JP2015001890A - Information processor, processing method in information processor, and program for making computer perform processing in information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an "information processor" capable of outputting a plurality of messages such that a user can easily acquire a series of information when the series of information is represented by the plurality of messages represented by a plurality of pieces of message information from the same sender.SOLUTION: An information processor has: retrieval means (S13) retrieving message information provided from a designated sender from a plurality of pieces of message information provided in a prescribed time range; determination means (S15) determining a situation of presence/absence of a predetermined determination character string as a character string meaning continuity with another message in a message represented by each of the plurality of pieces of message information related to a retrieval result thereof; message extraction means (S18) extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages on the basis of a determination result thereof; and output message generation means (S19) generating an output message by use of the plurality of extracted messages.

Description

  The present invention acquires message information such as a posted text provided by a caller in an information providing service system such as Twitter (registered trademark), and displays a message represented by the acquired message information on an output unit such as a display panel or a speaker. The present invention relates to an information processing device that outputs data from a computer.

  For example, message information (posted text) representing a message composed of a character string limited to a predetermined number of characters is sent from a terminal device such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a smartphone to a Twitter (registered trademark) system (information providing system). You can post. Further, the terminal device accesses the Twitter (registered trademark) system to display a list of messages represented by various message information according to the order in which the message information is posted on the display panel (in time series). be able to. A user using such a Twitter (registered trademark) system can communicate with other users through posting message information from a terminal device and browsing messages displayed in a list on the terminal device.

  For example, an information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In this information processing apparatus, a message is displayed in a list by accessing an information providing system such as a Twitter (registered trademark) system, and the message is voice-output by a voice synthesis technique. According to such an information processing apparatus, a message can be confirmed not only on the display screen but also by voice. For this reason, when this information processing apparatus is mounted on a vehicle, a message represented by various posted message information (posted text) can be confirmed by voice without disturbing the driving operation of the driver. it can.

JP 2012-68910 A

  By the way, in the Twitter (registered trademark) system, the message information (posted text) that can be received must be composed of a character string within a predetermined number of characters (140 characters). For this reason, a user who wants to convey a large amount of information may post a plurality of related message information with a time shift so that a series of information is represented by a plurality of messages.

  In the Twitter (registered trademark) system, from the viewpoint of emphasizing the real-time property, in a terminal device accessing this system, the message represented by the new message information in time is positioned higher in the list. Is output. For this reason, as described above, when a series of information is represented by a plurality of messages, the contents of the plurality of related messages are confirmed in an order opposite to the arrangement order in the list. It is difficult to find a plurality of messages representing a series of information from the displayed messages and confirm their contents. When a message is output in a voice that disappears instantaneously (see, for example, Patent Document 1), it is more difficult to determine a plurality of messages representing a series of information from many messages that are sequentially output as voice.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. When a series of information is represented by a plurality of messages represented by a plurality of message information from the same sender, the user can easily obtain the series of information. An information processing apparatus capable of outputting the plurality of messages so as to be grasped, a processing method in the information processing apparatus, and a program for causing a computer to perform the processing in the information processing apparatus It is.

  First, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided by a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit, and is provided within a predetermined time range. Search means for searching message information provided from a designated sender from a plurality of message information, and when a plurality of message information is obtained as a search result in the search means, In the message represented by each of the plurality of message information, a determination unit that determines the presence / absence of a predetermined determination character string as a character string that means continuity with other messages, and based on a determination result by the determination unit A message extractor for extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from a plurality of message information related to the search result When, a configuration in which an output message generation means for generating an output message using a plurality of message extracted by the extraction means.

  With such a configuration, in the message represented by each of the plurality of message information provided from the designated sender, the situation of the presence / absence of a determination character string that is predetermined as a character string that means continuity with other messages is Based on the determination result, a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages are extracted from the plurality of message information. And the output message produced | generated using the some message which comprises the series of messages is output from an output part.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the output message generation means converts a plurality of character strings constituting a plurality of messages extracted as constituting the series of messages in an order in which corresponding message information is provided. The output messages can be generated side by side.

  With such a configuration, the output message to be output from the output unit is generated by arranging a plurality of character strings constituting a plurality of messages extracted as constituting a series of messages in the order in which the corresponding message information is provided. Is done.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the message generation unit includes a determination character string deletion unit that deletes the determination character string from a character string included in each message determined to include the determination character. The output message can be generated using the message deleted by the determination character string deleting unit.

  With such a configuration, the output message generated by arranging a plurality of messages does not include a judgment character string that is not directly related to the content of the message, so that the output message output from the output unit is easier to understand. It becomes.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the output unit may include a speaker that outputs sound, and may include a sound output control unit that outputs the output message as sound from the speaker.

  With such a configuration, an output message that does not include a determination character string that is not directly related to the content of the message is output as voice.

  The information processing apparatus can be configured as an in-vehicle device.

  In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the output unit may include a communication function, and the output message may be transmitted to another electronic device using the communication function.

  With such a configuration, an output message generated by using a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages transmitted by the communication function is received and used by another electronic device such as a portable terminal or an in-vehicle device. be able to.

  A processing method in an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is a processing method in an information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided from a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit, A search step for searching message information provided from a designated sender from a plurality of message information provided in a predetermined time range, and when a plurality of message information is obtained as a search result in the search step A determination step for determining the presence / absence of a determination character string predetermined as a character string indicating continuity with other messages in the message represented by each of the plurality of message information related to the search result; and the determination step A plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from a plurality of message information related to the search results. It becomes the message extracting a message, a configuration and an output message generation step of generating an output message using a plurality of message extracted by the extraction step.

  The program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to perform processing in an information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided from a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit. A search step for searching the computer for message information provided from a designated sender from a plurality of message information provided in a predetermined time range, and a plurality of message information as a search result in the search step. A determination step for determining the presence / absence of a determination character string that is predetermined as a character string that means continuity with other messages in a message represented by each of a plurality of message information related to the search result when obtained And a plurality of messages related to the search result based on the determination result of the determination step A message extraction step of extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from the broadcast, a structure to perform an output message generation step of generating an output message using a plurality of message extracted by the extraction step.

  According to an information processing apparatus, a processing method in the information processing apparatus, and a program for causing a computer to perform the processing in the information processing apparatus, a plurality of message information provided from a designated sender A plurality of messages constituting a series of messages are extracted from the plurality of message information based on the presence / absence of a predetermined determination character string as a character string indicating continuity with other messages in each message represented Since an output message generated using a plurality of messages constituting the series of messages is output from the output unit, the plurality of messages are set so that the user can easily grasp the series of information. Can be output.

It is a block diagram which shows the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which concerns on the output of a message. It is a figure showing the message provided from the designated sender | caller. It is a figure which shows the output example of the output message produced | generated by combining several messages. It is a figure which shows an example of the posting text unit (a message is included) displayed as a list.

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

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG. This information processing apparatus is an apparatus mounted on a vehicle, that is, an in-vehicle device.

  The in-vehicle device (information processing apparatus) illustrated in FIG. 1 is a main part of a computer and includes a CPU 11 that executes various processes according to a program. This in-vehicle device is also necessary for auxiliary storage devices (hard disk devices, etc.) 12 for storing various information such as tables and databases, and various programs executable by the CPU 11, programs executed by the CPU 11, and processing by the CPU 11. A display unit (output unit) 16 for displaying various information, and a liquid crystal of the display unit 16. The memory 13 is used for storing various information and information obtained by the processing, a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), and the like. It consists of a touch panel integrated with the display panel, operation buttons, etc., and communicates according to a predetermined procedure with the operation unit 15 used for inputting processing instructions and various information, and an external communication infrastructure (mobile communication network). A speaker that outputs sound based on a sound signal supplied via the communication unit 18 and the output circuit 21 (output) ) Has a 20.

  Auxiliary storage device 12, memory control unit 14 for controlling memory 13, input control of information from operation unit 15, input / output control unit 17 for controlling output of information to display unit 16, and communication control for controlling communication unit 18 The audio output control unit 22 that performs drive control (audio output control) of the speaker 20 via the unit 19 and the output circuit 21 is coupled to the CPU 11 via a common bus. The CPU 11 reads and writes information to and from the memory 13 through control by the memory control unit 14, inputs operation information from the operation unit 15 through control by the input / output control unit 17, and outputs information to the display unit 16. Let Further, the CPU 11 causes the communication unit 18 to transmit information through control by the communication control unit 19 and acquires information received by the communication unit 18. Further, the CPU 11 drives the speaker 20 through the control by the audio output control unit 22 and causes the speaker 20 to output audio information.

  In this in-vehicle device, under the control of the CPU 11, a posted message (message information) is communicated by the communication unit 18 according to an operation on the operation unit 15, and a predetermined information providing system (for example, a Twitter (registered trademark) system) ) Can be sent (posted). Each posted message (message information) includes a message, poster information (nickname, icon, URL, etc.), and posting time. Further, under the control of the CPU 11, the information providing system is accessed by communication by the communication unit 18, the posted text that has already been posted is acquired from the information providing system, and the posting corresponding to each acquired posted text Sentence units (including messages) can be displayed on the display unit 16 as a list, for example, as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a posted sentence unit M1 in which a message (“good morning”, “weather is good”, etc.) is set together with an icon, a nickname (aaaa, bbbb, etc.) and a posting time corresponding to each poster. , M4,..., Mi to Mi + 3,..., Mj, Mj + 1,..., Mk are arranged from the bottom to the top in the order in which the corresponding posted sentences are posted (in time series). Are displayed as a list.

  The CPU 11 outputs a series of messages represented by a plurality of posted sentences by executing a predetermined program. The message output process is performed as follows according to the procedure shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the time range from the past to the present time designated as the search time range by the operation on the operation unit 15 is acquired (S11), and the poster designated by the operation on the operation unit 15 is specified. Information (such as a nickname) is acquired (S12). And, from the plurality of postings posted within the specified time range among all the postings (message information) acquired from the information providing system (for example, Twitter (registered trademark) system), the specified The posted text of the posted person is searched (S13: search means). Then, it is determined whether or not a plurality of posted sentences are obtained as a search result (S14). When a plurality of posted texts are obtained as the search results (YES in S14), that is, when there are a plurality of posted texts provided from the designated poster, each of a plurality of message information related to the search results represents. A determination process is performed on the presence / absence of a predetermined determination character string in the message (S15: determination means). The determination character string is a character string that is predetermined as a character string that means continuity with other messages. For example, “continuation”, “pre-order”, “Cont”, which are arranged at the beginning or end of the message, are used. "," Continue ", an Arabic character string, and a character string in which these character strings are enclosed in symbols (for example," () "). The determination character string may be a single character or may include a symbol.

  Based on the determination result in the determination process (S15), it is determined whether or not the determination character string is included in the message represented by at least one of the plurality of message information related to the search result ( S16). If the determination character string is included in the message represented by at least one of the plurality of message information (YES in S16), the determination character string in the message represented by each of the plurality of message information A plurality of messages constituting a series of messages are extracted based on the determination result about the presence / absence status (S17: message extraction means).

  For example, four posted sentences (corresponding to posted sentence units M2, Mi, Mj, and Mk) of the poster “aaaa” are searched from posted sentences corresponding to a plurality of posted sentence units displayed in a list as shown in FIG. When obtained as a result, as shown in FIG. 3, three messages constituting a series of messages are extracted.

In this case, the message “Good morning” indicated by the posted text (posted text unit Mk)
Does not include a determination character string, and it is determined that this message is not a message representing a series of messages.
The message that the next posted sentence (posted sentence unit Mj) represents "First, here is the weather, today is ...
Includes a determination character string “(continuation)”, it is determined that this message and the next message are messages representing a series of messages.
In addition, the message represented by the next posted sentence (posted sentence unit Mi) “Next, XX is △△ and XX is □□, so ...”
Includes a determination character string “(continuation)”, it is determined that this message and the next message are messages representing a series of messages.
In addition, the message that the next posted message (posted message unit M2) represents, “It ’s the end.
Does not include a determination character string, and it is determined that this message does not represent a series of messages together with the next message.
Based on the determination result in the determination process (S15),
As shown in FIG.
"First of all, the weather is great, today is ...
“Next, XX is △△, and XX is □□, so… a story (continued)” and “After all, it ’s the end.”
Are extracted as a series of messages (S17).

When a plurality of messages representing a series of messages are extracted as described above, the determination character string is deleted from the extracted messages (S18: determination character string deleting means). For example, among the three messages shown in FIG. 3, the determination character string is deleted from each message including the determination character string “(continued)”.
“First of all, this is the weather, and today,… ◎◎.”
“Next, XX is △△, and XX is □□, so ...”, and “After all, it ’s the end.”
Three messages are obtained.

Then, an output message is generated using a plurality of messages extracted as representing the series of messages (S19: output message generation means). For example, when the three messages shown in FIG. 3 are extracted, the three messages (the state in which the determination character string is deleted) are arranged in the order in which the corresponding posted sentences are posted, and the output message is generated. . That is,
“First of all, the weather is great, and today,… ◎◎ also talk about _, XX is △△, xx is □□, so ... That's it.
Is generated as an output message. Then, the output message is output (S20). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the output message is displayed on the display unit 16. In this case, based on the information for identifying the acquired poster (see S12),
“A post from aaaa”
The sentence SENT0 is additionally displayed, and spaces Sp1 and Sp2 are provided between the messages.

  Further, by the output process (S20), the output message is displayed on the display unit 16 and the sound is output from the speaker 20. In this voice output process, the output message is converted into voice information by a voice synthesis technique, and the voice information is supplied to the speaker 20 as a voice signal after being processed by the voice output control unit 22 and the output circuit 21. (Audio output control means). Then, when the speaker 20 is driven by the audio signal, the output message is output as audio. In addition, in the voice output of this output message, a predetermined silent section is provided corresponding to the spaces Sp1 and Sp2 (see FIG. 4) provided between the messages. Thereby, the user who listens to the sound of the output message can recognize the message delimiter.

  In the in-vehicle device (information processing apparatus) as described above, a predetermined determination character string (“(continuation)” or the like in a message represented by each of a plurality of message information (posted text) posted from a designated poster ), A plurality of messages constituting a series of messages are extracted from the plurality of message information (see FIG. 3), and an output generated using the plurality of messages constituting the series of messages. A message is output from the output unit (see FIG. 4). In this way, for example, since many posting units are displayed as a list as shown in FIG. 5, three related messages are output as a series of messages. Information can be easily grasped.

  Note that the determination character string is not limited to the above-described example, and may be a character string that is predetermined as a character string that represents continuity with other messages.

  Moreover, this invention is not limited to a vehicle-mounted apparatus, It can embody as other information processing apparatuses, such as a personal computer and a smart phone. In addition, the information processing device according to the present invention is included in a server device or the like in which other electronic devices such as a portable terminal held by a user are connected wirelessly or by wire, and a search request from another electronic device such as a portable terminal. The output message generated according to the above (by the processing of S11 to S19 in FIG. 2) can be sent to other electronic devices such as the portable terminal held by the user by the communication function (output unit). In this case, the output message can be displayed on another electronic device such as a portable terminal that has received the output message.

  In the information providing apparatus according to the present invention, when a series of information is represented by a plurality of messages represented by a plurality of message information from the same sender, the user can easily grasp the series of information. To obtain message information such as a posted message provided by a caller in an information providing service system such as Twitter (registered trademark), and the obtained message. The present invention is useful as an information processing apparatus that outputs a message represented by information from an output unit such as a display panel or a speaker.

11 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Auxiliary storage device 13 Memory 14 Memory control part 15 Operation part 16 Display part 17 Input / output control part 18 Communication part 19 Communication control part 20 Speaker 21 Output circuit 22 Audio | voice output control part

Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided from a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit,
Search means for searching message information provided from a designated caller from a plurality of message information provided in a predetermined time range;
When a plurality of message information is obtained as a search result by the search means, a character string indicating continuity with other messages in a message represented by each of the plurality of message information related to the search result is predetermined. Determining means for determining the presence / absence of the determination character string;
Based on the determination result by the determination means, message extraction means for extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from a plurality of message information related to the search results;
An information processing apparatus comprising: output message generation means for generating an output message using a plurality of messages extracted by the extraction means.   The output message generation means generates the output message by arranging a plurality of character strings constituting a plurality of messages extracted as constituting the series of messages in an order in which corresponding message information is provided. Item 6. The information processing apparatus according to Item 1. The message generation means includes a determination character string deletion means for deleting the determination character string from a character string constituting each message determined to include the determination character,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the output message is generated using the message deleted by the determination character string deleting unit. The output unit includes a speaker that outputs sound,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising voice output control means for outputting the output message as voice from the speaker.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, which is an apparatus mounted on a vehicle.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit includes a communication function, and transmits the output message to another electronic device using the communication function. It is a processing method in an information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided from a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit,
A search step of searching message information provided from a designated caller from a plurality of message information provided in a predetermined time range;
When a plurality of message information is obtained as a search result in the search step, a character string indicating continuity with other messages in a message represented by each of the plurality of message information related to the search result is predetermined. A determination step for determining the presence / absence of the determination character string;
A message extraction step of extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from a plurality of message information related to the search result based on the determination result of the determination step;
An output message generation step of generating an output message using a plurality of messages extracted in the extraction step.   The output message generation step generates the output message by arranging a plurality of character strings constituting a plurality of messages extracted as constituting the series of messages in an order in which corresponding message information is provided. Item 8. A processing method in the information processing apparatus according to Item 7. The output message generation step includes a determination character string deletion step of deleting the determination character string from a character string constituting each message determined to include the determination character string,
The processing method in the information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the output message is generated using the message deleted in the determination character deletion step. The output unit includes a speaker that outputs sound,
The processing method in the information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising an audio output control step of outputting the output message as audio from the speaker.   The processing method in the information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the output unit includes a communication function and sends the output message to another electronic device by the communication function. A program for causing a computer to perform processing in an information processing apparatus that acquires message information provided from a caller and outputs a message represented by the acquired message information from an output unit,
A search step of searching message information provided from a designated caller from a plurality of message information provided in a predetermined time range;
When a plurality of message information is obtained as a search result in the search step, a character string indicating continuity with other messages in a message represented by each of the plurality of message information related to the search result is predetermined. A determination step for determining the presence / absence of the determination character string;
A message extraction step of extracting a plurality of messages constituting a series of messages from a plurality of message information related to the search result based on the determination result of the determination step;
A program for performing an output message generation step of generating an output message using a plurality of messages extracted by the extraction step.

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