JP2007318454A - Position information history display method and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal apparatus to improve a variety of conveniences by recording respective conduct history and activity history. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal apparatus has a present position information acquiring portion to acquire a present position information which is a position information at present, an operation generation detecting portion to detect generation of a prescribed operation according to an operation kind, and a history information holding portion to hold history information including information related to an operation kind information of the detected operation and the present position information acquired at detecting the operation. By detecting the generation of the prescribed operation according to the operation kind, a practical information regarding a history is recorded and the convenience is improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal device that improves various conveniences by holding predetermined history information.

  Conventionally, with regard to each person's action history / activity history, past action / activity history has been referred to by checking the schedule recorded in the notebook or by checking daily business reports. Yes. However, in such a conventional method, it is not always possible to accurately confirm past behavior / activity history, such as differences in the frequency of entry by individuals, or busy omissions.

  On the other hand, in a mobile phone, it is common practice to record a call history. That is, at the time of outgoing / incoming calls, information about outgoing / received times and outgoing / destination partners is recorded in the mobile terminal device as outgoing call history and incoming call history. However, it cannot be confirmed at which point the outgoing or incoming call was made, and it cannot be said that the function as a history is sufficiently exhibited.

Therefore, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a mobile terminal device having a GPS function records the location information of the mobile terminal at the time of outgoing or incoming calls, thereby placing the calling place or the end of the call place in the outgoing call history. It is disclosed that it is possible.
JP 2002-261648 A

  However, the conventional technology is simply a technique for recording a point at the time of incoming / outgoing calls, and can record only information about where the other person made a call as a history, so to speak, a history about the relationship with others. It was only possible to record information. Therefore, there is a problem that when each individual performs a daily activity other than a telephone call, a record cannot be recorded as his / her own action history / activity history.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device in which various conveniences are improved by recording their own action history / activity history.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in order to solve such a problem, a current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information that is current position information, and an operation occurrence detection that detects the occurrence of a predetermined action according to the action type. And a history information holding unit for holding history information including information in which the action type information of the detected action and the acquired current position information are associated with each other are provided. By detecting the occurrence of a predetermined action according to the action type, it is possible to record practical information related to the history, and it is possible to improve convenience.

  Further, time information indicating the operation detection time can be acquired, and the time information can also be stored as history information in association with the operation type information. It is also possible to acquire the motion related information acquired with the generated motion and hold the motion related information as history information in association with the motion type information. It is also possible to control the association. In addition, the detection of the operation is a predetermined generation of one or two or more combination events among the generation of a predetermined button pressing signal, the generation of transmission / reception of predetermined information, the operation of a predetermined function, and an event group including predetermined sensors. The operation can be as follows.

  Further, the mobile terminal device has a position related information acquisition unit that acquires position related information including a position and information related to the position, and a position related information holding unit that holds the acquired position related information. Also good. In this case, it may be configured such that management of change, addition, deletion and the like of the held position related information is possible. Further, it is possible to add the position information held in the history information holding unit to the position related information.

  The mobile terminal device may further include a display unit for displaying information included in the history information held in the history information holding unit and / or the position-related information held in the history information holding unit. . In this case, the position related information may be selected and displayed using the position information included in the history information. Moreover, you may produce | generate the predetermined rule regarding the display method at the time of displaying as display method information. Moreover, map information may be acquired and a display may be produced | generated based on the acquired map information.

  According to the present invention, the occurrence of a predetermined action is detected according to the action type, and the history information including the information that associates the detected action type information with the current position information is retained, thereby Since the history and activity history can be grasped, convenience can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of each invention will be described. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the relationship between the following embodiment and a claim is as follows. The first embodiment will mainly describe claims 1, 5, 13, and 17. In the second embodiment, claims 2 and 14 will be mainly described. In the third embodiment, claims 3 and 15 will be mainly described. In the fourth embodiment, claims 4 and 16 will be mainly described. In the fifth embodiment, claims 6 and 18 will be mainly described. The sixth embodiment will mainly describe claims 7, 8, 19, 20 and the like. The seventh embodiment will mainly describe claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, and the like.

<< Embodiment 1 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 1>
The present embodiment relates to a mobile terminal device that detects occurrence of a predetermined operation and associates and holds operation type information and position information. FIG. 1 shows an example of the concept of this embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which Osaka Castle is photographed with a mobile phone with a camera and the history is confirmed at a later date. In FIG. 1 (a), the user can recognize that the scenery photographed with the mobile terminal device is Osaka Castle at a later date, but can remember from which point the photograph was taken. Have difficulty. On the other hand, FIG.1 (b) has shown the example using the portable terminal device in this embodiment. In FIG. 1 (b), the location information at the time of shooting, that is, the time when the shutter button of the camera is pressed is held in association with the operation of shooting the camera, thereby shooting Osaka Castle from which point and in what direction. Can be easily recognized.

<Configuration of Embodiment 1>
FIG. 2 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (200) of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (201), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (202), and a “history information holding unit” (203). And having.

  Each unit, which is a component of the present invention, is configured by either hardware, software, or both hardware and software. For example, as an example for realizing these, when a computer is used, hardware composed of a CPU, a memory, a bus, an interface, a peripheral device, and the like, and software that can be executed on these hardware are listed. be able to. Specifically, the functions of each part are realized by processing, storing, and outputting data on the memory and data input via the interface by sequentially executing the program expanded on the memory (this book) The same applies throughout the specification).

  Specific examples of the mobile terminal device 200 include portable terminals such as a mobile phone and a PDA, as well as notebook PCs and game terminal devices. Since the mobile terminal device acquires current location information and performs processing using the location information as described later, it is desirable that the mobile terminal device has a GPS function. However, for example, the position information may be acquired using information from a base station of a mobile phone, and the position information can be acquired using an RFID function, a barcode, or the like. The portable terminal device in may not necessarily have the GPS function.

  The current position information acquisition unit 201 acquires current position information that is current position information. “Position information” may be information reported from a base station of a mobile phone, in addition to latitude / longitude information used by GPS, or may be read through a reader such as an RFID or a barcode. It may be information about the installation location. “Current position information” indicates the latest position information among the position information continuously acquired by the mobile terminal device. Therefore, it is not always necessary to acquire position information in real time.

  The motion occurrence detection unit 202 detects the occurrence of a predetermined motion according to the motion type. “Predetermined operation” refers to, for example, generation of a predetermined button pressing signal, generation of transmission / reception of predetermined information, operation of a predetermined function, generation of any one or two or more combination events among predetermined event groups of sensors. Can be a predetermined operation. “Detection according to operation type” means identifying and detecting which operation has occurred. As an example, for example, by detecting the pressing of a button, the operation at the time of pressing the button is determined and detected. Specifically, when the call button is pressed, it is detected that a call transmission operation has occurred, or when the camera is in shooting mode, the camera is shot when the shutter button is pressed. It is possible to detect that an operation has occurred. In addition, when a mail creation application is activated, the occurrence of a mail transmission operation can be detected by pressing a mail transmission button. In this way, the “predetermined operation” can be detected by the generation of a predetermined button pressing signal.

  In addition, “occurrence of transmission / reception of predetermined information” may be detected as a predetermined operation. For example, the occurrence of packet transmission / reception when browsing a web page may be detected as a predetermined operation. Further, “operation of a predetermined function” may be detected as a predetermined operation. For example, activation of an application such as a game held in the mobile terminal device or activation of an alarm function may be detected as a predetermined operation. In addition, for example, when an IC chip is mounted, it may be detected that communication with a reader is performed and electronic money is used. In addition, when a mobile terminal device is used when entering and exiting a ticket gate at a station, it is detected as a predetermined operation that the ticket gate has been entered and exited by referring to information from a reader / writer that is communicating. May be. The recording function may be activated as a predetermined operation. In addition, when the mobile terminal device has an acceleration sensor, it may be detected that the mobile terminal device has dropped when a predetermined acceleration occurs.

  The history information holding unit 203 is for holding history information including information in which the action type information of the detected action is associated with the current position information acquired at the time of the action detection. “Action type information” is information indicating the type of action detected by the detection unit. Then, at the time of motion detection, the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit is held in association with the motion type identification information. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of history information held in the history information holding unit. In the example of FIG. 3, the action type information related to the action type as described above is held in association with the current position information. For this reason, a user can grasp | ascertain the usage log | history of a portable terminal device, As a result, it becomes possible to grasp | ascertain each action log | history easily. For example, when the recording function is operated, the current position information is stored in association with each other, so that it is possible to grasp where the recording was performed and use it as a minutes. In the example of FIG. 3, the name of the position is described in the current position information. However, as already described, latitude / longitude information may be held as the current position information. The history information “includes” information that associates the action type information with the current position information. That is, the history information may hold various information in association with the information. Although details will be described in a later embodiment, the information held in association with each other includes, for example, information related to time and related information during operation.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 1>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the flow of processing in the first embodiment. The processing in the present embodiment includes the following steps. Note that the processing flow shown below can be implemented as a program to be executed by a computer or a readable recording medium on which the program is recorded (the same applies to the description of the processing flow in this specification). is there).

  The mobile terminal device in the present embodiment first acquires current position information (S401). This step is performed continuously or intermittently, and the current position information can be obtained repeatedly or intermittently. Next, occurrence of a predetermined operation is detected according to the operation type (S402). Then, history information including information associating the action type information indicating the type of action detected in S402 and the current position information acquired in S401 at the time of detecting the action is written in the recording medium. Examples of the recording medium include a memory and a hard disk, which may be built in the portable terminal device or may be removable. The acquisition of the current position information may be triggered by the detection of the operation type, or the current position information acquired most recently may be adopted regardless of the acquisition timing. In this case, steps S401 and S402 in FIG. The same applies to the explanation of “Processing Flow” in the following embodiments.

<Specific Configuration of First Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment includes a GPS receiver 503 that forms a current position information acquisition unit, an input unit 504 that forms an operation detection unit, a sensor 505, a wireless unit 506, and a driver 508. And a CPU 501 and a memory 502 constituting a history information holding unit. The mobile terminal device realizes each function by the CPU performing processing in accordance with a program stored in the memory. In FIG. 5, the CPU sequentially stores current position information acquired by receiving latitude / longitude information with a GPS receiver in a predetermined area of the memory according to a program stored in the memory. Further, the CPU determines information sent from the input unit configured as the operation occurrence detection unit, the wireless unit, and the sensor via a driver or the like according to the program, and stores information related to the operation in the memory. Specifically, a table related to the operation type is stored in the memory, and the CPU refers to the table to determine which operation has occurred. For example, when the driver detects a button press signal from the input unit, the CPU determines which operation is performed based on the type of application that is activated at that time and the button associated with the application. Judgment is made according to the program. Then, action type information indicating the type of the action (for example, identification information such as “1” when shooting with the camera, “2” when making a call), and the current position stored in the memory when the action occurs Information is written as history information in a predetermined area of the memory. Thereafter, similarly, when an operation is detected, the history information is retained in the mobile terminal device by being additionally recorded as history information in a predetermined area of the memory. Note that the configuration of the mobile terminal device described in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and is not limited to this. For example, the current position information acquisition unit may acquire related information from the base station using radio instead of the GPS function. Further, the information may be acquired from an RFID function or bar code indicating the position information of the place.

<Effect of Embodiment 1>
The mobile terminal device of the present embodiment detects the occurrence of an action according to the action type, and retains history information including information relating the action type and current position information acquired at the time of action detection By doing so, it is possible to record where the predetermined operation was performed, so that convenience for the user is improved. In particular, since the recent mobile terminal devices having multiple functions are used by users on a daily basis, it becomes possible to easily grasp their own action history / activity history by the mobile terminal device of this embodiment. .

<< Embodiment 2 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 2>
The second embodiment relates to a portable terminal device that further includes time information in history information.

<Configuration of Embodiment 2>
FIG. 6 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (600) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 6 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (601), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (602), and a “history information holding unit” (603). And a “time information acquisition unit” (604). The history information holding unit has “time information association means” (605). Since the components other than the time information acquisition unit 604 and the time information association unit 605 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

  The time information acquisition unit 604 acquires time information indicating the operation detection time. The motion detection time is the time when the motion occurrence detection unit detects the motion occurrence. The time information may be acquired from, for example, a built-in clock built in the mobile terminal device, or may be appropriately acquired from a standard clock on the network.

  The time information associating means 605 of the history information holding unit is for holding the time information in association with the action type information as history information. As described above, the history information includes information that associates the action type information with the current position information. In the second embodiment, the history information further associates the time information indicating the action detection time with the action type information. Hold as information. This makes it possible to hold information about when, where, and what operation, so that it is possible to more clearly grasp the action history, activity history, and the like. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of history information according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the history information described with reference to FIG. 3 is held in association with the time type information and the action type information. As shown in FIG. 7, the time information is also included in the history information and held, so that, for example, the daily action range and action history of each user can be easily grasped.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 2>
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow according to the second embodiment. First, current position information is acquired (S801). Next, time information is acquired (S802). Note that S801 and S802 are performed continuously or intermittently, and the current position information and time information can be acquired repeatedly or intermittently. Next, occurrence of a predetermined operation is detected according to the operation type (S803). Information that associates the action type information indicating the type of action detected in S803, the current position information acquired in S801 when detecting the action, and the time information acquired in S802 when detecting the action. Is written to the recording medium.

<Specific Configuration of Second Embodiment>
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration in the mobile terminal device according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the portable terminal device in this embodiment includes a built-in clock 908 that constitutes a time information acquisition unit, a CPU 901 that constitutes a time information association unit, a memory 902, and the like. Note that the description of the components described in the first embodiment is omitted here. Hereinafter, an example of specific processing of the characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described. The CPU performs the following processing according to the program stored in the memory. The CPU temporarily stores the time information acquired by the built-in clock in a predetermined area of the memory. For example, when the driver detects a button press signal from the input unit, the CPU uniquely identifies the operation type information indicating the operation type in the data table in a predetermined area of the memory. Stored as an identifier. Subsequently, the CPU writes the time information continuously stored in the memory and the current position information described in the first embodiment in association with each other in the table to be stored. Thereafter, similarly, when an operation is detected, the history information is retained in the portable terminal device by adding the history information to a predetermined area of the memory.

<Effect of Embodiment 2>
Since the portable terminal device described in the second embodiment can easily confirm when, where, and what by performing time information in association with operation type information, The convenience can be expected to be further improved.

<< Embodiment 3 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 3>
Embodiment 3 relates to a portable terminal device characterized in that not only the type of operation but also related information at the time of the operation is included in history information and held. For example, it is possible to store a clearer action history / activity history by storing information related to the operation in addition to various operations such as a call destination and a mail transmission destination. .

<Configuration of Embodiment 3>
FIG. 10 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (1000) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 10 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (1001), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (1002), and a “history information holding unit” (1003). And an “operation related information acquisition unit” (1004). The history information holding unit includes “operation related information holding means” (1005). Since the components other than the motion related information acquisition unit 1004 and the motion related information holding unit 1005 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here. Further, on the basis of the second embodiment, it may be configured to include the motion related information acquisition unit 1004 and the motion related information holding unit 1005.

  The motion related information acquisition unit 1004 acquires motion related information acquired with the generated motion. “Generating operation” refers to the occurrence of a predetermined operation detected by the operation generation detection unit. The operation related information is information related to specific contents during the operation. That is, the motion-related information may be information whose format and contents differ depending on various operations. For example, when electronic money is used, the operation-related information may simply be information that 500 yen has been withdrawn, or 500 yen for purchasing any product at any store. It may be information that the money has been withdrawn. In addition, examples of operation-related information include recorded content acquired during recording, photo data files acquired during photo shooting, and the subject and content of emails when sending and receiving emails. . The acquisition of the operation related information can be realized by predetermined program processing, for example. Specifically, when various operations occur, the corresponding application program is activated. In addition, specific information at the time of various operations (for example, usage / amount of electronic money, a telephone call destination, etc.) is acquired as operation-related information via an interface of an application program stored in a memory. Can do. Note that the corresponding application program may be always started, or may be started in response to the occurrence of the corresponding operation.

  The operation related information holding unit 1005 of the history information holding unit is for holding the operation related information in association with the operation type information as history information. As described above, the history information includes information in which the action type information and the current position information are associated with each other. In the third embodiment, the action related information acquired along with the generated action is further included in the action type information. Is stored as history information. As a result, it is possible to hold information about the specific contents at the time of the occurrence of an action, so that it is possible to grasp the action history / activity history more clearly. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of history information according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 shows an example in which the history information described with reference to FIG. 7 is stored in association with the motion type information. As shown in FIG. 11, for example, when a camera is used, the motion-related information can hold information about which direction is taken as motion-related information based on direction information such as GPS. . In addition, when the operation type is an incoming / outgoing call, information on the name of the call destination and the call originator and the call duration can be held as operation related information. Further, when the operation type is mail transmission / reception, information on the mail transmission / reception destination, the subject thereof, and the like can be held as operation-related information. Further, when any of the history information is selected, more detailed information may be presented. For example, in detail, when “use camera” shown in FIG. 11 is selected, a photograph taken there is displayed. If there are multiple images, thumbnail display or file name list display is displayed sequentially for each image. If “north direction shooting” is selected, the convenience is further enhanced if the display method is such that a photograph taken in the north direction is selected and displayed. In addition, display settings for the shooting direction may be stored, and when shooting is performed for the second time or later, display processing may be performed according to the stored display settings. For example, a photograph taken in the north direction may be selected and displayed only by selecting “use camera”.

  Also, when “use of electronic money” shown in FIG. 11 is selected, a usage history of electronic money is displayed, and when “500 yen withdrawal” is selected, a breakdown of 500 yen withdrawal is displayed. Or, when “use electronic money” is selected, a breakdown of 500 yen withdrawal may be displayed. When “Call” or “Receive” is selected, a history display so far may be displayed, or a recorded file of the contents of a call may be displayed or played back. The recorded file of the telephone content may be displayed and played by selecting “call time, destination” and “call time, source”. When “Receive Mail”, “Send Mail”, “Destination, Subject”, “Sender, Subject” is selected, mail transmission, incoming call history display, and mail content display may be performed. These processes can be easily realized by linking with a program that displays history information and each application program that has acquired operation-related information. In addition, although it demonstrates in later embodiment, you may hold | maintain that position relevant information was acquired as motion relevant information.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 3>
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow according to the third embodiment. Since the processing flow up to S1202 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here. In S1203, operation related information acquired with the generation operation detected in S1202 is acquired. Then, history information including information associating the action type information indicating the type of action detected in S1202, the current position information acquired in S1201 at the time of the action detection, and the action related information acquired in S1203. Write to a recording medium. Although not shown, unlike FIG. 15, a process of writing information as a result of controlling the association to the recording medium as history information may be performed.

<Specific Configuration Mode of Embodiment 3>
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration in the mobile terminal device according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment includes an operation related information acquisition unit, a CPU 1301 that constitutes an operation related information holding unit, a memory 1302, and the like. Note that the description of the components described in the first or second embodiment is omitted here. Hereinafter, an example of specific processing of the characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described. The CPU starts a predetermined application program (for example, mail software) stored in the memory. For example, when a mail transmission button is pressed and the CPU detects an operation via a driver or the like, the CPU detects operation related information (for example, a mail subject, a transmission destination through an active application program). Etc.) is written into a history information table (for example, a history information table shown in FIG. 11) in a predetermined area of the memory. Thereafter, similarly, when an operation is detected, the history information is retained in the portable terminal device by adding the history information to a predetermined area of the memory.

<Effect of Embodiment 3>
The mobile terminal device described in the third embodiment holds not only information about the occurrence of the operation itself but also information about the specific operation content related to the operation by holding the operation related information in association with the operation type information. Therefore, it is possible to store the action history / activity history in more detail for the user, and the convenience can be improved.

<< Embodiment 4 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 4>
Embodiment 4 relates to a portable terminal device characterized by controlling association of information included in history information. For example, when shooting continuously with a camera, the current position information is controlled so that information is related to a specific sightseeing spot, and the information is handled as a whole at the same specific sightseeing spot. Can do.

<Configuration of Embodiment 4>
FIG. 14 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (1400) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 14 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (1401), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (1402), and a “history information holding unit” (1403). And having. The history information holding unit includes “association control means” (1404). Since the components other than the association control unit 1404 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, descriptions thereof are omitted here. Further, on the basis of the second or third embodiment, the association control unit 1404 may be included.

  The association control means 1404 of the history information holding unit controls the association. The association is an association between the operation type information included in the history information and other information. In association control, for example, when history information is retained, instead of the current position information acquired at the time of motion detection, instead of retaining the position information acquired in the past in association with the motion type information, it is mentioned. It is done. By controlling the association in this way, for example, position information can be temporarily fixed. That is, when a photograph is taken at a sightseeing spot or the like, occurrence of the same operation is frequently detected at a small moving distance. Therefore, in such a case, the convenience for the user is improved by associating with the same position information. Regarding the association method, the association may be controlled according to a predetermined rule recorded in a memory or the like. For example, when the type of the current operation occurrence is the Nth, the CPU performs a comparison process between the position information when the N−1th operation occurs and the Nth position information, and the difference is a predetermined distance. If the Nth operation and the (N-1) th operation are the same operation type, the (N-1) th position information is used as the position information for the Nth generation operation. The method of associating using is mentioned. In the present embodiment, the control of associating the current position information included in the history information has been described by way of example. In addition, for example, the time information described in the second embodiment and the operation described in the third embodiment are used. It is also possible to perform association control for related information.

<Processing Flow of Embodiment 4>
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow in the fourth embodiment. Since the processing flow up to S1503 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here. In step S1504, it is determined whether to control association. In S1504, for example, as already described, it is determined whether a predetermined rule for controlling association is satisfied. If it is determined in S1504 that the association is controlled, the process proceeds to S1505, and the information included in the history information is corrected.

<Effect of Embodiment 4>
The mobile terminal device described in the fourth embodiment controls the association of information included in the history information, so that when the generation operation is frequently performed, for example, at home, a company, a sightseeing spot, By temporarily fixing the information at the time of association, when the user confirms the history at a later date, the action history / activity history can be easily grasped.

<< Embodiment 5 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 5>
The fifth embodiment relates to a portable terminal device that acquires and holds position information of a predetermined place and information related to the position information. For example, information such as a company name that cannot be specified by general map information can be acquired or input from the operation unit. As a result, for example, information on the location can hold a predetermined building name, company name, tourist attraction name, telephone number, e-mail address, and the like as information related to the predetermined location in addition to simple address information.

<Configuration of Embodiment 5>
FIG. 16 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (1600) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 16 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (1601), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (1602), and a “history information holding unit” (1603). And a “position related information acquisition unit” (1604) and a “position related information holding unit” (1605). The components other than the position-related information acquisition unit 1604 and the position-related information holding unit 1605 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted here. Further, on the basis of any of the first to fourth embodiments, the position related information acquisition unit 1604 and the position related information holding unit 1605 may be configured.

  The position related information acquisition unit 1604 acquires position related information including a position and information related to the position. The position related information will be described with reference to FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 17A, the “position and information related to the position” include latitude / longitude information and information such as a tourist destination, a building name, a facility, and an address corresponding to the latitude / longitude information. Can be mentioned. Further, as shown in FIG. 17B, detailed information such as information about a predetermined address, a store name, a handling item name, a telephone number, and an e-mail address may be used. In addition, it may be icon display information related to the position. There are various methods for acquiring the position related information. In addition to the input from the operation unit, for example, it may be acquired via the Internet or broadcast, or may be acquired via a package medium such as a CD or a DVD. Further, it may be acquired by reading a barcode of a printed material, or position-related information may be acquired by performing near field communication such as RFID or IrDA. In particular, when acquiring location-related information by performing near field communication, it is possible to acquire location-related information only at the location indicated by the location, so that the location-related information itself can be acquired at that point. It can also be used indirectly as information about an action history of having performed.

  The position related information holding unit 1605 holds the acquired position related information. The position related information can be held separately from the history information. By holding the position related information, as described in the embodiment described later, when displaying the acquired position related information or displaying the history information, the position related information is used for the details of the position. Information can be displayed.

  When the history information described in the first to fourth embodiments is written in the recording medium, it may be written as a part of the history information or more information with reference to the position related information held in the position related information holding unit. Good. That is, since detailed information regarding the position is held as the position related information, it is possible to include more detailed position information in the history information by writing the history information using the position related information. As an example of specific processing, for example, when the latitude / longitude information indicated by the current position information is included in a predetermined range of the position related information, the history information holding unit includes the name included in the position related information. , Information such as explanation is generated as position information for inclusion in the history information. The generated position information is stored as history information in association with the action type related information. As a result, since it is possible to include detailed position information in the history information, it becomes possible to grasp each behavior history / activity history in more detail.

  Moreover, in (a) and (b) of FIG. 17, by selecting each content, an image, video, and sound related thereto may be displayed or output. For example, in “north latitude A degree, east longitude B degree”, “Ueno Park Saigo Takamori image”, by selecting it, a map information image including that portion, a corresponding photograph, video, or sound is displayed or output. In addition, when “Ginza 1-2-3”, “Ox Drug”, or “Drugs / Cosmetics” is selected, a map information image including the portion, a photo, video, or sound of the corresponding store or product is displayed or output. You may do it. These processes can be realized by holding related video files, audio files, etc. as position related information.

<Processing Flow of Embodiment 5>
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow in the fifth embodiment. Note that the processing flow described in the first embodiment is omitted in FIG. First, position related information is acquired (S1801). The acquisition timing of the position related information can be performed separately from the acquisition timing of the history information described in the first embodiment. Then, the position related information acquired in S1801 is written in the recording medium (S1802).

<Specific Configuration Aspect of Embodiment 5>
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration in the mobile terminal device according to the fifth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19, the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment includes a GPS receiver 1903, an input unit 1904, a wireless unit 1906, a camera 1908, an external recording medium 1909, and the like that constitute a position-related information acquisition unit. In addition, the description here is abbreviate | omitted regarding the component demonstrated in either of Embodiment 1-4. Hereinafter, an example of specific processing of the characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described. The position related information is acquired from a barcode via a camera, acquired via a wireless unit, or acquired via an external recording medium. Then, the CPU writes the acquired position related information in a predetermined area of the memory. The position-related information is held in the memory as a table together with the name of the place, the description, etc., so that the latitude / longitude information becomes an identifier for specifying a row in the table, for example. Note that when position-related information is stored in a predetermined area of the memory, the history information can be stored in another area of the memory. In this case, according to the program, the CPU uses the position information included in the history information as a pointer to the memory address where the position related information is stored, so that the position information included in the history information is indirectly changed to the position related information. can do.

<Effect of Embodiment 5>
The portable terminal device described in the fifth embodiment can hold the list information related to the position by acquiring and holding the position and information related to the position. Therefore, detailed information such as a predetermined building name and facility name can be held. As a result, it is possible to specify a specific position when referring to the position related information, and convenience is improved.

<< Embodiment 6 >>
<Overview of Embodiment 6>
The sixth embodiment relates to a portable terminal device characterized in that a user can add, change, delete, etc., position related information. In addition, the position information included in the history information can be added to the position related information.

<Configuration of Embodiment 6>
FIG. 20 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (2000) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 20 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (2001), an “operation occurrence detection unit” (2002), and a “history information holding unit” (2003). A “location related information acquisition unit” (2004), a “position related information holding unit” (2005), and a “management unit” (2006). Each configuration excluding the management unit 2006 is the same as that described in the fifth embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted here.

  The management unit 2006 is capable of managing change, addition, deletion, etc. of the held position related information. “Holded” means held in the position related information holding unit. An example of changing location-related information is if you want to rewrite part of location-related information when the name or description of the location-related information you have acquired is not appropriate, or if you want to customize location-related information. One example is rewriting part of the position related information. Further, for example, the position-related information may be categorized by classification and an icon suitable for the classification may be attached. An example of the addition of the position related information is that the user manually inputs the position related information via the input unit. In addition, the position information held in the history information holding unit may be added to the position related information. That is, it may be possible to add the current position information, which is position information included in the history information described in the first embodiment, to the position related information. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of adding the current position information included in the history information to the position related information. In FIG. 21, the history information includes information that electronic money is used at Yurakucho Station. And the current position information of Yurakucho Station is added to the position related information. Thereby, the information on the position where the action / activity history is actually performed can be reflected in the position related information.

  Note that the history information holds each person's action history, activity history, and the like in association with information about the position at the time when the occurrence of an action is detected. On the other hand, the position related information is list information about the position acquired regardless of the detection of the occurrence of the operation. Therefore, although both are originally different information, the convenience is further improved by referring to these pieces of information. That is, by adding the position information included in the history information to the position related information, the width of the list of position related information is further expanded. On the other hand, detailed information can be provided to the user by using the position related information as a name indicating the current position information of the history information. Therefore, usability can be improved by mutually using the history information and the position related information.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 6>
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow in the sixth embodiment. Since the processing flow up to S2202 is the same as that described in the fifth embodiment, description thereof is omitted here. Note that the processing up to S2202 may be continuously repeated. In step S2203, it is determined whether to manage position-related information. When managing location-related information, processing according to the type of addition, change, or deletion is performed. For example, when adding position related information, the process advances to step S2204 to determine whether to use history information. When the history information is not used, for example, an input from the input unit is added to the position related information (S2206). On the other hand, if it is determined in S2204 that the history information is used, the position information included in the history information is added to the position related information (S2205). In addition, the position-related information can be changed as management of the position-related information (S2207), or the position-related information can be deleted (S2208).

<Specific Configuration Mode of Embodiment 6>
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration in the mobile terminal device according to the sixth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 2301 and a memory 2302 that constitute a management unit. Note that the description of the components described in the fifth embodiment is omitted here. Hereinafter, an example of specific processing of the characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described. History information and position related information are held in a predetermined area of the memory. The CPU reads out the position related information held in the memory and rewrites it with information input from the input unit. Alternatively, the CPU outputs a command to delete the table of position related information held in the memory. In addition, when adding position-related information using history information, the CPU adds the current position information included in the history information table as a table to the position-related information.

<Effect of Embodiment 6>
In the sixth embodiment, management of change, addition, deletion and the like of position related information is enabled, so that the user can appropriately correct the position related information. Furthermore, by adding the current position information included in the history information to the position-related information, detailed information can be used for the user, so that an improvement in convenience can be expected.

<< Embodiment 7 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 7>
The seventh embodiment relates to a mobile terminal device characterized by displaying history information and position related information. When displaying, an operation with a high history count may be displayed in accordance with a predetermined rule such as displaying it at the top, or an operation occurrence point can be displayed on a map so that it can be easily seen.

<Configuration 1 of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 24 shows an example of functional blocks in the present embodiment. The “portable terminal device” (2400) of this embodiment shown in FIG. 24 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (2401), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (2402), and a “history information holding unit” (2403). A “position related information acquisition unit” (2404), a “position related information holding unit” (2405), and a “display unit” (2406). Each configuration excluding the display portion 2406 is the same as that described in any one of the first to sixth embodiments, and thus description thereof is omitted here. Moreover, you may have the structure which has a display part on the basis of either of Embodiment 1-6.

  The display unit 2406 is for displaying information included in the history information held in the history information holding unit 2403 and / or the position-related information held. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example in which history information is displayed on the display unit. FIG. 25A shows an example in which a list of action history information is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal device. As shown in FIG. 25A, for example, only action type information is displayed as the action history information, and by selecting one of them (in the figure, click “use camera”), FIG. 25 As shown in (b), the information included in the history information is displayed in detail. Or as shown in FIG.25 (c), you may display the simple information regarding the historical information on the map around the position with reference to the present position information contained in historical information.

<Configuration 2 of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example according to the present embodiment. Similarly, the “portable terminal device” (2600) illustrated in FIG. 26 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (2601), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (2602), and a “history information holding unit” (2603). , “Position related information acquisition unit” (2604), “Position related information holding unit” (2605), and “Display unit” (2606). The display unit 2606 is characterized by having “position-related selection means” (2607).

  The position related information selection unit 2607 of the display unit selects position related information using the position information included in the history information. The history information is history information held in the history information holding unit. The position information included in the history information is position information of a place that has acted in the past. And, “select location-related information using location information included in history information” means that, for example, when displaying history information, it is not location information included and retained in history information. Display is performed using position-related information held in the information holding unit. FIG. 27 shows an example in which position related information is displayed using position information. For example, in FIG. 27A, latitude / longitude information is held in association with the position information used by the electronic money, and the electronic money is used in the Yurakucho area based on the latitude / longitude information. The display is made. Here, it is assumed that detailed information that the position indicated by the latitude / longitude information is Yurakucho Station is held as the position related information. Then, the position related information is selected and displayed using the position information (in this case, latitude / longitude information), and as shown in FIG. Information ("Yurakucho Station" in the figure) can be displayed.

<Configuration 3 of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing another configuration example in the present embodiment. Similarly, the “portable terminal device” (2800) illustrated in FIG. 28 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (2801), an “motion occurrence detection unit” (2802), and a “history information holding unit” (2803). , “Position Related Information Acquisition Unit” (2804), “Position Related Information Holding Unit” (2805), and “Display Unit” (2806). The display unit 2806 is characterized by having “display method information generating means” (2807).

  The display method information generation means 2807 of the display unit generates a predetermined rule relating to the display method for display as display method information. There are various rules as the predetermined rule for the display method information. For example, when displaying detailed information about history information, a map around the position indicated by the current position information included in the history information may be displayed. In addition, for example, when the operation type is camera shooting, when the history information is displayed, thumbnails of the shot photos may be displayed together. Further, the current position information included in the history information may be aggregated, and ranks may be displayed in order from the top of the aggregated number.

<Configuration 4 of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example in the present embodiment. Similarly, the “portable terminal device” (2900) illustrated in FIG. 29 includes a “current position information acquisition unit” (2901), an “operation occurrence detection unit” (2902), and a “history information holding unit” (2903). , “Position related information acquisition unit” (2904), “position related information holding unit” (2905), and “display unit” (2906). The display unit 2906 is characterized by having “map information acquisition means” (2907) and “map information use display information generation means” (2908).

  The map information acquisition means 2907 of the display unit acquires map information. For example, the map information may be acquired from a memory or the like, may be acquired from an external storage medium, or may be acquired from a server device via a network. And the map information utilization display information generation means 2908 of a display part is for producing | generating a display based on the acquired map information. Generating a display indicates generating information to be displayed on the display unit. For example, it is possible to display history information and position related information using map information. FIG. 30 shows an example in which history information is displayed using map information. In FIG. 30A, an entire map of Tokyo is displayed, and points relating to the current position information included in the history information are displayed in black circles. The black circle portion includes a link to history information and the like. For example, when clicking on the screen, history information in a specific district (Yurakucho in the figure) is displayed as shown in FIG. Are displayed in order from the top of the number of operations that have occurred, for example. For example, when displaying a map, as shown in FIG. 30, not only the black circle display but also information related to the action type and information related to the action may be displayed together. When displaying a map, the map display may be enlarged or reduced so that all the history information is included.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow in the seventh embodiment. The acquisition of history information and position related information is not shown. First, in S3101, the type of information to be displayed is determined. If the information to be displayed is position related information, the process advances to step S3105 to input “L” as the display type. On the other hand, if the information to be displayed is history information, the process proceeds to S3102 and “R” is input as the display type. Thereafter, the process advances to step S3103 to determine whether to use position-related information when displaying history information. S3103 is a step of determining whether or not position-related information is used when displaying history information. This determination step is a useful branching part when, for example, the position-related information is used in advance by the user or only the history information is displayed. If it is determined in S3103 that the position related information is to be used, the process proceeds to S3104 to turn on the flag. The subsequent processing is common processing, and the process proceeds to S3106 to determine whether to use map information. If the map information is to be used, the process proceeds to S3107, and a flag for using the map information is turned on. If it is determined in S3106 that the map information is not used, the flag may be turned off although not shown. Then, the process proceeds to S3108, and a predetermined rule relating to the display method for display is generated as display method information. In step S3109, display is performed based on the information set in steps S3101 to S3108.

<Specific Configuration Aspect of Embodiment 7>
FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration in the mobile terminal device according to the seventh embodiment. As shown in FIG. 32, the mobile terminal device in this embodiment includes a display 3208, a CPU 3201, a memory 3202, and the like that constitute a display unit. In addition, about the component demonstrated in either of Embodiment 1-6, description here is abbreviate | omitted. Hereinafter, an example of specific processing of the characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described. History information and position related information are held in a predetermined area of the memory. Then, the CPU outputs a command for displaying history information and position related information on the display. At the time of display, the CPU performs processing for synthesizing and displaying history information on a map stored in a memory or the like. Further, the CPU may read a predetermined rule stored in a predetermined area of the memory and output a command for displaying in accordance with the rule. For example, the history information stored in the memory can be read out, a sort operation can be performed for the number of times that the operation occurs frequently, and a command for displaying the result on the display can be output.

<Example of portable terminal device>
FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a portable terminal device according to the present invention. In addition to the components already described, for example, an Ir transmitter and an Ir receiver may be included. The memory may store a phone book, message presets, address data, and the like. Moreover, you may have the audio | voice processing part etc. which process in cooperation with the microphone and speaker for making a telephone call. As described above, the mobile terminal device of the present invention is an improvement of the commonly used mobile terminal device to further improve usability.

Conceptual diagram for explaining the first embodiment Functional block diagram for explaining the first embodiment The figure for demonstrating the historical information of Embodiment 1. The figure for demonstrating the flow of a process of Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 1. Functional block diagram for explaining the second embodiment The figure for demonstrating the historical information of Embodiment 2. The figure for demonstrating the flow of a process of Embodiment 2. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 2. Functional block diagram for explaining the third embodiment The figure for demonstrating the historical information of Embodiment 3. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of Embodiment 3. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 3. Functional block diagram for explaining the fourth embodiment The figure for demonstrating the flow of a process of Embodiment 4. Functional block diagram for explaining the fifth embodiment The figure for demonstrating the positional relevant information of Embodiment 5. The figure for demonstrating the flow of a process of Embodiment 5. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 5. Functional block diagram for explaining the sixth embodiment The figure which shows the example which adds the log | history information of Embodiment 6 to position relevant information The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of Embodiment 6. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 6. First functional block diagram for explaining the seventh embodiment The figure which shows the example of a display of Embodiment 7. Second functional block diagram for explaining the seventh embodiment The figure which shows the example which selects the positional relevant information of Embodiment 7 and displays historical information Third functional block diagram for explaining the seventh embodiment FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining the seventh embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display using the map of Embodiment 7. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of Embodiment 7. The figure which shows an example of the concrete structure aspect of Embodiment 7. The figure which shows an example of the implementation structural example of the portable terminal device in this invention

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 Mobile terminal device 201 Current position information acquisition unit 202 Motion occurrence detection unit 203 History information holding unit

Claims (24)

A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information which is current position information;
An action occurrence detector that detects the occurrence of a predetermined action according to the action type;
A history information holding unit for holding history information including information associated with the action type information of the detected action and the acquired current position information;
A mobile terminal device. It further has a time information acquisition unit for acquiring time information indicating the operation detection time,
The history information holding unit
The portable terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising time information association means for retaining the time information in association with the operation type information as history information. It has an operation related information acquisition unit for acquiring operation related information acquired along with the generation operation,
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the history information holding unit includes operation related information holding means for holding the operation related information in association with the operation type information as history information.   The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the history information holding unit includes association control means for controlling association.   The operation occurrence detection unit generates a predetermined button press signal, occurrence of transmission / reception of predetermined information, operation of a predetermined function, generation of any one or two or more combination events among event groups including predetermined sensors. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device operates. A position-related information acquisition unit that acquires position-related information including a position and information related to the position;
A position related information holding unit for holding the acquired position related information;
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, comprising:   The mobile terminal device according to claim 6, further comprising a management unit capable of managing change, addition, deletion, and the like of the held location-related information.   The mobile terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the management unit adds the position information held in the history information holding unit to the position related information.   9. The display unit according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying information included in the history information held in the history information holding unit and / or the position-related information held in the history information holding unit. Mobile terminal device. The display unit
The portable terminal device according to claim 9, further comprising position-related information selecting means for selecting position-related information using position information included in the history information. The display unit
The portable terminal device according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising display method information generating means for generating a predetermined rule relating to a display method for display as display method information. The display unit
Map information acquisition means for acquiring map information;
Map information use display information generating means for generating a display based on the acquired map information;
The mobile terminal device according to claim 9, comprising: A current position information acquisition step of acquiring current position information which is current position information;
An action occurrence detection step for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined action according to the action type;
A history information writing step of writing history information including information relating the action type information of the detected action and the acquired current position information to the recording medium,
A method of operating a mobile terminal device having A time information acquisition step of acquiring time information indicating the motion detection time;
The history information writing step
The operation method of the mobile terminal device according to claim 13, further comprising a time information association step for retaining the time information in association with the operation type information as history information. An operation related information acquisition step for acquiring operation related information acquired along with the generation operation;
15. The operation method of the portable terminal device according to claim 13, wherein the history information writing step includes an operation related information writing step for writing the operation related information in association with the operation type information as history information.   The operation method of the mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the history information writing step includes an association control step of controlling association.   The operation detection step includes the generation of a predetermined button pressing signal, the generation of transmission / reception of predetermined information, the operation of a predetermined function, and the generation of any one or more combination events among event groups including predetermined sensors. The operation method of the mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the operation is performed. A position related information acquisition step of acquiring position related information including a position and information related to the position;
A position-related information writing step of writing the acquired position-related information to a recording medium;
The operation method of the portable terminal device according to claim 13, comprising:   The operation method of the mobile terminal device according to claim 18, further comprising a management step capable of managing the written position related information such as change, addition, and deletion.   The operation method of the portable terminal device according to claim 19, wherein the management step adds the position information written in the history information writing step to the position related information. A display step for displaying the information included in the history information written in the history information writing step and / or the position related information written in the position related information writing step,
Furthermore, the operating method of the portable terminal device as described in any one of Claim 13 to 20. The display step includes
The operation method of the portable terminal device according to claim 21, further comprising a position-related information selection step of selecting position-related information using position information included in the history information. The display step includes
The operation method of the portable terminal device according to claim 21 or 22, further comprising: a display method information generation step of generating a predetermined rule relating to a display method at the time of display as display method information. The display step includes
A map information acquisition step for acquiring map information;
A map information use display information generation step for generating a display based on the acquired map information; and
The operation method of the mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 21 to 23.

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