CN112470116B

CN112470116B - Program creation system, program, and creation terminal device

Info

Publication number: CN112470116B
Application number: CN201980049636.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 松王大辅; 植村隆太郎
Original assignee: Citizen Watch Co Ltd
Current assignee: Citizen Watch Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-27
Filing date: 2019-05-14
Publication date: 2024-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-14
Also published as: JP6874040B2; JP2021114315A; JP2020024656A; CN112470116A; JP7110438B2

Abstract

The present invention provides a program creation system, a program, and a creation terminal device, wherein a computer is caused to execute: a service block selection process of selecting a service block program from the selection candidate service block programs (step S9); a trigger block selection process of selecting a trigger block program from the selection candidate trigger block programs (step S17); an operation block selection process of selecting an operation block program from the selection candidate operation block programs (step S24); and a creation process of creating an application program by combining the selected block programs (step S26).

Description

Program creation system, program, and creation terminal device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a program creation system, a program, and a creation terminal device.

Background

As a technology related to a conventional program creation system, for example, patent document 1 describes an creation system for assisting creation and editing of behaviors of an articulated structure.

Patent document 1 Japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2002-120174

However, in recent years, for example, in order to use devices having a predetermined function such as a timepiece in a wider variety, applications for operating them in a wider variety are sometimes used, but it is desirable that such applications can be produced more easily.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a program creation system, a program, and a creation terminal device capable of easily creating an application program for causing an operation target device to operate.

In order to achieve the above object, a program creation system according to the present invention includes: an external device that stores creation information for creating an application program for causing an operation target device to operate; and a production terminal device having a communication unit capable of communicating with the external device; an input unit configured to receive an input from the outside, and a processing unit configured to execute processing for creating the application program based on the creation information acquired from the external device via the communication unit and based on the input to the input unit, the application program including: a service block program for defining output information outputted from the operation target device; a trigger block program for defining a content of a trigger and a trigger generation unit for generating the trigger, and causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger for initiating an operation for outputting the output information; and an operation block program defining a content of the operation and an operation execution unit that executes the operation, the operation being executed by the operation execution unit, the operation being executed by the processing unit to output the output information, the processing unit executing: an information acquisition process of acquiring the production information from the external device via the communication unit; a service block selection process of selecting, from selection candidate service block programs that are selection candidates of the service block programs, the service block programs to be incorporated into the application program, based on the creation information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; a trigger block selection process of selecting the trigger block program to be incorporated into the application program from selection candidate trigger block programs that are selection candidates of the trigger block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; an operation block selection process of selecting the operation block program to be incorporated in the application program from selection candidate operation block programs that are selection candidates of the operation block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; and a creation process of creating the application program by combining the service block program selected in the service block selection process, the trigger block program selected in the trigger block selection process, and the operation block program selected in the operation block selection process.

In the program creation system, the application program may be stored in any one of a plurality of the operation target devices, and the plurality of operation target devices may be caused to cooperate with each other to perform the generation of the trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of the output information, and the execution of the operation by the operation execution unit.

In the program creation system, the creation terminal device may also serve as the operation target device, and the application program may cause the creation terminal device, which serves as the operation target device, to perform at least one or all of the generation of the trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of the output information, and the execution of the operation by the operation execution unit.

In the program creation system, the processing unit may execute the trigger block selection process and the operation block selection process after the service block selection process.

In the program creation system, the information acquisition process may include: a service block information acquisition process of acquiring information related to the selection candidate service block program as the creation information; a trigger block information acquisition process of acquiring information related to the selection candidate trigger block program corresponding to the operation target device as the production information; and an operation block information acquisition process of acquiring information on the selection candidate operation block program corresponding to the operation target device as the production information.

In the program creation system, the processing unit may be configured to execute a product code transmission process of transmitting a product code for specifying a model of the operation target device to the external device via the communication unit, acquire information on the selection candidate trigger block program corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process in the trigger block information acquisition process, and acquire information on the selection candidate operation block program corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process in the operation block information acquisition process.

In the program creation system, the operation target device may include an electronic timepiece for displaying a time.

In the program creation system, the creation terminal device may be configured to have a display unit, the display unit may be controlled by the processing unit to display an image, the processing unit may cause a service lock option image indicating a service lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program and an icon image indicating a service lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program to be displayed on the display unit when the service block program is selected from the selection candidate service block programs in the service block selection process, and cause the processing unit to cause a trigger lock option image indicating a trigger lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program to be displayed on the display unit when the trigger block program is selected from the selection candidate trigger block programs in the trigger block selection process, and cause the icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block program to be displayed on the display unit when the service block program is selected from the selection candidate trigger block programs in the trigger block selection process, and cause the processing unit to cause the trigger lock option image indicating the selection candidate service block program to be locked by the trigger lock option image and the icon image indicating that the service lock option is performed before the image is created by the selection candidate service block programs in the action block selection process, the trigger lock option image and the operation lock option image are displayed on the display unit, and the icon image is not displayed.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present invention is an application program for causing an operation target device to operate, and causes the computer to execute: an information acquisition process of acquiring, from an external device via a communication unit of a computer, production information for producing an application program including a service block program defining output information output from the operation target device, a trigger block program defining a trigger content and a trigger generation unit for generating the trigger, and causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger, the trigger initiating an operation for outputting the output information, the action block program defining the content of the operation and an action execution unit for executing the operation, and causing the action execution unit to execute the operation for outputting the output information; a service block selection process of selecting, from selection candidate service block programs that are selection candidates of the service block programs, the service block programs to be incorporated into the application program, based on the creation information acquired in the information acquisition process and an input to an input unit of the computer; a trigger block selection process of selecting the trigger block program to be incorporated into the application program from selection candidate trigger block programs that are selection candidates of the trigger block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; an operation block selection process of selecting the operation block program to be incorporated in the application program from selection candidate operation block programs that are selection candidates of the operation block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; and a creation process of creating the application program by combining the service block program selected in the service block selection process, the trigger block program selected in the trigger block selection process, and the operation block program selected in the operation block selection process.

In the program, the application program may be stored in any one of a plurality of the operation target devices, and the plurality of operation target devices may be caused to cooperate with each other to perform the operations of generating the trigger by the trigger generating unit, acquiring the output information, and executing the operation by the operation executing unit.

In the program, the computer may also serve as the operation target device, and the application program may cause the computer serving as the operation target device to perform at least one or all of the generation of the trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of the output information, and the execution of the operation by the operation execution unit.

In the above program, when the service block program is selected from the selection candidate service block program in the service block selection process, a service lock option image indicating a service lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate service block program locked by the service lock option are displayed on a display unit of the computer, when the trigger block program is selected from the selection candidate trigger block program in the trigger block selection process, a trigger lock option image indicating a trigger lock option for locking the selection candidate trigger block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block program are displayed on the display unit, and when the operation block program is selected from the selection candidate operation block program in the operation block selection process, an operation lock option image indicating that the operation block is locked by the trigger lock option, and an icon image indicating that the operation block is locked by the trigger lock option are displayed on the display unit, and the operation block is performed before the operation block is selected from the selection candidate operation block program, and the operation block is set in the operation block selection process, and the icon image is not displayed.

In order to achieve the above object, a production terminal device according to the present invention includes: a communication unit configured to be capable of communicating with an external device that stores creation information for creating an application program for causing an operation target device to operate; an input unit for receiving an input from the outside; and a processing unit configured to execute processing for creating the application program based on the creation information acquired from the external device via the communication unit and based on an input to the input unit, the application program including: a service block program for defining output information outputted from the operation target device; a trigger block program for defining a content of a trigger and a trigger generation unit for generating the trigger, and causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger for initiating an operation for outputting the output information; and an operation block program defining a content of the operation and an operation execution unit that executes the operation, the operation being executed by the operation execution unit, the operation being executed by the processing unit to output the output information, the processing unit executing: an information acquisition process of acquiring the production information from the external device via the communication unit; a service block selection process of selecting, from selection candidate service block programs that are selection candidates of the service block programs, the service block programs to be incorporated into the application program, based on the creation information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; a trigger block selection process of selecting the trigger block program to be incorporated into the application program from selection candidate trigger block programs that are selection candidates of the trigger block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; an operation block selection process of selecting the operation block program to be incorporated in the application program from selection candidate operation block programs that are selection candidates of the operation block program, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; and a creation process of creating the application program by combining the service block program selected in the service block selection process, the trigger block program selected in the trigger block selection process, and the operation block program selected in the operation block selection process.

The program creation system, program, and creation terminal device according to the present invention can execute information acquisition processing, service block selection processing, trigger block selection processing, operation block selection processing, and creation processing by a processing unit of the creation terminal device. Thus, the program creation system, program, and creation terminal device can be created by dividing an application program including a service block program, trigger block program, and operation block program into block units and selecting and combining the block units. As a result, the program creation system, the program, and the creation terminal device have an effect that an application program for operating the operation target device can be easily created.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a program creation system according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a flow (sequence) of creating an application program by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when the program creation system according to the modification creates an application.

Fig. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when the program creation system according to the modification creates an application.

Fig. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Fig. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when an application program is created by the program creation system according to the modification.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The constituent elements of the following embodiments include constituent elements that can be replaced and easily performed by those skilled in the art or substantially the same constituent elements.

Embodiment(s)

Summary of Programming System

The program creation system S1 of the present embodiment shown in fig. 1 is a system including the external device 10 and the creation terminal device 20, and can easily create application programs for using the operation target device D in a wide variety by mutually communicating and cooperating with each other. The external device 10 constitutes a cloud service device (cloud server) installed on the network N. The production terminal device 20 is an electronic device that can receive various cloud services from the external device 10 by communicating with and cooperating with the external device 10. The production terminal device 20 produces an application program in cooperation with the external device 10. The production terminal device 20 may be constituted by, for example, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The operation target device D is an electronic device configured to be portable to a user and to operate by an application program created by the creation terminal device 20. The operation target device D may be constituted by, for example, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a PDA, a portable game device, or the like, but is typically preferably constituted by a wearable device that is smaller than the production terminal device 20 and that can be worn on a human body. Examples of the wearable device include wrist band type, eyeglass type, finger ring type, shoe type, and pendant type devices. In the example of fig. 1, the operation target device D is a wrist band type wearable device, and is illustrated as an electronic watch (wristwatch) D1, a glasses type wearable device D2, a smart phone D3, or the like, which displays time. The production terminal device 20 may also serve as the operation target device D.

Also, the external device 10 and the production terminal device 20 typically communicate with each other via the network N. On the other hand, the production terminal device 20 and the operation target device D communicate with each other via short-range wireless communication. The network N is composed of an arbitrary communication network irrespective of wireless communication using Wi-Fi (registered trademark), 4G, 5G, or the like, or wired communication using a communication line, and communicably connects the external device 10 and the production terminal device 20. Examples of the short-range wireless communication include Bluetooth (registered trademark), W-LAN, wi-Fi (registered trademark), NFC (Near Field Communication: near field communication), and the like. However, the operation target device D is not limited to the short-range wireless communication, and may be configured to be capable of communicating with the external device 10 and the production terminal device 20 via the network N. Hereinafter, each configuration of the program creation system S1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Basic constitution of application program (applet) to be created

Here, first, an application program created by the program creation system S1 will be described. The application is typically a relatively small-sized program that is incorporated into and executed by another application such as a browser of the operation target device D. Here, an application program is an applet that is executed on a browser, as an example. An applet is typically a fixed sequence application such a location. In the following description, the application program created by the program creation system S1 is sometimes referred to as an "applet".

The applet in the present embodiment is a program that is executed in the operation target device D to cause the operation target device D to operate. The applet may be a program that performs a predetermined operation on a single operation target device D, or may be a program that performs a predetermined operation by causing a plurality of operation target devices D to cooperate. The applet of the present embodiment includes a service block program, a trigger block program, and an action block program, and is configured by combining these 3 elements. In the following description, a service block program is sometimes referred to as a "service block", a trigger block program is sometimes referred to as a "trigger block", and an action block program is sometimes referred to as an "action block".

The service block is a program for defining output information output from the operation target device D according to service contents corresponding to the purpose desired by the user. In other words, the service block is a program for determining the content of the output information to be acquired from the service content.

The trigger block is a program for defining the content of a trigger for initiating an operation for outputting output information corresponding to service content, and a trigger generation unit for generating the trigger, and for causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger. Here, the trigger is a trigger for initiating an operation corresponding to the content of the service, and is generated by the trigger generation unit. The trigger generation unit is provided in the operation target device D, and generates a trigger. As a part (trigger generation part candidate) of the operation target device D that can constitute the trigger generation part, an input part, a detection part, a timer part, and the like of the operation target device D are given as an example. The input unit of the operation target device D is a portion that accepts various inputs to the operation target device D. The input unit 23 includes, for example, a touch panel for receiving an operation input to the operation target device D, operation buttons, a voice input device for receiving an audio input to the operation target device D, and the like. When the operation target device D is the electronic timepiece D1, the input unit may include a toggle, a button, a recorder ring, and the like. The detection unit of the operation target device D is a detector that detects various information. The detection unit includes, for example, an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration acting on the operation target device D, an illuminance sensor that detects illuminance of light irradiated to the operation target device D, a temperature sensor that detects temperature near the operation target device D, a voltage sensor that detects whether or not there is a power supply voltage or power generation of the operation target device D, a position finder that measures the current position of the operation target device D, and the like. The timer unit of the operation target device D is a circuit that counts time (time inside the device). The timer unit is configured to include, for example, an oscillator, an oscillation circuit, a compensation circuit, a frequency divider circuit, and the like, generate a clock signal having a predetermined frequency that is a reference for the internal timing of the device D to be operated, and count pulses included in the clock signal to thereby perform timing. As the trigger generated by the trigger generating unit, a predetermined input to a touch panel, a voice input device, a toggle, a button, a recorder ring, or the like, an acceleration sensor, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a voltage sensor, a position finder, or the like, which constitute the input unit, a predetermined information detected by the detection unit, a time measurement result of the time measuring unit, or the like is given as an example. The trigger block causes the trigger generation unit defined by the trigger block to generate a trigger by the control unit of the operation target device D executing the applet including the trigger block.

The action block is a program that defines the content of an action for outputting output information corresponding to service content and an action execution unit that executes the action, and causes the action execution unit to execute the action. Here, the action is an action corresponding to the content of the service provided by the applet, and is executed by the action execution unit. The operation execution unit is provided in the operation target device D, and executes an operation. As a part (operation execution unit candidate) of the operation target device D that can constitute the operation execution unit, a communication unit, an output unit, and the like of the operation target device D are given as an example. The communication unit of the operation target device D is a communication module capable of communicating with the outside of the operation target device D. The communication unit may communicate with the outside via short-range wireless communication, or may be communicably connected to the network N irrespective of wireless communication or wired communication, and communicate with the outside via the network N. The output unit of the operation target device D is a portion of the operation target device D that performs various outputs. The output unit includes, for example, a display for outputting image information, a display lamp for outputting visual information, a speaker/alarm buzzer for outputting audio information, a vibrator for outputting vibration information, and the like. When the operation target device D is the electronic timepiece D1, the output unit may include a physical pointer for displaying time, date, and the like, a date plate, a driving unit, and the like. As an example of the operation performed by the operation performing unit, output information to the outside by the communication unit, output information by a display, a display lamp, a speaker/alarm buzzer, a vibrator, a pointer, a date plate, a driving unit, and the like, which constitute the output unit, are given. The action block causes the action execution unit defined by the action block to execute an action for outputting the output information by the control unit of the action target device D executing the applet including the action block.

The applet configured as described above includes the service block, the trigger block, and the action block, and the output information, the trigger, and the action corresponding to the content of the service are defined in association with each other. The applet may be stored in the storage unit of the operation target device D through, for example, the network N or the short-range wireless communication. In addition, in the case where a plurality of operation target devices D are caused to operate in cooperation, the applet may be stored in a centralized manner in any one of the plurality of operation target devices D, or may be stored in a distributed manner in the plurality of operation target devices D. In addition, as the operation target device D that is operated by the applet, in the case of also functioning as the production terminal device 20 described later, the applet produced by the production terminal device 20 may be stored in the storage unit of the production terminal device 20 as it is. The applet is executed by the control unit of the operation target device D, and thus the operation execution unit can execute the operation of outputting the output information corresponding to the service content by the trigger generated by the trigger generation unit.

When the operation target device D alone performs a predetermined operation, an applet is stored in the operation target device D, and the operation target device D is caused to perform the generation of a trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of output information, and the execution of an operation by the operation execution unit. In this case, for example, the applet starts with the trigger generation of the operation target device D, and executes an operation of causing the operation target device D to acquire output information corresponding to the service content from an external device and causing the operation target device D to output the acquired output information corresponding to the service content. When a predetermined operation is performed by a plurality of operation target devices D in cooperation with each other, an applet is stored in any one of the plurality of operation target devices D, and the plurality of operation target devices D are caused to cooperate with each other to generate a trigger by a trigger generation unit, acquire output information, and perform an operation by an operation execution unit. When the production terminal device 20 also serves as the operation target device D, the applet causes the production terminal device 20 also serving as the operation target device D to perform at least one or all of the generation of a trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of output information, and the execution of an operation by the operation execution unit. In this case, for example, the applet starts with the generation of the trigger by the first operation target device D, and executes the process of causing the second operation target device D (for example, the production terminal device 20) to acquire output information corresponding to the service content from an external device based on the trigger, and causing the acquired output information to be transmitted to the first operation target device D, thereby causing the first operation target device D to output the output information corresponding to the service content. In addition, for the applet, the service block, the trigger block, and the action block may be each composed of a plurality of block programs. In other words, a plurality of output information defined by the service block, trigger defined by the trigger block, and action defined by the action block may be defined in one applet. Thus, the applet can cause the operation target device D to perform a repetitive operation of a plurality of operations based on a plurality of triggers, a plurality of pieces of output information corresponding to the service contents, and the plurality of pieces of output information.

Specific example of action Using applet

As an example, a case will be described in which the output information corresponding to the content of the service provided by the applet is "weather information after 1 hour", the trigger of the start operation (in other words, the trigger of starting the acquisition of the output information) is "the button press operation of the electronic timepiece D1", and the content of the operation for outputting the output information corresponding to the content of the service is "the pointer-driven display of the electronic timepiece D1". Here, the operation target device D is described as the electronic timepiece D1 and the smartphone D3 (which may also be also referred to as the production terminal device 20). In this case, when a button (trigger generation unit) is pressed by a user in a state where the applet is started and executed, the pressing operation becomes a trigger, and the electronic timepiece D1 transmits an output information acquisition signal to the smartphone D3 via the communication unit. When receiving the output information acquisition signal from the electronic timepiece D1 via the communication unit, the smartphone D3 inquires of an external device (server or the like) about weather information via the communication unit, and acquires weather information 1 hour later from the external device at the current position as output information. The smart phone D3 transmits the acquired weather information after 1 hour at the current position or the operation instruction information corresponding to the weather information to the electronic timepiece D1 as output information via the communication unit. When the electronic timepiece D1 receives the output information via the communication unit, it operates the pointer (operation execution unit) based on the weather information after 1 hour at the current position or the operation instruction information corresponding to the weather information, and executes the operation of displaying (outputting) the weather information after 1 hour at the current position.

Modification 1 of specific example of operation using applet

In the above specific example, the applet causes the trigger generation and the operation execution to be performed on the same operation target device D (electronic timepiece D1), but the present invention is not limited to this, and the trigger generation and the operation execution may be performed on different operation target devices D. For example, as a modification of the specific example, the applet may cause the electronic timepiece D1 to generate a trigger as described above and cause the smartphone D3 to execute an operation. In this case, the smart phone D3 may execute an operation of displaying (outputting) weather information 1 hour later at the current position as output information by a display (operation execution unit) constituting the output unit without transmitting the output information acquired from the external device to the electronic timepiece D1. Similarly, as another modification, the applet may cause the smart phone D3 to perform both trigger generation and operation execution, or cause the smart phone D3 to perform trigger generation and the electronic timepiece D1 to perform operation execution. Further, for example, as a modification of the specific example, the applet may be configured to cause the electronic timepiece D1 to generate a trigger as described above, cause the smartphone D3 to acquire output information, and cause the glasses-type wearable device D2 to execute an operation.

Modification 2 of specific example of operation using applet

As described above, the applet includes a plurality of block programs, namely, the service block, the trigger block, and the operation block. In other words, a plurality of output information defined by the service block, trigger defined by the trigger block, and action defined by the action block may be defined in one applet. As an example, a case will be described in which the output information corresponding to the content of the service provided by the applet is "achievement rate of the movement of the present day" and "musical composition corresponding to the achievement rate of the movement", the trigger of the start operation (in other words, the trigger of starting the acquisition of the output information) is "the pressing operation of the button of the electronic timepiece D1", and the content of the operation for outputting the output information corresponding to the content of the service is "the display under the pointer drive of the electronic timepiece D1" and "the output of the speaker of the smartphone D3 (or the earphone connected to the smartphone D3"). Here, the operation target device D is described as the electronic timepiece D1 and the smartphone D3 (which may also be also referred to as the production terminal device 20). In this case, when the user presses a button (trigger generation unit) in a state where the applet is started and executed, the pressing operation is triggered, and the electronic timepiece D1 calculates the achievement rate of the exercise amount on the current day based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor or the like by the control unit. The electronic timepiece D1 operates the pointer (operation execution unit) with the calculated achievement rate of the movement of the present day as first output information, and executes a first operation of displaying (outputting) information of the calculated achievement rate of the movement of the present day in a percentage (%) or the like. The electronic timepiece D1 also transmits an output information acquisition signal corresponding to the calculated achievement rate of the movement amount of the present day to the smartphone D3. When receiving the output information acquisition signal from the electronic timepiece D1 via the communication unit, the smartphone D3 selects a musical composition corresponding to the achievement rate of the motion amount on the present day from the musical compositions stored in its own memory unit based on the output information acquisition signal (for example, selects a musical composition a set in advance if the achievement rate is 50%, and selects a musical composition b set in advance if the achievement rate is 90%). The smartphone D3 performs a second operation of outputting the selected musical composition as second output information from a speaker/earphone (operation execution unit) constituting the output unit. The smart phone D3 is not limited to a configuration in which a musical composition corresponding to the achievement rate of the motion amount on the present day is selected from musical compositions stored in its own storage unit based on the output information acquisition signal, and may be configured to search an external device for a musical composition corresponding to the achievement rate of the motion amount on the present day via the communication unit and acquire the musical composition.

Modification 3 of specific example of operation using applet

The applet can also cause the service block, the trigger block, and the operation block to be executed only in the same operation target device D, for example, the electronic timepiece D1. In this case, for example, when the button is pressed by the user in a state where the applet is started and executed, the electronic timepiece D1 calculates information of the acceleration sensor incorporated in the electronic timepiece D1 as the movement amount (for example, the number of steps), and if the accumulated movement amount reaches a value set by the user, the pointer of the electronic timepiece D1 is moved to a position corresponding to the movement amount. Alternatively, the electronic timepiece D1 may operate the vibration alarm incorporated in the electronic timepiece D1 instead of the above-described operation of the hands, or may operate the above-described operation of the hands and the vibration alarm at the same time.

Modification 4 of specific example of operation using applet

The applet can also cause a plurality of service blocks, trigger blocks, and operation blocks to be executed in the same operation target device D, for example, the electronic timepiece D1, and thus can cause the electronic timepiece D1 to repeatedly perform a plurality of operations of repeatedly outputting a plurality of pieces of output information corresponding to the service contents. In this case, for example, when the user presses a button in a state where the applet is started and executed, the electronic timepiece D1 calculates information of an acceleration sensor incorporated in the electronic timepiece D1 as a movement amount (for example, a step number), and when the accumulated movement amount reaches a predetermined value (for example, 2000 steps), the vibration alarm is activated. In this case, for example, if 2000 steps (first trigger) is first implemented, the electronic timepiece D1 may operate the vibration alarm (first operation) in the vibration pattern 1 (first output information), and if 2000 steps (second trigger) is then implemented again, the electronic timepiece D1 may operate the vibration alarm (second operation) in the vibration pattern 2 (second output information). The electronic timepiece D1 may transmit, for example, the movement amount to the smartphone D3 cooperating with the electronic timepiece D1, and if 2000 steps (first trigger) is first implemented, the music a (first output information) is output (first operation), and if 2000 steps (second trigger) is implemented again, the music B (second output information) is output (second operation). In other words, the applet may be configured to continue to execute the service even after the execution of the operation by the satisfaction of the trigger of the service, and to execute the operation again each time the trigger is satisfied. In this case, the applet may be configured to determine a final trigger (for example, 10000 steps) in the service, and end the repetitive operation when the final trigger is satisfied.

Basic constitution of external device

Next, the external device 10 will be described. The external device 10 is configured to include various storage devices such as an electronic circuit mainly including a well-known microcomputer including a central processing unit such as a CPU and a semiconductor memory. The external device 10 can be configured by installing a program for realizing various processes in a known computer system such as a PC or workstation. The external device 10 stores various creation information for creating the application program described above. The external device 10 of the present embodiment is constituted by a plurality of devices. Specifically, the external device 10 is constituted by an applet server 11, a block server 12, and a product server 13.

The applet server 11 is a server for managing applets. The applet server 11 is functionally and conceptually configured to include a production program storage unit 11a and an applet storage unit 11b.

The production program storage unit 11a is a storage area for storing the applet production program as production information. The applet creating program is a program that causes the creation terminal device 20 to execute various processes necessary for creation of an applet by being downloaded to the creation terminal device 20 via the network N or the like and executed on the creation terminal device 20. The applet creating program may be accessed from the creating terminal device 20 via a browser and executed on the applet server 11, so that the creating terminal device 20 may execute various processes required for creating the applet.

The applet storage unit 11b is a storage area for storing the applet created by the creation terminal device 20. The applet created by the creation terminal device 20 is uploaded to the applet server 11, stored in the applet storage unit 11b, and stored. The applet storage unit 11b may similarly store an applet created outside the terminal device 20. The applet stored in the applet storage unit 11b can be disclosed to a third party via the network N or the like. In this case, the applet stored in the applet storage unit 11b can select, for example, disclosure/non-disclosure to the third party. When the disclosure is not selected, only the producer itself who produced the applet can use the applet, and when the disclosure is selected, a third party including a user other than the producer who produced the applet can also use the applet.

The creation program storage unit 11a and the applet storage unit 11b described above may be provided in the creation terminal device 20. In other words, part or all of the functions of the applet server 11 may also be implemented as part of the production terminal device 20.

The block server 12 is a server for constructing an applet or managing various blocks. The block server 12 is functionally and conceptually configured to include a block management unit 12a and a block creation unit 12b.

The block management unit 12a is a unit having a function of storing and managing various blocks constituting the applet. The block management unit 12a stores and manages various service blocks, trigger blocks, and operation blocks as production information. The various blocks managed by the block management unit 12a are blocks that can be selected as selection candidates of blocks constituting an applet when the applet is created by the creation terminal device 20. In the following description, a service block to be a selection candidate is sometimes referred to as a "selection candidate service block", a trigger block to be a selection candidate is sometimes referred to as a "selection candidate trigger block", and an action block to be a selection candidate is sometimes referred to as a "selection candidate action block". The block management unit 12a stores and manages various blocks created by the block creation unit 12b, for example. The block management unit 12a also stores and manages various blocks uploaded via the network N, for example, instead of being created by the block creation unit 12 b. The block management unit 12a can manage various blocks, for example, by assigning types (large categories), labels (medium categories) and the like to the contents of the service, so that a creator of the applet can easily select a block of a desired content,

the selection candidate trigger block and the selection candidate operation block may be stored in the product server 13 and managed. In other words, the selection candidate trigger block, the selection candidate action block may be managed by the product server 13, or by both the block server 12 and the product server 13.

The block creation unit 12b has a portion for creating various blocks stored in the block management unit 12a and managed. The block creation unit 12b creates a service block, a trigger block, and an action block based on inputs from a user of the applet, an enterprise providing services of the applet, and other enterprises. The block creation unit 12b stores the created blocks in the block management unit 12a. The block creation unit 12b may assign the types, labels, and the like to the various blocks created based on inputs from users of the applet, enterprises providing services of the applet, other enterprises, and the like.

The product server 13 is a server for managing information on a product that is the operation target device D. The product server 13 is functionally and conceptually configured to include a product information storage unit 13a, a trigger information storage unit 13b, and an operation information storage unit 13c.

The product information storage unit 13a is a storage area for storing the product code of the operation target device D. The product code is product identification information for specifying the model of the operation target device D, and the like. The product information storage unit 13a stores product codes of a plurality of operation target devices D that can be objects of production of the applet, respectively.

The trigger information storage unit 13b is a storage area for storing trigger information as production information. The trigger information is various information related to the trigger block. The trigger information includes, for example, trigger generation unit candidate information, trigger content information, and the like. The trigger generation unit candidate information is information on trigger generation unit candidates that can constitute the trigger generation unit in the operation target device D. The trigger content information is information related to the trigger content that can be generated by the trigger generation unit candidate. The trigger information storage section 13b stores the trigger information in association (in association with) each product code stored in the product information storage section 13 a. The trigger information storage unit 13b stores trigger generation unit candidate information and trigger content information in each of the operation target devices D specified by each product code in association with each product code as trigger information. The trigger information stored in the trigger information storage unit 13b is also associated with (linked to) the selection candidate trigger block managed by the block management unit 12 a. The trigger information storage unit 13b may include the selection candidate trigger block itself as the trigger information as described above.

The operation information storage unit 13c is a storage area for storing operation information as production information. The motion information is various information related to the motion block. The operation information includes, for example, operation execution unit candidate information, operation content information, and the like. The operation execution unit candidate information is information on operation execution unit candidates that can constitute an operation execution unit in the operation target device D. The operation content information is information related to the content of an operation that can be executed by the operation execution unit candidate. The action information storage unit 13c stores the action information in association (in association with) with each product code stored in the product information storage unit 13 a. The operation information storage unit 13c stores, as operation information, operation execution unit candidate information and operation content information for each of the operation target devices D specified by each of the product codes in association with each of the product codes. The operation information stored in the operation information storage unit 13c is also associated with (linked to) the selection candidate operation block managed by the block management unit 12 a. The operation information storage unit 13c may include the selection candidate operation block itself as the operation information as described above.

< basic constitution of production terminal device 20 >

Next, the production terminal device 20 will be described. The production terminal device 20 is a terminal that communicates with the external device 10, cooperates with the external device 10, and produces an applet based on production information stored in the external device 10. The production terminal device 20 is configured to include various storage devices such as an electronic circuit mainly including a well-known microcomputer including a central processing unit such as a CPU, a semiconductor memory, and the like. The production terminal device 20 may be configured by installing a program for realizing various processes in a computer system such as a known PC or workstation. Specifically, the production terminal device 20 includes a power supply unit 21, a communication unit 22, an input unit 23, an output unit 24, a storage unit 25, and a processing unit 26.

The power supply unit 21 is a power source for producing the terminal device 20. The power supply unit 21 includes a chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, and supplies electric power to each unit in the production terminal device 20.

The communication unit 22 is a communication module capable of communicating with the outside of the production terminal device 20. The communication unit 22 is communicably connected to the network N irrespective of wireless communication and wired communication, and communicates with the external device 10 via the network N. The communication unit 22 also performs communication with the operation target device D via short-range wireless communication.

The input unit 23 is a portion for receiving various inputs to the production terminal device 20. The input unit 23 includes, for example, a touch panel 23a for receiving an operation input to the production terminal device 20, a voice input device 23b for receiving an audio input to the production terminal device 20, and the like. The input unit 23 may be configured to include an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse pointer.

The output section 24 is a section that performs various outputs in manufacturing the terminal device 20. The output unit 24 includes, for example, a display 24a for outputting image information, a display lamp for outputting visual information, a speaker 24b for outputting audio information, and the like.

The storage unit 25 is a storage device such as a ROM, a RAM, and a semiconductor memory incorporated in the production terminal device 20. The storage unit 25 stores conditions and information necessary for various processes in the production terminal device 20, various application programs executed in the production terminal device 20, control data, and the like. The storage unit 25 can store various information received by the communication unit 22, various information input by the input unit 23, various information output by the output unit 24, and the like. The storage unit 25 stores, for example, production information acquired from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22 for producing an applet, as various information received by the communication unit 22. The storage unit 25 reads out these pieces of information by the processing unit 26 or the like as necessary.

The processing unit 26 is electrically connected to each unit of the production terminal device 20, and controls each unit of the production terminal device 20 in a unified manner. The processing unit 26 is configured to include an electronic circuit mainly including a well-known microcomputer including a central processing unit such as a CPU. The processing unit 26 is communicably connected to each unit of the production terminal device 20, and can transmit and receive various signals to and from each unit. The processing unit 26 executes various application programs stored in the storage unit 25, and operates the respective units of the production terminal device 20 by operating the programs to execute various processes for realizing various functions.

< various treatments involved in applet Programming >)

The processing unit 26 of the present embodiment can execute processing for creating an applet based on creation information acquired from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22 and based on an input to the input unit 23.

Specifically, the processing unit 26 can execute information acquisition processing, service block selection processing, trigger block selection processing, operation block selection processing, and production processing. The processing unit 26 executes these processes by executing the applet creation program stored in the creation program storage unit 11 a. The processing section 26 typically preferably executes the trigger block selection processing and the action block selection processing after the service block selection processing. Hereinafter, a specific example will be described with reference to fig. 2 to 13 after each process is schematically described.

< information acquisition Process >)

The information acquisition processing performed by the processing unit 26 is processing for acquiring production information from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22. In more detail, the information acquisition processing includes a service block information acquisition processing, a trigger block information acquisition processing, and an action block information acquisition processing. The service block information acquisition process is a process of acquiring information on the selection candidate service block as production information from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22. The trigger block information acquisition process is a process of acquiring, as production information, information on a selection candidate trigger block corresponding to the operation target device D to be the production target of the applet from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22. The operation block information acquisition process is a process of acquiring, as production information, information on a selection candidate operation block corresponding to the operation target device D to be the production target of the applet from the external device 10 via the communication unit 22. The processing section 26 may continuously perform the service block information acquisition process, the trigger block information acquisition process, and the action block information acquisition process, or may perform each acquisition process in stages as necessary.

Specifically, the processing unit 26 acquires information on the selection candidate service block managed by the block management unit 12a of the block server 12 as information on the selection candidate service block in the service block information acquisition process. The processing unit 26 acquires, as the information related to the selection candidate trigger block, trigger information (trigger generation unit candidate information, trigger content information) stored in the trigger information storage unit 13b of the product server 13 and information related to the selection candidate trigger block managed by the block management unit 12a of the block server 12 in the trigger block information acquisition process. The processing unit 26 acquires, as the information related to the selection candidate operation block, the operation information (operation execution unit candidate information, operation content information) stored in the operation information storage unit 13c of the product server 13 and the information related to the selection candidate operation block managed by the block management unit 12a of the block server 12 in the operation block information acquisition process.

The processing unit 26 of the present embodiment executes a product code transmission process of transmitting a product code for specifying the model of the operation target device D to the product server 13 via the communication unit 22. Then, the processing unit 26 acquires information on the selection candidate trigger block corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process from the product server 13 via the communication unit 22 in the trigger block information acquisition process. Similarly, the processing unit 26 acquires information on the selection candidate action block corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process from the product server 13 via the communication unit 22 in the action block information acquisition process.

Service block selection process

The service block selection processing performed by the processing unit 26 is processing for selecting a service block to be programmed from the selection candidate service blocks based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition processing and the input to the input unit 23. In the service block selection processing, the processing unit 26 of the present embodiment selects a service block to be programmed into an applet from the selection candidate service blocks based on the information on the selection candidate service blocks acquired in the service block information acquisition processing, and based on the input of the producer to the input unit 23.

< trigger Block selection Process >)

The trigger block selection processing performed by the processing unit 26 is processing for selecting a trigger block to be programmed from the selection candidate trigger blocks based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition processing and the input to the input unit 23. In the trigger block selection processing, the processing unit 26 of the present embodiment selects a trigger block to be programmed into an applet from the selection candidate trigger blocks based on the information on the selection candidate trigger blocks acquired in the trigger block information acquisition processing, and based on the input of the producer to the input unit 23.

< action Block selection Process >)

The operation block selection process performed by the processing unit 26 is a process of selecting an operation block to be programmed from the selection candidate operation blocks based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit 23. In the operation block selection process, the processing unit 26 of the present embodiment selects an operation block to be programmed into an applet from the selection candidate operation blocks based on the information on the selection candidate operation blocks acquired in the operation block information acquisition process, and based on the input of the producer to the input unit 23.

< preparation Process >)

The creation process performed by the processing unit 26 is a process of combining the service block selected in the service block selection process, the trigger block selected in the trigger block selection process, and the operation block selected in the operation block selection process, and actually creating the applet. The processing unit 26 of the present embodiment may create an applet by combining the blocks selected in the respective selection processes on the external device 10 in the creation process, and upload the created applet to the applet storage unit 11b of the applet server 11. In addition, in the processing unit 26 of the present embodiment, each block selected in each selection process may be downloaded from the block server 12 or the product server 13 to the production terminal device 20, the storage unit 25 may be temporarily stored to produce an applet, and the produced applet may be uploaded to the applet storage unit 11b of the applet server 11.

< one example of a applet preparation sequence >

Next, an example of the flow of applet creation by the program creation system S1 will be described with reference to fig. 2. In the following, fig. 3 to 13 are appropriately referred to for an example of producing a display screen on the display 24a of the terminal device 20.

First, the processing unit 26 of the production terminal device 20 transmits an applet production request to the applet server 11 via the communication unit 22 and the network N according to an input or the like from the producer to the input unit 23 (step S1).

When receiving the applet creation program request from the creation terminal device 20, the applet server 11 reads out the applet creation program stored in the creation program storage unit 11a and returns the applet creation program to the creation terminal device 20 via the network N (step S2). In addition, when the production program storage unit 11a is provided in the production terminal device 20, the processing of step S1 and the processing of step S2 are not required.

When the applet creation program is received from the applet server 11, the processing unit 26 temporarily stores the applet creation program in the storage unit 25, and executes the applet creation program. The applet creating program is executed by the processing unit 26, and causes the creating terminal device 20 as a computer to execute various processes such as a product code transmission process, an information acquisition process (a service block information acquisition process, a trigger block information acquisition process, and an operation block information acquisition process), a service block selection process, a trigger block selection process, an operation block selection process, and a creation process. The applet creation program causes each process to be executed, for example, in a dialogue form. The processing unit 26 of the production terminal device 20 may access the applet production program stored in the production program storage unit 11a of the applet server 11 via the browser as described above, and execute the applet production program on the applet server 11, thereby executing the above-described processes.

When the production terminal device 20 executes the applet production program by the processing unit 26, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display a production/edit selection screen 100 as illustrated in fig. 3. The creation/editing selection screen 100 shown in fig. 3 includes a new creation selection area 100A and an editing selection area 100B. In the creation/editing selection screen 100, a new creation selection area 100A is located on the upper side, and an editing selection area 100B is located on the lower side. The new creation selection area 100A is an area selected when a applet is created newly, and displays character images such as "NEW APPLET" and "create new applet". The edit selection area 100B is an area selected when editing a conventional applet, and displays text images such as "cure" and "edit applet". When the processing unit 26 selects the new creation selection area 100A in response to a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the creator, the applet creation screen 101 illustrated in fig. 4 is displayed on the display 24a (step S3). The processing of steps S1 to S3 described above constitutes an applet creation screen display flow.

In the following description, a case will be described in which the new creation selection area 100A is selected and an applet is newly created. In the case of selecting the edit selection area 100B and editing an existing applet, a part of the processing performed when the applet is newly created is partially performed, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

The applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 4 includes a service selection area 101A, a trigger selection area 101B, and an action selection area 101C. In the applet creation screen 101, the trigger selection area 101B is located on the upper side, the service selection area 101A is located in the center, and the operation selection area 101C is located on the lower side. The SERVICE selection area 101A is an area selected when a SERVICE block for constituting an applet is selected, and displays a text image such as "SERVICE" and "select SERVICE". The TRIGGER selection area 101B is an area selected when a TRIGGER block for forming an applet is selected, and displays character images such as "TRIGGER", "switch to be determined as a TRIGGER", and the like. The ACTION selection area 101C is an area selected when an ACTION block for constituting an applet is selected, and displays character images such as "ACTION" and "decision ACTION". Then, the processing unit 26 proceeds to the service determination flow by selecting the service selection area 101A in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer. In addition, in the case of applet creation, it is typically preferable to perform service block selection, trigger block selection, and action block selection in this order. Therefore, as an example, the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 4 shows a state in which the service selection area 101A selected first is recommended to be displayed larger than the trigger selection area 101B and the action selection area 101C and highlighted.

In the following description, the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C are selected in this order, but the present invention is not limited to this. The applet creation program may perform the service block selection, the trigger block selection, and the action block selection in a predetermined order, regardless of the intention of the author. In this case, the applet creation program is preferably configured to first select a service block to determine the framework of the applet, and then select a trigger block and an operation block.

When the service selection area 101A is selected in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display a service selection screen 102 as illustrated in fig. 5 (step S4). The service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 includes a type selection area 102A, a tag selection area 102B, and a block selection area 102C. In this service selection screen 102, the type selection area 102A is located on the upper side, the tag selection area 102B is located in the center, and the block selection area 102C is located on the lower side. The type selection area 102A is an area to be operated for selecting a type corresponding to the content of the service or the like, and a character image representing the selected type is highlighted and a character image representing an unselected type is displayed in gray or the like. When the processing unit 26 selects the region 102A according to the operation type such as the sliding operation of the touch panel 23a by the producer, for example, "going out", "business", and "information" …, the type highlighted in the selection region 102A is sequentially changed. The tag selection area 102B is an area to be operated for selecting a tag corresponding to the type selected in the type selection area 102A, and displays a character image indicating the selected tag. When the processing unit 26 operates the label selection area 102B in response to a slide operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the manufacturer, for example, "CAFE", "area", "TRAVEL", "RESTAURANT" … and the like sequentially change the labels displayed in the label selection area 102B. The block selection area 102C is an area operated to select a service block to be programmed from the selection candidate service blocks, and displays a plurality of icon images 102D imitating the selection candidate service blocks. The processing unit 26 causes the icon image 102D of the selection candidate service block corresponding to the type selected in the type selection area 102A and the label selected in the label selection area 102B to be displayed in the block selection area 102C. The processing unit 26 may sequentially change the labels displayed in the label selection area 102B according to, for example, a click operation of the arrow images "<", ">" in the label selection area 102B by the producer.

As an example, the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 displays a "out" type in the type selection area 102A, a "CAFE" tab in the tab selection area 102B, a text image such as "out" is highlighted in the type selection area 102A, and a text image such as "CAFE" and "rest" is displayed in the tab selection area 102B. The service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 displays icon images 102D of a plurality of selection candidate service blocks of the "out" type and "CAFE" type given to the block selection area 102C, and here, icon images 102D of selection candidate service blocks MADE by a business or the like are arranged and displayed in the column of "band office", and icon images 102D of selection candidate service blocks MADE by individuals other than the business are arranged and displayed in the column of "USER MADE". The block selection area 102C is switched in conjunction with the type selected in the type selection area 102A and the label selected in the label selection area 102B. The region in the column "band office" and the region in the column "USER MADE" of the block selection region 102C are regions in which scrolling in either one of the vertical and horizontal directions or scrolling in both directions is possible.

The processing unit 26 selects a type and a label corresponding to the content of a desired service or the like by selecting the area 102A or the area 102B according to an operation type such as a slide operation of the touch panel 23a by the creator on the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 (step S5). The processing unit 26 then transmits a block information request corresponding to the selected type and tag to the block server 12 via the communication unit 22 and the network N (step S6).

When receiving a block information request corresponding to the selected type and label from the production terminal device 20, the block server 12 extracts a selection candidate service block to which the selected type and label are assigned from the selection candidate service blocks managed by the block management unit 12a based on the block information request. Then, the block server 12 returns information on the extracted selection candidate service block as block information to the production terminal device 20 via the network N (step S7). The information on the selection candidate service block returned here is not the selection candidate trigger block itself, but information such as an icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block.

When receiving the block information from the block server 12, the processing unit 26 temporarily stores the block information in the storage unit 250, and causes the block selection area 102C of the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 to display a block selection screen (step S8). Specifically, the processing unit 26 causes the icon images 102D of the selection candidate service blocks included in the block information, that is, the icon images 102D of the selection candidate service blocks to which the selected type and label are assigned, to be displayed in an aligned manner. For example, the icon images 102D displayed in the block selection area 102C may be arranged in view of regularity of various trends, such as the number of times the user uses, the number of downloads, and the like. Then, the processing unit 26 selects any one of the icon images 102D in the block selection area 102C on the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, thereby selecting a service block actually incorporated with the applet from the selection candidate service blocks (step S9).

When the processing unit 26 selects a service block in the processing of step S9, the service content determination screen 103 as illustrated in fig. 6 is displayed on the display 24a. The service content determination screen 103 shown in fig. 6 includes a determination block display area 103A, a detailed content description area 103B, and a service content selection area 103C. In the service content determination screen 103, a determination block display area 103A is located on the upper side, a detailed content description area 103B is located in the center, and a service content selection area 103C is located on the lower side. The decision block display area 103A is an area for displaying the service block selected in step S9, and an icon image 103D of the selected service block is displayed. In this case, the decision block display area 103A may display the icon image of the service block not selected in step S9 in gray or the like. The detailed content description area 103B is an area for displaying the detailed content and the like of the service block selected in step S9, and displays a text image describing the detailed content, recommended setting, and the like of the service block. The service content selection area 103C is an area to be operated for selecting output information to be output according to the service content of the service block selected in step S9, and displays a plurality of icon images 103E imitating the output information to be selection candidates. The processing unit 26 causes the service content selection area 103C to display an icon image 103E of output information corresponding to the service content that can be executed by the service block. As an example, the service content determination screen 103 shown in fig. 6 displays, as output information corresponding to the service content, an icon image 103E indicating "navigation information", an icon image 102D indicating "payment information", and an icon image 103E indicating "congestion information" in the service content selection area 103C.

The processing unit 26 selects, on the service content determination screen 103 shown in fig. 6, any one of the icon images 103E of the service content selection area 103C in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, thereby selecting output information corresponding to a desired service from the service contents that are selection candidates (step S10). The processing unit 26 stores the service block selected in step S9 and the selection result concerning the service content selected in step S10 in the storage unit 25.

The processing of steps S4 to S10 described above constitutes a service determination flow, the processing of step S7 corresponds to a service block information acquisition process of the information acquisition process, and the processing of step S9 corresponds to a service block selection process.

When the processing unit 26 selects the service contents of the service block in the processing of step S10, the applet creating screen 101 as illustrated in fig. 7 is displayed on the display 24a again. In this case, the processing unit 26 causes the icon image 101D of the service block selected in step S9 and the icon image 101E of the output information corresponding to the service content selected in step S10 to be displayed in the service selection area 101A in the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 7. Then, the processing unit 26 selects the trigger selection area 101B in response to the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, and moves to the trigger determination flow (step S11). As an example, the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 7 displays and highlights a state of recommending the trigger selection area 101B selected next, larger than the service selection area 101A and the action selection area 101C.

When the trigger selection area 101B is selected in the process of step S11, the processing unit 26 transmits a product code request to the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet via the communication unit 22 (step S12). When receiving the product code request from the production terminal device 20, the operation target device D reads the product code stored in its own storage unit and returns the product code to the production terminal device 20 (step S13). When a plurality of operation target devices D are to be coordinated by an applet, the processing unit 26 performs the processing of steps S12 and S13 for each of the plurality of operation target devices D, and acquires the product codes of the plurality of operation target devices D.

The processing of steps S12 and S13 may be performed at appropriate times in a state where the manufacturing terminal device 20 and the operation target device D can perform the short-range wireless communication via the communication unit 22. Here, the processing unit 26 is described as acquiring the product code by transmitting a request for the product code to the operation target device D and receiving a return from the operation target device D, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be acquired by, for example, directly inputting the product code from the producer to the input unit 23. The processing unit 26 can also acquire the product code of the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet by searching the product code or designating a desired product code from the list (the same applies to the product code in the operation determination flow described later).

Here, when the product code is received from the slave device D, the processing unit 26 transmits the received product code to the product server 13 via the communication unit 22 and the network N (step S14). Upon receiving the product code from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 extracts a selection candidate trigger block that can be realized by the operation target device D specified by the product code from the selection candidate trigger blocks managed by the block management unit 12a of the block server 12 (or the trigger information storage unit 13b of the product server 13). When receiving a plurality of product codes from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 extracts selection candidate trigger blocks that can be realized by the respective operation target devices D specified by the respective product codes. In addition, when there is no selection candidate trigger block related to the operation target device D specified by the product code received from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 may estimate the operation target device D having a high correlation with the product code and extract the selection candidate trigger block related to the operation target device D having a high correlation. Then, the product server 13 returns information on the extracted selection candidate trigger block as trigger extraction information to the production terminal device 20 via the network N (step S15). Here, the returned information on the selection candidate trigger block is not the extracted selection candidate trigger block itself, but information such as trigger information (trigger generation unit candidate information, trigger content information) of the selection candidate trigger block or an icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block.

When receiving the trigger extraction information from the product server 13, the processing unit 26 temporarily stores the trigger extraction information in the storage unit 25, and causes the display 24a to display a trigger selection screen 104 as illustrated in fig. 8 (step S16). The trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8 includes a trigger generation device selection area 104A and a trigger selection area 104B. In the trigger selection screen 104, the trigger generation device selection area 104A is located on the upper side, and the trigger selection area 104B is located on the lower side. The trigger generation device selection area 104A is an area to be operated for selecting the operation target device D to be generated by the trigger, and displays a character image indicating the selected operation target device D. When the selectable operation target device D is in the singular, the processing unit 26 causes the trigger generation device selection area 104A to display a character image indicating the operation target device D. When the plurality of selectable operation target devices D are provided (for example, when a plurality of operation target devices D are coordinated by an applet), the processing unit 26 sequentially changes the character images of the operation target devices D displayed in the trigger generation device selection area 104A when the trigger generation device selection area 104A is triggered by an operation such as a slide operation of the touch panel 23a by the producer. The trigger selection area 104B is an area to be operated for selecting a trigger block to be programmed from the selection candidate trigger blocks, and displays a plurality of icon images 104C simulating the selection candidate trigger blocks that can be realized by the operation target device D. The processing unit 26 causes the trigger selection area 104B to display an icon image 104C of a selection candidate trigger block that can be realized by the operation target device D selected in the trigger generation device selection area 104A.

As an example, the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8 is displayed in a state in which "clock" is selected as the operation target device D in the trigger generation device selection area 104A, and character images such as "WATCH" and "WATCH as a trigger" are displayed in the trigger generation device selection area 104A. The trigger selection screen 104 may also display a character image such as a brand name and a model name of the selected operation target device D in the trigger generation device selection area 104A. In addition, the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8 displays, in the trigger selection area 104B, an icon image 104C of a selection candidate trigger block that can be realized by "watch" as the operation target device D, and as an example, an icon image 104C representing "Button Press", an icon image 104C representing "Push Counts", and an icon image 104C representing "Steps". The trigger selection area 104B is an area that can scroll up and down.

The processing unit 26 selects any icon image 104C of the trigger selection area 104B on the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, and thereby selects a trigger block actually incorporated into the applet from the selection candidate trigger blocks (step S17). The processing unit 26 then stores the selection result of the trigger block selected in step S17 in the storage unit 25.

In addition, the processing unit 26 may use the trigger selection screen 105 shown in fig. 9 in addition to or instead of the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8 in the processing of step S16. The trigger selection screen 105 shown in fig. 9 includes a trigger selection area 105A. The trigger selection area 105A is an area operated to select a trigger block to be programmed from the selection candidate trigger blocks, similarly to the trigger selection area 104B, but is different from the trigger selection area 104B in the point where the schematic image 105B is displayed instead of the icon image 104C or the like. The schematic image 105B is an image in which a position image 105D representing the position of the trigger generation part candidate corresponding to the selection candidate trigger block that can be realized by the operation target device D is inserted into a device image 105C imitating the shape of each part of the operation target device D for trigger generation. When the selectable operation target device D is in the singular, the processing unit 26 causes the trigger selection area 105A to display a schematic image 105B of the operation target device D. When the plurality of selectable operation target devices D are provided, the processing unit 26 sequentially changes the schematic images 105B of the operation target devices D displayed in the trigger selection area 105A when the trigger selection area 105A is operated in accordance with a sliding operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer. In this case, the trigger selection screen 105 may further display a character image such as a brand name and a model name of the selected operation target device D in the trigger selection area 105A. In this case, in the process of step S17, the processing unit 26 selects a trigger block to be actually programmed from the selection candidate trigger blocks by selecting any one of the position images 105D of the trigger selection area 105A on the trigger selection screen 105 shown in fig. 9 in accordance with the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer.

The processes of steps S11 to S17 described above constitute a trigger determination flow, the process of step S14 corresponds to a product code transmission process, the process of step S15 corresponds to a trigger block information acquisition process of an information acquisition process, and the process of step S17 corresponds to a trigger block selection process.

When the trigger block for incorporating the applet is selected in the process of step S17, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the applet creating screen 101 as illustrated in fig. 10 again. In this case, the processing unit 26 causes the trigger selection area 101B to be displayed on the icon image 101F of the trigger block selected in step S17 and the character image 101G of the device D to be operated, for which the trigger is set, in the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 10. Then, the processing unit 26 proceeds to the operation determination flow by selecting the operation selection area 101C in accordance with the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer (step S18). As an example, the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 10 shows a state in which the action selection area 101C selected next is recommended and displayed larger than the service selection area 101A and the trigger selection area 101B.

When the operation selection area 101C is selected in the process of step S18, the processing unit 26 transmits a product code request to the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet via the communication unit 22 (step S19). When receiving the product code request from the production terminal device 20, the operation target device D reads the product code stored in its own storage unit, and returns the product code to the production terminal device 20 (step S20). When a plurality of operation target devices D are to be coordinated by an applet, the processing unit 26 performs the processing of steps S19 and S20 for each of the plurality of operation target devices D, and acquires the product codes of the plurality of operation target devices D. The processing in steps S19 and S20 may be used in combination with the processing in steps S12 and S13.

When the processing unit 26 receives the product code from the slave device D, it transmits the received product code to the product server 13 via the communication unit 22 and the network N (step S21). Upon receiving the product code from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 extracts a selection candidate operation block that can be realized by the operation target device D specified by the product code from the selection candidate operation blocks managed by the block management unit 12a of the block server 12 (or the operation information storage unit 13c of the product server 13). When receiving a plurality of product codes from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 extracts selection candidate action blocks that can be realized by the respective action target devices D specified by the respective product codes. In addition, when there is no selection candidate action block related to the action target device D specified by the product code received from the production terminal device 20, the product server 13 may estimate the action target device D having a high correlation with the product code and extract the selection candidate action block related to the action target device D having a high correlation. Then, the product server 13 returns information on the extracted selection candidate action block as action extraction information to the production terminal device 20 via the network N (step S22). The information on the selection candidate operation block returned here is not the extracted selection candidate operation block itself, but information such as operation information (operation execution unit candidate information, operation content information) of the selection candidate operation block, and an icon image indicating the selection candidate operation block.

When the processing unit 26 receives the operation extraction information from the product server 13, it temporarily stores the operation extraction information in the storage unit 25, and causes the display 24a to display an operation selection screen 106 as illustrated in fig. 11 (step S23). The action selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 includes an action execution device selection area 106A and an action selection area 106B. In the operation selection screen 106, the operation execution device selection area 106A is located on the upper side, and the operation selection area 106B is located on the lower side. The operation execution device selection area 106A is an area to be operated for selecting the operation target device D for executing the operation, and displays a character image indicating the selected operation target device D. When the selectable operation target device D is in the singular, the processing unit 26 causes the operation execution device selection area 106A to display a character image indicating the operation target device D. When a plurality of selectable operation target devices D are provided (for example, when a plurality of operation target devices D are coordinated by an applet), the processing unit 26 sequentially changes the character images of the operation target devices D displayed in the operation execution device selection area 106A when the operation execution device selection area 106A is operated in accordance with a slide operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer. The operation selection area 106B is an area to be operated for selecting an operation block to be incorporated with a applet from the selection candidate operation blocks, and displays a plurality of icon images 106C simulating the selection candidate operation blocks that can be realized by the operation target device D. The processing unit 26 causes the action selection area 106B to display an icon image 106C of a selection candidate action block that can be realized by the action target device D selected in the action execution device selection area 106A.

As an example, the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 shows a state in which "WATCH" is selected as the operation target device D in the operation execution device selection area 106A, and character images such as "WATCH", "WATCH movement", and the like are displayed in the operation execution device selection area 106A. The operation selection screen 106 may also display a character image such as a brand name and a model name of the selected operation target device D in the operation execution device selection area 106A. The operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 displays, in the operation selection area 106B, an icon image 106C of a selection candidate operation block that can be realized by "watch" as the operation target device D, and as an example, an icon image 106C representing "Direction", an icon image 106C representing "Count", and an icon image 106C representing "Display". The operation selection area 106B is an area that can scroll up and down.

The processing unit 26 selects an icon image 106C of any one of the operation selection areas 106B on the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 according to a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, thereby selecting an operation block actually incorporated with the applet from the selection candidate operation blocks (step S24). The processing unit 26 then stores the selection result of the operation block selected in step S24 in the storage unit 25.

In addition, the processing unit 26 may use the operation selection screen 107 shown in fig. 12 in combination with the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 or instead of the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 in the processing of step S23. The action selection screen 107 shown in fig. 12 includes an action selection area 107A. The action selection area 107A is an area operated to select an action block to be programmed from the selection candidate action blocks, similarly to the action selection area 106B, but is different from the action selection area 106B in the point where the schematic image 107B is displayed instead of the icon image 106C or the like. The schematic image 107B is an image in which a position image 107D representing the position of the operation execution unit candidate corresponding to the selection candidate operation block that can be realized by the operation target device D is inserted into a device image 107C that mimics the shape of each unit of the operation target device D that causes the operation to be executed. When the selectable operation target device D is in the singular, the processing unit 26 causes the operation selection area 107A to display a schematic image 107B of the operation target device D. When the operation selection area 107A is operated in accordance with a sliding operation of the touch panel 23a by the producer, if a plurality of selectable operation target devices D are provided, the processing unit 26 sequentially changes the schematic images 107B of the operation target devices D displayed in the operation selection area 107A. In this case, the operation selection screen 107 may also display a character image such as a brand name and a model name of the selected operation target device D in the operation selection area 107A. In this case, in the process of step S24, the processing unit 26 selects an operation block in which a applet is actually incorporated from the selection candidate operation blocks by selecting any one of the position images 107D of the operation selection area 107A on the operation selection screen 107 shown in fig. 12 in accordance with the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer.

The processing of steps S18 to S24 described above constitutes an operation determination flow, the processing of step S21 corresponds to a product code transmission processing, the processing of step S22 corresponds to an operation block information acquisition processing of an information acquisition processing, and the processing of step S23 corresponds to an operation block selection processing.

When the processing unit 26 selects the operation block in which the applet is incorporated in the processing of step S24, the applet creating screen 101 illustrated in fig. 13 is displayed on the display 24a again. In this case, the processing unit 26 causes the icon image 101H of the operation block selected in step S24 and the character image 101I related to the operation target device D for which the operation is set to be displayed in the operation selection area 101C of the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 13. The processing unit 26 also displays the creation start operation area 101J below the operation selection area 101C on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 13. The production start operation area 101J is an area to be operated for producing the selected block start applet, and as an example, a character image such as "all parts are ready" or "production" is displayed. The processing unit 26 selects the production start operation region 101J in response to the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, and moves to the applet production flow (step S25).

In addition, when any one of the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C is selected on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 13, the processing unit 26 may move to any one of the service determination flow, the trigger determination flow, and the operation determination flow again. In the case of creating an applet composed of a plurality of service blocks, trigger blocks, and operation blocks, the processing unit 26 may select a plurality of service blocks, trigger blocks, and operation blocks by repeating the service determination flow, trigger determination flow, and operation determination flow a plurality of times, respectively, according to the number.

When the creation start operation area 101J is selected in the process of step S25, the processing unit 26 transmits an applet creation request to the block server 12 via the communication unit 22 and the network N based on the selection results of the service block selected in step S9, the service content selected in step S10, the trigger block selected in step S17, the operation block selected in step S24, and the like (step S26). At this time, the processing unit 26 may input the name, type, label, description, and the like given to the created applet in response to the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the creator, and may transmit a lot of information to the block server 12 together with the applet creation request.

Upon receiving the applet creation request from the creation terminal device 20, the block server 12 reads out the above-described selected blocks from the selection candidate blocks managed by the block management unit 12a (or the trigger information storage unit 13b and the operation information storage unit 13c of the product server 13), and creates an applet by combining the blocks. Then, the block server 12 transmits the created applet to the applet server 11 and stores it in the applet storage unit 11b (step S27). In this case, when a plurality of pieces of information such as the name, type, tag, and description of the applet are received from the production terminal device 20 together with the applet production request, the block server 12 may give the name, type, tag, description, and the like to the produced applet and store the name, type, tag, description, and the like in the applet storage unit 11b. The processing of steps S25 to S27 described above constitutes an applet creation flow, and the processing of step S26 corresponds to a creation process.

Effect of the embodiments >

The program creation system S1 described above can execute the information acquisition process (steps S7, S15, S22), the service block selection process (step S9), the trigger block selection process (step S17), the operation block selection process (step S24), and the creation process (step S26) by the processing unit 26 of the creation terminal device 20. The applet creation program described above causes the creation terminal device 20 as a computer to execute the information acquisition process (steps S7, S15, and S22), the service block selection process (step S9), the trigger block selection process (step S17), the operation block selection process (step S24), and the creation process (step S26). Thus, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can be created by dividing the applet configured to include the service block, the trigger block, and the operation block into block units of the service block, the trigger block, and the operation block, and by freely selecting and combining them. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily create an applet for operating the operation target device D.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above can easily create an applet that causes, for example, a plurality of operation target devices D to cooperate with each other to perform the generation of a trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of output information, and the execution of an operation by the operation execution unit. Similarly, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above can easily create an applet that causes the creation terminal device 20 to operate as the operation target device D, for example.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above preferably execute the trigger block selection process (step S17) and the operation block selection process (step S24) after the service block selection process (step S9). Thus, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can first select the service block to specify the framework of the applet and then select the trigger block and the operation block, so that a producer can easily select a desired trigger block and operation block.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above acquire information on the selection candidate trigger block and the selection candidate operation block selected and extracted from the operation target device D to be created by the applet in the trigger block information acquisition process (step S15) and the operation block information acquisition process (step S22). As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily cause the creator to select a desired trigger block and operation block in the trigger block selection process (step S17) and the operation block selection process (step S24).

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above select and extract the selection candidate trigger block and the selection candidate operation block based on the product code transmitted to the external device 10 in the product code transmission process (steps S14 and S21), and execute the trigger block selection process (step S17) and the operation block selection process (step S24) based on the extracted selection candidate trigger block and selection candidate operation block. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily select the trigger block and the operation block that can be realized by the operation target device D that is the object of creation of the applet in the trigger block selection process (step S17) and the operation block selection process (step S24). Here, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can automatically acquire the product code of the operation target device D via the short-range wireless communication with the operation target device D, and can select and extract the selection candidate trigger block and the selection candidate operation block, so that the applet creation can be made easier.

In the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 described above, the operation target device D to be the creation target of the applet is constituted by the electronic timepiece D1, the wearable device D2, the smartphone D3, and the like, so that it is possible to easily create the applet capable of providing various services to the user via the electronic timepiece D1, the wearable device D2, the smartphone D3, and the like.

The program creation system, program, and creation terminal device according to the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, and may be variously modified within the scope described in the claims.

The processing unit 26 described above may acquire, from the external device 10, each block itself selected in each selection process as production information, produce a applet on the production terminal device 20 based on the acquired block, and store the applet in the storage unit 25 as it is.

The processing unit 26 described above may be configured to select a service block, a trigger block, and an operation block to be programmed from all the selection candidate blocks by the producer, regardless of the product code of the operation target device D or the like, in the selection process of each block.

In the above description, the external device 10 is described as being constituted by a plurality of devices (the applet server 11, the block server 12, the product server 13), but the present invention is not limited thereto. The manner of functional dispersion of the external device 10 is not limited to the above, and may be configured by functionally or physically dispersing and integrating the functions in arbitrary units within a range that can achieve the same effects or functions. The programs, various data, and the like described above may be updated appropriately, or may be stored in another server connected to the external device 10 via an arbitrary network N. The programs and various data described above can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a Flexible Disk (FD), and a CD-ROM, MO, DVD, and can be read from the recording medium by a computer to be executed. For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the processing unit 26 and the external device 10 may be realized by a CPU or the like and a program executed by the CPU or the like, or may be realized as hardware based on wired logic or the like.

< modification 1: block search function

The processing unit 26 may set a search window area for searching for a block in the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5, the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8, the action selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11, or the like. As an example, fig. 14 shows an example in which a search window area 102E is provided in the service selection screen 102. The service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 14 includes a search window area 102E instead of the type selection area 102A shown in fig. 5. For example, in the processing of step S4 described above, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the service selection screen 102 as illustrated in fig. 14. Here, the display 24a constitutes a display section that is controlled by the processing section 26 and is capable of displaying an image. In the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 14, the search window area 102E is located on the upper side, the tag selection area 102B is located in the center, and the block selection area 102C is located on the lower side. The Search window area 102E is an area operated to Search for a desired block of a producer, and as an example, a text image such as "Search" is displayed. In this case, the processing unit 26 can directly select a tab via the tab selection area 102B without requiring selection of a type, and display the icon image 102D of the selection candidate service block corresponding to the tab selected in the tab selection area 102B in the block selection area 102C. When the search window area 102E is selected on the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 14 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display a search screen 108 as illustrated in fig. 15.

The search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 includes a search input area 108A, a search lock area 108B, and a block selection area 108C. In the search screen 108, the search input area 108A is located on the upper side, the search lock area 108B is located in the center, and the block selection area 108C is located on the lower side.

The search input area 108A is an area in which a search term is input in order to search for a desired block of a producer. When the processing unit 26 searches the search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 for the input area 108A in response to an operation such as a click operation of the touch panel 23a by the producer, for example, a so-called software keyboard is displayed in the search screen 108 and an operation of inputting a search term by the producer is received via the touch panel 23 a. The processing unit 26 then retrieves a block based on the inputted search term.

The search lock area 108B is an area operated to lock a search target of a block, and highlights a text image indicating a selected search target with respect to a text image indicating an unselected search target. In the search screen 108 shown in fig. 15, text images such as "All", "office", and "User" are displayed in the search lock area 108B as search targets. The search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 shows a state in which "All" is selected as the search target, and "All" is highlighted with respect to "office" and "User". When any one of "All", "effective" and "User" of the search lock area 108B is selected on the search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the creator, the processing unit 26 locks the search target of the block in accordance with the selection. When "All" is selected as the search target, the processing unit 26 sets All blocks as the search target without locking the search target. When "office" is selected as the search target, the processing unit 26 sets the block of the business organization, which is created by the business organization or the like, as the search target. When "User" is selected as the search target, the processing unit 26 sets a block created by an individual other than the enterprise as the search target.

The block selection area 108C is an area to be operated for displaying the retrieved block (service block) and selecting a block (service block) into which a applet is incorporated, and displays a plurality of icon images 108D simulating the retrieved block (service block). The processing unit 26 causes the block selection area 108C to display the search term input to the search input area 108A and the icon image 108D of the block (service block) searched for based on the search object selected in the search lock area 108B. The search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 displays the icon image 108D of the block having a relatively high popularity in the column arrangement of "pointer" in the block selection area 108C, the icon image 108D of the block created by the business or the like in the column arrangement of "band office", and the icon image 108D of the block created by the individual other than the business in the column arrangement of "USER MADE".

Then, the processing unit 26 selects any icon image 108D of the block selection area 108C on the search screen 108 shown in fig. 15 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, thereby selecting a service block actually incorporated with the applet from the selection candidate service blocks.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily find a desired block of the creator by adding the block search function as described above. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can create a desired applet by the creator more easily. The processing unit 26 can apply the block search function in the same manner as described above even when the trigger block is selected or the operation block is selected. The processing unit 26 may lock the search target of the block based on, for example, the type and the tag illustrated in fig. 5.

< modification 2: detailed description display function

The processing unit 26 may display a detailed description screen including detailed descriptions about the block and the service content selected from the above-described processing of step S9, step S10, step S17, step S24, and the like on the display 24a. For example, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the detailed description screen when the desired block or service content of the producer is selected based on the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer in the processing of step S9, the processing of step S10, the processing of step S17, the processing of step S24, or the like. As an example, fig. 16 shows a detailed description screen 109 when the desired service content of the producer is selected in the process of step S10. When the processing unit 26 selects the desired service content of the producer in accordance with the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer in the processing of step S10, the detailed description screen 109 illustrated in fig. 16 is displayed on the display 24a.

The detailed description screen 109 of fig. 16 includes an object display area 109A, a detailed content description area 109B, a recommendation setting display area 109C, and a similar candidate display area 109D. In the detailed description screen 109, the target display area 109A is located on the upper side, the detailed description area 109B is located on the lower side, the recommended setting display area 109C is located on the lower side, and the similar candidate display area 109D is located on the lowermost side.

The target display area 109A is an area for displaying the service block and the service content selected in step S9 and step S10, and displays the icon image 109E of the service block selected in step S9 and the icon image 109F corresponding to the service content selected in step S10. In addition, the object display area 109A also includes a determination operation area 109G. The determination operation area 109G is an area to be operated for determining the selected service block and service content, and as an example, a text image such as "SET" is displayed. When the specification operation area 109G of the target display area 109A is selected in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer on the detailed description screen 109 of fig. 16, the processing unit 26 specifies the selected service block or service content as a service block or service content to be actually incorporated into the applet. On the other hand, in the detailed description screen 109 of fig. 16, the processing unit 26 may return the screen of the display 24a to the service content determination screen 103 shown in fig. 6 in response to a slide operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, and may return to the processing of step S10.

The detailed content description area 109B is an area for displaying the details of the service block, the service content, and the like selected in step S9 and step S10, and a text image 109H for describing the details of the service block, and the like is displayed. Here, the detailed content description area 109B also displays an icon image 109I representing the service content selectable by the service block selected in step S9 together with the text image 109H.

The recommended setting display area 109C is an area for displaying the service block selected in step S9 and step S10, the recommended setting for the service content, and the like, and displays an icon image 109J indicating a combination of the trigger block and the action block recommended for the currently selected service block and the service content. The recommended service blocks, service contents, trigger blocks, and combinations of action blocks are stored in association with each other in the blocks stored in the block management unit 12a, for example.

The similar candidate display area 109D is an area for displaying a service block similar to the service block and the service content selected in step S9 and step S10, and an icon image 109K representing the similar service block is displayed. Similar service blocks are stored in association with each other in each block stored in the block management section 12a, for example. The processing unit 26 can move to the detailed description screen 109 of the service block or the service content of the selected icon image 109K by selecting any icon image 109K of the similar candidate display area 109D according to the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer on the detailed description screen 109 of fig. 16. The processing after moving to the detailed description screen 109 is almost the same as described above, and therefore, the details are omitted here.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can enrich information provided as a judgment material for a producer when selecting a desired block of the producer by adding the detailed description display function of the block as described above. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can create a desired applet by the creator more easily. The processing unit 26 can apply the detailed description display function of the block in the same manner as described above, even when the service block is selected, the trigger block is selected, and the operation block is selected.

< modification 3: object model arbitrary selection function

Instead of the processing in step S12, step S13, step S19, and step S20, the processing unit 26 may cause the producer to arbitrarily select the model of the operation target device D to be the production target of the applet, without based on the product code or the like of the operation target device D. In this case, for example, when the new creation selection area 100A is selected on the creation/editing selection screen 100 shown in fig. 3 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the creator, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display a model selection screen 110 as illustrated in fig. 17.

The model selection screen 110 shown in fig. 17 includes a production/edit display area 110A, a manufacturer selection area 110B, and a model selection area 110C. In the model selection screen 110, the production/edit display area 110A is located on the upper side, the manufacturer selection area 110B is located in the center, and the model selection area 110C is located on the lower side.

The creation/editing display area 110A is an area that displays whether the current state is the state of a newly created applet or the state of an existing applet. In the model selection screen 110 shown in fig. 17, character images such as "NEW APPLET" and "create new applet" are displayed in the creation/editing display area 110A, and the current state is the state of the newly created applet. In the model selection screen 110, when the current state is the state of the new creation applet, a character image such as "create" or "edit applet" is displayed in the creation/edit display area 110A.

The manufacturer selection area 110B is an area operated to select a manufacturer of the model of the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet, and displays an icon image 110D representing the selected manufacturer together with a character image of "Brands". Here, the icon image 110D is, for example, a character image of "company C". When the manufacturer selection area 110B is operated in accordance with the sliding operation of the touch panel 23a by the manufacturer on the model selection screen 110 shown in fig. 17, the processing unit 26 sequentially changes the manufacturer displayed in the manufacturer selection area 110B.

The model selection area 110C is an area operated to select a model of the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet, and displays an icon image 110E imitating a model corresponding to the vendor selected in the vendor selection area 110B. Here, the icon image 110E is, for example, a character image of "model a", "model B", or the like. The processing unit 26 causes the model selection area 110C to display an icon image 110E simulating the model corresponding to the vendor selected in the vendor selection area 110B. The model selection area 110C is switched in conjunction with the vendor selected in the vendor selection area 110B.

The processing unit 26 selects one of the icon images 110E in the model selection area 110C on the model selection screen 110 shown in fig. 17 in response to a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer, and thereby determines the model of the operation target device D to be the object of the production of the applet. The external device 10 performs the processing of step S15 or the processing of step S22 based on the model of the operation target device D determined by the processing unit 26. That is, the external device 10 extracts the selection candidate trigger block and the selection candidate operation block that can be realized by the model of the determined operation target device D, and returns the trigger extraction information and the operation extraction information to the production terminal device 20.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily select a desired block of the producer by adding the function of selecting an object model of the block as described above. In addition, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can easily create, for example, an applet to be created by the operation target device D that is not owned by the creator. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can create a desired applet by the creator more easily.

< modification 4: change 1 of applet creation frame

The processing unit 26 has been described as causing the icon images 101D, 101E, 101F, 101H and the character images 101G, 101I of the blocks and the service contents selected in the respective processes to be displayed in the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B and the operation selection area 101C in the respective applet creating screens 101 shown in fig. 7, 10 and 13, but is not limited thereto. The processing unit 26 may not display the icon images 101D, 101E, 101F, and 101H on the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 7, 10, and 13, for example.

As an example, fig. 18 shows an applet creation screen 101 displayed in place of the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 13, which corresponds to a screen for performing an operation of starting creation of an applet. In this case, when the operation block in which the applet is incorporated is selected in the process of step S24, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the applet creating screen 101 as illustrated in fig. 18.

Here, in the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5, labels such as "CAFE", "stream", "transfer" and "resuranty" displayed in the label selection area 102B correspond to service lock options for locking selection candidate service blocks. The text images such as "CAFE", "THEATER", "TRAVEL", "RESTAURANT" correspond to the service lock option image 102F indicating the service lock option. The icon image 102D corresponds to an icon image representing a selection candidate service block locked by the service lock option. In other words, in the service block selection process (step S9, etc.) described above, when a service block is selected from the selection candidate service blocks, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the service lock option image 102F and the icon image 102D corresponding to the service lock option on the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5.

Similarly, in the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8, the name or the like of the operation target device D displayed in the trigger generation device selection area 104A corresponds to the name or the like of the operation target device D which can be selected to be selected as the trigger-generating device, and corresponds to the trigger lock option for locking the selection candidate trigger block. A character image such as "WATCH" indicating the name of the device D to be operated corresponds to the trigger lock option image 104D indicating the trigger lock option. The icon image 104C corresponds to an icon image representing a selection candidate trigger block that is locked by the trigger lock option. In other words, in the trigger block selection process (step S17 and the like) described above, when a trigger block is selected from the selection candidate trigger blocks, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the trigger lock option image 104D and the icon image 104C corresponding to the trigger lock option on the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8.

Similarly, the name of the device D to be operated which is displayed in the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11 in the operation execution device selection area 106A corresponds to the name of the device D to be operated which can be selected as the device for executing the operation, and corresponds to the operation lock option for locking the selection candidate operation block. A character image such as "WATCH" indicating the name of the operation target device D corresponds to the operation lock option image 106D indicating the operation lock option. The icon image 106C corresponds to an icon image representing a selection candidate operation block locked by the operation lock option. In other words, when the operation block is selected from the selection candidate operation blocks in the operation block selection process (step S24 and the like), the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the operation lock option image 106D and the icon image 106C corresponding to the operation lock option on the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11.

The processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 18 after the service block selection process (step S9, etc.), the trigger block selection process (step S17, etc.), and the operation block selection process (step S24, etc.) and before the manufacturing process (step S26, etc.). That is, in this case, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display the service lock option image 101K, the trigger lock option image 101L, and the operation lock option image 101M on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 18, and does not cause the icon images 101D, 101E, 101F, and 101H shown in fig. 13 to be displayed. Here, the service lock option image 101K is an image (in the example of fig. 18, a text image of "CAFE") similar to the service lock option image 102F of fig. 5, and is displayed in the service selection area 101A. The trigger lock option image 101L is an image (in the example of fig. 18, a text image of "WATCH") similar to the trigger lock option image 104D of fig. 8, and is displayed in the trigger selection area 101B. The operation lock option image 101M is the same image as the operation lock option image 106D of fig. 11 (in the example of fig. 18, a character image of "WATCH" is displayed in the operation selection area 101C.

In the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 7 and the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 10, the processing unit 26 may display the service lock option image 101K and the trigger lock option image 101L on the display 24a in the same manner as described above, and may not display the icon images 101D, 101E, and 101F.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 display the service lock option image 101K, the trigger lock option image 101L, and the action lock option image 101M corresponding to the lock option without displaying the icon image of the selected block on the applet creation screen 101 in fig. 18 as described above, and thereby make the appearance feel unified on the screen on which the operation for starting the creation of the applet is performed. For example, there is a case where an enterprise or a person who creates a block designs an icon image representing the block for each block, and in this case, there is a case where there is no sense of unity created in the design of the icon image representing the selected block. On the other hand, the service lock option image 101K, the trigger lock option image 101L, and the action lock option image 101M tend to be more unified than the icon image representing a block or the like. As a result, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can create a uniform appearance on the screen on which the operation for starting the creation of the applet is performed as described above, and can create the applet more appropriately.

In this case, the processing unit 26 can suppress the screen (for example, the detailed description screen 109 in fig. 16) of the detailed description of the selected block by selecting any one of the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C in accordance with the click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 18.

The processing unit 26 may display a selection completion image 101N indicating completion of selection on the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C corresponding to the block for which selection is completed on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 18. In the example of fig. 18, the selection completion image 101N is an image representing "check mark", but is not limited to this, and may be an image representing a graphic theme pattern such as "circular theme pattern" as in the applet-created screen 101 illustrated in fig. 19. The processing unit 26 may indicate the selection of the completed block by reversing the colors of the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C corresponding to the block to be selected, as in the applet creation screen 101 illustrated in fig. 20. As an example, the applet creation screen 101 illustrated in fig. 20 shows a state in which selection of a service block is completed and selection of a trigger block and an action block is not completed.

< modification 5: change 2 of applet creation frame

The processing unit 26 may display the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 21 instead of the applet creating screens 101 shown in fig. 13, 18, 19, and 20. In this case, the processing unit 26 may display the character images 101O such as "SERVICE", "TRIGGER", "ACTION" and the like, which indicate the selected block, without displaying the icon image, the lock option image, and the like, in the SERVICE selection area 101A, the TRIGGER selection area 101B, and the ACTION selection area 101C in the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 21.

In this case, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can create the applet more appropriately by providing the unification of the expressions on the screen on which the operation for starting the creation of the applet is performed as described above.

In this case, the processing unit 26 may move to a screen (for example, the detailed description screen 109 in fig. 16) for detailed description of the selected block by selecting any one of the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer on the applet creation screen 101 shown in fig. 21. The processing unit 26 may cause the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C corresponding to the selected block in the applet creating screen 101 shown in fig. 21 to display the selection completed image 101N.

< modification 6: change 3 of applet creation Screen

The processing unit 26 may display icon images arbitrarily selected by the producer on the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C of the applet creation screens 101 shown in fig. 7, 10, 13, and the like. In this case, the processing unit 26 may also display the icon image arbitrarily selected by the producer on the service selection screen 102 shown in fig. 5, the trigger selection screen 104 shown in fig. 8, the operation selection screen 106 shown in fig. 11, or the like. In this case, for example, when the new creation selection area 100A is selected on the creation/editing selection screen 100 shown in fig. 3 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the creator, the processing unit 26 causes the display 24a to display an image selection screen 111 as illustrated in fig. 22.

The image selection screen 111 shown in fig. 22 includes an icon selection area 111A. The icon selection area 111A is an area to be operated for selecting an icon image displayed on each screen, and displays various icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, and 111F, which are designed in various ways, together with a character image such as "please select two favorite icons". The processing unit 26 determines the icon images displayed on the respective screens by selecting any one of the icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, 111F of the icon selection area 111A on the image selection screen 111 shown in fig. 22 in accordance with a click operation or the like of the touch panel 23a by the producer.

Fig. 22 illustrates, for example, an image selection screen 111 for selecting an icon image displayed on each screen when "WATCH" is selected as a device for generating a trigger or a device for executing an action. The processing unit 26 selects, for example, icon images preferred by two producers from the icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, and 111F displayed in the icon selection area 111A of the image selection screen 111 shown in fig. 22. Then, the processing unit 26 makes a selection by the producer, via a selection screen not shown, or the like, whether or not to display two selected icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, and 111F on any one screen. Fig. 23 shows an example in which the icon image 111E selected from the icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, and 111F is displayed in the trigger generation device selection area 104A of the trigger selection screen 104. Fig. 24 shows an example in which the icon image 111C selected from the icon images 111B, 111C, 111D, 111E, and 111F is displayed in the trigger selection area 101B of the applet creating screen 101.

The processing unit 26 may display various icon images arbitrarily selected by the producer in the same manner as described above in the service selection area 101A, the operation selection area 101C, the operation execution device selection area of the operation selection screen 106, and the like of the applet creating screen 101.

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 display icon images arbitrarily selected by the creator on each screen as described above, thereby enabling the creator' S preference to be variously represented on each screen and enabling the applet to be created more appropriately. In addition, in this way, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can display icon images corresponding to each block in a differentiated manner even when a plurality of service blocks, trigger blocks, and operation blocks are selected, for example.

< modification 7: change 4 of applet creation screen

The processing unit 26 may display the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C in the respective applet creating screens 101 shown in fig. 7, 10, 13, and the like as separate screens instead of being displayed at the same time. For example, as illustrated in fig. 25, the processing unit 26 may display the respective areas on the applet creation screen 101 in order of the slide switching service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C according to a slide operation on each area via the touch panel 23a and a click operation on the arrow image "<", ">".

The program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 display the service selection area 101A, the trigger selection area 101B, and the operation selection area 101C as different screens on the applet creation screen 101 as described above, and thus, for example, can display a favorite icon image without having to worry about the sense of unity of the icon image representing each selected block or the like. In addition, the program creation system S1, the applet creation program, and the creation terminal device 20 can relatively reduce the space required for displaying the applet creation screen 101.

The program creation system, program, and creation terminal device according to the present embodiment may be configured by appropriately combining the components of the embodiments and modifications described above.

Description of the reference numerals

10. External device

11. Applet server

12. Block server

13. Product server

20. Terminal equipment

22. Communication unit

23. Input unit

24. Output unit

24a display (display part)

25. Storage unit

26. Processing unit

D action object device

D1 Electronic watch

S1, manufacturing a system by a program.

Claims

1. A program creation system, comprising:

an external device that stores production information for producing an application program for causing an operation target device to operate; a kind of electronic device with a high-performance liquid crystal display

A production terminal device is provided with: a communication unit configured to be capable of communicating with the external device; an input unit for receiving an input from the outside; and a processing unit configured to execute processing for creating the application program based on the creation information acquired from the external device via the communication unit and based on an input to the input unit,

the application program includes:

a service block program for defining output information outputted from the operation target device;

a trigger block program for defining a content of a trigger and a trigger generation unit for generating the trigger, and causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger for initiating an operation for outputting the output information; and

an operation block program defining a content of the operation for outputting the output information and an operation execution unit for executing the operation, and causing the operation execution unit to execute the operation,

the processing unit executes:

an information acquisition process of acquiring the production information from the external device via the communication unit;

a service block selection process of selecting the service block program to be incorporated into the application program from a plurality of selection candidate service block programs that are selection candidates of the service block program, based on the creation information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit;

A trigger block selection process of selecting the trigger block program to be incorporated into the application program from a plurality of selection candidate trigger block programs that are selection candidates of the trigger block program that can be realized by the operation target device, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit;

an operation block selection process of selecting the operation block program to be incorporated in the application program from a plurality of selection candidate operation block programs which are selection candidates of the operation block program which can be realized by the operation target device, based on the production information acquired in the information acquisition process and the input to the input unit; and

a creation process of creating the application program for operating the operation target device by combining the service block program selected in the service block selection process, the trigger block program selected in the trigger block selection process, and the operation block program selected in the operation block selection process so that the service block, the trigger block, and the operation block are decomposed and freely selected in units of individual blocks,

the production terminal device has a display unit which is controlled by the processing unit and can display an image,

When the service block program is selected from the selection candidate service block programs in the service block selection process, the processing unit causes the display unit to display a service lock option image indicating a service lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate service block program locked by the service lock option,

when the trigger block program is selected from the selection candidate trigger block programs in the trigger block selection process, the processing unit causes the display unit to display a trigger lock option image indicating a trigger lock option for locking the selection candidate trigger block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block program locked by the trigger lock option,

when the operation block program is selected from the selection candidate operation block programs in the operation block selection process, the processing unit causes the display unit to display an operation lock option image indicating an operation lock option for locking the selection candidate operation block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate operation block program locked by the operation lock option,

After the service block selection process, the trigger block selection process, and the operation block selection process, and before the creation process, the service lock option image, the trigger lock option image, and the operation lock option image are displayed on the display unit on a screen on which an operation to start creation of the application program is performed, and the icon image is not displayed.

2. The programming system of claim 1, wherein,

the application program is stored in any one of the plurality of operation target devices, and causes the plurality of operation target devices to cooperate with each other to generate the trigger by the trigger generation unit, acquire the output information, and execute the operation by the operation execution unit.

3. The programming system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein,

the production terminal device also serves as the operation target device,

the application program causes the production terminal device serving as the operation target device to perform at least one or all of the generation of the trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of the output information, and the execution of the operation by the operation execution unit.

4. The programming system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein,

the processing unit executes the trigger block selection process and the operation block selection process after the service block selection process.

5. The programming system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein,

the information acquisition process includes:

a service block information acquisition process of acquiring information related to the selection candidate service block program as the creation information;

a trigger block information acquisition process of acquiring information related to the selection candidate trigger block program corresponding to the operation target device as the production information; and

and an operation block information acquisition process of acquiring information on the selection candidate operation block program corresponding to the operation target device as the production information.

6. The programming system of claim 5, wherein,

the processing unit executes a product code transmission process of transmitting a product code specifying a model of the operation target device to the external device via the communication unit, acquires information on the selection candidate trigger block program corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process in the trigger block information acquisition process, and acquires information on the selection candidate operation block program corresponding to the product code transmitted in the product code transmission process in the operation block information acquisition process.

7. The programming system of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein,

the operation target device includes an electronic timepiece for displaying a time.

8. A storage medium storing a program for causing an operation target device to operate, the storage medium comprising,

causing the computer to perform the following:

an information acquisition process of acquiring, from an external device, production information for producing an application program including a service block program defining output information output from the operation target device, a trigger block program defining a trigger content and a trigger generation unit that generates the trigger, and causing the trigger generation unit to generate the trigger, the trigger initiating an operation for outputting the output information, and an operation block program defining a content of the operation for outputting the output information and an operation execution unit that executes the operation, from a communication unit of the computer;

a service block selection process of selecting the service block program to be incorporated into the application program from a plurality of selection candidate service block programs that are selection candidates of the service block program, based on the creation information acquired in the information acquisition process and an input to an input unit of the computer;

when the service block program is selected from the selection candidate service block programs in the service block selection process, a service lock option image indicating a service lock option for locking the selection candidate service block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate service block program locked by the service lock option are displayed on a display unit of the computer,

When the trigger block program is selected from the selection candidate trigger block programs in the trigger block selection process, a trigger lock option image indicating a trigger lock option for locking the selection candidate trigger block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate trigger block program locked by the trigger lock option are displayed on the display unit,

when the operation block program is selected from the selection candidate operation block programs in the operation block selection process, an operation lock option image indicating an operation lock option for locking the selection candidate operation block program and an icon image indicating the selection candidate operation block program locked by the operation lock option are displayed on the display unit,

9. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein,

10. The storage medium of claim 8 or claim 9, wherein,

the computer also serves as the operation target device,

the application program causes the computer serving as the operation target device to perform at least one or all of the generation of the trigger by the trigger generation unit, the acquisition of the output information, and the execution of the operation by the operation execution unit.