JP2015041829A - Communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system capable of transmitting/receiving a message without requiring time and labor.SOLUTION: A communication system includes: an information processing device connected to a communication network; and a wearable terminal connected to the information processing device via a short-range radio network. The wearable terminal transmits an indication to transmit message data including selected message configuration data to the information processing device with the selected address data as a transmission destination. The processing device transmits the message data to another device via the communication network in accordance with a transmission indication from the wearable terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system, and more particularly, to a communication system including a wearable terminal worn by a human.

  Mobile phones have become widespread and have become more multifunctional, and in addition to calling functions, functions for sending and receiving messages are also provided as normal functions. And message transmission / reception using a mobile phone is frequently performed, and such transmission / reception function is used as an indispensable communication tool.

JP 2008-3338 A

  On the other hand, mobile phones equipped with a touch panel display called a so-called smartphone have become mainstream, and the display has become larger. For this reason, as described above, there is a problem for users who frequently send and receive messages to take out the cellular phone housed in a bag or a pocket of clothes.

  In recent years, wearable terminals that can be worn on the body by users are also being developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wristwatch-type wearable terminal, and describes that a voice call is realized by the wearable terminal.

  However, a wearable terminal such as the wristwatch described above has a problem that the operation unit is small and it is difficult to use it for sending and receiving messages. Moreover, since the electronic components to be configured are miniaturized, there is a concern that processing performance and communication function may be deteriorated, and there is a possibility that messages cannot be transmitted and received.

  For this reason, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of transmitting and receiving messages without the hassle, which is the problem described above.

A communication system according to one aspect of the present invention is:
An information processing device capable of transmitting / receiving message data to / from other devices connected via a communication network;
A wearable terminal that is capable of data communication by short-range wireless communication with the information processing apparatus in a short-range wireless network different from the communication network, and that can be worn by a user on the body.

And the information processing apparatus
A data storage unit for storing address data as a transmission destination of the message data and message configuration data constituting the message data;
A selection data transmission unit for transmitting the address data and the message configuration data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network;
When the message data destined for the wearable terminal is received via the communication network, the message data is transmitted to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network, and the address data is transmitted from the wearable terminal. Message data for transmitting the message data to another device via the communication network when the instruction to transmit the message data is received via the short-range wireless network A transmission / reception unit.

Furthermore, the wearable terminal
A display unit and an operation unit are provided.
A selection data display processing unit that receives the address data and the message configuration data transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and displays them on the display unit so that the user can select the data;
It receives the selection of the address data and the selection of the message configuration data input from the user via the operation unit, and consists of the selected message configuration data with the selected address data as a transmission destination. A message transmission instruction unit for transmitting an instruction to transmit the message data to the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network;
A message display processing unit that is received from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network, and that displays the message data to which the own terminal is a transmission destination, on the display unit,
Take the configuration.

  According to the above invention, a message can be created and displayed by the wearable terminal worn by the user via the information processing apparatus owned by the user. That is, transmission / reception of message data to / from other devices via the communication network is performed by an information processing device having a communication function via the communication network, and the wearable terminal performs only message creation and display. Since the user only needs to select address data or message configuration data at the wearable terminal, the configuration of the wearable terminal can be simplified. In this way, since the user can send and receive messages using a wearable terminal with a simple configuration that is always worn, it is easy and easy to exchange messages.

In the communication system,
The message configuration data includes a plurality of preset image data,
The message transmission instruction unit included in the wearable terminal receives selection of one or a plurality of image data among a plurality of image data that is the message configuration data, thereby allowing one image data or a combination of a plurality of image data Instructing transmission of the message data by
Take the configuration.

In the communication system,
The image data that is the message configuration data is composed of icon image data and background image data,
The message transmission instruction unit included in the wearable terminal instructs transmission of the message data displayed by overlaying the selected icon image data and the background image data.
Take the configuration.

  As a result, message data can be created only by an operation in which the user selects image data prepared in advance, so that the user can easily create a message even with a wearable terminal having a simple configuration. Further, since message data can be configured by combining or superimposing image data, various message data can be created with a simple operation and a small amount of information, and user convenience can be improved.

In the communication system,
The message display processing unit included in the wearable terminal displays a list of the address data in which the message data has been transmitted and received in the past, and the displayed address data is selected via the operation unit. A list of the message data transmitted / received with the selected address data partner is displayed on the display unit,
Take the configuration.

In the communication system,
The information processing apparatus is a portable information processing terminal that can be carried by a user,
The wearable terminal is formed so as to be wound around a user's wrist, and the display unit of the wearable terminal is formed in an elongated shape whose longitudinal direction is positioned along the direction of winding around the user's wrist, The longitudinal direction is located in the horizontal direction of the displayed data,
The message display processing unit of the wearable terminal scrolls and displays the address data or the message data in the longitudinal direction of the display unit.
Take the configuration.

In the communication system,
The message display processing unit of the wearable terminal scrolls the address data to the display unit in the order of the address data in which the message data has been transmitted / received in the past and the address data in which the message data has not been transmitted / received in the past. To display,
Take the configuration.

  As a result, the wearable terminal can be wound around the wrist and attached, and the display unit is formed in an elongated shape along the winding direction, so that the wearable terminal is small and easy for the user to wear. Even in such a small configuration, the visibility can be improved by scrolling and displaying the list of address data and the list of message data in the longitudinal direction of the display unit. At this time, the exchange of messages is facilitated by displaying the address data that has been transmitted and received in the past before the address data that has not been transmitted and received in the past.

In addition, a communication method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
An information processing device capable of transmitting / receiving message data to / from other devices connected via a communication network;
A communication method using a communication system, comprising: a wearable terminal that can be worn on the body by a user and capable of data communication by short-range wireless communication with the information processing apparatus in a short-range wireless network different from the communication network. And
A data storage step in which the information processing apparatus stores address data to which the message data is transmitted, and message configuration data constituting the message data;
A selection data transmission step in which the information processing apparatus transmits the address data and the message configuration data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network;
A selection data display step in which the wearable terminal receives the address data and the message configuration data transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and displays them on a display unit so as to be selectable by a user; ,
The wearable terminal accepts the selection of the address data and the selection of the message configuration data input from the user via the operation unit, and the selected message with the selected address data as a transmission destination A message transmission instruction step of transmitting an instruction to transmit the message data composed of configuration data to the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network;
When the information processing apparatus receives an instruction to transmit the message data from the wearable terminal using the address data as a transmission destination via the short-range wireless network, the message data is transmitted using the address data as the transmission destination. And a message data transmission step of transmitting to another device via the communication network.

Furthermore, in the above communication method,
Message data reception for transmitting the message data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network when the information processing apparatus receives the message data destined for the wearable terminal via the communication network Process,
A message display step of displaying, on the display unit, the message data received by the wearable terminal from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and being transmitted to the terminal itself.

  By being configured as described above, the present invention can provide a communication system that can be worn by a user and that can send and receive messages without much effort.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of a communication system. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the wearable terminal which comprises a communication system. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of a communication system. It is a figure which shows an example of the data displayed on a wearable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the data displayed on a wearable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the data displayed on a wearable terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of a communication system. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of a communication system.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the communication system. 4 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the display operation of the wearable terminal. 7 to 8 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the communication system.

  The communication system in the present embodiment includes a mobile phone 1 owned by a user P1 and a wearable terminal 2. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, a case where each user P <b> 1 and P <b> 2 includes mobile phones 1 and 101 and wearable terminals 2 and 102 is illustrated.

  The mobile phone 1 is, for example, a smartphone. The mobile phone 1 is connected to a mobile base station (not shown) through wireless communication N2 that is a mobile phone line, and can be connected to a communication network N1 such as the Internet network. As a result, the cellular phone 1 can transmit and receive message data to and from the portable terminal 101 of the other user P2 via the communication network including the wireless communication N2 and the communication network N1, as will be described later.

  However, the mobile phone 1 may be a general mobile phone that is not a smartphone, an information processing terminal that does not have a call function and can only perform data communication, or a computer that is fixedly installed. That is, the mobile phone 1 constituting the communication system may be any information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing apparatus such as the mobile phone 1 is not limited to the wireless communication N2, but may be connected to the communication network N1 using any communication line.

  In addition, the wearable terminal 2 is formed so that the user P1 can be worn around the wrist as shown in FIG. That is, the wearable terminal 2 is formed in a ring shape like a wristwatch or a bracelet. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2B, the wearable terminal 2 includes a rectangular terminal body 30 having a predetermined thickness around a band 35 wound around a wrist. The terminal body 30 is arranged such that its long side direction is located along the winding direction of the band 35.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a display 31 (display unit 21) is provided on the surface of the terminal main body 30. The display 31 is formed in an elongated shape such as a rectangular shape like the outer shape of the terminal body 30, and the longitudinal direction thereof is located along the winding direction of the band 35. In the display 31, the longitudinal direction is the horizontal direction, and character strings and information are displayed in succession in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the wearable terminal 2 includes an LED 32 (notification unit) that notifies predetermined information by light on the surface thereof. In addition, although not shown, the wearable terminal 2 includes other notification means such as a vibrator and a speaker.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a plurality of buttons (operation unit 22) such as a determination button 33 and a return button 34 are provided on the side surface of the terminal body 30. The display 31 described above is a touch panel display. For this reason, the display 31 also functions as the operation unit 22 that receives an operation input such as a touch operation or a slide operation with a user's finger on the surface of the display.

  The mobile phone 1 and the wearable terminal 2 include a short-range wireless communication unit (not shown) so that data communication can be performed by short-range wireless communication with each other via a short-range wireless communication network N3 such as bluetooth. . The short-range wireless communication network N3 is different from the communication networks N1 and N2 to which the mobile phone 1 described above is connected in order to communicate with other mobile phones 101.

  Next, specific configurations and operations of the mobile phone 1 and the wearable terminal 2 described above will be described mainly with reference to FIGS.

  The mobile phone 1 is an information processing device including an arithmetic device and a storage device. As shown in FIG. 3, a data registration unit 11 and a selection data transmission unit 13 constructed by incorporating a program into the arithmetic device. The message data transmission / reception unit 14 is provided. In addition, the mobile phone 1 includes a data storage unit 12 formed in a storage device. The program (application) is downloaded and acquired from a web server on the Internet, or stored in the data storage unit 12 in advance.

  The wearable terminal 2 is an information processing terminal including an arithmetic device and a storage device. As shown in FIG. 3, the wearable terminal 2 is constructed by incorporating a program into the arithmetic device, the selected data display processing unit 23, and a message. A data transmission instruction unit 24 and a message data display processing unit 25 are provided. In addition, the said program (application) may be memorize | stored beforehand in the memory | storage device with which the wearable terminal 2 was equipped, for example, and may be acquired from the mobile telephone 1 via a short-distance wireless network. 3, the display function portion of the display 31 in FIG. 2 is illustrated as the display portion 21, and the buttons 33 and 34 in FIG. 2 and the touch panel portion of the display 31 are illustrated as the operation portion 22.

  Next, the processing function and operation of each configuration described above will be described in detail. First, the mobile phone 1 downloads and executes an application (program) as described above (step S1 in FIG. 7). Then, when the mobile phone 1 executes the application, the above-described units 11, 13, and 14 are constructed in the mobile phone 1. At this time, the data storage unit 12 stores data included in the downloaded application, which is necessary for realizing message exchange using the wearable terminal 2. For example, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, icon image data and background image data, which are message configuration data constituting message data, are stored in the data storage unit 12 (data storage step).

  Subsequently, the mobile phone 1 performs connection setting called pairing with the wearable terminal 2 via the short-range wireless communication network N3 (steps S2 and S2 'in FIG. 7). Thereby, the mobile phone 1 and the wearable terminal 2 can perform data communication with each other.

  Subsequently, the data registration unit 11 performs user registration of the partner user who is the partner of the wearable terminal 2 for sending and receiving message data and the user himself / herself (step S3 in FIG. 7). Specifically, for each registered user, the data registration unit 11 accepts input of a photo, name, and e-mail address (address data) that identifies the user, and registers user information including these information in the data storage unit 12. (Data storage step). The photo, name, and address data may be selected from telephone book data stored in advance in the mobile phone 1 or may be newly input and registered. At this time, of course, the user is alone, but a plurality of partner users may be registered.

  The user registration unit 11 accepts selection of a plurality of registered user information, and registers the user information of the selected plurality of users in the data storage unit together with the group name as information belonging to the same group. . At this time, the user includes the principal user.

  Subsequently, the selection data transmission unit 13 transmits user information and message configuration data stored in the data storage unit 12 to the paired wearable terminal 2 via the short-range wireless network N3. (Step S4 in FIG. 7, selection data transmission step). At this time, the user information to be transmitted may be the above-described photo, name, or e-mail address (address data), but may be only the photo and name. That is, as user information, address data associated with a photo and a name may not be transmitted to the wearable terminal 2. As described above, even if the address data is not actually transmitted to the wearable terminal 2, the address information is specified and user information including a photo and name associated with the address data is transmitted. It is synonymous with transmitting data to the wearable terminal 2. The message configuration data may not be transmitted at this timing, and may be transmitted at a later message creation timing.

  Subsequently, the selection data display processing unit 23 of the wearable terminal 2 receives user information and message configuration data transmitted from the mobile phone 1 via the short-range wireless network N3 as described above. And the selection data display process part 23 displays the list of user information (a group is included) on the display 31 (display part 21) (step S5 of FIG. 7, selection data display process). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4A, the selection data display processing unit 23 displays a list U of user information so that each user information as a counterpart user is arranged in the horizontal direction which is the longitudinal direction of the display 31. To do. In FIG. 4A, all user information included in the list of user information is not displayed on the display 31, and only the user “AAAAA” and the user “BBBB” are displayed. In such a situation, when the user P1 performs a contact slide operation with a finger on the surface of the display 31 in the direction indicated by the arrow Y1, a list of user information arranged in the horizontal direction is displayed by sliding in the sliding direction. Accordingly, the user “BBBB” and the user “CCCC” are displayed on the display.

  Note that the arrangement order of the user information in the horizontal direction shown in FIG. 4 is the order of a partner user who has transmitted and received message data in the past and a partner user who has not transmitted and received message data in the past. Specifically, on the left end side of the display 31 displayed as the initial value, the user information of the partner user who has received the latest message data in the past is located, and the user information of the other party who is the latest is located in the right direction as the received time becomes older . Further, in the right direction, user information of a partner user who has not received message data in the past is located.

  The selection data display processing unit 23 displays a list of user information on the display 31 so that the user can select any user information. For example, in FIG. 4A, the user “AAAA” displayed at the left end of the display 31 as an initial value is first selected as a selection candidate, and is shown by hatching. When the user “AAAA” is selected in this state, the user “AAAA” can be selected by the user P1 pressing the enter button 33 that is the operation unit 22 (step S6 in FIG. 7). When another user is selected, a slide operation is performed with a finger as described above, the user information is moved to the left end position of the display 31 to be displayed with diagonal lines, and the enter button 33 is pressed.

  As will be described later, the selection data display processing unit 23, for user information having message data not yet displayed on the display 31, displays an unread message indicating that there is an unread message when displaying a list of user information. Display. For example, in the unread display, as indicated by the users “AAAA” and “BBBB” in FIG. 4, a black circle is displayed in association with the user information.

  Subsequently, the message data display processing unit 25 of the wearable terminal 2 displays a list of message data (talk list) transmitted / received so far with the other user of the selected user information on the display 31 (step S7 in FIG. 7). ). When a group is selected from the user information list, a list of message data transmitted / received in the group is displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, the message data display processing unit 25 displays the message list M so that each message data is arranged in time series in the horizontal direction which is the longitudinal direction of the display 31. At this time, as each message data, a picture of the user who sent the message (the partner user or the principal user), the time when the message was issued, and information “re” indicating whether or not the message has been read are also displayed.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 5A, first, the oldest message M1 of the user “AAAA” as the counterpart user is displayed on the left end side of the display 31 displayed as the initial value, and the transmission / reception time becomes newer. Located on the right side. In other words, the message data M2 of the user himself / herself subsequently issued is located on the right side, and the latest message M3 of the user “AAAA” that is the other user issued thereafter is located on the right side.

  In order to display the messages M2 and M3 on the display 31, the user P1 may touch and slide the finger on the surface of the display 31 in the direction indicated by the arrow Y2. As a result, the list M of message data arranged in the horizontal direction is displayed by sliding in the sliding direction, whereby messages M2 and M3 that are not displayed on the display 31 in FIG. 5A are displayed. The Rukoto. In FIG. 5A, the read information “L” is not attached to the message M3. However, by displaying all the messages M3 on the display 31 as shown in FIG. The read information “L” is given.

  As described above, when the message data transmitted / received to / from the partner user is displayed on the display 31, when the user P1 presses the enter button 33 which is the operation unit 22, message data is created for the partner user. Can be sent. That is, the process proceeds to a process for creating new message data by the message data transmission instruction unit 24 (step S8 in FIG. 7). Note that in step S6 of FIG. 7 described above, when a partner user who has never sent or received message data has been selected from the user information list, the message list (talk list) is not displayed on the display. For this reason, when the determination button 33 is pressed on a screen on which no message list is displayed, the process proceeds to a process for creating new message data by the message data transmission instruction unit 24. When a partner user who has never sent / received message data so far is selected from the user information list, the process may automatically shift to a process for creating new message data.

  Next, the message creation process by the message data transmission instruction unit 24 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the rectangular square frame shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 6A, a message confirmation area ("re" area) to be selected at the time of message confirmation is displayed at the left end of the display 31, and a cursor positioned on the right side thereof. Message composition data can be entered in the editing area where the bar (underline) is displayed. When the user P1 presses the decision button 33 in this state, as shown in the upper center diagram of FIG. 6A, categories of message configuration data that can be input (for example, “answer / contact”, “feeling / state”, “Background”) is displayed on the display 31. Then, when the user P1 inputs a contact slide operation to the display 31 to select a category (shaded area) and presses the enter button 33, message configuration data belonging to the selected category is displayed on the display 31. (Selected data display process). In the example of the upper right diagram in FIG. 6A, icon image data of various objects such as a train, a car, and a house are displayed as selectable message configuration data.

  The user P1 moves the cursor bar to the icon image data to be included in the message data, and presses the decision button 33. Then, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6A, the selected icon image data is inserted into the message data (in this example, “train” icon image data). At this time, the cursor bar is moved to the next edit area on the right and displayed.

  Subsequently, when the icon P1 is further inserted into the message data, the user P1 repeats the same operation as described above. For example, in the example of FIG. 6B, message data combining two icon image data (“train” and “house”) can be created as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6B. .

  Further, when inserting preset background image data into the background of the icon image data arranged in the message data, the user P1 displays the category “background” as shown in the upper center diagram of FIG. "Is selected and the OK button 33 is pressed. Then, as shown in the upper right diagram in FIG. 6C, various background image data are displayed as selectable message composition data.

  The user P1 moves the cursor bar to the background image data to be included in the message data, and presses the enter button 33. Then, as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6C, the selected background image data is inserted into the message data. At this time, the background image data is positioned in the background of the icon image data selected so far, and the message data displayed by superimposing the icon image data and the background image data is created.

  Subsequently, when the creation of the message data is completed, the user P1 moves the cursor bar to the message confirmation area ("Le" area) displayed on the left end of the display 31, as shown in FIG. Then, the determination button 33 is pressed. Then, message data to be transmitted is determined.

  When the message confirmation operation is received, the message data transmission instructing unit 24 transmits the information on the partner user and the message data selected by the user P1 as described above to the mobile phone 1 via the short-range wireless network N3. In this way, the message data transmission instruction unit 24 instructs the mobile phone 1 to transmit the created message data with the address data of the selected partner user as the transmission destination (step S9 in FIG. 7, message transmission instruction). Process).

  As described above, the message data transmission / reception unit 14 of the mobile phone 1 that has received the message data transmission instruction from the wearable terminal 2 performs message data transmission processing via the communication networks N2 and N1 (step S10 in FIG. 7, message Data transmission step). Specifically, the message data transmission / reception unit 14 specifies the address data of the partner user from the information of the partner user included in the transmission instruction from the wearable terminal 2. At this time, if the address data is included in the transmission instruction, the address data is used, and if not included, the address data is specified by referring to the information stored in the data storage unit 12. Then, the message data instructed to be transmitted is transmitted with the address data of the other user as the transmission destination and the address data of the principal user as the transmission source. When a group is selected as the transmission destination, message data is transmitted to all other users belonging to the group.

  By doing as described above, in the example of FIG. 1, the message data transmitted from the wearable terminal 2 of the user P1 passes through the mobile phone 1 of the user P1 to the other data via the communication networks N2 and N1. It is transmitted to the mobile phone 101 of the user P2 and received by the wearable terminal 102 of the other user P2.

  Next, an operation when the user P1 receives message data addressed to the user P1 will be described. First, the message data transmitting / receiving unit 14 of the mobile phone 1 of the user P1 receives message data via the communication networks N1 and N2 (step S11 in FIG. 8, message data receiving step). Then, the message data transmitting / receiving unit 14 notifies the wearable terminal 2 that the message data has been received via the short-range wireless network N3, and transmits the received message data (step S12 in FIG. 8).

  Subsequently, the wearable terminal 2 performs a process of notifying the user P1 of the message reception, such as receiving a message data reception notification and emitting light indicating message reception from the LED 32 or generating vibration with a vibrator (not shown) ( Step S13 in FIG. Further, the message data display processing unit 25 of the wearable terminal 2 adds the received message data to the message list with the other user who is the transmission source, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 so that the received message data can be displayed. To do. At this time, the time when the message is received is added to the message data together with the information on the other user. Note that the process of adding message data to the message data list described above may be performed on the mobile phone 1 side, and then the message data list may be transmitted to the wearable terminal 2.

  Subsequently, the user P1 who notices the reception notification described above operates the wearable terminal 2 to display the user information list on the display 31 (step S14 in FIG. 8). Then, the user P1 can display the message data received from the partner user selected by the message data display processing unit 25 by selecting the partner user having an unread display (step S15 in FIG. 8) (FIG. 8). 8 step S16, message data display step). At this time, the wearable terminal 2 receives the other user without displaying the user information list when a preset operation is performed by the user P1 in a state where the reception notification is performed as described above. A list of message data may be displayed immediately. The message data display process is the same as the process described above with reference to FIG.

  As described above, according to the present invention, messages can be transmitted and received by the wearable terminal 2 worn by the user via the mobile phone 1 owned by the user. That is, actual transmission / reception of message data with other devices is performed by the mobile phone 1 having a communication function via the communication networks N2 and N1, and only the creation and display of messages are performed by the wearable terminal 2. Since the user P1 only needs to select the other user or image data constituting the message data at the wearable terminal 2, the configuration of the wearable terminal 2 can be simplified. Thus, since the user P1 can send and receive messages with the wearable terminal 2 having a simple configuration that is always worn, the user P1 can easily exchange messages without taking time and effort.

  Further, the message data in the present invention does not include character information, and is created only by the user P1 selecting image data prepared in advance. For this reason, it is not necessary to equip or display many keys on the wearable terminal 2, and the user P1 can easily create a message even with the wearable terminal 2 having a simple configuration.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a configuration that can be additionally implemented in the communication system of the first embodiment described above will be described.

  First, the creation of the message data described above may be performed as follows. For example, message data to be transmitted may be created by adding new icon image data and combining it with message data transmitted from the other user, or adding and overlaying new background image data.

  Further, for example, the wearable terminal 2 or the mobile phone 1 may be equipped with a sound input function, and the message configuration data constituting the message data may be automatically selected according to the characteristics of the sound input from the user P1. Further, the mobile phone 1 may acquire special message configuration data from a predetermined web server according to the characteristics of the input sound. Further, the input sound data may be transmitted to the other user together with the message data.

  Note that the sound input function described above may be used to control the light output from the LED 32 or the vibration operation by the vibrator in accordance with the detected sound pattern.

  In addition, the wearable terminal 2 or the mobile phone 1 may be equipped with a sensor that detects the state of the user P1, such as an acceleration sensor, GPS, pulse sensor, or temperature sensor. Then, message configuration data constituting the message data may be automatically selected according to the state of the user P1 detected by the sensor.

  For example, according to the pulse and temperature of the user P1 detected by the wearable terminal 2, message data including message configuration data representing his / her state may be automatically generated and transmitted. In addition, the pulse and temperature of the user P1 detected by the wearable terminal 2 and the ambient temperature detected by the mobile phone 1 are automatically transmitted to the other user together with message data, and the temperature and pulse are transmitted to the other user's wearable terminal 102. May be reproduced. In this case, the other user's wearable terminal 102 is equipped with a function of outputting temperature and pulse.

  Note that the pulse and temperature detected as described above and the user's acceleration can also be used to confirm the safety of the user P1. If these detected values are abnormal, the user P1 may be alerted with a vibrator or the like, or a specific message may be transmitted to the mobile phone 101 of another user.

  Further, for example, a sensor that detects finger movement (muscle movement) is mounted on the wearable terminal 2, and message configuration data constituting message data is automatically selected according to the finger movement of the user P 1. Good.

  In addition, when it is detected by GPS or the like that the user is present at a specific position, message data including specific message configuration data may be automatically generated and transmitted. The configuration data may be changed to other preset data. On the other hand, you may set the message structure data which cannot be transmitted if a user does not exist in a specific position. In addition, in the case of group registration, it is possible to set so that received message data cannot be displayed unless all users belonging to the group exist in a specific place.

  Alternatively, the touch panel of the wearable terminal 2 may be used to detect that the user P1 has hit or grasped, and such information may be notified to the wearable terminal 102 of the other user and reproduced by the wearable terminal 102. In this case, in the wearable terminal 102 of the other user, for example, a pneumatic compression mechanism is mounted on the belt 35 portion to reproduce the hitting operation and the gripping operation by the user P1. Furthermore, using this function, for example, the Morse signal input by the user P1 hitting the wearable terminal 2 can be notified to the other user.

  Further, when the navigation system is operated by the mobile phone 1 using the position detection by GPS, the information on the route guidance may be notified from the mobile phone 1 to the wearable terminal 2. In response to this, the wearable terminal 2 operates the vibrator and the pneumatic compression mechanism, so that the user can receive route guidance. For example, the wearable terminal 2 operates such that the vibrator is operated once for a short time when going straight, the vibrator is operated twice for a short time when turning right, and is compressed when a mistake is made on the road.

  Alternatively, the user P1 may be detected by using the touch panel of the wearable terminal 2 or a microphone mounted separately, and such information may be notified to the wearable terminal 102 of the other user and reproduced by the wearable terminal 102. In this case, the other user's wearable terminal 102 is equipped with a blower fan to reproduce the breath blowing operation by the user P1.

  Moreover, the following functions may be mounted on the wearable terminal 2 on the assumption that the user P1 driving the automobile uses the vehicle. For example, when it is determined that the wearable terminal 2 and the automobile are communicating with each other by short-range wireless communication and the automobile is being driven, transmission / reception of message data is stopped as a drive mode. In addition, the drowsiness of the user P1 is detected by various sensors (for example, sensors that detect the movement of muscles) mounted on the wearable terminal 2, and the vibrator or the pneumatic compression mechanism of the belt 35 portion is activated according to the detection state. , Call attention. Furthermore, the breathable sensor is mounted on the wearable terminal 2 to detect the user's drinking situation, and the vibrator and the pneumatic compression mechanism of the belt 35 part are activated according to the detection situation to call attention.

  Moreover, the following functions may be mounted on the wearable terminal 2 and used for activation and authentication of the wearable terminal 2. For example, the message transmission / reception function by the wearable terminal 2 may be activated only when the pulse or temperature is detected by the wearable terminal 2 and it is determined that the user is wearing it. Further, vein authentication may be mounted on the wearable terminal 2 and activated according to the authentication result, or may be operated as a user terminal attached using data stored in the server. Further, the wearable terminal 2 may be equipped with a camera and iris authentication function, perform iris authentication on the image of the user's eye photographed by the camera, and start up according to the authentication result.

  Further, as described above, when a camera is mounted on the wearable terminal 2, the following functions may be provided. For example, when a person photographed with a camera is authenticated and a specific person appears, the user P1 may be notified by a vibrator or a specific message may be transmitted to another user. Alternatively, the number of steps of the user P1 may be measured by detecting the state of swinging on the arm or the crossing of the legs from the video captured by the camera.

  Also, the wearable terminals can communicate with each other using short-range wireless communication mounted on the wearable terminal 2. Using such communication, for example, when wearable terminals communicate with each other in a parent and child, and communication is interrupted, the parent user is notified by an output from the vibrator, or a message is transmitted. Also good. Such a function can also be realized by detecting the distance between the parent and child by GPS.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiment and the like, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone 11 Data registration part 12 Data storage part 13 Selection data transmission part 14 Message data transmission / reception part 2 Wearable terminal 21 Display part 22 Operation part 23 Selection data display process part 24 Message data transmission instruction part 25 Message data display process part 30 Terminal Main unit 31 Display 32 LED
33 Enter button 34 Return button 35 Band N1, N2 Communication network N3 Short-range wireless communication network P1, P2 User

Claims (7)

An information processing device capable of transmitting / receiving message data to / from other devices connected via a communication network;
The information processing apparatus and data communication by short-range wireless communication are possible in a short-range wireless network different from the communication network, and a wearable terminal that a user can wear on the body,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A data storage unit for storing address data as a transmission destination of the message data and message configuration data constituting the message data;
A selection data transmission unit for transmitting the address data and the message configuration data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network;
When the message data destined for the wearable terminal is received via the communication network, the message data is transmitted to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network, and the address data is transmitted from the wearable terminal. Message data for transmitting the message data to another device via the communication network when the instruction to transmit the message data is received via the short-range wireless network A transmission / reception unit,
The wearable terminal is
A display unit and an operation unit are provided.
A selection data display processing unit that receives the address data and the message configuration data transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and displays them on the display unit so that the user can select the data;
It receives the selection of the address data and the selection of the message configuration data input from the user via the operation unit, and consists of the selected message configuration data with the selected address data as a transmission destination. A message transmission instruction unit for transmitting an instruction to transmit the message data to the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network;
A message display processing unit that is received from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network, and that displays the message data to which the own terminal is a transmission destination, on the display unit,
Communications system. The communication system according to claim 1,
The message configuration data includes a plurality of preset image data,
The message transmission instruction unit included in the wearable terminal receives selection of one or a plurality of image data among a plurality of image data that is the message configuration data, thereby allowing one image data or a combination of a plurality of image data Instructing transmission of the message data by
Communications system. A communication system according to claim 2,
The image data that is the message configuration data is composed of icon image data and background image data,
The message transmission instruction unit included in the wearable terminal instructs transmission of the message data displayed by overlaying the selected icon image data and the background image data.
Communications system. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The message display processing unit included in the wearable terminal displays a list of the address data in which the message data has been transmitted and received in the past, and the displayed address data is selected via the operation unit. A list of the message data transmitted / received with the selected address data partner is displayed on the display unit,
Communications system. The communication system according to claim 4,
The information processing apparatus is a portable information processing terminal that can be carried by a user,
The wearable terminal is formed so as to be wound around a user's wrist, and the display unit of the wearable terminal is formed in an elongated shape whose longitudinal direction is positioned along the direction of winding around the user's wrist, The longitudinal direction is located in the horizontal direction of the displayed data,
The message display processing unit of the wearable terminal scrolls and displays the address data or the message data in the longitudinal direction of the display unit.
Communications system. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein
The message display processing unit of the wearable terminal scrolls the address data to the display unit in the order of the address data in which the message data has been transmitted / received in the past and the address data in which the message data has not been transmitted / received in the past. To display,
Communications system. An information processing device capable of transmitting / receiving message data to / from other devices connected via a communication network;
A communication method using a communication system, comprising: a wearable terminal that can be worn on the body by a user and capable of data communication by short-range wireless communication with the information processing apparatus in a short-range wireless network different from the communication network. And
A data storage step in which the information processing apparatus stores address data to which the message data is transmitted, and message configuration data constituting the message data;
A selection data transmission step in which the information processing apparatus transmits the address data and the message configuration data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network;
A selection data display step in which the wearable terminal receives the address data and the message configuration data transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and displays them on a display unit so as to be selectable by a user; ,
The wearable terminal accepts the selection of the address data and the selection of the message configuration data input from the user via the operation unit, and the selected message with the selected address data as a transmission destination A message transmission instruction step of transmitting an instruction to transmit the message data composed of configuration data to the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network;
When the information processing apparatus receives an instruction to transmit the message data from the wearable terminal using the address data as a transmission destination via the short-range wireless network, the message data is transmitted using the address data as the transmission destination. A message data transmission step of transmitting to another device via a communication network,
Message data reception for transmitting the message data to the wearable terminal via the short-range wireless network when the information processing apparatus receives the message data destined for the wearable terminal via the communication network Process,
A message display step in which the wearable terminal displays the message data received from the information processing apparatus via the short-range wireless network and the terminal is the transmission destination;
Communication method.

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