JP2008078863A - User interface setting system, analysis device, mobile station, program, and the user interface setting assistant method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the work for setting a user interface to a mobile station or a telecommunications terminal according to the attributes related with the mobile station or the communications terminal represented by the mobile station. <P>SOLUTION: The user interface comprises: the mobile station 10 which enables the utilization of mobile communications by providing a set-up user interface; and an analysis device 30 to which the mobile station 10 is made to set the user interface. Attribute data in which an attribute about the mobile station 10 is shown are transmitted to the analysis device 30 from the mobile station 10. In the analysis device 30, the contents data which expresses the contents according to the analysis result of the attribute data are acquired from a contents server device group 50, and the data for making the contents set up are transmitted to the mobile station 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for setting a user interface in a communication terminal.

Communication terminals with customizable user interfaces have become widespread. Furthermore, communication terminals have been proposed that can download content that matches user attributes (preferences) and communication terminal attributes via a network and set a user interface that uses the content (Patent Documents 1 to 5). Reference 3).
JP 2005-340941 A JP 2004-342044 A JP 2003-125098 A

However, in a conventional communication terminal, content is only downloaded, and it takes time and effort to set a user interface using the downloaded content.
Therefore, the present invention provides a technique capable of simplifying the work of setting a user interface corresponding to an attribute relating to a mobile station or a communication terminal represented by the mobile station to the mobile station or the communication terminal.

The present invention includes a mobile station that provides a set user interface to enable use of mobile communication, and an analysis device that causes the mobile station to set a user interface, and the analysis device includes the mobile station An attribute receiving unit for receiving attribute data indicating an attribute relating to the mobile station from the mobile station, and analyzing the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, and acquiring content data representing content according to the result from another device Control data for causing the attribute reception unit to set a user interface that uses the content represented by the content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit and the analysis acquisition unit, A setting transmission unit for transmitting to the transmission source, and the mobile station transmits and receives signals to and from a radio section; and An attribute generation unit that generates sex data, an attribute transmission unit that transmits the attribute data to the analysis device using the transmission / reception unit, and a setting reception unit that receives the control data from the analysis device using the transmission / reception unit And a setting unit configured to set a user interface according to the control data received by the setting receiving unit.
Here, the content is represented by data such as images, musical sounds, and voices, and is used by a user of a communication terminal that processes the data and provides a user interface. It is a kind. There are a plurality of types of content, and the form of use depends on the type of content. For example, image content is used through vision, and musical sound and audio content is used through hearing. In addition, as a user interface in case a communication terminal is a mobile station, a standby screen, a menu screen, an operation part screen, and an incoming melody can be illustrated.
Examples of attributes relating to a communication terminal such as a mobile station include attributes of a communication terminal and attributes of a user of the communication terminal. As an attribute of a communication terminal, a specification that satisfies various processing capabilities of the communication terminal can be exemplified. As an attribute of the user of a communication terminal, the user's preference can be illustrated.
In the above system, control data is transmitted from the analysis device to the mobile station. Since this control data is used to cause the mobile station to set a user interface, the user interface is set according to the control data in the mobile station. Therefore, according to this system, the user of the mobile station can cause the mobile station to set the user interface without directly inputting an instruction to set the user interface to the mobile station. Further, the control data transmitted from the analysis apparatus to the mobile station is in accordance with the attribute relating to the mobile station. Therefore, according to this system, it is possible to simplify the operation of causing the mobile station to set a user interface corresponding to the attribute related to the mobile station.
A more specific form of the analysis device is arbitrary. For example, it has a storage unit for storing content data, reads content data representing content corresponding to the received attribute data from the storage unit, and sets the user interface using the content represented by the read content data to the attribute data The control data for setting to the transmission source may be transmitted to the transmission source. In addition, for example, content data representing content corresponding to received attribute data is acquired from another device, and a user interface using a plurality of contents represented by the acquired content data is set as a transmission source of the attribute data. The control data may be transmitted to the transmission source. In this embodiment, the load on the analysis device can be reduced.

Further, the present invention transmits attribute data indicating attributes relating to itself, receives control data for allowing the user to set a user interface, and receives the attribute data from a communication terminal that sets the user interface according to the control data An attribute receiving unit that analyzes the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, acquires content data representing content according to the result from another device, and is acquired by the analysis acquiring unit. And a setting transmission unit for transmitting control data for setting the user interface using the content represented by the content data to the transmission source of the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit. And providing an analysis device characterized by causing the terminal to set a user interface. That.
A more specific form of the communication terminal is arbitrary. For example, there may be a mode in which a transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives signals to / from a wireless section is used and the transmission / reception unit is used to communicate with the analysis apparatus. Further, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives signals to and from a connected signal line is used, and the transmission / reception unit is used to communicate with the analysis apparatus.
This analysis apparatus transmits control data to the communication terminal. Since this control data is for causing the communication terminal to set a user interface, the user interface is set according to the control data in the communication terminal. Further, the control data transmitted from the analysis apparatus to the communication terminal is in accordance with the attribute relating to the communication terminal. Therefore, a system similar to the above-described user interface setting system can be constructed using this analysis apparatus.

In this analysis apparatus, the present invention is also characterized in that the analysis acquisition unit analyzes the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit, and outputs a plurality of content data representing a plurality of contents according to the result to another device. And the setting transmission unit transmits the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit including a user interface including each of the plurality of contents represented by the plurality of content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit. The control data for the original setting may be transmitted to the transmission source in a lump.
In this aspect, user interfaces using a plurality of contents are collectively set in the communication terminal. Therefore, according to this aspect, for each of a plurality of contents, transmission of attribute data from the communication terminal to the analysis device, acquisition of content data by the analysis device, transmission of control data from the analysis device to the communication terminal, and communication terminal As compared with the aspect of repeating the cycle of setting the user interface according to the above, it is possible to reduce the number of times of communication and to make the user interface setting work easier.

In addition, the present invention provides a transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives a signal to / from a radio section, an attribute generation unit that generates the attribute data indicating an attribute related to a mobile station, and content corresponding to the attribute data when the attribute data is received An attribute transmission unit that transmits the attribute data using the transmission / reception unit to a setting device that transmits to the transmission source control data for setting a user interface using the attribute data to the transmission source of the attribute data, and the transmission / reception unit A setting receiving unit that receives the control data from the setting device using a setting unit, and a setting unit that sets a user interface according to the control data received by the setting receiving unit, and provides a set user interface Thus, a mobile station characterized by enabling use of mobile communication is provided.
A more specific form of the setting apparatus is arbitrary, and may be the same form as the above-described analysis apparatus, or may be another form.
This mobile station receives control data from the setting device. Since this control data is used to cause the mobile station to set a user interface, the user interface is set according to the control data in the mobile station. Further, the control data transmitted from the analysis apparatus to the communication terminal is in accordance with the attribute relating to the communication terminal. Therefore, a system similar to the above-described user interface setting system can be constructed using this mobile station.

In the mobile station, the setting unit may set a user interface according to the control data when the setting receiving unit receives the control data.
In this aspect, the user interface is automatically set in the mobile station upon receipt of control data. Therefore, according to this aspect, compared with the aspect in which the user interface is set in response to a user instruction input after control data is received at the mobile station, the user interface setting work provided by the mobile station is reduced. This can be simplified.

In each of the mobile stations, the attribute generation unit includes an operation unit, and has an operation unit that outputs a signal specific to the operation of the operation unit. The attribute data is output using the signal output from the operation unit. May be generated.
In this aspect, attribute data corresponding to the operation of the user of the mobile station is generated. Therefore, data indicating the attribute of the user of the mobile station can be used as attribute data.

  Further, the present invention provides a computer that transmits attribute data indicating an attribute relating to a mobile station, receives control data for setting a user interface, and transmits the attribute data from a communication terminal that sets a user interface according to the control data. An attribute receiving unit that receives the data, an analysis acquiring unit that analyzes the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, and acquires content data representing content according to the result from another device, and the analysis acquiring unit. A setting transmission unit for transmitting to the transmission source the control data for setting the user interface using the content represented by the acquired content data to the transmission source of the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit. Provide a program that functions as

The present invention also provides an analysis for transmitting attribute data indicating attributes relating to a mobile station, receiving control data for setting a user interface, and setting a user interface in a communication terminal that sets the user interface according to the control data. An attribute receiving step for receiving the attribute data from the communication terminal, and analyzing the attribute data received in the attribute receiving step, and content data representing content according to the result is received by another device. An acquisition step for acquiring the attribute data, and a user interface using the content represented by the content data acquired in the analysis acquisition step is set as a transmission source of the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit A setting transmission step for transmitting the control data to the transmission source. It provides a user interface setting support method characterized by comprising and.
In the present invention, a more specific form of acquiring content data in the analysis apparatus is arbitrary. For example, a storage unit that stores a correlation value between each of the plurality of attributes and each of the plurality of contents is provided in the analysis device, and the received attribute data is indicated based on the correlation value stored in the storage unit. A content having a strong correlation with the attribute may be specified, and content data representing the content may be acquired.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a UI (user interface) setting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The UI setting system 100 is a system that simplifies the work of setting a UI corresponding to an attribute related to a mobile station (mobile phone) in the mobile station, and includes a plurality of mobile stations 10. The mobile station 10 can provide the user with a UI using content (images, music, etc.). A user of the mobile station 10 uses the mobile station 10 using the UI of the mobile station 10. The content used by the mobile station 10 for the UI is variable. That is, the mobile station 10 can set the UI and provides the set UI.

  The plurality of mobile stations 10 are part or all of a large number of mobile stations included in the mobile communication system 1. The mobile communication system 1 is a system that realizes mobile communication, and a user of each mobile station can use mobile communication by using the mobile station. In addition to a large number of mobile stations, the mobile communication system 1 includes a plurality of base stations 20 that cover an area around the mobile communication system 1. A plurality of base stations 20 are arranged in a distributed manner, and each base station 20 can perform wireless communication with a mobile station in its own area. The communication path in the mobile communication system 1 is divided into a wireless section between the base station 20 and the mobile station and a wired section that is another section.

  The UI setting system 100 also includes an analysis device 30 that can cause the mobile station 10 to set a UI. The analysis device 30 can communicate with the mobile station 10 via a wired section and a wireless section. The UI setting system 100 includes a content server device group 50. The content server device group 50 includes content server devices 50A, 50B, 50C,. The analysis device 30 and each content server device can communicate with each other via the core network 40. Each content server device stores content data representing content such as images and musical sounds.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the mobile station 10. On the surface of the mobile station 10, two areas where a screen is displayed are provided. Among these areas, one is a first area 131 where a standby screen or a menu screen is displayed, and the other is a second area 141 where an operation unit screen is displayed. An example of the menu screen and the operation unit screen is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, the operation unit screen is a screen on which an operation unit on which a plurality of buttons are arranged is drawn. In addition, the mobile station 10 includes an antenna 121 for wireless communication, a microphone MC and a speaker SP for calls using mobile communication.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an outline of the operation of the UI setting system 100. As shown in this figure, when the mobile station 10 provides a menu screen and the user inputs an instruction to select “UI setting” by touching the operation unit screen while viewing the menu screen, the mobile station 10 displays the questionnaire screen. provide. An example of the questionnaire screen is shown in FIG. When the user finishes inputting data indicating his / her attributes using the questionnaire screen, the mobile station 10 provides a UI for confirming whether or not the data indicating the user's attributes can be transmitted to the outside. When the user inputs an instruction to permit transmission to the outside using this UI, the mobile station 10 transmits attribute data about itself to the analysis device 30.

  When the attribute data related to the mobile station 30 is received, the analysis device 30 acquires content data from the content server device group 50 using the content identifier corresponding to the attribute data, and sends the package data including this content data to the mobile station 10. Send. The mobile station 10 that has received the package data sets a UI that uses the content data included in the package data. Thereby, the set UI is provided to the user thereafter. An example of the UI set in FIG. 6 is shown.

[Details of Mobile Station 10]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a main part of the mobile station 10. As shown in this figure, the mobile station 10 includes a processor 11, a transmission / reception unit 12, a first display unit 13, a second display unit 14, a touch panel 15, a musical sound emitting unit 16, and a nonvolatile memory 17. The processor 11 controls other units and is composed of one or a plurality of processing units. The processing unit is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The transmission / reception unit 12 transmits and receives signals to and from the wireless section, and includes an antenna 121. The processor 11 communicates with the analysis device 30 using the transmission / reception unit 12.

  The first display unit 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, has a first area 131, receives image data from the processor 11, and displays a screen corresponding thereto in the first area 131. The second display unit 14 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, has a second area 141, receives image data from the processor 11, and displays a screen corresponding thereto in the second area 141. A configuration in which a part of one liquid crystal display is the first display unit 13 and another part is the second display unit 14 may be employed.

  The touch panel 15 is provided so as to cover the second area 141 and constitutes a touch screen together with the second area 141 on which the operation unit screen is displayed. When the user touches the touch screen, data indicating the contact position is output from the touch panel 15. As is clear from this, the processor 11 can specify the information input by the user by receiving the data indicating the contact position while displaying the operation unit screen in the second area 141.

  The musical sound emitting unit 16 has a speaker 161 that receives a musical sound signal and emits a musical sound corresponding thereto, receives musical sound data from the processor 11, generates a musical sound signal corresponding to this, and supplies it to the speaker 161. Sound is emitted by. Note that the speaker SP may also serve as the speaker 161.

  The non-volatile memory 17 is a memory that can retain data even when the power of the mobile station 10 is turned off. The rewritable memory such as an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM) and the ROM (Read Only Memory) cannot be rewritten. A large memory. In the rewritable memory, setting data 172 indicating the setting contents of the UI is stored, and a content area 173 for storing content data is secured. A non-rewritable memory stores a program 171 to be executed by the processor 11. Note that the program 171 may be stored in a rewritable memory. In this case, a non-rewritable memory is not necessary, and the program 171 can be acquired from another device and written into the nonvolatile memory 17.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the main functional configuration of the mobile station 10. Each functional unit shown in this figure is realized by the processor 11 executing the program 171. The attribute data collection unit F11 collects attribute data indicating attributes related to the mobile station 10. Attributes relating to the mobile station 10 include attributes of the mobile station 10. The attributes of the mobile station 10 include, for example, the maximum size of the screen that can be displayed in the first area 131, the maximum number of colors of the screen, the maximum size of the screen that can be displayed in the second area 141, and the maximum number of colors of the screen. The maximum number of simultaneous sounds of the musical sound emitting unit 16 can be mentioned. A method of collecting attribute data indicating the attribute of the mobile station 10 is arbitrary. For example, data indicating the attribute of the mobile station 10 may be stored in the nonvolatile memory 17 in advance, and attribute data may be generated based on this data.

  Attributes relating to the mobile station 10 include attributes of the user of the mobile station 10. User attributes include user properties such as age, gender, occupation, hobby, personality, and preferences, user status such as occupation, situation, location, weather, and mood, and the type of communication method (eg, broadband / narrow). Bandwidth), the type of charge plan (for example, pay-per-use / flat-rate system), the type of additional service (for example, answering machine service), and the user's contract status.

  In the collection of attribute data indicating user attributes, the attribute data collection unit F11 conducts a questionnaire regarding user attributes, and generates attribute data based on the results of the questionnaire. Specifically, a questionnaire screen that prompts the user to input information related to the attribute of the user is displayed in the first area 131, and attribute data is generated based on the information input to the questionnaire screen. The method for realizing the display of the questionnaire screen is arbitrary. For example, image data representing a questionnaire screen may be stored in the nonvolatile memory 17 and the questionnaire screen may be displayed using this image data. Further, for example, image data representing a questionnaire screen is stored in advance in another device, and an identifier for specifying the image data is stored in advance in the non-volatile memory 17, and the other device is used using this identifier. The image data may be acquired from and the questionnaire screen may be displayed using the acquired image data.

  The data format unit F12 converts the attribute data collected by the attribute data collection unit F11 into a format that can be analyzed by the analysis device 30 and encrypts it. The transmission / reception unit F13 transmits the attribute data encrypted by the data format unit F12 to the analysis device 30 and receives package data from the analysis device 30. The package data is data that causes the mobile station 10 that has received the package data to set a UI that uses content, and includes content data and command data that instructs setting of a UI that uses the content data (see FIG. 21). ).

  The data expansion unit F14 expands the package data received by the transmission / reception unit F13 by decrypting it. Examples of the above-described code decoding include code decoding in SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and code decoding in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). The UI setting unit F15 sets the UI of the mobile station 10 based on the package data (control data) expanded by the data expansion unit F14. Specifically, the UI setting unit F15 stores the content data in the package data in the nonvolatile memory 17 and generates a UI using the content data according to the command data in the package data.

[Details of Analysis Device 30]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a main part of the analysis device 30. As shown in this figure, the analysis device 30 includes a processor 31, a transmission / reception unit 32, and a memory 33. The processor 31 controls other units and is composed of one or a plurality of processing units. The processing unit is, for example, a CPU. The transmission / reception unit 32 exchanges signals with the wired section. The processor 31 communicates with the mobile station 10 using the transmission / reception unit 32.

  The memory 33 includes a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory such as a ROM, and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The rewritable nonvolatile memory stores a program 331 and a DB list 332 that are executed by the processor 31. The DB list 332 is a list showing a correspondence relationship between the attribute relating to the mobile station 10 and the content identifier that can identify the content data in the content server group 50. The program 331 may be stored in a non-rewritable nonvolatile memory.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main functional configuration of the analysis apparatus 30. As shown in FIG. Each functional unit shown in this figure is realized for each mobile station 10 that is the transmission source of attribute data by the processor 31 executing the program 331. The analysis unit F21 receives attribute data from the mobile station 10, and associates data indicating the attribute of the mobile station in the received attribute data with data indicating the use for each use of the content in the mobile station 10. save. The storage of data in the analysis device 30 is realized by storing the data in the memory 33.

  In the present embodiment, the use of content is equivalent to the type of UI that uses the content. In the present embodiment, the usage of the content is fixed to the standby screen, menu screen, operation unit screen, and incoming melody. However, the present embodiment is modified to include other UIs such as an illumination pattern and a vibration pattern. May be included, or the usage of content may be determined based on attribute data from the mobile station 10.

  The analysis unit F21 uses the DB list 332 to analyze the received attribute data and identify content data. The method of identifying the content data by analyzing the attribute data is arbitrary. For example, the content data is identified by deleting the content identifier from the DB list 332 prepared for each mobile station 10 that is the transmission source of the attribute data. Or an extraction method for specifying content data by extracting a content identifier from the DB list 332.

  The acquisition unit F22 acquires the content data specified by the analysis unit F21 from the content server group 50. The optimization unit F23 optimizes the content data acquired by the acquisition unit F22 for the corresponding mobile station 10, and includes optimized content data and command data that instructs setting of a UI using the content data Package data is generated for each content type and transmitted to the corresponding mobile station 10.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of processing (erasing method) for analyzing attribute data and specifying content data. As shown in this figure, when receiving attribute data from the mobile station 10, the processor 31 first creates a copy of the DB list 332 and stores it in the volatile memory of the memory 33 (S11). Here, the structure of the DB list 332 used in the erasing method will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically illustrating a partial structure example of the DB list 332 used in the erasing method. The portion shown in this figure corresponds to one application (for example, a menu screen), and a plurality of such portions constitute a DB list 332. This DB list 332 is for the case where there are four attributes indicated in the attribute data. The DB list 332 stores one content identifier in association with each of all permutations of the four attribute values. For example, a content identifier 1 is associated with a permutation in which the value of the first attribute is A, the value of the second attribute is C, the value of the third attribute is G, and the value of the fourth attribute is O. .

  Next, the processor 31 targets the first attribute (S12). Next, the processor 31 selects a portion corresponding to the value of the target attribute in the copy (S13). However, if the value of the target attribute is empty, the entire copy is selected. Next, the processor 31 deletes a portion that has not been selected, that is, a non-selected portion of the copy (S14). However, if there is no non-selected portion, nothing is substantially deleted. Next, the processor 31 determines whether or not the target attribute is the last attribute (S15). If the determination result is “NO”, the processor 31 targets the next attribute (S16), and returns the process to step S13.

  When the DB list 332 partially shown in FIG. 12 is used, since there are four attributes indicated in the attribute data, the process of step S14 is performed a total of four times. For example, if the value of the first attribute of the attribute data is A, the value of the next attribute is C, the value of the next attribute is G, and the value of the last attribute is O, one application (for example, menu Screen), in the first process, the portion of the first attribute value A remains (see FIG. 13), and in the second process, the portion of the second attribute value C remains (see FIG. 14). In the third process, the part where the value of the third attribute is G remains (see FIG. 15), and in the fourth process, the part where the value of the fourth attribute is O remains (see FIG. 16). In this process, content identifiers are specified for the other six uses.

  If the target attribute is the last attribute and the determination result in step S16 is “YES”, the processor 31 delivers the content identifier stored in the remaining portion of the copy to the agent (S17). This delivery is performed for each use of the content. That is, an agent to which a content identifier is delivered for a certain use is a different agent from an agent to which a content identifier is delivered for another use. That is, the same number of agents as used are used.

  In step S <b> 17, the processor 31 acquires a number for identifying the agent (hereinafter referred to as “agent number”), and stores the number in association with data indicating the use corresponding to the agent. The agent is realized by the processor 31 executing the agent program included in the program 331, and acquires the content data stored in the delivered content identifier.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a flow of processing (extraction method) for analyzing attribute data and specifying content data. As shown in this figure, when the processor 31 receives attribute data from the mobile station 10, first, the processor 31 targets the first attribute (S21). Next, the processor 31 sets the node that matches the first attribute in the first category as the current node (S22). Here, the structure of the DB list 332 used in the extraction method will be described.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically illustrating a structure example of the DB list 332 used in the extraction method. The DB list 332 shown in this figure is for the case where there are four attributes shown in the attribute data, and there are two or three types of values for each attribute. A category corresponds to the attribute, category 0 corresponds to the first attribute, category 1 corresponds to the second attribute, category 2 corresponds to the third attribute, and category 3 corresponds to the last attribute. The node corresponding to the value of the attribute is, for example, category 0 includes node “A” and node “W”. In the figure, the line from the node to the next node represents a pointer. There is always a node associated with the content identifier on each path obtained by tracing the pointer from the category 0 node.

  Next, the processor 31 determines whether or not a content identifier is associated with the current node (S23). When the result of this determination is “NO”, the processor 31 changes the current node to the next node, while targeting the next attribute (S24). Thereafter, the process returns to step S23. If the determination result of step S23 is “YES”, the processor 31 stores the content identifier associated with the current node (S25), delivers the stored content identifier to the agent, and passes the agent number to the agent. The data is stored in association with data indicating the corresponding usage (S26).

  Here, the operation brought about by the above-described processing (extraction method) will be described more specifically. Here, the DB list 332 shown in FIG. 18 is used, the value of the first attribute of the attribute data is A, the value of the next attribute is C, the value of the next attribute is G, and the value of the last attribute is Assume that the value is J. When only the node “J” is associated with the content identifier on the route passing through the nodes “A”, “C”, “G”, and “J”, as shown in FIG. The node transits to the node “J” via the nodes “A”, “C”, and “G”, and the content identifier associated with the node “J” is delivered to the agent. Among the nodes “A”, “C”, “G”, and “J”, when the content identifier is not associated with the node “A” and the content identifier is associated with the node “C” The current node transits from the node “A” to the node “C”, and the content identifier associated with the node “C” is delivered to the agent.

  Note that the processing when the value of the first attribute or a series of attributes including the first attribute is empty is arbitrary. For example, when an attribute with an empty value is the target, the current node is not determined, and when an attribute with a non-empty value is the target, the node that matches the target attribute in the category corresponding to the attribute is set as the current node. The processing after step S23 may be performed. For example, when the value of the target attribute is empty, all nodes that can be reached by following the pointer from the current node in the category corresponding to the attribute may be set as the current node. In the latter case, when the value of the first attribute is empty, it is preferable to set all nodes in the first category as current nodes.

  Further, in the above-described processing (extraction method), if even one content identifier is stored, the processing for transitioning the current node is terminated. However, this is not modified until the current node transitions to the last category node. The processing may be terminated, the processing may be terminated only when content identifiers are stored for all types of content, or a combination of the two may be employed.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for generating package data and transmitting it to the corresponding mobile station 10. As shown in this figure, when the content identifier is delivered to the agent in step S17 of FIG. 11 or step S26 of FIG. 17, the processor 31 starts processing to receive and store the agent number and content data from the agent. (S31). This process ends by receiving and storing the agent number and content data from all the agents that have delivered the content identifier for the mobile station 10. As a result of this processing, the data indicating the attribute of the mobile station 10 and the content data are associated with each application.

  Next, the processor 31 targets the first content data among the content data stored in step S31 (S32). The order of the target content data is arbitrary, and may be, for example, a storage order. Next, it is determined whether the target content data is compatible with the mobile station 10 (S33). This determination is performed based on the content data and data indicating the attribute of the mobile station 10 corresponding to the content data.

  If the determination result in step S33 is “YES”, the processor 31 determines whether there is content data not yet targeted among the content data stored in step S31, that is, the target content data is the last content. It is determined whether it is data (S34). If the determination result is “NO”, the processor 31 targets the next content data (S35), and returns the process to step S33.

  When the determination result in step S33 is “NO”, the processor 31 converts the target content data so as to be suitable for the mobile station 10 based on the data indicating the attribute of the mobile station 10 (S37). This conversion may be a data format conversion, a data content conversion, or a combination of both. Next, the processor 31 overwrites and saves the converted content data (S38). Henceforth, a process progresses to above-mentioned step S34.

  If the target content data is the last content data and the determination result in step S34 is “YES”, the processor 31 generates package data. As shown in FIG. 21, the package data includes content data and command data corresponding to the use of the content data (S39). Next, the processor 31 transmits the generated package data to the mobile station 10 (S40). In the mobile station 10, a UI is set based on the package data.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in a system including the mobile station 10 that provides a set UI and enables use of mobile communication, and the analysis device 30 that causes the mobile station 10 to set a UI. , Attribute data indicating an attribute related to the mobile station 10 is transmitted from the mobile station 10 to the analysis device 30, and the analysis device 30 acquires content data representing content according to the analysis result of the attribute data from the content server device group 50, Package data for causing the mobile station 10 to set a UI for using the content is transmitted to the mobile station 10. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the work of causing the mobile station 10 to set a UI corresponding to the attribute related to the mobile station 10 is simplified. The embodiment described above can be modified as appropriate, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a UI (user interface) setting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view of a mobile station 10 configuring a UI setting system 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen and the operation part screen which the mobile station 10 displays. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an outline of the operation of the UI setting system 100. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the questionnaire screen which the mobile station 10 displays. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI set in a mobile station 10. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a main part of a mobile station 10. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main functional configuration of a mobile station 10. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a main part of an analysis apparatus 30 that configures a UI setting system 100. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main functional configuration of the analysis device 30. FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process (erasing method) which analyzes attribute data and specifies content data. It is a figure which shows typically the example of a part of structure of DB list 332 (erasing method). It is a figure which shows the mode of a change of the replication of DB list 332. It is a figure which shows the mode of a change of the replication of DB list 332. It is a figure which shows the mode of a change of the replication of DB list 332. It is a figure which shows the mode of a change of the replication of DB list 332. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process (extraction method) which analyzes attribute data and specifies content data. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure (extraction method) of DB list 332 typically. It is a figure which shows the mode of the transition of the present node in the structural example (extraction method) of DB list 332. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for generating package data and transmitting it to a corresponding mobile station 10; It is a figure which shows the structure of package data.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile station 11 ... Processor 30 ... Analysis apparatus 31 ... Processor 331 ... Program 100 ... UI setting system

Claims (8)

A mobile station that provides a configured user interface and enables the use of mobile communications;
Having an analysis device for setting the user interface in the mobile station,
The analysis device includes:
An attribute receiving unit for receiving attribute data indicating an attribute relating to the mobile station from the mobile station;
Analyzing the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, and acquiring content data representing content according to the result from another device;
Control data for causing the attribute reception unit to set the user interface using the content represented by the content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit as the transmission source of the attribute data is transmitted to the transmission source. A setting transmission unit to
The mobile station
A transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the wireless section;
An attribute generation unit for generating the attribute data;
An attribute transmission unit that transmits the attribute data to the analysis device using the transmission / reception unit;
A setting receiver that receives the control data from the analysis device using the transceiver;
A setting unit that sets a user interface according to the control data received by the setting receiving unit,
A user interface setting system characterized by that. An attribute receiving unit that transmits attribute data indicating an attribute relating to self, receives control data for causing the user to set a user interface, and receives the attribute data from a communication terminal that sets the user interface according to the control data;
Analyzing the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, and acquiring content data representing content according to the result from another device;
Control data for causing the attribute reception unit to set the user interface using the content represented by the content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit as the transmission source of the attribute data is transmitted to the transmission source. A setting transmission unit to
Causing the terminal to set a user interface;
An analysis device characterized by that. The analysis acquisition unit analyzes the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit, acquires a plurality of content data representing a plurality of contents according to the result from another device,
The setting transmission unit causes the attribute reception unit to set a user interface including each of a plurality of contents represented by the plurality of content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit as a transmission source of the attribute data received. The control data for transmitting to the transmission source in a batch,
The analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: A transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the wireless section;
An attribute generation unit that generates the attribute data indicating an attribute relating to a mobile station;
When receiving the attribute data, to the setting device that transmits to the transmission source control data for setting the user interface using the content according to the attribute data to the transmission source of the attribute data, using the transmission / reception unit An attribute transmission unit for transmitting attribute data;
A setting receiving unit that receives the control data from the setting device using the transmission / reception unit;
A setting unit that sets a user interface according to the control data received by the setting receiving unit,
Providing a configured user interface to enable the use of mobile communications,
A mobile station characterized by that. When the setting receiving unit receives the control data, the setting unit sets a user interface according to the control data.
The mobile station according to claim 4. The attribute generation unit
An operation unit, and an operation unit that outputs a signal specific to the operation of the operation unit,
Generating the attribute data using a signal output from the operation unit;
The mobile station according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that Computer
An attribute receiving unit that transmits attribute data indicating an attribute relating to a mobile station, receives control data for setting a user interface, and receives the attribute data from a communication terminal that sets the user interface according to the control data;
Analyzing the attribute data received by the attribute receiving unit, and acquiring content data representing content according to the result from another device;
The control data for causing the attribute reception unit to set the user interface using the content represented by the content data acquired by the analysis acquisition unit as the transmission source of the attribute data, to the transmission source A program that functions as a setting transmitter for transmission. Transmitting attribute data indicating attributes related to the mobile station, receiving control data for setting the user interface, and performing the analysis apparatus for setting the user interface in the communication terminal for setting the user interface according to the control data,
An attribute receiving step of receiving the attribute data from the communication terminal;
Analyzing the attribute data received in the attribute receiving step, and obtaining and acquiring content data representing content according to the result from another device;
The control data for setting the user interface using the content represented by the content data acquired in the analysis acquisition step to the transmission source of the attribute data received by the attribute reception unit, the transmission source And a setting transmission step of transmitting to the user interface setting support method.

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