JP2010232882A - Mobile terminal, and evaluation data acquiring method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire evaluation data for analyzing an operation that a user of a cellular phone performs and a situation of use in which the user performs the operation. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone 1 (CPU 11) includes an operation log data recording means for recording operation log data as a record of key operation; and a screen data recording means for recording screen data during key operations, within predetermined times, after a predetermined key operation by associating the screen data with the operation log data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal and an evaluation data acquisition method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for recording operation log data (key operation log) and reproducing a key operation is known for improving the efficiency of a key operation test of a mobile phone (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In recent years, operation log data has been used to analyze what operation a mobile phone user has performed under what usage conditions and to evaluate a mobile phone system (for example, quality evaluation). Yes. However, the mobile phone generally has a small number of keys, and a plurality of functions corresponding to the operation state of the mobile phone are assigned to one key. Therefore, even if key operations are simply recorded, it is not possible to analyze what kind of operation the user has performed unless the operation state at the time of key operation can be specified. Can not.

  In the face of the above problem, we came up with the policy of recording screen data during key operations in association with operation log data. This is because the operation state at the time of the key operation can be specified from the screen data at the time of the key operation, so that it is possible to analyze what operation the user has performed in what use situation.

JP 2008-17418 A

  However, when adopting a method of recording screen data at the time of operation in association with operation log data, screen data is acquired and stored every time a key operation is performed, so there is a concern that the operation of the mobile phone may be delayed. When the operation of the mobile phone becomes slow, in the evaluation of the mobile phone system, for example, a situation where the operation is not comfortable or a situation where the evaluation based on the actual operation speed cannot be performed may occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is a technique for analyzing what operation the user has performed in what use situation while suppressing a decrease in the operating speed of the mobile phone. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problem, a mobile terminal that is one embodiment of the present invention operates in response to a user's key operation, and is an operation log that is a record of key operation in a mobile terminal that outputs screen data to a display screen. Operation log data recording means for recording data, and screen data recording means for recording screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation in association with the operation log data.

  In order to solve the above problem, a mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention operates from a color screen data to a color screen in a mobile terminal that operates according to a user's key operation and outputs color screen data to a display screen. Generated from recording screen data generating means for generating recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than data, operation log data recording means for recording operation log data as key operation records, and color screen data at the time of key operations Screen data recording means for recording the recorded screen data in association with the operation log data.

  In order to solve the above problem, a mobile terminal according to another aspect of the present invention operates from a color screen data to a color screen in a mobile terminal that operates according to a user's key operation and outputs color screen data to a display screen. Generated from recording screen data generating means for generating recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than data, operation log data recording means for recording operation log data as key operation records, and color screen data at the time of key operations Screen data recording means for recording the recorded recording screen data in association with the operation log data, and the screen data recording means is generated from the color screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after the predetermined key operation. The recording screen data is recorded.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an evaluation data acquisition method according to another aspect of the present invention operates in response to a user's key operation and outputs evaluation data related to a mobile terminal that outputs screen data to a display screen. An acquisition method for recording operation log data that is a record of key operations, and screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation is recorded as evaluation data in association with the operation log data It has the step to perform.

  In order to solve the above problem, an evaluation data acquisition method according to another aspect of the present invention operates in response to a user's key operation and outputs evaluation screen data for a mobile terminal that outputs color screen data on a display screen. A step of generating recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than color screen data, a step of recording operation log data which is a record of key operations, and a color at the time of key operations. The recording screen data generated from the screen data is recorded as evaluation data in association with operation log data.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to analyze what operation the user performed in what use condition, suppressing the fall of the operating speed of a mobile telephone. Therefore, in the evaluation of the mobile phone system, it is possible to comfortably operate the mobile phone and perform the evaluation based on the operation speed according to the actual operation speed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows recording operation | movement of the data for evaluation by CPU11. It is an example of the data for evaluation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 that is an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11, a storage unit 12, a wireless unit 13, an operation unit 14, a display unit 15, a microphone 16, A speaker 17 is provided.

  The CPU 11 controls each unit of the mobile phone 1. The CPU 11 implements various functions (for example, a call function, an Internet access function, an e-mail function, an operation log data recording function, a screen data recording function) by executing a program stored in the storage unit 12. The operation log data recording function and the screen data recording function will be described later. The CPU 11 outputs screen data corresponding to the operation of the mobile phone 1 to the display unit 15.

  The storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the CPU 11 and various data (for example, evaluation data described later). The radio unit 13 transmits and receives radio signals to and from the base station of the mobile phone system via an antenna (not shown), and performs voice call or data communication. The operation unit 14 has a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number, various function keys, and the like. When the key is pressed, the operation unit 14 outputs data (hereinafter referred to as “pressed key data”) related to the pressed key (hereinafter referred to as “pressed key”) to the CPU 11.

  The display unit 15 includes a display screen (for example, a liquid crystal display panel) and a display control circuit. Screen data is input from the CPU 11 to the display unit 15. The display unit 15 displays (outputs) the screen data input from the CPU 11 on the display screen. The microphone 16 inputs sound during a call or the like. The speaker 17 outputs sound during a call.

  Next, an operation log data recording function and a screen data recording function performed by the CPU 11 will be described. The operation log data recording function is a function for recording operation log data that is a record of key operations. That is, the CPU 11 records operation log data as an operation log data recording function. Specifically, the CPU 11 acquires operation log data and stores it in the storage unit 12.

  The screen data recording function is a function for recording screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation in association with operation log data. That is, as a screen data recording function, the CPU 11 records screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation in association with operation log data. Specifically, the CPU 11 acquires the screen data and stores it in the storage unit 12 in association with the operation log data.

  The CPU 11 may implement a recording screen data generation function in addition to the operation log data recording function and the screen data recording function. The recording screen data generation function is a function for generating recording screen data (for example, monochrome image data) having a smaller amount of information than the color screen data from the color screen data displayed on the display screen. That is, the CPU 11 generates recording screen data from the color screen data displayed on the display screen as a recording screen data generation function.

  When generating the recording screen data, the CPU 11 records the recording screen data in association with the operation log data instead of the color screen data. Further, when generating the recording screen data, the CPU 11 records the recording screen data generated from the color screen data at the time of each key operation, without being limited to the key operation within a predetermined number of times after the predetermined key operation. However, it is preferable to record the recording screen data only when the key operation is performed within a predetermined number of times after the predetermined key operation.

  The evaluation data recording operation according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 starts when an evaluation data acquisition process is executed. For example, when the CPU 11 acquires a notification to start the evaluation data acquisition process from the operation unit 14, the CPU 11 executes the evaluation data acquisition process. The cellular phone 1 stores a setting value (hereinafter referred to as “number of times setting value”) related to the number of times screen data is continuously recorded in association with each pressed key after the reference key is pressed in the storage unit 12. It shall be. The mobile phone 1 is assumed to display a color screen on the display screen. Note that the start and end of execution of the evaluation data acquisition process are performed by command input. The command input may be performed from the operation unit 14 as described above, or may be performed by communication.

  In FIG. 2, the CPU 11 sets an initial value “0” in the counter i (step S1). The CPU 11 determines whether or not pressing key data is input from the operation unit 14 (step S2). That is, the CPU 11 determines whether or not a key operation has been performed. When the CPU 11 determines that the pressed key data is not input (step S2: No), the CPU 11 repeatedly executes step S2 until it is determined that the pressed key data is input.

  When the CPU 11 determines that the pressed key data has been input (step S2: Yes), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the pressed key data relates to a predetermined key (hereinafter referred to as “reference key”) (step S3). That is, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the reference key has been operated. The reference key is a predetermined key among all keys provided in the operation unit 14. The reference key may be singular or plural.

  If the CPU 11 determines that the key data is the pressed key data related to the reference key (step S3: Yes), the CPU 11 inputs the number of times setting value j to the counter i (step S4). On the other hand, when the CPU 11 determines that it is not the pressed key data related to the reference key (step S3: No), it skips step S4 and proceeds to step S5.

  Subsequent to step S4 or step S3 (No), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the counter i is 0 (step S5). When the CPU 11 determines that the counter i is 0 (step S5: Yes), the CPU 11 returns to step S2.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 11 determines that the counter i is not 0 (step S5: No), the CPU 11 acquires screen data (color screen data) when the key is pressed (step S6). There are various methods for acquiring screen data of the display screen when the key is pressed. For example, the CPU 11 may not change the screen data of the display screen until the screen data acquisition is completed. Further, a buffer memory for acquiring screen data may be provided, and when the key is pressed, the screen data is temporarily stored in the buffer memory, and the screen data is acquired from the buffer memory.

  Subsequent to step S6, the CPU 11 generates recording screen data (monochrome image data) with a small amount of information from the screen data (color screen data) acquired in step S6 (step S7). The CPU 11 that has generated the recording screen data (monochrome image data) records the pressed key data and the recording screen data in association with each other as evaluation data (step S8). More specifically, the CPU 11 acquires the time of a clock (not shown) that the mobile phone 1 has, and stores the operation time, pressed key data, and recording screen data in the storage unit 12 in association with each other. FIG. 3 is an example of evaluation data stored in the storage unit 12. In the example of FIG. 3, the key name is used as the pressed key data. The operation time is the time when the key specified by the key name is pressed. The screen data is the screen data displayed on the display screen when the key specified by the key name is pressed.

  Subsequent to step S8, the CPU 11 subtracts 1 from the counter i (step S9). Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not to end the execution of the evaluation data acquisition process (step S10). For example, the CPU 11 determines to end the execution of the evaluation data acquisition process when receiving a notification from the operation unit 14 that the execution of the evaluation data acquisition process should be ended. When the CPU 11 determines not to end the execution (step S10: No), the CPU 11 returns to step S2. On the other hand, when the CPU 11 determines to end the execution (step S10: Yes), this flowchart ends.

  According to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2, after the reference key is pressed, the evaluation image data including the recording screen data is continuously stored in the storage unit 12 for the number of times set by the number of times setting value j (until the counter i becomes 0). (Step S8). Further, when the reference key is pressed before the evaluation images for the set number of times according to the set number of times j are continuously recorded in the storage unit 12, the evaluation image data is continuously stored for the set number of times. Part 12 is recorded.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the screen data of the display screen when the key operation is performed is recorded in association with the operation log data as the evaluation data. Thereby, the screen data displayed on the display screen when the key operation is performed can be known. And based on the screen data, it is possible to recognize the operation state of the mobile phone 1 when a key operation is performed. For example, according to the time series of the evaluation data, it is possible to grasp the operation content of the mobile phone 1 performed by the user and the operation state of the mobile phone 1 at the time of the operation from the key operation content and the screen data at the time of the key operation. it can. As a result, it is possible to analyze what operation the user of the mobile phone has performed in what use situation. For example, it is assumed that the user is accessing the Internet with the mobile phone 1. Here, when the user repeats the same key operation, it is determined based on the screen data whether the same key operation was repeated because the communication status was poor and access was not successful, or the same key operation was repeated by mistake. It becomes possible to do. The evaluation data according to the present embodiment can be used for user subjective evaluation of the network quality of the mobile phone system, development of quality standards in website design, and the like. It can also be used for analysis in response to complaints from users of mobile phone systems.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the number of times screen data is recorded starting from the operation of the reference key is limited to a predetermined number (a set value based on the set number of times). Further, according to the present embodiment, recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than screen data to be actually displayed is stored. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the CPU load for obtaining the evaluation data while obtaining desired evaluation data. Therefore, in the evaluation of the mobile phone system, it is possible to comfortably operate the mobile phone and perform the evaluation based on the operation speed according to the actual operation speed. In other words, since it is possible to prevent the operating speed experienced by the user when using the mobile phone 1 as much as possible, the same usage environment as when not acquiring the evaluation data can be obtained. Thus, evaluation data can be acquired, and the accuracy of the evaluation data is improved.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment is an example of a mobile station used for mobile communication, and any mobile communication system (for example, PHS, PDC, GMS, CDMA) may be used. Good. Further, as described above, the mobile phone 1 is an example of the mobile terminal according to the present invention. However, the mobile terminal according to the present invention may be a portable terminal having a communication function, for example, a small PC. (Personal Computer), music playback device, game machine, electronic dictionary, and the like may be used. This is because, like the mobile phone 1, the number of keys is generally small, and the same kind of evaluation as the mobile phone 1 is likely to be performed.

  Note that a program for executing each process of the mobile phone 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. Thus, the above-described various processes related to the mobile phone 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be performed. Here, the “computer system” may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The “computer-readable recording medium” means a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk built in a computer system, etc. This is a storage device.

  Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” means a volatile memory (for example, DRAM (Dynamic DRAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Random Access Memory)), etc., which hold programs for a certain period of time. The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 11 CPU 12 Memory | storage part 13 Radio | wireless part 14 Operation part 15 Display part 16 Microphone 17 Speaker

Claims (5)

In a mobile terminal that operates according to the user's key operation and outputs screen data to the display screen,
Operation log data recording means for recording operation log data which is a record of key operations;
A portable terminal comprising: screen data recording means for recording screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation in association with the operation log data. In portable terminals that operate in response to user key operations and output color screen data on the display screen,
Recording screen data generating means for generating recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than color screen data from color screen data;
Operation log data recording means for recording operation log data which is a record of key operations;
A portable terminal comprising: screen data recording means for recording the recording screen data generated from color screen data at the time of key operation in association with the operation log data. In portable terminals that operate in response to user key operations and output color screen data on the display screen,
Recording screen data generating means for generating recording screen data having a smaller amount of information than color screen data from color screen data;
Operation log data recording means for recording operation log data which is a record of key operations;
Screen data recording means for recording the recording screen data generated from the color screen data at the time of key operation in association with the operation log data;
The screen data recording means includes
A portable terminal that records the recording screen data generated from color screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation. It is a method for obtaining data for evaluation related to a mobile terminal that operates according to a user's key operation and outputs screen data to a display screen,
A step of recording operation log data which is a record of key operations;
A method for obtaining evaluation data, comprising the step of recording screen data at the time of each key operation within a predetermined number of times after a predetermined key operation in association with the operation log data as the evaluation data. A method for acquiring evaluation data relating to a mobile terminal that operates in response to a user's key operation and outputs color screen data on a display screen,
Generating screen data for recording with a smaller amount of information than color screen data from color screen data;
A step of recording operation log data which is a record of key operations;
An evaluation data acquisition method comprising the step of recording the recording screen data generated from color screen data at the time of key operation in association with the operation log data as the evaluation data.

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