JP2002162957A - Method and system of adjusting knowledge information provision type screen saver software - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of adjusting a knowledge information provision type screen saver which is capable of effectively providing knowledge information by automatically adjusting provision contents according to users' momentary learning contents, living targets, projects, interests, news, etc., and a system for the same. SOLUTION: This method includes an accumulation step of accumulating the input and output information between an information terminal (1) and the user (3) in a memory means (5) and an adjusting step of adjusting the provision contents which are the knowledge and information to be provided or their combinations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for adjusting screen saver software for providing knowledge information and a system for implementing the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional knowledge information providing type screen saver software such as "learning screen saver" and "kanji remembering screen saver" (all provided as shareware by Vector) could limit the range of contents provided. However, there is a problem that it is not possible to provide effective knowledge information by automatically adjusting the provided contents according to the user's current learning contents, life goals, projects, interests, news, and the like.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and automatically adjust the contents to be provided according to the user's current learning content, life goals, projects, interests, news, and the like. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for adjusting a knowledge information providing type screen saver software capable of providing effective knowledge information and a system for realizing the method.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a storage step for storing input / output information between an information terminal (1) and a user (3) in a storage means (5), and based on the input / output information. And the adjusting step of adjusting the provided content which is provided knowledge, information, or a combination thereof. Further, only the input / output information between the general software (2) and the user (3) related to the information terminal (1) can be stored and used. As the general software, it is particularly useful to use learning software, word processing software, search software, and browsing software. In the case of learning software, questions, answers, terms, and terms related to the part of the learning curriculum that the user has just learned, the part that he made mistakes, the part that he plans to learn, and the amount of time that has elapsed since learning. The explanation or the combination thereof is preferentially provided by the knowledge information provision type screen saver software. In the learning software, it is practical to incorporate a module serving as an interface to the storage means into the learning software itself. However, a Kanji conversion front-end processor (FEP), other FEP depending on the OS of the information terminal, and input / output monitoring This interface may be implemented as a daemon, an information display module monitoring daemon, an information storage module monitoring daemon, an information display interlocking interrupt module, or an associated dynamic link module. In the case of other software described below, the ease of implementation is different, but the same can be realized. In the case of word processing software, prioritize questions, answers, terms, explanations, or combinations of documents loaded in the word processor, newly entered documents, or phrases in those documents, using a knowledge information providing screen saver software. Will be provided. In addition, a sentence input as a life goal (such as a slogan) may be provided as it is by a screen saver. For search software, search keywords, check box / radio button specifications, problems related to the searched information,
Answers, terms, explanations, or a combination thereof will be provided preferentially by the knowledge information providing type screen saver software. In the case of browsing software, knowledge information providing type screen saver software, giving priority to the keywords used for browsing, the specified contents of check boxes / radio buttons, questions, answers, terms, descriptions, or combinations thereof related to the viewed information. Will be provided.
In the case of browsing software, the user inputs only information sources (URLs, program channels, etc.) to be browsed in advance, and then the browsing software or similar information acquisition software is automatically activated without explicitly starting the browsing software. May be activated to acquire news and the like from the information source, and adjust the provided contents based on the relevance to the news and the like of the day. The above “related” criteria include existing matches such as matches between strings or substrings, partial matches, matches expanded to the synonym level of terms, matches using an associative database, and the establishment of correspondence defined by a dedicated database. Many approaches can be used. Also,
The present invention can also limit the contents provided. As a result, the provided knowledge information is limited, and the range to be provided can be concentrated and adapted to the purpose. It is also possible to exclude contents inappropriate for education or mental health of children and the like. The present invention also provides a system for realizing the above, and a typical system as an example in which other variations are possible is shown in the following embodiments of the present invention.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The term "adjustment" has been described above, but also includes, for example, acquiring new knowledge and information as provided contents from a new curriculum, input contents, search results, and browse contents. The general software and the screen saver software may each be firmware or the like, and some may be hardware. General software,
Storage means, screen saver software, not necessarily in the information terminal. All or some of them may be sequentially supplied from another server or the like through a network or the like. Examples will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples, and those skilled in the art can perform other configurations within the scope of the present invention.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the system of the present invention. A specific example of realization and an example of operation of this system will be described. First, a specific example of realization. 1 is an information terminal. Any device that can operate the screen saver, such as a PC, a workstation, a mobile phone, an electronic organizer, and a game machine, may be used. Here, PC and LI on which Microsoft's WINDOWS operates
The description will be given on a PC on which NUX operates. 2 is general software. Practically, almost all software is targeted. Here, the description will be made using learning software, word processing software, search software, and browsing software. 3 is a user.
In some cases, it may be a user group sharing a certain purpose such as a classroom meeting of a school, a section of a company, a member of a kindergarten or a retirement home. Here, an example of a family (Nakamura family) will be described. Reference numeral 4 denotes a knowledge information providing type screen saver software. Such software, for example, the "remember screen saver" can be programmed to sequentially load the contents to be provided and the order of provision from an external file. This can be done by making changes. Alternatively, data may be sequentially acquired from an external server instead of an external file, or screen saver software may be operated as a daemon to actively collect data and dynamically manage the data in a memory. In any case, implementation of such means is easy for those with intermediate knowledge of programming, and will not be described here. Here, an example in which an external file is referred to will be described. 5 is a storage means. Typically, it is a memory, file, or database system. When the screen saver software centrally manages storage, it is not necessary to explicitly exist outside the screen saver software. Also, it may exist in a host computer or other medium over a network. Here, MS-D
The description will be given using an OS format file as an example. Hereinafter, an operation example will be described. For the user, the Nakamura family, 4
There were two PCs. The first is a WINDOWS PC on which English learning software and an English knowledge providing type screen saver capable of exporting a curriculum and learning progress information as an external file are installed. The second is a PC for LINUX in which a general text editor similar to word processor software purchased to edit lessons of family harmony and a memorandum viewing type screen saver are installed. The third is a WINDOWS PC in which Internet browser software for searching or browsing knowledge and information on the Internet and a screen saver for repeatedly providing browsing results in conjunction with a file cache function of the Internet browser software are installed.
The fourth is a LINUX PC on which an Internet news article automatic acquisition daemon and a news providing screen saver linked with the daemon are installed. One morning, the word "LOVE" was set on the first PC by English learning software. This is automatically exported as an external file linked to the English knowledge providing screen saver (for example, a file containing the character string “LOVE”). When the screen saver is activated that night, knowledge about the word LOVE is replaced by other knowledge. Was displayed in priority. The display was given some priority for a while after the next day. This is because the priority is stored as a numerical value and is aged. The priority and the degree of aging were set to change depending on whether or not the answer was correct. Another PC at noon one day
The text-editor's text editor taught the lesson of "finding the right place" and saved it in an external file linked to a memorandum-viewing screen saver. After that, until the contents were deleted from this file, the character string "Searching for a good place" was sometimes displayed on the screen saver of the second-generation PC. Another morning, 3
With the Internet browser software of the second PC,
The homepage of the article "Ginger is good for relieving coldness" was searched and browsed. It was stored with a new date in the file cache folder of the Internet browser software. The screen saver that repeatedly provides browsing results by scanning the folder in order of date extracts and memorizes the contents of the home page, and after that afternoon, every time the screen saver is activated, sometimes "Ginger is better to improve coldness" Is displayed. Every morning, the Internet news article automatic acquisition daemon of the fourth PC automatically collected news articles from the reprintable article free providing site and updated the contents of the external file linked with the news providing screen saver. When the screen saver of the fourth PC was activated on that day, the news of that day was displayed sequentially and repeatedly. At one time, the Internet news article automatic acquisition daemon that was on the fourth PC was ported to the first PC, and English words related to the news of the day were set to be displayed preferentially on the English knowledge providing screen saver did. Some of the news was not suitable for children to know, but the collection of English words was limited for children in advance, and concepts that were inappropriate for children were omitted, so children can be shown with confidence I was able to.

[0007]

As described above, according to the method and system of the present invention, the knowledge information providing type screen saver can provide the user with his / her learning contents, life goals, projects,
By automatically adjusting the provided contents according to interest, news, and the like, effective knowledge information can be provided. Also, new information and the like can be provided to children and the like with confidence.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information terminal 2 General software 3 User 4 Knowledge information provision type screen saver software 5 Storage means

Claims (8)

[Claims] An accumulation step of accumulating input / output information between an information terminal (1) and a user (3) in a storage means (5), and providing knowledge, information, or information based on the input / output information. An adjusting step of adjusting the provided content which is a combination thereof, the adjusting method of the knowledge information providing type screen saver software (4). 2. A storage step of storing input / output information between general software (2) related to the information terminal (1) and a user (3) in a storage means (5), based on the input / output information. And an adjusting step of adjusting the provided content, which is knowledge, information, or a combination thereof to be provided. 3. The adjustment method according to claim 2, wherein the general software is learning software. 4. The adjustment method according to claim 2, wherein the general software is word processing software. 5. The adjustment method according to claim 2, wherein the general software is search software. 6. The adjustment method according to claim 2, wherein the general software is browsing software. 7. The adjusting method according to claim 1, wherein the contents to be provided are limited. 8. A system for implementing the method according to claim 1.