JP2011199731A - Mobile terminal, method and program for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal which can secure similar operability and convenience such as allowing a user to use a content developed for a certain mobile terminal without having an uncomfortable feeling in the difference of an execution speed even when the content is used in another mobile terminal different in performance such as a mobile terminal having further high performance, a method and program for controlling the same.SOLUTION: The mobile terminal 2 includes: an input part 27 for obtaining performance information of another mobile terminal 1; a performance information obtaining part 22 for obtaining performance information of the mobile terminal; an operation determination part 23 for determining the operation of the mobile terminal 2 based on the performance information of the other terminal 1 obtained by the input part and the performance information of the mobile terminal 2 obtained by the performance information obtaining part 22; and an operation selection part 25 for selecting whether the operation determined by the operation determination part 23 is validated or not.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal control method, and a mobile terminal control program, and in particular, uses content developed for a mobile terminal on another mobile terminal with different performance such as a mobile terminal with higher performance. The present invention also relates to a portable terminal, a portable terminal control method, and a portable terminal control program that can be used by the user without a sense of incongruity such that the user can use the difference in execution speed without a sense of discomfort.

  Recently, mobile terminals have become more versatile, such as camera performance equivalent to that of a dedicated digital camera, one-segment broadcasting, video recording / playback, and games, and the hardware performance required to realize these functions has been dramatically improved. In particular, in the case of smartphones, the operating frequency of the CPU is about 1 GHz, comparable to that of a notebook computer, and the resolution of the LCD for screen display has increased rapidly in the last few years, and it is rare that it exceeds the WVGA (480x800) size. Absent. In addition, since the replacement period of mobile terminals has been prolonged, it is often the case that the performance of these mobile terminals is drastically improved before and after replacement.

  There is often a demand for users of mobile terminals to continue to use content that they are familiar with before purchasing a new mobile terminal in the mobile terminal after the replacement. However, due to differences in the performance of mobile terminals before and after replacement, operating the same content that was used before replacement on a high-performance mobile terminal after replacement may cause extremely high speed operation. Lacks in convenience and convenience.

  As a conventional technique related to the present invention, for example, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a distribution system that distributes an optimal application according to the performance and operating environment of an information device when an application distribution request is received from the information device.

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  However, in Patent Document 1, since terminal information is provided to the server side via the network, and the server side provides optimal content based on the terminal information, the terminal can be operated comfortably. However, for example, it is necessary to separately develop content for each terminal having different performance, and there is a problem that the development period and development cost of the content provider become very large.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even if a content developed for a certain mobile terminal is used on another mobile terminal having a different performance such as a higher-performance mobile terminal, the user cannot It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal, a portable terminal control method, and a portable terminal control program that can ensure the same operability and convenience, such as being able to be used without feeling uncomfortable with the difference.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, the mobile terminal of the present invention is a mobile terminal, and an input unit that acquires performance information of another mobile terminal, and a performance information acquisition unit that acquires performance information of the mobile terminal And an operation determination unit that determines the operation of the mobile terminal based on the performance information of the other mobile terminal acquired by the input unit and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired by the performance information acquisition unit. Prepare.

  The mobile terminal control method of the present invention is a mobile terminal control method, in which the input unit acquires performance information of another mobile terminal, and the performance information acquisition unit determines the performance of the mobile terminal. Based on the performance information acquisition step of acquiring information, the performance determination unit, the performance information of the other mobile terminal acquired in the input step, and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired in the performance information acquisition step, An operation determining step for determining the operation of the mobile terminal.

  The portable terminal control program of the present invention is acquired in the input step of acquiring performance information of another mobile terminal, a performance information acquisition step of acquiring performance information of the mobile terminal, and the input step. An operation determining step for determining the operation of the mobile terminal based on the performance information of the other mobile terminal and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired in the performance information acquiring step. It is a control program.

  According to the present invention, even if the content developed for a certain mobile terminal is used on another mobile terminal with different performance such as a higher performance mobile terminal, the user can use the difference in execution speed without feeling uncomfortable, It is possible to provide a portable terminal, a portable terminal control method, and a portable terminal control program that can ensure the same operability and convenience.

Block diagram of portable terminals 1 and 2 in the embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the structural example for referring the performance information of the portable terminal 1 in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the structural example for referring the content information of the portable terminal 1 in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the main processes regarding the control method of the portable terminal 2 in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the user interface example of the operation | movement selection of the portable terminal 2 in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the structural example of the content information of the portable terminals 1 and 2 in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the method of determining the operating frequency of CPU of the portable terminal 2 in embodiment of this invention

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of portable terminals 1 and 2 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example for referring to the performance information of the portable terminal 1 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example for referring to the content information of the portable terminal 1 in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing main processing relating to the control method of portable terminal 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface for operation selection of the mobile terminal 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of content information of the mobile terminals 1 and 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a method for determining the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  A mobile terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a performance information acquisition unit 11 that acquires performance information of the mobile terminal 1 and a content information acquisition unit 12 that acquires content information of content installed in the mobile terminal 1. ing.

  A mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes a performance information acquisition unit 21 that acquires performance information of the mobile terminal 2, a content information acquisition unit 22 that acquires content information of content installed in the mobile terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 2. An operation determination unit 23 for determining the operation of the operation, an operation recording unit 24 for recording the operation, an operation selection unit 25 for selecting whether or not to operate according to a method determined by the operation determination unit 23, And an operation setting unit 26.

  As specific examples of the mobile terminals 1 and 2, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, and the like can be considered.

  The reference unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 is for referring to the mobile terminal 2 the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the performance information acquisition unit 11 and the content information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the content information acquisition unit 12. It is. Details of the configuration of the reference unit 3 will be described later with reference to FIGS. Here, as a configuration example of the reference unit 3, only a point including a configuration including an external recording medium such as an SD card and a communication line (network) such as the Internet network and a mobile phone network will be described. In addition, the mobile terminal 1 includes an output unit (first input / output unit 13) for outputting content information of the mobile terminal 1 to the reference unit 3. Similarly, the mobile terminal 2 includes an input unit (second input / output unit 27) for inputting content information of the mobile terminal 1 from the reference unit 3 or the like.

  The performance information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the performance information acquisition unit 11 includes, for example, the operating frequency of the CPU and the resolution of the LCD.

  Such performance information may be publicly disclosed or may not be publicly disclosed. For example, since the operating frequency of the CPU is often not disclosed, it is necessary to estimate the operating frequency of the CPU. However, as an estimation method, it is possible to estimate the result by operating a benchmark test. As for the operating frequency of the CPU, the benchmark test result does not necessarily need to be an absolute value such as 500 (MHz), for example, and the relative value for each portable terminal may be known. This is because the CPU operating frequency in the mobile terminal 1 can be estimated if the benchmark test result in the mobile terminal 1, the benchmark test result in the mobile terminal 2, and the CPU operating frequency in the mobile terminal 2 are known.

  In addition, for example, since the LCD resolution is relatively often disclosed as product information of mobile terminals, it is not always necessary to run a benchmark test to estimate the LCD resolution. May be.

  Next, a configuration example of the reference unit 3 for referring to the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 on the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. First, benchmark tests for obtaining performance information of mobile terminals are performed in advance on various mobile terminals, and the results are uploaded to the server 31 that has prepared the results. However, these processes are not necessarily performed by the user of the mobile terminal 2. As the performance information of the portable terminal, for example, performance information as shown in the performance information example 33 stored in the server 31 is necessary.

  When accessing the server 31 from the mobile terminal 2 via the network 32 such as the Internet network or the mobile phone network, the terminal name of the mobile terminal 1 is input to obtain performance information of the mobile terminal 1. Make a request. In response to the request from the mobile terminal 2, the server 31 extracts the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 from the performance information of the mobile terminal stored in the server 31 and permits the mobile terminal 2 to download. As a result, the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 can be referred to by the mobile terminal 2. The content information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the content information acquisition unit 12 includes, for example, a content name, a content version, a content size, and a content resolution.

  Next, another configuration example of the reference unit 3 for referring to the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 with the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, an example in which the program for acquiring the content information is executed on the mobile terminal 1 and the content information can be acquired will be described. First, the external recording medium 40 is inserted into the mobile terminal 1 and the content information of the mobile terminal 1 is recorded. Next, the external recording medium 40 is taken out from the portable terminal 1 and inserted into the portable terminal 2 so that it can be referred to from the portable terminal 2. Specific examples of the external recording medium 40 include a recording medium such as an SD card, and a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card issued by a mobile phone company. In the case of these SD cards and SIM cards, since it is frequently used continuously before and after replacement of the portable terminal, convenience for referring to the portable terminal 2 is high.

  As another configuration example of the reference unit 3 for referring to the content information of the mobile terminal 1 obtained above with the mobile terminal 2, the mobile terminal 1 to the mobile terminal using one-to-one wireless communication. There is a method of transferring data to 2. Specific examples of the one-to-one wireless communication include infrared communication and communication using Bluetooth. These communication methods are often implemented relatively in portable terminals, and are highly convenient for reference on the portable terminal 2.

  On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 1 cannot execute a program for acquiring content information, it is impossible to refer to the mobile terminal 2 by the method described above. In such a case, for example, in Java (registered trademark) content, management information such as the content name, content version, content size, and content resolution is registered in a file called ADF (Application Descriptor File). In many cases, it can be directly referred to on the LCD screen. When the user directly inputs the content information on the mobile terminal 1 referred to in the mobile terminal 2, the content information on the mobile terminal 1 can be referred to on the mobile terminal 2.

  The performance information of the mobile terminal 2 acquired by the performance information acquisition unit 21 shown in FIG. 1 includes, for example, the operating frequency of the CPU and the resolution of the LCD. The content information of the mobile terminal 2 acquired by the content information acquisition unit 22 includes, for example, the content name, the content version, the content size, and the content resolution.

  The operation determination unit 23 that determines the operation of the mobile terminal 2 includes the performance information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the performance information acquisition unit 11, the content information of the mobile terminal 1 acquired by the content information acquisition unit 12, and the performance information acquisition unit. Based on the performance information of the mobile terminal 2 acquired in 21, the operation of the mobile terminal 2 is determined.

  The motion determined by the motion determination unit 23 is recorded in the motion recording unit 24. There is an operation selection unit 25 for selecting whether or not to operate according to the operation determined by the operation determination unit 23. The operation determined by this selection is set in the operation setting unit 26 in the mobile terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 2 is operated.

  A processing procedure in the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Step S20 is a step for making a determination for selecting whether or not to continue the processing after step S21 in the portable terminal 2. For example, the user can directly set the mobile terminal 2 through the user interface as shown in FIG. By referring to the setting value set by the user in FIG. 5 in step S20, it is possible to determine whether or not to continue the processing after step S21. In the example of FIG. 5, when the user selects (1) valid, the steps after step S21 are continued, and (2) when invalid is selected, the steps after step S21 are not continued and normal operation is performed. Then, the mobile terminal 2 is operated.

  The reason for carrying out this step S20 is to solve the following problems. A variety of portable terminals have been released from manufacturers, and competition regarding functions and performance of each portable terminal is intense. For example, regarding the performance, there is an evaluation of a mobile terminal based on a result of a benchmark test of Java (registered trademark), and depending on this evaluation, the number of sales of the mobile terminal may sufficiently influence. The operation of the mobile terminal 2 is basically that the user operates the mobile terminal 2 with a difference in the execution speed of the content operated on the mobile terminal 1 by lowering the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2. It can be used without any problems. Therefore, when step S21 is performed without performing step S20, there is a problem that the benchmark test result of the mobile terminal 2 is low, and it is erroneously recognized that the performance of the mobile terminal itself is poor. there is a possibility. For the above reasons, a configuration is required in which the determination in step S20 can be set by the user.

  Step S <b> 21 is a step of determining whether the content executed on the mobile terminal 2 exists in the content information of the mobile terminal 1. As the determination method, if the content information of the content executed on the mobile terminal 2 is the same as the content information of the mobile terminal 1 by comparing the content name, the content version, and the content size, It is determined that the content information matches that of the terminal 1, and step S22 and subsequent steps are continued. If they do not match, the normal operation of the portable terminal 2 is recorded in step S25.

  As another determination method described above, step S22 and subsequent steps are continued even when the content is content developed for the mobile terminal 1 in the content information of the mobile terminal 1. As a method for determining whether or not the content is developed for the mobile terminal 1, for example, in Java (registered trademark) content, there is management information called Target Device in a file called ADF, and the value is the value of the mobile terminal 1. If the terminal name is registered, this content can be determined as content developed for the mobile terminal 1.

  Note that the determination result in step S21 may be managed as a component of the content information of the mobile terminal 2.

  Step S22 is a step of determining whether or not the content to be executed on the portable terminal 2 has previously performed Step S23, Step S24, and Step S25. If step S24, step S25, or step S26 has been performed before, the operation of this content can be referred to from step S26. Therefore, these steps for obtaining the operation can be omitted, and high-speed processing can be performed. You can proceed to the next step. As a method for determining in step S22, a flag indicating whether or not the content executed on the portable terminal 2 has been determined in step S22 before is prepared, and this flag is updated and referred to. Judgment is possible. Note that the flag representing the determination result of step S22 may be managed as a component of the content information of the mobile terminal 2.

  Step S23 is a step of acquiring performance information of the portable terminal 2. This step is basically the same as the step of acquiring the performance information of the mobile terminal 1, and the performance information of the mobile terminal 2 includes, for example, the operating frequency of the CPU and the resolution of the LCD.

  In step S24, an operation to be performed by the mobile terminal 2 is determined based on the performance information of the mobile terminal 1, the content information of the mobile terminal 1, and the performance information of the mobile terminal 2. The performance information of the mobile terminal 1 is, for example, the CPU operating frequency and the LCD resolution, the content information of the mobile terminal 1 is, for example, the content resolution, and the performance information of the mobile terminal 2 is, for example, the CPU operating frequency and the LCD For example, the operating frequency of the CPU is determined as the operation to be performed by the mobile terminal 2 using the resolution. The operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 obtained in this step is generally an operating frequency lower than the operating frequency of the CPU used during normal operation.

  A specific example for determining the operating frequency of the CPU will be described. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, it is assumed that the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 1 is A (Mhz) and the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 is B (Mhz). Considering the operating frequency of the CPU, it is desirable to multiply the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 by A / B and operate at A (Mhz) having the same operating frequency as the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 1. When there is a hardware restriction like a terminal, it may not be realized. Since only a small number of combinations M / N (M and N are natural numbers having an upper limit value) can be realized, and there are many restrictions on the combinations that can be taken with respect to M and N, (A / B) and (M / N) is unlikely to match.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, it is assumed that there are actually usable (M1 / N1), (M2 / N2), and (M3 / N3) as values close to (A / B). That is, since there is no (M / N) that matches (A / B), it is necessary to select a different one from (A / B). Which (M / N) is actually selected becomes a problem. For example, if a selection is made according to the following criteria, a desirable result can be obtained.

  1. Among (M / N) adjacent to (A / B), the one with the smallest error is selected. For example, in the example of FIG. 7, (M / N1) − (A / B)) and (M / N2) − (A / B)) which are smaller than (M / N2) − (A / B)). N) is selected. That is, such (M / N) is selected, and the content is executed by multiplying the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2 by (M / N). As another example, among the magnitudes of (logarithm of (M1 / N1) −logarithm of (A / B)) and (logarithm of (M2 / N2) −logarithm of (A / B)), You may select (M / N) so that it may become small. That is, (M / N) may be selected so that the error is minimized on a logarithmic scale.

  2. When the content operated on the mobile terminal 2 is enlarged and displayed in accordance with the resolution of the LCD of the mobile terminal 2, the CPU operating frequency is higher in (M / N) adjacent to (A / B). (M2 / N2) is selected.

  Furthermore, when determining the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal 2, as a reason for referring to the resolution of content, for example, in Java (registered trademark) content, management information called DrawArea is contained in a file called ADF. Yes, it is possible to change the resolution of the content according to the value. Even if the content name, the content version, and the content size are the same, the resolution can be changed by changing the value of the DrawArea. For example, the resolution of the LCD of the mobile terminal 1 is 240 × 320, the resolution of the LCD of the mobile terminal 2 is 480 × 800, the content DrawArea is 240 × 240 for the mobile terminal 1, and the DrawArea is 480 × 480 for the mobile terminal 2, It is possible to make the content size suitable for the LCD of each mobile terminal without changing the content itself. As described above, even if the mobile terminal 1 and the mobile terminal 2 are determined to have the same content in step S21, the resolution of the content may be different, and accordingly, the operating frequency of the CPU needs to be changed. For example, the operating frequency of the CPU is changed according to the criterion example 2 in FIG.

  Step S25 is a step of recording the operation obtained in step S24. Note that the operation management method recorded in step S25 may be managed as a component of the content information of the portable terminal 2. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of components of the content information of the mobile terminal 2. The content name, the content version, the content size, the content resolution, the flag indicating the determination result in step S21, the flag indicating the determination result in step S22, and the operation recorded in step S25 are included. Content C00001 is an example of content that has not yet been executed on the mobile terminal 2 because the flags of S21 and S22 are OFF. On the other hand, the content C00002 is the content that has been executed at the mobile terminal 2 at least once, since the flags of S21 and S22 are ON and the operation is also set. This is an example of content that may occur.

  Step S26 is a step of referring to the operation recorded in step S25.

  As described above, according to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal control method, and the mobile terminal control program of the present embodiment, the content developed for a mobile terminal can be transferred to another mobile device with different performance such as a mobile terminal with higher performance. Even if it is used on a terminal, the same operability and convenience can be ensured such that the user can use the difference in execution speed without feeling uncomfortable.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, two terminals, ie, the mobile terminal 1 and the mobile terminal 2 have been described as examples. However, even when the mobile terminal 2 is changed to another mobile terminal, the content of the mobile terminal 1 By referring to the information and the content information of the portable terminal 2, an effect equivalent to that obtained by the portable terminal 2 can be obtained with another portable terminal.

  According to the present invention, even if the content developed for a certain mobile terminal is used on another mobile terminal with different performance such as a higher performance mobile terminal, the user can use the difference in execution speed without feeling uncomfortable, Similar operability and convenience can be ensured. Therefore, the present invention is useful as a portable terminal, a portable terminal control method, a portable terminal control program, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Portable terminal 3 Reference part 11, 21 Performance information acquisition part 12, 22 Content information acquisition part 13, 27 Input / output part 23 Operation determination part 24 Operation recording part 25 Operation selection part 26 Operation setting part 31 Server 32 Network 33 Performance Information example 40 External recording medium example

Claims (8)

A mobile device,
An input unit for acquiring performance information of other mobile terminals;
A performance information acquisition unit for acquiring performance information of the mobile terminal;
Based on the performance information of the other mobile terminal acquired by the input unit and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired by the performance information acquisition unit, an operation determination unit that determines the operation of the mobile terminal, and the operation determination An operation selection unit that selects whether or not to validate the operation determined by the unit. The input unit acquires information on the operating frequency of the CPU of another mobile terminal,
The performance information acquisition unit acquires information on the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal,
The operation determining unit determines the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal based on information on the operating frequency of the CPU of another mobile terminal and information on the operating frequency of the CPU of the mobile terminal. Mobile devices. The input unit acquires content information of another mobile terminal,
The operation determining unit determines an operation of the mobile terminal based on content information of another mobile terminal acquired by the input unit.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or claim 2. The said input part acquires by downloading the performance information of the other portable terminal obtained as a result of performing the benchmark test which understands the performance information of another portable terminal from a server. The mobile terminal according to one item. The said input part acquires the performance information of the other portable terminal recorded on the external recording medium with the other portable terminal by inserting the said external recording medium into the said portable terminal, and reading. 4. The mobile terminal according to any one of 3. The input unit uses the one-to-one wireless communication to acquire the performance information of the other mobile terminal by transferring the performance information of the other mobile terminal from the other mobile terminal to the mobile terminal. The portable terminal as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3. A method for controlling a mobile terminal,
An input unit for acquiring performance information of other mobile terminals; and
The performance information acquisition unit acquires the performance information of the mobile terminal, and a performance information acquisition step;
The operation determining unit determines an operation of the mobile terminal based on the performance information of the other mobile terminal acquired in the input step and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired in the performance information acquisition step. A method for controlling a portable terminal. On your mobile device,
An input step for acquiring performance information of other mobile devices;
A performance information acquisition step of acquiring performance information of the mobile terminal;
An operation determining step for determining an operation of the mobile terminal based on the performance information of the other mobile terminal acquired in the input step and the performance information of the mobile terminal acquired in the performance information acquisition step; For mobile terminal control program.

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