JP2012174174A - Application log acquisition system, portable terminal, application log acquisition method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect information related to utilization situations of an application by imparting a communicating function to the application itself and making it access a sum-up server when the application is activated, even for an application which is only downloaded (application not requiring communication after being downloaded).SOLUTION: An application log acquisition system including a portable terminal for activating and executing application software and a sum-up server for collecting and summing up information related to activation situations of the application software is constructed. When the application software is activated, the portable terminal prepares the information related to the activation situations of the application software according to a data collecting function incorporated in each application software, and transmits it to the sum-up server.

Description

  The present invention relates to an application log acquisition system, and more particularly to an application log acquisition system for a smartphone.

  Currently, smartphones, which are highly functional mobile terminals, are becoming popular. A smartphone user (user) can download and use various smartphone applications (application software for smartphones, hereinafter referred to as “applications”).

  The types of apps include apps that play music content, video content, and the like, apps that run mobile games, etc., other social applications, and the like. Such an application is not limited to a fee but may be distributed free of charge in the name of a trial use. On the developer side of each application, information such as whether the user who acquired the application by downloading etc. actually started the application, started the application twice or more, and when started the application There is a potential demand to understand and use (reflect) to upgrade and develop new apps.

  However, until now, the developers of individual applications have been able to grasp only fragmentary information such as the number of downloads from the app store that sold / distributed the application and billing information regarding the usage status of the application.

  In other words, on the developer side of each application, etc., how often the application is used after downloading and at what time zone the user uses it, or the change in the operating status after upgrading the application Marketing data such as (increase / decrease usage frequency after version upgrade) could not be obtained, and could not be used to improve the quality of the app.

  As a related technique, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-171031 discloses a content use aggregation system. In this content usage totaling system, a terminal such as a mobile phone stores the usage history when using the content in the reproduction history storage unit together with the time information and the position information, and automatically uses the free time of its own device. Send to server. The server receives the content usage history information transmitted from each terminal, totals the received content usage history information, and determines the usage status for each usage region and usage time based on the totaling result.

  However, when content usage history information is sent together during a time period when the user is not using his / her own device, depending on the amount of data communication, it will occupy the hardware resources and communication line of the terminal for a certain time and a certain scale, When the user suddenly tries to use the terminal, the convenience of the user may be impaired. At that time, the user may be more conscious of processing and communication unrelated to the user's intention than necessary, which may lead to an unpleasant feeling.

  In addition, making a program that creates content usage history information or automatically transmitting it to the server resident in the terminal or starting it regularly increases the burden on the terminal and increases the convenience for the user. There is a possibility of damage.

  In addition, if you try to monitor multiple apps together with a dedicated program, there is a possibility that the monitored apps will be unregistered, or the monitored apps may be leaked from the monitored devices for some reason, leading to reduced reliability .

  In addition, a program different from the application to be started is processed in parallel, which increases the burden on the terminal and may impair the convenience for the user.

JP 2008-171031 A

  In order to solve the above problems, there is a technique for transmitting small data that does not prevent the activation of the application to the aggregation server as information about the activation status of the application at the time of activation of each application without making the user aware of it. Desired.

  For this purpose, it is desirable that each application itself has a function of creating concise information about the usage status of the application and transmitting it to the aggregation server at the time of activation.

  However, not all apps are compatible with communication, such as apps that play music content, video content, etc. without network connection.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an application itself with a function for creating information on the usage status of the application and a function for transmitting the information, and the mobile terminal executes these functions when the application is activated, And providing an application log acquisition system for transmitting information on the usage status of the application.

  The application log acquisition system according to the present invention includes a mobile terminal that activates and executes application software, and an aggregation server that collects and aggregates information related to the activation status of the application software. When the application software is activated, the portable terminal creates information on the activation status of the application software according to a data collection function incorporated for each application software, and directly / indirectly (regardless of direct / indirect). ), And transmits it to the aggregation server.

  The mobile terminal according to the present invention creates information related to the activation status of the application software according to the means for starting and executing the application software and the data collection function incorporated for each application software when the application software is activated. And means for transmitting information relating to the activation status of the application software directly / indirectly to an aggregation server that collects and aggregates information relating to the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function.

  The application log acquisition method according to the present invention is an application log acquisition method implemented by a mobile terminal, and is activated and executed by application software, and is installed for each application software when the application software is activated. In accordance with the data collection function, the information about the activation status of the application software is created, and according to the data collection function, the information about the activation status of the application software is collected and aggregated. Sending information about the activation status of the software.

  A program according to the present invention includes a step of starting and executing application software, and a step of creating information relating to a startup status of the application software according to a data collection function incorporated for each application software when the application software is started. And causing the portable terminal to directly / indirectly transmit the information related to the activation status of the application software to the aggregation server that collects and aggregates the information related to the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function. It is a program for.

  The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the processing in the application log acquisition method. The program according to the present invention can be stored in a storage device or a storage medium.

  Even for dropped applications (applications that do not require communication after downloading), it becomes possible to collect information on the usage status of the applications.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the application log acquisition system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a data structure of a state table. It is a figure for demonstrating the data structural example of an aggregation log. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the application log provision process by the side of a portable terminal. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the application log acquisition process by the total server side. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the application log acquisition system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[System configuration]
With reference to FIG. 1, the structural example of the application log acquisition system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  The application log acquisition system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 10 and an aggregation server 20.

  The mobile terminal 10 is a communication terminal device used by a user (user). The mobile terminal 10 downloads and stores the application, and uses the application for the user according to the user's operation.

  The aggregation server 20 is a server device that collects and aggregates information related to the activation status of applications in the mobile terminal 10 via the network.

[Configuration of mobile terminal]
Below, the structural example of a portable terminal is demonstrated.

  The mobile terminal 10 includes a wireless telephone communication function unit 11, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication function unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a storage unit 15, and a control unit 16.

  The wireless telephone communication function unit 11 is a first communication interface (I / F) for using a wireless telephone communication line such as 3G (3rd Generation). The wireless telephone communication line can be connected to a network via a base station or the like. However, the wireless telephone communication line is only an example of a communication line. Actually, it is only necessary to use a communication line different from the wireless LAN communication function unit 12 described below. As an example of a communication line used by the wireless telephone communication function unit 11, a communication line of a fee system (pay-as-you-go system) charged according to usage time or a communication line charged according to packet communication amount is assumed. .

  The wireless LAN communication function unit 12 is a second communication interface for using a wireless LAN communication line such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) (Wireless Fidelity). The wireless LAN communication line can be connected to the network via an access point, a router, or the like. However, the wireless LAN communication line is only an example of a communication line. Actually, it is only necessary to use a communication line different from the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 described above. As an example of a communication line used by the wireless LAN communication function unit 12, a communication line of a charge system (flat rate system) in which a constant usage fee is always charged regardless of the length of use time, or a communication line that is not charged is assumed. ing.

  The display unit 13 is a display device for displaying an application download site, other web pages, the application itself, and various data.

  The input unit 14 is an input device for starting / ending various functions of the mobile terminal 10 and inputting data to the mobile terminal 10 in accordance with a user operation.

  The storage unit 15 is a storage device for storing programs and various data.

  The control unit 16 is a processing device that controls the operation and data processing of each unit (internal configuration) in the mobile terminal 10.

[Data structure of storage unit of portable terminal]
Below, the structural example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of a portable terminal is demonstrated.

  The storage unit 15 includes application software 151, a state table 152, transmission destination information 153, and retry count information 154.

  The application software 151 is an application downloaded from the application store.

  The application software 151 includes a state table management function unit 1511 and a content provision function unit 1512.

  The state table management function unit 1511 is incorporated in the application software 151, and realizes processing related to creation / update of the state table 152 and processing related to data transmission based on the transmission destination information 153 (to be executed by the control unit 16). A collection application or data collection code. The state table management function unit 1511 is preferably incorporated at the time of creating the application software 151, but may be incorporated later in the application store or the like (for example, at the time of downloading).

  The content providing function unit 1512 is a main body of the application software 151, and is a program and data that reproduces / activates the content that the application should provide to the user and provides the user with the processing (to be executed by the control unit 16). is there. Note that the content providing function unit 1512 may have a function of requesting content from a content server or the like and downloading the content from the content server or the like. Data constituting the application software 151 such as a title of the application software 151 and a decoration image of the page is also one of contents.

  Note that the state table management function unit 1511 and the content provision function unit 1512 are not limited to software stored in the storage unit 15, but are modules or components that are activated / executed based on the application software 151, or components (components), or A dedicated device may be used. In this case, the application software 151 incorporates a program for calling the state table management function unit 1511 and the content providing function unit 1512.

  The status table 152 is information regarding the activation status of the application software 151.

  The transmission destination information 153 is information (destination information) indicating a transmission destination of information based on the state table 152. Here, the transmission destination is the aggregation server 20. The information based on the state table 152 may be the state table 152 itself.

  The retry count information 154 is information (count value) indicating the number of attempts to communicate with the transmission destination when communication with the communication destination fails.

[Relationship with control unit of mobile terminal]
Below, the relationship between the data stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal and the control unit will be described.

  The control unit 16 reads and activates the application software 151 from the storage unit 15 and executes the application software 151.

  At this time, the control unit 16 activates / executes the state table management function unit 1511 (data collection application or data collection code) incorporated in the application software 151 when the application software 151 is activated. As a result, the control unit 16 creates / updates the state table 152, and then based on the state table 152 via the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 or the wireless LAN communication function unit 12 based on the transmission destination information 153. Information is transmitted to the aggregation server 20.

  Note that which one of the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 and the wireless LAN communication function unit 12 is used is determined by an existing communication function automatic selection / determination method in a mobile terminal having a plurality of wireless communication functions. For example, the control unit 16 determines which one of the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 and the wireless LAN communication function unit 12 to use based on information regarding an effective wireless communication function notified from the mobile terminal 10.

  In addition, when the access to the aggregation server 20 fails and the access to the aggregation server 20 is retried (retry), the control unit 16 sets the retry count value in the retry count information 154 for each retry. 1 is incremented. Alternatively, 1 is decremented from a predetermined retry value (for example, 3 times).

[Aggregation Server Configuration]
Below, the structural example of an aggregation server is demonstrated.

  The aggregation server 20 includes a transmission / reception unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23.

  The transmission / reception unit 21 is a communication interface for performing transmission / reception of data via a network.

  The storage unit 22 is a storage device for storing programs and various data.

  The control unit 23 is a processing device that controls the operation and data processing of each unit (internal configuration) in the aggregation server 20.

[Data structure of storage unit of summary server]
Below, the structural example of the data stored in the memory | storage part of an aggregation server is demonstrated.

  The storage unit 22 includes an aggregation log 221, predetermined time information 222, and a notification target list 223.

  The aggregation log 221 is log information obtained by aggregating information based on the state table 152 received from the mobile terminal 10.

  The predetermined time information 222 is information indicating a predetermined time (preliminarily set time) at which information based on the state table 152 received from the mobile terminal 10 is totaled. The time is just an example. Actually, it is possible to total by week or month.

  The notification target list 223 is information (destination information) indicating a notification destination of information based on the aggregation log 221. The information based on the aggregation log 221 may be the aggregation log 221 itself. Here, the notification destination is the developer of the application software 151 or the like. As an example of the notification target list 223, a mailing list of the developer of the application software 151, telephone directory information, or the like can be considered. The developer or the like upgrades the application software 151 or develops the next application software according to the content of the notified information.

[Relationship with control unit of summary server]
The relationship between the data stored in the storage unit of the aggregation server and the control unit will be described below.

  The control unit 23 receives information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21.

  The control unit 23 totals the information based on the state table 152 for each terminal / for each application at the time based on the predetermined time information 222, and creates / updates the totaling log 221.

  After completing the aggregation, the control unit 23 transmits information based on the aggregation log 221 to a notification destination based on the notification target list 223.

[Hardware example]
Below, an example of apparatuses, such as a portable terminal and a total server, is explained.

  As an example of the mobile terminal 10, a smartphone or a smart book is assumed. However, actually, it is not limited to a smartphone or a smart book. In addition, a mobile phone, a mobile notebook PC (personal computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a car navigation system (car navigation system), a portable game machine, a portable music player, a handy terminal, or an electronic device having a similar wireless communication function A device (electronic device) is conceivable. The mobile terminal 10 may be a high-performance expansion card such as a network card having a wireless communication function and an application execution function. Note that the mobile terminal 10 may be a combination of a plurality of devices. For example, when the mobile notebook PC communicates via a mobile phone, the mobile terminal 10 is a combination of the mobile notebook PC and the mobile phone. The portable terminal 10 may be mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle, a ship, or an aircraft.

  As an example of the aggregation server 20, a computer such as a PC, an appliance, a thin client server, a workstation, a mainframe, and a supercomputer is assumed. The aggregation server 20 may be an expansion card mounted on a computer or a virtual machine (VM: Virtual Machine) built on a physical machine.

  Examples of the wireless telephone communication function unit 11, the wireless LAN communication function unit 12, and the transmission / reception unit 21 include semiconductor integrated circuits such as substrates (motherboards and I / O boards) and chips that support network communication, and NIC (Network Interface Card). A network adapter such as the above, a similar expansion card, a communication device such as an antenna, a communication port such as a connection port (connector), and the like can be considered. When making a call via a digital line, the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 may be integrated with the wireless LAN communication function unit 12.

  Examples of wireless telephone communication lines, wireless LAN communication lines, and networks include the Internet, LAN, wireless LAN (Wireless LAN), WAN (Wide Area Network), backbone (Backbone), cable television (CATV) lines, and fixed telephones. Network, mobile phone network, WiMAX (IEEE 802.16a), 3G (3rd Generation), leased line, IrDA (Infrared Data Association), Bluetooth (registered trademark), serial communication line, data bus, etc. .

  As an example of the display unit 13, a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display), or an organic EL display (Organic Electroluminescence Display) is assumed. In addition, a printing apparatus such as a printer that prints output contents on a sheet or the like, or a projection apparatus such as a projector that projects output contents on a wall or a screen can be considered. Alternatively, the display unit 13 may be an interface for outputting information to an external display device or storage device. That is, the display unit 13 may be any output device.

  As an example of the input unit 14, an input device such as a keypad, a touch panel, and a tablet is assumed. In addition, a KVM (keyboard / video / mouse), a console, or a reading device for various information transmission media can be considered. The input unit 14 may be a voice input device. Alternatively, the input unit 14 may be an interface for acquiring information from an external input device or storage device.

  Examples of the storage unit 15 and the storage unit 22 include a semiconductor storage device D such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a flash memory, and the like. ) And SSD (Solid State Drive), a removable disk such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a storage medium (media) such as an SD memory card (Secure Digital memory card). A register may also be used.

  Examples of the control unit 16 and the control unit 23 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, or a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC: Integrated Circuit) having a dedicated function.

  However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

[Configuration of status table]
A data configuration example of the state table will be described with reference to FIG.

  The state table 152 includes a terminal ID 1521, an application ID 1522, an activation flag 1523, a communication availability 1524, and an activation date / time 1525.

  The terminal ID 1521 is an area (field) for storing identification information for specifying the mobile terminal 10.

  The application ID 1522 is an area for storing identification information for specifying the application software 151.

  The activation flag 1523 is an area for storing information indicating whether the application software 151 is activated for the first time or after the second time. For example, “0” is stored for the first time, and “1” is stored for the second and subsequent times. If it is never activated, the status table 152 itself is not created. Actually, the second and subsequent times may be subdivided and stored. For example, the number of activations of the application software 151 is counted and stored in the storage unit 15. Based on the count value of the number of activations, “00” for the first time, “01” for the second time, and third to ninth times “10” may be stored for the first time, and “11” may be stored for the tenth and subsequent times.

  The communication availability 1524 is an area for storing information indicating whether information based on the status table 152 has been transmitted to a transmission destination (here, the aggregation server 20) based on the transmission destination information 153.

  The activation date / time 1525 is an area for storing information indicating the activation date / time of the application software 151. The start date and time is only an example. Actually, it may be the date and time when the transmission of information based on the state table 152 is attempted (the date and time when the transmission button is pressed, etc.).

[Supplement]
When the mobile terminal 10 stores the state table 152 individually for each application (in a folder / directory for each application), the terminal ID 1521 and the application ID 1522 may not be included in the state table 152. For example, when the application software 151 is activated, the control unit 16 of the mobile terminal 10 transmits information based on the state table 152 of the application software 151 to the transmission destination based on the transmission destination information 153, and as the transmission source information. If the identification information (terminal ID) of the portable terminal 10 or the identification information (application ID) of the application software 151 is notified, the terminal ID 1521 and the application ID 1522 are not necessary in the state table 152 itself. In addition, when the aggregation server 20 receives information based on the state table 152, if the transmission source portable terminal 10 or application software 151 can be specified by some means, the identification information (terminal ID) or application software of the portable terminal 10 can be specified. It is not necessary to notify the identification information (application ID) 151.

[Aggregate log configuration]
With reference to FIG. 3, an example of the data structure of the aggregation log will be described.

  The aggregation log 221 includes an application ID 2211, a terminal ID 2212, an activation flag 2213, a communication method 2214, and an activation date 2215.

  The application ID 2211 is an area for storing identification information for specifying the application software 151.

  The terminal ID 2212 is an area for storing identification information for specifying the mobile terminal 10.

  The activation flag 2213 is an area for storing information indicating whether the application software 151 is activated for the first time or after the second time. Actually, the second and subsequent times may be subdivided and stored.

  The communication method 2214 is an area for storing information indicating the communication method (type of communication line) used when the mobile terminal 10 transmits information based on the state table 152 to the aggregation server 20.

  The activation date 2215 is an area for storing information indicating the activation date of the application software 151. The start date and time is only an example. Actually, the reception date and time of information based on the state table 152 may be used.

[Supplement]
Note that when the aggregation server 20 accumulates the aggregation log 221 individually for each application (in a folder / directory for each application), the application ID 2211 may not be included in the aggregation log 221. Further, if it is not necessary to specify the mobile terminal 10, the terminal ID 2212 is also unnecessary. For example, the identification information of the mobile terminal 10 is not particularly necessary when it is desired to know only the number of users who have started the application for the first time and the number of users who have started the second time or later.

[Application log provision processing on the mobile terminal]
With reference to FIG. 4, the application log provision process by the side of the portable terminal in this embodiment is demonstrated.

(1) Step S101
The control unit 16 of the mobile terminal 10 reads and activates the application software 151 from the storage device 15 according to a user operation using the input unit 14 or a preset activation condition, and executes the application software 151.

(2) Step S102
When the application software 151 is activated, the control unit 16 activates / executes the state table management function unit 1511 (data collection application or data collection code) incorporated in the application software 151. For example, the control unit 16 activates the state table management function unit 1511 (data collection application or data collection code) simultaneously with the activation of the application software 151 or when the application software 151 requests content from the content server or the like. /Execute. Data constituting the application software 151 such as a title of the application software 151 and a decoration image of the page is also one of contents.

(3) Step S103
The control unit 16 creates the state table 152 of the application software 151 in the storage unit 15 according to the state table management function unit 1511. Note that if the state table 152 of the application software 151 already exists in the storage unit 15, the control unit 16 updates the state table 152.

(4) Step S104
Based on the transmission destination information 153, the control unit 16 attempts to access the aggregation server 20 via the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 or the wireless LAN communication function unit 12. Which of the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 and the wireless LAN communication function unit 12 is used is determined by an existing wireless communication method determination method in a mobile terminal that supports a plurality of wireless communication methods.

(5) Step S105
The control unit 16 confirms whether access to the aggregation server 20 has been successful.

(6) Step S106
When the access to the aggregation server 20 fails, the control unit 16 checks whether the communication is via the wireless LAN communication function unit 12.

(7) Step S107
When the communication is not performed via the wireless LAN communication function unit 12, for example, when the control unit 16 is offline or communication is performed via the wireless telephone communication function unit 11, the control unit 16 does not retry access to the aggregation server 20, and A value indicating “communication failure” is recorded in the communication enable / disable 1524 of the table 152, communication is terminated, and the application software 151 is waited for next time.

(8) Step S108
In the case of communication via the wireless LAN communication function unit 12, the control unit 16 retries access to the aggregation server 20 a predetermined number of times. At this time, when the access to the aggregation server 20 is retried, the control unit 16 adds 1 to the value of the number of retries in the retry number information 154 for each retry. Alternatively, 1 is subtracted from a predetermined retry value (for example, 3 times).

(9) Step S109
The control unit 16 confirms whether communication has been established within a predetermined number of times. When the communication cannot be established within the predetermined number of times and the access to the totaling server 20 fails, the control unit 16 ends the communication and waits for the next activation of the application software 151.

(10) Step S110
When the control unit 16 succeeds in accessing the aggregation server 20, the control unit 16 transmits information based on the state table 152 to the aggregation server 20. At this time, the control unit 16 is not limited to the current state table 152, and if there is a past state table 152 such as the state table 152 in which a value indicating “communication failure” is recorded in the communication availability 1524, the past state table 152 are also transmitted together. Further, not only the past status table 152 of the application software 151 but also the past status table of other application software, it is preferable to transmit these collectively. Thereafter, the control unit 16 records a value indicating “communication success” in the communication enable / disable 1524 of the transmitted state table 152, ends the communication, and waits for the next activation of the application software 151.

  Note that when the aggregation server 20 can manage the terminal ID, application ID, and activation flag (number of activations) for each portable terminal 10, the control unit 16 deletes the state table 152 after transmitting the state table 152. You may do it.

[Aggregation server application log acquisition processing]
With reference to FIG. 5, the application log acquisition process by the totaling server in this embodiment is demonstrated.

(1) Step S201
The control unit 23 of the aggregation server 20 receives information based on the state table 152 from the portable terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 21 and stores information based on the state table 152 in the storage unit 22 for each terminal / application. And accumulate.

(2) Step S202
The control unit 23 totals the information based on the state table 152 for each terminal / application at the time based on the predetermined time information 222, and creates / updates the totaling log 221.

(3) Step S203
After completing the aggregation, the control unit 23 transmits information based on the aggregation log 221 to a notification destination based on the notification target list 223.

  For example, the control unit 23 aggregates information logs based on the state table 152 in batches at 4 am every day based on the predetermined time information 222, and creates / updates the aggregation log 221. After completing the aggregation, the control unit 23 transmits information based on the aggregation log 221 for each person in charge or for each group of the mailing list according to the mailing list shown in the notification target list 223.

  A notification destination (such as a developer of the application software 151) that has received information based on the aggregation log 221 from the aggregation server 20 refers to the information based on the aggregation log 221, performs new development based on the content, and then applies the application software 151. This will be reflected in version upgrades and new projects.

[Supplement]
In addition, when the totaling server 20 receives information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10, it provides services such as coupon distribution, point assignment, and transmission of special data to the mobile terminal 10 as compensation. Anyway.

Second Embodiment
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, information based on the state table is transmitted to the aggregation server using the wireless communication function included in the mobile terminal itself, but in reality, the communication included in the proxy transmission device other than the mobile terminal Information based on the state table may be transmitted to the aggregation server using a function.

[System configuration]
With reference to FIG. 6, the structural example of the application log acquisition system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  The application log acquisition system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 10, an aggregation server 20, and a proxy transmission device 30.

  The portable terminal 10 and the aggregation server 20 are basically the same as those in the first embodiment. That is, the mobile terminal 10 and the aggregation server 20 basically have the same functions as those in the first embodiment.

  When the mobile terminal 10 is connected, the proxy transmission device 30 acquires information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10 and transmits the information to the aggregation server 20.

[Configuration of mobile terminal]
Below, the structural example of the portable terminal in this embodiment is demonstrated.

  The mobile terminal 10 includes a wireless telephone communication function unit 11, a wireless LAN communication function unit 12, a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a storage unit 15, a control unit 16, and an external connection unit 17.

  The wireless telephone communication function unit 11, the wireless LAN communication function unit 12, the display unit 13, the input unit 14, the storage unit 15, and the control unit 16 are basically the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The external connection unit 17 is an interface for connecting to the proxy transmission device 30.

  For example, when the external connection unit 17 is connected to the proxy transmission device 30, the control unit 16 detects the state table 152 in which a value indicating “communication failure” is recorded in the communication availability 1524 from the storage unit 15. Information based on the state table 152 is output from the connection unit 17.

[Configuration of proxy transmission device]
Hereinafter, a configuration example of the proxy transmission device will be described.

  The proxy transmission device 30 includes a terminal connection unit 31, a transmission / reception unit 32, a storage unit 33, and a control unit 34.

  The terminal connection unit 31 is an interface for connecting to the mobile terminal 10. The terminal connection unit 31 receives information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10.

  The transmission / reception unit 32 is a communication interface corresponding to the transmission / reception unit 21 of the aggregation server 20. That is, the transmission / reception unit 32 communicates with the transmission / reception unit 21 of the tabulation server 20 via the network.

  The storage unit 33 is a storage device for storing programs and various data. Here, the storage unit 33 stores information based on the state table 152 received from the mobile terminal 10.

  The control unit 34 is a processing device that controls the operation and data processing of each unit (internal configuration) in the proxy transmission device 30. Here, when the control unit 34 detects that the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the terminal connection unit 31, the control unit 34 receives information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10 via the terminal connection unit 31 and stores the information. The information based on the stored state table 152 is transmitted to the aggregation server 20 via the transmission / reception unit 32. At this time, the control unit 34 receives only information based on the state table 152 in which a value indicating “communication failure” is recorded from the mobile terminal 10, and is based on the state table 152 in which a value indicating “communication failure” is recorded. Only information may be transmitted to the aggregation server 20.

  Note that the timing at which the control unit 34 transmits the information based on the state table 152 to the aggregation server 20 may be the same as when the information based on the state table 152 is received from the portable terminal 10 or the information based on the state table 152 is accumulated. It may be transmitted at a predetermined time.

[Hardware example]
About the example of the portable terminal 10 and the totaling server 20, since it is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, it abbreviate | omits.

  Examples of the proxy transmission device 30 include a cradle such as a charger having a communication function, an information terminal installed in a street or a store, or a desktop PC (or its peripheral device) that can be connected to the mobile terminal 10. Can be considered.

  Examples of the external connection unit 17 and the terminal connection unit 31 include a power supply terminal for charging, a connection port (connector) conforming to a predetermined standard such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, a contact type / non-contact type short distance An interface for wireless communication or an IC chip and a reading device thereof can be considered.

  The external connection unit 17 and the terminal connection unit 31 may be the same communication interface as the wireless telephone communication function unit 11 and the wireless LAN communication function unit 12. In this case, the proxy transmission device 30 corresponds to a base station, an access point, or the like.

  About the example of the transmission / reception part 32, it is the same as that of the transmission / reception part 21 of the totalization server 20 in 1st Embodiment.

  About the example of the memory | storage part 33, it is the same as that of the memory | storage part 15 of the portable terminal 10 in 1st Embodiment, and the memory | storage part 22 of the totaling server 20. FIG.

  About the example of the control part 34, it is the same as that of the control part 16 of the portable terminal 10 in 1st Embodiment, and the control part 23 of the totaling server 20. FIG.

  However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

[Supplement]
For example, when the proxy transmission device 30 is a cradle, an information terminal, or a PC that can be connected to the mobile terminal 10 via USB, the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the proxy transmission device 30 as described above, and the proxy transmission device 30 In some cases, an application is downloaded and activated via the, and contents such as music and video are played. In such a case, the state using the communication function of the connected proxy transmission device 30 rather than transmitting information based on the state table 152 to the aggregation server 20 using the wireless communication function of the mobile terminal 10 itself. It is preferable to transmit information based on the table 152 to the aggregation server 20.

  In addition, when the proxy transmission device 30 or the aggregation server 20 receives information based on the state table 152 from the mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 is charged with the battery of the mobile terminal 10, coupon distribution, points, Services such as granting and viewing special information may be provided.

  Note that the transmission / reception unit 32 is suitable for wired communication and is always connected to a network. In this case, the mobile terminal 10 can transmit information based on the state table 152 to the aggregation server 20 by connecting to the proxy transmission device 30 even in an environment where wireless communication is not possible.

<Relationship between each embodiment>
Note that the above embodiments can be implemented in combination.

<Summary>
In the present invention, even for a drop-down application on a smartphone or the like (an application that does not require communication after downloading), the application itself is provided with a communication function, and when the application is started, the server of the aggregation system is accessed to start the application. Collect information about usage.

  Information related to the usage status is acquired in two cases: when the app is first activated and when the app is activated for the second time and thereafter. For example, the application side determines whether or not the first activation has been performed, whether it is the first activation or after the second activation, adds the flag to the acquisition information, and transmits the acquired information to the server.

  As an example of the acquisition information, an application unique ID (for association with an application name), a terminal ID, a communication method (3G / wifi), and the like are conceivable. Basically, personal information is not acquired.

  Unlike a PC, a portable smartphone that can be used while moving may cause a communication load depending on the environment. In addition, when a 3G line is used, packet communication charges are incurred for the user, so data communication with a large amount of communication or communication is not preferable.

  In the present invention, when a 3G line is used in a smartphone, an attempt is made to transmit acquired information to the server only once, and when a wireless LAN line is used, an attempt is made to transmit acquired information to the server a predetermined number of times. . If the transmission of acquisition information to the server fails and the process ends, the acquisition information that could not be transmitted is retained, and it is retained when the next attempt is made to transmit new acquisition information to the server. Collect the acquired information and send it to the server.

<Remarks>
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, actually, it is not restricted to said embodiment, Even if there is a change of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it is included in this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile terminal 11 ... Wireless telephone communication function part 12 ... Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication function part 13 ... Display part 14 ... Input part 15 ... Memory | storage part 151 ... Application software 152 ... Status table 1521 ... Terminal ID
1522 ... App ID
1523 ... Start flag 1524 ... Communication availability 1525 ... Start date / time 153 ... Transmission destination information 154 ... Retry count information 16 ... Control unit 17 ... External connection unit 20 ... Total server 21 ... Transmission / reception unit 22 ... Storage unit 221 ... Total log 2211 ... Application ID
2212 ... Terminal ID
2213 ... Start flag 2214 ... Communication method 2215 ... Start date / time 222 ... Preset time information 223 ... Notification target list 23 ... Control unit 30 ... Proxy transmission device 31 ... Terminal connection unit 32 ... Transmission / reception unit 33 ... Storage unit 34 ... Control unit

Claims (16)

A mobile device that launches and executes application software;
An aggregation server that collects and aggregates information related to the activation status of the application software,
The portable terminal is
An application log acquisition system that, when the application software is activated, creates information related to the activation status of the application software according to a data collection function incorporated for each application software and transmits the information to the aggregation server. The application log acquisition system according to claim 1,
The mobile terminal tries to access the aggregation server by wireless communication, and when access to the aggregation server fails, the mobile terminal tries to access the aggregation server again, and accesses the aggregation server within a predetermined number of times. If the communication is not successful, an application log acquisition system that records communication failure in the information related to the activation status of the application software and ends the communication process. The application log acquisition system according to claim 2,
When the mobile terminal fails to access the aggregation server, when offline, and if the wireless communication is wireless telephone communication, the communication processing is terminated without retrying access to the aggregation server, If the wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, an application log acquisition system that retries access to the aggregation server. The application log acquisition system according to claim 2 or 3,
When the mobile terminal transmits information related to the activation status of the application software to the aggregation server, the mobile terminal also transmits information related to the activation status of other application software in which a communication failure is recorded. . Means for starting and executing application software;
Means for creating information on the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function incorporated for each application software when the application software is activated;
A portable terminal comprising: means for transmitting information relating to the activation status of the application software to a totaling server that collects and aggregates information relating to the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function. The mobile terminal according to claim 5,
Means for attempting to access the aggregation server by wireless communication;
Means for retrying access to the aggregation server if access to the aggregation server fails;
A portable terminal further comprising means for recording a communication failure in the information related to the activation status of the application software and terminating the communication process when the access to the aggregation server is not successful within a predetermined number of times. The mobile terminal according to claim 6,
Means for ending communication processing without retrying access to the aggregation server when access to the aggregation server fails, when offline, and if the wireless communication is wireless telephone communication;
A portable terminal further comprising means for retrying access to the aggregation server if the wireless communication is wireless LAN communication. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 or 7,
A portable terminal further comprising means for transmitting information related to the startup status of other application software in which information on the failure of communication is recorded together when transmitting information related to the startup status of the application software to the aggregation server. An application log acquisition method implemented by a mobile terminal,
Launch and run application software;
When starting the application software, according to the data collection function built for each application software, creating information on the startup status of the application software;
An application log acquisition method comprising: transmitting information relating to the activation status of the application software to a totaling server that collects and aggregates information relating to the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function. The application log acquisition method according to claim 9,
Attempting to access the aggregation server via wireless communication;
If access to the aggregation server fails, retrying access to the aggregation server;
An application log acquisition method, further comprising: recording a failure of communication in the information related to the activation status of the application software and ending communication processing when access to the aggregation server is not successful within a predetermined number of times. The application log acquisition method according to claim 10,
When access to the aggregation server has failed, when offline, and if the wireless communication is wireless telephone communication, ending communication processing without retrying access to the aggregation server;
If the wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, the application log acquisition method further includes retrying access to the aggregation server. The application log acquisition method according to claim 10 or 11,
An application log acquisition method, further comprising: transmitting information related to a startup status of other application software in which communication failure is recorded together when transmitting information related to the startup status of the application software to the aggregation server. Launching and executing application software; and
Creating information on the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function incorporated for each application software when the application software is activated;
A program for causing a portable terminal to execute a step of transmitting information relating to the activation status of the application software to a totaling server that collects and aggregates information relating to the activation status of the application software according to the data collection function. The program according to claim 13,
Attempting to access the aggregation server via wireless communication;
If access to the aggregation server fails, retrying access to the aggregation server;
In order to cause the portable terminal to further execute a step of recording a communication failure in the information related to the activation status of the application software and ending the communication process when access to the aggregation server is not successful within a predetermined number of times The program. The program according to claim 14, wherein
Ending communication processing without retrying access to the aggregation server when access to the aggregation server fails, when offline, and if the wireless communication is wireless telephone communication;
If the wireless communication is wireless LAN communication, a program for causing the portable terminal to further execute a step of retrying access to the aggregation server. The program according to claim 14 or 15,
In order to cause the portable terminal to further execute a step of transmitting information relating to the activation status of other application software in which communication failure is recorded when transmitting information relating to the activation status of the application software to the aggregation server. The program.

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