JP2014014037A - Device of determining application execution terminal, and method of determining application execution terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to use applications without feeling concern about battery consumption by preventing reduction in a battery residual quantity in a portable information terminal.SOLUTION: A device 1 of determining an application execution terminal comprises: a vehicle usage possibility determination unit 21 calculating a relative distance between a portable information terminal 10 and an on-vehicle information terminal 11, and determining the possibility that a user uses a vehicle on the basis of the relative distance and a user schedule; a battery residual quantity calculation unit 22 calculating a battery residual quantity of the portable information terminal 10 after an application is executed on the basis of application information; and an execution terminal determination unit 23 determining whether or not the application should be executed at the portable information terminal 10 on the basis of the battery residual quantity of the portable information terminal 10, and proposing that the application is executed at a platform other than the portable information terminal 10 in the case that it is determined that the application should not be executed at the portable information terminal 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to an application execution terminal determination apparatus and an application execution terminal determination method for determining an information terminal that executes an application in consideration of battery consumption of a portable information terminal.

  Conventionally, Patent Document 1 is disclosed as a technique for suppressing battery consumption of a portable information terminal. In this Patent Document 1, attention is paid to an individual's daily repeated behavior, and a near-future movement trajectory is estimated with reference to a past movement trajectory. In this estimation process, data of different sampling rates are used, position information is acquired at a high sampling rate (1 second interval), and is accumulated in advance as a past history (log). Thereafter, the position information acquired at a low sampling rate (10 minute intervals) is used as input, and detailed position information is estimated while referring to the past history.

  In this way, it is not necessary to communicate position information at short time intervals, so that power consumption of the mobile terminal can be suppressed.

JP 2010-278761 A

  However, the above-described conventional method only optimizes the processing method of specific software that runs on the mobile terminal, and thus cannot reduce battery consumption in other applications. For this reason, conventionally, it has been impossible to suppress battery consumption in most applications, and there has been a problem that when using an application on a portable information terminal, the application must be used while always concerned about battery consumption.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in the remaining amount of battery in the portable information terminal and allow the user to use the application without worrying about battery consumption. An object is to provide an application execution terminal determination apparatus and an application execution terminal determination method.

  The present invention stores application information that records a history of use of an application operating on a portable information terminal and a battery consumption amount when the application is used, and the application is executed based on the application information when the application is executed on the portable information terminal. The remaining battery level of the portable information terminal after execution is calculated to determine whether the application should be executed on the portable information terminal. As a result of this determination, when it is determined that the mobile information terminal should not be executed, the present invention solves the above-described problem by proposing to execute the application on a platform other than the mobile information terminal.

  According to the application execution terminal determination apparatus and the application execution terminal determination method of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the application should be executed on the portable information terminal by calculating the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal after the application is executed. If it is determined that it should not be executed on the portable information terminal, it is proposed to execute the application on a platform other than the portable information terminal, so that it is possible to prevent the battery remaining in the portable information terminal from decreasing. The user can use the application without worrying about battery consumption.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an application execution terminal determination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a time chart showing processing between the application execution terminal determination apparatus and another information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of application execution terminal determination processing by the application execution terminal determination apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Application Execution Terminal Determination Device]
With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the application execution terminal determination apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 includes a control unit 2 that controls execution of an application execution terminal determination process, a communication unit 3 that communicates with an external information terminal or server via the Internet, and a user Destination setting history storage unit 4 that stores destination history information that records the history of the destination set in the in-vehicle information terminal 11, usage history of applications operating on the portable information terminal 10, and battery consumption during application usage Application information storage unit 5 for storing the application information recorded, terminal location information storage unit 6 for storing the current location information of portable information terminal 10 and in-vehicle information terminal 11, and information on the user who uses portable information terminal 10 And a user information storage unit 7 for storing the recorded user information.

  Moreover, the control part 3 can use the vehicle which determines the possibility that the user uses the vehicle based on the relative distance between the portable information terminal 10 and the in-vehicle information terminal 11 and the user's schedule recorded in the user information. Sex determination unit 21, battery remaining amount calculation unit 22 that calculates the remaining battery level of portable information terminal 10 after the application is executed based on the application information, and application based on the remaining battery level of portable information terminal 10 An execution terminal determination unit 23 that determines whether or not to be executed by the portable information terminal 10, and an activation instruction unit 24 that transmits an application activation instruction to the in-vehicle information terminal 11 when the application is executed by the in-vehicle information terminal 11. ing.

  Here, the application execution terminal determination device 1 is a server that executes an application execution terminal determination process by communicating with an external information terminal or server via the Internet. It is determined whether or not the application should be executed on the portable information terminal 10 by calculating the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal 10 after. And when it determines with not performing with the portable information terminal 10, it is an apparatus which proposes with respect to a user that an application is performed with platforms other than the portable information terminal 10, for example, the vehicle-mounted information terminal 11. FIG.

  The control unit 2 includes a general-purpose electronic circuit including a microcomputer, a microprocessor, and a CPU, and peripheral devices, and by executing a specific program, the vehicle usability determination unit 21, a battery remaining amount calculation unit 22, and an execution terminal It operates as the determination unit 23 and the activation instruction unit 24.

  The vehicle usability determining unit 21 acquires the current position of the portable information terminal 10 and the current position of the in-vehicle information terminal 11 based on the current position information, and the relative distance between the portable information terminal 10 and the in-vehicle information terminal 11. And the possibility that the user uses the vehicle is determined based on the relative distance and the user's schedule recorded in the user information. Further, the vehicle availability determination unit 21 may determine the possibility that the user uses the vehicle by further referring to the destination history information in addition to the relative distance and the user information.

  When the application is executed on the portable information terminal 10, the remaining battery level calculation unit 22 calculates the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal 10 after the application is executed based on the application information.

  The execution terminal determination unit 23 determines whether or not the application should be executed on the portable information terminal 10 based on the calculated remaining battery level of the portable information terminal 10, and determines that the application should not be executed on the portable information terminal 10 Proposes to execute the application on a platform other than the portable information terminal 10. In addition, when the execution terminal determination unit 23 determines that the application is not to be executed on the mobile information terminal 10 when the vehicle availability determination unit 21 determines that the user is likely to use the vehicle, It is proposed to execute an application on the information terminal 11.

  The start instruction unit 24 is proposed to execute the application on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 by the execution terminal determination unit 23. When the user approves the execution in the in-vehicle information terminal 11, the start instruction unit 24 instructs the in-vehicle information terminal 11 to start the application. Send.

  Next, the communication unit 3 communicates with an external information communication device via the Internet, and acquires data necessary for the application execution terminal determination process by data communication. Specifically, necessary information is acquired from the portable information terminal 10, the in-vehicle information terminal 11, and the schedule management application 12.

  The destination setting history storage unit 4 is a database that stores destination history information. The destination history information includes a position such as a latitude and longitude of a place set as a destination by the navigation device of the in-vehicle information terminal 11 or the like. Information, date and time information when those destinations are set, a user ID for uniquely specifying a user who sets the destination, a terminal ID for uniquely specifying the in-vehicle information terminal 11 which sets the destination, etc. Is included at least.

  The application information storage unit 5 is a database that stores application information. In this application information, an application ID for specifying which application is used history, and on which information terminal the application is operated are indicated. Terminal ID, date and time when application usage was started, date and time when application usage was terminated, remaining battery level when application usage started and remaining battery level when application usage was terminated .

  The terminal location information storage unit 6 is a database that stores terminal location information. The terminal location information includes location information including latitude and longitude, date and time information when the location information is measured, and a terminal that has obtained location information. It includes at least a terminal ID for uniquely specifying the terminal ID.

  The user information storage unit 7 is a database that stores user information, a user ID for uniquely identifying an arbitrary user, a portable information terminal used by each user, an in-vehicle information terminal, and other platform IDs, Each user's schedule is included at least. The user's schedule may be acquired by appropriately accessing the schedule management application 12.

  The portable information terminal 10 is an information processing terminal that includes a specific operating system, such as a smartphone, and that can execute any application, and can communicate with an external server by connecting to the Internet. Various information such as terminal usage history by the user can be transmitted to the server. Further, when an arbitrary application is activated by a user operation, it is possible to notify an external server that the application is activated on the portable information terminal 10.

  The in-vehicle information terminal 11 is an information processing terminal that includes the same or the same type of operating system as the portable information terminal 10, can communicate with an external server via the Internet, and can execute any application. In the present embodiment, the in-vehicle information terminal 11 is described as an example of a platform other than the portable information terminal 10, but it is possible to communicate with an external server via the Internet and execute any application. Other information processing terminals such as a personal computer may be used.

  The schedule management application 12 is an application on the Internet having a calendar function, and allows a user to input his / her schedule from a web browser or an application program. Further, these data can be accessed from an external program through an API (Application Program Interface) to acquire the data.

[Processing between application execution terminal determination device and other information terminals]
Next, a procedure of processing between the application execution terminal determination device and another information terminal will be described using the time chart of FIG.

  First, in step S <b> 201, the user who operates the portable information terminal 10 operates the touch panel or button of the terminal to execute an arbitrary application activation request to the portable information terminal 10.

  In step S202, the portable information terminal 10 that has received the application activation request executes a process for activating the requested application in accordance with a request from the user. And after starting an application, the portable information terminal 10 connects to the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 by a background process in step S203, and transmits a request to perform the application execution terminal determination process mentioned later.

  The application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 that has received the request from the portable information terminal 10 executes an application execution terminal determination process, which will be described later, in step S204, and should execute the currently activated application on the portable information terminal 10 or be in-vehicle. It is determined whether to execute on the information terminal 11 or other platforms, and the result is transmitted as a response to the portable information terminal 10 in step S205.

  The mobile information terminal 10 that has received the response refers to the result of the application execution terminal determination process, and if it is determined that the application should not be executed on the mobile information terminal 10, it is notified to the user in step S206. And propose to change the information terminal that executes the application. For example, the portable information terminal 10 displays a dialog box or the like and notifies that the application should not be executed on the portable information terminal 10 but is better for battery consumption when executed on the in-vehicle information terminal 11. It is proposed to select whether to continue execution of the application on the portable information terminal 10 or to switch to execution on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 or other platforms.

  Then, the user who receives the proposal from the portable information terminal 10 through a dialog box or the like continuously executes the application currently being executed on the portable information terminal 10 as it is in step S207 or the proposal from the portable information terminal 10 Is received, and a response that selects whether to switch to execution on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 is input to the portable information terminal 10.

  The portable information terminal 10 that has received the input from the user determines whether or not the user's input is to select execution on the portable information terminal 10 in step S208, and execution on the portable information terminal 10 is selected. If YES in step S208, the process proceeds to step S209, and the application is continuously executed on the portable information terminal 10.

  On the other hand, if execution in the in-vehicle information terminal 11 is selected in step S208 (NO in S208), the portable information terminal 10 moves to step S210 and requests a process for executing the application in the in-vehicle information terminal 11 Send.

  Upon receiving the processing request from the portable information terminal 10, the activation instruction unit 24 of the application execution terminal determination device 1 is a network between the application execution terminal determination device 1 when the power source of the in-vehicle information terminal 11 is next turned on in step S211. A start instruction is transmitted to the in-vehicle information terminal 11 so that the application is automatically started at the stage when communication via the terminal becomes possible.

  When the in-vehicle information terminal 11 accepts an application activation instruction, the in-vehicle information terminal 11 is automatically activated and presented to the user when the in-vehicle information terminal 11 becomes available in step S212. Thus, the processing of the entire system including the application execution terminal determination device 1 according to the present embodiment is completed.

  As described above in detail, by executing the series of processes described above, it is possible to realize a process for suppressing battery consumption of the portable information terminal 10 as a whole system.

[Application execution terminal determination processing procedure]
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the application execution terminal determination process by the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. This process is a process executed in step S204 of FIG. 2 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in step S <b> 301, the control unit 2 determines whether there is an application activation request in the portable information terminal 10. Here, when there is no activation request in the portable information terminal 10 (NO in S301), it is assumed that the start of processing is continued until there is an activation request in the portable information terminal 10, and when there is an activation request (YES in S301), step S302. Migrate to

  Next, in step S302, the vehicle usability determination unit 21 refers to the terminal position information storage unit 6 to acquire the current position information of the in-vehicle information terminal 11 and the current position information of the portable information terminal 10, and the portable information terminal 10 And whether the relative distance between the vehicle information terminal 11 is within a predetermined distance set in advance. If the relative distance is within the predetermined distance (YES in S302), the process proceeds to step S303. If the relative distance is not within the predetermined distance (NO in S302), the process is terminated and the process returns to step S301. Suppose you wait.

  Next, in step S303, the vehicle usability determination unit 21 refers to the calendar function of the schedule management application 12, the user information storage unit 7, and the destination setting history storage unit 4, and the user's latest schedule, destination and It is verified whether or not there is a history that an arbitrary place at a short distance from the destination has become the destination, and thereafter whether or not the user is likely to move using the vehicle is verified. Here, if it is determined that the possibility of using the vehicle within a predetermined time is low (NO in S303), for example, if the possibility of using the vehicle is less than 50%, the process is terminated at this point. Returning to step S301, it is assumed that the next request for activation is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the possibility of using the vehicle within a predetermined time is high (YES in S303), for example, when the possibility of using the vehicle is 50% or more, the process proceeds to step S304.

  In step S304, the remaining battery level calculation unit 22 refers to the application information storage unit 5 to determine how the user tends to use the application. When the user uses the application, the portable information terminal 10 Guess how the battery level of the battery changes. In step S305, the battery remaining amount calculation unit 22 refers to the application information, acquires the current battery remaining amount of the portable information terminal 10, and executes the application based on the estimated change in the battery remaining amount. Calculate the battery level.

  In step S306, the execution terminal determination unit 23 determines whether the application should be executed on the portable information terminal 10 based on the remaining battery level after use. As a specific determination method, for example, whether the remaining battery level can be used in an area where there is generally no problem with deterioration of the battery, or a sufficient remaining battery level can be secured after use. If it can be determined that there is no problem even if the application is executed on the portable information terminal 10 as it is, it is determined that the application should be executed on the portable information terminal 10 as it is (YES in S306). Returning to step S301, it is assumed that there is a next activation request.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not appropriate to execute the application on the mobile information terminal 10 (NO in S306), the process proceeds to step S307, and the execution terminal determination unit 23 After that, it is proposed to execute the application on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 that is estimated to be highly likely to be used later, and the application execution terminal determination process according to the present embodiment is terminated.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As described above in detail, according to the application execution terminal determination device 1 according to the present embodiment, the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal 10 after the application is executed is calculated, and the application is executed by the portable information terminal 10. If it is determined whether or not to be executed and it is determined that the portable information terminal 10 should not be executed, it is proposed to execute the application on a platform other than the portable information terminal 10. The application can be used without the user being concerned about battery consumption by preventing the amount from decreasing.

  Moreover, according to the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment, a user chooses a vehicle based on the relative distance between the portable information terminal 10 and the vehicle-mounted information terminal 11, and the user's schedule recorded on user information. When it is determined that the user is likely to use the vehicle and it is determined that the mobile information terminal 10 should not execute the application, the application is executed on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 Therefore, the application can be executed on the in-vehicle information terminal 11 that does not need to worry about battery consumption, and the user can use the application without worrying about battery consumption.

  Furthermore, according to the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the user determines the possibility of using the vehicle by further referring to the destination history information in addition to the relative distance and the user information. Can be more accurately determined.

  Further, according to the application execution terminal determination device 1 according to the present embodiment, it is proposed that the application is executed by the in-vehicle information terminal 11, and when the user approves the execution by the in-vehicle information terminal 11, the activation instruction unit 24. Transmits an application activation instruction to the in-vehicle information terminal 11, so that when the user turns on the in-vehicle information terminal 11, the application can be automatically activated, and user convenience can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to the application execution terminal determination device 1 according to the present embodiment, the current position information stored in the terminal position information storage unit 6 includes position information including latitude and longitude, date and time information when the position information is measured, and position. Since at least the terminal ID for uniquely identifying the terminal that measured the information is included, the relative distance between the portable information terminal 10 and the in-vehicle information terminal 11 can be accurately calculated.

  Furthermore, according to the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the user information stored in the user information storage unit 7 includes a user ID for uniquely identifying an arbitrary user, and a mobile phone used by each user. Since it includes at least the IDs of the information terminal, the in-vehicle information terminal and other platforms, and the schedule of each user, it is possible to accurately determine the possibility that the user will use the vehicle.

  Furthermore, according to the application execution terminal determination device 1 according to the present embodiment, the application information stored in the application information storage unit 5 includes the application ID for specifying the application, the terminal ID indicating the terminal on which the application is operated, After the application is executed, it contains at least the date and time when the application was used, the date and time when the application was terminated, the remaining battery level when the application was started, and the remaining battery level when the application was terminated. It is possible to accurately calculate the remaining battery level.

  Furthermore, according to the application execution terminal determination apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the terminal ID for identifying the in-vehicle information terminal that sets the destination in the destination history information stored in the destination setting history storage unit 4, the purpose Since it includes at least location information including latitude and longitude of the ground, date and time information for setting the destination, and user ID for uniquely identifying the user who set the destination, the user is more likely to use the vehicle. It becomes possible to determine accurately.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, it should not be understood that the descriptions and drawings constituting a part of this disclosure limit the present invention. From this disclosure, various alternative embodiments, examples and operational techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Application execution terminal determination apparatus 2 Control part 3 Communication part 4 Destination setting log | history storage part 5 Application information storage part 6 Terminal location information storage part 7 User information storage part 10 Portable information terminal 11 In-vehicle information terminal 12 Schedule management application 21 Vehicle use Possibility determination unit 22 Battery remaining amount calculation unit 23 Execution terminal determination unit 24 Start instruction unit

Claims (9)

An application information storage unit that stores application information that records the usage history of an application operating on a portable information terminal and the battery consumption when the application is used;
When an application is executed on the portable information terminal, a battery remaining amount calculation unit that calculates a remaining battery level of the portable information terminal after the application is executed based on the application information;
If it is determined whether the application should be executed on the portable information terminal based on the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal, and if it is determined that the application should not be executed on the portable information terminal, An application execution terminal determination apparatus comprising: an execution terminal determination unit that proposes to execute the application on a platform. A user information storage unit for storing user information of a user who uses the portable information terminal;
A terminal position information storage unit for storing current position information of an in-vehicle information terminal mounted on a vehicle used by the user and current position information of the portable information terminal;
A relative distance between the portable information terminal and the in-vehicle information terminal is calculated on the basis of the current position information, and the user moves the vehicle based on the relative distance and the user's schedule recorded in the user information. A vehicle usability determination unit that determines the possibility of using the vehicle,
The execution terminal determination unit determines that the user is likely to use the vehicle by the vehicle availability determination unit, and determines that the application should not be executed on the portable information terminal, The application execution terminal determination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application execution terminal is proposed to be executed by an in-vehicle information terminal. A destination setting history storage unit for storing destination history information in which a history of the destination set by the user on the in-vehicle information terminal is recorded;
The vehicle availability determination unit further determines the possibility that the user uses the vehicle by further referring to the destination history information in addition to the relative distance and the user information. The application execution terminal determination device described.   When the execution terminal determination unit proposes to execute the application on the in-vehicle information terminal, and the user approves the execution in the in-vehicle information terminal, an instruction to start the application is transmitted to the in-vehicle information terminal. The application execution terminal determination device according to claim 2, further comprising a start instruction unit.   The current position information stored in the terminal position information storage unit includes position information including latitude and longitude, date and time information when positioning the position information, and a terminal ID for uniquely identifying the terminal that has positioned the position information. The application execution terminal determination apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein at least an application execution terminal determination apparatus is included.   The user information stored in the user information storage unit includes a user ID for uniquely identifying an arbitrary user, a portable information terminal used by each user, an in-vehicle information terminal, an ID of other platforms, and each user. The application execution terminal determination apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the application execution terminal determination apparatus includes at least one schedule.   The application information stored in the application information storage unit includes an application ID for identifying the application, a terminal ID indicating the terminal on which the application has been operated, the date and time when the use of the application is started, the date and time when the use of the application is ended, The application execution terminal determination apparatus according to claim 1, comprising at least a remaining battery level when the use is started and a remaining battery level when the use of the application is ended.   The destination history information stored in the destination setting history storage unit includes a terminal ID for specifying the in-vehicle information terminal that sets the destination, location information including the latitude and longitude of the destination, and the date and time when the destination is set. The application execution terminal determination apparatus according to claim 3, comprising at least a user ID for uniquely specifying a user who sets information and a destination. An application execution terminal determination method using an application execution terminal determination device including an application information storage unit that stores application information,
The application information storage unit stores application information in which the usage history of the application operating on the portable information terminal and the battery consumption amount when using the application are recorded,
When an application is executed on the portable information terminal, the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal after the application is executed based on the application information is calculated.
If it is determined whether the application should be executed on the portable information terminal based on the remaining battery level of the portable information terminal, and if it is determined that the application should not be executed on the portable information terminal, A method for determining an application execution terminal, which proposes to execute the application on a platform.

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