JP2005032160A - Information processing device, method and system, storage medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a replay message corresponding to received information through a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: Reply messages corresponding to replies to invitation letters (items shown as A in the figure), replies to the replies to the invitation letters (items shown as B in the figure), condition reports to rendezvous information (items shown as C in the figure), and replies to the condition reports (items shown as D in the figure) are classified and registered in a reply creation table 221 in a manner corresponding to received information. Because only the items corresponding to the received information are extracted for a user to select when creating a reply, the user can create the reply by selecting a desired message not from all the registered messages but from the messages matching the situation. This invention is applicable to a terminal device 2 such as a PDA 11 or a digital camera cellular phone 301. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, an information processing system, a storage medium, and a program, and more particularly, an information processing device and an information processing method suitable for use when communicating information with a plurality of information processing devices. The present invention relates to an information processing system, a storage medium, and a program.

  So-called e-mail and instant messenger are widely used to transmit and receive data based on text via a network and to exchange information between a plurality of users.

  For example, users who are located in remote locations by using e-mail or instant messenger to invite friends to events such as driving or camping, to contact the meeting place, or to contact the meeting late It becomes possible to communicate with each other easily and quickly.

  Further, when the e-mail sending side requests a predetermined action from the e-mail receiving side, the e-mail sending side adds a script as an attached file to the e-mail, and e-mail is sent by the e-mail receiving side. There is a technique in which a script attached to an e-mail is extracted in conjunction with the opening instruction, and the extracted script is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-140270 A

  However, if the e-mail sender causes the e-mail destination to perform the desired action by attaching the script to the e-mail using conventional technology, the entire script is attached to the e-mail. As a result, the amount of information transmitted and received increases. In particular, it has been difficult to apply this technology in a system in which the amount of information is limited, such as sending and receiving e-mail using a mobile phone.

  In addition, it is very redundant to attach a script to all emails sent and received, such as when a series of actions are executed by exchanging information between a plurality of users a plurality of times. Furthermore, if the e-mail recipient already has a script, if only the necessary information can be sent without attaching the script, the capacity of the transmitted / received data can be reduced. Therefore, it is preferable.

  However, in order to reduce the number of times the script is attached, it is necessary to check whether or not there is a script corresponding to the transmission destination of the e-mail, and thus the number of times of sending and receiving information must be increased.

  In addition, in e-mail, in order to save the process of inputting a message to be sent to the other party each time, a fixed sentence may be prepared in advance. There may be no boilerplate text. On the other hand, if there are too many types of fixed phrases, it becomes difficult to select a desired fixed sentence suitable for the application from many fixed phrases. In particular, when a small information processing device such as a cellular phone is used, since the display screen area is small, many fixed sentences cannot be displayed on one screen. In order to select a desired fixed phrase, a scroll operation or the like must be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation. In the case where a message is exchanged between a plurality of users, it is possible to select a fixed phrase suitable for the application with a simple operation. is there.

  The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a communication control unit that controls communication with another information processing apparatus, and a first received from communication transmitted from the other information processing apparatus and controlled by processing of the communication control unit. Storage means for storing a plurality of messages used for reply to information, first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control means, and other information processing based on the plurality of messages stored by the storage means Controlling the display of the display screen data generated by the first generation means, the first generation means for generating the display screen data corresponding to the display screen for supporting the generation of the second information to be transmitted to the device Display control means, wherein the first information includes information indicating the classification of the first information, and the storage means stores a plurality of messages classified based on the classification of the first information. , The first generation means is based on the information indicating the classification of the first information included in the first information, and only the message corresponding to the first information classification among the plurality of messages stored in the storage means. Is extracted, and display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated.

  The first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control means may include information for instructing whether or not to cause the information processing apparatus to create a new processing process.

  The first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control means may include information for identifying a processing process executed by another information processing apparatus.

  The first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control means may include information generated by processing executed by another information processing apparatus.

  Based on the information corresponding to the operation input by the user referring to the display screen data acquired by the acquisition control means and the display control data acquired by the display control means acquired by the acquisition means for acquiring information corresponding to the user operation input And a second generation unit that generates second information to be transmitted to the information processing apparatus.

  In the second information generated by the second generating means, display is controlled by the display control means from among messages corresponding to the classification of the first information among the plurality of messages stored by the storage means. The message selected by the user who referred to the displayed screen data can be included.

  The information processing method of the present invention includes a determination step of determining a type of the first information based on information indicating a classification of the first information included in the first information, and a plurality of information stored in the storage unit A read step for reading a message, and using a message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among a plurality of messages read by the process of the read step, a reply is sent to another information processing apparatus A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of the second information to be performed, and a display for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step A response is returned to another information processing apparatus based on the operation input by the user referring to the control step and the display screen data whose display is controlled by the processing of the display control step. Characterized in that it comprises a second generating step of generating second information.

  The program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention is stored in the storage unit, the determination step for determining the type of the first information based on the information indicating the classification of the first information included in the first information A read step for reading a plurality of messages, and a message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the read step, A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of second information to be returned to the information processing apparatus, and display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step Based on the operation input by the user referring to the display control step for controlling the display and the display screen data whose display is controlled by the processing of the display control step, Characterized in that it comprises a second generating step of generating second information to reply to the broadcast processing apparatus.

  The program of the present invention includes a determination step of determining a type of the first information based on information indicating the classification of the first information included in the first information, and a plurality of messages stored in the storage unit. A read step to be read and a message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the read step is returned to the other information processing apparatus. A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting the generation of the information of 2, and a display control step of controlling display of the display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step And a reply to another information processing apparatus based on an operation input by the user referring to the display screen data whose display is controlled by the processing of the display control step. Characterized in that it comprises a second generating step of generating information.

  In the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program of the present invention, a plurality of messages used for replying to the first information are stored, and information indicating the classification of the first information included in the received first information Based on the above, the message corresponding to the type of the first information among the stored messages is used to correspond to the display screen for supporting the generation of the second information to be returned to the other information processing apparatus. Display screen data is generated and displayed.

  An information processing system of the present invention receives a first information processing apparatus capable of generating and transmitting first information based on a user's operation input, the first information, A first information processing device that generates a reply to the information and transmits the response to the first information processing device, and the first information processing device controls communication with the second information processing device. Communication control means, and first generation means for generating first information to be transmitted to the second information processing apparatus by communication controlled by the first communication control means. The first information includes: Information indicating the classification of the first information is included, and the second information processing apparatus is transmitted by the first information processing apparatus and the second communication control unit that controls communication with the first information processing apparatus. The first information received by communication controlled by the processing of the second communication control means Based on the storage means for storing a plurality of messages used for reply to the first information, the first information whose reception is controlled by the second communication control means, and the plurality of messages stored by the storage means, Second generation means for generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of second information to be transmitted to the information processing apparatus, and display of display screen data generated by the second generation means Display control means for controlling the message, the storage means stores a plurality of messages classified based on the classification of the first information, and the second generation means includes a first information included in the first information. Based on the information representing the information classification, only the message corresponding to the first information classification is extracted from the plurality of messages stored in the storage means, and the display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated. Characterized in that it.

  In the information processing system of the present invention, communication with the second information processing device is controlled by the first information processing device, and first information to be transmitted to the second information processing device is generated. This information includes information indicating the classification of the first information. The second information processing apparatus controls communication with the first information processing apparatus and is used for replying to the received first information. Display for supporting the generation of the first information received and the second information to be transmitted to the first information processing device based on the stored plurality of messages Display screen data corresponding to the screen is generated and displayed, and a plurality of messages are classified and stored based on the first information classification, and the first information classification included in the received first information is stored. Multiple stored messages based on the information Of over di, only messages corresponding to the classification of the first information is extracted, the display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated.

  According to the present invention, information can be exchanged with other information processing apparatuses. In particular, a plurality of reply messages are classified and stored, and the user can select a desired message from messages that match the received information. Can be done.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The correspondence relationship between the invention described in this specification and the embodiments of the invention is exemplified as follows. This description is intended to confirm that the embodiments supporting the invention described in this specification are described in this specification. Therefore, even if there is an embodiment that is described in the embodiment of the invention but is not described here as corresponding to the invention, the fact that the embodiment is not It does not mean that it does not correspond to the invention. Conversely, even if an embodiment is described herein as corresponding to an invention, that means that the embodiment does not correspond to an invention other than the invention. Absent.

  Further, this description does not mean all the inventions described in this specification. In other words, this description is for the invention described in the present specification, which is not claimed in this application, that is, for the invention that will be applied for in the future or that will appear and be added by amendment. It does not deny existence.

  The information processing device according to claim 1 (for example, the terminal device 2, specifically, the PDA 11 in FIG. 2 or the digital mobile phone with camera 401 in FIG. 37) is connected to another information processing device (for example, information When the processing device is the terminal device 2-1, it is one of the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n, and the information processing device is any of the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n. , The terminal device 2-1, specifically, communication control means for controlling communication with the PDA 11 in FIG. 2 or the digital cellular phone with camera 401 in FIG. 37 (for example, transmission / reception in FIG. 6) Control unit 112) and first information (for example, invitation, meeting information, or a reply to them) received from communication transmitted from another information processing apparatus and controlled by the processing of the communication control means Storage means (for example, storage unit 117 in FIG. 6) for storing a plurality of messages used for reply, first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control means, and a plurality of messages stored by the storage means Based on the above, a display screen (eg, a reply to an invitation, a status report that is a reply to meeting information, or a reply to a reply) to be generated to be transmitted to another information processing apparatus (for example, a reply) First generation means for generating display screen data corresponding to the reply creation support screen 231 in FIG. 25, the status report creation support screen 251 in FIG. 28, the reply creation support screen 301 in FIG. 34 or FIG. 6 application program 118) and display control means for controlling the display of the display screen data generated by the first generation means (for example, FIG. 6). GUI control unit 135), the first information includes information indicating the classification of the first information (for example, the classification information 168 of FIG. 9 or FIG. 10), and the storage means includes a message, A plurality of classifications are stored based on the classification of the first information, and the first generation unit is stored by the storage unit based on information representing the classification of the first information included in the first information. Only a message corresponding to the first information classification is extracted from the plurality of messages, and display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated.

  In the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit is information that instructs the information processing apparatus whether to create a new processing process (for example, FIG. 9). Alternatively, the process creation instruction information 163) of FIG. 10 is included.

  In the information processing apparatus according to claim 3, the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit includes information for identifying a processing process executed by another information processing apparatus (for example, FIG. 9 or FIG. 10). The process identifier 166) of the transmission source is included.

  The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 includes, in the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit, information generated by processing executed by another information processing apparatus (for example, FIG. 9 or FIG. 10). Application specific data 169) is included.

  The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 is displayed by an acquisition unit (for example, the operation input unit 111 in FIG. 6) that acquires information corresponding to a user's operation input and a display control unit that is acquired by the acquisition unit. Based on information corresponding to an operation input by the user referring to the controlled display screen data, second generation means for generating second information to be transmitted to another information processing apparatus (for example, the data creation unit in FIG. 6) 132).

  The information processing method according to claim 7 is based on information indicating the classification of the first information included in the first information (for example, the classification information 168 in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10). A determination step (for example, step S121 or step S123 in FIG. 21) for determining (for example, invitation, meeting information, or reply), and a reading step for reading a plurality of messages stored in the storage unit (for example, FIG. 22 of step S145, step S175 of FIG. 26, or step S205 of FIG. 29), and the first information type determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the read step. Second information sent back to another information processing apparatus using a corresponding message (for example, reply to invitation, meeting information) Display screen for supporting the generation of a reply to the reply or a reply to the reply (for example, reply creation support screen 231 in FIG. 25, status report creation support screen 251 in FIG. 28, reply creation support screen in FIG. 34 or FIG. 35) 301) is generated by processing of the first generation step (for example, step S146 in FIG. 22, step S176 in FIG. 26, or step S206 in FIG. 29) for generating display screen data corresponding to (301). Display control step (for example, step S147 in FIG. 22, step S177 in FIG. 26, or step S207 in FIG. 29) for controlling the display of the displayed display screen data, and the display whose display is controlled by the processing of the display control step Based on the operation input by the user referring to the screen data, the second information sent back to the other information processing apparatus is generated. Second generating step of (e.g., step S152, step S182 of FIG. 26 in FIG. 22, or step S212 in FIG. 29), characterized in that it comprises a.

  Further, in the program recorded on the recording medium according to claim 8 and the program according to claim 9, an embodiment (however, an example) corresponding to each step is the information according to claim 7. This is the same as the processing method.

  The information processing system of the present invention is a first information processing device (for example, the terminal device 2) capable of generating and transmitting first information based on a user's operation input. 2), the first information is received, a reply to the first information is generated and transmitted to the first information processing apparatus. A processing device (for example, the terminal device 2, specifically, the PDA 11 in FIG. 2 or the digital mobile phone with camera 401 in FIG. 37), and the first information processing device is a second information processing device. First communication control means (for example, the transmission / reception control unit 112 in FIG. 6) that controls communication with the apparatus and first information transmitted to the second information processing apparatus by communication controlled by the first communication control means. The first generator that generates the information (For example, the data creation unit 132 in FIG. 6), and the first information includes information indicating the classification of the first information (for example, the classification information 168 in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10), and the second information The information processing apparatus is transmitted by a second communication control unit (for example, the transmission / reception control unit 112 in FIG. 6) that controls communication with the first information processing apparatus and the first information processing apparatus. A storage unit (for example, storage unit 117 in FIG. 6) for storing a plurality of messages used for replying to the first information received by communication controlled by the processing of the communication control unit, and a second communication control unit Based on the first information whose reception is controlled and the plurality of messages stored in the storage means, the second information to be transmitted to the first information processing apparatus (for example, the reply to the invitation, the waiting information) Reply Is displayed on a display screen (for example, a reply creation support screen 231 in FIG. 25, a status report creation support screen 251 in FIG. 28, or a reply creation support screen 301 in FIG. 34). Second generation means for generating corresponding display screen data (for example, the application program 118 in FIG. 6) and display control means for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the second generation means (for example, FIG. 6). A plurality of messages are classified and stored based on the classification of the first information, and the second generation means includes the first information included in the first information. Based on the information representing the information classification, only the message corresponding to the first information classification is extracted from the plurality of messages stored in the storage means, and the display corresponding to the display screen is extracted. Screen data is generated.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an information exchange system to which the present invention is applied.

  The terminal device 2-1 to the terminal device 2-n, the content server 3, and the message server 4 are connected via the network 1. In FIG. 1, one content server 3 and one message server 4 are illustrated as being connected to the network 1, but the content server 3 and the message server 4 are connected to the network 1. Needless to say, multiple connections may be made.

  The terminal device 2-1 to the terminal device 2-n are information processing devices such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), for example, and use a system such as e-mail or instant messenger via the network 1 to transmit information. It is possible to give and receive. Hereinafter, the terminal device 2-1 to the terminal device 2-n will be described as being capable of exchanging information using e-mail by the processing of the message server 4, but including an instant messenger, The present invention can also be applied when information is exchanged using other methods.

  The content server 3 can store and manage a predetermined program and distribute (download) it to the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-n as necessary.

  Hereinafter, when there is no need to individually distinguish the terminal devices 2-1 to 2-n, they are simply referred to as the terminal device 2.

  2 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the PDA 11 which is an example of the terminal device 2 according to the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the PDA 11. FIG. 3 is a left side view of the PDA 11. FIG. 4 is a top view of the PDA 11.

  The PDA 11 has a housing that is sized to be grasped and operated with one hand. Above the PDA 11, a memory card slot 15 (FIG. 4) and an infrared communication unit 60 (FIG. 5) for exchanging information with other devices using infrared communication are provided. In addition, a wireless communication unit (not shown) for performing wireless communication using Bluetooth (trademark) may be provided.

  The lower surface of the PDA 11 is provided with a modem (not shown) and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port for transmitting / receiving various data, or an RS-232C port (none of which is shown), etc., for connection to the public line network. ing. The PDA 11 is provided with a display unit 12, keys 13, a jog dial 14, and the like.

  The display unit 12 is configured by a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays an image such as a map, an icon, a thumbnail, or text. On the upper side of the display unit 12, a touch pad 12a is provided so as to be stacked on the display device. The user inputs predetermined data or operation instructions to the CPU 51 (FIG. 5) of the PDA 11 by pressing the display unit 12 and the touch pad 12a with a finger or a pen.

  The key 13 is operated by the user when inputting predetermined data or operation instructions to the CPU 51.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the jog dial 14 provided on the left side surface of the PDA 11 has an arrow A in the figure when, for example, an icon, thumbnail or text displayed on the display unit 12 is selected by the user. A rotation operation is received in the direction of the direction or arrow B, or a pressing operation to the main body side is received. For example, when the jog dial 14 is rotated in a state where a plurality of icons are displayed on the display unit 12, a desired icon is selected from the plurality of icons and the jog dial 14 is pressed toward the main body side. The selected icon is confirmed. If the determined icon corresponds to the application program, the application program is activated.

  Further, the operation of rotating the jog dial 14 while pressing it toward the main body may be made to correspond to a command different from the normal rotation operation. The operation of the jog dial 14 and the content of the command corresponding to the operation are as follows: This is not the case.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the memory card 21 is inserted into a memory card slot 15 provided on the upper surface of the PDA 11. The memory card 21 is a recording medium incorporating a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the PDA 11.

  The CPU 51 synchronizes with the clock signal supplied from the oscillator 52, an operating system stored in a flash ROM (Read only Memory) 53 or an EDO DRAM (Extended Data Out Dynamic Random Access Memory) 54, or an application program described later Execute various programs such as class libraries.

  The Flash ROM 53 is configured by a flash memory which is a kind of EEPROM, and generally stores basically fixed data among programs used by the CPU 51 and calculation parameters. The EDO DRAM 54 stores a program executed by the CPU 51 and parameters that change as appropriate during the execution.

  The module interface (I / F) 55 acquires a program or data supplied from the memory card 21 installed in the memory card slot 15 and supplies various data supplied from the CPU 51 to the memory card 21.

  The USB interface (I / F) 56 inputs data or a program from the drive 71 that is a connected USB device in synchronization with the clock signal supplied from the oscillator 57 and drives the data supplied from the CPU 51. 71.

  The drive 71 reads the data or program recorded in the magnetic disk 81, the optical disk 82, the magneto-optical disk 83, or the semiconductor memory 84 to be mounted as necessary, and the data or program is read through the USB interface 56. To the CPU 51 or the EDO DRAM 54. The drive 71 records data or a program on the magnetic disk 81, the optical disk 82, the magneto-optical disk 83, or the semiconductor memory 84 that is mounted.

  The Flash ROM 53, EDO DRAM 54, module interface 55, and USB interface 56 are connected to the CPU 51 via an address bus and a data bus.

  The display unit 12 receives data from the CPU 51 via the LCD bus, and displays an image or characters corresponding to the received data. When the touch pad 12a is operated, the touch pad control unit 58 receives data corresponding to the operation (for example, data indicating the tapped coordinates) from the touch pad 12a, and serially outputs a signal corresponding to the received data. The data is supplied to the CPU 51 via the bus.

  An EL (Electro luminescence) driver 59 operates an electroluminescent element provided on the back side of the liquid crystal display unit of the display unit 12 to control display brightness of the display unit 12.

  The infrared communication unit 60 transmits the data received from the CPU 51 as an infrared signal to another device via a UART (Universal asynchronous receiver transmitter), and receives the infrared signal transmitted from the other device. To supply. The PDA 11 can also communicate with other devices via the UART.

  The audio playback unit 62 includes a speaker, audio data decoding circuit, and the like, and decodes and reproduces audio data stored in advance or audio data received from other devices, and outputs audio. Output. For example, the audio reproducing unit 62 reproduces audio data supplied from the CPU 51 via the buffer 61 and outputs audio corresponding to the data.

  The power supply circuit 63 converts the voltage of the power supplied from the attached battery 72 or the connected AC (Alternating current) adapter 73 and supplies the necessary power to the CPU 51 to the sound reproducing unit 62, respectively. .

  The communication unit 64 is connected to a communication module or the like through an interface such as RS 232C, for example. The communication unit 64 is connected to the Internet or the like via a communication module, stores data (for example, e-mail, etc.) supplied from the CPU 51 in a packet of a predetermined method, and is transmitted to other devices via the Internet. Send. Further, the communication unit 64 outputs data or a program stored in a packet received from another device via the Internet to the CPU 51.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing functions executed by the CPU 51 of the terminal device 2 (PDA 11) to which the present invention is applied.

  The operation input unit 111 receives a signal indicating a user operation input supplied from the touch pad control unit 58, the key 13, or the jog dial 14, and supplies the signal to the program control unit 116 or the class library 115. The transmission / reception control unit 112 is a program (so-called mail software) that controls transmission / reception of electronic mail by processing of the communication unit 64. The web browser 113 is a program having a function of browsing a web page or downloading a predetermined program by accessing a web server (not shown) via the network 1 by processing of the communication unit 64.

  The interpreter 114 is software for executing the program while sequentially converting the source code constituting the program into an object code in an executable format. In other words, the interpreter 114 is an environment for executing the application program 118. In the so-called java (R) environment when executing the Java (R) program, the Java (R) VM (Virtual Machine) is used as the interpreter. It corresponds to.

  The class library 115 is a program in which a program having a specific function is converted into a single “class” using an object-oriented programming language, and a plurality of related classes are collected into a single file. API (Application Programming Interface). In an object-oriented language, a group of objects having common attributes and methods (procedures) is called a “class”. Since these “classes” can be used as parts of programs, it is possible to reduce the programming effort by collecting commonly used general-purpose items in a class library.

  For the class library 115, for example, Personal Profile MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) is used. MIDP is one of the profiles for J2ME (Java (R) 2 Micro Edition) / CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration), and is a specification of Java (R) execution environment defined for mobile terminals such as mobile phones. It contains information such as user interfaces for mobile terminals and class libraries. For example, in order to use a Java (R) application in a portable terminal device such as a PDA 11 or a portable phone, it is necessary to prepare a library defined by this profile in addition to J2ME / CLDC. As a library of the class library 115, a data extraction unit 131, a data creation unit 132, a process control unit 133, a transport API 134, and a GUI (Graphic User Interface) control unit 135 are provided.

  The data extraction unit 131 transmits a received e-mail supplied from the transmission / reception control unit 112 from another terminal device 2 to which the present invention is applied, in a message format (to be described later) with reference to FIGS. A message including control data to be extracted), it has a function of extracting necessary information from the message and decoding the obtained information. In addition, the data creation unit 132 encodes information necessary for executing the program to be sent by e-mail, and arranges the encoded information into a message format.

  The process control unit 133 has a function of managing processes executed by the application program 118. In other words, the process control unit 133 can manage a plurality of processes by the same application program 118.

  Specifically, for example, when a plurality of one-on-one battle games with other users are executed in parallel by the same application program 118, the process control unit 133 plays against each user. The game is managed as an individual process that can be identified by an identifier, an application program is loaded from the storage unit 117, and the process identified by the identifier is executed or the running application program 118 is terminated. Information relating to the process identified by the identifier (for example, the state of the game) can be stored in the storage unit 117 to enter a dormant state. That is, by storing necessary information in the storage unit 117, the process control unit 133 temporarily terminates the process of the application program being executed in a recoverable state (this resettable end is made permanent and By reading predetermined information from the storage unit 117, it is possible to return a permanent process.

  The transport API 134 controls message transmission / reception by the transmission / reception control unit 112. The GUI control unit 135 controls display of predetermined information on the display unit 12 based on processing executed by the application program 118.

  The program control unit 116 has a function of downloading an application program based on link information of the application program added to the received message, and a function of confirming the validity of the downloaded application program file. The storage unit 117 stores data generated by processing executed by the application program 118, history information of processing executed by the application program 118, and data related to processes made permanent by processing of the process control unit 133, The application program downloaded by the program control unit 116 can be saved.

  The application program 118 is loaded from the storage unit 117 and executed on the interpreter 114 under the control of the process control unit 113 based on a user operation input or based on a received message.

  For example, when a predetermined operation input is received from the user, the GUI control unit 135 refers to the information regarding the suspended process stored in the storage unit 117, and displays the process list display screen 141 shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 12. The process list display screen 141 displays an application program name corresponding to a suspended process and information indicating the suspended state, and a new button selected by the user when creating a new process. 142 and an execution button 143 selected by the user when resuming the selected paused process.

  When the user selects any of the suspended processes displayed on the process list display screen 141 and presses the execution button 143, information corresponding to the suspended process is read from the storage unit 117. At the same time, the corresponding application program is loaded and the process is resumed. When the user instructs generation of a new process, an application list display screen 144 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. The application list display screen 144 displays the names of application programs installed in the terminal device 2, that is, stored in the storage unit 117 and can be loaded and executed, and the process list display again. When the screen 141 is displayed, a back button 145 selected by the user and a start button 146 selected by the user when starting a new process of the selected application program are provided.

  For example, referring to the application list display screen 144 shown in FIG. 8, the user selects an application program that can play a game with a predetermined user via the network 1 and newly generates a process. When this is instructed, the data creation unit 132 generates a message including information for starting the same application program in the other terminal device 2 owned by the predetermined user, and the transmission / reception controlled by the transport API 134 A message generated by the control unit 112 is transmitted to another terminal device 2 held by a predetermined user via the network 1.

  A message for causing another terminal device 2 to perform a predetermined action will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a description will be given by taking as an example a message that allows the terminal device 2-1 to activate an application program that causes the terminal device 2-2 that receives the message to execute a predetermined game.

  The message is composed of a header 151 and a text 152. In the header 151, an address, a title, a content type, and the like are described. In the content type, boundary identifier setting information 161 for identifying a data break is described. When the content type is described as multipart / mixed, this message is the most common multipart configuration, and each part indicates different data.

  When sending and receiving e-mail, text can be written in the body, and a plurality of application data and image files can be attached. In such a case, a multi-part media type that is a media type in which a plurality of attached files are collected is used. First, when the header 151 declares that it is a multi-part, the text 152 is composed of a plurality of parts corresponding to an attached file or a mail text. The boundary of one part is indicated by a line of an arbitrary character string defined by the content type boundary identifier setting information 161.

  That is, the text 152 is composed of two parts: a readable message description area 153 that can be read by the user who has received the message, and a control data description area 154. The readable message description area 153 and the control data description area 154 are separated by a boundary identifier 162. The end of the text 152 is also indicated by a boundary identifier 162.

  In the control data description area 154, in addition to message format version information and protocol type information, process creation instruction information 163 indicated by a numerical value following “create =”, program URL information 164, source URL Information 165, source process identifier 166, destination process identifier 167, classification information 168, and application specific data 169 are described.

  The process creation instruction information 163 is information indicating whether or not the receiving terminal device 2-2 that has received this message needs to create a new process. When the process creation instruction information 163 is 1, a new process is created. 0 indicates that there is no need to create a new process because the message is for a process that already exists.

  The URL information 164 of the program is link information used for downloading the program. The process identifier 166 of the transmission source is an identifier for identifying the process in which the terminal device 2-1 that has transmitted this message operates using the information exchanged by this message. The process identifier 167 of the transmission destination is It is an identifier for identifying a process on the terminal device 2-2 side that operates using information exchanged by this message, and these identifiers are generated in advance by the terminal device 2-1 that transmitted the message. Describe in the message.

  The classification information 168 is information for discriminating at which stage in the process the message is transmitted / received, in other words, information indicating the type of the message. For example, information indicating the status of each process displayed on the process list display screen 141 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be generated based on the classification information 168. For example, when the user of the terminal device 2-2 that has received this message suspends the process while receiving this message, the status is “Pending invitation” because “Pending invitation” is on hold. Therefore, the process list display screen 141 describes the corresponding application program name and information indicating the status of “Pending invitation”.

  The application-specific data 169 is information used by the application program 118 and can be arbitrarily set by the application program 118.

  The program control unit 116 of the terminal device 2-2 that has received the message described with reference to FIG. 9 determines whether or not the application program specified by the message has been downloaded to itself based on the URL information 164 of the program. It is confirmed whether or not the versions of the application program are matched, and if necessary, the application program specified by the message is downloaded from the content server 3.

  Specifically, an application description file related to the application program specified by the message is stored at the address indicated by the URL information 164 of the program, and the program control unit 116 downloads the application description file and In addition, it is determined whether the corresponding application program is installed and whether the versions are the same. The application description file is referred to as an ADF (Application Descriptor File) or JAD (Java (R) Application Descriptor) file, for example, when the application is described in java (R).

  Then, when the corresponding application program is not installed in itself or the versions are not the same, the program control unit 116 uses the address of the storage location of the application program described in the application description file. In addition, application programs are downloaded.

  Here, application description files such as ADF or JAD can be downloaded in advance, and it can be determined whether the corresponding application program is installed and whether the versions are the same. However, the method for determining whether or not the corresponding application program is installed in itself or whether the version is the same may be a method other than using the application description file. The means for obtaining the address information of the storage location of the application program, the download procedure, and the like may be methods other than those described above.

  Further, since it is detected that 1 is described in the process creation instruction information 163 based on the information extracted by the data extraction unit 131, the application program 118 is started by the process of the process control unit 133, A new process is created. The application program 118 displays necessary information on the display unit 12 by the process of the GUI control unit 135, receives a user operation input, generates a reply message by the process of the data creation unit 132, and performs transmission / reception control. Through the processing of the unit 112, a reply message is transmitted to the terminal device 2-1 that is the message transmission source in FIG.

  Next, a reply message transmitted from the terminal device 2-2 that has received the message of FIG. 9 to the terminal device 2-1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the control data description area 154 of the reply message, in addition to the information described in the message described with reference to FIG. 9, an identifier 171 generated at the transmission destination is described. And since this message was produced | generated in the process newly created by the message received from the terminal device 2-1, it is not necessary to instruct | indicate the creation of a new process to the terminal device 2-1. Therefore, 0 is described in the process creation instruction information 163 of this message. In addition, information indicating the stage in the process described in the classification information 168 is also changed to “reply”, for example.

  In the terminal device 2-1 that has received the message described with reference to FIG. 10, it is detected that 0 is described in the process creation instruction information 163, and thus no new process is generated. Then, based on the URL information 164 of the program, the program control unit 116 of the terminal device 2-1 matches whether or not the application program specified by the message has been downloaded to itself. In this case, it is detected that the application program specified by the message is downloaded to itself and the versions are also matched.

  The process control unit 133 activates the corresponding application program 118 to restart the corresponding process based on the process identifier 166 of the transmission source, and the application program 118 uses the information extracted by the data extraction unit 131 as a basis. Then, the GUI control unit 135 displays necessary information on the display unit 12, receives a user operation input, generates a reply message by the data creation unit 132, and if necessary, By the processing of the transmission / reception control unit 112, the reply message is transmitted to the terminal device 2-2 that is the transmission source of the message in FIG. A game executed by the same application program with the user of the terminal device 2-2 Information of Utame are exchanged.

  Next, processing executed by the terminal device 2 (PDA 11) to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, for example, the operation input unit 111 displays a process or application in a state where the process list display screen 141 described with reference to FIG. 7 or the application list display screen 144 described with reference to FIG. It is determined whether an operation input for starting any application stored in the storage unit 117 such as an operation to be selected has been received.

  If it is determined in step S1 that an operation input for activating any application has been received, an application program activation process 1 described later with reference to FIG. 12 is executed in step S2.

  In step S <b> 3, the application program 118 loaded and activated by the processing in step S <b> 2 executes processing unique to the application program 118 on the interpreter 114.

  If it is determined in step S1 that an operation input for activating any application has not been received, the transmission / reception control unit 112 receives a user operation input supplied from the operation input unit 111 in step S4. It is determined whether or not any of the received emails has been selected by performing an operation input for instructing opening of any of the received emails (received emails). If it is determined in step S4 that no received mail is selected, the process returns to step S1 and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S4 that any received mail has been selected, in step S5, the transmission / reception control unit 112 supplies the received mail to the class library 115, and the data extraction unit 131 receives the received mail. Whether or not the control data description area 154 is included in the text, that is, the received mail is transmitted from the terminal device 2 to which the present invention is applied, for example, as described with reference to FIG. 9 or FIG. It is determined whether it is a message. If it is determined in step S5 that the control data description area 154 is not included in the body of the received mail, the process returns to step S1 and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S5 that the control data description area 154 is included in the body of the received mail, in step S6, an application program activation process 2 described later with reference to FIG. 13 is executed, and in step S7. A process execution process described later with reference to FIG. 15 is executed.

  After the process of step S3 or step S7 is completed, in step S8, the transmission / reception control unit 112 determines whether or not data to be transmitted is generated and supplied in the data generation unit 132 in the process of step S3 or step S7. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not information needs to be transmitted to another terminal device 2 via the network 1.

  If it is determined in step S8 that information needs to be transmitted to another terminal apparatus 2, an information transmission process described later with reference to FIG. 16 is executed in step S9.

  In step S8, when it is determined that it is not necessary to transmit information to another terminal device 2, or after the process of step S9 is completed, in step S10, the process control unit 133 performs step S3 or step S7. In the processing executed in step S1, it is determined whether or not the process needs to be made permanent based on whether or not the process has been put into a dormant state.

  If it is determined in step S10 that the process needs to be perpetuated, a perpetuating process described later with reference to FIG. 17 is executed in step S11.

  If it is determined in step S10 that process perpetuation is not necessary, the process control unit 133 instructs the application program 118 to end in step S12.

  After the process of step S11 or step S12 is completed, in step S13, the operation input unit 111 determines whether or not the user has instructed the process to end. If it is determined in step S13 that the process is not instructed to end, the process returns to step S1 and the subsequent processes are repeated. In step S13, if it is determined that the end of the process has been commanded, the process ends.

  By such processing, the application program is loaded and executed based on user operation input or information included in the received mail control data description area 154, and the process is managed.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 12, an application program activation process 1 executed in step S2 of FIG. 11 when the application program is activated by a user operation input will be described.

  In step S21, the GUI control unit 135 causes the display unit 12 to display the process list display screen 141 described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 22, the operation input unit 111 determines whether new process generation has been selected based on whether the user has selected the new button 142.

  If it is determined in step S22 that a new process generation has been selected, in step S23, the GUI control unit 135 causes the display unit 12 to display the application list display screen 144 described with reference to FIG. The operation input unit 111 receives selection of any application from the user, and supplies information indicating the selected application to the process control unit 133. The process control unit 133 loads the selected application program from the storage unit 177.

  If it is determined in step S22 that new process generation is not selected, in step S24, the operation input unit 111 receives any of the suspended processes displayed on the process list display screen 141 from the user. It is determined whether or not the process is selected.

  If it is determined in step S24 that one of the processes has been selected, in step S25, the process control unit 133 reads data related to the selected process from the storage unit 177, and a selection corresponding to the selected process is performed. The application program loaded from the storage unit 177 is loaded.

  After step S23 or step S25 is completed, in step S26, the process control unit 133 activates the application program designated and loaded by the user, and generates a new process corresponding to the application program 118 to be executed. Alternatively, the selected process is resumed, and the process returns to step S3 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S24 that no process is selected, in step S27, the GUI control unit 135 displays an error message on the display unit 12 to notify the user that the application program has failed to start. The process returns to step S21, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  By such processing, a desired application program is loaded and started based on a user operation input, and a process is newly generated or restarted.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 13, the application program activation process 2 when the application program is activated based on the information described in the message, which is executed in step S6 of FIG. 11, will be described.

  In step S41, the data extraction unit 131 of the class library 115 reads the control data described in the control data description area 154 of the received message supplied from the transmission / reception control unit 112, and sends the program URL information to the program control unit 116. 164 is supplied, and the message described in the readable message description area 153 is supplied to the GUI control unit 135.

  In step S42, the GUI control unit 135 of the class library 115 converts the text data described in the readable message description area 153 of the received message supplied from the transmission / reception control unit 112 into the message as shown in FIG. Display data corresponding to the message display screen 181 described in the display area 182 and provided with the application activation button 183 is generated and displayed on the display unit 12.

  In step S <b> 43, the operation input unit 111 determines whether the activation button 183 displayed on the display unit 12 has been pressed. If it is determined in step S43 that the activation button 183 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S42, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S43 that the activation button 183 has been pressed, in step S44, the program control unit 116 refers to the URL information 164 of the program supplied in step S41, controls the web browser 113, and The application description file specified by the URL information 164 of the program is downloaded.

  The application program stored in the content server 3 is an application description file called an ADF (Application Descriptor File) or JAD (Java (R) Application Descriptor) file when the application program is described in java (R). It is managed by. In the ADF or JAD file, the name of the application, the main class inheriting the application, the byte size of the JAR (Java (R) Archive) file, the URL of the JAR file, and the last update date and time are described as required items.

  In step S45, the program control unit 116 refers to the storage unit 117, and whether or not the application program managed by the downloaded application description file is installed in itself, that is, the corresponding application program is stored in the storage unit 117. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the state and can be loaded.

  When it is determined in step S45 that the corresponding application program is installed in itself, in step S46, the program control unit 116 refers to the storage unit 117 and manages the application managed by the downloaded application description file. It is determined whether the versions of the program and the installed application program are consistent.

  When it is determined in step S45 that the corresponding application program is not installed in itself, or in step S46, the versions of the application program managed by the application description file and the installed application program match. When it is determined not to do so, in step S47, the program control unit 116 supplies information indicating that the application program needs to be downloaded to the class library 115. The GUI control unit 135 causes the display unit 12 to display a message for confirming the download of the application program by the user.

  In step S <b> 48, the program control unit 116 determines whether or not downloading of the application program is permitted by the user based on the signal indicating the user's operation input supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S48 that the download of the application program is permitted, in step S49, the program control unit 116 controls the web browser 113 to transmit the JAR described in the application description file via the network 1. The content server 3 specified by the URL of the file is accessed and the corresponding application program is downloaded.

  In step S50, the program control unit 116 installs the downloaded application program. That is, the program control unit 116 stores the downloaded application program in the storage unit 117 so that it can be loaded.

  If it is determined in step S46 that the versions of the application program managed by the application description file and the installed application program match, or after the process of step S50 is completed, the process is performed in step S51. The control unit 133 activates the application program, and the process proceeds to step S7 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S48 that the application program download is not permitted, in step S52, the program control unit 116 notifies the class library 151 that the application program download is not permitted by the user. The GUI control unit 135 causes the display unit 12 to display an error message for notifying the user that the application program cannot be started, the process returns to step S47, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S48 that the download of the application program is not permitted, the process is terminated without returning to step S47 (that is, the process is not advanced to step S7 in FIG. 11). It may be made to finish.

  As a result of such processing, whether or not the application program specified by the received message has already been installed, and if installed, the version of the application program is consistent with the specified one. If the application program specified by the received message is not installed, or the version is inconsistent, the application program is downloaded. For example, e-mail In the terminal device 2-2 that is the message transmission destination, the processing by the application program 118 of the same version as that of the terminal device 2-1 that is the message transmission source is executed in the message transmission destination terminal device 2-2 Can Unisuru.

  Next, the process execution process executed in step S7 of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S71, the data extraction unit 131 of the class library 115 acquires control data described in the control data description area 154 of the received message supplied from the transmission / reception control unit 112. In step S72, the data extraction unit 131 extracts necessary data. To the process control unit 133. For example, when the message described with reference to FIG. 9 is received, the data extraction unit 131 extracts the process creation instruction information 163, the process identification information 166 of the transmission source, and the process identification information 167 of the transmission destination. , Supplied to the process control unit 133.

  In step S73, the process control unit 133 determines whether the received message is information for instructing generation of a new process based on the supplied data.

  If it is determined in step S73 that the information is a command to generate a new process, in step S74, the process control unit 133 generates a new process and is generated at the transmission destination described with reference to FIG. An identifier 171 is generated and stored in the storage unit 117 in association with the destination process identifier 167 included in the received message.

  If it is determined in step S73 that the information is not an instruction to generate a new process, the process control unit 133 determines in step S75 based on the process identification information 166 of the transmission source and the process identification information 167 of the transmission destination. The process specified by the received message determines whether it is currently paused.

  If it is determined in step S75 that the process specified by the message is currently paused, in step S76, the process control unit 133 loads the corresponding process, that is, stores information about the corresponding process in the storage unit. The data is read from 117 and supplied to the application program 118.

  After the process of step S74 is completed, if it is determined in step S75 that the process specified by the message is not currently paused, or after the process of step S76 is completed, in step S77, the data extraction unit 131 The application-specific data 169 extracted from the supplied message is supplied to the application program 118.

  In step S77, the application program 118 executes unique processing based on the supplied information, and the processing proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  By such processing, a process is newly created based on the information included in the received message, or the dormant process is resumed, and processing unique to the application program is executed.

  Next, the information transmission process executed in step S9 in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  In step S81, the application program 118 supplies the process control unit 113 with the parameters generated in the application program executed in step S3 or step S7 in FIG. When the process is paused, the supplied parameters are stored in the storage unit 117 by the process in step S91 of FIG.

  In step S82, the application program 118 sends information necessary for generating a message to be transmitted to the data creating unit 132, for example, data generated by user operation input supplied to the operation input unit 111 (ie, application Information transmitted in the unique data 169).

  In step S83, the data creation unit 132 converts the format of the supplied information, and generates the process generation instruction information 163 through classification information 168 and, if necessary, the identifier 171 generated at the transmission source by the user. Along with the text data described in the input readable message area 153, it is added to the body 152 of the message to be transmitted as a format that is distinguished into multiparts by a predetermined boundary identifier 162, and has been described using FIG. 9 or FIG. Such message data is generated.

  In step S84, the data creation unit 132 supplies the generated message data to the transmission / reception control unit 112.

  In step S85, the transmission / reception control unit 112 transmits the supplied message to a predetermined transmission destination designated in the process being executed based on the control of the transport API 134, and the processing is performed in step S10 of FIG. Proceed to

  By such processing, data generated by processing executed by the application program 118 is transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination. Therefore, the application program 118 and a so-called mail software (mailer) are started up, and the application program 118 Since it is not necessary to write or attach the generated data to an e-mail to be sent by user operation input, it is possible to exchange information with a plurality of terminal devices 2 with a simple operation. .

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 17, the perpetuation process executed in step S11 of FIG. 11 will be described.

  In step S91, the process control unit 133 displays the process information generated by the application program 118 executed in step S3 in FIG. 11 or step S7 and information specific to the application together with a process identifier for identifying the process. The data is supplied to and stored in the storage unit 117. The process identified by the process identifier is paused here.

  In step S91, the process control unit 133 commands the end of the application program 118, and the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG.

  By such processing, even if the process is not always executed, it is possible to wait and restart at a desired timing. Therefore, while the application program 118 corresponding to one process is running, it is possible to individually execute a plurality of processes by making other processes permanent. Even if the information processing device is not a task, for example, it is possible to play a battle game in parallel with a plurality of users.

  Through the processing described with reference to FIG. 11 to FIG. 17, each of the plurality of terminal devices 2 exchanges information using a message capable of transmitting control data in accordance with the format of the e-mail. Since it is possible to start the same application program in the terminal device 2 and execute the process identified by the process identifier, for example, communication by a plurality of users such as a battle game or schedule adjustment, It is possible to perform the operation accurately and with a simple operation.

  In the processing described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 17, the details of the specific processing of the application program 118 are not described, and the activation of the application program and the execution of the process are mainly described. The terminal device 2-1 has an invitation or meeting information, and corresponds to the received information in any of the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n owned by a user other than the secretary who receives the information. An application program for generating a reply to be transmitted to the terminal device 2-1, and for executing a series of processes for generating and replying to a message as a reply to the terminal device 2-1, if necessary. As an example, for specific processing when the same application program is executed in a plurality of terminal devices 2 There will be described.

  The name of such an application program 118 will be described below as an “event setting program”. When the event setting program is installed, an invitation reply, a reply to the invitation reply, a status report for the waiting information, and a reply creation table described later in which messages frequently used for reply to the status report are registered. The information is stored in the storage unit 117 as information necessary for executing the application program 118.

  For example, a user (secretary) who plans to hold an event displays the application list display screen 144 described with reference to FIG. 8 using the terminal device 2-1 owned by himself / herself, and the “event setting program” 11 is instructed to start a new application program, the application program activation process 1 described with reference to FIG. 12 is executed by the process of step S2 in FIG. The program 118 is started. Then, the process unique to the “event setting program”, which is the application program 118, is executed by the process of step S3 in FIG.

  Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 18, an event creation corresponding to the process of step S <b> 3 in FIG. 11 when an application program selected by the user with the program name “event setting program” is started as application program 118. Processing 1 will be described.

  In step S <b> 101, the application program 118 displays a message or the like for causing the display unit 12 to select which of the invitation or the waiting information is generated by the processing of the GUI control unit 135 and selects the user. Based on the user's operation input, for example, an invitation creation support screen 191 as shown in FIG. 19 or a meeting information creation support screen 201 as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed.

  The invitation creation support screen 191 includes, for example, a text box or a drop-down list box that can input an event name, a date, a venue, a start time, an invitation destination, and the like. The user can select a desired event name, date, place, time, invitation destination, etc., or input text data. In addition, the invitation creation support screen 191 is inputted with a determination button 192 that is pressed when a message corresponding to the invitation is generated based on the set content and is transmitted to the designated destination. An end button 193 that is operated when the information is stored and the application program 118 is ended (permanent) is provided.

  In the meeting information creation support screen 201, for example, a text box in which an event name, a date, a meeting time, a meeting place, a destination of meeting information (that is, an event participant), and the like can be input. Or a drop-down list box is provided, and the user can select a desired event name, date, time, meeting place, destination of meeting information, etc., or input as text data Has been made. In addition, the invitation creation support screen 191 is input with a decision button 202 that is pressed when a message corresponding to the waiting information is generated based on the set content and is transmitted to the specified destination. An end button 203 that is operated when the information is stored and the application program 118 is ended (permanent) is provided.

  In addition, when a plurality of data is displayed in the drop-down list box of the invitation creation support screen 191 or the waiting information creation support screen 201 and can be selected by the user, for example, transmission of invitations and waiting information is performed. The previous user name may be automatically read from the address information stored in the so-called mail software, or the content of the data displayed in the drop-down list box is processed by a predetermined process by the user. It may be made possible to change it.

  In step S <b> 102, the application program 118 sets the operation state to a state where a user operation input is possible. That is, when there is an operation input from the user, the application program 118 supports the invitation creation that is displayed on the display unit 12 by the process of the GUI control unit 135 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111. The display on the screen 191 or the waiting information creation support screen 201 is changed, and the current operation input content is temporarily stored in the storage unit 117.

  In step S <b> 103, the application program 118 determines whether or not the determination button 192 or the determination button 202 has been pressed by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S103 that the enter button 192 or enter button 202 has not been pressed, the application program 118 in step S104, based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111, is set by the user to the end button 193. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the end button 203 has been pressed.

  If it is determined in step S104 that the end button 193 or the end button 203 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S101, and the subsequent processes are repeated. If it is determined in step S104 that the end button 193 or the end button 203 has been pressed, in step S105, the application program 118 displays the event name, date, place, time, and invitation input by the user. 11 or the like, or information such as the event name, the date of the event, the meeting time, the meeting place, the meeting place, and the destination of the meeting information is stored in the storage unit 117, and the process is in the process halt state. Proceed to step S8.

  That is, when the process of step S105 in FIG. 18 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that information need not be transmitted. Therefore, in step S9, the information transmission process described using the flowchart of FIG. However, in step S10, it is determined that the process needs to be perpetuated, and the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  If it is determined in step S103 that the enter button 192 or the enter button 202 has been pressed, in step S106, the application program 118 displays the event name, date, place, time, etc. input by the user. Information such as information is included as application-specific data 169, and a message corresponding to an invitation in which information indicating that it is an invitation is described in the classification information 168 is created by the processing of the data creation unit 132, and an invitation is made. Or information including event name, date, meeting time, meeting place, etc. is included as application-specific data 169. , Waiting information in classification information 168 A message corresponding to the waiting information in which information indicating that it exists is created by the processing of the data creation unit 132, and the user designated on the waiting information creation support screen 201 needs to transmit information, The process is set to a sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S106 in FIG. 18 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that information needs to be transmitted. Therefore, in step S9, the information transmission process described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Then, an e-mail corresponding to the invitation or meeting information is transmitted to the designated user, and in step S10, it is determined that the process needs to be persisted, and the persistence process in step S11 is executed. The

  Then, in the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n that have received the e-mail corresponding to the invitation or the waiting information, the e-mail corresponding to the invitation or the waiting information is selected, and the control data description is described in the text thereof. Since it is detected that the area 154 is included, the application activation process 2 described with reference to FIG. 13 is executed in step S6 without receiving an operation input for activating any application. , An application program having the same program name as the “event setting program” is downloaded and activated as necessary. In step S7, the process execution process described with reference to FIG. 15 is executed, and the process unique to the “event setting program”, which is the application program 118, is executed by the process in step S78.

  Also, in the terminal device 2-1 owned by the secretary, since an invitation or a reply to the waiting information is received from each user, an electronic mail corresponding to the reply is selected, and the control data description is described in the text. Since it is detected that the area 154 is included, the application activation process 2 described with reference to FIG. 13 is executed in step S6 without receiving an operation input for activating any application. The same application program as the application program with the program name “event setting program” is started. In step S7, the process execution process described with reference to FIG. 15 is executed, and the process unique to the “event setting program”, which is the application program 118, is executed by the process in step S78.

  Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 21, the steps in FIG. 15 when an application program selected by the user with the program name “event setting program” is started as the application program 118 by receiving an e-mail. The message opening process corresponding to the process of S78 will be described.

  In step S121, the application program 118 determines whether the received message is an invitation based on the classification information 168 in the supplied data.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the received invitation is received, in step S122, an invitation opening process described later with reference to FIG. 22 is performed, and the process returns to step S8 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the received invitation is not an invitation, in step S123, the application program 118 determines that the received message is awaiting information based on the classification information 168 in the supplied data. Judge whether there is.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the received information is waiting information, in step S124, a waiting information unsealing process described later with reference to FIG. 26 is executed, and the process returns to step S8 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the received information is not the waiting information, the received reply is a reply. In step S125, a reply opening process, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 29, is executed. 11 returns to step S8.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 22, the invitation opening process executed in the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n owned by the user who is not the manager in step S122 of FIG. 21 will be described.

  In step S141, the application program 118 causes the display unit 12 to display an invitation display screen 211 as shown in FIG.

  On the invitation display screen 211, text data for notifying the content of the message to the user who has received the message is displayed. In the message corresponding to the invitation, for example, information such as the event name, the date of the event, the event time, the event location, etc. is described in the application-specific data 169 included in the control data description area 154 of the body 152 of the message. Therefore, text data including these contents is generated and displayed. The invitation display screen 211 includes a “next” button 212 that is pressed when generating a reply to be transmitted to the terminal device 2-1 owned by the secretary, and a message corresponding to the invitation. An end button 213 that is pressed when the information is stored and the application program is ended (permanent) is provided.

  When the application program 118 generates display image data corresponding to the event opening message display screen 201, “" (event name) "will be held from (holding time) of (holding date) to (holding location)" Text data is generated by preparing the text data format with blanks in parentheses, extracting the corresponding part from the application-specific data 169 of the received invitation, and applying it to the blank part of the format And can be displayed.

  In step S <b> 142, the application program 118 determines whether or not the “next to the invitation display screen 211” button 212 has been selected by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S142 that the “Next” button 212 has not been selected, the application program 118 determines in step S143 whether or not the end button 213 has been selected.

  If it is determined in step S143 that the end button 213 has not been selected, the process returns to step S142, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S143 that the end button 213 has been selected, in step S144, the application program 118 stores the information included in the received invitation in the storage unit 117, and the process is performed as a process pause state. Proceed to step S8 of No. 11.

  That is, when the process of step S144 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but the process needs to be perpetuated in step S10. In step S11, the perpetuating process is executed.

  If it is determined in step S142 that the “Next” button 212 has been selected, in step S145, the application program 118 reads a reply creation table 221 as shown in FIG. 24 from the storage unit 117. In the storage unit 117 of the terminal device 2 in which the event setting program is installed, messages that are frequently used for replying invitations, replying to invitations, status reports for waiting information, and responses to status reports, It is stored in advance in the storage unit 117 as a reply creation table.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of the reply creation table 221. In the reply creation table 221, a plurality of reply messages are classified and registered in correspondence with what kind of information the reply is for. Specifically, in the reply creation table 221, messages such as “cannot participate”, “can participate”, “will respond later” are sent as invitation replies (items marked A in the figure). As a reply to the invitation reply (A) (item marked with B in the figure), “I am looking forward to the next”, “Look forward,” “Waiting for contact”, “Sorry” Messages are registered, and messages such as “Delay”, “It's on time”, “I will arrive early” are registered as status reports (items marked C in the figure), and status reports (C ) Messages (items marked with D in the figure) such as “Waiting”, “Change location”, “Going first” etc. are registered, and the received information Any Or corresponding to the eye is determined by the information in the classification information 168 of the received message.

  When creating a reply, only items corresponding to the received information are extracted from the reply creation table 221 and displayed on a reply creation support screen 231 or the like described later so that the user can select them. Does not select a desired message from all registered messages, but can create a reply by selecting a desired message from messages that match the situation.

  The message registered in the reply creation table 221 can be changed by the user, or a new message can be registered by downloading it via a predetermined recording medium or network. May be possible.

  In step S146, the application program 118 uses the message registered as the reply for the invitation in the reply creation table 221 read in step S145 to generate reply creation support screen data for the invitation.

  In step S147, the application program 118 controls the GUI control unit 135 to display the reply creation support screen 231 shown in FIG.

  The reply creation support screen 231 includes a drop-down list box 232 that allows the user to select a desired message from among the messages registered as reply to the invitation in the reply creation table 221 and an invitation as a reply destination. Drop-down list box 233 that can select either the sender of the message or all of the sender and recipient of the invitation is provided, and further when the selected message is transmitted to the selected destination A determination button 234 to be pressed and an end button 235 to be pressed when the message selected by the user and the destination information are stored and the application program is ended (permanent) are provided.

  In step S <b> 148, the application program 118 sets the operation state so that the user can input an operation. That is, the application program 118 displays a reply creation support screen displayed on the display unit 12 by the processing of the GUI control unit 135 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111 when there is an operation input from the user. The display of the drop-down list box 232 or the drop-down list box 233 is changed, and the current operation input content is temporarily stored in the storage unit 117.

  In step S149, the application program 118 determines whether or not the user has pressed the enter button 234 on the reply creation support screen 231 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S149 that the enter button 234 has not been pressed, in step S150, the application program 118 determines whether the user has pressed the end button 235 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111. Judge whether or not. If it is determined in step S150 that the end button 235 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S148, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S150 that the end button 235 has been pressed, in step S151, the application program 118 stores the message selected on the reply creation support screen 231 and the reply destination information in the storage unit 117. The process is set to a sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S151 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but the process needs to be perpetuated in step S10. In step S11, the perpetuating process is executed.

  If it is determined in step S149 that the enter button 234 has been pressed, in step S152, the application program 118 sends information to be transmitted by the data creation unit 132 based on the message and destination selected on the reply creation support screen 231. The information is generated, the information needs to be transmitted, and the process is set in the sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S152 is executed, since it is determined in step S8 that information needs to be transmitted, the information transmission process of step S9 is executed. Further, in step S10, the process is made permanent. It is determined that it is necessary, and the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  The application-specific data 169 in the transmission information control data description area 154 generated by the data creation unit 132 in step S152 includes the message selected by the user in step S148, and an invitation is returned to the classification information 168. Information indicating that it exists is described.

  By such processing, a process is generated based on the received message, or a response corresponding to the received invitation is generated in the application program 118 that is executed by resuming the dormant process. A display screen for support is displayed, and only messages that match the situation are extracted from the messages registered in the reply creation table 221 so that they can be selected by the user. By selecting a desired message from the messages to be performed, the user can generate and send a reply with a simple operation.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 26, the waiting information opening process executed in the terminal device 2-2 to the terminal device 2-n owned by the user who is not the secretary in step S124 of FIG. 21 will be described.

  In step S171, the application program 118 causes the display unit 12 to display a waiting information display screen 241 as shown in FIG.

  The waiting information display screen 241 displays text data for notifying the user who has received the message of the content of the message. In the message corresponding to the waiting information, the application-specific data 169 included in the control data description area 154 of the message body 152 includes information such as an event name, a date, a meeting time, and a meeting place. Since it is described, text data including these contents is generated and displayed. The waiting information display screen 241 stores a “next” button 242 pressed by the user when a status report that is a reply to the waiting information is created, and the received waiting information, and the application program 118. An end button 243 that is operated when ending (permanent) is provided.

  When the application program 118 generates display image data corresponding to the waiting information display screen 241, “the waiting time for“ (event name) ”in (date) is (waiting time) at (waiting time)” , Prepare a text format with blanks in parentheses in advance, extract the corresponding part from the application-specific data 169 of the message corresponding to the received waiting information, and apply it to the blank part of the format. Data can be generated and displayed.

  In step S <b> 172, the application program 118 determines whether or not the “next” button 242 on the waiting information display screen 241 has been selected by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S172 that the “Next” button 242 has not been selected, the application program 118 displays a meeting information display screen by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111 in step S173. It is determined whether an end button 243 of 241 has been selected. If it is determined in step S173 that the end button 243 has not been selected, the process returns to step S172, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S173 that the end button 243 has been selected, in step S174, the application program 118 stores the content of the received waiting information in the storage unit 117, puts the process into a dormant state, and the processing is as shown in FIG. Proceed to step S8 of No.11.

  That is, when the process of step S174 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but in step S10, the process needs to be made permanent. Therefore, the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  If it is determined in step S172 that the “Next” button 242 has been selected, in step S175, the application program 118 stores the reply creation table 221 described with reference to FIG. Read.

  In step S176, the application program 118 generates status report creation support screen data for the waiting information by using the message registered as a reply for the waiting information in the reply creating table 221 read in step S175.

  In step S177, the application program 118 controls the GUI control unit 135 to cause the display unit 12 to display the status report creation support screen 251 shown in FIG.

  The status report creation support screen 251 includes a drop-down list box 252 in which a desired message can be selected from messages registered for creating status reports in the reply creation table 221, and a reply destination. A drop-down list box 253 is provided for selecting either the invitation sender or all of the invitation sender and recipient, and further transmits the selected message to the selected destination. A determination button 254 that is pressed in this case, and an end button 255 that is pressed when the message selected by the user and the destination information are stored and the application program is ended (permanent) are provided.

  In step S178, the application program 118 sets the operation state to a state where a user operation input is possible. That is, when there is an operation input from the user, the application program 118 supports the situation report creation displayed on the display unit 12 by the process of the GUI control unit 135 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111. The display of the drop-down list box 252 or the drop-down list box 253 on the screen 251 is changed, and the current operation input content is temporarily stored in the storage unit 117.

  In step S179, the application program 118 determines whether or not the user has pressed the decision button 254 on the status report creation support screen 251 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S179 that the enter button 254 has not been pressed, in step S180, the application program 118 determines whether the user has pressed the end button 255 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111. Judge whether or not. If it is determined in step S180 that the end button 255 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S178, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S180 that the end button 255 has been pressed, in step S181, the application program 118 stores the message selected on the status report creation support screen 251 and the information on the reply destination in the storage unit 117. Then, the process is set to a sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S181 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but the process needs to be perpetuated in step S10. In step S11, the perpetuating process is executed.

  If it is determined in step S179 that the enter button 254 has been pressed, in step S182, the application program 118 transmits information transmitted by the data creation unit 132 based on the message and destination selected on the status report creation support screen 251. Is generated, the information needs to be transmitted, and the process is set in the sleep state. Then, the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S182 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that information needs to be transmitted, so the information transmission process of step S9 is executed. Further, in step S10, the process is made permanent. It is determined that it is necessary, and the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  The application-specific data 169 in the transmission information control data description area 154 generated by the data creation unit 132 in step S182 includes the message selected by the user in step S178, and the waiting information is returned to the classification information 168. Information indicating that it exists is described.

  By such processing, a process is generated based on the received message, or in the application program 118 that is executed by resuming a dormant process, a situation corresponding to the received waiting information Since a display screen for supporting report generation is displayed, only messages that match the situation are extracted from the messages registered in the reply creation table 221 and can be selected by the user. By selecting a desired message from messages that match the situation, the user can generate and send a status report with a simple operation.

  Next, the reply unsealing process executed in step S125 of FIG. 21 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S201, the application program 118 causes the display unit 12 to display a reply information display screen 261 as shown in FIGS. 30 to 33, for example, by the processing of the GUI control unit 135.

  FIG. 30 is a reply information display screen 261 displayed on the terminal device 2-1 owned by the secretary when a reply to the invitation is received, and FIG. 31 shows a case where a reply from the secretary is received for the reply to the invitation FIG. 32 is a reply information display screen 261 displayed on any one of the terminal devices 2-2 to 2-n possessed by users other than the secretary, and FIG. 32 has received a status report that is a reply of waiting information. FIG. 33 is a reply information display screen 261 displayed on the terminal device 2-1 possessed by the secretary, and FIG. 33 shows the terminal devices 2-2 to the terminal device 2 possessed by users other than the secretary when a reply to the recent status report is received. It is a reply information display screen 261 displayed in any of -n.

  The reply information display screen 261 displays text data for notifying the user who has received the message of the content of the message. The message corresponding to the reply information includes, for example, the event name, the date of the event, and the contents of the reply (for example, “cannot participate” in the application specific data 169 included in the control data description area 154 of the body 152 of the message. Since the information such as “)” is described, text data including information on the sender of the reply information and information described in the application-specific data 169 is generated and displayed.

  In addition, the reply information display screen 261 for the invitation shown in FIG. 30 and the reply information display screen 261 for the waiting information shown in FIG. 32 are pressed by the user when a reply is further created for the reply information. A “next” button 262 is provided, and an end button 263 that is operated when the received reply information is stored and the application program 118 is ended (permanent) is provided. On the other hand, in the reply information display screen 261 for the reply shown in FIG. 31 and FIG. 33, a reply cannot be further generated, so the received reply information is saved and the application program 118 is terminated (permanent). Only the end button 263 operated in this case is provided.

  When the application program 118 generates display image data corresponding to the reply information display screen 261 shown in FIG. 30, “(sender of reply information) is set to“ (event name) ”of (date) (reply Content)) ”, in which the text in the parentheses is prepared in advance, the corresponding part is extracted from the application-specific data 169 of the message corresponding to the received reply information, and the blank part of the format By applying to, text data can be generated and displayed.

  As for (Reply content), text data “Can't participate” is described in the application-specific data 169, but instead of using this text data as it is, it seems to be “I can't participate” It may be changed and displayed on the reply information display screen 261. As described above, when the expression of the text displayed on the reply information display screen 261 is changed from the text data included in the reply information, each registered in the reply creation table 221 described with reference to FIG. The corresponding expression may be stored in advance in the storage unit 117 for the reply message expression. Specifically, for example, “You can participate” for “You can participate”, “Looking for the next”, “Looking for the next”, etc. What is necessary is just to make it memorize | store in the memory | storage part 117 previously.

  Further, when the application program 118 generates display image data corresponding to the reply information display screen 261 shown in FIG. 31 or FIG. 33, “(the sender of reply information) is“ (content of reply) ”in parentheses. Prepare a text format with a blank in advance, extract the corresponding part from the application-specific data 169 of the message corresponding to the received reply information, and apply it to the blank part of the format to generate text data And can be displayed. Even in this case, the expression of the text displayed on the reply information display screen 261 is from “I am looking forward to the next opportunity” from “I am looking forward to the next opportunity”, and “Waiting” Needless to say, it may be changed to “I'm waiting”.

  Furthermore, when the display program data corresponding to the reply information display screen 261 shown in FIG. 32 is generated, the application program 118 waits for "(reply information sender)" (event name) " Content) ”, which is a text format in which the parentheses are blank, prepare in advance, extract the corresponding part from the application-specific data 169 of the message corresponding to the received reply information, and use the blank part of the format In this case, the text expression displayed on the reply information display screen 261 may be changed from “delayed” to “delayed”. Needless to say.

  In step S <b> 202, the application program 118 determines whether or not the “Next” button 262 on the reply information display screen 261 is selected by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S202 that the “Next” button 262 has not been selected, the application program 118 displays a reply information display screen by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111 in step S203. It is determined whether or not the end button 263 of H.261 has been selected. If it is determined in step S203 that the end button 263 has not been selected, the process returns to step S202, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S203 that the end button 263 has been selected, in step S204, the application program 118 saves the content of the received reply information in the storage unit 117, puts the process into a dormant state, and the processing is as shown in FIG. Proceed to step S8 of No.11.

  That is, when the process of step S204 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but the process needs to be perpetuated in step S10. Therefore, the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  If it is determined in step S202 that the “Next” button 262 has been selected, in step S205, the application program 118 stores the reply creation table 221 described with reference to FIG. 24 stored in the storage unit 117. Read.

  In step S206, the application program 118 uses a message registered as a reply to the received information (that is, a reply to an invitation or a reply to waiting information) in the reply creation table 221 read in step S205. Then, the data for the reply creation support screen for the received reply is generated.

  In step S207, the application program 118 controls the GUI control unit 135 to display the reply creation support screen 301 shown in FIG. 34 or 35 on the display unit 12. The reply creation support screen 301 shown in FIG. 34 is for supporting the creation of a reply to an invitation reply, and the reply creation support screen 301 shown in FIG. 35 is for a status report that is a reply of waiting information. This is to support the creation of replies.

  The reply creation support screen 301 includes a drop-down list box 302 in which a desired message can be selected from among messages registered for creating a reply to reply information in the reply creation table 221 and a reply destination. A drop-down list box 303 capable of selecting either a reply sender or an invitation or meeting information sender and recipient, and a destination to which the selected message is selected. A determination button 304 that is pressed when transmitting to the server, and an end button 305 that is pressed when the message selected by the user and the destination information are stored and the application program is ended (permanent) are provided.

  In the reply creation support screen 301 shown in FIG. 34, in order to support the creation of a reply to the invitation reply, the reply creation table 221 is registered as a reply to the invitation reply. ”,“ Look forward ”,“ Waiting for contact ”, and“ I'm sorry ”are displayed in the drop-down list box 302. In the reply creation support screen 301 shown in FIG. 35, the “waiting” registered as a reply to the status report in the reply creation table 221 in order to support creation of a reply to the status report that is a reply of the waiting information. "I'm going", "I'll change location", and "I'm going first" are displayed in the drop-down list box 302.

  In step S <b> 208, the application program 118 sets the operation state to a state where a user operation input is possible. That is, the application program 118 displays a reply creation support screen displayed on the display unit 12 by the processing of the GUI control unit 135 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111 when there is an operation input from the user. The display of the 301 drop-down list box 302 or the drop-down list box 303 is changed, and the current operation input content is temporarily stored in the storage unit 117.

  In step S209, the application program 118 determines whether or not the user has pressed the enter button 304 on the reply creation support screen 301 based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111.

  If it is determined in step S209 that the enter button 304 has not been pressed, in step S210, the application program 118 determines whether the end button 305 has been pressed by the user based on the signal supplied from the operation input unit 111. Judge whether or not. If it is determined in step S210 that the end button 305 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S208, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S210 that the end button 305 has been pressed, in step S211, the application program 118 stores the message selected on the reply creation support screen 301 and the information on the destination of the reply in the storage unit 117, The process is set to a sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process of step S211 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that it is not necessary to transmit information. Therefore, the information transmission process of step S9 is not executed, but the process needs to be perpetuated in step S10. In step S11, the perpetuating process is executed.

  If it is determined in step S209 that the enter button 304 has been pressed, in step S212, the application program 118 sends information to be transmitted by the data creation unit 132 based on the message and destination selected on the reply creation support screen 301. The information is generated, the information needs to be transmitted, and the process is set in the sleep state, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  That is, when the process in step S212 is executed, it is determined in step S8 that information needs to be transmitted. Therefore, the information transmission process in step S9 is executed, and in step S10, the process is made permanent. It is determined that it is necessary, and the perpetuating process in step S11 is executed.

  The application-specific data 169 in the control data description area 154 of the transmission information generated by the data creation unit 132 in step S212 includes the message selected by the user in step S208, and the classification information 168 Either information indicating a reply or information indicating a reply to the return of the waiting information is described.

  Through such processing, a process is generated based on the received message, or the application program 118 that is executed by restarting the process that has been paused further responds to the received reply information. When performing, a display screen for supporting the generation of the reply is displayed, and only messages that match the situation are extracted from the messages registered in the reply creation table 221 and can be selected by the user. Thus, by selecting a desired message from messages that match the situation, the user can generate and send a status report with a simple operation.

  In addition, for example, when a process is made permanent without generating a reply and a reply is generated later, it may be necessary to resume a paused event. In such a case, the user displays the process list display screen 141 described with reference to FIG. 7 using the terminal device 2 owned by himself / herself, selects a desired paused event, and selects the event. 11 is executed, the application program activation process 1 described with reference to FIG. 12 is executed, and the “event setting program” is activated as the application program 118. Then, the process unique to the “event setting program”, which is the application program 118, is executed by the process of step S3 in FIG.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 36, an event confirmation process in the case of resuming a suspended process will be described.

  In step S231, the GUI control unit 135 causes the display unit 12 to display the process list display screen 141 described with reference to FIG.

  In step S232, the operation input unit 111 determines whether any process is selected from the dormant processes displayed on the process list display screen 141 from the user. If it is determined in step S232 that no process is selected, the process returns to step S231, and the subsequent processes are repeated.

  If it is determined in step S232 that any process has been selected, in step S233, the process control unit 133 reads data related to the selected process from the storage unit 177 and activates the application program 118.

  In step S234, the application program 118 determines whether or not the process that has been made permanent is creating an event based on the data read by the process control unit 133.

  If it is determined in step S234 that an event is being created (that is, this terminal device 2 is the terminal device 2-1 owned by the user who is the secretary), in step S235, the description will be made with reference to FIG. The event creation process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  The invitation creation support screen 191 or the waiting information creation support screen 201 displayed in the event creation process executed here displays information input and stored by the user. Thus, the user can use the invitation creation support screen 191 or the waiting information creation support screen 201 in which the necessary information has already been input without performing an operation input from the beginning. Status and meeting information can be created.

  If it is determined in step S234 that the event is not being created, in step S236, the application program 118 determines whether the process that has been made permanent is in the invitation reception state based on the data read by the process control unit 133. Judge whether or not.

  If it is determined in step S236 that the process that has been made permanent is in the invitation reception state (that is, the terminal device 2 is a terminal device 2-2 to a terminal device 2-n owned by a user other than the manager. In step S237, the invitation opening process described with reference to FIG. 22 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S236 that the process that has been made permanent is not in the invitation reception state, the application program 118 has been made permanent based on the data read by the process control unit 133 in step S238. The process determines whether it has been in the waiting information reception state.

  If it is determined in step S238 that the process that has been made permanent has been in the waiting information reception state (that is, the terminal device 2 is a terminal device 2-2 to a terminal device 2-n owned by a user other than the secretary). In step S239, the waiting information unsealing process described with reference to FIG. 26 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S238 that the process that has been made permanent is not in the waiting information reception state, the suspended event is in the reply reception state, so in step S240, the reply described with reference to FIG. The unsealing process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  By such processing, the user can arbitrarily resume the paused event, check the received information, or generate and send a reply as necessary.

  When messages are exchanged between a plurality of users by the processing described above, the reply messages are classified and stored in advance corresponding to the received information as in the reply creation table 221 described with reference to FIG. In addition, when creating a reply, only the reply message corresponding to the received information is extracted and displayed on the display unit 12 so that it can be selected by the user. Thus, a reply suitable for the application can be generated and transmitted.

  In the above description, the case where the PDA 11 is used for the terminal device 2 has been described. However, in the present invention, for example, a mobile phone can be used as the terminal device 2.

  The external configuration of the camera-equipped digital mobile phone 401 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 54, the digital mobile phone with camera 401 is divided into a display portion 412 and a main body 413 with a hinge portion 411 at the center as a boundary, and is formed to be foldable via the hinge portion 411. Yes.

  The display unit 412 has a transmission / reception antenna 414 attached to the upper left part in a state where it can be pulled out and stowed, and transmits / receives radio waves to / from a base station (not shown) via the antenna 414. ing. In addition, the display unit 412 is provided with a camera unit 415 that is rotatable at an angle range of approximately 180 degrees at the center of the upper end so that a CCD camera 416 of the camera unit 415 can capture a desired imaging target. ing.

  Here, when the camera unit 415 is positioned by being rotated approximately 180 degrees by the user, the display unit 412 has a speaker 417 provided at the center on the back side of the camera unit 415 on the front side as shown in FIG. As a result, it is switched to a normal voice call state.

  Further, the display unit 412 is provided with a liquid crystal display 418 on the front side thereof, in addition to the reception state of radio waves, the remaining battery level, the destination name and telephone number registered as a telephone directory, outgoing call history, etc. The contents of mail, a simple homepage, and an image captured by the CCD camera 416 of the camera unit 415 can be displayed.

  On the other hand, the main body 413 is provided with operation keys 419 such as numeric keys “0” to “9”, a call key, a redial key, an end call and power key, a clear key, and an e-mail key. Various instructions can be input using the operation keys 419.

  The main body 413 is provided with a memo button 420 and a microphone 421 below the operation keys 419. The memo button 420 can record the voice of the other party during the call, and the microphone 421 allows the user's voice during the call to be recorded. It is made to collect sound.

  Further, the main body 413 is provided with a rotatable jog dial 422 on the upper part of the operation key 419 so as to slightly protrude from the surface of the main body 413, and the liquid crystal display according to the rotation operation with respect to the jog dial 422. Various operations such as a scrolling operation of the phone book list and e-mail displayed in 418, a page turning operation of a simple homepage, and an image sending operation are executed.

  For example, the main body 413 selects a desired telephone number from a plurality of telephone numbers in the telephone directory list displayed on the liquid crystal display 418 in response to the user's turning operation of the jog dial 422, and the jog dial 422 is connected to the main body 413. When pressed in the inner direction, the selected telephone number is confirmed and the calling process is automatically performed on the telephone number.

  In addition, a battery pack (not shown) is inserted in the back side of the main body 413, and when the end call and the power key are turned on, power is supplied from the battery pack to each circuit unit and is operable. To start.

  By the way, the main body 413 is provided with a memory stick slot 424 for inserting a removable Memory Stick (trademark) 423 in the upper left side of the main body 413. When the memo button 420 is pressed, the memory stick 423 is inserted. The voice of the other party during the call is recorded, and an e-mail, a simple homepage, an image captured by the CCD camera 416, and the like are recorded according to a user operation.

  Therefore, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone 401 can share data with other electronic devices via the memory stick 423.

  FIG. 56 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the digital mobile phone with camera 401.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the camera-equipped digital cellular phone 401 has a power supply circuit unit 451, an operation input control unit, and a main control unit 450 configured to control the respective units of the display unit 412 and the main body 413. 452, an image encoder 453, a camera interface unit 454, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) control unit 455, an image decoder 456, a demultiplexing unit 457, a recording / playback unit 462, a modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and an audio codec 459, via a bus 460. They are connected to each other.

  When the end of call and the power key are turned on by a user operation, the power supply circuit unit 451 starts up the camera-equipped digital cellular phone 401 in an operable state by supplying power from the battery pack to each unit. .

  The camera-equipped digital cellular phone 401 converts a voice signal collected by the microphone 421 in the voice call mode into digital voice data by the voice codec 459 based on the control of the main control unit 450 including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458 performs spread spectrum processing, the transmission / reception circuit unit 462 performs digital analog conversion processing and frequency conversion processing, and then transmits the result via the antenna 414.

  In addition, the digital mobile phone with camera 401 amplifies the received signal received by the antenna 414 in the voice call mode, performs frequency conversion processing and analog-digital conversion processing, performs spectrum despreading processing in the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and performs voice codec After being converted into an analog audio signal by 459, it is output via the speaker 417.

  Further, when sending an e-mail in the data communication mode, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone 401 receives e-mail text data input by operating the operation keys 419 and the jog dial 422 via the operation input control unit 452. To 450.

  The main control unit 450 performs spread spectrum processing on the text data in the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, performs digital analog conversion processing and frequency conversion processing in the transmission / reception circuit unit 462, and then transmits the text data to a base station (not shown) via the antenna 414. .

  On the other hand, when the digital cellular phone with camera 401 receives an e-mail in the data communication mode, the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458 performs spectrum despreading processing on the received signal received from the base station CS4 via the antenna 414. After the original text data is restored, it is displayed as an electronic mail on the liquid crystal display 418 via the LCD control unit 455.

  Thereafter, the digital cellular phone with camera 401 can record the received e-mail on the memory stick 423 via the recording / playback unit 462 in accordance with a user operation.

  On the other hand, when transmitting image data in the data communication mode, the digital mobile phone with camera 401 supplies image data captured by the CCD camera 416 to the image encoder 453 via the camera interface unit 454.

  Incidentally, when not transmitting image data, the digital mobile phone with camera 401 can directly display the image data captured by the CCD camera 416 on the liquid crystal display 418 via the camera interface unit 454 and the LCD control unit 455. It is.

  The image encoder 453 converts the image data supplied from the CCD camera 416 into encoded image data by compressing and encoding the image data using a predetermined encoding method such as MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) 2 or MPEG4, for example. The data is sent to the demultiplexer 457.

  At the same time, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone 401 sends the sound collected by the microphone 421 during imaging by the CCD camera 416 to the demultiplexing unit 457 via the audio codec 459 as digital audio data.

  The demultiplexing unit 457 multiplexes the encoded image data supplied from the image encoder 453 and the audio data supplied from the audio codec 459 by a predetermined method, and the multiplexed data obtained as a result is converted into a modulation / demodulation circuit unit After performing spread spectrum processing at 458 and performing digital analog conversion processing and frequency conversion processing at transmission / reception circuit section 462, transmission is performed via antenna 414.

  On the other hand, in the data communication mode, the digital mobile phone with camera 401 receives the received signal received from the base station via the antenna 414, for example, when receiving data of a moving image file linked to a simple homepage. The modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458 performs spectrum despreading processing, and sends the multiplexed data obtained as a result to the demultiplexing unit 457.

  The demultiplexer 457 separates the multiplexed data, divides it into encoded image data and audio data, supplies the encoded image data to the image decoder 456 via the bus 460, and supplies the audio data to the audio codec 459. Supply.

  The image decoder 456 generates reproduction moving image data by decoding the encoded image data by a decoding method corresponding to a predetermined encoding method such as MPEG2 or MPEG4, and this is generated via the LCD control unit 455. Then, the video data is supplied to the liquid crystal display 418, and for example, the moving image data included in the moving image file linked to the simple homepage is displayed.

  At the same time, the audio codec 459 converts the audio data into an analog audio signal and then supplies the analog audio signal to the speaker 417. Thus, for example, the audio data included in the moving image file linked to the simple homepage is reproduced. Is done.

  Also in this case, as in the case of e-mail, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone 401 records the received data linked to the simple homepage or the like on the memory stick 423 via the recording / playback unit 462 by the user's operation. It is possible.

  In addition to this configuration, the ROM of the main control unit 450 of the camera-equipped digital cellular phone 401 is used to cause the camera-equipped digital cellular phone 401 to execute the same processing as that described with reference to FIGS. Software is stored. A functional block diagram when the software is executed by the CPU of the main control unit 450 is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

  The software that executes the above-described series of processing can execute various functions by installing a computer in which the program constituting the software is installed in dedicated hardware or various programs. For example, it is installed from a recording medium in a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5, this recording medium is distributed to provide a program to the user separately from the computer, and includes a magnetic disk 81 (including a flexible disk) on which the program is recorded, an optical disk 82 (CD- ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), DVD (including Digital Versatile Disk)), magneto-optical disk 83 (including MD (Mini-Disk) (trademark)), or package media including semiconductor memory 84 Is done.

  Further, in the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but may be performed in parallel or It also includes processes that are executed individually.

  Needless to say, the present invention can be implemented in other information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer in addition to the PDA 11 and the digital mobile phone with camera 401.

  In the present specification, the term “system” represents the entire apparatus constituted by a plurality of apparatuses.

It is a block diagram which shows the information transfer system to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of PDA which is an example of the terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of PDA which is an example of the terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of PDA which is an example of the terminal device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structural example of PDA. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function which CPU of PDA which is a terminal device to which this invention is applied performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the process list display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating an application list display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the message for making another terminal device perform a predetermined | prescribed action. It is a figure for demonstrating the message which the terminal device which received the message of FIG. 9 returns. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which the terminal device to which this invention is applied performs. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an application program activation process 1; It is a flowchart for demonstrating the application program starting process 2. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a message display screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a process execution process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an information transmission process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating perpetuation processing. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an event creation process. It is a figure for demonstrating an invitation creation assistance screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the waiting information creation assistance screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a message opening process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating invitation opening process. It is a figure for demonstrating an invitation display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the table for reply preparation. It is a figure for demonstrating a reply preparation assistance screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating waiting information opening process. It is a figure for demonstrating the waiting information display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating a status report preparation assistance screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating a reply opening process. It is a figure for demonstrating the reply information display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the reply information display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the reply information display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the reply information display screen. It is a figure for demonstrating a reply preparation assistance screen. It is a figure for demonstrating a reply preparation assistance screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an event confirmation process. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the digital mobile phone with a camera. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows a display part when a camera part is rotated. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the digital mobile telephone with a camera.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network, 2 Terminal device, 3 Content server, 4 Message server, 11 PDA, 12 Display part, 51 CPU, 111 Operation input part, 112 Transmission / reception control part, 113 Web browser, 114 Interpreter, 115 Class library, 116 Program control part , 117 storage unit, 118 application program, 131 data extraction unit, 132 data creation unit, 133 process control unit, 134 transport API, 135 GUI control unit, 154 control data description area, 401 digital mobile phone with camera, 450 main control Part

Claims (10)

In an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with other information processing apparatuses,
Communication control means for controlling communication with the other information processing apparatus;
Storage means for storing a plurality of messages used for replying to the first information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus and received by communication controlled by the processing of the communication control means;
Generation of second information to be transmitted to the other information processing apparatus based on the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit and the plurality of messages stored by the storage unit. First generation means for generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for support;
Display control means for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the first generation means,
The first information includes information indicating a classification of the first information,
In the storage means, a plurality of the messages are classified and stored based on the classification of the first information,
The first generation unit is configured to select the first information from the plurality of messages stored in the storage unit based on information representing a classification of the first information included in the first information. An information processing apparatus, wherein only the message corresponding to the classification is extracted and the display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated. The first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit includes information that instructs the information processing apparatus to create a new processing process. Information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit includes information for identifying a processing process executed by the other information processing apparatus. . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information whose reception is controlled by the communication control unit includes information generated by processing executed by the other information processing apparatus. . Obtaining means for obtaining information corresponding to the user's operation input;
The second information to be transmitted to the other information processing apparatus based on information corresponding to an operation input by the user referring to the display screen data acquired by the display control means and acquired by the display control means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second generation unit configured to generate the information. In the second information generated by the second generation means, the display control is performed from among the messages corresponding to the classification of the first information among the plurality of messages stored in the storage means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the message selected by the user with reference to the display screen data whose display is controlled by means is included. Information processing method of information processing apparatus capable of communicating with another information processing apparatus and having a storage unit for storing a plurality of messages used for replying to the first information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus In
A determination step of determining a type of the first information based on information indicating a classification of the first information included in the first information;
A reading step of reading a plurality of the messages stored in the storage unit;
Using the message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the reading step, the message is returned to the other information processing apparatus. A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of the second information;
A display control step for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step;
A second generation step of generating the second information to be returned to the other information processing apparatus based on an operation input by a user referring to the display screen data whose display is controlled by the process of the display control step; An information processing method comprising: A program for causing a computer to execute processing for communicating with the other information processing apparatus using a plurality of messages stored in a storage unit,
A determination step of determining a type of the first information based on information indicating a classification of the first information included in the first information;
A reading step of reading a plurality of the messages stored in the storage unit;
Using the message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the reading step, the message is returned to the other information processing apparatus. A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of the second information;
A display control step for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step;
A second generation step of generating the second information to be returned to the other information processing apparatus based on an operation input by a user referring to the display screen data whose display is controlled by the process of the display control step; A recording medium on which a computer-readable program is recorded. A program for causing a computer to execute processing for communicating with the other information processing apparatus using a plurality of messages stored in a storage unit,
A determination step of determining a type of the first information based on information indicating a classification of the first information included in the first information;
A reading step of reading a plurality of the messages stored in the storage unit;
Using the message corresponding to the type of the first information determined by the process of the determination step among the plurality of messages read by the process of the reading step, the message is returned to the other information processing apparatus. A first generation step of generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of the second information;
A display control step for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the processing of the first generation step;
A second generation step of generating the second information to be returned to the other information processing apparatus based on an operation input by a user referring to the display screen data whose display is controlled by the process of the display control step; The program characterized by including. A first information processing apparatus capable of generating and transmitting first information based on a user operation input;
An information processing system comprising: a second information processing device that receives the first information, generates a reply to the first information, and transmits the response to the first information processing device;
The first information processing apparatus includes:
First communication control means for controlling communication with the second information processing apparatus;
First generation means for generating first information to be transmitted to the second information processing apparatus by communication controlled by the first communication control means,
The first information includes information indicating a classification of the first information,
The second information processing apparatus
Second communication control means for controlling communication with the first information processing apparatus;
Storage means for storing a plurality of messages used for replying to the first information transmitted by the first information processing apparatus and received by communication controlled by the processing of the second communication control means;
The second information transmitted to the first information processing apparatus based on the first information whose reception is controlled by the second communication control means and the plurality of messages stored by the storage means. Second generation means for generating display screen data corresponding to a display screen for supporting generation of the information;
Display control means for controlling display of the display screen data generated by the second generation means, and
In the storage means, a plurality of the messages are classified and stored based on the classification of the first information,
The second generation unit is configured to select the first information among the plurality of messages stored in the storage unit based on information representing a classification of the first information included in the first information. An information processing system, wherein only the message corresponding to the classification is extracted and the display screen data corresponding to the display screen is generated.

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