JP2002197202A - Learning information providing system, learning information providing method, program and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a learning information providing system, a learning information providing method, a program and an information storage medium which make it possible for a user to have an effective learning with full satisfaction and enable a learning program provider to avoid user defection. SOLUTION: A learning information providing system 50 provides a problem selected from a test item storage 60 based on a learning item list 62 prepared for each user of a cellular phone 20. The cellular phone 20 displays a provided problem and sends back an answer from the user to the learning information providing system 50. The learning information providing system 50 evaluates the answer from the user, feeds back an evaluation result to the learning item list 62 and make the test item changeable when the user is judged to master it based on the learning item list managed for every test item on item by item basis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a learning information providing system, a learning information providing method, a program for realizing the same, and an information storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, computers (PCs, information communication terminals, mobile phones, etc.) are used for various learning purposes such as learning a foreign language (for example, English words) and learning computer technology. , Terminal).

[0003] In this case, the user is required to enter a CD (Compact Dis
c) Learning software (computer program) marketed as a set such as textbooks, or learning software (computer program) distributed via a network
Advance learning according to the learning plan realized by.

However, commercially available learning software is
Since the set itself is packed and the contents cannot be seen, and the contents cannot be sufficiently checked at the store, the set is purchased with insufficient checks. Therefore, as a result of learning by yourself,
In some cases, you may not be satisfied with the level of learning where the problem is too simple for you, or too difficult for you. In some cases, the learning plan may not suit you. Furthermore, there were cases where the quality of the learning software was not satisfactory, such as the incompleteness of the software program itself for realizing it.

[0005] In addition, for learning software already distributed on the network, the billing method is a fixed monthly fee system or a pay-as-you-go system according to the communication connection time.
The user must pay even if the learning outcome is not improved at all. In such a case, not only is the user dissatisfied with the fee system, such as being charged even in a month when the user is busy and unable to access, the learning level is not suitable for him or the software program itself that realizes it is not enough. There are cases where the quality of the learning software is not satisfactory.

In any of the above cases, a fee must be paid irrespective of the learning result of the person, and this is an unnecessary expense for the user. This means canceling the content to be distributed. Even for the content provider or the maker of the learning software (broadly, the learning program provider), it is not possible to provide software corresponding to all learning levels and learning plans, so that content that can be satisfied by all users is provided. It is difficult to provide, and as a result, the user's trust is lost and the user is separated, which is not desirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user with sufficient satisfaction and effective learning, and a learning program providing side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a learning information providing system, a learning information providing method, a program, and an information storage medium that can avoid user separation.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a learning information providing system having a server for providing a learning problem to a terminal. And a charging means for charging the user in association with the correct answer or incorrect answer to the question item based on the answer from the user, wherein the charging means includes a first number of questions or a predetermined number of times from the beginning. If the user answers correctly for the question of,
The question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under a predetermined condition, and the question item that the user mistaken for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning is regarded as the question target under the predetermined condition, and the user It is characterized in that the user is determined to be charged under predetermined conditions according to the learning result, and the user is charged.

Here, the type of problem provided by the problem providing means and the method of providing the problem are not limited. In any case, it is sufficient that the user using the terminal can answer the provided problem.

[0010] Further, the billing means determines whether or not to be charged based on the result of the correct answer and the incorrect answer determined based on the correct answer provided for the provided problem. The charging method determined by the charging means is not limited to the charging target determined in this way. The billing means is
When the user correctly answers the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning, the question item may be excluded from the question target and the billing target as it is, or the question item may be deleted when a predetermined condition is satisfied. You may make it exclude from a question object and a charge object. Furthermore, the billing means may determine that the user has mistaken the first or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning for the first question or for the first time, and may charge the user, or charge the user, When a predetermined condition is satisfied according to the learning result of the user thereafter, the user may be determined to be charged and the user may be charged.

According to the present invention, problems that the user is good at are excluded from the billing target, and only the question items for which learning results have been achieved are charged, so that the user can learn efficiently. At the same time, the payment of the fee can be sufficiently satisfied. This means that the problem provider does not lose their trust.

Further, the present invention is a learning information providing method for providing a learning problem from a server to a terminal, comprising: a problem providing step of providing a problem to a terminal in response to a user request; A charging step of charging the user in association with the correct answer or incorrect answer to the question item provided in the question providing step based on the answer, wherein the charging step is performed by the user for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning. If the answer is correct, the question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under predetermined conditions,
Items that the user mistaken for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning are subject to the question under predetermined conditions, and are charged when the predetermined conditions are satisfied according to the subsequent learning results of the user. It is characterized by making a judgment and charging the user.

Further, a program according to the present invention is a program usable by a computer (a program embodied in an information storage medium or a carrier wave), and is characterized in that the above means is realized by a computer.

Further, an information storage medium according to the present invention is an information storage medium usable by a computer, and includes a program for causing a computer to realize the above means.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention;
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium determine that the user has mastered the question item when the number of consecutive correct answers for the same item exceeds a predetermined number of times. In addition, billing is performed.

Here, the number of consecutive correct answers is
It is desirable to store the number of correct answers based on the user's answer for each question item.

According to the present invention, billing is performed at the time when it is determined that the user has mastered based on the number of consecutive correct answers, so that the payment can be performed with a satisfactory satisfaction. The provider can also check the user's master and charge.

Further, a learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program and the information storage medium are characterized in that the predetermined number is set to a number corresponding to a question interval.

According to the present invention, for example, by making the predetermined number smaller as the question interval becomes longer, it is possible for the user to determine whether or not the user has mastered more realistically.

Further, a learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium are characterized in that the frequency of questions is low for question items to be charged.

According to the present invention, it is possible to more accurately determine whether or not the user has mastered, and also to intensively learn question items that have not been mastered by the user. Becomes possible.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium store the number of mistakes and the number of correct answers each time the user answers, and associate the number of errors and the number of correct answers with respect to the question items to be set. The frequency is set.

Here, the number of correct answers may be simply the number of correct answers as a history so far, but is preferably a continuous number of correct answers.

According to the present invention, for example, the frequency of questions can be increased for items having a large number of mistakes, and the frequency of questions can be decreased for items having a relatively large number of correct answers. As the user masters the answer to the question item, the frequency of the questions can be reduced, and finally, the user can more accurately determine whether or not the user has mastered the question.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program and the information storage medium, when charging, charge when the user consents to the charging, and when the user does not consent to the charging, the question item is changed from the charging target. It is characterized in that it is removed.

According to the present invention, if the user has an economic reason, the user does not need to pay the fee, but the next time the question is asked under the same question conditions as before, the learning efficiency is reduced. You will have the disadvantage of falling. On the other hand, for example, for questions that the user is not confident in but still answers correctly, it can be challenged again by removing it from the billing target according to the user's intention, and more reliable learning is possible. Become.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium are characterized in that, for a question item to be charged, data of the question item is provided to the user in response to a user request.

According to the present invention, the user can proceed with learning while confirming his / her own learning results as needed.
A more efficient learning effect can be obtained.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium are characterized in that a question is provided for a question item that has already been charged at a frequency set at least in association with the number of mistakes made by the user.

According to the present invention, even if the master is once charged, the question is set when the user forgets again, based on the user's proficiency which can be recognized based on the number of errors made by the user. Accordingly, it is possible to prompt the user to more reliably master the question items.

A learning information providing system according to the present invention,
The learning information providing method, the program, and the information storage medium are characterized in that the items to be charged are set to be charged, and the question items that the user has approved for charging are not set thereafter.

According to the present invention, question items that are not always mastered for the user are intensively presented, and the user can proceed with learning more efficiently.

According to the present invention, the terminal provides a problem to a user by downloading a program for realizing the problem providing means from a server from the server and executing the program. And receiving a user's answer from the terminal for a question item for the user, and charging based on the user's answer.

According to the present invention, a program for realizing the above-described means in a computer is downloaded from a server to a terminal and executed on the terminal. It is possible to provide learning information that enables effective learning.

According to the present invention, in a learning information providing system including a server for providing a learning question to a terminal, a question providing means for sequentially providing questions having different items to be asked, and an answer from a user are provided. Answer evaluation means to evaluate, and, based on the answer of the user, a billing means for charging the user in association with the correct answer to the question item, incorrect answer, the billing means, for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning, If the user answers correctly, the question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under predetermined conditions,
If the user makes a mistake for the first question or for a predetermined number of questions from the beginning, the question item is set as a target subject under predetermined conditions, and is determined as a billing target under predetermined conditions according to the learning results of the user. A terminal that downloads and executes a program that causes a computer to implement at least the problem providing unit and the answer evaluating unit from the server, and the server performs charging for a user. On the condition that it is performed, a problem including the following items is provided to the terminal.

According to the present invention, for example, in the case where the user proceeds with learning on the question items divided into chapters, the question item of the next chapter can be provided when the user approves the billing. . In addition, all problems are provided in the form of a program, and as a condition for charging the user, for example, locks provided for the respective chapters such as chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 are released. Even if such an unlock signal is provided, effective learning can be promoted.

When providing a question including the next question item to the terminal, a program for realizing a question providing means for providing the question including the next question item and an answer evaluation means corresponding to the question is distributed to a computer. May be provided, or only the question including the next question item may be provided.

[0038]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The learning information providing system according to the present invention comprises:
The learning information is provided from the server to the terminal having the communication function via the network, and a question that enables effective learning to the user of the terminal is performed.

Here, the learning information includes question item data including contents to be set for the user, question processing based on the question item data, answer evaluation processing for evaluating the user's answer in response to the question, Refers to various information (including programs for causing a computer to realize various functions) provided to the terminal such as a billing notification.

1. First Embodiment A learning information providing system according to a first embodiment transmits learning information from a learning information providing device (a server in a broad sense) to a mobile phone (a terminal in a broad sense) via a network. Providing and providing questions that enable effective learning for terminal users.

1.1 Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a configuration of a learning information providing system according to the first embodiment.

The learning information providing system 10 includes a mobile phone (terminal or client in a broad sense) 20 as a mobile communication terminal and a learning information providing apparatus for providing learning information to the mobile phone 20 via a network 40. (In a broad sense, a server) 50 is included.

The mobile phone 20 is connected to a network 40 via a wireless transmission path. The network 40 includes a wireless or wired transmission path. The learning information providing device 50 is connected to the network 40 via a wireless or wired transmission path.

The network 40 includes a base station for performing mobile communication by the mobile phone 20, a packet disassembly / assembling device, the Internet, and the like. A wide variety of communication terminals other than the mobile phone 20 are connected to the network 40.

The learning information providing system 1 having such a configuration
At 0, for example, the learning information providing apparatus 50 that has received a question request from the user of the mobile phone 20 via the network 40 provides the learning information including question items corresponding to the user via the network 40.

The mobile phone 20 has a question program for executing a question process for the user, performs a question based on the question item data provided from the learning information providing device 50, and displays the question content on the display unit 22. Do. The mobile phone 20 that has received the answer from the user returns the content to the learning information providing device 50 via the network 40 again, for example. The learning information providing device 50 evaluates (determines) a correct answer or an incorrect answer from the answer result, and stores the history of the answer result as a learning result in a learning item list provided for each user.

Then, the learning information providing apparatus 50 determines, based on the learning item list, the question items in which the learning result has appeared and the question items in which the learning result has not yet appeared, and determines the question items in which the learning result has appeared. The user performs charging as a charging target.

Thus, the user can be satisfied with the payment of the fee according to his / her learning result. On the other hand, it becomes possible for the learning program providing side to secure the use of the user for a long time without losing the trust of the user.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of a processing flow of the learning information providing system according to the first embodiment.

In the learning information providing system according to the first embodiment, learning information is provided in response to a request from the user of the mobile phone 20 as described above.

First, when there is a request via the network 40, the learning information providing device 50 selects a question to be set for each user (step S10).
For each user, there is a learning item list including the number of mistakes and the number of consecutive correct answers as learning results so far, corresponding to the question items, and the questions to be selected are selected with reference to this learning item list. Is done. This selection may be performed by the mobile phone 20 that has received the request from the user, instead of the learning information providing apparatus 50.

The selected question is displayed on the display unit 22 of the mobile phone 20 to give a question to the user (step S11). Here, there are various types of question formats, such as a self-scoring formula, a response selection formula, and a response input formula.

The self-scoring formula is used when the user considers the answer with his / her head or speaks out aloud for the content of the question.
In this method, whether or not the answer matches the correct answer displayed after the question is asked is accepted by the user's own operation.

The answer selection formula is a system in which the user selects an answer from the options for the content of the question including the option, and the system evaluates whether or not the answer is correct.

The answer input formula is a method in which a user inputs an answer to the contents of a question, and the system evaluates whether or not the answer is correct.

Thereafter, the user receives an answer result or a self-scoring result for the question set in step S11 (step S12). When an answer from the user is received, it is determined whether or not the answer matches a previously prepared correct answer, and the answer is evaluated. This answer evaluation may be performed by the mobile phone 20 or may be performed by the learning information providing device 50.

In this way, the answer to the question is reflected in the learning item list (step S1).
3).

Next, it is determined whether or not the question to be set is the last (step S14). If it is determined that there is still a question to be set (step S14: N), the process returns to step S11 to return to the next step. Ask questions.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no problem to be set (step S14: Y), a billing process is performed (step S15), and a series of processes is ended (END).

In the charging process according to the first embodiment, the question items determined to be mastered by the user based on the learning item list are charged. For example, a question item that has been correctly answered in the first question or a question item that has been correctly answered a predetermined number of times from the first question is determined to be mastered by the user, and is charged. Alternatively, for example, when the frequency of making mistakes for the same item is reduced, it is determined that the question item has been mastered under predetermined conditions, and the item is charged.

At this time, for the question items to be charged, the frequency of the subsequent question is significantly reduced, so that the other question items are given priority, or the question is given again when the user forgets. It is desirable to be able to perform dynamic learning.

It is desirable that charging be performed only when consent has been obtained from the user. At that time, in order to recognize the learning result of the user, it is desirable to display the question items that have been mastered and charged, in response to the user's request or regardless of the user's request.

Hereinafter, a learning information providing system according to an example of the first embodiment will be described.

1.2 Configuration Example According to an Example of the First Embodiment FIG. 3 shows an outline of a functional block configuration of a learning information providing system according to an example of the first embodiment.

The mobile phone 20 has a display unit 22, an operation unit 2
4, including a storage unit 26, a transmission / reception unit 28, and a processing unit 30.

The display unit 22 displays a problem and operation contents from the user according to the provided learning information. The function of the display unit 22 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display).
(y: LCD).

The operation section 24 is for inputting operation information from a user, and its function can be realized by hardware such as a character input key and a touch panel.

The storage unit 26 temporarily stores a control program, provided learning information and other processing contents, and its function is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Ra
This can be realized by hardware configured by a semiconductor memory such as an ndomAccess Memory.

The transmission / reception unit 28 performs communication processing such as reception of provided learning information and transmission of a response to the learning information providing apparatus 50 via the network 40.

The processing unit 30 displays the display unit 22, the operation unit 24, and the control unit 24 in accordance with the control program stored in the storage unit 26.
Controls the transmission / reception unit 28 and its function is, for example, a CPU.
(Central Processing Unit), DSP (Digital Signa
l Processing) and ASIC (Application Specific Int)
egrated Circuit).

The mobile phone 20 may appropriately transfer the contents stored in the storage section 26 from an information storage medium (not shown).

In the portable telephone 20 having such a configuration, the processing section 3 is operated in accordance with the program stored in the storage section 26.
0 performs mobile communication processing via a mobile telephone communication network using a microphone or a speaker (not shown). Further, the processing unit 30 receives the provision of the learning information via the network 40 in accordance with the program stored in the storage unit 26, and displays an image on the display unit 22 for the user in accordance with the provided learning information. The user's answer is received via the operation unit 24. The processing unit 30 transmits the received answer to the learning information providing device 50 by the transmission / reception unit 28.

In the processing unit 30 of the mobile phone 20, when a charge notification is received from the learning information providing device 50, the display unit 2
The image is displayed on the display unit 2, and the presence or absence of the user's consent to this is received by the operation unit 24, and this is returned to the learning information providing device 50.

The learning information providing device 50 includes a transmitting / receiving unit 52,
It includes a storage unit 54, an information storage medium 56, and a processing unit 58.

The transmission / reception unit 52 transmits learning information to be provided to / from the mobile phone 20 via the network 40,
Communication processing such as receiving a response from the user is performed.

The storage unit 54 includes, for each question item, a question item storage 60 containing question item data such as question content and correct answer, and a learning item list 62 provided for each user for each question item. , Control programs and other processing contents. Its functions include, for example, semiconductor memory such as ROM and RAM, and optical disks (CD, DV
D), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, or other hardware.

The contents stored in the storage section 54 may be read from the information storage medium 56 as appropriate. Various functions may be realized from the read information. The program stored in the information storage medium 56 may be embodied in a carrier wave. For example, the program is read from a predetermined host terminal or the like over the network 40 to realize the various functions described above. It may be something. Such an information storage medium 5
For example, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, I
There are storage media such as a C card, a ROM, a RAM, a memory card, and a hard disk, and the information reading method may be a contact type or a non-contact type.

FIGS. 4A to 4C show an example of the data structure of the question item storage according to the first embodiment.
Here, a case in which simple questions on English words and history eras are performed is shown.

FIG. 4A shows an example of the data structure of the question item storage when the question format is a self-scoring formula. When the question format is a self-scoring formula, the question item storage 60 stores data in which at least “question” and “correct answer” are associated with each question item, and in addition, “example sentences”,
Data such as "hints" and "others" are also stored in association with the question items.

For example, as the “problem”, “illegib
As for the question item for asking the Japanese translation of the English word "le", "correct answer" stores character information of "illegible" which is a Japanese translation of "question".

The "example sentence" stores character information of a usage example of the English word "problem". “Hint” includes character information that is effective in leading to “correct answer” (in FIG. 4A,
“Unreadable”, which is a synonym for “correct answer”, is stored. In "Others", necessary information is stored for each question item.

FIG. 4B shows an example of the data structure of the question item storage when the question format is an answer selection formula.
In the question item storage 60, when the question format is an answer selection formula, at least “question”, “correct answer”,
Data associated with “options” is stored, and data such as “others” is also stored in association with the question items. Here, the display positions of the four options consisting of “correct answer” and “option” are appropriately changed and displayed on the display unit 22 of the mobile phone 20 when the question processing is performed.

For example, for a question item in which an English sentence in which parentheses are arranged at positions where optimal words for “correct answers” are inserted as “questions” is given, “correct answers” are English words to be inserted at the positions of parentheses. Character information of a certain “illegible” is stored.

FIG. 4C shows an example of the data structure of the question item storage when the question format is an answer input expression.
When the question format is an answer selection type, the question item storage 60 stores data in which at least “question” and “correct answer” are associated with each question item, and “other”.
Is also stored in association with the question item.

For example, for a question item in which an English sentence in which parentheses are arranged at positions where optimal words for “correct answers” are inserted as “questions” is given, “correct answers” are words to be inserted at the positions of the parentheses. Character information “1853” is stored. Here, for example, "year" which is a character to be displayed in the answer input field is stored in the "other" field.

Although FIGS. 4A to 4C have been described as having different data structures depending on the question format, items in each question format can be stored in common.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the data structure of the learning item list in the first embodiment.

The learning item list 62 includes, for each question item,
It includes at least a question flag 64, a billing flag 66, an error count 68, and a continuous correct answer count 70. Such a learning item list 62 is generated for each user.

The question flag 64 is “unquestioned” indicating that the question item is unquestioned, “remembered” indicating that the user mastered the question item, It shows three states of "don't remember" indicating that you have not mastered.

The charging flag 66 indicates “uncharged” indicating that the question item is not a charging target, “charged” indicating that the user has already charged the question item as a charging target, and indicates that the question item is not charging. It shows three states of “current billing” indicating that the user should be billed this time as a billing target.

The number of errors 68 is stored as an integer as the number of times the user made an error for the item.

[0093] The number of consecutive correct answers 70 is stored as an integer as the number of consecutive correct answers by the user for the question item.

Note that such a learning item list is accessed by the user first, and a question request (request) is made.
Is created for the user from the question items in the question item storage 60 shown in FIGS. 4 (A) to 4 (C). In this case, for all the question items, the question flag 64 is initialized to “unanswered”, the charging flag 66 is initialized to “uncharged”, the number of errors 68 is initialized to “0”, and the number of consecutive correct answers 70 is initialized to “0”.

Here, the description will be continued by returning to FIG.

The processing section 58 of the learning information providing apparatus 50 controls the transmission / reception section 52 and the like in accordance with the program stored in the storage section 54.
It can be realized by hardware such as DSP and ASIC.

The processing section 58 includes a question selecting section 80, an answer evaluating section 82, a list setting section 84, and a charging processing section 86.

[0098] The question selecting section 80 sets the question item storage 6
A question corresponding to the user's learning result is selected from the plurality of question items stored in 0 as items to be actually questioned at that time. Therefore, the question selection unit 80 refers to the learning item list 62 shown in FIG. 5 for each question item, and selects a problem that is effective for learning for the user. For example, for questions that the user has mastered, the learning frequency is improved by increasing the frequency of questions that are not mastered, such as by setting the frequency of questions to be set very low or not to be set at all. Items to be asked can be selected. Also, for items that were once learned but forgotten afterwards, when the user makes a mistake, the question probability of the item is returned to a high state again so that the user can re-learn. it can.

More specifically, the question selecting section 80 selects a question from the question items whose question flag 64 is “unanswered” or “don't remember”, for example, in the descending order of the number of errors 68. In this case, the user can intensively learn the question items not mastered.

Alternatively, the question selecting section 80 selects questions in the order of the number of mistakes in which the charging flag 66 is "charged" and the number of errors is large. In this case, even if the question item once mastered is re-issued after a certain period of time, the user can recall the memory and fix the memory as a result of learning. Also, if you make a mistake at this time, "do not remember" the question flag for that item
To make it appear again with a high probability.

The questions selected in this manner are provided as learning information to the mobile phone 20 as the transmission / reception unit 52.

Each time the question selected by the question selecting section 80 is set, the answer evaluation section 82 evaluates the answer from the user with reference to the "correct answer" of the question item, and determines whether the answer is correct or incorrect. Make a decision. When the question format is the self-scoring method, the correct answer and the incorrect answer input by the user are directly used as the judgment output.

The list setting unit 84 reflects the result of the user's response evaluation by the response evaluation unit 82 on the learning item list 62 as a learning result. More specifically, the correct answer and the number of mistakes of the user's answer are updated, and the question items mastered by the user are charged. Thereby, the user can receive the learning information including the problem selected based on the reflected learning item list 62 from the next time, and effective learning can be performed. The reflection in the learning item list 62 is performed on condition that the user is charged.

[0104] The billing processor 86 bills the user for the question item whose billing flag 66 of the learning item list 62 is set to "this billing" as a result of the response evaluation by the reply evaluating unit 82. I do.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the first embodiment having such a configuration.

First, when a request (question request) 90 is received from the mobile phone 20, the learning information providing device 50
The requesting user is determined (user determination 9
2) The question selection section 80 causes the question item storage 60
Is selected (question selection 94) from the plurality of question items stored in the mobile terminal 20 and the selected question item is provided as learning information 96 to the mobile phone 20 via the network 40.

In the mobile phone 20, the learning information received via the transmission / reception section 28 is temporarily stored in the storage section 26, and then stored in the storage section 26 in a question setting program (software or firmware) for performing question processing. Therefore, the first problem is displayed on the display unit 22 (display 9
8). Note that this question program may be provided from the learning information providing device 50 together with the learning information 96. In short, the mobile phone 20 only needs to be able to set question items according to the learning result of the user who made the request 90.

For example, if the question format is a self-scoring formula,
The question item selected by the question selection unit 80 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
If the item is a question that asks for a Japanese translation of the English word "illegible" shown in FIG. 7A, a question asking the Japanese translation of the English word "illegible" is displayed on the display unit 22 as shown in FIG. 130 is displayed, and a “display correct answer” button 132 is displayed together therewith.

Also, for example, when the question format is an answer selection formula, and the question item selected by the question selection section 80 is an English sentence asking for an optimal English word to be inserted in parentheses as shown in FIG. , The display unit 2 as shown in FIG.
2, a question sentence 140 is displayed, along with an option 142 in which “correct answers” and “options” are randomly arranged.

Further, for example, when the question form is an answer input formula, and the question item selected by the question selection section 80 is, for example, as shown in FIG. , The display unit 22 as shown in FIG.
, A question sentence 150 is displayed, and the end is "year"
Is displayed.

The mobile phone 20 receives a response from the user via the operation unit 24 to the content displayed on the display unit 22 (answer reception 100), and receives the received answer 1
02 is returned to the learning information providing apparatus 50 again. If the question format is a self-scoring type, the self-scoring result by the user is accepted and returned to the learning information providing device 50.

More specifically, when the question format is a self-scoring type, a press of a “display correct answer” button 132 shown in FIG.
In addition to displaying “illegible” (correct answer) 134 stored in “correct answer” in the question item storage 60 as a Japanese translation of “illegible” 30, a “correct answer” button 136 for accepting a self-scoring result, “ "Incorrect" button 138 is displayed. When any one of the buttons 136 and 138 is pressed by the user, the content is returned to the learning information providing device 50.

The "example sentences" and "hints" stored in the question item storage 60 are stored in "example sentences" or "hints" corresponding to the "question" of the question items when an instruction is given from the user. The displayed character information may be displayed on the mobile phone 20 as appropriate, or after a predetermined time elapses, regardless of the instruction from the user, the “example sentence” automatically corresponding to the “question” of the question item. Or "hint"
May be displayed on the terminal.

On the other hand, if the question format is an answer selection formula or an answer input formula, the learning information providing device 50 retrieves the correct answer corresponding to the question item from the question item storage 60 shown in FIGS. The user 102 evaluates whether the answer 102 is correct or incorrect (answer evaluation 104), and notifies the mobile phone 20 of the evaluation result notification 106. The mobile phone 20
The evaluation result is displayed on the display unit 22 (notification display 10).
8).

More specifically, when the question format is an answer selection formula, the answer 102 from the user is stored in the question item storage 60 shown in FIG. 4B corresponding to the question item.
When the answer is evaluated and the correct answer is selected, FIG. 8 (B)
Is displayed as shown in FIG. 8, and when an incorrect answer is selected, this is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (C).

When the question format is an answer input type, the answer 102 from the user is the answer 102 corresponding to the question item in FIG.
When the answer is evaluated based on the question item storage 60 shown in FIG. 9 and a correct answer is selected, the fact is displayed as shown in FIG. 9B, and when an incorrect answer is selected, the answer is shown in FIG. 9C. This is indicated as shown.

Thereafter, the mobile phone 20 uses the question selection 94
The question items selected in are sequentially given.

When the question is the last, the learning information providing apparatus 50 transmits the billing information 110 for prompting the user to recognize the mastered question item and to consent to the billing. In the billing information 110, the display of the mastered question items may be notified according to a request from the user.

[0119] The mobile phone 20 that has received this is in FIG.
As shown in (1), the received billing information is displayed on the display unit 22 (display 112). The billing information includes, for example, a question item 160 mastered by the user, a billing amount 162, an agree button 164 for allowing the user to specify whether or not to agree with the bill, and a reject button 166. At this time, of the mastered question items 160, only arbitrary question items can be selectively charged.
By removing the question items that are not confident, but have been answered correctly, from the billing target, the questions can be challenged again, and more reliable learning is possible.

Thereafter, the mobile phone 20 accepts the consent of the charging from the user (consent acceptance 114), and the content of the acceptance 1
16 is transmitted to the learning information providing apparatus 50.

The learning information providing apparatus 50 receives the content 1
If 16 agrees with the billing, the list setting unit 8
4, the learning item list 62 is updated based on the user's answer result corresponding to the question item for the user (learning item list update 118), and the accounting process 120 is performed.

As such a billing process 120, for example, there is a method based on a prepaid card settlement or a provider settlement (accounting proxy service).

In the prepaid card settlement, the user sets a prepaid card store (for example, a convenience store,
(A game shop, a game center, etc.) and input the ID written on the prepaid card online at the time of payment performed in the charging process 120.

[0124] The learning information providing apparatus 50 receives the input ID.
And subtracts the billing amount from the prepaid card information recorded in advance. The authentication of the prepaid card may be entrusted to a settlement business operating company.

According to such a prepaid card settlement, settlement can be made in units of one yen, so that it is suitable for small-amount settlement.

In provider settlement, an information fee is collected at the same time as the basic usage fee and the call fee collected by the communication carrier, and the fee is paid to the communication carrier to receive the difference.

[0127] In addition to these methods, there are other methods such as credit card settlement and payment by bringing a mailed invoice to a bank or post office.

1.3 Processing Example According to One Example of First Embodiment Next, a detailed example of the processing of the learning information providing system in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowcharts in FIGS. Will be explained.

In the following, it is assumed that the question format is an answer selection formula or an answer input formula.

FIG. 11 shows a detailed example of the processing in the mobile phone 20.

First, the processing unit 30 of the mobile phone 20 receives a question request from the user, and when the question request is received via the operation unit 24, the request is transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 28 via the network 40 as learning information. The information is transmitted to the providing device 50 (step S20). At this time, for example, a user ID is given to the request so that the user who made the request can be identified. Learning information providing device 50
In response to this request, the question selection unit 80 provides the learning information having the question items optimal for the effective learning of the user as described above.

Thereafter, the processing unit 30 monitors the reception of the learning information from the learning information providing device 50 (step S21:
N), when this is detected by the transmission / reception unit 28 (step S21: Y), the data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 26, and then stored in the storage unit 2
The first question is displayed on the display unit 22 in accordance with a question program (software or firmware) for performing the question processing stored in Step 6 (Step S).
22). Note that this question program may be provided from the learning information providing device 50 together with the learning information 96. The point is that the mobile phone 20 only needs to be able to set the question items according to the learning results of the user who made the request in step S20.

Next, the processing unit 30 accepts a response from the user via the operation unit 24 (step S23), and transmits the contents to the learning information providing device 50 by the transmission / reception unit 28 (step S24). When the question format is an answer selection formula, the answer content is content corresponding to the option, and when the question format is an answer input formula, the content is the content input in the answer column.

Thereafter, the processing section 30 waits for the reception of the response evaluation result from the learning information providing apparatus 50 (step S2).
5: N), when this is received (step S25:
Y), the response evaluation result from the learning information providing device 50 is displayed on the display unit 22 (step S26). That is, when the question format is the answer selection formula, the answer is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (B) or FIG. 8 (C) depending on whether the answer is correct or incorrect, and when the question format is the answer input formula, the answer is correct. Is displayed as shown in FIG. 9 (B) or FIG. 9 (C) according to the incorrect answer.

When the item is not the last question item (step S
27: N), returning to step S22 to display the next question item.

On the other hand, when it is the last question item (step S
27: Y), waits for receiving the billing information from the learning information providing apparatus 50 (step S28: N), and when this is received (step S28: Y), the billing information shown in FIG. (Step S29), a billing consent is received from the user (step S30), and the received content is transmitted to the learning information providing apparatus 50 (step S3).
1) End a series of processes (END).

If the question format is a self-scoring formula, the self-scoring result is displayed after the correct answer is displayed by the correct answer display instruction as the answer result accepted in step S23 without transmitting the answer in step S24 and step S25 and evaluating the answer. Is received and displayed to that effect, effective learning is also possible for the above-described self-scoring type question form.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show the learning information providing device 5.
0 shows an example of the process of 0.

First, the processing unit 58 of the learning information providing device 50
Then, the transmission / reception unit 52 monitors the reception of the request for the question request from the mobile phone 20 via the network 40 (step S40: N). When this is detected (step S40: Y), the request of the user who made the request is monitored. A determination is made (step S41). When an ID of the user who made the request is given to the request, the user can be specified by referring to this ID.

Next, the processing section 58 selects a question item corresponding to the determined user in the question selecting section 80 as described above (step S42).

The question item selected by the question selecting section 80 may have a fixed question format or may allow the user to specify the question format. However,
In this case, the mobile phone 20 and the learning information providing device 50 need to perform the processing according to the question format as described above.

The question item selected in step S42 is transmitted as learning information by the transmission / reception section 52 to the mobile phone 20 that has made the request for question (step S43).

Thereafter, the processing section 58 waits for the reception of the answer of the user using the mobile phone 20 (step S44:
N), when this is detected (step S44: Y), the contents are evaluated to determine a correct answer or an incorrect answer (step S4).
5) The evaluation result is transmitted to the mobile phone 20 (step S46).

Then, each flag of the learning item list shown in FIG. 5 which is updated on the condition that the accounting is performed is set (step S47). As a result, on a user basis,
It manages whether each item has been mastered or not, and performs data setting necessary for billing processing and problem selection at the next opportunity.

If there is still an item to be set (step S48: Y), the process returns to step S43 to transmit the next item to the mobile phone 20.

On the other hand, in the case of the last question (step S4
8: Y) In accordance with the result of the answer evaluation for the selected question item, the charging information for which the charging flag is “currently charged” is notified (step S49).
At that time, a notice is given with a question item to be charged. This notification is to charge the user of the mobile phone 20 as compensation for reducing the frequency of the questions or not to set the questions in order to promote efficient learning from the next time on the mastered question items. They are also asked about their consent.

It is monitored from the mobile phone 20 whether or not the user has given consent to the notified billing (step S50:
N), when there is user consent (step S51:
Y), the contents of the learning item list set in step S47 are reflected in the learning item list 62 stored in the storage unit 54 so that the user can efficiently proceed with learning from the next time onward, and As described above, the charging process is performed by various methods (step S52), and a series of processes is completed (end).

On the other hand, when there is no user's consent (step S52: N), a series of processing ends as it is (end).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing step S47 shown in FIG.
4 shows an example of the setting process of the learning item list in the above.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, in the learning item list provided for each question item for each user,
It is determined whether or not the question flag 64 is "unanswered" (step S60).

Regarding the question item whose question flag 64 is “unanswered” (step S60: Y), the answer from the user is
As a result of the evaluation based on the data stored in the “correct answer” of the question item, when the item is evaluated as a correct answer (step S61:
Y), the question flag 64 of the question item is set to "remember", the charge flag 66 is set to "charged", the number of consecutive correct answers 70 is set to "1" (step S62), and a series of processing ends (end). .

That is, the user who has correctly answered the first question item is judged to have already mastered, and is excluded from the question target and the charge target. Therefore, from the next time on, another question item that can be learned more effectively will be selected, making it possible to select an appropriate problem in accordance with the user's proficiency level, and satisfying the user sufficiently. You will be able to make payments.

[0153] If necessary, the user determines that he / she has mastered the question item in the case of "when the answer is made twice consecutively from the beginning" or "in the case where the answer is made within two times from the beginning". Then, the process of step S62 may be performed.

On the other hand, when the answer is evaluated as incorrect at step S61 (step S61: N), the question flag 64 of the question item is set to "don't remember" and the number of errors 68 is set to "1" (step S63). ), A series of processing ends (END).

When the question flag 64 is not "unanswered" (step S60: N), it is determined whether or not the question flag 64 is "don't remember" (step S6).
4).

As for the question item whose question flag 64 is “I do not remember” (step S64: Y), the answer from the user is evaluated based on the data stored in the “correct answer” of the question item, and as a result, the answer is evaluated as the correct answer. (Step S
65: Y), the number of continuous correct answers 70 of the question item is incremented, that is, “+1” is added (step S6).
6) It is determined whether the result is a predetermined number or more (step S67).

When it is determined that the increment result of step S66 is equal to or more than the predetermined number (step S67:
Y), it is determined that the frequency with which the user makes a mistake for the question item has decreased, and the question flag 64 is set to “learn” and the charging flag 66 is set to “current charging” (step S68), and a series of processing is performed. To end (end).

By storing the date and time data of the questions for each item to be asked, in step S66,
An addition value according to the question interval may be added to the number of continuous correct answers. For example, assuming that the predetermined number of times for judging that the master has been performed is 5, the correct answer is twice consecutively at three-month intervals compared to, for example, five consecutive correct answers at one-day intervals. Can be judged to be more proficient in the question item. Therefore, by adding a larger value to the number of continuous correct answers as the question interval becomes longer, the predetermined number of times can be exceeded with a smaller number of continuous answers.
This means that the longer the question interval is, the less the predetermined number of times that the master is determined to be the master, thereby making it possible to determine whether the master has been mastered more realistically.

On the other hand, in step S67, step S66
When it is determined that the increment result is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number (step S67: N), a series of processes is ended without reflecting any items in the learning item list (END).

That is, if the first mistake is made or the mistake is made twice consecutively, the question is taken at that time.
The user is charged according to the proficiency level (whether or not the user mastered the question item).

In the case of “when the correct answer is made twice consecutively from the beginning” or “when the correct answer is made within the first two times”, the user judges that the question item is mastered, and
When the process of step S62 is performed, the first time is wrong, or the first time is correct and the second time is wrong,
Alternatively, if an error is made twice consecutively, the question is taken at that time, and the user is charged according to the proficiency level of the question item.

As for the proficiency level, for example, it is determined that the question item is mastered when the question item is repeatedly given at a given time and the number of consecutive correct answers is equal to or more than a predetermined number. For this question, for example, a re-question may be provided after one hour has passed, and if the answer is correct, it may be determined that the question has been mastered, and may be charged.

Further, when the answer is evaluated as incorrect at step S65 (step S65: N), the number of mistakes 68 of the question item is incremented, and the number of continuous correct answers is set to "0" (step S69). Is completed (END).

Also, the question flag 64 is set to "don't remember".
If not (step S64: N), the question flag 64
Is determined to be "remembered", and the answer from the user is evaluated based on the data stored in the "correct answer" of the question item for the question item whose question flag 64 is "remembered" (step S70).

Then, when the answer from the user is evaluated as a correct answer (step S70: Y), the number of consecutive correct answers 70 of the question item is incremented (step S7).
1) End a series of processes (END).

On the other hand, when the answer from the user is evaluated as an incorrect answer in step S70 (step S70:
N), the question flag 64 of the question item is set to "don't remember", the number of mistakes 68 is incremented, and the number of continuous correct answers 70 is set to "0" (step S7).
2) End a series of processing (END).

That is, even if it is determined that the question has been mastered before and the question flag 64 is set to “remember”, if the user is incorrect at a new question opportunity, , By changing the question flag again,
Effective questions can be given according to the forgetting curve of the user's memory.

In this case, the number of mistakes and the number of consecutive correct answers are stored as data for each question item, and the date and time data of the question are further stored for each question item, so that the question selection unit 80 When selecting items to be asked, the frequency of questions should be increased for items with a large number of errors, and conversely, the frequency of questions should be reduced for items with a small number of errors and a large number of correct answers, or no questions should be asked. It is desirable to perform appropriate processing so as to leave intervals between questions as mastering is performed. This allows the learning information providing device to accurately determine whether or not the user has finally remembered.

[0169] In addition, the frequency at which questions are good for the user (problems that are almost mastered) is reduced, and the frequency at which questions are poor is increased, so that the user can learn more efficiently. become able to.

Although the number of consecutive correct answers for the same question item is stored in the learning item list, the number of correct answers so far may be simply stored. However, the number of consecutive correct answers can more accurately determine whether or not the user has mastered the question item.

1.4 Others In the learning information providing system described above, the provision of the learning information and the user's response are performed in real time by the mobile phone 20 and the learning information providing apparatus 50 via the network 40 in a constantly connected state. Or offline.

For example, the learning information providing apparatus 50 shown in FIG.
The message is transmitted to the mobile phone 20 in a mail format as shown in FIG.

In the mobile phone 20, the contents of the mail are displayed by the operation of the user via the operation unit 24. And
The user inputs an answer via the operation unit 24 as shown in FIG.
Reply to

The learning information providing apparatus 50 evaluates correct and incorrect answers to the contents of the reply from the user, and based on the evaluation, sets the number of continuous correct answers and the number of mistakes in the learning item list. It is determined whether or not has mastered the question item. The question item determined to be mastered is charged, and an e-mail to that effect is transmitted to the user.

When the user agrees to pay the fee for the question item that has been charged as a result of the determination that the user has mastered it, he / she returns a mail to that effect.

The learning information providing device 50 performs a charging process for the question items for which payment of the fee has been agreed. The learning information providing device 50 selects the next and subsequent questions so that the question item will not be questioned thereafter, or the question frequency will be reduced, and the question frequency for question items for which payment of the fee has not been agreed will remain the same. I do.

[0177] Thus, the user can effectively learn using a short free time without worrying about the communication connection fee. In addition, since the processing load associated with the communication connection is reduced for the learning information providing apparatus, similar services can be provided to more users.

[0178] 2. Second Embodiment In a first embodiment, a question program pre-installed in a mobile phone is executed to receive selected question item data as learning information from a learning information providing apparatus. However, it is not limited to this.

In the second embodiment, the question information program is transmitted from the learning information providing apparatus in Java format, and the mobile phone having received the program executes the question program and receives the provision of the question item data as described above. So that they can learn effectively. In this sense, the second
In the embodiment, the learning information includes various items of information provided to the terminal, such as question item data including the content to be set for the user, and a question process based on the question item data (for making the computer realize various functions). (Including programs).

In the learning information providing system according to the second embodiment, the processing section of the learning information providing apparatus transmits the above-mentioned Java-format program via the transmitting / receiving section, and the mobile phone via the transmitting / receiving section. The received question program is received and stored in the storage unit. Then, the processing unit of the mobile phone executes the stored question program. The other configuration of the learning information providing system in the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 15 shows an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the second embodiment.

However, in the case where the sequence is the same as the sequence in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted.

First, upon receiving a request from a mobile phone, the learning information providing device transmits a Java-type question program 200 to the mobile phone.

When the mobile phone receives the question program 200 via the transmission / reception unit, it temporarily stores the question program 200 in the storage unit and executes the question program in response to, for example, an instruction from the user via the operation unit (question program execution 202). .

In the mobile phone, by executing the question program, a GUI (Graphical User I
nterface) screen is displayed, and the learning information providing apparatus is notified via the network that preparation is completed 204.

Upon receiving the preparation completion 204, the learning information providing apparatus determines the user who made the request here (user determination 92), and the question selecting section selects a plurality of question items stored in the question item storage from the question item storage. A question corresponding to the learning result of the user is selected (question selection 94), and the selected question item is provided as learning information 96 to the mobile phone via the network.

In the portable telephone, the learning information received via the transmitting / receiving section is temporarily stored in the storage section, and then the first question is displayed on the display section (display 98).

The mobile phone accepts an answer from the user via the operation unit to the content displayed on the display unit (answer acceptance 100). At this time, the mobile phone is a GUI
Alternatively, operation data input using a character input key of a mobile phone is received as a response, and the content is received as a response 102
Again to the learning information providing device.

The subsequent sequence is the same as that of FIG.

That is, after that, the learning information providing apparatus evaluates whether the user's answer is correct or incorrect, and returns the result to the terminal. For example, when the user's answer is incorrect, correct data is transmitted. The mobile phone displays the evaluation result and the correct answer if the answer is incorrect. In this way, the learning information providing apparatus updates the answer result of the correct answer and the incorrect answer for each question item for each user, and determines whether the user has mastered the question item.

When it is determined that the master has been mastered, the user is notified that the master has been charged. This notification may be performed each time the learning information providing apparatus determines the master, or the master information may be collectively notified by one access after the series of question items have been set.

The user of the mobile phone is prompted to approve the payment (consent of charging) for the question items mastered and charged, and the mobile phone notifies the learning information providing device of the consent. I do.

In the learning information providing apparatus, the question items for which the approval has been made are set so that they will not be questioned thereafter or the frequency of the question will be low, and the question frequency for the question items which are not approved will be left as it is. .

As described above, by providing the questioning program from the learning information providing device, it is possible to provide learning information having a more complicated questioning form or questioning content and enabling more effective learning. .

[0195] 3. Third Embodiment In the first and second embodiments, the answer evaluation is performed by the learning information providing device for each question item, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the third embodiment, the mobile phone makes all decisions such as questions, answers, evaluation of answers, and billing, and the learning information providing device performs actual billing processing based on the determination result from the mobile phone. ing.

By doing so, it is possible to omit processing involved in data transmission / reception between the mobile phone and the learning information providing apparatus, save communication costs for the user, and reduce the load associated with service provision for the server. Can be reduced.

In this sense, the learning information in the third embodiment includes question item data including contents to be set for the user, question processing based on the question item data, and evaluation of the user's answer in response to the question. And various kinds of information (including programs for causing a computer to realize various functions) provided to the terminal, such as a response evaluation process for performing an operation, a charge notification, and the like.

3.1 Configuration Example According to an Example of the Third Embodiment The learning information providing system according to the third embodiment has a schematic configuration as shown in FIG. 1 and a processing flow shown in FIG. This is the same as the first embodiment in that learning information is provided in the first embodiment. However, the difference is whether the processing is performed by the mobile phone or the learning information providing device.

FIG. 16 shows an outline of a functional block configuration of a learning information providing system according to an example of the third embodiment.

[0200] However, the same parts as those of the mobile phone 20 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

[0201] The mobile phone 300 according to the third embodiment comprises:
A display unit 22, an operation unit 24, a storage unit 26, a transmission / reception unit 28,
A processing unit 302 is included.

The processing unit 302 operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit 26.
4. Controls the transmission / reception unit 28, and its function is, for example, C
It can be realized by hardware such as PU, DSP and ASIC.

The processing section 302 includes a question processing section 304,
A response evaluation unit 306 and a billing notification unit 308 are included. Processing unit 3
02 are realized by a program downloaded from the learning information providing apparatus via the network and stored in the storage unit 26 or the like. In the third embodiment, a program, a question item data, and a learning item list for causing a computer to realize the functions of the respective units of the processing unit 302 are downloaded from the learning information providing device.

The question processing section 304 displays the question contents on the display section 22 in accordance with the question item data downloaded from the learning information providing device in response to a request from the user via the operation section 24.

The response evaluation unit 306 evaluates the content of the response received from the user via the operation unit 24 in accordance with the question items performed by the question processing unit 304. That is, by determining whether the “correct answer” included in the question item data matches the answer of the user, the correct answer and the incorrect answer are determined.

Upon completion of a series of questions, the charge notifying section 308 displays on the display section 22 that the question items determined to have been mastered are to be charged based on the evaluation result of the answer evaluation section 306 and that charging is to be performed. Prompts the user for consent.

The learning information providing device 3 according to the third embodiment
50 is a transmitting / receiving unit 52, a storage unit 54, an information storage medium 5
6, including the processing unit 352.

The processing section 352 includes a question selection section 80, an answer evaluation section 82, a list setting section 84, and a charging processing section 86.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the third embodiment having such a configuration.

However, the same portions as those in the sequence in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

First, when a request (question request) 90 is received from the mobile phone 300, the learning information providing device 350
Determines the user who made the request (user determination 9
2) The question selection section 80 causes the question item storage 60
Is selected (question selection 94) from the plurality of question items stored in the mobile terminal 20 via the network 40 as the learning information 400. Here, the learning information 400 includes a question program (for example, a Java format), selected question item data, and a learning item list corresponding to the user.

[0212] In the mobile phone 300, the learning information received via the transmission / reception section 28 is temporarily stored in the storage section 26, and then the predetermined communication disconnection processing 40 with the learning information providing apparatus 350 is performed.
2. After that, questions, answers, answer evaluations, billing notifications, etc. are performed offline.

[0213] Then, the portable telephone 300 executes the received question program (program execution 404), for example, by a user's instruction or automatically, and displays the first question on the display unit 22 based on the received question item data at the same time. It is displayed (display 98).

[0214] The cellular phone 300 accepts a response from the user via the operation unit 24 to the content of the question displayed on the display unit 22 (answer reception 100), and returns to the "correct answer" provided as the question item data. Based on the received response (response evaluation 406), the evaluation result is reflected in the learning item list (learning item list reflection 408).

When the question format is a self-scoring type,
Accepting the correct or incorrect answer made by the user,
The content is reflected in the learning item list.

[0216] Thereafter, the mobile phone 300 sequentially asks questions in accordance with the received question item data.

Then, when the question is the last, based on the answer evaluation result, for example, for the question item determined to be mastered as described above, the mastered question item as shown in FIG. 10 and the billing amount are notified (see FIG. 10). Billing notice 41
0). At this time, the user of the mobile phone 300 is urged to agree to the billing, and the agreement is accepted (acceptance acceptance 412).

When the mobile phone 300 already has a question program, only the question item data and the learning item list are transmitted. For example, in the case of a question program that is divided into chapters 1, 2, and 3, the program is distributed only when the chapter advances, and in the middle of a chapter, only the question item data and the learning item list To deliver.

In the mobile phone 300, the learning information providing device 3
A communication connection is established between the communication item 50 and the communication connection process 414 according to a predetermined communication connection process 414, and the learning item list reflected on the basis of the user's answer evaluation result and the consent to the charging (including the question item selected as the charging target). Learning item list 41 such as
Send 6.

[0220] Then, predetermined communication disconnection processing 418 is performed again with the learning information providing apparatus 350, and thereafter, the apparatus goes offline.

[0221] The learning information providing device 350 is a portable telephone 30.
The learning item list received from 0 is reflected in the learning item list 62 stored in the storage unit 54 (learning item list 520), and charging processing is performed on the question items agreed as charging targets by the user (charging processing). 120).

Thereafter, for example, when learning is performed based on a chaptered question program, the program of the next chapter is transmitted when the user approves the charging, and when the user rejects the charging, the program of the next chapter is transmitted. The program may not be transmitted.

As described above, the mobile phone 300 downloads the question program, question item data, and the like from the learning information providing device 350, and thereafter performs question, answer, evaluation, and billing notification offline, and based on the result, Only the evaluation result necessary for performing the charging process is transmitted.

[0224] Therefore, it is possible to omit the processing involved in data transmission and reception between the mobile phone and the learning information providing apparatus, thereby saving communication costs for the user and reducing the load associated with service provision for the server. Can be.

3.2 Processing Example According to One Example of Third Embodiment Next, a detailed example of the processing of the learning information providing system in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the following, it is assumed that the question format is an answer selection formula or an answer input formula.

FIG. 18 shows a detailed example of processing in mobile phone 300.

First, the processing section 302 of the mobile phone 300 receives the question request from the user, and when the question request is received via the operation section 24, the transmission / reception section 28 provides the request as a request via the network. The data is transmitted to the device 350 (step S80). that time,
For example, a user ID is assigned to the request so that the user who made the request can be identified. The question selection unit 80 of the learning information providing apparatus 350 provides the learning information (including at least the question program, the question item data, and the learning item list) having the optimum question items to the user according to the request.

Thereafter, reception of the learning information (questioning program, question item data, learning item list) from the learning information providing device 350 is monitored (step S81: N), and when this is detected by the transmission / reception section 28 (step S81). :
Y) After having once stored in the storage unit 26, a predetermined communication disconnection process is performed to disconnect the communication transmission path with the learning information providing device 350 (step S82).

After that, the processing section 302 starts the question program included in the received learning information (step S).
83), the first question is displayed on the display unit 22 in accordance with this (step S84).

Next, the processing section 302 accepts a response from the user via the operation section 24 (step S85), and evaluates the correct answer and incorrect answer of the user's answer based on the simultaneously received question item data (step S85). S86), storage unit 26
(Step S8)
7). In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, changing each flag of the learning item is used as a material for determining whether or not the user mastered the question item.

When the item is not the last question item (step S
88: N), and returns to step S84 to display the next question item.

On the other hand, at the time of the last question item (step S
88: Y), the billing information shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 22 according to the answer evaluation result (step S8).
9), and accept the consent of charging from the user (step S90).

After that, by a predetermined communication connection process, a communication transmission path with the learning information providing device 350 is connected (step S91), and a learning item list reflecting the user's response evaluation result and the billing agreement are transmitted. (Step S9
2) The communication transmission path to the learning information providing device 350 is disconnected again by a predetermined communication disconnection process (step S9).
3) End a series of processing (END).

FIG. 19 shows an example of the processing of the learning information providing apparatus 350 according to the third embodiment.

First, the processing unit 3 of the learning information providing apparatus 350
At 52, the transmission / reception unit 52 monitors the reception of the request for the question request from the mobile phone 300 via the network (step S100: N). When the request is detected (step S100: Y), the request of the user who made the request is monitored. A determination is made (step S101). If the request is provided with the ID of the user who made the request, this ID
, The user can be specified.

Next, the processing section 352 selects a question item corresponding to the user determined as described above in the question selection section 80 (step S102).

The question items selected by the question selection section 80 may have a fixed question format or may allow the user to specify the question format. However,
In this case, the mobile phone 300 and the learning information providing device 350
Then, it is necessary to perform processing according to the question format as described above.

[0239] The question items selected in step S102 are as follows.
As the question item data, together with the question program and the learning item list corresponding to the determined user, the mobile phone 3 is used.
00 (step S103).

Thereafter, in response to a request from the mobile phone 300, communication is cut off with the mobile phone 300 in accordance with a predetermined communication cut-off process (step S104).

[0243] Then, the reception of the communication connection request from the mobile phone 300 is monitored again (step S105: N). When the communication connection request is received (step S105: Y), a predetermined communication connection process is performed, and the mobile phone 300 receives the communication connection request. (Step S106).

In the learning information providing device 350, the mobile phone 3
At 00, the process waits for reception of a learning item list or the like reflected on the basis of the user's response result (step S107:
N), upon receiving this, the communication is again disconnected with the mobile phone 300 according to a predetermined communication disconnection process (step S108).

Then, the received learning item list is reflected on the learning item list 62 stored in the storage unit 54 by the list setting unit 84 so that the user can efficiently proceed with the learning from the next time. With (Step S
109), the billing process is performed by the billing processing unit 86 by various methods as described above (step S110), and a series of processes is ended (END).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, all problems are provided to the user in a program format, and based on the reply data from the provided program, the conditions for charging the user are set. , For example, 1
The same operation and effect as described above can be obtained by providing an unlock signal for unlocking the lock provided for each chapter, such as Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 4.

[0245] 4. Modifications In the first to third embodiments described above, in the question item storage, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, each question format has been described as having one correct answer. It is not limited to this. For example, even when a plurality of questions are embedded in each question item, by providing a learning item list for each question, it is possible to apply to a more complicated question format.

FIG. 20 shows an example of the data structure of the question item storage according to this modification.

That is, the question item storage 500 according to this modification stores the number of keywords (N) for each question item.
502, the number of keywords 504 corresponding to the number of keywords
_{1 to} 504 _N , and a question sentence 506 in which a keyword is embedded are stored.

In this case, a learning item list is prepared for each user for each of the first to third keywords. For example, each flag of a question flag, the number of errors, and the number of consecutive correct answers is set, and the charging flag is set for each question item. Is provided.

[0249] The question program has the number of keywords 502 embedded in the question sentence 506 for each question item.
The position where the keyword should be inserted is determined and displayed.

Therefore, as for the question items as shown in FIG. 20, as shown in FIGS. 21 (A) to 21 (C), the question program creates a question in which one keyword is left blank and questions it. be able to.

Also in this case, the learning item list is updated for each keyword in accordance with the answer from the user, and it is determined whether or not each keyword has been mastered based on the number of errors, the number of consecutive correct answers, and the like. If it is determined that the keyword has been mastered, the question flag of the keyword is "remembered."
Set to. In this way, when all the keywords in one question item are mastered, the aforementioned item is charged and the above-described charging is performed.

By doing so, more effective learning can be performed for one question item.

In the case of FIG. 20, a problem may be created in which two or three keywords are left blank.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the invention according to the dependent claims of the present invention, a configuration in which some of the constituent elements of the dependent claims are omitted may be adopted. In addition, a main part of the invention according to one independent claim of the present invention may be made dependent on another independent claim.

It is also possible to distribute the functions of the mobile phone and the learning information providing device to a plurality of devices for processing.

Further, for example, in the above-described first to third embodiments and this modified example, an example is described in which a mobile phone is applied as a terminal, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, PHS, satellite phone, pager, portable P
C, a portable information terminal, a portable game device having a communication function, and the like are also applicable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a configuration of a learning information providing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of a processing flow of a learning information providing system in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an outline of a functional block configuration of a learning information providing system according to an example of the first embodiment;

FIGS. 4A to 4C are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a data structure of a question item storage according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a learning item list according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the first embodiment.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of image display on the display unit when the question format is a self-grading system.

FIGS. 8A to 8C are explanatory diagrams showing an example of image display on the display unit when the question format is an answer selection type.

FIGS. 9A to 9C are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of image display on the display unit when the question format is an answer input type.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of image display on a display unit when charging information is notified according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed example of processing of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed example of processing of the learning information providing device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a learning item list setting process according to the first embodiment.

FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of image display on a display unit when learning information is provided in a mail format.

FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram illustrating a part of an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram illustrating an outline of a functional block configuration of a learning information providing system according to an example of a third embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a sequence of the learning information providing system according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed example of processing of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed example of processing of a learning information providing device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a question item storage according to the modification.

FIGS. 21A to 21C are explanatory diagrams for explaining the contents of questions in this modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 learning information providing system 20, 300 mobile phone (terminal) 22 display unit 24 operating unit 26, 54 storage unit 28, 52 transmitting / receiving unit 30, 58, 302, 352 processing unit 40 network 50, 350 learning information providing device (server) 56 information storage medium 60 question item storage 62 learning item list 64 question flag 66 billing flag 68 number of mistakes 70 number of consecutive correct answers 80 question selection section 82, 306 answer evaluation section 84 list setting section 86 billing processing section 304 question processing section 308 billing notification Department

Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. A learning information providing system including a server for providing a learning question to a terminal, comprising: a question providing unit for providing a question to the terminal in response to a user request; Charging means for charging the user in association with the correct answer and incorrect answer for the question item, and wherein the charging means, when the user correctly answers the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning, sets a predetermined value. The question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under the condition, and the question item that the user mistaken for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning is set as the question target under the predetermined condition, and the learning result of the user thereafter. A learning information providing system characterized in that it is determined that a user is to be charged under predetermined conditions in accordance with the conditions, and the user is charged. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user has mastered the question item when the number of consecutive correct answers for the same item exceeds a predetermined number of times. A learning information providing system wherein billing is performed. 3. The learning information providing system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined number is set to a number corresponding to a question interval. 4. The learning information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the frequency of the question items to be charged and for which the user's consent has been obtained is reduced. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the number of errors and the number of correct answers are stored for each of the items to be set, each time the user answers, and the number of errors and the number of correct answers are stored in association with the number of errors and the number of correct answers. A learning information providing system, wherein a question frequency of the question item is set. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, when charging, when the user consents to the charging, the charging is performed, and when the user does not consent to the charging, the question item is set. A learning information providing system that is excluded from billing targets. 7. A learning method according to claim 1, wherein data of the question item to be set is provided to the user in response to a request from the user. Information provision system. 8. The learning information according to claim 1, wherein a question is provided at least at a frequency set in association with at least the number of mistakes made by the user, for the question items already charged. Delivery system. 9. The learning information providing system according to claim 1, wherein question items to be charged and for which the user's consent has been obtained are not questioned thereafter. 10. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal provides a problem to a user by downloading a program for realizing the problem providing unit from a server from the server and executing the program. The server includes the charging unit, receives a user's answer from the terminal regarding a question item for the user,
A learning information providing system, wherein billing is performed based on a response from the user. 11. A learning information providing system comprising a server for providing a learning question to a terminal, a question providing means for sequentially providing questions having different items to be asked, and a reply for evaluating a reply from the user. An evaluation means, and a charging means for charging a user in association with a correct answer or an incorrect answer to a question item based on a user's answer, wherein the charging means allows the user to respond to the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning. If the answer is correct, the question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under predetermined conditions. A learning information providing system that determines a charging target under predetermined conditions according to a learning result of the user thereafter and charges the user. The terminal downloads, from the server, a program that causes a computer to implement at least the problem providing unit and the answer evaluating unit, and executes the program. The server includes the following items on condition that the user is charged. A learning information providing system, wherein a problem is provided to the terminal. 12. A learning information providing method for providing a learning problem from a server to a terminal, comprising: a problem providing step of providing the terminal with a problem in response to a user request; A charging step for charging the user in association with the correct answer and the incorrect answer for the question items provided in the question providing step, and the charging step is such that the user corrects the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning. In such a case, the question item is excluded from the question target and the charge target under predetermined conditions. A learning information provider characterized in that it is determined that the user is to be charged under predetermined conditions in accordance with the learning result of the user thereafter, and the user is charged. Method. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the user has mastered the question item when the number of consecutive correct answers for the same item exceeds a predetermined number of times. A learning information providing method characterized by charging. 14. The learning information providing method according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined number is set to a number corresponding to a question interval. 15. The learning information providing method according to claim 12, wherein question items to be charged and for which the user's consent has been obtained have a lower question frequency. 16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the number of errors and the number of correct answers are stored for each of the items to be set, each time the user answers, and associated with the number of errors and the number of correct answers. A learning information providing method, wherein a question frequency of the question item is set. 17. The method according to claim 12, wherein, when charging, the user performs the charging when consent to the charging is obtained, and when the user does not obtain the consent to the charging, the question item is set. A learning information providing method characterized by being excluded from billing targets. 18. A learning method according to claim 12, wherein, for the question item to be set, data of the question item is provided to the user in response to a request from the user. Information provision method. 19. The learning information according to claim 12, wherein a question is provided at least for a question item that has already been charged at a frequency set in association with at least the number of mistakes made by the user. Delivery method. 20. Claims 12 to 14 and 16 to 19
The learning information providing method according to any one of the above, wherein the question items that are subject to charging and whose user's consent has been obtained are not questioned thereafter. 21. A computer, comprising: a problem providing means for providing a question to a terminal in response to a user request; and a charging means for charging a user in association with a correct answer or an incorrect answer to a question item based on an answer from the user. The charging means, if the user correctly answers the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning, sets the question item under the predetermined condition and charges the item. Excluded from the target, the question items that the user mistaken for the first question or a predetermined number of questions from the beginning will be subject to the question under predetermined conditions, and will be charged under the predetermined conditions according to the subsequent learning results of the user. A program for determining and charging a user. 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein when the number of consecutive correct answers for the same item exceeds a predetermined number of times, the user determines that the item has been mastered. A program characterized by being charged. 23. The program according to claim 22, wherein the predetermined number is set to a number corresponding to a question interval. 24. The program according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein question items to be charged and for which the user's consent has been obtained have a lower question frequency. 25. The method according to claim 21, wherein the number of errors and the number of correct answers are stored for each of the items to be set, each time the user answers, and associated with the number of errors and the number of correct answers. A program for setting a question frequency of the question item. 26. In any one of claims 21 to 25, when charging, when the user consents to the charging, the charging is performed, and when the user does not obtain the consent to the charging, the question item is set. A program that is excluded from billing. 27. A program according to any one of claims 21 to 26, wherein, for a question item to be set, data of the question item is provided to the user in response to a request from the user. . 28. The program according to claim 21, wherein questions are provided at least as frequently as possible with respect to the already-charged question items at least in association with the number of mistakes made by the user. 29. Claims 21 to 23 and 25 to 28
The program according to any one of the above, wherein the question items that are subject to charging and whose user's consent has been obtained are not questioned thereafter. 30. An information storage medium usable by a computer, comprising the program according to claim 21.