JP2011070475A - Portable terminal, information providing method, and program for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accumulate information on which the intention of a user is reflected, that is, the information of the user himself or herself, and to provide information which serves as a guide of an action which a user takes afterward based on the accumulated information. <P>SOLUTION: A method is configured to use, as a database, a plurality of image information which a user intentionally stores in a memory 7 of a cellular phone with a camera 3 and on which the intention of the user is reflected, and to extract and output information which is valid for the present decision making of the user from among the plurality of image information by a computer. The information corresponding to an external factor, which is not directly related with the intention of the user, is stored in the memory so as to be attached by string to each of the plurality of image information as additional information. The computer retrieves and extracts the additional information stored in the memory based on the information corresponding to a certain external factor under the conditions of the external factor, and outputs, as information which is valid for the user, the image information attached by string to the extracted additional information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal, an information providing method in the portable terminal, and a program therefor.

  In recent years, the standard of living has improved, and daily life has diversified. As an example, there are various food items in the meal, and the menu of meals made based on it is diversified. In clothing, there are abundant merchandise lined up in stores, interest in clothing has increased, and the amount of clothing owned by individuals has increased.

  On the other hand, as digitalization advances, matters and things associated with daily life are managed by digital devices. In particular, since personal digital assistants can be easily carried, a lot of personal data and records are stored, such as being used as a notebook.

  This is because, in a diversified life, it is difficult to manage the user's habits / preferences in an analog manner, such as by storing the data on the user's head or recording it on paper. .

  For this reason, an increasing number of users manage digitally, such as storing a large amount of personal data in portable terminals that are always close.

  However, while the capacity for storing data increases, it is not easy for the user to select a large amount of data and use it in daily life.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a function that allows a user to easily manage and effectively use his / her own personal data with a portable terminal that is always at hand.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information storage method for storing information related to an event experienced by a user and information required by the user so that the information can be used later.

JP 2005-352922 A

  In the information storage method disclosed in Patent Document 1, information (content) provided from outside is personalized and stored, and annotation (annotation) is added at the time of storage, so that the user can select information desired later This facilitates the processing when performing. Therefore, although the accumulated information is related to an event experienced by the user, it is not information reflecting the user's intention. For this reason, the information storage method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is not suitable for satisfying a request that the stored information is used as a guideline for actions to be taken by subsequent users, for example.

  An object of the present invention is to accumulate information reflecting the user's intention, that is, the user's own information, and to provide information that should serve as a guideline for actions to be taken by the user based on the accumulated information. It is in.

  The present invention relates to the information reflecting the user's intention, the external factor at that time is linked as additional information and stored in a memory, and when it becomes a state affected by a similar or similar external factor at a later date, A user searches for past information stored in a memory by using an external factor as a key to realize a function of providing information for decision making.

  As a method for realizing this information providing function, additional information (external factor that does not directly reflect the user's intention) is associated with the user's information (information that reflects the user's intention) and memory Save to. Thereafter, at the user's timing, the information stored in the memory is automatically classified and selected, and the selected information is displayed, thereby making a proposal regarding the user's action to the user. The additional information may be determined by the user himself / herself in consideration of the subsequent action, or may be acquired using the communication function of the mobile terminal such as acquiring environment information such as season / weather from the server. It can be linked to information.

  According to this information providing function, it is possible to automatically classify and select information that is effective for decision making at present from past information that is intentionally stored in the memory by the user.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information reflecting the user's intention, which are intentionally stored in the memory in the portable terminal by the user, are used as a database, and the user can select from the plurality of pieces of information by the computer. In this method, information effective for current decision making is extracted and output, and each of the plurality of information includes information corresponding to an external factor that is not directly related to the user's intention as additional information. The computer is linked and stored in the memory, and when the computer is affected by a certain external factor, that is, when the computer is affected by the certain external factor, the memory is based on information corresponding to the external factor. Information providing method for extracting additional information stored in the information and outputting information associated with the extracted additional information as information effective for the user There is provided.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the memory for storing a plurality of information reflecting the user's intention and the plurality of information as a database are used for making a current decision for the user from the plurality of information. Control means for extracting and outputting information effective to the information, and each of the plurality of information is associated with information corresponding to an external factor not directly related to the user's intention as additional information. Stored in the memory, and the control means is stored in the memory based on information corresponding to the external factor under the condition of a certain external factor, that is, when the control unit is affected by the external factor. There is provided a portable terminal characterized in that additional information is extracted and information associated with the extracted additional information is output as information effective for the user.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information reflecting the user's intention, which are intentionally stored in a memory in the mobile terminal by the user, are used as a database in the computer, and the user is selected from the plurality of pieces of information. A program for executing an operation of extracting and outputting information effective for current decision making, wherein each of the plurality of information corresponds to an external factor not directly related to the user's intention Information is linked as additional information and stored in the memory, and corresponds to the external factor when the computer enters a condition affected by the external factor, that is, the external factor. A step of extracting additional information stored in the memory based on the information, and information associated with the extracted additional information as effective information for the user Program for executing the steps of and outputs, is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically classify and select and output information that is effective when making a decision of the user at present from past information intentionally stored in the memory by the user. That is, it is possible to provide information that should serve as a guideline for actions that the user will take later based on information accumulated by reflecting the user's intention.

It is the block diagram which showed the structural example of the portable terminal to which this invention is applied. In implementation of this invention, it is a figure for demonstrating acquisition of the information reflecting a user's intention. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of associating additional information with the information reflecting the user's intention acquired in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the information provision function by this invention.

  With reference to FIG. 1, as an example of a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied, the configuration of a camera-equipped mobile phone will be described here. This cellular phone includes an antenna 101, a radio circuit 102, a control circuit (control means) 103, a memory 104, a temporary memory 105, a display unit 106, a camera (digital camera) unit 108, a key input unit 109, a microphone 110, a speaker 111, and the like. including. The control circuit 103 is realized by a CPU, a microcomputer, and the like.

  This mobile phone can display an image input from the camera unit 108 that can be photographed by the user's operation on the display unit 106 and store it in the memory 104 as information reflecting the user's intention. The information reflecting the user's intention is information acquired as a result of the action having the user's intention, and here is image information obtained by photographing itself using the camera unit 108.

  Hereinafter, functions of each unit will be described.

  The antenna 101 and the wireless circuit 102 have functions of communication between the mobile phone and the base station, and thus communication with the server via the base station and communication control. The microphone 110 and the speaker 111 have a voice signal transmission / reception function in communication. The memory 104 stores a control program for realizing various functions of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment, and stores information such as an image taken by the camera unit 108 and an image input from an external device such as another mobile phone. Storage function as a database. The temporary memory 105 temporarily stores images, code data, and various types of function information, and the display unit 106 has a function of displaying the storage contents of the temporary memory 105.

  The key input unit 109 captures images in addition to the normal control functions of the mobile phone, such as selection of various functions such as telephone number input, call origination, call reception, on / off hook, various menu settings, and display operations. , Functions for storing information in the memory 104, adding characters to the display data of the display unit 106, correcting the characters, and the like.

  The control circuit 103 performs a data transfer function between the units, processing control for storing image information from the camera unit 108 in the memory 104, and display of information stored in the temporary memory 105 on the display unit 106. Processing control, and a function of performing processing control for editing by operating the key input unit 109 with respect to the image displayed on the display unit 106 are provided.

  Next, typical examples of the present invention will be described.

[Configuration of Example]
In the following, the user's daily clothing information (information on clothing) is stored as information reflecting the user's intention on the camera-equipped mobile phone, and is used when selecting clothes to be worn according to the season and weather at a later date. In this case, that is, an example of receiving information on clothes as a guideline for actions taken by the user will be described. Note that this example is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention. The operation and the plurality of applications described below are realized by the control circuit 103 described in FIG. 1 reading and executing the control program stored in the memory 104. However, the application is the control program. Alternatively, it may be stored in the memory 104.

  2 to 4, the information providing function in this embodiment is realized between the user 1 and the mobile phone 3 having the camera 2 (camera unit 108 in FIG. 1). Accordingly, the server 14 is interposed. The user 1 acquires an image 4 obtained by photographing his / her clothes using the camera 2 at an arbitrary timing.

  In FIG. 3, the application 6 as the first application uses at least one of the information (external factors) related to the season / weather such as date, weather, temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, etc., which are listed as candidates in advance. The information is selected and created as additional information 5, and is associated with the information of the image 4 obtained by photographing the clothes of the user 1 and stored in the memory 7 (memory 104 in FIG. 1). For example, in the case of the weather, since it changes every day, it is preferable to add a plurality of pieces of information (weather, temperature, atmospheric pressure, etc.). Information regarding the season / weather as an external factor can be acquired from the server 14 using the communication function of the mobile phone 3 described in FIG. At that time, the server 14 specifies a location where the user is located by using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and transmits the above-described information according to the specified location.

  The application 11 as the second application acquires information on the season / weather from the server 14 as the current information 10, and for every image 8 taken of the clothes of the user 1 stored in the memory 7, for each image. The additional information 9 that is most similar to the additional information 9 that is associated with and stored in the memory 7 is selected and extracted, and the image 12 that is associated with the extracted additional information is displayed on the screen 13 ( It is displayed on the display unit 106) of FIG.

[Operation of the embodiment]
The operation procedure of the above embodiment is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the user 1 captures the whole body of the user 1 with a camera 2 mounted on the mobile phone 3 at an arbitrary timing. The whole body is photographed in order to acquire information about clothes.

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the application 6 includes a plurality of pieces of information regarding the season / weather acquired from the server 14 having a function of transmitting information regarding the season / weather to the information of the image 4 obtained by capturing the whole body of the user 1. The additional information 5 is created by selecting at least one piece of information, and the created additional information 5 is linked to the information of the image 4 and stored in the memory 7.

  The image 4 is preferably acquired and stored at various times throughout the year. The format of the additional information 5 is determined in advance and is always common. By doing so, it is not necessary for the user to decide what additional information is to be made each time, so personal information can be easily stored.

  As described above, after the plurality of images 4 are acquired and stored in the memory 7 together with the additional information, the user launches the application 11 for searching and displaying past clothes at a later date, and the time (for example, the weather forecast is displayed). And the location (for example, current location, travel destination location, etc.) and a search key are pressed. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the application 11 first acquires information on the season and weather from the server 14 as current information 10. Subsequently, the application 11 compares the acquired current information 10 with all the additional information 9 associated with all the images 8 taken of the clothes of the user 1 stored in the memory 7 and adds them. The image 12 having the most similar information is displayed on the screen 13.

[Effect of Example]
In the past, when selecting clothes to be worn, the user relied on his / her memory to actually pull the clothes out of the bag and arrange them for selection and combination. However, by using this information provision function, it is not possible to memorize all possessed clothes and combinations of clothes, and by storing them as additional image information on a mobile phone in association with past information. Using personal information as a database, you can easily select clothes according to the season and weather.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to one embodiment, the present invention has the problem of recording the actions of individual users and using them as guidelines for the next action. It is only an example. For example, users who decide on their daily outfits are determined by external factors such as “who will meet (friends, trading partner, etc.)” or “what is the means of transportation (walking, bicycle, car, etc.)” It can be used as additional information. That is, external factors can be considered for the number of individual users.

[Other embodiments]
Below, the modification of the said Example and another Example are enumerated by simple description.

  (1) Even if a mobile terminal does not have a camera, information on clothes can be acquired by transferring a whole body image taken by an external device such as a digital camera or another mobile phone with a camera to the mobile terminal. it can. In that case, the additional information is linked when the image information is stored in the memory of the portable terminal.

  (2) If the information regarding season / weather does not exactly match in the comparison by the application 11, the information is displayed including the difference, such as “The temperature is 2 degrees higher than the day of the month.” The information provision function can be realized even if it does not match.

  (3) When there are a plurality of images having the same information regarding the season and weather, it is possible to switch and display various types of images.

  (4) When the information regarding the season and weather does not completely match, the similar data is switched in the similar order so that many kinds of data can be displayed.

  (5) When there are several types of clothing images to be displayed, the display order can be selected, such as display in inverse proportion to the use frequency or display in order of similarity of the shooting times.

  (6) Set a time earlier than the current time, such as a trip, or a location that is different from the current location, obtain the season / weather according to it from the server, search past images based on it, and select preferred clothing To display.

  (7) Add information about date / climate and weather to photos of meals, and output food photos according to the similarities of seasons and weather to help determine menus.

  (8) Add body data (height, weight, physical condition, etc.) to the food photo of the meal, and output an image of the meal that was being eaten at that time according to the physical condition.

  (9) When there is a state that does not include the user's intention, such as abdominal pain, nausea, (heat + nausea), broken leg, etc., the memory of the portable terminal is stored in the memory of the mobile terminal in each state. save. In this case, when the symptom appears next, the hospital where the patient went in the past is displayed as text, an image, or a map.

  (10) As for the method of storing the information in (9) above, the date, symptom, diagnosis content, and hospital name can be automatically registered by holding the mobile phone over the automatic checkout machine of the hospital. If it is prohibited to use a mobile phone in the hospital, register the mobile phone address in advance when making an examination ticket, etc., and when the payment is completed, the above email will be automatically sent. Can be received and stored in memory.

  (11) Information reflecting the user's intention is not limited to image information, but can be applied to any type of user information associated with daily life, such as text and voice.

  Hereinafter, the information storage method disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the information providing method according to the present invention will be described in comparison.

(the purpose)
In Patent Document 1, a terminal is used to personalize and store and use information (content) provided from outside, which is unrelated to the user's intention.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, the accumulated information is information acquired as a result of the action of the user's will, and by storing it, the stored information is used as a guideline for the action to be taken by the user thereafter. The purpose is to make it available.

(Information to save)
The information stored in Patent Document 1 is content provided from outside, but in the present invention, the user's own information is stored.

(Additional information)
In Patent Document 1, annotations (annotations) are added to user experience information and stored.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, information added as a result of actions with the user's will is information concerning external factors, and this relationship is indispensable when receiving subsequent information provision. is there.

  Further, since the information itself to be stored is a past user action record, it is not additional information for personalizing the content as in Patent Document 1.

(Terminal)
Although Patent Document 1 has a strong meaning as an information terminal, the present invention is characterized in that a recording medium storing user information can be used like a system notebook or album.

2 Camera 3 Mobile phone 6, 11 Application 7 Memory 14 Server

Claims (5)

A plurality of pieces of information reflecting the user's intention intentionally stored in the memory of the mobile terminal by the user as a database, and information effective for the user's current decision making from among the plurality of information by the computer Is a method of extracting and outputting
In each of the plurality of information, information corresponding to an external factor not directly related to the user's intention is associated with additional information and stored in the memory,
The computer searches for and extracts additional information stored in the memory based on information corresponding to the external factor under a condition of an external factor, and the information associated with the extracted additional information for the user. An information providing method characterized by outputting as valid information.   The information reflecting the user's intention is image information obtained by photographing the user himself / herself at different dates and places, and at least one type of information is determined in advance as the information corresponding to the external factor. The information providing method according to claim 1, wherein the search and extraction are performed based on the obtained information. Memory that stores multiple information reflecting user's intentions,
Control means for extracting and outputting information effective for a user's current decision-making from among the plurality of information as the plurality of information as a database,
In each of the plurality of information, information corresponding to an external factor not directly related to the user's intention is associated with additional information and stored in the memory,
The control means searches for and extracts additional information stored in the memory based on information corresponding to the external factor under a condition of a certain external factor, and extracts information associated with the extracted additional information to the user. A portable terminal characterized by being output as information effective for the user. The portable terminal is equipped with a digital camera,
The information reflecting the user's intention is image information obtained by photographing the user himself / herself at a different date and time with the digital camera,
4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the control means performs the search and extraction based on at least one type of information that is predetermined for information corresponding to the external factor. Information that is effective for current decision making for the user from among the plurality of pieces of information that is stored in the memory of the portable terminal on the computer and that reflects the intention of the user. Is a program for executing the operation of extracting and outputting
In each of the plurality of information, information corresponding to an external factor not directly related to the user's intention is associated with additional information and stored in the memory,
Searching the computer for additional information stored in the memory based on information corresponding to the external factor under conditions of the external factor; and
Outputting information associated with the extracted additional information as information effective for the user;
A program for running

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