JP5539939B2 - Portable information terminal, method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to content download.

  In mobile information terminals such as smartphones that have rapidly spread in recent years, many application programs (also referred to as “applications” or “applications” in the present application) can be downloaded from a content store server to terminals for a fee or free of charge.

JP 2008-158734 A

  However, since there has been no centralized user interface for displaying and operating content that has already been downloaded and content that has not been downloaded to a portable information terminal, it has been impossible to handle content efficiently. . That is, the downloaded content is displayed side by side on the home screen corresponding to the so-called desktop screen of the PC or an appropriate folder, while the undownloaded content is displayed on the dedicated application screen of the content store. The operations were unrelated and independent of each other.

  Also, as the number of downloaded applications increases, more application icons will appear on the terminal screen. To organize them by organizing them into folders, the user must manually determine the category into which the application is classified. The trouble of moving the icon according to the judgment is complicated.

  As for content classification, there is a proposal for automatically classifying music files according to classification information given in advance and displaying them by color (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). It was assumed that it was built in, and could not be applied to applications that did not contain category information.

  In addition, application category classification is inherently difficult due to its nature, and even if some sort of classification is assumed, due to the tendency to use a unique classification system for each content store that continues to increase, Automatic classification of applications based on the premise that such a plurality of classification systems and a single terminal are compatible has been more difficult.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to display and operate downloaded and undownloaded contents with a unified user interface for each category.

Based on the above object, the portable information terminal which is one aspect (1) of the present invention displays a list of downloaded contents corresponding to the category selected from the category menu in the first area of the screen, Content display means for acquiring a list of at least undownloaded content corresponding to the selected category from a predetermined server and displaying it in the second area of the screen, and being displayed in the second area Downloading the content that has been subjected to a predetermined download operation from the content list, downloading the content from the server, and adding it to the downloaded content list and displaying it in a first area; and the content display The downloaded container displayed by the means in the first area The server that transmits the search condition related to the selected category is switched in accordance with a switching operation from a plurality of predetermined servers and displayed in the second area without changing the list of items. Providing source switching means for changing the list of undownloaded contents to be downloaded .

Another aspect ( 6 ) of the present invention captures the above aspect as a method category. In an information processing method in an information portable terminal equipped with a computer, a downloaded version corresponding to a category selected from a category menu is provided. A list of contents is displayed in the first area of the screen, and a list of at least undownloaded contents corresponding to the selected category is acquired from a predetermined server and displayed in the second area of the screen. From the content display process and the content list displayed in the second area, the content that has been subjected to a predetermined download operation is downloaded from the server and added to the downloaded content list. a download process to be displayed on the first region Te, the second The server that transmits the search condition relating to the selected category is switched according to a switching operation from a plurality of predetermined servers without changing the list of downloaded contents displayed in the area Then, the computer executes a provider switching process for changing the list of undownloaded contents displayed in the second area .

Another aspect ( 7 ) of the present invention is a program for an information portable terminal equipped with a computer, which is obtained by capturing the above aspect in the category of a computer program, and the program controls the computer. A list of downloaded contents corresponding to the category selected from the category menu is displayed in the first area of the screen, and a list of at least undownloaded contents corresponding to the selected category is predetermined. Obtained from the server, displayed in the second area of the screen, and downloaded from the server the content that has received a predetermined download operation from the list of contents displayed in the second area. And re-downloading the downloaded content. In addition to the bets are displayed on the first region, without changing the list of the already downloaded content displayed on the first region, said server sending a search condition according to the selected category, switch according to the switching operation from among a predetermined plurality of was server, characterized Rukoto to change the list of contents of the undownloaded displayed on the second region.

  In the above aspect of the present invention, among the contents corresponding to the category selected by the touch of an icon or the like, the downloaded list is displayed in the first area, and the content is started (executed or played) according to the operation, but not yet. The download list is displayed in another second area, downloaded from the server in response to a predetermined download operation, and the display is moved to the first area. Thereby, downloaded and undownloaded contents can be displayed and operated for each category with a unified user interface.

  According to another aspect (2) of the present invention, in any of the above aspects, the download operation is an operation of dragging and dropping the display of the content from the second area to the first area. Features.

  According to another aspect (3) of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the content display unit transmits a search condition relating to the selected category to a server of a content store, and the server receives the search condition from the server. A list of compatible contents is acquired and the list of contents is displayed in the second area, and the download unit performs the download operation from the list of contents displayed in the second area. Is downloaded from the server, and the content is associated with the selected category and stored in the content storage means.

  According to another aspect (4) of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the content display means transmits data indicating the category to the server as the search condition.

  According to another aspect (5) of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the content display unit transmits, as the search condition, a related keyword associated with the category in advance to the server. .

  Each of the above aspects can also be understood as other categories (methods, programs, systems, etc.) that are not specified. For the method and program categories, the “means” indicated in the device category is used as the “processing”. "Or" step ". Further, the order of processes and steps is not limited to the one directly specified in the present application, and can be changed such as changing the order or executing some processes collectively or partly at any time.

  Furthermore, computers such as terminals that implement and execute individual means, processes, and steps may be common, or may differ for each means, process, step, or timing. In addition, all or any part of the “means” can be read as “parts” (units, sections, modules, etc.).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display and operate downloaded and undownloaded contents with a unified user interface for each category.

The functional block diagram which shows a structure about embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of data in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention.

  Next, a mode for carrying out the present invention (referred to as “embodiment”) will be illustrated along the drawings. In addition, the assumptions common to the contents already described in the background art and problems are omitted as appropriate.

[1. Constitution〕
This embodiment relates to the portable information terminal 1 (hereinafter also referred to as “this device 1” or “this device”) shown in the configuration diagram of FIG. 1, and this device 1 is a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet PC, or the like. These are portable information terminals and other personal computers. The apparatus 1 includes at least an arithmetic control unit 6 such as a CPU, a storage device 7 such as a main memory and an auxiliary storage device, and a communication network N (for example, a mobile phone, a PHS, a public wireless LAN, etc.). Communication means 8 (communication circuit with a mobile communication network, wireless LAN adapter, etc.) with a mobile communication network or the Internet.

  In addition to the configuration of the computer as described above, the present apparatus 1 has a display screen G (hereinafter, “touch panel screen G” or “touch panel screen”, simply “screen G”, “ A screen).

  In the present apparatus 1, elements (20, 30 and others) such as each unit shown in FIG. 1 are realized by a predetermined computer program stored in the storage device 7 controlling the arithmetic control unit 6. The kind of computer program here is free. For example, in addition to application programs installed on smartphones, web page data such as HTML and scripts distributed from a web server, basic software such as an operating system, and those It may be a function expansion module represented by plug-in software or other types.

  In addition, among the elements to be realized, the mode of the information storage means is arbitrary, and can be realized in any data format such as a file on the storage device 7, or may be remote storage by network computing (cloud). The storage means may include not only a data storage area but also functions such as data input / output and management. In addition, the unit of the storage means shown in this application is for convenience of explanation, and the configuration can be divided or integrated as appropriate, and the processing data and processing results of each means are stored in addition to the explicit storage means. A storage means is used as appropriate.

  The arrows in the figure (for example, FIG. 1) supplementarily indicate the main direction of the flow of data, control, etc., and do not deny other flows or imply direction limitations. For example, before or after data acquisition in a certain direction, a data request or an acknowledgment (ACK) can occur in the reverse direction. In addition, each means other than the storage means is a processing means for realizing and executing the information processing functions and operations (for example, FIG. 3) as described below, but these are functional units arranged for explanation. It doesn't matter if it matches the actual hardware elements or software modules.

[2. Effect)
The processing procedure of the apparatus 1 configured as described above is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

[2-1. Screen behavior)
First of all, the behavior of the screen serving as the user interface will be mainly described. That is, the content display means 20 performs a tap operation or the like on a rectangular button B (only a part is shown in the figure) representing a desired category in a category menu M (for example, FIG. 4) displayed on the screen G. Is selected (step S11), and a list of downloaded contents corresponding to the selected category (also referred to as “downloaded list”), that is, stored in the content storage means 40 in association with the selected category. As shown in FIG. 5, the list of the contents being displayed is displayed in the first region R1 of the screen G (step S12).

  In the example of FIG. 5, as a downloaded list corresponding to the selected category “mail”, contents such as “bald mail Ver. 1” are displayed in a list with a unique icon in the first region R1. . As content, in this embodiment, a smartphone application (application / program) is shown, but any other type such as video or music may be used, and if there is a predetermined start operation such as a tap operation on the content in the download list ( Step S16: “Start operation”), the arithmetic control unit 6 starts (executes or reproduces) the content. The category menu M can be set, changed, and deleted by the user.

  The content display means 20 also has a server (for example, a content store that provides the content) that provides a list of at least undownloaded content (also referred to as “undownloaded list”) corresponding to the selected category. Obtained from the server 2) (step S14) and displayed in the second region R2 of the screen as illustrated in FIG. 5 (step S15). In the example of FIG. 5, as an undownloaded list corresponding to the selected category “mail”, contents such as “Hokehage Mailer” are displayed in a list with unique icons in the second region R2. Note that the list displayed in the second region R2 only needs to include at least undownloaded content, and may be a list of content handled in the content store of the server 2, and thus includes downloaded content at the same time. Also good.

  Then, the download means 30 downloads from the server 2 the content for which a predetermined download operation (step S16: “Download operation”, FIG. 6) has been performed from the undownloaded list displayed in the second area R2. At the same time (step S17), as illustrated in FIG. 7, it is added to the list of downloaded contents and displayed in the first area (step S19). For example, the download unit 30 causes the content display unit 20 to store the downloaded content in association with the selected category in the content storage unit 40 (step S18). .

  Here, the download operation is an operation of dragging and dropping the display of content from the second region R2 to the first region R1 with the finger F, and FIG. 6 shows an undownloaded list in the second region R2. The middle of the screen change at the time of dragging and dropping the “Hokehoge Mailer” display in the list onto the downloaded list in the first area R1 is illustrated. FIG. 7 shows a state where the download operation and the content “Hokehoge Mailer” downloaded based on the download operation are displayed in the downloaded list in the first area R1.

  It should be noted that the range and area ratio of the first region R1 and the second region R2 are not limited to the screen example as shown in FIG. 7, depending on the number of contents in the downloaded list and the number of contents in the undownloaded list. A changing screen display may be used.

[2-2. Communication with server)
Next, in correspondence with the behavior of the screen as described above, that is, the behavior of the user interface, the communication including the communication performed by the apparatus 1 with the server 2 will be described. That is, the content display means 20 transmits the search condition relating to the selected category (step S11) to the server 2 of the content store (step S13), and obtains a list of contents that match the search condition from the server 2. At the same time (step S14), the list of contents is displayed in the second region R2 (step S15, FIG. 5).

  Then, the download unit 30 downloads the content on which the download operation (step S16: “download operation”, FIG. 6) has been performed from the content list displayed in the second region R2 from the server 2 (step S17), As illustrated in FIG. 2, the content is associated with the selected category and stored in the content storage unit 40 (step S18).

  In addition, although the example of FIG. 2 shows information on an icon file and an execution file path in addition to an application name (for example, “Hage Mail Ver.1”) that is a content name and its category (for example, “Mail related”), The specific content of the stored data is free.

[2-3. Send search conditions)
Further, the search condition transmitted by communication with the server 2 may represent a category, or may represent a predetermined word or other attribute associated with the category. In the case of the former (category), the content display unit 20 transmits data indicating a category (for example, a category name, a category code, etc.) to the server 2 as a search condition.

  In the latter case (such as a word), the content display unit 20 transmits to the server 2 a related keyword that is associated with a category in advance as a search condition. For example, a set of words such as “mail”, “mailer”, “mail software”, “mail client”, “POP”, “SMTP”, and “IMAP4” are associated in advance with the categories “mail” and “mail related”. It is conceivable to transmit the search condition as a search condition, and to send back from the server a list of contents including at least one of the set of words or a predetermined number or more in the content name and the explanatory text thereof.

  Further, the provider switching unit 50 switches the server to which the content display unit 20 transmits the search condition, from among a plurality of predetermined servers according to the switching operation (step S16: “switching operation”) (step S21). ). The switching operation and the mode of realizing the switching are free, and an example of the mode is as shown in FIG. 8, in the second area R2, a plurality of servers are linked to the respective download sites such as hyperlinks L1 and L2. The search condition is transmitted to a candidate server selected by a tap operation or the like as a switching operation, and then a transition is made to a display screen including an undownloaded list as shown in FIG.

  Further, as another example, a list of results obtained by transmitting the search condition to the first candidate server in a predetermined priority order is displayed (for example, FIG. 5), and the second candidate is displayed by operating the switch button B2. It is also conceivable to sequentially switch the display to a list of results obtained by transmitting search conditions to each third candidate server.

[3. effect〕
(1) As described above, in the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, among the contents corresponding to the category selected by touching an icon or the like, the downloaded list is displayed in the first region R1. The content is started (executed and played back) in response to the operation, while the undownloaded list is displayed in another second area R2, and is downloaded from the server in response to a predetermined download operation (for example, FIG. 6) and displayed. It moves to 1 area | region R1 (for example, FIG. 7). In addition, the servers of a plurality of content stores are switched and used in advance by setting or touch operation (for example, FIGS. 7 and 8). Thereby, downloaded and undownloaded contents can be displayed and operated for each category with a unified user interface. In addition, the content can be downloaded and classified into the corresponding category at the same time. In addition, it is possible to use content that suits various circumstances such as the type of content to be searched for and user preferences.

(2) In particular, in the present embodiment, it is possible to instruct downloading by intuitive operation of dragging and dropping content display from the second region R2 to the first region R1 (for example, FIG. 6). Will improve.

(3) Further, in the present embodiment, a list of contents that are candidates for download is acquired from the content store server 2 under the search condition of the selected category, and the contents selected from the candidates are downloaded. It is stored in association with the selected category (for example, FIG. 2). As described above, by using the category selected as the search condition transmitted to the server 2 of the content store, the content in which the category information is not incorporated can be classified without trouble on the terminal side.

(4) In particular, in the present embodiment, as a search condition, the selected category itself is transmitted to the server 2 in the form of a category name, a category code, and the like, and the information of content classified into the category is transmitted from the server 2. By receiving the information, the accuracy of correspondence between the category and the content is improved as compared with the case where the category is replaced with a keyword group or the like and transmitted as a search condition.

(5) In addition, in the present embodiment, as a search condition, a related keyword that is previously associated with the selected category is transmitted to the server 2 in the form of a search query or the like. Receive information about hit content. Thereby, when the category classification information used by the server 2 is not on the terminal side, or when the category classification on the terminal side and the category classification of the server 2 are different, a plurality of servers having different category classifications are selected. When using properly, content can be acquired corresponding to the category on the terminal side.

[4. Other embodiments]
In addition, the said embodiment is only an illustration and this invention includes what is illustrated below and other embodiment other than that. For example, the configuration diagrams, data diagrams, flowcharts, and the like in the present application are merely examples, and the presence / absence of each element, the order of the arrangement and processing execution, and the specific contents can be changed as appropriate. As an example, the category menu is not limited to a form in which buttons and icons are arranged vertically and horizontally (for example, FIG. 4), but may be selected from a list of category names, a drum-like display, a drop-down menu, or the like. In addition, the positional relationship between the first region R1 and the second region R2 can be freely reversed upside down or left and right.

  In addition, the mode for realizing the individual means constituting the apparatus 1 is free, and functions provided by an external server are called by API (application program interface) or network computing (so-called cloud). For example, the configuration of the present invention can be flexibly changed. In addition, the present invention can be grasped as a server 2 that distributes a program that implements the apparatus 1 and other server apparatuses. Furthermore, each element such as means relating to the present invention may be realized by other information processing mechanisms such as a physical electronic circuit as well as a computer control unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable information terminal 2 Server 6 Operation control part 7 Storage device 8 Communication means 20 Content display means 30 Download means 40 Content storage means 50 Provider switching means F Finger G Screen M Menu N Communication network R1 1st area | region R2 2nd region

Claims (7)

A list of downloaded contents corresponding to the category selected from the category menu is displayed in the first area of the screen, and a list of at least undownloaded contents corresponding to the selected category is determined in advance. Content display means for acquiring from and displaying in a second area of the screen;
The content that has been subjected to a predetermined download operation from the content list displayed in the second area is downloaded from the server and added to the downloaded content list in the first area. Download means to be displayed on
The server that transmits the search condition related to the selected category without changing the list of the downloaded contents displayed in the first area by the content display means is set to a plurality of predetermined servers. A provider switching means for switching from among them according to a switching operation and changing the list of undownloaded contents displayed in the second area;
A portable information terminal comprising:   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the download operation is an operation of dragging and dropping the display of the content from the second area to the first area. The content display means displays a list of contents stored in the content storage means in association with the selected category in the first area, and displays a search condition related to the selected category in a content store. To obtain a list of contents that match the search condition from the server and display the list of contents in the second area,
The download unit downloads the content that has been downloaded from the server from the content list displayed in the second area, and stores the content in association with the selected category. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal is stored in the portable information terminal.   The portable information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content display unit transmits data indicating the category to the server as the search condition.   5. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the content display unit transmits, as the search condition, a related keyword that is associated with the category in advance to the server. In an information processing method in an information portable terminal equipped with a computer,
A list of downloaded contents corresponding to the category selected from the category menu is displayed in the first area of the screen, and a list of at least undownloaded contents corresponding to the selected category is determined in advance. Content display processing acquired from and displayed in the second area of the screen;
The content that has been subjected to a predetermined download operation from the content list displayed in the second area is downloaded from the server and added to the downloaded content list in the first area. Download process to be displayed on
The server that transmits the search condition related to the selected category without changing the list of the downloaded content displayed in the first area can be switched from a plurality of predetermined servers. Switching according to a provider switching process for changing the list of undownloaded content displayed in the second area;
An information processing method, wherein the computer executes A program for an information portable terminal provided with a computer, the program controlling the computer,
A list of downloaded contents corresponding to the category selected from the category menu is displayed in the first area of the screen, and a list of at least undownloaded contents corresponding to the selected category is determined in advance. And display it in the second area of the screen,
The content that has received a predetermined download operation from the content list displayed in the second area is downloaded from the server and added to the downloaded content list in the first area. Displayed on the
The server that transmits the search condition related to the selected category without changing the list of downloaded contents displayed in the first area is switched to a switching operation from a plurality of predetermined servers. Correspondingly switched, a program, characterized in that the Ru is change the list of contents of undownloaded displayed on the second region.

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