JP2014157528A - User interface and operation method for information apparatus including touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user interface that enables a smooth item selection operation in a narrow screen of an information terminal and allows use of a spare space for an advertising display, the space generated by the user interface selecting items stepwise.SOLUTION: A user interface displayed on an information terminal includes: item display means that enables display of plural slots in which plural selection items are arranged, with each slot enabled for scrolling independently to display a next slot when an item constituting the slot displayed by the display means is selected so that an item in the displayed slot can be selected; and advertisement display means that displays an advertisement in a spare space when an initial slot is displayed by the display means and displays the advertisement in the spare space until a second slot is displayed and thereafter. Further, an advertisement displayed second and thereafter by the advertisement display means is displayed after recommending an advertisement in accordance with the selection of an item displayed by the item display means.

Description

  The present invention relates to a user interface and an operation method of an information device including a touch panel, and more particularly, to a user interface and an operation method of an information device including a touch panel having a portable advertisement display function and a management function.

Conventionally, various user interfaces that can be conveniently managed and used according to multiple functions have been proposed in accordance with the increase in the number of functions of information devices (Patent Document 1).
The technique known in Patent Document 1 includes, for example, a second area in which a toolbar including one or more UI components (UIelements) related to a specific function is displayed for a user interface for a touch panel, and the UI components are A touch screen including a first region that is positioned by dragging and that activates a function corresponding to the UI component, and corresponds to the UI component when the UI component is dragged to the first region This is a technology including a control unit that activates a function.
Patent Document 2 discloses an example in which the data is stored in a hierarchy in a storage unit.

JP 2009-217815 A (see FIG. 1a) JP 2006-338831 A (see FIG. 8)

  The conventional user interface disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a technique for activating a function corresponding to a UI component when the component is dragged to the first region, and the UI component displayed in the second region in advance. Since there is a need to move the display area to the first area and activate it, the number of UI components that can be displayed in advance is limited, and there is a limit to the number of displays on a touch screen screen that exists only in the display area.

In addition, when the UI component displayed in the second area has a hierarchical structure, there is a problem in that it cannot be displayed unless the display of items located in a further lower layer is activated.
Further, in order to move the UI component to the first area, other information (for example, other information including an advertisement related to the selected UI component) cannot be displayed in the first area. was there.

  Furthermore, in the technologies shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is no disclosure about the history management displayed in the past or browsing the past history.

An object of the present invention is to enable item selection operation smoothly in a narrow screen in a smart phone, a tablet, other information devices, particularly an information terminal with a small screen such as a small liquid crystal, and a user interface for stepwise item selection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a user interface and an operation method for an information device provided with a touch panel that can utilize an empty space generated by the display for advertisement display.
More specifically, when there is no limit on the number of items to be displayed and each item has a hierarchical structure, it is possible to display items located in further lower layers and include advertisements related to the selected item. Another object of the present invention is to provide a user interface and an operation method for an information device including a touch panel capable of displaying other information.

  Another object of the present invention is a touch panel that can be traced back to an arbitrary location, and can be easily operated and browsed such as “return to the previous” and “return to the previous” by operation, and manage the history. It is an object of the present invention to provide a user interface and an operation method for an information device including the information device.

  According to the user interface of the information device provided with the touch panel of the present invention, the subject is a user interface displayed on the touch panel of the information device provided with the touch panel, and the user interface displayed on the information terminal includes a plurality of user interfaces. Each slot of a plurality of slots in which a plurality of selection items are connected is displayed so as to be independently scrollable, and the next slot is displayed by selecting an item constituting the slot displayed by the display means. , An item display means for enabling selection of an item in the displayed slot, and when the first slot is displayed by the item display means, an advertisement is displayed in an empty space, Advertisement display means for displaying an advertisement in a vacant space until the slot is displayed, The tell display means, ads on second and subsequent is solved by recommendation me to that, an advertisement in accordance with the selection of the item displayed by the item display means.

  At this time, it is preferable that the advertisement display means automatically adjusts and displays the size of the advertisement in an empty area of the touch panel of the information terminal.

  In addition, the item displayed by the item display means is output to an external server, and the external server acquires the number of selections and the selection tendency based on the output, stores a recommendation log, and displays an advertisement insertion fee. It is preferable to configure so that an output that can be used for calculation can be used.

  Further, when an item displayed by the item display unit is selected, a transmission unit that transmits the ID of the item to the server together with the user information, and associates the information obtained by the transmission unit with the user information. The server that saves the selected item in the database as a log refers to the database from the received item ID and receives the data of the item group to be displayed in the next slot, and the item selected at the same time It is preferable that the present invention is applied to an information device provided with advertisement data receiving means for receiving advertisement data if there is an advertisement related to.

  According to the method for operating an information device including a touch panel according to the present invention, the object is a method for operating a user interface displayed on the touch panel of the information device including a touch panel, wherein a plurality of selection items are connected. A step of scrolling and displaying each of the slots independently, a step of scrolling the slot to select the plurality of items, and an item constituting the previously scrolled slot to display the next slot. A step of selecting an item in the displayed slot, and when the item is displayed and the first slot is displayed, an advertisement is displayed in a vacant space until the second and subsequent slots are displayed. During this period, advertisements are displayed in empty spaces, and depending on the selection of items displayed in the second and subsequent slots, Ads that appear to have, and the recommendation of the ad in response to the selection of said item published is it, are solved by.

  According to the user interface of an information device equipped with a touch panel according to the present invention, the service, function, and other items displayed on the information device equipped with the touch panel are displayed as related sub-services, sub-functions, and the like. A user interface displayed in a hierarchical structure, wherein information acquisition means for accessing and acquiring hierarchical information of items such as services and functions held by an external database each time, and the user interface held by the external database An external database that stores what was selected along with the selection date as an item selected by the operation as selection history data, information acquisition means for acquiring selection history data stored in the database from the database, and the information acquisition Information obtained by the means is displayed as a history in the tree display means. Therefore, by selecting the tree display means to display and the portion displayed by the tree display means, it is possible to access again each service and function accessed in the past from the history stored in the database, It is solved by.

As described above, according to the present invention, an item selection operation can be smoothly performed in a narrow screen on a smartphone, a tablet, other information devices, particularly an information terminal with a small screen such as a small liquid crystal display, and the like. It is possible to provide a user interface and an operation method for an information device provided with a touch panel that can utilize an empty space generated by an item selection user interface for displaying an advertisement.
More specifically, when there is no limit on the number of items to be displayed and each item has a hierarchical structure, it is possible to display items located in further lower layers and include advertisements related to the selected item. In addition, it is possible to provide a user interface and an operation method for an information device including a touch panel capable of displaying other information.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a touch panel that can be traced back to an arbitrary place and can be easily operated and browsed such as “return to previous” and “return to previous” by operation, and can manage a history. A user interface of the provided information device can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the standby screen which is a slot type item selection user interface of an information terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the screen transition of a slot type item selection user interface. It is explanatory drawing of the screen transition of a slot type item selection user interface. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between an information terminal and a server. It is explanatory drawing as an example of the content of FIG. It is explanatory drawing when the 1st item (category) is selected and the 2nd item (2nd category) is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows an advertisement display when the 2nd item (2nd category) is selected. It is explanatory drawing which prompts selection when a 3rd item (3rd category) is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows advertisement display when the 3rd item (3rd category) is selected. It is explanatory drawing which displayed the 4th item (4th category). It is explanatory drawing which shows an advertisement display when the 4th item (4th category) is selected. It is explanatory drawing of the tree condition regarding the service and function of an information terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the tree condition regarding a category. It is explanatory drawing explaining FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the relationship between a category and another function. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of this user interface of an information terminal. It is explanatory drawing of the screen which tapped the MY category of the customized MY page. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen which displays the detail of the category under selection. It is explanatory drawing which shows a tree display and a subtree display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen which displayed the category map.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 20 illustrate an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a standby screen as a slot type item selection user interface of an information terminal, and FIG. 2 is a slot type item selection user interface. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the screen transition of the slot type item selection user interface, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the information terminal and the server, and FIG. 5 is an example of the contents of FIG. 6 and 6 are explanatory diagrams when the first item (category) is selected and the second item (second category) is displayed, and FIG. 7 is an advertisement display when the second item (second category) is selected. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for prompting selection when the third item (third category) is displayed, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing advertisement display when the third item (third category) is selected. 10 is the fourth item (fourth category Viewed illustration and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an advertisement display when selecting the item 4 (fourth category).
12 is an explanatory diagram of the tree status relating to services and functions of the information terminal, FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the tree status relating to the category, FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram explaining FIG. 13, and FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the screen of this user interface of the information terminal, FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a screen where the MY category of the customized MY page is tapped, and FIG. 18 shows details of the selected category. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a tree display and sub-tree display, and FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen displaying a category map.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slot type item selection user interface of the present embodiment can display an advertisement corresponding to the selected content when the user selects an item. Further, the size of the advertisement display area is automatically adjusted so as not to hinder the user's selection operation. In the present embodiment, one advertising space is provided for each, and it is not a banner type.
The slot type item selection user interface is configured such that the user automatically calculates the advertisement insertion fee in the advertisement display area based on conditions such as the number of item selections (number of accesses).

In this embodiment, the slot type item selection user interface is very excellent in operability. For example, the slot menu can be scrolled to smoothly access the target item (slot). In this embodiment, a category is taken as an example, but the slot menu can be changed in a hierarchical structure. In addition, as described above, not only can advertisements related to slots be placed in open spaces, but also superior operability can be ensured with terminals with narrow screens such as smartphones.
Furthermore, by tapping the heading part of the first category, the sort order can be changed, such as “Aiueo order” or “Accession order”, and the operation can be configured more easily.

Further, the slot type item selection user interface is configured so that data having a hierarchical structure such as a category or data having a connection (relevance) can be sequentially selected.
For example, when the item “car” is selected from the large category (slot 1) as the first item, “vehicle type”, “parts”, “maintenance supplies”,... The group of items related to the selected item is acquired and displayed in the next slot.

  For example, FIG. 1 shows a screen of a smartphone (small liquid crystal terminal), and an item can be selected by scrolling the slot. In the first item (slot 1), a plurality of items can be moved up and down like a slot, the area next to the first item is an advertisement display area, and the first item Until one of (slot 1) is selected, an advertisement is placed in this area. That is, an advertisement can be placed in this empty space while the advertisement display area (slot 1 item is selected).

  When a predetermined item of the large category (slot 1), which is the first item, is selected (item 2 is selected in the example shown in FIG. 2), an advertisement related to item 2 of the large category (slot 1) is displayed. Next, when the advertisement is closed, the item group of the slot 2 related to the item 2 of the large category (slot 1) is displayed. Next, when the advertisement is closed, the item group of the slot 3 related to the item 8 of the slot 3 is displayed. An advertisement related to the item 3 of the slot 2 is displayed in the advertisement display area. The items and advertisements are displayed by the same operation.

  Then, when the item of the previous slot is selected again during the operation, the advertisement and the item are displayed from the reselected location.

  In this way, by selecting an item held by the slot, the next slot is displayed, and an item in the next slot can be selected. Until the next slot is displayed, the size is automatically adjusted to an empty space and an advertisement is displayed. The advertisement can be recommended and posted according to the selected item. The number of items selected by the user and the selection tendency are acquired, a log for recommendation is saved, and the advertisement insertion fee is used for calculation.

  As described above, when the first category is selected, an advertisement of an administrator who manages the selected category (the first category is “company = sponsor” as an administrator) is displayed. At this time, it is a new advertisement display function in which advertisements are displayed on the second to fourth categories. When the advertisement is closed, the next category can be selected. That is, (A) the first category is selected. (B) The advertisement of the selected category is displayed. A plurality of advertisements can be displayed by flicking, and it is configured to support a slide show of moving images and still images. The advertisement can be expanded to the column of the first category by the maximize button.

  In this way, when the second category belonging to the first category is selected, if the selected category is advertising, the advertisement is displayed on the third category to the fourth category. When the advertisement is closed, the next category can be selected.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 20, the screen display which displayed the category map can be made into an initial screen (standby screen). According to the example of FIG. 20, a plurality of slots in which a plurality of selection items are connected are displayed, and the slots can be scrolled independently (regardless of vertical and horizontal directions).

  As shown in FIG. 4, it is configured to be connected to an information terminal (application of a small liquid crystal terminal such as a smartphone: a client and a server (including a database) via the Internet or an intranet).

When an item in the slot is selected, the item ID is transmitted to the server together with the user information.
Next, the server associates with the user information and saves the selected item in the database as a log. At this time, the number of selections of this item is stored. This is because it is used as a condition for calculating the advertisement insertion fee displayed when selecting an item.
Further, the server refers to the database from the received item ID, and returns the data of the item group to be displayed in the next slot to the client.
At the same time, if there is an advertisement related to the selected item, the advertisement data is returned to the client. There may be no advertisement data.

Next, the user interface will be described in more detail. This user interface is a user interface mainly for each category, which can reverse a blog, a specific EC site, etc. that have not been known so far. It is an engine for realizing it.
According to this user interface, the category manager and the user can create a place where chat, message, and audio conference can be performed in the category.
Each category administrator can use an API plug-in to create an auction or an environment in which goods can be bought and sold (collect people in the category).

Next, a tree type item selection user interface equipped with a selection history management function will be described. This function is a tree-type item selection user interface equipped with a selection history management function that allows smooth item selection operation in a narrow screen and effective use of screen space in smartphones, tablets, and other small liquid crystal terminals. .
In this tree type item selection, service contents, functions, etc. are displayed in a tree hierarchy, and related items, branched subservices, and subfunctions can be understood intuitively, and unused services and functions are displayed in a tree. By closing, the display content can be limited, and a narrow screen can be used effectively.

  In other words, it is possible to manage the history, manage the history in the tree, go back to any place, and by pressing the button "return to the previous" "return to the previous" ... one by one history You can go back. In addition, it is easy to browse, and you can scroll freely up and down, left and right to make it easier to access the entire tree.

  The new point of this tree-type item selection user interface is the tree structure such as service contents and functions, and at the same time, the history of selecting items such as service contents and functions is stored in the server (selection history data The history data is also hierarchically displayed in the tree at the same time, so that the previously selected service and function can be accessed again.

  The engine for realizing this user interface is a function that a user creates categories and manages them individually. 2. A function of creating a branch and leaf category from the above category by another administrator. 3. A function that allows the category managers of branches and leaves directly under the category to vote in confidence and to monitor the comments of higher-ranking managers. 4. Because it is classified by category, it is easy to narrow down the target such as advertising and direct mail (new advertising engine) function. 5. Since this network is a proliferation type, it has a function to increase services from a certain time axis (constant proliferation of members) to two dimensions (such as opening a mall including GPS). 6. A function for individuals to make streaming broadcasts and message comments in the category. 7. A function that companies can directly create a store in a category. 8. The user has a function of creating his own auction shop, EC site, etc. using a paid plug-in.

  The system configuration includes a web server, a category server voice server, a search server, and an EC server. The web server is composed of, for example, an AP server, a JAVA (registered trademark) server, or the like. The category server incorporates a category DB, for example. For example, a multimedia DB is incorporated in the voice server. The EC server incorporates an EC plug-in such as a drug store mall DB for drugs and a book store for book stores.

As shown in FIG. 12, services, functions provided by client applications such as history, blog, and chat are displayed in a tree. The slots can be scrolled, but at this time, a tree display is performed.
The tree can be expanded to access the target service. The selected item is stored as a selection history. For example, the gait of access can be hierarchically displayed as a history as today's history, yesterday's history, history within one week, and YYYY year MM month DD date history. This tree display is configured so that it can be browsed by scrolling freely up, down, left, and right.

  This tree type item selection user interface and its engine are configured by connecting to a server (including a database) via an application (client) of a smartphone (small liquid crystal terminal) and the Internet or an intranet, as in FIG. . That is, (A) Item information (service, function information, and history information) constituting the tree is acquired. (B) The ID (service, function, history, etc.) of the item selected in the tree is sent to the server together with user information. (C) The server associates with the user information and saves the selected item in the database as a log (stores it as history data). (D) The server transmits service and function data corresponding to the selected item to the client.

In each service and function item, the related sub-service and sub-function items are displayed in a hierarchical structure. Hierarchical information of items such as services and functions is stored as data in a database, and is obtained by accessing the web server each time.
In addition, these selected items are stored as selection history data in the database as to what is selected along with the selection date.
The saved selection history data can be acquired from the server and displayed as a history in the tree. From this history, each service and function accessed in the past is accessed again. In this way, it is possible not only to display the tree structure in which the history remains, but also to access from the tree structure.

In the present embodiment, it is possible to reach the purpose by reverse lookup from the category.
For example, taking a car as an example, the large category, which is the first item, is configured so that the contents can be displayed by a large company that manufactures and sells famous cars.
The middle, small, and minimal categories following the first item are for category managers, selling products, auctioning, and advertising to general members.

As described above, taking the car as an example of the first item (major category), as shown in FIG. 13, the manufacturer, vehicle type, car navigation, and tire are displayed as the middle category. Tires ... Race tires are displayed as a tree.
Here, in this embodiment, it is comprised so that reverse lookup is possible. In other words, the user can know or purchase a new product by accessing a category (genre) that he / she is interested in without knowing the product. It is also possible to communicate with others through chat, review, etc.

  And in the small category, race tires are displayed, and when this race tire is selected, push ads that the potential customers approach by delivering an email again to potential customers who have been interested but have not purchased. Deliver. Large companies and managers can post banner advertisements to general members in the category.

Here, large companies and managers can sell products within categories. It is possible to obtain a profit from the merchandise sales fee.
In the present embodiment, if the manager's management negligence continues, he / she receives a non-confidence resolution from the user, is replaced with a new manager, and cannot receive such benefits.
This means that the user can find the drift tire among the race tires.

  To summarize the above, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, in the flow of car → tire → race tire → rain tire, a large category is prepared in advance by the management side. Large companies and manufacturers enter the large category. As for the middle category, basic categories are prepared in advance by the management side. However, it is possible to increase the category by user "application". (The user who made the application becomes the manager of the category.) For the small category, a basic category is prepared in advance by the management side. However, it is possible to increase the category according to the user's “application”. (The user who made the application becomes an administrator of the category.) The minimal category can be increased by the user's “application” (the user who made the application is the administrator of the category. Become.).

In addition, rare products that have actual stores are color-coded.
Each category has an administrator who manages the category. Each category is given its own “page”. Furthermore, the user can vote in a non-confidence for reasons such as not being able to play the role of category manager or lack of information to be transmitted.
For example, rules such as a one-week closing penalty and a three-time non-confidence exit after a certain number of non-confidences are provided to facilitate the operation.

The user can create a place where chat, message, and voice chat can be made in the category.
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the category manager is accessed for the rain tire, the category page is displayed, and individual product sales and auctions are performed. At this time, for example, the communication plaza is accessed (access to each service).
In the communication plaza, it can be configured to excite among users by using chat, message version, audio conference and the like.
Thereby, it can connect with a common hobby preference, can make a connection between users via a social network, and it becomes possible to purchase a product sold by a large company or an administrator or participate in an auction.

  In addition to the above, it can be configured to allow category apps. This category app includes real-time chat, message board (including questions between users), EC / goods sales (drugs and supplements are linked with PharmaMall), NEW BOOK (voice dubbing + animation for voice actors) , Voice chat (voice conference), auction, communication between users using GPS (joint meeting, con system, direct transaction of goods, etc.), attracting users from actual stores such as pubs using GPS (coupon distribution, Real-time invocation, time sale, etc.).

  The user can be secured as follows. For example, it is performed by executing the following functions together with a sign such as “Let's get crowded with voice actors and make friends of the same genre by category neighborhood search”.

These UIs are useful UIs for Windows 8 (registered trademark) and future terminals equipped with next-generation touch interfaces.

In this embodiment, the basic screen operation is a flow of sliding the screen, selecting a category, and using a service of that category.
At this time, the UI (user interface) is configured so that one slot row display remains. In a small information terminal such as a mobile phone, since the screen is narrow, scrolling up and down in the slot has an advantage that it is easy to select.

As shown in FIG. 16, on the MY page screen (TOP screen), the user's information is confirmed on the MY page. In this state, flick left to display the next screen. At this time, it can also be operated from the lower button menu. The same operation is performed by selecting the first category.
If a category is selected from the beginning and a category is selected from the category map and flicked to the left, the screen appears. At this time, it can also be operated from the lower button menu. If you check the category details on the category details screen (+ 4th category) and flick left, you can close the 4th category and expand the screen.
It can also be operated from the lower button menu. Of course, a category detail screen (maximization) and in-category services can be used. In this way, it is a one-way tool that can be performed in real time, and can be used in chatler (chat + transceiver) as well as in messages and voices.

Next, FIG. The operation / acquisition information that can be displayed from the screen shown in FIG. 16 (the top screen of the MY page), which is a screen that is displayed when the com app is started, is configured to be able to acquire new arrival information on the MY page. Has been. This allows you to select a function from the lower button area.
On this screen, users who can confirm their address, etc., and who have registered their identity with the service are added with membership types such as “Gold” and “Platinum”. Platinum has a category in the second category and can operate various services. Gold has a category in the third category, and can operate EC sites and auction services. Generally, user registration and use are basically configured to be free of charge.

Status such as the number of visitors such as monthly PV, weekly PV, and day PV is displayed. In this embodiment, it is configured such that a non-confidence plan is issued when the number of PVs for a certain period (annual basis) falls below 100. Various service APIs can be installed.
It is possible to operate a free “blog”, “chat”, paid “auction”, “EC site”, and the like.

  By tapping the MY category button, a category page managed by the user can be displayed. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 17, a category page managed by the user can be displayed. First of all, a category of interest is first tapped and selected from the first category as a base. When a category is tapped, the MY page slides to the left and the category map is developed.

  When the first category is selected, an advertisement of an administrator who manages the selected category (the first category has “company = sponsor” as the administrator) is displayed. At this time, advertisements are displayed on the second to fourth categories. When the ad is closed, the next category can be selected. That is, (A) the first category is selected. (B) The advertisement of the selected category is displayed. Multiple advertisements can be displayed by flicking. (Supports slideshows of videos and still images). The maximize button can expand the advertisement to the first category column. One advertisement frame (not banner type) for one.

  When the second category belonging to the first category is selected, if the selected category is advertising, the advertisement is displayed on the third to fourth categories. That is, when (A) is selected, (B) an advertisement is displayed. Multiple advertisements can be displayed by flicking. (Supports slideshows of videos and still images). The maximize button can expand the advertisement to the second category column. (C) When the advertisement is closed, the third category can be selected.

  When the third category is selected, if the selected category is advertising, the advertisement is displayed on the fourth category. The flow is the same as described above. That is, when (A) is selected, (B) an advertisement is displayed. Multiple advertisements can be displayed by flicking. (Supports slideshows of videos and still images). The maximize button can expand the advertisement to the second category column. (C) When the advertisement is closed, the fourth category can be selected.

  When the fourth category is selected, if the selected category is advertising, the advertisement is displayed on the second category. That is, when (A) is selected, (B) an advertisement is displayed. Multiple advertisements can be displayed by flicking. (Supports slideshows of videos and still images). (C) The map route to the fourth category for closing the advertisement can be confirmed. In this way, a new advertisement display function can be provided.

FIG. 18 is a screen that displays details of the selected category. On this screen, a category name being selected, an image of the category, a status such as a member type and the number of visitors, a notification, and the like are displayed. It is possible to equip various service APIs (for example, EC site).
As for the membership type, a user such as an address can be confirmed, and a type such as “gold” or “platinum” is added to a user who has registered his / her identity with the service.

Platinum has a category in the second category and is configured to operate various services. Gold has a category in the third category and can operate EC sites and auction services. User registration and use are basically free.
As described above, the status such as the number of visitors is displayed, but when the PV for a certain period falls below 100, a distrust plan is issued.

As the various service APIs, it is possible to operate free “blog”, “chat”, paid “auction”, “EC site”, “voice call”, and the like.
In addition to information such as server maintenance, the notification is made regarding the selected category.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram in which a service tree can be expanded to access a target service in the tree display. This structure is the same as that described with reference to FIGS.

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Claims (6)

A user interface displayed on a touch panel of an information device provided with a touch panel,
The user interface displayed on the information terminal is an item that constitutes a slot displayed by the display means, wherein each slot of a plurality of slots in which a plurality of selection items are connected is displayed so as to be independently scrollable. An item display means for displaying the next slot and selecting an item in the displayed slot;
When the first slot is displayed by the item display means, an advertisement is displayed in the vacant space, and the advertisement is displayed in the vacant space until the second and subsequent slots are displayed. When,
With
The advertisement displayed on the second and subsequent advertisements by the advertisement display means recommends and publishes an advertisement corresponding to the selection of the item displayed by the item display means.   The user interface of an information device with a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement display means automatically adjusts and displays the size of the advertisement in a free area of the touch panel of the information terminal.   The item displayed by the item display means is output to an external server, and the external server obtains the number of selections and the selection tendency based on the output, stores a recommendation log, and calculates an advertisement insertion fee. The user interface of an information device having a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the user interface can be used when performing output that can be used. When the item displayed by the item display unit is selected, a transmission unit that transmits the ID of the item to the server together with user information;
The server that stores the information obtained by the transmission means in association with user information and saves the selected item in the database as a log refers to the database from the received item ID and displays it in the next slot. Information receiving means for receiving data of the item group;
The user interface of an information device with a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is an information device including an advertisement data receiving means for receiving advertisement data if there is an advertisement related to an item selected at the same time. . An operation method of a user interface displayed on a touch panel of an information device including a touch panel,
A step of independently scrolling and displaying a plurality of slots each including a plurality of selection items;
Scrolling a slot to select the plurality of items;
Selecting an item constituting the previously scrolled slot, displaying the next slot, and selecting an item in the displayed slot;
When the item is displayed and the first slot is displayed, the advertisement is displayed in the vacant space, and the advertisement is displayed in the vacant space until the second and subsequent slots are displayed. Information provided with a touch panel characterized in that an advertisement displayed in the second or later slot is recommended and posted in accordance with the selection of an item displayed in the second or later slot. How to operate the equipment. A user interface that displays items such as each service and function displayed on an information device equipped with a touch panel in a hierarchical structure such as related sub-service and sub-function items,
Information acquisition means for accessing and acquiring hierarchical information of items such as services and functions held by an external database,
The external database that stores what is selected along with the selection date, using the items selected by the operation of the user interface held by the external database as selection history data;
Information acquisition means for acquiring selection history data stored in the database from the database;
Tree display means for displaying information obtained by the information acquisition means as a history by the tree display means;
By selecting the part displayed by the tree display means, it is possible to re-access each service and each function accessed in the past from the history stored in the database. Device user interface.

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