JP2014160299A - Seamless content provision device, seamless content provision method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to seamlessly use content by presenting content that is usable even in an offline state without requiring any specific user action when a network connection state has changed to offline.SOLUTION: A seamless content provision device 100 includes: a content storage unit 130 that stores content; and a display switching unit 140 that switches the display of a display unit 120 to content that is used in an offline state, stored in the content storage unit 130 when the network connection state of the device has changed from online to offline while content that is used in an online state, out of all content stored in the content storage unit 130, is displayed on the display unit 120.

Description

  The present invention relates to a seamless content providing apparatus, a seamless content providing method, and a program that seamlessly provide content regardless of whether it is in an online state or an offline state.

  In recent years, with the spread of smartphones and tablets, the use of Web applications using wireless communication lines such as 3G and WiFi that can be used in various places is increasing. However, a network environment using a wireless communication line is unstable compared to a fixed line, and there is a problem that network connection is often impossible and convenience is impaired. In order to deal with such problems, the following existing technologies have been proposed.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for providing a service based on past communication history when network connection is not possible. Patent Document 2 proposes a technique for performing caching according to a preset download range and presenting cached data in an offline state. Further, Patent Document 3 proposes a technique for preliminarily storing content that can be used even in an offline state in anticipation of going offline.

JP 2011-164749 A JP 2007-213173 A JP 2012-000618 A

  However, with the technology described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to provide a service even in an offline state based on a user's past communication history, but it is possible to deal with content that has not been used by the user. There was a problem that it was not possible. With the technology described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to deal with content that has not been used by the user only within the download range, but the content requested for acquisition in the offline state is not included in the download range There was a problem that could not cope.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 3, since content is stored according to the user's preference, it is possible to deal with content that has not been used by the user even in the offline state. Even so, since the browsing behavior of the user is the same as the conventional browsing behavior, the user cannot realize the original communication in the offline state in order to use the accumulated content. There is a problem in that it is necessary to interrupt the operation to select and browse the accumulated content.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and presents content that can be used even in an offline state without requiring a special operation when the user enters an offline state. Therefore, it is an object to provide a seamless content providing apparatus, a seamless content providing method, and a program that enable a user to use seamless content.

  The present invention proposes the following matters in order to solve the above problems. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this.

  (1) The present invention has an operation state including an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is impossible, and content can be provided in any of the operation states A seamless content providing apparatus, which is used in an online state among content storage means for storing the content (for example, equivalent to the content storage unit 130 in FIG. 1) and content stored in the content storage means. When the content is displayed on the display unit, the display unit displays the content used in the offline state stored in the content storage unit in response to switching from the online state to the offline state. Display switching means (for example, equivalent to the display switching unit 140 in FIG. 1) and It proposes a seamless content providing apparatus comprising: a.

  According to this invention, the content storage means stores the content. The display switching means is content storage means in response to switching from the online state to the offline state when the content used in the online state among the contents stored in the content storage means is displayed on the display unit. The display on the display unit is switched to the content that is stored offline in the offline state. Therefore, the user can use the content seamlessly by presenting the content that can be used even in the offline state without requiring a special operation from the user.

  (2) In the seamless content providing apparatus according to (1), the display switching unit controls communication according to whether communication with the network is possible and manages the operation state (for example, 1 and the content stored in the content storage means when the content used in the online state is displayed on the display unit, the online state is changed to the offline state. Content that creates a content menu based on content information used in the offline state among the content stored in the content storage means in response to receiving a notification of switching to the communication control means Menu creation means (for example, equivalent to the content menu creation unit 143 in FIG. 1); The content menu created by the content menu creation unit is displayed on the display unit, and the content selected by the user from the content menu is displayed on the display unit (for example, on the display control unit 144 in FIG. 1). And a seamless content providing apparatus characterized by comprising:

  According to this invention, the communication control means controls communication according to whether or not communication with the network is possible, and manages the operation state. The content menu creation means is a communication control means for notifying that the online state has been switched to the offline state when content used in the online state among the contents stored in the content storage unit is displayed on the display unit. The content menu is created based on the content information used in the offline state among the content stored in the content storage means. The display control unit displays the content menu created by the content menu creation unit on the display unit, and displays the content selected by the user from the content menu on the display unit. Therefore, the user can know the available content from the content menu without requesting a special operation, and can select the content to be used from the content menu.

  (3) The present invention provides the seamless content providing apparatus according to (2), wherein the content displayed on the display unit and the content used in the offline state among the content stored in the content storage unit Relevance degree calculating means for calculating the relevance degree (for example, corresponding to the relevance degree calculating unit 142 in FIG. 1) is provided, and the content menu creating means is used in the offline state among the contents stored in the content storage means. The seamless content providing apparatus is characterized in that information on the content to be processed is arranged in the content menu based on the relevance calculated by the relevance calculation means.

  According to the present invention, the relevance calculation unit calculates the relevance between the content displayed on the display unit and the content used in the offline state among the content stored in the content storage unit. The content menu creation unit arranges information on content used offline in the content stored in the content storage unit in the content menu based on the relevance calculated by the relevance calculation unit. Therefore, the user can select the content used in the offline state based on the relationship with the content used in the online state.

  (4) In the seamless content providing device according to (2) or (3), the present invention provides the display switching means in the online state displayed on the display unit before the online state is switched to the offline state. In response to receiving a notification that the content to be used has been sent to the network and having received the online status again from the communication control means, the held acquisition request is sent to the network. Display requesting means (e.g., corresponding to the acquisition requesting unit 145 of FIG. 1), and the display control means displays the display unit in response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition requesting unit. Is switched to content used in the online state reflecting the response. It has proposed a tool providing apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the acquisition request unit holds the acquisition request transmitted to the network by the content used in the online state displayed on the display unit before switching from the online state to the offline state. In response to receiving the notification that the online state has been entered, the stored acquisition request is transmitted to the network. In response to receiving the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit, the display control unit switches the display on the display unit to the content used in the online state reflecting the response. Therefore, when changing from the offline state to the online state, it is possible to switch to the content used in the online state without requiring a special operation from the user.

  (5) In the seamless content providing apparatus according to (4), the display control unit displays the display on the display unit in response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit. The seamless content providing apparatus is characterized in that the content displayed on the display unit is gradually switched to the content used in the online state reflecting the response.

  According to this invention, in response to receiving the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit, the display control unit displays the display on the display unit and reflects the response from the content displayed on the display unit. Gradually switch to content used in. Therefore, it is possible to switch to the content used in the online state without disturbing the browsing and operation of the content displayed on the display unit.

  (6) In the seamless content providing apparatus of (4), the present invention displays the content used in the online state on the display unit in response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit. Selection menu creation means (for example, equivalent to the selection menu creation unit 146 of FIG. 1) for creating a selection menu for selecting whether or not to perform, the display control means displays the selection menu on the display unit, In response to the user selecting to display the content used in the online state on the display unit, the content used in the online state reflecting the response is displayed on the display unit. A seamless content providing apparatus is proposed.

  According to this invention, the selection menu creation means selects whether to display the content used in the online state on the display unit in response to receiving the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request means. Create The display control means displays the selection menu on the display unit, and displays the content used in the online state reflecting the response in response to the user selecting to display the content used in the online state on the display unit. Display on the display. Therefore, the user can select whether to return to the content used in the online state or continue to use the content displayed on the display unit.

  (7) In the seamless content providing apparatus according to (4) to (6), the present invention accepts an input from the user after the display control unit receives a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit. In response to this, a seamless content providing apparatus is proposed in which the display on the display unit is switched to the content used in the online state reflecting the response.

  According to this invention, after receiving the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit, the display control unit displays the display on the display unit in an online state reflecting the response in response to receiving an input from the user. Switch to content used in. Therefore, it is possible to switch to the content used in the online state without disturbing the browsing and operation of the content displayed on the display unit.

  (8) The present invention provides the seamless content providing apparatus according to (2) to (7), wherein the display control means acquires the position information of the own apparatus acquired by the position information acquisition function provided in the own apparatus, and the apparatus A seamless content providing apparatus is proposed in which content is selected from the content storage unit based on time information acquired by a clock function provided in the device, and the selected content is displayed on the display unit.

  According to this invention, the display control means stores the content based on the position information of the own apparatus acquired by the position information acquisition function provided in the own apparatus and the time information acquired by the clock function provided in the own apparatus. The content is selected from the means, and the selected content is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, it is possible to provide content suitable for the user's situation when offline.

  (9) The present invention provides the seamless content providing apparatus according to (1) to (8), wherein a usage history storage unit (for example, equivalent to the usage history storage unit 150 of FIG. 4) that accumulates the usage history of the content; The usage history stored in the usage history storage means is analyzed, and a scheduler (for example, equivalent to the scheduler 170 in FIG. 4) that creates the schedule for acquiring the content, and the content is acquired with the schedule created by the scheduler. And a seamless content providing apparatus characterized by comprising content acquisition means (for example, equivalent to the content acquisition unit 190 of FIG. 4) stored in the content storage means.

  According to this invention, the usage history storage means accumulates the usage history of content. The scheduler analyzes the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage means and creates a schedule for acquiring content. The content acquisition unit acquires the content according to the schedule created by the scheduler and stores it in the content storage unit. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently acquire content used in the offline state.

  (10) In the seamless content providing apparatus according to (9), the present invention provides a preference analysis unit that analyzes a user's preference from the usage history stored in the usage history storage unit (for example, the preference analysis unit 180 in FIG. 4). A seamless content providing apparatus, wherein the content acquisition unit acquires content from the network based on the user's preference analyzed by the preference analysis unit based on the schedule is suggesting.

  According to the present invention, the preference analysis unit analyzes the user's preference from the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit. The content acquisition unit acquires content from the network based on the user's preference analyzed by the preference analysis unit based on the schedule. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with content that is highly likely to be needed.

  (11) According to the present invention, in the seamless content providing apparatus according to (10), the preference analysis unit specifies content with high usage frequency from the usage history stored in the usage history storage unit, and the specified usage A seamless content providing apparatus has been proposed in which the user's preference is analyzed based on high-frequency content.

  According to the present invention, the preference analysis unit identifies content with high usage frequency from the usage history stored in the usage history storage unit, and analyzes the user's preference based on the specified content with high usage frequency. Therefore, the user's preference can be analyzed from the content that the user often uses.

  (12) The present invention provides the seamless content providing apparatus according to (10) or (11), wherein the preference analysis unit includes a usage history stored in the usage history storage unit, and social networking in which the user participates A seamless content providing apparatus that analyzes the user's preference based on information about the user acquired from a service is proposed.

  According to this invention, the preference analysis unit analyzes the user's preference based on the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit and the information about the user acquired from the social networking service in which the user participates. . Therefore, user preferences can be analyzed based on information that can be acquired from a social networking service.

  (13) The present invention provides the seamless content providing device of (9) to (12), comprising behavior history storage means for storing the user's behavior history (for example, corresponding to the behavior history storage unit 160 of FIG. 4), Proposing a seamless content providing apparatus, wherein the scheduler predicts a time zone in which the offline state is set based on the stored action history, and creates the schedule based on the predicted time zone Yes.

  According to this invention, the action history storage means stores a user's action history. The scheduler predicts a time zone in an offline state based on the stored action history, and creates a schedule based on the predicted time zone. Therefore, it is possible to acquire the content to be used in the offline state during a time zone where the possibility of being in the online state is high.

  (14) The present invention has an operation state including an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is not possible, and content can be provided in any of the operation states A seamless content providing method in a seamless content providing apparatus, comprising: content storage means for storing the content; and display switching means, wherein the display switching means is online among the contents stored in the content storage means A first step (for example, corresponding to step S1 in FIG. 2) for determining whether or not the offline state is switched to the offline state when content used in the state is displayed on the display unit; In the first step, the display switching means is switched off from the online state. A second step (for example, corresponding to step S2 in FIG. 2) of acquiring content used in the offline state stored in the content storage means when it is determined that the state has been switched to the in state; A seamless content providing method, characterized in that the switching means includes a third step (for example, corresponding to step S3 in FIG. 2) for switching the display of the display unit to the content acquired in the second step. Has proposed.

  According to the present invention, first, in the first step, when the display switching unit displays the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit, the online state It is determined whether or not it has been switched to the offline state. Next, in the second step, when it is determined that the display switching unit has switched from the online state to the offline state in the first step, the content used in the offline state stored in the content storage unit is displayed. get. Next, in the third step, the display switching means switches the display on the display unit to the content acquired in the second step. Therefore, the user can use the content seamlessly by presenting the content that can be used even in the offline state without requiring a special operation from the user.

  (15) The present invention has an operation state including an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is impossible, and content can be provided in any of the operation states A program for causing a computer to execute a seamless content providing method in a seamless content providing apparatus, comprising: content storage means for storing the content; and display switching means, wherein the display switching means is stored in the content storage means. A first step (for example, FIG. 2) of determining whether or not the online state is switched from the online state to the offline state when the content used in the online state is displayed on the display unit. Corresponding to step S1) and the display switching means In step 2, when it is determined that the online state has been switched to the offline state, a second step (for example, the step of FIG. 2) that acquires content used in the offline state stored in the content storage unit And a third step (for example, corresponding to step S3 in FIG. 2) in which the display switching means switches the display of the display unit to the content acquired in the second step. A program to execute it is proposed.

  According to the present invention, first, in the first step, when the display switching unit displays the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit, the online state It is determined whether or not it has been switched to the offline state. Next, in the second step, when it is determined that the display switching unit has switched from the online state to the offline state in the first step, the content used in the offline state stored in the content storage unit is displayed. get. Next, in the third step, the display switching means switches the display on the display unit to the content acquired in the second step. Therefore, the user can use the content seamlessly by presenting the content that can be used even in the offline state without requiring a special operation from the user.

  When the user enters the offline state, the user can use the content seamlessly by presenting the usable content even in the offline state without requiring a special operation from the user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the seamless content provision apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the seamless content provision process in the seamless content provision apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the seamless content provision process including the background process in the seamless content provision apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the seamless content provision apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the constituent elements in the present embodiment can be appropriately replaced with existing constituent elements and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing constituent elements are possible. Therefore, the description of the present embodiment does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

<First Embodiment>
<Configuration of seamless content providing device>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a seamless content providing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the seamless content providing apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, a content storage unit 130, and a display switching unit 140.

  The communication unit 110 is connected to a network and transmits a content request to the server or receives the requested content from the server.

  The display unit 120 is a display device that displays content stored in a content storage unit 130 to be described later, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, a plasma display, or the like.

  The content storage unit 130 stores content and information on whether or not each content can be used in an offline state. The content may be received from a server on the network via the communication unit 110, or may be registered in advance in the seamless content providing apparatus 100. The content storage unit 130 may also store attribute information such as a category, an outline, and a thumbnail of each content. Here, the content is, for example, an application itself such as a browser, a game, a media player, and a map, or data used for them.

  The display switching unit 140 prevents the communication unit 110 from being connected to the network when content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit 130 is displayed on the display unit 120, and Detects that the connection has changed from online to offline. Then, in response to detecting that the connection with the network is switched from the online state to the offline state, the display switching unit 140 displays the content used in the offline state stored in the content storage unit 130 as the display unit 120. Switch the display.

  Specifically, the display switching unit 140 includes a communication control unit 141, a relevance calculation unit 142, a content menu creation unit 143, a display control unit 144, an acquisition request unit 145, and a selection menu creation unit 146.

  The communication control unit 141 monitors whether or not the communication unit 110 is connected to the network, and detects whether the connection with the network is online or offline. Further, when the connection with the network is changed, the communication control unit 141 stores the state immediately before the change.

  The degree-of-association calculating unit 142 calculates the degree of association between the content displayed on the display unit 120 and the content that can be used offline in the content stored in the content storage unit 130. Specifically, the relevance calculation unit 142 is associated with content in the content displayed on the display unit 120 and the content that can be used offline in the content stored in the content storage unit 130. The degree of matching between keywords extracted from attribute information and content is calculated as the degree of association. Note that when the content menu is not created and the content to be displayed on the display unit 120 is not determined based on the relevance level, the relevance level calculation unit 142 may not be provided.

  In response to receiving a notification from the communication control unit 141 that the online state has been switched to the offline state, the content menu creating unit 143 acquires information on content that can be used in the offline state from the content storage unit 130. And based on the acquired information, the content menu which presents a user with the content which can be used in an offline state is produced. When attribute information of each content is stored in the content storage unit 130, the information is also acquired and used to create a content menu. Note that the content menu creation unit 143 is not necessarily provided.

  In addition, the content menu creation unit 143 creates a content menu by arranging information acquired from the content storage unit 130 based on the relevance calculated by the relevance calculation unit 142. Specifically, the content menu creation unit 143 displays the content menu in which information acquired from the content storage unit 130 is arranged in a list format in descending order of the degree of association with the content displayed on the display unit 120 or the display unit 120. A content menu is created in which the information acquired from the content storage unit 130 is arranged in a graph format in which the degree of relevance is indicated by distance with the displayed content at the center.

  The display control unit 144 displays the content menu created by the content menu creation unit 143 on the display unit 120. Then, the content selected by the user from the displayed content menu is displayed on the display unit 120. When the content menu creation unit 143 is not provided, the display control unit 144 acquires content from the content storage unit 130 in response to receiving a notification from the communication control unit 141 that the online state is switched to the offline state. Are displayed on the display unit 120. When a plurality of contents are stored in the content storage unit 130, the display control unit 144 selects the content to be acquired according to the current location information, current time, preset priority, stored date order, and the like. select.

  In response to receiving a notification from the communication control unit 141 that the online state has been switched to the offline state, the acquisition request unit 145 transmits an acquisition request transmitted from the content displayed on the display unit 120 to the network. Obtained from and temporarily stored. By the way, the acquisition request includes at least a request destination and a request content, for example, an HTTP request. Then, the acquisition request unit 145 transmits the temporarily stored acquisition request to the network via the communication unit 110 in response to receiving a notification from the communication control unit 141 that the online state has been entered again.

  In response to the response to the acquisition request transmitted from the acquisition request unit 145 to the network via the communication unit 110, the selection menu creation unit 146 displays the content displayed on the display unit 120 before going offline. A selection menu is created that allows the user to select whether or not to redisplay on the display unit 120. For example, the selection menu includes, for example, a content name and a button for selecting whether to redisplay. Note that the selection menu creation unit 146 is not necessarily provided.

  Returning to the display control unit 144, the display control unit 144 displays the selection menu created by the selection menu creation unit 146 on the display unit 120. Then, in response to the user selecting to redisplay from the displayed selection menu, the content displayed on the display unit 120 before entering the offline state is sent to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145. The response is reflected on the display unit 120. If the user does not select to redisplay the displayed selection menu, the content displayed on the display unit 120 is continuously displayed, and a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145 is displayed. It may be temporarily stored. The temporarily stored response may be read and displayed on the display unit 120 when a similar acquisition request is made again by the user.

  The display control unit 144 may display the selection menu on the display unit 120 in response to the selection menu being created by the selection menu creation unit 146 or after the selection menu is created by the selection menu creation unit 146. The selection menu may be displayed on the display unit 120 in response to the user performing some operation such as screen scrolling or link click.

  When the selection menu creation unit 146 is not provided, the display control unit 144 is configured to enter the offline state in response to the acquisition request unit 145 receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted to the network via the communication unit 110. The content displayed on the display unit 120 is displayed on the display unit 120 in a state in which a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145 is reflected. Note that after the acquisition request unit 145 receives a response to the acquisition request transmitted to the network via the communication unit 110, before the user enters an offline state in response to some operation such as screen scrolling or link click. The content displayed on the display unit 120 may be displayed on the display unit 120 in a state in which a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145 is reflected. Alternatively, the display control unit 144 may continue to display the content displayed on the display unit 120 and temporarily store a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145. The temporarily stored response may be read and displayed on the display unit 120 when a similar acquisition request is made again by the user.

  The display control unit 144 reflects the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit 145 and displays the content displayed on the display unit 120 before the offline state (hereinafter referred to as redisplay content). There are two methods for switching the display of 120, for example. The first is a method of immediately switching to the redisplayed content in response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted from the acquisition request unit 145 to the network via the communication unit 110. The second is a method of gradually switching from the screen end to the re-displayed content in response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted from the acquisition request unit 145 to the network via the communication unit 110.

<Seamless content provision processing flow>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a seamless content providing process flow in the seamless content providing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  First, in step S <b> 1, the communication control unit 141 of the display switching unit 140 performs communication when the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit 130 is displayed on the display unit 120. It is determined whether 110 cannot connect to the network and the connection to the network is switched from the online state to the offline state. When the connection with the network is switched from the online state to the offline state, the process proceeds to step S2, while when the connection with the network remains in the online state, the process is returned.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 acquires content that can be used offline from the content storage unit 130.

  Next, in step S3, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 displays the content acquired in step S2 on the display unit 120.

<Seamless content provision processing flow>
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of seamless content providing processing including background processing in the seamless content providing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  First, in step S <b> 11, the communication control unit 141 of the display switching unit 140 displays a communication unit when content used in an online state among the content stored in the content storage unit 130 is displayed on the display unit 120. It is determined whether 110 cannot connect to the network and the connection to the network is switched from the online state to the offline state. When the connection with the network is switched from the online state to the offline state, the process proceeds to step S12 and step S13. On the other hand, when the connection with the network remains in the online state, the process is returned.

  Next, in step S12, the acquisition request unit 145 of the display switching unit 140 acquires the acquisition request transmitted from the content displayed on the display unit 120 to the network from the communication unit 110, and temporarily stores it.

  Next, in step S <b> 13, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 acquires content that can be used offline from the content storage unit 130. Note that step S12 and step S13 may be either first or simultaneous.

  Next, in step S14, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 displays the content acquired in step S13 on the display unit 120.

  Next, in step S15, the communication control unit 141 of the display switching unit 140 determines whether or not the communication unit 110 can be connected to the network and the connection with the network is switched from the offline state to the online state. When the connection with the network is switched from the offline state to the online state, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, when the connection with the network remains in the offline state, the process returns to step S15.

  Next, in step S <b> 16, the acquisition request unit 145 of the display switching unit 140 transmits the acquisition request temporarily stored in step S <b> 12 to the network via the communication unit 110.

  Next, in step S17, the acquisition request unit 145 of the display switching unit 140 receives a response to the acquisition request transmitted in step S16 via the communication unit 110.

  Next, in step S18, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 displays on the display unit 120 before entering the offline state based on the user instruction received through the selection menu, preset settings, or the like. It is determined whether or not to redisplay the content that has been made. If it is determined to redisplay the content displayed on the display unit 120 before entering the offline state, the process proceeds to step S19. On the other hand, if it is determined not to redisplay, the process proceeds to step S20. .

  Next, in step S19, the display control unit 144 of the display switching unit 140 displays the content displayed on the display unit 120 before entering the offline state in a state in which the response received in step S17 is reflected. To display.

  Next, in step S20, the display switching unit 140 continues to display the content displayed on the display unit 120, and temporarily stores the response received in step S17. The temporarily stored response may be read on the temporarily stored response and displayed on the display unit 120 when a similar acquisition request is made again by the user.

  As described above, in the offline state, it is possible to present usable content even in the offline state without requiring a special operation from the user. In addition, when returning from the offline state to the online state, the content used in the online state can be presented without requiring a special operation from the user. As a result, the user can use the content seamlessly.

<Second Embodiment>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the seamless content providing apparatus according to the present embodiment can provide optimal content for the user in an offline state. In addition, about the component which attaches | subjects the same code | symbol as 1st Embodiment, since it has the same function, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

<Seamless content provision device>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the seamless content providing apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the seamless content providing apparatus 101 includes a usage history storage unit 150, an action history storage unit 160, a scheduler 170, a preference analysis unit 180, a content acquisition unit 190, a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, and a content storage unit 130. And a display switching unit 140. In FIG. 4, each part configuring the display switching unit 140 is not described, but the present embodiment also includes each part as in the first embodiment.

  The usage history storage unit 150 stores a usage history of content used by the seamless content providing apparatus 101. Specifically, the usage history storage unit 150 stores information for identifying content, time when the content is used, position information of a location where the content is used, and the like.

  The action history storage unit 160 acquires a user action history. Specifically, the action history storage unit 160 stores time, position information, communication status, and the like acquired by the seamless content providing apparatus 101 at a predetermined timing. Moreover, the action history storage unit 160 may store a user's schedule. The behavior history storage unit 160 may not be provided in the seamless content providing apparatus 101 when the scheduler 170 and the content acquisition unit 190 described later do not use the user's behavior history.

  The scheduler 170 analyzes the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150 and creates a schedule for acquiring content. Specifically, a time zone or a place that is in an offline state is specified based on the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150, and the content stored in the content storage unit 130 is stored based on the current time or location. Decide the time and place to get. Further, the scheduler 170 predicts traffic characteristics based on the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150, and based on the predicted traffic characteristics, obtains the time and position at which the content to be stored in the content storage unit 130 is acquired. You may decide.

  In addition, when the action history storage unit 160 stores the user schedule, the scheduler 170 also uses the user schedule to determine the time and place where the content stored in the content storage unit 130 is acquired. Further, the scheduler 170 may schedule to acquire the content stored in the content storage unit 130 when the user is not performing an operation or when the network resource or the CPU resource is free.

  The preference analysis unit 180 analyzes the user's preference from the usage history accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150. Specifically, the preference analysis unit 180 identifies frequently used content from the information accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150, and attribute information and content associated with the identified frequently used content. The user's preference is analyzed based on the keywords included in.

  In addition, the preference analysis unit 180 analyzes the user's preference based on the information accumulated in the usage history storage unit 150 and information about the user acquired from the social networking service in which the user is participating. For example, the user's preference is analyzed based on the content posted by the user to the social networking service, or the user's preference is also analyzed using the content posted by a person with a high degree of friendship with the user to the social networking service. Or Note that the preference analysis unit 180 may not be provided in the seamless content providing apparatus 101 when the content acquisition unit 190 described later does not use the user's preference.

  The content acquisition unit 190 acquires content according to the schedule created by the scheduler 170 and stores it in the content storage unit 130. The content acquisition unit 190 acquires content based on preset conditions, or when the user's schedule is stored in the action history storage unit 160, the content acquisition unit 190 performs content based on keywords extracted from the user's schedule. Or get. Further, the content acquisition unit 190 acquires content based on the user's preference analyzed by the preference analysis unit 180.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to create a schedule for acquiring content that can be used in an offline state from a user's content usage history and behavior history. In addition, content that matches the user's preference can be stored as content that can be used in an offline state.

  Note that the seamless content providing apparatus of the present invention can be realized by recording the processing of the seamless content providing apparatus on a computer-readable recording medium, causing the device to read and execute the program recorded on the recording medium. . The computer system here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW (World Wide Web) system is used. The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.

  The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Seamless content provision apparatus 110 Communication part 120 Display part 130 Content memory | storage part 140 Display switching part 141 Communication control part 142 Relevance calculation part 143 Content menu creation part 144 Display control part 145 Acquisition request part 146 Selection menu creation part

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The seamless content providing apparatus has an operation state including an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is not possible, and can provide content in any of the operation states. And
Content storage means for storing the content;
When the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit is displayed on the display unit, the content storage unit stores the content in response to the change from the online state to the offline state. Display switching means for switching the display of the display unit to the content used in the stored offline state;
A seamless content providing apparatus comprising: The display switching means is
Communication control means for controlling communication according to whether communication with the network is possible and managing the operation state;
When the content used in the online state among the contents stored in the content storage means is displayed on the display unit, the communication control means sends a notification that the online state is switched to the offline state. Content menu creation means for creating a content menu based on information of content used in the offline state among the contents stored in the content storage means in response to reception;
Display control means for displaying the content menu created by the content menu creation means on the display unit, and displaying content selected by the user from the content menu on the display unit;
The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Relevance calculation means for calculating relevance between the content displayed on the display unit and content used in the offline state among the contents stored in the content storage means;
The content menu creation means stores content information used in the offline state among the contents stored in the content storage means in the content menu based on the relevance degree calculated by the relevance degree calculation means. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the apparatus is arranged. The display switching means is
The content used in the online state that was displayed on the display unit before switching from the online state to the offline state holds the acquisition request transmitted to the network, and is again brought online from the communication control unit An acquisition request means for transmitting the held acquisition request to the network in response to receiving the notification to the effect,
In response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted from the acquisition request unit, the display control unit switches the display on the display unit to the content used in the online state reflecting the response. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.   In response to the display control unit receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit, the display state of the display unit reflects the response from the content displayed on the display unit. 5. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the content is gradually switched to the content used in the network. In response to receiving a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request unit, a selection menu generation unit that generates a selection menu for selecting whether to display the content used in the online state on the display unit is provided. ,
The display control means displays the selection menu on the display unit, and reflects the response in response to the user selecting to display the content used in the online state on the display unit. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein content used in an online state is displayed on the display unit.   The display control means receives the response to the acquisition request transmitted by the acquisition request means, and then receives the input from the user, and the display on the display unit reflects the response in the online state. The seamless content providing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the content is switched to the content used in the above.   Based on the position information of the own apparatus acquired by the position information acquisition function provided in the own apparatus and the time information acquired by the clock function provided in the own apparatus, the display control means The seamless content providing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein a content is selected and the selected content is displayed on the display unit. Usage history storage means for accumulating the usage history of the content;
Analyzing a usage history stored in the usage history storage means, and creating a schedule for acquiring the content;
Content acquisition means for acquiring the content in a schedule created by the scheduler and storing the content in the content storage means;
The seamless content providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: Comprising preference analysis means for analyzing user preferences from the usage history stored in the usage history storage means,
The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content acquisition unit acquires content from the network based on the user's preference analyzed by the preference analysis unit based on the schedule. .   The preference analysis unit identifies content with high usage frequency from the usage history stored in the usage history storage unit, and analyzes the user's preference based on the specified content with high usage frequency. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 10.   The preference analysis unit analyzes the preference of the user based on the usage history stored in the usage history storage unit and information about the user acquired from the social networking service in which the user participates. The seamless content providing apparatus according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that: Provided with action history storage means for storing a user's action history;
13. The scheduler according to claim 9, wherein the scheduler predicts a time zone in which the offline state is set based on the stored action history, and creates the schedule based on the predicted time zone. The seamless content providing apparatus according to any one of the above. Seamless in a seamless content providing apparatus that has an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is impossible, and that can provide content in any of the operational states A content providing method,
Content storage means for storing the content, and display switching means,
The display switching unit determines whether or not the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit is switched from the online state to the offline state when the content is displayed on the display unit. A first step to:
The display switching means obtains content used in the offline state stored in the content storage means when it is determined in the first step that the online state is switched to the offline state. Two steps,
A third step in which the display switching means switches the display of the display unit to the content acquired in the second step;
A seamless content providing method comprising: Seamless in a seamless content providing apparatus that has an online state in which communication with a network is possible and an offline state in which communication with the network is impossible, and that can provide content in any of the operational states A program for causing a computer to execute a content providing method,
Content storage means for storing the content, and display switching means,
The display switching unit determines whether or not the content used in the online state among the content stored in the content storage unit is switched from the online state to the offline state when the content is displayed on the display unit. A first step to:
The display switching means obtains content used in the offline state stored in the content storage means when it is determined in the first step that the online state is switched to the offline state. Two steps,
A third step in which the display switching means switches the display of the display unit to the content acquired in the second step;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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