6">FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a mobile terminal according to the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="7">FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the list terminal server in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="8">FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a list terminal memory provided in the list terminal server in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="9">FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the list distribution application of the mobile terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="10">FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a priority setting screen of the mobile terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="11">FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a priority setting table provided in the mobile terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="12">FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the state registration process of the list terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="13">FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a state table provided in the list terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="14">FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information acquisition process of the list terminal in the same embodiment.</figref><figref num="15">FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display processing of the list terminal in the same embodiment.</figref>

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This network system includes a list terminal 11, a mobile terminal 12, various content servers 14a, 14b ... Existing on a network 13 such as the Internet, and a list terminal server 15.

The wrist terminal 11 corresponds to the information display device of the present invention. In this embodiment, the list terminal 11 has the shape of a wristwatch that can be worn on the wrist of the user. On the other hand, the mobile terminal 12 is, for example, a smartphone or the like, and is a portable communication terminal device that a user can carry in a bag or the like. When the mobile terminal 12 is near the list terminal 11, the list terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 12 are connected by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

Further, the mobile terminal 12 has a function of being able to connect to various content servers 14a, 14b ... and the list terminal server 15 on the network 13 through a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), a 3G mobile phone network, or the like.

Various content servers 14a, 14b ... provide various services on the network 13, such as distribution of weather information in each region and distribution of music and movies. The list terminal server 15 is a dedicated server for managing the information handled by the list terminal 11, and processes the information distributed from various content servers 14a, 14b ... According to the screen size of the list terminal 11. Perform processing.

Here, how to use the wrist terminal 11 used as the information display device of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the wearing state of the wrist terminal 11, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the wrist terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wrist terminal 11 includes a device main body 11a and bands 11b attached to both ends of the device main body 11a. As will be described later, the device main body 11a of the list terminal 11 has a built-in motion detection sensor such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor. With the wrist terminal 11 attached to the user's wrist, the display is switched by waiting the arm in front of the face and turning the wrist (this is called a flip operation).

As shown in FIG. 3, the list terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 12 are connected by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). When the mobile terminal 12 receives the information of the various content servers 14a, 14b ..., the mobile terminal 12 transmits the information to the list terminal 11. In this case, since the screen of the list terminal 11 is smaller than that of the mobile terminal 12, the list terminal server 15 shown in FIG. 1 processes the information of various content servers 14a, 14b ... For the list terminal. This processed information is sent to the list terminal 11 via the mobile terminal 12 and displayed.

Which information is displayed and how is set on the mobile terminal 12 side. The setting is made on the mobile terminal 12 side because the screen of the list terminal 11 is small. The mobile terminal 12 is equipped with an application for synchronizing the settings with the list terminal 11.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a display switching method of the list terminal 11.

In the list terminal 11, the display can be switched by the user performing an operation of turning the wrist (flip operation). In this example, from the state of the clock screen, which is the initial screen, the first flip operation is the movement of the rain clouds in the current area, the second flip operation is the weather information of the specified area, the third flip operation is the schedule, and the fourth flip operation. It is shown that the operation can be sequentially switched to the tweet information. It is possible to set on the mobile terminal 12 side including which information is displayed in what order.

The configuration and operation of each device will be described in detail below. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the wrist terminal 11.

The list terminal 11 includes a CPU 21, a display unit 22, a touch panel 23, a communication unit 24, a memory 25, a sensor unit 26, a clock unit 27, a GPS unit 28, and the like.

The CPU 21 controls the operation of the list terminal 11 by activating the program 25a stored in the memory 25. In the present embodiment, the CPU 21 has an information acquisition function 21a for acquiring various information, an operation determination function 21b for determining a predetermined operation of the user from the output data of the sensor unit 26, and various information based on the predetermined operation of the user. A display control function 21c for selectively displaying information on preset items is provided.

Further, a state determination function 21d for determining the user's condition from the output data of the sensor unit 26 is provided. When the state determination function 21d is provided, the display control function 21c selectively displays information on preset items from various information based on the user's state and the user's predetermined operation. To do.

The display unit 22 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and displays various information in color. The touch panel 23 is placed on the display screen of the display unit 22 and is used to give an input instruction by a touch operation. An integrated input display device is configured by the display unit 22 and the touch panel 23, and the user can give an input instruction by a touch operation while observing the display on the screen.

The communication unit 24 performs data transmission / reception processing with an external terminal (here, a mobile terminal 12) by short-range communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

In the memory 25, in addition to the program 25a for controlling the CPU 21, various data necessary for the processing operation of the CPU 21 are stored. The program 25a includes a program for realizing each of the above-mentioned functions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d.

The sensor unit 26 includes a motion detection sensor including a three-axis acceleration sensor capable of detecting acceleration in the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis directions. The clock unit 27 is a part for realizing the clock function of the wrist terminal 11, and measures the current time. In addition, the GPS unit 28 detects the current position by GPS (Global Positioning System).

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the mobile terminal 12.

The mobile terminal 12 includes a CPU 31, a display unit 32, a touch panel 33, a first communication unit 34a, a second communication unit 34b, a memory 35, and the like.

The CPU 31 controls the operation of the mobile terminal 12 by activating the program 35a stored in the memory 35. In the present embodiment, the CPU 31 has a priority setting function 31a for setting the priority of information, an information collection function 31b for periodically accessing the list terminal server 15 to collect content information, and a list of content information. An information transfer function 31c for transferring to the terminal 11 is provided.

The display unit 32 and the touch panel 33 constitute an integrated input display device similar to the display unit 22 and the touch panel 23 of the list terminal 11, and the user can give input instructions by touch operation while watching the screen display. ..

The first communication unit 34a performs data transmission / reception processing by wireless communication with an external terminal (list terminal 11) by a short-range communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The second communication unit 34b accesses the content servers 14a, 14b ... and the list terminal server 15 on the network 13 by wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), a 3G mobile phone network, or the like.

In the memory 35, in addition to the program 35a for controlling the CPU 31, various data necessary for the processing operation of the CPU 31 are stored. The program 35a includes a program for realizing each of the above-mentioned functions 31a, 31b, 31c.

The mobile terminal 12 actually has an acceleration sensor, a GPS function, and the like like the wrist terminal 11, but since it is not directly related to the present invention, the description thereof will be omitted.

The content servers 14a, 14b ... and the list terminal server 15 are composed of general-purpose computers equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and detailed configurations thereof are not shown.

Next, the operation of the network system in the present embodiment will be described separately for each operation of (a) list terminal server 15, (b) mobile terminal 12, and (c) list terminal 11.

(a) Operation of list terminal server 15 Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of list terminal server 15. The process shown in this flowchart is executed when a CPU (not shown) provided in the list terminal server 15 reads a predetermined program.

The list terminal server 15 receives distribution information from various content servers 14a and 14b existing on the network 13 (step A11), and processes these distribution information for the list terminal (step A12). The list terminal server 15 stores the processed distribution information in the list terminal memory 41 shown in FIG. 8 (step A13).

The list terminal memory 41 is provided for each list terminal. In the list terminal memory 41, as user information 41a, ID information (identification information) unique to the list terminal 11 owned by the user, the distribution content type selected by the user, and various other setting information are recorded. Further, as the distribution information 41b, the distribution information received from various content servers 14a and 14b and processed for the list terminal is stored. "Processing for a list terminal" is to perform processing such as editing content information according to the screen of a wristwatch-sized list terminal 11.

The list terminal server 15 refers to the list terminal memory 41, selectively receives various content information for each user, processes each of them, and stores the information in the list terminal memory 41.

(b) Operation of the mobile terminal 12 FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the list distribution application of the mobile terminal 12. The process shown in this flowchart is executed by the CPU 31 provided in the mobile terminal 12 reading the program 35a stored in the memory 35.

First, the user taps the setting icon (not shown) provided on the screen of the mobile terminal 12 to activate the "list terminal setting" function. When the "list terminal setting" function is activated (Yes in step B11), the mobile terminal 12 (detailed CPU 31) connects to the list terminal server 15 via the network 13 and sets the list terminal from the list terminal server 15. Receives and displays the predetermined setting screen for (step B12).

When the user performs a setting operation on the screen of the mobile terminal 12 (step B13), the mobile terminal 12 holds the information set by the setting operation in the memory 35 and sends the information to the list terminal 11 to list. It is stored in the memory 25 of the terminal 11 (step B14). Further, this setting information is also transmitted to the list terminal server 15 and the setting information is registered in the list terminal memory 41 (step B15).

By sending the setting information at this time to the list terminal 11, the user performs a predetermined operation, and the desired content information is displayed according to the set priority. In addition, the user can check the setting contents on the screen of the list terminal 11 at any time.

When the preset patrol time is reached (Yes in step B16), the mobile terminal 12 accesses the list terminal server 15 via the network 13 and receives the content information stored in the list terminal memory 41 (Yes). Step B17). The content information received at this time is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 35. Then, when there is a distribution request from the list terminal 11 (Yes in step B18), the mobile terminal 12 reads the content information stored in the predetermined area of the memory 35 and transfers it to the list terminal 11 (step B19). ). The content information transferred from the mobile terminal 12 to the list terminal 11 has already been processed for the list terminal by the list terminal server 15.

The content information transferred to the list terminal 11 is displayed according to a preset priority when the user performs a predetermined operation. The predetermined operation is an operation of turning the wrist (flip operation).

Here, a method of setting the priority of information will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a priority setting screen 51 of the mobile terminal 12. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the priority setting table 53.

The mobile terminal 12 has a function for setting the priority of information. When the priority setting function is activated by a predetermined operation, the priority setting screen 51 is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 12. The priority setting screen 51 is provided with five selection items 52a to 52e such as "normal", "walking", "train", "driving", and "night" as states related to the user's daily life. There is.

Information priority can be set for each of these selection items 52a to 52e. In the example of FIG. 10, when walking, "Ima-doko (map service)" is set as the first information, and "weather information" is set as the second information. The "first and second times" are the number of times the wrist is rotated (flip operation).

When the priority of information is set, the set contents are registered in the priority setting table 53 as shown in FIG. This priority setting table 53 is provided in the memory 35 of FIG. 6, and the content registered therein is transmitted to the list terminal 11 and the list terminal server 15 as setting information of the list terminal 11 (step B14 of FIG. 9). , See B15).

(c) Operation of the list terminal 11 FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the state registration process of the list terminal 11. The process shown in this flowchart is executed by the CPU 21 provided in the list terminal 11 reading the program 25a stored in the memory 25. The same applies to the processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 14 and 15, which will be described later, and is executed when the CPU 21 reads the program 25a.

A motion detection sensor such as an acceleration sensor is installed as a sensor unit 26 in the device main body 11a of the wrist terminal 11. The list terminal 11 performs the following state registration process in order to associate the output data of the motion detection sensor with the state of the user.

That is, first, when the user is in a walking state, for example, the "state registration" function is activated by tapping the setting icon (not shown) provided on the screen of the list terminal 11. When the "status registration" function is activated (Yes in step C11), the list terminal 11 (specifically, CPU 21) continuously transmits the output data of the motion detection sensor provided in the sensor unit 26 to a predetermined area of the memory 25. (Step C12).

When there is an operation to end registration (Yes in step C13), the list terminal 11 uses the output data of the sensor unit 26 recorded in the predetermined area of the memory 25 as data related to the walking state, as shown in FIG. Temporarily register in Table 54 (step C14). This state table 54 is provided in the memory 25. The reason for the provisional registration is that the user appropriately determines and confirms the registered contents.

The same applies to other states. By registering the same state as above during normal times, driving, riding a train, and at night, the actual movement in the user's daily life. The output data of the motion detection sensor can be associated with the state at that time. As a result, the state of the user can be accurately determined, and information according to the state at that time can be preferentially displayed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information acquisition process of the list terminal 11.

The list terminal 11 (specifically, CPU 21) confirms the connection status with the mobile terminal 12 at regular intervals (step D11) and determines whether or not communication is possible (step D12). If communication is possible, that is, if the list terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 12 are in a state where short-range wireless communication is possible (Yes in step D12), the list terminal 11 receives content information from the mobile terminal 12 and stores the memory. Store in 35 predetermined areas (step D13). This content information is periodically received by the mobile terminal 12 from the list terminal server 15 (see step B17 in FIG. 9), and is processed for the list terminal.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display processing of the list terminal 11.

The wrist terminal 11 (specifically, CPU 21) analyzes the output data of the motion detection sensor provided in the sensor unit 26, and determines the state of the user based on the analysis result (step E11). For details, the list terminal 11 refers to the state table 54 shown in FIG. 13, and the output data of the sensor unit 26 is "normal", "walking", "train", "driving", or "night". Determine if it corresponds to the condition.

In general, when a user wears the wrist terminal 11 on his / her wrist and walks, he / she often swings back and forth with his / her arm lowered, so that sensor data indicating such an operation can be obtained. Be done. If the user is driving, the steering wheel is being operated, so that sensor data representing such an operation can be obtained. If the user is on the train, there are actions such as grasping the hanging strap or sitting on the seat while riding in the car, and sensor data representing such actions can be obtained. Further, in normal times, sensor data corresponding to the user's normal time pattern can be obtained. The same is true at night.

If the position data of the GPS unit 28 is used in addition to the analysis of the sensor data, the current state of the user can be determined more accurately.

Further, the list terminal 11 determines whether or not the user is turning the wrist by using the output data of the sensor unit 26 (step E12). When the user is turning his wrist (Yes in step E13), the list terminal 11 determines that the flip operation shown in FIG. 4 is being performed, and switches from the clock screen, which is the reference screen, to the information display.

Specifically, the list terminal 11 refers to the priority setting table 53 stored in the memory 25 and shown in FIG. 11, and obtains various information from a predetermined area of the memory 25 based on the user's state and the number of times the wrist is turned. It is selectively read and displayed on the screen of the display unit 22 (step E14). As a result, for example, when the user is "walking", if the arm is raised to the position of the face and the flip operation is performed once, the information about "now where (map service)" is displayed and the flip operation is performed twice. If so, "weather information" will be displayed.

When the user lowers his / her arm (Yes in step E15), the list terminal 11 returns from the information display to the clock screen which is the reference screen (step E16). On the other hand, if the wrist is not turned or the arm is lowered (No in step E15), the list terminal 11 determines the user's state while maintaining the current display state (step E17).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, various information on the net received by the mobile terminal 12 can be confirmed by the list terminal 11. In this case, when the user performs a predetermined operation while holding the list terminal 11, information on a preset item is selectively displayed from among these information. Therefore, it is possible to easily display and confirm only the necessary information at any time without performing troublesome operations for displaying the information.

Further, by determining the user's state using the output data of the sensor, it is possible to display information according to the user's state at that time, such as when walking or riding a train. In this case, if the output data of the sensor obtained by the actual movement in the user's daily life is associated with the state at that time in advance, the current state of the user can be correctly determined and the information can be displayed. ..

In addition, if the priority of information is set, various information can be viewed according to the priority each time a predetermined operation is performed.

In addition, the wrist terminal 11 has the shape of a wristwatch that can be worn on the user's wrist, and acquires various information from a mobile terminal put in a bag or the like by short-range wireless communication. The user can selectively view this information simply by turning the wrist while wearing the list terminal 11 on the wrist. The user's action for switching the display information is not limited to turning the wrist, but may be, for example, an action of swinging the arm, an action of giving vibration to the arm, or the like.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

The inventions described in the claims of the original application of the present application are described below. [1]

An information acquisition means for acquiring various information, an operation determination means for determining a user's predetermined operation from the output data of a motion detection sensor installed in the main body of the device, and a user's predetermined operation determined by the operation determination means. An information display device including a display control means for selectively displaying information on preset items from various information acquired by the above information acquisition means based on an operation.

[2]

The display control means includes a state determination means for determining the user's state from the output data of the sensor, and the display control means includes the user's state determined by the state determination means and the user's predetermined operation determined by the operation determination means. [1] The information display device according to [1], characterized in that information on preset items is selectively displayed from various information acquired by the above information acquisition means.

[3]

A state table is provided in advance in which the output data of the sensor obtained by the actual movement in the user's daily life is stored in association with the state at that time, and the state determination means refers to the state table and refers to the sensor. The information display device described in [2], which is characterized in that the user's status is determined from the output data of.

[4]

The display control means includes a priority setting means for setting the priority of information, and the display control means selectively displays information on a preset item from various information according to the priority set by the priority setting means. The information display device described in [2].

[5]

The device body has the shape of a wristwatch that can be worn on the user's wrist, and the information acquisition means is from a mobile terminal existing near the device body with the device body worn on the user's wrist. The information display device described in [1], which is characterized by acquiring various information by short-range wireless communication.

[6]

A program executed by a computer, which has an information acquisition function for acquiring various information and an operation judgment function for determining a user's predetermined operation from the output data of a motion detection sensor installed in the main body of the device. And a display control function that selectively displays information on preset items from various information acquired by the above information acquisition function based on the user's predetermined operation determined by this operation determination function. A program to make it happen.

11 ... list terminal, 11a ... device body, 11b ... band, 12 ... mobile terminal, 13 ... network, 14a, 14b ... content server, 15 ... list terminal server, 21 ... CPU, 21a ... Information acquisition function, 21b ... Operation judgment function, 21c ... Display control function, 21d ... Status judgment function, 22 ... Display, 23 ... Touch panel , 24 ... communication unit, 25 ... memory, 25a ... program, 26 ... sensor unit, 27 ... clock unit, 28 ... GPS unit, 31 ... CPU, 31a .. .Priority setting function, 31b ... information collection function, 31c ... information transfer function, 32 ... display unit, 33 ... touch panel, 34a ... 1st communication unit, 34b ... 1st 2 communication unit, 35 ... memory, 35a ... program, 41 ... list terminal memory, 41a ... user information, 41b ... distribution information, 51 ... priority setting screen, 52a ~ 52e ... selection, 53 ... priority setting table, 54 ... status table.