JP2014089590A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an operator position familiar to a user to be hardly changed in electronic equipment which displays an operator such as an icon.SOLUTION: First calculation means 104 calculates priority of displaying operators corresponding to each application, on the basis of a history in a first period. Second calculation means 105 calculates priority of displaying the operators corresponding to each application, on the basis of a history in a second period including a period lather than the first period. When there is an application corresponding to an operator displayed lastly on a display surface and satisfying the following conditions that: priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or larger than a first threshold, and priority calculated by the second calculation means is equal to or larger than a second threshold, updating means 106 updates operators on the display surface other than the operator corresponding to the application, on the basis of the priority calculated by the second calculation means, without changing a position of the operator corresponding to the application on the display surface.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling display of an operator in an electronic device.

  There is known an electronic device that displays a plurality of icons and executes an application associated with the icon when the user performs an operation on the icon. In the case of such an electronic device, the type and arrangement of icons displayed may not match the usage frequency of the application. Further, the usage frequency of the application varies depending on the situation. Therefore, a technique for changing the display of an icon based on an application usage history has been proposed. For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe that the usage frequency of an application is obtained based on the usage history of the application, and the icon arrangement is determined according to the usage frequency. Patent Document 3 describes that an application is selected according to a situation (for example, position, temperature, etc.), and an icon corresponding to the selected application is arranged.

JP 2011-159077 A JP 2008-119346 A JP 2011-108005 A

By the way, in the configuration in which the arrangement of the icons does not change, the user can naturally store the position of frequently used icons while repeating the operation, and can quickly operate a desired icon. However, the technique described in the above patent document has a problem that it takes time to search for a desired icon because the position of the icon stored by the user may change.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it difficult to change the position of an operator familiar to a user in an electronic device that displays an operator such as an icon.

  The present invention provides display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and accepting means for accepting an operation for executing the application. Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application in an electronic device having: first calculation means for calculating a display priority of an operator corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period; Second calculation means for calculating priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history in the second period including the period after the first period, and finally on the display surface The application corresponds to the displayed operator, the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the first When there is an application whose priority order calculated by the calculation means is equal to or higher than the second threshold, the second calculation means calculates the operation element corresponding to the application without changing the position on the display surface. An information processing apparatus having update means for updating an operation element on the display surface other than the operation element based on the priority order.

  The present invention also accepts display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with any of N types of applications on the display surface, and an operation for executing the application. An acquisition unit configured to acquire a condition for executing the application in an electronic device having a reception unit; a storage unit configured to store the application execution history and the condition for executing the application in association with each other; and based on the history First operation means for calculating the priority of display of the operation elements corresponding to the applications, and display of the operation elements corresponding to the applications based on the history corresponding to the conditions acquired by the acquisition means. And a second calculation means for calculating the priority order of the application, and an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface. And when there is an application in which the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than the first threshold and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is equal to or higher than the second threshold. Updating means for updating an operation element on the display surface other than the operation element based on the priority calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position of the operation element corresponding to the display element on the display surface; An information processing apparatus having

The update means may make display attributes different between an updated operator and an operator that has not been updated.
The first calculation unit and the second calculation unit may calculate the priority based on one or both of the number of times the application is executed and the length of time the application is executed. Good.
The first calculation unit and the second calculation unit may increase the priority as the length of time that the application is executed is shorter.
The first calculation means and the second calculation means are a time zone in which the application is executed, a location where the own device is located, a situation of movement of the own device, a connection state of wireless communication executed by the own device, and the display means. The priority order may be calculated based on the history relating to at least one of the brightness of the image displayed and the state of the power supply.

The present invention also accepts display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with any of N types of applications on the display surface, and an operation for executing the application. An acquisition process in which the control unit acquires the execution condition of the application in the electronic device having the reception unit, and a storage in which the storage unit stores the application execution history and the condition for executing the application in association with each other A first calculation process in which the control unit calculates a display priority of an operator corresponding to the application based on the history; and the control unit corresponds to a condition acquired in the acquisition process. A second calculation step of calculating a priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history to be performed; and It is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, the priority calculated in the first calculation step is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the priority calculated in the second calculation step is When there is an application that is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the operation element corresponding to the application is not changed based on the priority order calculated in the second calculation process without changing the position on the display surface. An information processing method including an update process for updating an operation element on the display surface other than the above is provided.
The present invention also accepts display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with any of N types of applications on the display surface, and an operation for executing the application. A storage process in which a storage unit stores a history of execution of the application in an electronic device having an accepting unit, and a control unit prioritizes display of an operator corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period. Based on the first calculation process for calculating the rank and the history in the second period including the period after the first period, the control unit displays the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application. A second calculation step of calculating, and the control unit is an application corresponding to the last operation element displayed on the display surface, and the first calculation step When there is an application whose priority order calculated in the second calculation step is equal to or higher than the first threshold value and whose priority order calculated in the second calculation step is equal to or higher than the second threshold value, the display surface of the operator corresponding to the application There is provided an information processing method including an update process of updating an operation element on the display surface other than the operation element based on the priority order calculated in the second calculation process without changing the upper position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the computer executes a display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on the display surface, and the application. Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application in an electronic device having an accepting means for accepting an operation, and calculating a display priority of an operator corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period First calculation means; second calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the controls corresponding to each application based on the history in a second period including a period after the first period; The application corresponds to the last operation element displayed on the display surface, and the priority order calculated by the first calculation means is the first priority. When there is an application that is greater than or equal to the value and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, without changing the position on the display surface of the operator corresponding to the application, There is provided a program for causing an operator on the display surface other than the operator to be updated based on the priority order calculated by the second calculator.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the computer executes a display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on the display surface, and the application. An acquisition means for acquiring an execution condition of the application in an electronic device having an accepting means for receiving an operation; a storage means for storing a history of execution of the application and a condition for executing the application in association; First calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to the application based on the history, and operation corresponding to each application based on the history corresponding to the condition acquired by the acquisition means A second calculating means for calculating the priority of display of the child, and an operator corresponding to the last display on the display surface. In the case where there is an application that is an application and whose priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold and whose priority calculated by the second calculation means is equal to or higher than a second threshold, Update means for updating the operation elements on the display surface other than the operation elements based on the priority calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position of the operation element corresponding to the application on the display surface. Provide a program to function as

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the electronic device which displays an operation element like an icon, it can make it difficult to change the position of the operation element which the user has become accustomed to.

The figure which shows the whole communication system. The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile terminal 10. The figure which shows the function structure of the mobile terminal 10. FIG. The figure which shows the example which displayed the icon. The figure which shows the list of applications. The figure which shows an example of the execution log | history of an application. The flowchart of the process by an icon arrangement program. The figure which shows the priority defined by the 1st calculation means 104. FIG. The figure which shows the priority defined by the 2nd calculation means 105. FIG. The figure which shows arrangement | positioning of an icon. The figure which shows the list of applications. The figure which shows the function structure of the mobile terminal 10. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the execution log | history of an application.

(1) First Embodiment (1.1) Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall communication system.
The mobile terminal 10 is an example of an electronic device according to the present invention. The mobile communication network 1 is a communication network that provides a mobile communication service to the mobile terminal 10. The mobile communication network 1 includes nodes such as a base station 2, an exchange station 3, a service control station 4, and a server 5. The mobile communication network 1 is connected to the communication network 7 via the gateway exchange 6. The communication network 7 is, for example, an IP (Internet Protocol) communication network 71, a fixed telephone network 72, a mobile communication network 73 managed by a communication carrier different from the mobile communication network 1, and the like. Note that the number of each node, gateway exchange 6, communication network 7, and mobile terminal 10 included in the mobile communication network 1 is not limited to the illustrated number.

  The base station 2 periodically transmits area identification information specific to the location registration area to which the cell in which the base station is provided and base station identification information specific to the base station. The mobile terminal 10 stores the received area identification information, and requests location registration to the base station 2 when receiving area identification information different from the stored area identification information. Then, the area identification information is registered in the service control station 4 in association with the terminal identification information unique to the mobile terminal 10.

  The switching center 3 has a circuit switching function. When the exchange 3 receives a connection request addressed to the mobile terminal 10B from the mobile terminal 10A via any of the base stations 2, the exchange 3 acquires area identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal 10B from the service control station 4, and the area identification The connection request is transmitted to all base stations 2 belonging to the location registration area indicated by the information. Then, these base stations 2 transmit the connection request to the mobile terminal 10B all at once, and the mobile terminal 10B receives the connection request, whereby the communication line between the mobile terminal 10A and the mobile terminal 10B is connected. .

The switching center 3 also has a packet communication routing function. Upon receiving the packet, the switching center 3 reads the destination communication address included in the header of the packet, determines a transfer destination according to the communication address based on the routing table, and transfers the packet to the transfer destination. .
In addition, the mobile terminal 10 may be connected to the IP communication network 71 via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) base station 8. Further, the mobile terminal 10 may communicate with the communication device 9 through short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication is, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark).

(1.2) Hardware Configuration of Mobile Terminal 10 FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 is, for example, a mobile phone, and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a first communication unit 13a, a second communication unit 13b, a third communication unit 13c, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, and a voice input / output unit 16. , An imaging unit 17, a clock unit 18, and a power supply unit 19.
The control unit 11 includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU 11a and a storage device such as a ROM 11b and a RAM 11c. The storage unit 12 includes a storage device such as an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM) or an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory). The storage unit 12 stores an OS (Operating System) and application programs (hereinafter abbreviated as applications).

  The first communication unit 13 a is a communication interface for performing communication via the mobile communication network 1. The second communication unit 13 b is a communication interface for performing communication via the wireless LAN base station 8. The third communication unit 13 c is a communication interface for performing short-range wireless communication with the communication device 9.

The display unit 14 is a display device using a liquid crystal, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) element, or the like, and has a flat display surface.
The operation unit 15 is, for example, a touch panel provided so as to cover the display surface of the display unit 14, and the surface of the touch panel is an operation surface on which a user performs an operation. The touch panel system may be any system such as an electrostatic capacity system or an electromagnetic induction system, but in this embodiment, an example of an electrostatic capacity system in which an operation is performed by a user touching the operation surface with a finger is shown. The operation unit 15 periodically outputs contact position information indicating the contact position of the finger to the control unit 11 while the user's finger is touching the operation surface. The control part 11 discriminate | determines the content of operation based on contact position information, and operates the mobile terminal 10 according to the content.

The voice input / output unit 16 is a speaker, a microphone, and a voice processing circuit, and inputs and outputs voice when making a call with another mobile terminal via the mobile communication network 1.
The imaging unit 17 includes a lens, an imaging device, an image processing circuit, and the like (not shown), and generates image data based on light incident on the imaging device via the lens.
The clock unit 18 outputs time information indicating the date and time to the control unit 11.
The power supply unit 19 is a rechargeable storage battery and supplies power to each unit of the mobile terminal 10.

(1.3) Functional Configuration of Mobile Terminal 10 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 10. Each function shown below is realized when the control unit 11 executes a program (hereinafter referred to as an icon arrangement program) stored in the storage unit 12.

First, the display unit 101 will be described.
The display unit 101 displays M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with any of the N types of applications on the display surface. Specifically, the storage unit 12 stores image data representing a screen on which icons are arranged, and the icons are displayed on the display surface of the display unit 14 when the mobile terminal 10 is powered on. The icon is a virtual operator associated with the application stored in the storage unit 12. N types of applications are stored in the storage unit 12. Of these, M icons are displayed on the display surface at a time, and 1 <M <N.

The application is, for example, a browser, a mailer, an SNS (Social Networking Service) user interface, a railway transfer guide, an IP phone, a camera, weather information and news browsing, music playback, an alarm, and the like. In this embodiment, M = 6 and N = 9, but M and N may be any numbers as long as 1 <M <N.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which icons are displayed. This screen is called a home screen. In this example, icons corresponding to browser, mailer, SNS, transfer guide, IP phone, and camera applications are displayed.

Next, the reception unit 102 will be described.
The accepting unit 102 accepts an operation for executing an application. The main operation in this embodiment is a tap on an icon or a list. Tap is an operation of tapping an icon with a finger. Specifically, when the length of time that the finger continues to touch the icon is less than or equal to the threshold value, this operation is determined as a tap. When the tap is performed on the icon, the control unit 11 reads the application associated with the icon from the storage unit 12 and executes the application.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a list of applications. When the “list” icon is tapped on the home screen shown in FIG. 4, a list of applications other than the application corresponding to the icon displayed on the home screen is displayed. In this example, weather information / news, music, and alarms are displayed in a list format. When the user taps on a desired column on this list, an application corresponding to that column is executed. Tap the “Home” icon to display the home screen. In short, an operation for executing an application is an operation of tapping an icon or a list.

Next, the storage unit 103 will be described.
The storage unit 103 stores an application execution history.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history. This example is a history of a transfer guidance application.
The application ID is identification information unique to the application. The application name is the name of the application.

The execution frequency up to the previous day is the number of executions of the application per day in a certain period (for example, one month) up to the previous day.
The average execution time until the previous day is an average value of the execution time (the length of the executed time) per application in a certain period (for example, one month) until the previous day. The unit is seconds.

The execution frequency of today is the number of executions of the application on today (the day on which the processing by the icon arrangement program is being executed).
The average execution time of today is the average value of the execution time per application on today (the day on which the processing by the icon arrangement program is being executed). The unit is seconds.
The control unit 11 determines the timing of changing the date based on the time information acquired from the clock unit 18, and if the date is changed, the execution frequency and the average execution time on the previous day are tabulated, Update the execution frequency and the average execution time up to the previous day.

Next, the first calculation unit 104 will be described.
The first calculation unit 104 calculates the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period. Specifically, it is as follows.
The first period is, for example, a certain period (for example, one month) up to the previous day. For the i-th application (i = 1, 2, ..., N), if the execution frequency up to the previous day is freq_past (i) and the average execution time up to the previous day is ave_time_past (i), the operation corresponding to that application The child display priority s1 (i) is expressed by the following equation.
s1 (i) = a × freq_past (i) + b / ave_time_past (i) Equation (1)

Here, a and b are coefficients representing the magnitude of the influence of the execution frequency up to the previous day and the average execution time up to the previous day on the priority. In equation (1), the reciprocal of the average execution time up to the previous day is used. This is because the application that the user wants to execute quickly has a shorter time required to complete the process. Therefore, in Expression (1), the priority becomes higher as the application has a shorter average execution time.
The control unit 11 calculates the priority of each application according to Equation (1), and determines the priority of each application in descending order of priority.

Next, the second calculation unit 105 will be described.
The second calculation means 105 calculates the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history in the second period including the period after the first period. Specifically, it is as follows.
The second period is, for example, today (the day on which processing by the icon arrangement program is being executed). For the i-th application (i = 1, 2, ..., N), if today's execution frequency is freq_today (i) and today's average execution time is ave_time_today (i), the operator corresponding to the application The display priority s2 (i) is expressed by the following equation.
s2 (i) = s1 (i) + c × freq_today (i) + d / ave_time_today (i) Equation (2)

Here, c and d are coefficients representing the magnitude of the influence of today's execution frequency and today's average execution time on priority, and the influence of today's execution frequency and average execution time added to s1 (i) Is a coefficient for controlling the size of.
The control unit 11 calculates the priority of each application according to Equation (2), and determines the priority of each application in descending order of priority.

Next, the update unit 106 will be described.
The update unit 106 is an application corresponding to the last operation element displayed on the display surface, and the priority calculated by the first calculation unit 104 is equal to or higher than the first threshold and is calculated by the second calculation unit 105. Based on the priority order calculated by the second calculation means 105 without changing the position of the operation element corresponding to the application on the display surface. The controls on the display surface other than the controls are updated. Specifically, it is as follows.

  The last displayed operator is the last icon displayed before the icon placement program is executed. The first threshold value and the second threshold value are, for example, the same as the number M of operators that the display unit 101 displays on the display surface, and is “6” in the present embodiment. The control unit 11 compares the application whose priority order calculated by the first calculation means 104 is 6th or higher with the application whose priority order calculated by the second calculation means 105 is 6th or higher, and is common to both. Identify common applications.

  In addition, the control unit 11 specifies an update application that is not a common application among applications having the sixth or higher priority calculated by the second calculation unit 105. The control part 11 does not change the position on a display surface about the icon corresponding to a common application among the icons displayed at the end. Also, the control unit 11 replaces the icon that does not correspond to the common application among the icons displayed last, with an icon that corresponds to the update application. Further, the control unit 11 may display an icon corresponding to the update application with an image indicating that the icon has been updated.

(1.4) Operation of Mobile Terminal 10 Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 10 related to the above-described functional configuration will be described.
The control unit 11 executes the icon arrangement program triggered by the determined event. The determined event may be time or an operation by the user, for example. Here, the image shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display surface of the display unit 14 before the execution of the icon arrangement program. Further, as a result of an operation for executing an application using an icon and a list, the history illustrated in FIG. 6 is stored for each application.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing by the icon arrangement program.
In step S01, the control unit 11 uses the function as the first calculation unit 104 to calculate the priority of each application using Expression (1) and determine the priority order.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the priority order determined by the first calculation means 104. In this example, an application having a priority of 6th or higher is shown, from the top, a browser, a mailer, an SNS, a transfer guide, an IP phone, and a camera.

In step S02, the control unit 11 uses the function as the second calculation unit 105 to calculate the priority of each application using the formula (2) and determine the priority order.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the priority order determined by the second calculation means 105. In this example as well, an application having a priority of 6th or higher is shown, and from the top, there are transfer guidance, weather information / news, browser, music, alarm, and mailer.

  In step S <b> 03, the control unit 11 identifies a common application and an update application by using the function as the update unit 106. 9 (priority order by the second calculation means 105) includes a browser, mailer, and transfer guidance among the applications shown in FIG. 8 (priority order by the first calculation means 104). Phones and cameras are not included. Instead, weather information / news, music, and alarms are included. Accordingly, the common application is a browser, a mailer, and a transfer guide, and the update application is weather information / news, music, and an alarm.

In step S <b> 04, the control unit 11 determines the icon arrangement by the function as the update unit 106. Specifically, among the icons shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 11 does not change the arrangement shown in FIG. 4 for the browser, mailer, and transfer guidance that are common applications.
Also, the control unit 11 replaces the SNS, IP phone, and camera that are not common applications among the icons shown in FIG. 4 with weather information / news, music, and alarms that are update applications.

In step S <b> 05, the control unit 11 displays an icon on the display surface by using the function as the display unit 101.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the arrangement of icons. As described above, among the icons shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement shown in FIG. 4 is not changed for the browser, mailer, and transfer guidance that are common applications. Also, among the icons shown in FIG. 4, SNS, IP phone, and camera that are not common applications are replaced with weather information / news, music, and alarms that are update applications. In addition, a mark (black circle) indicating that the icon has been updated is added to the icon corresponding to the weather information / news, music, and alarm that is the update application.
FIG. 11 shows a list of applications. When “list” is tapped on the screen of FIG. 10, among the applications corresponding to the icons shown in FIG. 4, SNS, IP phone, and camera that are not common applications are displayed in a list format.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the position of the icon corresponding to the common application among the icons displayed on the home screen is not changed, and the icon corresponding to the application that is not the common application among the icons displayed on the home screen is Replaced with an icon corresponding to the update application.
Since the common application is an application frequently used by the user, there is a high possibility that the user stores the position of the icon on the display surface. In the prior art, the position of such an icon may be updated based on the history, but in this embodiment, the position of the icon familiar to the user is changed because the position of the common application is not changed. Can be difficult.
On the other hand, applications that are not common applications among icons displayed on the home screen are executed less frequently than update applications in the second period (for example, today), so if the icons continue to be displayed, the update application is executed. However, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent such a failure from occurring.

(2) Second Embodiment Differences of the second embodiment from the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 10. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment.
First, the acquisition unit 207 and the storage unit 203 will be described.
The acquisition unit 207 acquires a condition for executing the application.
The storage unit 103 stores an application execution history and a condition for executing the application in association with each other.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history. This example is a history of a transfer guidance application.
The execution frequency by time zone will be described. The control unit 11 acquires time information from the clock unit 18 and specifies a time zone when the application is executed. The control unit 11 divides the day into a plurality of time zones (for example, every 3 hours), integrates the number of times the application is executed for each time zone over a certain period (for example, the past month), and calculates the accumulated value. By dividing by the number of days, the execution frequency by time zone is calculated.

  Next, the location-specific execution frequency will be described. The control unit 11 receives base station identification information from the base station, and specifies an area where the mobile terminal 10 is located based on the base station identification information. The control unit 11 calculates the execution frequency for each location by integrating the number of executions of the application for each area over a certain period (for example, the past month) and dividing the integrated value by the number of days. Here, of the areas where the mobile terminal 10 has been located in the past, areas where the number of application executions is less than the threshold are counted as other areas. Further, when the time for which one area is located during execution of the application is less than the threshold, it is determined that the user is moving.

  Next, the execution frequency for each screen luminance will be described. The control unit 11 acquires the brightness value of the screen from the display unit 14 and compares the brightness with a threshold value to determine whether the brightness is high or low. The control unit 11 calculates the execution frequency for each screen luminance by integrating the number of executions of the luminance-specific application over a certain period (for example, the past one month) and dividing the integrated value by the number of days.

  Next, the execution frequency for each mobile communication network connection state will be described. The control unit 11 inquires of the first communication unit 13a about the presence or absence of connection to the mobile communication network, and determines the connection state to the mobile communication network. The control unit 11 accumulates the number of executions of the application according to the connection state to the mobile communication network over a certain period (for example, the past one month), and divides the accumulated value by the number of days to obtain the mobile communication network connection state. Calculate another execution frequency.

  Next, the execution frequency for each wireless LAN connection state will be described. The control unit 11 inquires of the second communication unit 13b whether or not there is a connection to the wireless LAN base station, and determines the connection state to the wireless LAN base station. The control unit 11 accumulates the number of executions of the application according to the connection state to the wireless LAN base station over a certain period (for example, the past one month), and divides the accumulated value by the number of days to obtain the wireless LAN connection state. Calculate another execution frequency.

  Next, the execution frequency for each short-range wireless communication connection state will be described. The control unit 11 inquires of the third communication unit 13c about the presence / absence of connection to 9 via the short-range wireless communication and the connection destination, and determines the connection state of the short-range wireless communication. The control unit 11 accumulates the number of executions of applications for each short-distance wireless communication connection state over a certain period (for example, the past month), and divides the accumulated value by the number of days to thereby establish a short-distance wireless communication connection. The execution frequency for each state is calculated.

Next, the execution frequency according to the remaining battery level will be described. The control unit 11 inquires of the power supply unit 19 about the remaining amount of the battery, compares the remaining amount of the battery with a threshold value, and determines the remaining amount. The control unit 11 accumulates the number of executions of the application for each remaining battery level over a certain period (for example, the past month), and calculates the execution frequency for each remaining battery level by dividing the accumulated value by the number of days. .
Next, the execution frequency for each charging state will be described. The control unit 11 inquires of the power supply unit 19 about the charging status of the battery, and determines whether charging or discharging is in progress. The control unit 11 calculates the execution frequency for each charging status by integrating the number of executions of the application for each charging status over a certain period (for example, the past one month) and dividing the integrated value by the number of days.

Next, the first calculation unit 204 will be described.
The first calculation unit 204 calculates the display priority of the operation element corresponding to the application based on the history. Specifically, it is as follows.
The priority s3 (i) of the i-th application (i = 1, 2,..., N) is expressed by the following equation.
s3 (i) = s2 (i) Equation (3)
That is, the first calculation unit 204 calculates the priority order based on a history that does not depend on the condition under which the application is executed.
The control unit 11 calculates the priority of each application according to Equation (3), and determines the priority of each application in descending order of priority.

Next, the second calculation unit 205 will be described.
The second calculation unit 205 calculates the display priority of the controls corresponding to each application based on the history corresponding to the condition acquired by the acquisition unit 207. Specifically, it is as follows. Here, for convenience of explanation, an example using the execution frequency for each time zone and the execution frequency for each place among the items shown in FIG. 13 is shown, but the priority may be calculated using the execution frequency for each screen luminance. Good.

For the i-th application (i = 1, 2, ..., N), if the application execution time zone is freq_current_timeslot (i) and the application execution location is freq_current_place (i), the operation corresponding to that application The child display priority s4 (i) is expressed by the following equation.
s4 (i) = e × freq_current_timeslot (i) + f × freq_current_place (i) Equation (4)
Here, e and f are coefficients representing the magnitude of the influence that the time zone and the place have on the priority.
The control unit 11 calculates the priority of each application according to Equation (4), and determines the priority of each application in descending order of priority.

The above is the difference of the second embodiment from the first embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the first calculation unit 204 calculates the priority order based on a history that does not depend on the conditions under which the application is executed, and the second calculation unit 205 uses the history corresponding to the conditions for executing the application. Calculate priority. In this case, since the common application is an application that is frequently executed regardless of the conditions, it is highly likely that the user stores the position of the icon on the display surface. An update application is an application that is frequently executed under specific conditions. In the present embodiment, since the position of the common application is not changed, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to change the position of the icon familiar to the user.
On the other hand, an application that is not a common application is executed less frequently than the update application under certain conditions. Therefore, if the icon is displayed as it is, it may be an obstacle to the operation to execute the update application. It is possible to prevent such a failure from occurring.

(3) Modifications The present invention may be modified as follows.
(3.1) Modification 1
You may combine embodiment and a modification. Moreover, you may combine several embodiment and may combine a some modification. For example, when combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the priority order is calculated by the first calculation means 104 and the second calculation means 105 of the first embodiment and the second calculation means 205 of the second embodiment, respectively. The common application may be specified by comparing the applications of the six or higher ranks in the three priority orders.

(3.2) Modification 2
In the embodiment, an example in which the icon arrangement program is executed in the mobile terminal 10 has been described. However, the icon arrangement program is provided in an information processing apparatus different from the mobile terminal 10 and communication is performed between the mobile terminal 10 and the information processing apparatus. You may make it acquire the effect | action similar to embodiment. The information processing apparatus may be, for example, a mobile communication network 1 or a server provided in the communication network, a PC (Personal Computer) that communicates with the mobile terminal 10 by wireless communication, a tablet PC, or the like. As an example, when the server has the functional configuration of the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 may transmit the application execution history to the server and cause the server to execute the processing illustrated in FIG.

(3.3) Modification 3
In the embodiment, the example in which the first threshold value and the second threshold value are the same is shown, but the first threshold value and the second threshold value may be different.

(3.4) Modification 4
In the embodiment, the example of the mobile phone is shown as an example of the electronic device, but the electronic device may be an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer. Further, the electronic device may be a device that performs wired communication or may be a device that does not perform communication.
The third communication unit 13c may be a short-range wireless communication unit such as a non-contact IC card. Moreover, the 3rd communication part 13c may be a means which modulates infrared rays and communicates. The storage unit 12 may be a contact IC card.

(3.5) Modification 5
In the embodiment, an example in which the control unit of the electronic device realizes the above function by executing a program has been described. However, the same function as in the embodiment may be implemented by hardware. Further, the program may be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as an optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory, and the program may be read from the recording medium and stored in the storage unit of the position determination device. . Further, this program may be provided via a telecommunication line.

(3.6) Modification 6
In the embodiment, an example in which the operation unit 15 is a touch panel has been described, but the operation unit 15 may be other than the touch panel. For example, it may be a physical key such as a cross-shaped key, a pointing device such as a touch pad, joystick, or mouse, or a focus gesture or icon on the display surface using a motion gesture such as shaking the electronic device body. It may be configured to perform the selection operation.

(3.7) Modification 7
In the embodiment, an example in which an image indicating that the icon has been updated is added to the icon corresponding to the update application and displayed. For example, the brightness and saturation of the icon corresponding to the update application are displayed. It may be higher than other icons. In short, the display attributes of the updated operator and the operator that has not been updated may be different.

(3.8) Modification 8
In 2nd Embodiment, although the example which specifies the area where the mobile terminal 10 is located based on base station identification information was shown, you may specify an area by another means. For example, information identifying the wireless LAN base station 8 may be received by the second communication unit 13b, and the area where the mobile terminal 10 is located may be specified based on this information, or a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal may be received. Then, the position of the mobile terminal 10 may be measured.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile communication network, 2 ... Base station, 3 ... Switching office, 4 ... Service control station, 5 ... Server, 6 ... Gateway switching center, 7 ... Communication network, 71 ... IP communication network, 72 ... Fixed telephone network, 73 ... mobile communication network, 8 ... wireless LAN base station, 9 ... communication device, 10 ... mobile terminal, 11 ... control unit, 12 ... storage unit, 13a ... first communication unit, 13b ... second communication unit, 13c ... third Communication unit 14 ... Display unit 15 Operation unit 16 Sound input / output unit 17 Imaging unit 18 Clock unit 19 Power unit 101 Display unit 102 Reception unit 103 Storage unit 104: First calculation means, 105: Second calculation means, 106: Update means, 203: Storage means, 204: First calculation means, 205: Second calculation means, 207: Acquisition means

Claims (10)

An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application in the device;
First calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the controls corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period;
Second calculation means for calculating a priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history in a second period including a period after the first period;
It is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is When there is an application that is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the operation element corresponding to the application is not changed based on the priority order calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position on the display surface. An information processing apparatus comprising: update means for updating an operator on the display surface other than the above. An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application Acquisition means for acquiring conditions for execution of the application in the device;
Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application and conditions for executing the application in association with each other;
First calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the controls corresponding to the application based on the history;
Second calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history corresponding to the condition acquired by the acquisition means;
It is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is When there is an application that is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the operation element corresponding to the application is not changed based on the priority order calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position on the display surface. An information processing apparatus comprising: update means for updating an operator on the display surface other than the above.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update unit changes display attributes of the updated operation element and the non-updated operation element.   The first calculation unit and the second calculation unit calculate the priority based on one or both of the number of times the application is executed and the length of time the application is executed. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 3.   5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first calculation unit and the second calculation unit increase the priority as the length of time during which the application is executed is shorter.   The first calculation means and the second calculation means are a time zone in which the application is executed, a location where the own device is located, a situation of movement of the own device, a connection state of wireless communication executed by the own device, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the priority order is calculated based on the history relating to at least one of a luminance of an image displayed on the screen and a power supply state. An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application An acquisition process in which the control unit acquires the execution condition of the application in the device;
A storage process in which a storage unit stores a history of execution of the application and a condition for executing the application in association with each other;
A first calculation step in which the control unit calculates a display priority of an operation element corresponding to the application based on the history;
A second calculation step in which the control unit calculates a display priority of an operator corresponding to each application based on the history corresponding to the condition acquired in the acquisition step;
The control unit is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, and the priority order calculated in the first calculation process is equal to or higher than a first threshold value and is calculated in the second calculation process. When there is an application whose priority is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the priority calculated in the second calculation step is not changed without changing the position of the operator corresponding to the application on the display surface. And an update process for updating an operation element on the display surface other than the operation element based on the information processing method. An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application A storage process in which a storage unit stores a history of execution of the application in the device;
A first calculation step in which the control unit calculates the display priority of the controls corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period;
A second calculation process in which the control unit calculates a display priority of an operator corresponding to each application based on the history in a second period including a period after the first period;
The control unit is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, and the priority order calculated in the first calculation process is equal to or higher than a first threshold value and is calculated in the second calculation process. When there is an application whose priority is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the priority calculated in the second calculation step is not changed without changing the position of the operator corresponding to the application on the display surface. And an update process for updating an operation element on the display surface other than the operation element based on the information processing method. Computer
An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application in the device;
First calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the controls corresponding to each application based on the history in the first period;
Second calculation means for calculating a priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history in a second period including a period after the first period;
It is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is When there is an application that is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the operation element corresponding to the application is not changed based on the priority order calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position on the display surface. A program for functioning as an updating means for updating an operator on the display surface other than the above. Computer
An electronic device having display means for displaying M operators (1 <M <N) each associated with one of N types of applications on a display surface, and receiving means for receiving an operation for executing the application Acquisition means for acquiring conditions for execution of the application in the device;
Storage means for storing a history of execution of the application and conditions for executing the application in association with each other;
First calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the controls corresponding to the application based on the history;
Second calculation means for calculating the priority of display of the operation element corresponding to each application based on the history corresponding to the condition acquired by the acquisition means;
It is an application corresponding to the operator displayed last on the display surface, the priority calculated by the first calculation means is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the priority calculated by the second calculation means is When there is an application that is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the operation element corresponding to the application is not changed based on the priority order calculated by the second calculation means without changing the position on the display surface. A program for functioning as an updating means for updating an operator on the display surface other than the above.

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