JP2010239368A - Recommendation information notifying system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recommendation information notifying system capable of improving usefulness of a mobile terminal by causing a user to notice a function setting of a low utilization frequency. <P>SOLUTION: In a mobile terminal 1, constituting the recommendation information notifying system, the mobile terminal 1 packaging therein a function capable of selecting a plurality of function settings, utilization frequency information of function settings is generated, and recommendation information recommending a function setting of a low-utilization frequency from among the function settings is displayed on a display unit 107. Thus, when a user utilizes only a certain specific function settings among the functions for the mobile terminal 1, since the user is allowed to notice the existence of the function setting for the low utilization frequency, the opportunity of effectively utilizing the functions of the mobile terminals 1 is increased, and usefulness of the mobile terminal 1 is improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recommended information notification system.

  In recent years, mobile terminals are equipped with various functions such as a mail transmission / reception function and an imaging function, in addition to a general call function, and the enhancement of functions has been remarkably advanced. As a technique for improving the convenience of such a high-function mobile terminal, there is a mobile communication terminal described in Patent Document 1, for example. In this conventional mobile communication terminal, a frequently used function is extracted based on the function usage history, and an icon for starting the extracted function is preferentially displayed on the menu screen.

JP 2008-118346 A

  In the mobile terminal described above, various function settings are often prepared in one function. For example, in the mail transmission / reception function, settings for sending / receiving normal text mail and settings for sending / receiving decoration mail that combines images, etc. are prepared. Settings are available. As more functions are installed on mobile devices, the types of function settings are more diversified, so it is assumed that general users are not aware of useful function settings and cannot fully utilize the functions of mobile devices.

  In order to solve such a problem, the above-described conventional technique extracts a frequently used function and customizes the menu screen. Therefore, although it contributes to the improvement of the convenience for the user, it is counterproductive from the viewpoint of notifying the user of the function setting with low usage frequency.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a recommended information notification system capable of improving the usability of a mobile terminal by notifying a user of a function setting with low usage frequency. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above problems, the recommended information notification system according to the present invention is a recommended information notification system for notifying a mobile terminal having a function capable of selecting a plurality of function settings of recommended function settings from among the function settings. The usage frequency information generating means for generating usage frequency information indicating the usage frequency of each function setting in the mobile terminal every time the function is executed, and the function having a low usage frequency among the function settings based on the usage frequency information It is characterized by comprising recommended information generating means for generating recommended information for recommending settings, and display control means for displaying recommended information on the display means.

  This recommended information notification system generates usage frequency information for function settings on a mobile terminal equipped with a function that allows selection of multiple function settings, and recommends information that recommends function settings that are used less frequently from each function setting. Is displayed on the display means. Accordingly, when the user uses only a specific function setting among the functions of the mobile terminal, it is possible to make the user aware of the presence of the function setting with low usage frequency. Opportunities to be utilized are increased, and the usefulness of the mobile terminal can be improved.

  In addition, a usage frequency difference determining unit that determines a usage frequency difference of each function setting based on the usage frequency information is further provided, and the recommended information generation unit is configured to display recommended information when the usage frequency difference exceeds a preset threshold. It is preferable to produce. In this case, since the recommended information is generated so as to maintain the balance of the usage frequency of each function setting, the opportunities for utilizing the functions of the mobile terminal can be further increased.

  In addition, usage frequency information receiving means for receiving usage frequency information from a plurality of mobile terminals, and popularity among a plurality of mobile terminals from among each function setting based on the usage frequency information received by the usage frequency information receiving means. A trendy function setting determining means for determining a trendy function setting, and a usage frequency comparing means for comparing the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting with the usage frequency of other function settings, and is recommended. The information generation means may generate recommended information that recommends the function setting determined for the trendy function setting when the frequency of use of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is lower than the usage frequency of other function settings. preferable. In this case, since it is possible to make the user aware of the presence of function settings frequently used among a plurality of users, it is possible to further improve the usefulness of the mobile terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the usefulness of a portable terminal can be aimed at by making a user notice the function setting with low frequency of use.

It is a block diagram which shows the functional component of the portable terminal which comprises the recommendation information notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of usage frequency information. It is a figure which shows an example of a display of recommendation information. It is a flowchart of a production | generation process of utilization frequency information. It is a flowchart of a display process of recommended information. It is a block diagram which shows the functional component of the recommendation information notification system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of usage frequency information. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the recommendation information notification system shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a recommended information notification system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functional components of a mobile terminal constituting the recommended information notification system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A mobile terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 is physically a mobile phone including a storage unit such as a CPU, a memory, a communication interface, and a hard disk. In addition to a general voice call function, the mobile terminal 1 is equipped with various functions such as a mail transmission / reception function and an imaging function. In each of these functions, a plurality of function settings can be selected on the user side, and the mobile terminal 1 notifies the user side of recommended information corresponding to the frequency of use of the function settings. Hereinafter, a configuration for notifying recommended information will be described using the imaging function as an example.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 1 includes an imaging unit 101, a usage frequency information generation unit 102, and a usage frequency information storage unit 103 as functional components for realizing notification of recommended information to the user. A use frequency difference determination unit 104, a recommended information generation unit 105, a display control unit 106, and a display unit 107.

  The imaging unit 101 is a part that acquires, for example, an image captured by a camera installed in the casing of the mobile terminal 1 as image data. The imaging unit 101 stores the acquired image data in a predetermined data storage unit. In the imaging unit 101, a plurality of function settings for acquiring image data are prepared. Examples of the function setting of the imaging unit 101 include switching between moving image shooting / still image shooting and setting of resolution.

  The usage frequency information generation unit 102 is a part that generates usage frequency information indicating the usage frequency of each function setting for each function execution. More specifically, the usage frequency information generation unit 102 generates usage frequency information each time the imaging unit 101 executes image capturing by a predetermined operation by the user, and stores the usage frequency information in the usage frequency information storage unit 103. Here, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of usage frequency information stored in the usage frequency information storage unit 103.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the items of usage frequency information include “terminal ID”, “function setting ID”, “function classification (large / medium / small)”, “cumulative usage count”, and “final usage” of the mobile terminal 1. "Date of use" is established. The “terminal ID” is information for specifying the mobile terminal 1, for example, and is “F-01A”. The “function setting ID” is information for specifying the function setting. “Function setting ID: 01-001” is associated with “still image shooting, resolution 480 × 854” as function setting, “cumulative usage count” is “15”, and “last usage date” is “2009”. / 01/23 ".

  “Function setting ID: 01-002” is associated with “still image shooting, resolution 1200 × 1600” as the function setting, “cumulative use count” is “10”, and “last use date”. “2008/12/01”. Since “function setting ID: 01-003” is associated with the function setting “still image shooting, resolution 1944 × 2592” and “cumulative use count” is “0”, “last use date” is set. Not entered.

  The usage frequency difference determination unit 104 is a part that determines the usage frequency difference of each function setting based on the usage frequency information. The usage frequency difference determination unit 104 refers to the usage frequency information stored in the usage frequency information storage unit 103, and the difference between the cumulative usage count of the function setting with the highest usage frequency and the cumulative usage count of other function settings. Is calculated. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, “resolution: 480 × 854” has the largest cumulative usage count, and the usage frequency difference from “resolution: 1200 × 1600” is “5”, and “resolution: 1944 × 2592” is used. The frequency difference is “15”. The usage frequency difference determination unit 104 generates usage frequency difference information indicating the calculated usage frequency difference, and outputs the usage frequency difference information to the recommended information generation unit 105.

  The recommended information generation unit 105 is a part that generates recommended information for recommending a function setting having a low use frequency from among the function settings based on the use frequency information. More specifically, the recommended information generation unit 105 refers to the usage frequency difference information received from the usage frequency difference determination unit 104 and generates recommendation information when the usage frequency difference exceeds a preset threshold. In the example shown in FIG. 2, if the threshold value of the usage frequency difference in this embodiment is “10”, for example, “Resolution: 1944 × 2592” with the usage frequency difference of “15” is extracted as the recommended function setting. Is done. The recommended information generation unit 105 generates recommended information indicating that “resolution: 1944 × 2592” is recommended, and outputs the recommended information to the display control unit 106.

  The display control unit 106 is a part that displays the recommended information received from the recommended information generation unit 105 on the display unit 107. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of recommended information displayed on the display unit 107. In the example shown in FIG. 3A, first, a message “This is useful information for the camera function” is displayed at the center of the standby screen. Next, as shown in Fig. 3 (b), "Your terminal is equipped with a high-performance camera. Not only the standby screen size that you always use, but also the performance of 5 million pixels. The recommended resolution “1944 × 2592”, “OK button”, and “setting change button” are displayed together with the message “It is possible to shoot at a high resolution”. When the “setting change button” is selected, the resolution is changed to “1944 × 2592”.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 1 described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, usage frequency information generation processing is performed. First, the function is executed in the mobile terminal 1 (step S01). In the present embodiment, acquisition of image data by the imaging unit 101 corresponds to this. When the function is executed, the function settings used at the time of executing the function are counted, and usage frequency information is generated (step S02). Thereafter, the generated usage frequency information is stored (step S03).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, a recommendation information generation process is performed. This process is performed periodically, for example, in a preset cycle (such as once a month). First, the usage frequency information stored in the usage frequency information storage unit 103 is read (step S11), and the difference in the usage frequency of each function setting is determined (step S12). Here, it is determined whether or not the usage frequency difference exceeds a preset threshold value (step S13). If it is determined that the usage frequency difference is less than the preset threshold value, the recommended information is generated. The process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the usage frequency difference exceeds a preset threshold value, recommendation information for recommending a function setting with low usage frequency is generated (step S14), and recommended to the display unit 107. Information is displayed (step S15).

  As described above, in the mobile terminal 1, in the mobile terminal 1 having a function capable of selecting a plurality of function settings, usage frequency information of the function settings is generated, and the function settings that are used less frequently among the function settings. The recommended information for recommending is displayed on the display unit 107. Accordingly, when the user uses only a specific function setting among the functions of the mobile terminal 1, it is possible to make the user aware of the presence of the function setting with low usage frequency. Opportunities for utilizing the functions increase, and the usefulness of the mobile terminal 1 can be improved.

  Further, the mobile terminal 1 determines the usage frequency difference between the function settings based on the usage frequency information, and generates recommended information when the usage frequency difference exceeds a preset threshold. For this reason, since the recommended information is generated so that the balance of the usage frequency of each function setting is maintained, the chances of making the functions of the mobile terminal 1 be used can be further increased. The notification of the recommended information does not require a specific operation by the user, so that the user is not burdened with the operation.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing functional components of the recommended information notification system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the recommended information notification system 2 includes a plurality of portable terminals 21 (21A, 21B, 21C...) And an information processing server 31. As in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 21 is physically a mobile phone including a storage unit such as a CPU, a memory, a communication interface, and a hard disk. In addition to a general voice call function, the mobile terminal 21 is equipped with various functions such as a mail transmission / reception function and an imaging function.

  The information processing server 31 is physically a computer system including a CPU, a memory, a communication interface, a storage unit such as a hard disk, a display unit such as a display, and the like. The portable terminal 21 and the information processing server 31 are connected to each other via a network N so as to be able to communicate with each other. Hereinafter, each component of the portable terminal 21 and the information processing server 31 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 21 includes, as functional components, an imaging unit 201, a usage frequency information generation unit 202, a usage frequency information transmission unit 203, a recommended information reception unit 204, and a display control unit. 205 and a display unit 206. Note that the plurality of mobile terminals 21A, 21B, 21C,... Has the same configuration.

  The imaging unit 201 and the usage frequency information generation unit 202 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The usage frequency information generation unit 202 outputs the generated usage frequency information to the usage frequency information transmission unit 203. The usage frequency information transmission unit 203 transmits the usage frequency information received from the usage frequency information generation unit 202 to the information processing server 31 together with the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 21. The usage frequency information and the terminal ID may be transmitted every time the function of the mobile terminal 21 is executed, or may be performed in a preset cycle (such as once a month).

  The recommended information receiving unit 204 is a part that receives recommended information transmitted from the information processing server 31 in response to transmission of usage frequency information. The recommended information receiving unit 204 outputs the received recommended information to the display control unit 205. The display control unit 205 is a part that causes the display unit 206 to display the recommended information received from the recommended information receiving unit 204. The display control unit 205 causes the display unit 206 to display the received recommended information, as in the case shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the information processing server 31 includes, as functional components, a usage frequency information receiving unit 301, a usage frequency information storage unit 302, a trendy function setting determination unit 303, a usage frequency comparison unit 304, and a recommended information generation unit. 305 and a recommended information transmission unit 306.

  The usage frequency information receiving unit 301 is a part that receives terminal IDs and usage frequency information from a plurality of portable terminals 21. The usage frequency information receiving unit 301 stores the received usage frequency information in the usage frequency information storage unit 302. In addition, the usage frequency information receiving unit 301 outputs the terminal ID and the usage frequency information to the usage frequency comparison unit 304 and also outputs instruction information for instructing the trendy function setting determination unit 303 to start processing.

  The usage frequency information storage unit 302 is a part that stores the usage frequency information output from the usage frequency information reception unit 301. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of usage frequency information stored in the usage frequency information storage unit 302. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the usage frequency information items include “terminal ID”, “function setting ID”, and “function classification (large / medium / small)” of the mobile terminal 21, as well as the accumulation included in the usage frequency information. A “total number of uses” obtained by adding the number of uses and a “number of used users” that match the number of additions of the total number of uses are provided.

  The trendy function setting determining unit 303 is a part that determines a trendy function setting that is popular among a plurality of portable terminals 21 from among the function settings based on the usage frequency information received by the usage frequency information receiving unit 301. is there. More specifically, when the trendy function setting determination unit 303 receives the instruction information from the usage frequency information reception unit 301, the trendy function setting determination unit 303 refers to the usage frequency information stored in the usage frequency information storage unit 302 and uses the function with high usage frequency. Extract settings as trendy function settings. The trendy function setting determination unit 303 outputs extracted information indicating the extracted trendy function settings to the usage frequency comparison unit 304.

  The fashion function setting extraction method may, for example, extract the function setting having the largest “total number of times of use”, or extract the function setting having the largest value obtained by dividing the “total number of times of use” by the “number of users”. May be. In the example shown in FIG. 7, “resolution: 1944 × 2592” is the largest at “total number of uses 10,000”, and the value obtained by dividing “total number of uses” by “number of users” is also largest at “20”. . Therefore, “resolution: 1944 × 2592” is extracted as the trendy function setting.

  The usage frequency comparison unit 304 is a part that compares the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting with the usage frequency of other function settings. More specifically, when the usage frequency comparison unit 304 receives the terminal ID and the extracted information from the trendy function setting determination unit 303, the usage frequency comparison unit 304 refers to the usage frequency information received from the usage frequency information reception unit 301 and determines the trendy function setting. The difference between the accumulated usage count of the set function setting and the cumulative usage count of the other function settings is calculated. The usage frequency comparison unit 304 generates usage frequency difference information indicating the calculated usage frequency difference, and outputs the usage frequency difference information to the recommended information generation unit 305.

  The recommended information generation unit 305 is a part that generates recommended information for recommending a function setting having a low use frequency from among the function settings based on the use frequency information. The recommended information generation unit 305 refers to the usage frequency difference information received from the usage frequency comparison unit 304, and when the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is lower than the usage frequency of the other function settings, Generate recommended information that recommends the function setting determined for the function setting.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the trendy function setting is “resolution: 1944 × 2592”, whereas in the example shown in FIG. 2, compared to “resolution: 480 × 854”, which has the highest cumulative usage count, The cumulative usage count of “resolution: 1944 × 2592”, which is a trendy function setting, is “0”. Therefore, the recommended information generation unit 305 generates recommended information indicating that “resolution: 1944 × 2592” is recommended, and outputs the recommended information to the recommended information transmission unit 306 together with the terminal ID. The recommended information transmission unit 306 transmits the received recommended information to the mobile terminal 21 specified by the terminal ID.

  Next, the operation of the recommended information notification system 2 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the recommended information notification system 2, first, usage frequency information generation processing is performed on the mobile terminal 21 side. That is, when the function is executed in the portable terminal 21 (step S21), the function setting used at the time of executing the function is counted, and usage frequency information is generated (step S22). Thereafter, the generated usage frequency information is transmitted to the information processing server (step S23). The process of step S21-step S23 is performed at any time in each of execution of a function in several portable terminal 21A, 21B, 21C ....

  On the information processing server 31 side, the received usage frequency information is stored, and the cumulative usage count and the usage user count of each function setting are calculated (step S24). Next, the trendy function setting is determined based on the calculated cumulative use count and number of users of each function setting (step S25). Then, the usage frequency information received from the mobile terminal 21 is referred to, and the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is compared with the usage frequency of other function settings (step S26).

  Then, when the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is lower than the usage frequency of the other function settings, recommended information for recommending the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is generated (step S27). . The generated recommended information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 21 based on the terminal ID (step S28). In the mobile terminal 21 that has received the recommended information, the recommended information is displayed on the display unit 206 (step S29).

  As described above, in the recommended information notification system 2, the usage frequency is selected from the function settings based on the usage frequency information of the function settings generated in the mobile terminal 21 equipped with a function capable of selecting a plurality of function settings. The recommended information that recommends a low function setting is generated on the information processing server 31 side, and is transmitted to the mobile terminal 21 to be displayed on the display unit 206. Accordingly, when the user uses only a specific function setting among the functions of the mobile terminal 21, it is possible to make the user aware of the presence of the function setting with a low usage frequency. Opportunities for utilizing the functions increase, and the usefulness of the mobile terminal 21 can be improved.

  Further, in the recommended information notification system 2, based on the usage frequency information received from the plurality of portable terminals 21, the trendy function setting that is popular among the plurality of portable terminals is determined, and the trendy function setting is determined. When the usage frequency of the function setting is lower than the usage frequency of the other function settings, recommendation information that recommends the function setting determined as the trendy function setting is generated. This makes it possible to make the user aware of the presence of function settings that are frequently used among a plurality of users, so that the usefulness of the mobile terminal 21 can be further improved.

  1, 21 (21A, 21B, 21C...) ... mobile terminal, 2 ... recommended information notification system, 102, 202 ... usage frequency information generation unit, 104 ... usage frequency difference determination unit, 105, 305 ... recommended information generation unit, 106 205, display control unit, 107, 206, display unit, 301 ... usage frequency information reception unit, 303 ... trendy function setting determination unit, 304 ... usage frequency comparison unit.

Claims (3)

A recommended information notification system for notifying a mobile terminal having a function capable of selecting a plurality of function settings of a recommended function setting from the function settings,
Usage frequency information generating means for generating usage frequency information indicating the usage frequency of each function setting in the mobile terminal for each execution of the function;
Recommended information generating means for generating recommended information for recommending a function setting having a low use frequency from the function settings based on the use frequency information;
And a display control means for displaying the recommended information on a display means. A usage frequency difference judging means for judging a usage frequency difference between the function settings based on the usage frequency information;
The recommended information notification system according to claim 1, wherein the recommended information generation unit generates the recommended information when the difference in use frequency exceeds a preset threshold value. Usage frequency information receiving means for receiving the usage frequency information from a plurality of portable terminals;
A trendy function setting determining means for determining a trendy function setting that is popular among the plurality of mobile terminals from the function settings based on the usage frequency information received by the usage frequency information receiving means;
A usage frequency comparison means for comparing the usage frequency of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting with the usage frequency of another function setting;
The recommended information generating means recommends recommended information for recommending the function setting determined for the trendy function setting when the frequency of use of the function setting determined for the trendy function setting is lower than the frequency of use of other function settings. The recommended information notification system according to claim 1 to be generated.

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