JP2014038375A - Display system, server device, communication terminal device, supply method, display method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display system capable of improving convenience of a user in comparing schedule information with message information.SOLUTION: An information sharing system 10 according to the present invention includes a server device 100, and a communication terminal device 200 that includes a display unit 201. The communication terminal device 200 includes a control unit 202 that displays message information and schedule information supplied from the server device 100 on the display unit 201 respectively along one time series, and displays the message information on one end of the display unit 201 and displays the schedule information on the other end of the display unit 201.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system, a server device, a communication terminal device, a supply method in the server device, and a display method in the communication terminal device. The present invention also relates to a program for operating a computer as a server device and a communication terminal device, and a recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

  Conventionally, schedule information indicating a user's schedule and message information indicating a message such as an email sent or received by the user with another user have not been displayed on one screen. Therefore, if you want to compare the two, you had to display them separately and then compare them alternately. Thus, when comparing schedule information and message information, there is a problem that user convenience is low.

  For such a problem, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 listed below has been proposed.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing apparatus that displays different types of content on one time series on the same screen.

JP 2007-299296 A (published November 15, 2007)

  However, in the information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, only icons indicating schedule information and message information, or only outlines and icons indicating the contents of schedule information and message information are displayed on the same screen. That is, when it is desired to check the detailed schedule or the content of the message, the schedule information or message information indicated by the icon or outline must be individually displayed as a new screen (or window).

  Therefore, when comparing the schedule information and the message information, there is a problem that the convenience for the user is still low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display system that can improve the convenience of the user when comparing schedule information and message information.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a communication terminal device including a display unit, and a server device that supplies message information and schedule information to the communication terminal device. The communication terminal device is a display means for displaying the message information and the schedule information on the display unit in accordance with one time series, and brings the message information to one end of the display unit. Display means for displaying the schedule information near the other end of the display unit different from the one end.

  According to said structure, the said display system brings the said message information to the end of the said display part along the said one time series by the said display means with which the said communication terminal device is provided, and displays the said schedule information Are displayed near the other end of the display unit along the one time series. That is, the message information and the schedule information are displayed in a state of approaching different ends of the display unit.

  As a result, the display system can display the message information and the schedule information in one time series with high visibility on the display unit provided in the communication terminal device. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether the displayed information is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end of the display unit is approaching.

  Note that the message information indicates, for example, a message (message) such as a mail transmitted / received between a user using the communication terminal apparatus and a user using another communication terminal apparatus. Moreover, the said schedule information has shown the schedule (schedule) etc. of the user who uses the said communication terminal device, and the user who uses another communication terminal device, for example.

  In the display system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the display unit further displays the current time on the one time series.

  According to the above configuration, the user recognizes at a glance whether the schedule indicated by the schedule information displayed on the display unit is a schedule before the current time or a schedule after the current time. be able to.

  In the display system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the display unit displays the current time without bringing the current time to any end of the display unit.

  According to said structure, the said display system can display the said present time so that identification with both the said message information and the said schedule information is possible. Thus, the user can easily distinguish the current time from the message information and the schedule information.

  In the display system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the display unit displays the message information and the schedule information without including an icon.

  In general, contents of different categories such as schedule information and message information are managed in different folders or provided to users by different applications. This is because, when content of different categories is displayed on the same time series, the user cannot easily distinguish the content of different categories, and the user is likely to be confused.

  In addition, when it is necessary to display contents of different categories on the same time series, they must be displayed using icons corresponding to the respective categories or contents as in the technique described in Patent Document 1. There wasn't. This is because the user cannot easily distinguish the contents of different categories unless the icon is used.

  On the other hand, according to the above configuration, the communication terminal device brings the message information and the schedule information to different ends (one end and the other end) of the display unit along the one time series. Above, it is displayed without including the icon. That is, in the communication terminal device, the message information and the schedule information are displayed so as to be easily identifiable without including an icon by being brought to different ends of the display unit. Therefore, even if an icon is not included, the user can easily distinguish the message information and the schedule information depending on which end of the display unit the displayed information is brought to.

  Thus, in the display system, the message information and the schedule information are displayed without including an icon, and thus the design of the display screen is not limited by the icon. Moreover, since the processing load generated when the icon image is displayed in the communication terminal device can be reduced, the display processing speed in the communication terminal device can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the display screen can be simplified, the message information and the schedule information can be easily obtained even when the message information and the schedule information are displayed at a low resolution and when the display section is narrow. High visibility can be ensured.

  In the display system according to one aspect of the present invention, the display means further displays an icon indicating the message information together with the message information at one end of the display unit, and displays an icon indicating the schedule information. It is preferable that the information is displayed near the other end of the display unit together with the schedule information.

  According to said structure, the display position of the icon which shows the said message information in the said display part is unified to the end of the said display part to which the said message information is gathered, and the display position of the icon which shows the said schedule information is the said It is possible to unify the other end of the display unit to which the schedule information is gathered. Thus, the visibility of the message information and the schedule information can be further enhanced by unifying the display positions of the icon indicating the message information and the icon indicating the schedule information.

  Therefore, the user can more easily determine whether the information displayed on the display unit is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end the icon displayed on the display unit is closer to. Can be recognized.

  In the display system according to one aspect of the present invention, the server device further supplies advertisement information to the communication terminal device, and the display means further displays the advertisement information along the one time series. Thus, it is preferable to display without moving to any end of the display unit.

  According to said structure, the said display system can display the said advertisement information on the said communication terminal device so that identification with both the said message information and the said schedule information is possible. Therefore, the user refers to which end of the display unit the displayed information is close to, and which end is not close to the end, so that the message information, the schedule information, and the It can be easily recognized which of the advertisement information.

  Note that the advertisement information indicates information such as advertisements and advertisements sent from a supermarket, for example.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the server device according to one aspect of the present invention is a generation unit that generates display data that can display message information and schedule information along one time series. Generating means for displaying the information at one end along the one time series and generating the display data that can be displayed at the other end along the one time series different from the one end. And transmitting means for transmitting the display data.

  According to said structure, the said server apparatus brings the said message information to the one end along said one time series by the said production | generation means, and displays it, and the said other end along the said one time series Display data that can be displayed in close proximity. Thereby, the apparatus which acquired the said display data from the said server apparatus can display the said message information and the said schedule information in the state which approached the different end of the display screen of the said apparatus.

  Thus, the server device can provide display data that can display the message information and the schedule information with high visibility on the same time series of one display screen. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether the information is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end of the display screen the information displayed based on the display data is near.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a communication terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention is a display unit that displays message information and schedule information on the display unit in accordance with one time series. The message information is displayed near one end of the display unit, and the schedule information is displayed near the other end of the display unit different from the one end.

  According to said structure, the said communication terminal device displays the said message information along the said one time series near the end of the said display part by the said display means, and displays the said schedule information in the said one time. Along the line, the images are displayed near the other end of the display unit. That is, the message information and the schedule information are displayed in a state of approaching different ends of the display unit.

  As a result, the communication terminal device can display the message information and the schedule information with high visibility on the same time series of the display unit. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether the displayed information is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end of the display unit is approaching.

  In order to solve the above problems, a server device supply method according to an aspect of the present invention is a server device supply method that supplies message information and schedule information, each of the message information and the schedule information. A generation step of generating display data that can be displayed along one time series, wherein the message information is displayed near one end along the time series, and the schedule information is displayed in the time series different from the one end. A generation step of generating display data that can be displayed close to the other end along the line, and a transmission step of transmitting the display data generated in the generation step.

  According to said structure, the said supply method has an effect similar to the effect which the server apparatus mentioned above show | plays.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a display method for a communication terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention is a display method for a communication terminal device including a display unit, in which message information and schedule information are each one time series. And displaying the message information on one end of the display unit, and displaying the schedule information on the other end of the display unit different from the one end. It includes a display step.

  According to said structure, the said display method has an effect similar to the effect which the communication terminal device mentioned above show | plays.

  In addition, a program for causing a computer to operate as a server device according to one aspect of the present invention, the program causing the computer to function as each unit of the server device, and a communication terminal according to one aspect of the present invention A program for causing a computer to operate as a device and causing the computer to function as each unit of the communication terminal device is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  Furthermore, computer-readable recording media on which these programs are recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  A combination of a configuration described in a certain claim and a configuration described in another claim is limited to a combination of the configuration described in the claim cited in the claim. However, as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved, combinations with configurations described in the claims not cited in the focused claims are possible.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a server device in which one or more message information and one or more schedule information are stored, a communication terminal device including a display unit, The server device generates at least one message information and at least one schedule information on different sides along one time series to generate display data that can be displayed. And the communication terminal device displays the at least one message information and the at least one schedule information on different ends of the display unit along one time series based on the display data. A display means is provided.

  Thereby, the display system can display the message information and the schedule information with high visibility on the same time series of the display unit included in the communication terminal device. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether the information is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end the displayed information is near.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure which message information has. It is a figure which shows an example of the data owner information table which shows the information linked | related with data owner information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure which schedule information has. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure which advertisement information has. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed schedule information and message information on one time series in the display part with which the communication terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed schedule information, message information, and advertisement information on one time series in the display part with which the communication terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display data generation process in the server apparatus with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a message and advertisement information acquisition process among the display information acquisition processes in the server apparatus with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a schedule information acquisition process among the display information acquisition processes in the server apparatus with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display information rearrangement process in the server apparatus with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the display information rearrangement process in the server apparatus with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed schedule information and message information on one time series in the display part with which the communication terminal device which concerns on one modification of one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed schedule information, message information, and advertisement information on one time series in the display part with which the communication terminal device which concerns on one modification of one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen containing advertisement information displayed on the display part of the communication terminal device which concerns on the other modification of one Embodiment of this invention.

  An embodiment of an information sharing system (display system) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration described in this embodiment is not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely an illustrative example.

[Configuration of information sharing system]
The information sharing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of an information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information sharing system 10 includes a server device 100 and a communication terminal device 200. Further, the server device 100 and the communication terminal device 200 are connected via a network 300 so that they can communicate with each other.

  In FIG. 1, only one communication terminal device 200 is illustrated. However, in the following, a configuration in which a communication terminal device is provided in the information sharing system 10 in addition to the communication terminal device 200 will be described as an example. explain. The present embodiment is not limited to this, and only one communication terminal apparatus 200 may be provided in the information sharing system 10.

[Configuration of server device]
First, the server apparatus 100 provided in the information sharing system 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server device 100 includes a control unit 101 (generation unit), a communication unit (transmission unit) 102, and a storage unit 103.

(Control part)
The control unit 101 comprehensively controls each unit included in the server device 100. Further, the control unit 101 generates display data that can be displayed by bringing the schedule information and message information stored in the storage unit 103 to different sides along one time series. Specifically, the control unit 101 is display data that can display message information and schedule information along one time series, and displays the message information at one end along the time series. The display data that can be displayed is generated by moving to the other end along one time series different from the one end.

  Here, the schedule information indicates, for example, a schedule (plan) of a user who uses the communication terminal apparatus 200 or a user who uses another communication terminal apparatus. In addition, the message information indicates, for example, a message (message) such as a mail transmitted / received by a user using the communication terminal device 200 to / from a user using another communication terminal device. Details of the schedule information, message information, and display data generation process (display data generation process) will be described later with reference to different drawings.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 102 receives a signal indicating a display data generation instruction from the communication terminal device 200 via the network 300. In addition, the communication unit 102 transmits display data (that is, message information and schedule information) to the communication terminal device 200 via the network 300 based on an instruction from the control unit 101. Details of the display data generation instruction will be described later.

  The communication unit 102 may be wirelessly connected to the network 300 or may be wired.

(Memory part)
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 103 includes a message information storage unit 103 a that stores message information, a schedule information storage unit 103 b that stores schedule information, and an advertisement information storage unit 103 c that stores advertisement information. .

  The advertisement information indicates information such as advertisements and promotions sent from a supermarket, for example.

〔data structure〕
Here, with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, the message information, schedule information, and advertisement information stored in each of the message information storage unit 103a, the schedule information storage unit 103b, and the advertisement information storage unit 103c. explain.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of message information stored in the message information storage unit 103a. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data owner information table indicating information associated with the data owner information. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the schedule information stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c.

(Message information)
As shown in FIG. 2, the message information is associated with a data serial number, data owner information, reference date, element factor, and data contents.

  The data serial number indicates the order in which the message information is stored in the message information storage unit 103a. The data owner information indicates the user who has input the message information stored in the message information storage unit 103a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the data owner information is associated with the owner name, the image link, and the related information in the data owner information table. As shown in FIG. 3, when the data owner information is “001”, the owner name is “daddy”, and when it is “002”, the owner name is “mama”.

  The image indicated by the image link can be used as an icon when message information, schedule information, and the like are displayed on the communication terminal device 200, for example. In the example of the data owner information table shown in FIG. 3, no particular information is registered in the related information. However, for example, the date of birth of the data owner may be registered.

  The element factor indicates the type of information stored in the message information storage unit 103a. As shown in FIG. 2, the element factor “1” indicating that the stored information is a message (message) is associated with the information stored in the message information storage unit 103 a.

  The reference date indicates the date and time when the user inputs the message information. Moreover, the data content has shown the specific content of the message which the user input.

(Schedule information)
As shown in FIG. 4, the schedule information is associated with a data serial number, data owner information, a reference date, a cycle factor, and data contents.

  The data serial number indicates the order in which the schedule information is stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b. The data owner information indicates the user who has input the schedule information stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the data owner information is associated with the owner name, the image link, and the related information in the data owner information table.

  The periodic factor indicates the type of information stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b. As shown in FIG. 4, among the information stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b, the schedule information indicating the one-time schedule is associated with the periodic factor “2” indicating the one-time schedule. It has been. Further, the schedule information indicating the weekly schedule is associated with a cycle factor “4” indicating that the schedule is weekly.

  Hereinafter, among the schedule information, schedule information associated with a periodic factor that is a weekly schedule is also referred to as repeated schedule information. The repeated schedule information is not limited to a weekly schedule, and may be a monthly schedule, an annual schedule, a biweekly schedule, or the like.

  If the schedule information is information indicating a one-time schedule, the reference date indicates the date and time when the schedule indicated by the schedule information input by the user is performed. Further, the reference date indicates the date on which the schedule indicated by the schedule information is performed when the schedule information is information indicating a weekly schedule. The data content indicates the specific content of the schedule input by the user.

(Advertising information)
As shown in FIG. 5, the advertisement information is associated with a data serial number, data owner information, a reference date, an element / periodic factor, and data contents.

  The data serial number indicates the order in which the advertisement information is stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c. The data owner information indicates a user who has input the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the data owner information is associated with the owner name, the image link, and the related information in the data owner information table, and the data owner information is “003”. The owner name is “XX Fruit and Vegetable Shop”.

  The element / periodic factor indicates the type of information stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c. As shown in FIG. 5, element information “3” indicating that the advertisement is a one-time advertisement is associated with information indicating the one-time advertisement among the information stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c. ing. In addition, a period factor “4” indicating that the advertisement is a weekly advertisement is associated with the information indicating the weekly advertisement.

  When the advertisement information is advertisement information indicating a one-time advertisement, the reference date indicates the date and time when the user inputs the advertisement. When the advertisement information is information indicating a weekly advertisement, the reference date indicates a date on which the content of the advertisement is performed. The data content indicates the specific content of the advertisement input by the user.

  In the case where the schedule information is information indicating a weekly schedule in FIG. 4 and the advertisement information is information indicating a weekly advertisement in FIG. 5, the reference date indicates only that date. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Even if the schedule information is information indicating a weekly schedule and the advertisement information is information indicating a weekly advertisement, the reference date is the date and time when the schedule or advertisement indicated by these information is performed. May be shown.

[Configuration of communication terminal device]
Next, the communication terminal device 200 provided in the information sharing system 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the communication terminal device 200 includes a display unit 201, a control unit (display unit) 202, and a communication unit 203.

(Display section)
The display unit 201 displays schedule information, message information, advertisement information, and the like.

  The display unit 201 also displays a user interface that accepts user input operations. Examples of the user interface include a user interface that is a schedule information input screen for inputting schedule information and a user interface that is a message information input screen for inputting message information, but are not limited thereto.

(Control part)
The control unit 202 comprehensively controls each unit included in the communication terminal device 200. In addition, the control unit 202 causes the display unit 201 to display a user interface and the like. Furthermore, the control unit 202 controls each unit of the communication terminal device 200 in accordance with a user input operation on the user interface displayed on the display unit 201.

  In addition, the control unit 202 displays a plurality of message information and a plurality of schedule information by bringing them to different ends of the display unit 201 along one time series. Specifically, the control unit 202 displays message information and schedule information on the display unit 201 along one time series. At this time, the control unit 202 displays the message information on one end of the display unit 201 and displays the schedule information on the other end of the display unit 201 different from the one end.

  The display of message information and schedule information will be described later with different drawings.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 203 transmits a signal indicating a display data generation instruction to the server apparatus 100 via the network 300 based on an instruction from the control unit 202. Further, the communication unit 203 receives display data transmitted from the server device 100 via the network 300.

  The communication unit 203 may be wirelessly connected to the network 300 or may be wired.

[Display screen]
Next, an example of the display screen of the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which the schedule information and the message information are displayed on one time series on the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which schedule information, message information, and advertisement information are displayed on one time series on the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the time-series direction in the display unit 201 is a direction (y-axis negative direction) that proceeds from the upper side to the lower side of the display unit 201. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the schedule information and the message information are displayed in time series order (that is, along the time series) from the upper side to the lower side of the display unit 201, respectively.

  In addition, the message information is displayed in a state of being moved to one end of the display unit 201 along the time series (in FIG. 6, the left side of the display unit 201 (x-axis negative direction)). On the other hand, the schedule information is displayed in a state of being moved to the other end along the time series of the display unit 201 (in FIG. 6, the right side of the display unit 201 (x-axis positive direction)). In the following, a state of being brought to the left side of the display unit 201 is simply referred to as “left-justified”, and a state of being brought to the right side of the display unit 201 is also simply referred to as “right-justified”.

  According to this configuration, since the schedule information and the message information are displayed on the same screen, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user when comparing the schedule information and the message information. For example, it is possible to easily recognize whether a certain message is a message exchanged before a certain scheduled time or a message exchanged after a certain scheduled time.

  In addition to the schedule information and the message information, advertisement information may be further displayed on the display unit 201 of the communication terminal device 200 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the message information is displayed on the display unit 201 by being left-justified, and the schedule information is displayed on the display unit 201 by being right-justified. Further, the advertisement information is neither right-justified nor left-justified on the display unit 201 and is displayed at the center along the time series, that is, at the center of the display unit 201 in the x-axis direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the message information, the schedule information, and the advertisement information are each displayed on the display unit 201 in a state surrounded by a frame. In this way, message information, schedule information, and advertisement information are displayed in a frame so that the user can recognize at a glance whether the information is right-justified or left-justified. can do.

  Further, as indicated by a broken line A in FIGS. 6 and 7, the display unit 201 displays the current time on the same time series as the schedule information and the message information. Accordingly, it is possible to see at a glance whether the schedule indicated by the schedule information displayed on the display unit 201 is a schedule before the current time (that is, a past schedule) or a schedule after the current time (that is, a future schedule). Can be recognized.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the current time is not moved to any end along one time series of the display unit 201, but is centered along the time series (that is, x of the display unit 201). It is displayed at the center in the axial direction.

  According to this configuration, communication terminal apparatus 200 can display the current time so as to be distinguishable from both message information and schedule information. Thus, the user can easily distinguish the current time from the message information and the schedule information.

  In the example of the display screen shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the schedule information and the message information are displayed without including an icon. As described above, the communication terminal device 200 displays one of the schedule information and the message information by left-justifying and displaying the other by right-justifying and displaying the information without distinguishing the icon. Therefore, the user can easily distinguish the message information and the schedule information depending on which end of the display unit 201 is approached.

  As described above, in the information sharing system 10, since the message information and the schedule information are displayed without including the icon, the design of the display screen is not limited by the icon. In addition, when displaying an icon image, it is possible to reduce the processing load that occurs in the communication terminal apparatus 200, and thus it is possible to improve the speed of display processing in the communication terminal apparatus 200.

  Furthermore, since the display screen can be simplified, even when the message information and schedule information are displayed at a low resolution and when the display unit 201 is narrow, the message information and schedule information can be easily obtained. High visibility that can be distinguished can be ensured.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, by displaying the message information and the schedule information on the same time series on the display unit 201, the message indicated by the message information was transmitted / received before the scheduled time indicated by the schedule information. It can be easily discriminated whether it is the one that was sent or received after the scheduled time.

  In addition, the visibility is further improved by displaying the current time. Specifically, the user can easily confirm that the message information displayed immediately above the current time (the y-axis positive direction side in FIGS. 6 and 7) is the message most recently transmitted or received. Can be recognized. Further, the user can easily recognize that the schedule information displayed immediately below the current time (in the negative y-axis direction in FIGS. 6 and 7) is the latest schedule.

[Display processing]
Next, processing related to display in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Display data generation processing)
First, display data generation processing in the server apparatus 100 included in the information sharing system 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of display data generation processing in the server device 100 included in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the server device 100 according to the present embodiment first receives a display request from the communication terminal device 200 via the communication unit 102 (step S <b> 101). Here, the display-related request is display data that can be displayed on the display unit 201 of the communication terminal device 200, and the schedule information and message information can be displayed on different sides along one time series. Display data generation instruction for instructing generation of correct display data.

  When receiving a display request from the communication terminal device 200, the control unit 101 included in the server device 100 executes display information acquisition processing for acquiring message information, schedule information, and advertisement information from the storage unit 103 (step S102). Hereinafter, message information, schedule information, and advertisement information are collectively referred to as display information. As shown in FIG. 6, when only the message information and the schedule information are displayed on the communication terminal device 200, the display information only needs to include the message information and the schedule information.

  When the display information acquisition process is executed, the control unit 101 executes a display information rearrangement process for rearranging the display information acquired from the storage unit 103 in time series (on one time series) (step S103).

  When the display information rearrangement process is executed, the control unit 101 executes a display information arrangement process (step S104), and generates display data. In the present embodiment, in the display information arrangement process, an example of a configuration in which message data is left-aligned along one time series and display data is generated by right-aligning schedule information along one time series. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the display information arrangement process, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which message information is right-justified and schedule information is left-justified along one time series.

  When the display data is generated, the server apparatus 100 transmits the generated display data to the communication terminal apparatus 200 via the communication unit 102 (step S105), and the display data generation process is terminated.

  The details of the display information acquisition process, the display information rearrangement process, and the display information arrangement process will be described below with reference to different drawings.

(Display information acquisition process)
The display information acquisition process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the message / advertisement information acquisition process in the display information acquisition process in the server device 100 included in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the schedule information acquisition process in the display information acquisition process in the server device 100 included in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  When the execution of the display information acquisition process is started, the control unit 101 included in the server device 100 first acquires a message information and advertisement information from the message information storage unit 103a and the advertisement information storage unit 103c, as shown in FIG.・ Execute advertisement information acquisition processing.

  First, the control unit 101 sets a time-series range of display information to be acquired (hereinafter also referred to as an acquisition target period) (step S201). If the current time is T, the start time of the acquisition target period is t1, and the end time is t2, the acquisition target period can be expressed as (T−t1) to (T + t2).

  In addition, only the date may be set as the start time t1 and the end time t2 of the acquisition target period, or may be set up to hours and minutes. Further, the acquisition target period may be set by the user operating the communication terminal device 200, or may be automatically set by the control unit 101 of the server device 100.

  When the extraction target period is set, the control unit 101 acquires message information within the acquisition target periods (T−t1) to (T + t2) from the message information storage unit 103a (step S202). Specifically, the control unit 101 extracts, from the message information storage unit 103a, message information in which the time within the acquisition target period is associated as the reference date among the message information stored in the message information storage unit 103a. To do.

  When the message information is acquired, the control unit 101 acquires advertisement information within the acquisition target periods (T−t1) to (T + t2) from the advertisement information storage unit 103c (step S203). Specifically, the control unit 101 extracts, from the advertisement information storage unit 103c, the advertisement information associated with the time within the acquisition target period as the reference date from the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage unit 103c. To do.

  When the control unit 101 acquires message information and advertisement information within the acquisition target period, the control unit 101 ends the message / advertisement information acquisition process.

  When the message / advertisement information acquisition process is completed, the control unit 101 next executes a schedule information acquisition process for acquiring schedule information from the schedule information storage unit 103b as shown in FIG.

  First, the control unit 101 includes, from the schedule information storage unit 103b, the schedule information that is the repeat schedule information before the current time T, the latest repeat schedule information, and the repeat schedule information after the current time T. Recent repetition schedule information is extracted as an acquisition candidate (step S301). That is, the control unit 101 extracts the repeated schedule information associated with the reference date closest to the current time T from the schedule information storage unit 103b one by one from before and after the current time T as acquisition candidates.

  When the acquisition candidates are extracted, the control unit 101 acquires schedule information within the acquisition target periods (T−t1) to (T + t2) from the extracted acquisition candidates and schedule information other than the repetition schedule information (step S302). . Specifically, among the schedule information stored in the schedule information storage unit 103b and the repetitive schedule information extracted as acquisition candidates, information in which the time within the acquisition target period is associated as a reference date is displayed as the schedule information storage unit Extract from 103b.

  When the control unit 101 acquires schedule information within the acquisition target period, the control unit 101 ends the schedule information acquisition process.

  In addition, although the case where the schedule information acquisition process is executed after executing the message / advertisement information acquisition process will be described as an example here, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, you may employ | adopt the structure which performs a message and advertisement information acquisition process after performing a schedule information acquisition process. In this case, the setting of the acquisition target period (step S201) performed in the message / advertisement information acquisition process may be performed in the schedule information acquisition process.

  Moreover, you may employ | adopt the structure which performs a message and advertisement information acquisition process, and a schedule information acquisition process in parallel. In this case, before performing the message / advertisement information acquisition process and the schedule information acquisition process, a process of setting an acquisition target period (step S201) may be executed.

(Display information sorting process)
Next, the display information rearrangement process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of display information rearrangement processing in the server device 100 included in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  When the display information rearrangement process is started, the control unit 101 provided with the server apparatus 100 acquires current time information Dt indicating the current time T as shown in FIG. 11 (step S401).

  When the current time information Dt is acquired, the control unit 101 rearranges the display information (message information, schedule information, and advertisement information) acquired in the display information acquisition process and the current time information Dt in time series (step S402). .

  Specifically, the control unit 101 displays the display information associated with the reference date of the time before (that is, in the past) the current time T indicated by the current time information Dt above the current time T (FIG. 6). And rearranged to be displayed in the positive y-axis direction in FIG. The control unit 101 rearranges display information having a large difference between the reference date and the current time T so that the display information is displayed at a position further away from the current time T.

  Further, the control unit 101 displays the display information associated with the reference date of the time later (that is, the future) than the current time T indicated by the current time information Dt below the current time T (see FIGS. 6 and 6). 7 so as to be displayed in the negative y-axis direction in FIG. The control unit 101 rearranges display information having a large difference between the reference date and the current time T so that the display information is displayed at a position further away from the current time T.

  When the rearrangement of the display information and the current time information Dt is completed, the control unit 101 ends the display information rearrangement process.

(Display information organization process)
Next, the display information arrangement process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of display information arrangement processing in the server device 100 included in the information sharing system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  When the display information organizing process is started, the control unit 101 provided in the server apparatus 100 outputs the previous part information of the display data to a temporary file as shown in FIG. 12 (step S501). Here, the front part information of the display data includes, for example, information on the front part constituting the display data, header information, and the like.

  The temporary file is a file that temporarily stores information output in each step of the display information organization process. Note that, here, a configuration in which information is output to a temporary file in each step of the display information organization process will be described as an example, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which information is output to a temporary storage unit (not shown) provided in the storage unit 103 in each step of the display information organization process.

  When the front part information of the display data is output, the control unit 101 outputs the front part information of the display information rearranged in the display information rearrangement process to a temporary file (step S502). Here, the front part information of the display information includes, for example, information that the frame data surrounding the display information starts, information about the frame of the display information, and information about the background of the region surrounded by the frame of the display information. It is out.

  When the front part information of the display information is output, the control unit 101 determines which of the message information, the schedule information, and the advertisement information is the information indicated by the display information (step S503). . For example, the control unit 101 may perform the determination in step S503 based on an element factor (or a periodic factor) associated with the display information.

  When the control unit 101 determines that the display information is message information (“message” in step S503), the control unit 101 arranges the message information to the left (step S504a). When the control unit 101 determines that the display information is schedule information (“schedule” in step S503), the control unit 101 arranges the schedule information to the right (step S504b). If the control unit 101 determines that the display information is advertisement information (“advertisement” in step S503), the control unit 101 places the advertisement information in the center (step S504c). Hereinafter, the arrangement of each display information on the left side, the right side, and the center is also simply referred to as “arranging the arrangement position”.

  When the schedule information is arranged on the right side, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the arranged schedule information is repeated schedule information (step S505). In addition, what is necessary is just to determine based on the periodic factor linked | related with schedule information, for example whether it is repetition schedule information.

  When it is determined that the schedule information is the repeated schedule information (YES in step S505), the control unit 101 arranges the cycle information at the upper right in the frame surrounding the schedule information (step S506). Here, the period information indicates information indicating what day of the week each week is scheduled (for example, “every Monday” in “non-burnable garbage” which is repeated schedule information in FIG. 7). Note that the period information is not limited to this, and may be information indicating, for example, how many days of the month are scheduled, how many months of each year are scheduled.

  When the message information is arranged on the left side, when the advertisement information is arranged in the center, and when it is determined that the schedule information is not the repeated schedule information (NO in step S505), the control unit 101 is in a frame surrounding each information. The date information is arranged at the upper right of (Step S507). As the date information, a reference date associated with each information may be used.

  When the period information or date information is arranged, the control unit 101 outputs the latter part information of the display information to a temporary file (step S508). Here, the latter part information of the display information includes, for example, information indicating that the display information ends.

  When the latter part information of the display information is output, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the arrangement positions of all the display information rearranged in the display information rearrangement process have been arranged (step S509).

  When it is determined that the arrangement positions of all the display information are not arranged (NO in step S509), the control unit 101 executes the processing from step S502 to S508. That is, the control unit 101 repeats the processing from step S502 to S508 until it determines that the arrangement positions of all display information have been arranged (YES in step S509).

  If it is determined that the arrangement positions of all the display information have been arranged (YES in step S509), the control unit 101 outputs the latter part information of the display data to a temporary file (step S510). Here, the front part information of the display information includes, for example, information for closing the end of the entire display data, footer information, and the like.

  When the latter part information of the display data is output, the control unit 101 integrates all the information output to the temporary file, generates display data (step S511), and ends the display information arrangement process.

  The communication terminal device 200 receives display data generated by the above-described processes, transmitted from the server device 100 via the network 300, by the communication unit 203.

  When the display data is received, the control unit 202 included in the communication terminal apparatus 200 displays message information and schedule information (and possibly advertisement information as well) on the display unit 201 based on the received display data.

  According to the above-described configuration, a user who uses the communication terminal device 200 included in the information sharing system 10 exchanges message information and schedule information with a user who uses another communication terminal device included in the same information sharing system 10. Can be shared.

  In addition, although the structure which produces | generates display data was mentioned as an example in the control part 101 with which the server apparatus 100 is provided, this embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which display data is generated in the control unit 202 included in the communication terminal device 200 may be employed.

  In this case, for example, all message information and schedule information are acquired from the server device 100, and display information acquisition processing, display information rearrangement processing, and display information rearrangement processing are executed by the control unit 202 included in the communication terminal device 200. May be.

  Moreover, you may employ | adopt the structure which produces | generates display data by cooperation with the server apparatus 100 and the communication terminal device 200. FIG.

  In this case, for example, display information acquisition processing is executed by the control unit 101 included in the server device 100, and display information rearrangement processing and display information organization processing are executed by the control unit 202 included in the communication terminal device 200. Also good. Further, the display information acquisition process and the display information rearrangement process may be executed by the control unit 101 provided in the server apparatus 100, and the display information arrangement process may be executed by the control unit 202 provided in the communication terminal apparatus 200.

<Modification>
In the above description, the case where message information and schedule information are displayed without including an icon has been described as an example, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, you may employ | adopt the structure which displays the icon which shows message information, and the icon which shows schedule information near a different end of the display part 201 with message information and schedule information. An information sharing system according to a modification of the present embodiment will be described below.

  An example of the display screen of the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 when displaying message information and schedule information including icons will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in which the schedule information and the message information are displayed on one time series on the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 according to the present modification. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in which schedule information, message information, and advertisement information are displayed on one time series on the display unit 201 included in the communication terminal device 200 according to the present modification.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the message information is displayed with an icon indicating the message information in a state of being brought to one end along the time series of the display unit 201 (on the left side of the display unit 201 in FIG. 13). Yes. On the other hand, the schedule information is displayed together with an icon indicating the schedule information in a state of being brought to the other end along the time series of the display unit 201 (on the right side of the display unit 201 in FIG. 13).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the icon indicating the message information is displayed in a left-justified state in a frame surrounding the left-justified message information. Further, the icon representing the schedule information is displayed in a state of being further right-justified within a frame surrounding the right-justified schedule information.

  Thus, in this modification, the icon indicating the left-justified message information is displayed in the leftmost position in the message information display area, and the icon indicating the right-justified schedule information is displayed in the schedule information. Display rightmost in the area. Thereby, the display position of the icon indicating the message information on the display unit 201 can be unified at the left end, and the display position of the icon indicating the schedule information can be unified at the right end.

  Thus, the visibility of message information and schedule information can be further improved by including and displaying icons whose display positions are unified. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether the displayed information is the message information or the schedule information depending on which end of the display unit 201 the displayed icon is near. .

  In addition to the schedule information and the message information, advertisement information may be further displayed on the display unit 201 of the communication terminal device 200 as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, the advertisement information is displayed in the center of the display unit 201 along the time series together with an icon indicating the advertisement information.

  In FIG. 14, the case where the icon indicating the advertisement information is left-justified within the frame surrounding the advertisement information is shown as an example of the display screen. However, the present modification is not limited to this. For example, you may employ | adopt the structure by which the icon which shows advertisement information is right-justified within the frame surrounding advertisement information. Furthermore, a configuration may be adopted in which an icon indicating advertisement information indicating a one-time advertisement is left-justified and an icon indicating advertisement information indicating a weekly advertisement is right-justified in a frame surrounding the advertisement information.

  13 and 14, the display unit 201 displays the current time on the same time series as the schedule information and the message information. Accordingly, it is possible to see at a glance whether the schedule indicated by the schedule information displayed on the display unit 201 is a schedule before the current time (that is, a past schedule) or a schedule after the current time (that is, a future schedule). Can be recognized.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the current time is displayed at the center along the time series without reaching any end along one time series of the display unit 201.

  According to this configuration, communication terminal apparatus 200 can display the current time so as to be distinguishable from both message information and schedule information. Thus, the user can easily distinguish the current time from the message information and the schedule information.

[Display processing]
Next, display data generation processing (display data generation processing) capable of displaying icons together with message information and schedule information will be described. For convenience of explanation, differences from the processing in the above-described embodiment will be described, and description of similar processing will be omitted.

(Display information acquisition process)
First, the message / advertisement information acquisition process and the schedule information acquisition process in the display information acquisition process included in the display data generation process will be described.

  When the control unit 101 included in the server device 100 acquires message information in step S202 illustrated in FIG. 9, the image is associated with the data owner information of the message information acquired in the data owner information table illustrated in FIG. 3. Acquire the image indicated by the link together. Further, when the control unit 101 acquires the advertisement information in step S203 illustrated in FIG. 9, the control unit 101 combines the image indicated by the image link associated with the data owner information of the advertisement information acquired in the data owner information table. get.

  Next, when acquiring the schedule information in step S302 shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 101 matches the image indicated by the image link associated with the data owner information of the schedule information acquired in the data owner information table. Get.

  In the display information acquisition process, the control unit 101 acquires images corresponding to the message information, the advertisement information, and the schedule information in each process.

(Display information organization process)
Next, display information arrangement processing included in the display data generation processing will be described.

  When the control unit 101 determines that the display information is message information (“message” in step S503), the control unit 101 arranges the message information to the left (step S504a), and then displays an image corresponding to the message information in the message information. Further, it is arranged on the left side. If the control unit 101 determines that the display information is schedule information (“schedule” in step S503), the control unit 101 arranges the schedule information on the right side (step S504b), and then displays an image corresponding to the schedule information. Place it further to the right of the information.

  Furthermore, when the control unit 101 determines that the display information is advertisement information (“advertisement” in step S503), the control unit 101 places the advertisement information in the center (step S504c), and then displays an image corresponding to the advertisement information. Place it on the left side of the information. In addition, the arrangement position of the icon corresponding to advertisement information is not limited to this, For example, you may arrange | position on the right side of advertisement information.

  In the display information arrangement process, the control unit 101 arranges the arrangement positions of the corresponding icons together with arrangement of arrangement positions of message information and schedule information.

  As described above, the control unit 101 of the server device 100 generates display data that can further display an icon in the communication terminal device 200 by further executing the above-described processing in the display information acquisition processing and the display information organization processing. be able to.

  In addition, although the structure which produces | generates the display data which can further display an icon by the control part 101 with which the server apparatus 100 is provided was mentioned as an example, this modification is not limited to this. For example, you may employ | adopt the structure which produces | generates the display data which can further display an icon by the control part 202 with which the communication terminal device 200 is provided.

  In this case, for example, display data that can further display an icon may be generated by executing further processing in the above-described display information arrangement processing in the control unit 202 included in the communication terminal device 200.

  In addition, in the example of the display screen illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 14, the case where the advertisement information is displayed without approaching any end of the display unit 201 is described, but the display screen including the advertisement information is limited to this. Is not to be done.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 15, a configuration may be adopted in which advertisement information is displayed so as to reach both ends of the display unit 201 along the time series. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen including advertisement information displayed on the display unit 201 of the communication terminal device 200 according to the present modification.

[Program, recording medium]
The control unit 101 of the server device 100 and the control unit 202 of the communication terminal device 200 may be realized in hardware by a logic circuit formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip), or may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit). ) May be implemented in software.

  In the latter case, the control unit 101 and the control unit 202 include a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program, A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data is provided. The object of the present invention is to record the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program of the control unit 101 and the control unit 202, which is software that realizes the above-described functions, in a computer-readable manner. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording medium to the control unit 101 and the control unit 202, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium.

  Examples of the recording medium include a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, a CD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / MO / DVD-ROM / DVD-R / DVD-RW / Blu-ray disk (BD) -ROM / Disks including optical disks such as BD-R / BD-RE, cards such as IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, semiconductor memories such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM (registered trademark) / flash memory, etc. Can be used.

  The program code may be supplied to the control unit 101 and the control unit 202 via a communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited as long as it can transmit the program code. For example, the Internet, LAN, CATV communication network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, etc. can be used. Also, the transmission medium constituting this communication network is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, a cable using a metal cable such as a telephone line, a LAN cable, a cable TV line, or an optical fiber such as FTTH, or a radio wave using a mobile phone line, a radio wave such as WLAN, or an infrared ray such as IrDA or a remote control. Is available.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in the above-described embodiments. Other embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be suitably used for a display system that can display information stored in a server device on a communication terminal device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet PC. The present invention can also be suitably used for a service for sharing information among a plurality of users, such as a message board, a bulletin board, and an SNS (Social Networking Service).

10 Information sharing system (display system)
100 server apparatus 101 control unit (generation means)
102 Communication unit (transmission means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 Memory | storage part 200 Communication terminal device 201 Display part 202 Control part (display means)
203 communication unit 300 network

Claims (13)

A communication terminal device comprising a display unit;
A server device for supplying message information and schedule information to the communication terminal device, and a display system comprising:
The communication terminal device is a display means for displaying the message information and the schedule information on the display unit along one time series, and displays the message information at one end of the display unit. Comprising display means for displaying the schedule information close to the other end of the display unit different from the one end;
A display system characterized by that. The display means further displays the current time on the one time series.
The display system according to claim 1. The display means displays the current time without bringing it to any end of the display unit.
The display system according to claim 2. The display means displays the message information and the schedule information without including an icon.
The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The display means further displays an icon indicating the message information together with the message information at one end of the display unit, and displays an icon indicating the schedule information along with the schedule information at the other end of the display unit. Display,
The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The server device further supplies advertisement information to the communication terminal device,
The display means further displays the advertising information along the one time series without approaching any end of the display unit.
The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A generating means for generating display data capable of displaying message information and schedule information along one time series, displaying the message information at one end along the one time series, and displaying the schedule information Generating means for generating display data that can be displayed near the other end along the one time series different from the one end;
Transmission means for transmitting the display data,
The server apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A display unit;
Display means for displaying message information and schedule information on the display unit in accordance with one time series respectively, displaying the message information at one end of the display unit, and displaying the schedule information different from the one end Display means for displaying near the other end of the display unit;
A communication terminal device. A server device supplying method for supplying message information and schedule information,
The generation step of generating display data capable of displaying the message information and the schedule information along one time series, displaying the message information at one end along the time series, and displaying the schedule information Generating the display data that can be displayed by bringing the other end along the time series different from the one end,
A transmission step of transmitting the display data generated in the generation step.
A supply method characterized by the above. A display method for a communication terminal device including a display unit,
A display step of displaying message information and schedule information on the display unit in accordance with one time series, wherein the message information is displayed near one end of the display unit, and the schedule information is different from the one end. Including a display step of displaying near the other end of the display unit,
A display method characterized by that.   A program for operating a computer as the server device according to claim 7, wherein the computer functions as each unit of the server device.   A program for causing a computer to operate as the communication terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the computer functions as each unit of the communication terminal device.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 11 or 12.

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