JP2015069230A - Portable terminal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change a presentation method of icons according to user's operation conditions of applications represented by the icons.SOLUTION: A portable terminal device which executes at least one application among a plurality of applications installed in the device, comprises: a present information collection unit 3 which collects present information which includes at least position information indicating a present position of the device and time information indicating the present time; an application information unit 7 which stores pieces of history information indicating execution histories of applications; a priority assignment unit 9 which, each time the present information is updated, assigns priority to each application on the basis of the updated present information and the history information; and an application display unit 11 which changes a presentation method of icons for specifying applications on the basis of the priority.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for changing an icon display method in accordance with a use state of a user.

  Conventionally, an application is installed in a mobile terminal device. If the number of applications increases, it may take time to search for the target application. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, an application is selected according to a user's specific situation, and an arrangement rule for arranging the user interface is generated. This makes it easy for the user to find the target application.

JP 2011-108005 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 has a drawback that it takes time to introduce information because it is necessary for the user to set in advance information on which application is to be placed under what condition. Moreover, in patent document 1, although the method of acquiring position information by GPS (Global Positioning System) is taken, it is difficult for GPS to specify a position indoors. For this reason, the technique described in Patent Document 1 cannot be used indoors. Furthermore, the technique described in Patent Literature 1 does not consider how to handle an application with low usage frequency.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal device and a program capable of changing the icon display method according to the use state of the user.

  (1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the mobile terminal device of the present invention is a mobile terminal device in which a plurality of applications are installed and executes at least one application, and includes location information indicating the current location of the device itself and time information indicating the current time. A current information collecting unit that collects at least current information, an application information unit that accumulates history information indicating an application execution history, and the updated current information and the history information each time the current information is updated A priority assigning unit that assigns a priority to each application, and an application display unit that changes a display method of an icon that identifies the application based on the priority.

  Thus, every time current information is updated by collecting current information including at least position information indicating the current position of the device itself and time information indicating the current time, accumulating history information indicating an execution history of the application. In addition, the priority is given to each application based on the updated current information and history information, and the icon display method for identifying the application is changed based on the priority. It becomes easy to select an application suitable for the situation. Further, the display of the icon corresponding to the application is automatically changed according to the application execution history, the current position, and the current time, so that the user does not need to make settings related to the display condition and the convenience is improved. be able to.

  (2) Further, in the mobile terminal device of the present invention, the application information unit records a start location and a start time of each application in a first table, and the priority assigning unit Information matching current information is extracted to generate a second table, and priority is given to each application based on the second table.

  In this way, the activation location and activation time of each application are recorded in the first table, information that matches the current information is extracted from the first table, the second table is generated, and based on the second table Since priority is assigned to each application, application candidates that match the current information are clarified, and priority can be easily assigned or changed.

  (3) In the mobile terminal device of the present invention, the application display unit changes the display order of the icons according to the priority.

  Thus, since the display order of the icons is changed according to the priority, it is possible to display the icons so that the user can easily select the icons with high priority. On the contrary, it is possible to display so that the user can hardly select an icon having a low priority.

  (4) In the mobile terminal device of the present invention, the application display unit changes a display recommending deletion of an application with a relatively low execution frequency or an icon corresponding to an application with a relatively low execution frequency. The display is performed.

  In this way, since the display recommending the deletion of the application with a relatively low execution frequency or the display corresponding to the application with a relatively low execution frequency is changed, an icon corresponding to an application unnecessary for the user is displayed. Is not displayed, or can be displayed in a way that is not easily noticed by the user. As a result, the user can easily find a desired icon.

  (5) Moreover, in the portable terminal device of the present invention, the application display unit displays an icon corresponding to the relatively high priority application, while displaying an icon corresponding to the relatively low priority application. It is characterized by being hidden.

  Thus, while icons corresponding to relatively high priority applications are displayed, icons corresponding to relatively low priority applications are hidden, so icons corresponding to applications necessary for the user are displayed. The icon corresponding to the application unnecessary for the user is not displayed. As a result, the user can easily find a desired icon.

  (6) Moreover, the portable terminal device of this invention is further provided with the control part which starts the application with the said highest priority at least.

  As described above, since the application having the highest priority is activated, the user can immediately use the application that is considered to be most suitable for the current situation.

  (7) Further, in the mobile terminal device of the present invention, the current information collection unit collects a user's operation state as current information, and the priority assignment unit assigns each application to each application according to the user's operation state. It is characterized in that a priority is given to it.

  In this way, the user's operation state is collected as current information, and priority is given to each application according to the user's operation state, so it is possible to give priority according to the user's operation state It becomes. As a result, it is possible to propose an application most suitable for the user's operation state.

  (8) Further, the program of the present invention is a program of a mobile terminal device in which a plurality of applications are installed and executes at least one application, and indicates position information indicating the current position of the own device and the current time. A process of collecting current information including at least time information, a process of accumulating history information indicating an execution history of an application, and whenever the current information is updated, based on the updated current information and the history information, The computer is caused to execute a series of processes including a process of assigning a priority to each application and a process of changing a display method of an icon for identifying the application based on the priority.

  Thus, every time current information is updated by collecting current information including at least position information indicating the current position of the device itself and time information indicating the current time, accumulating history information indicating an execution history of the application. In addition, the priority is given to each application based on the updated current information and history information, and the icon display method for identifying the application is changed based on the priority. It becomes easy to select an application suitable for the situation. Further, the display of the icon corresponding to the application is automatically changed according to the application execution history, the current position, and the current time, so that the user does not need to make settings related to the display condition and the convenience is improved. be able to.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes easy for a user to select the application suitable for a user's present condition. Further, the display of the icon corresponding to the application is automatically changed according to the application execution history, the current position, and the current time, so that the user does not need to make settings related to the display condition and the convenience is improved. be able to.

It is a block diagram which shows the concept of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of operation | movement of the portable terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of displaying the icon corresponding to an application. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which accumulate | stores the usage information of an application. It is a figure which shows the example of the information which the application information part 7 accumulate | stores in a table. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which recommends deletion. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the terminal which concerns on an Example. It is a figure which shows the table which collected only the data with which conditions match among the data of the application utilization information storage part. It is a figure which shows a mode that the icon was rearranged in the priority order of the application, and it displayed on the display of the terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display which recommends deletion of an icon.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of the present embodiment. In the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment, a plurality of applications are installed, and at least one application can be executed. The current information collecting unit 3 collects current information including at least position information indicating the current position of the device itself and time information indicating the current time. Information on devices used via an application may be collected.

  The application information unit 7 accumulates history information indicating an application execution history. The execution history (usage history) is, for example, information such as the name of the application, the location at the time of activation, the date at the time of activation, the time at the time of activation, the time from the activation to the end, and a parameter indicating the used device. In addition to the user's own history of the mobile terminal device, it may be a family history or a general history. When the user uses for the first time, a general history is used.

  Each time the current information is updated, the priority level assigning unit 9 gives a priority level to each application based on the updated current information and history information. That is, the priority of applications that are likely to be used under the same conditions as the current information (location and date / time) is determined using the data in the application information section 7. The priority of application settings may be determined.

  The application display unit 11 changes the display method of the icon that identifies the application based on the priority determined by the priority assigning unit 9. Specifically, icons are rearranged in order of priority and displayed. Here, the icon may be displayed larger as the priority is higher, and the icon may be displayed smaller as the priority is lower. In addition, for example, only icons corresponding to applications with the third highest priority may be displayed.

  The deletion recommendation unit 13 instructs the application display unit 11 to display to recommend deletion of an application with a relatively low execution frequency. Further, the deletion recommendation unit 13 instructs the application display unit 11 to perform a display in which an icon corresponding to an application with a relatively low execution frequency is changed. For this change, for example, icons are displayed in grayout, moved to a folder storing unused icons, or icons are displayed in a small size.

  The control unit 15 activates an application having the highest priority. For example, an application with the third highest priority may be activated.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment. First, current date / time and location information is collected (step S1), and an execution history (use history), that is, an application name (application name), a startup location (location information), and a startup history. Reference is made to information such as the date and time of start-up (date / time information), parameters indicating the device used, etc. (step S2). Next, a priority is calculated (step S3). Here, the types of applications that match the current information and the conditions of “location, weekday / holiday, time zone” and the usage frequency thereof are obtained, and the order of usage frequency is set as the priority of the application.

  Next, according to the priority, an icon corresponding to the application is displayed on a display included in the mobile terminal device (step S4). Further, an application with a low usage frequency is extracted, and a display prompting the user to delete is performed (step S5). When the user activates the application (step S6), the name of the application, the location where the application is activated, the date and time, and the parameters are accumulated in the application information unit 7, and the corresponding data is updated.

  In addition to displaying an icon corresponding to an application with a high priority, an application with at least the highest priority may be activated. As a result, the user can immediately use an application that seems to be most suitable for the current situation.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when displaying an icon corresponding to an application. First, current information is acquired (step T1). Here, when the current information changes, the location information and the date information at that time are acquired. Next, application usage information is acquired (step T2), priority is calculated (step T3), and icons corresponding to the applications are rearranged and displayed in order of priority (step T4).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of accumulating application usage information. When the application is activated (step P1), the activation location of the application is acquired by an external sensor such as a floor sensor or a human sensor (step P2). For example, a portable terminal device communicates with a floor sensor, a human sensor, etc., and acquires location information of the portable terminal device. Next, date information is acquired (step P3). Here, the date and time when the application was started are acquired. Next, the name of the application is acquired as application information (step P4). Finally, the data acquired from step P1 to step P4 is added to the application information unit 7 and the data is updated (step P5).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the table by the application information unit 7. Here, the TV application has a parameter setting 2 that enables a TV operation in the bedroom (place 4) and a parameter setting 1 that enables a TV operation in the living room (location 1). The parameters are automatically set according to the location. In order to change, parameters are provided. In addition, it is possible to change the setting for each place by holding parameters that need to be changed if the manufacturer is different, such as an air conditioner operation, and temperature settings as parameters. The table shown in FIG. 5 constitutes a first table.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation for recommending deletion. First, an application with a low usage frequency is extracted within a certain period (step Q1). This “predetermined period” may be used as a preset one or may be arbitrarily determined by the user. Next, a deletion recommendation message is displayed (step Q2).

  Next, examples will be described. The portable terminal device according to the present embodiment means a terminal that can execute an application, has a display, and can be carried by a user, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the terminal according to the embodiment. 7, the terminal 101 includes an application usage information collection unit 103, an application usage information storage unit 105, a deletion recommendation unit 107, a display 109, a priority calculation unit 111, and a date information acquisition unit 113. The application usage information collection unit 103 includes a location information reception unit 119, a date / time information reception unit 121, and an application usage information acquisition unit 123. Further, the terminal 101 acquires the location information from the information acquired by the location acquisition sensor 117 via the location information collection unit 115.

(A) Current information acquisition The current date and time are acquired from the inside of the terminal 101. Further, the current location information is acquired by using an external sensor (117) such as a floor sensor or a human sensor. Further, the place may be designated by an artificial operation, shaking the terminal, or a designated tap operation. For example, shake three times to represent a kitchen. For example, the current information can be expressed as follows.
(Example)
(Date, time, location): (20130809, 18:25, 3)
(B) Priority calculation of application The data in the application usage information storage unit 105 and the data that matches the conditions of the current information are extracted. Here, the conditions indicate, for example, “weekday / holiday” and “morning / daytime / evening / night”, and data that matches these conditions is extracted from the application usage information storage unit 105. The number of activations is counted for each application, rearranged in order of the number of activations, and set as the priority order of the applications.

  In the above (example), the condition is “weekday, evening, 3”. An application activation history matching this condition is extracted from the application usage information storage unit 105, and a table shown in FIG. 8 is created. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a table in which only data that matches the conditions among the data in the application usage information storage unit 105 is collected. In this table, when the number of activations of each application is counted, the recipe is 3 times, the music is 2 times, and the blog is 1 time. The table shown in FIG. 8 constitutes the second table.

(C) Application Display FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which icons are rearranged in order of application priority and displayed on the terminal display. Here, the priority order is recipe, music, blog, etc. For example, when the user is relaxing in the living room with the terminal 101 on weekdays, evenings, and returning home, the icons are arranged in the order as shown in the upper part of FIG. As shown in the lower part of FIG. 9, the arrangement of the icons is automatically changed.

  There is no need to change all the icon arrangements. Icons corresponding to the user's favorite applications and “basic apps” such as phone calls and e-mails have fixed locations and the icon arrangements in some areas are changed. You can also.

  In order to organize the home screen of the terminal 101, icons may be collected in one folder, and icons corresponding to high priority applications may be displayed out of the folder. Thereby, only the icon corresponding to the application suitable for the user to use can be displayed according to the place and time.

(D) Deletion Recommendation FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example for recommending deletion of an icon. If the frequency of use of the application is remarkably low, for example, when it is not used at all for two months, it is considered that the frequency of use will be low in the future, so a message prompting the user to delete is displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, ““ Game 1 ”and“ Camera 4 ”are not used. Do you want to delete it? "Is displayed with an icon.

  Instead of deleting, an icon that is not used frequently may be displayed in gray out, moved to a folder storing unused icons, or may be displayed in a small size.

(E) Application notification When using an application, the notification may be changed according to the location and state. For example, when an application that does not require a response in real time operates while the user is using the application (for example, reception of an email or a message), the notification of the operation may not be issued. For example, while watching a recorded movie in the living room, the user often gives up the terminal and is considered to be concentrated. In such a case, notification is not issued even when mail is received. This state can be detected because there is no movement in the acceleration sensor. On the other hand, when the terminal is at hand and operated, the acceleration sensor moves, so that notification is made when an e-mail is received.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the icon corresponding to the target application is automatically displayed on the home screen of the terminal without the user being aware of it. Uses application startup history of users, family members, and general users to store frequently used applications, their locations, and time zones on the terminal, eliminating the need for settings related to display conditions and saving labor. it can. In addition, by acquiring information from external sensors such as floor sensors and human sensors, it is possible to grasp where the indoor location is, so even if the location is moved in the same house, application placement is automatically performed. Can be changed. Further, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary increase in the number of applications by urging deletion of applications that are not frequently used. In addition, when using devices of different manufacturers such as TVs and air conditioners according to the room, the conventional technology needs to be set each time, but by using the present invention, there is no need to change the settings at the time of use. . As a result, it is possible to improve user convenience.

3 current information collection unit 7 application information unit 9 priority giving unit 11 application display unit 13 deletion recommendation unit 15 control unit 101 terminal 103 application usage information collection unit 105 application usage information storage unit 107 deletion recommendation unit 109 display 111 priority calculation unit 113 Date information acquisition unit 115 Location information collection unit 117 Location acquisition sensor 119 Location information reception unit 121 Date information reception unit 123 Application usage information acquisition unit

Claims (8)

A mobile terminal device in which a plurality of applications are installed and executes at least one application,
A current information collecting unit that collects current information including at least position information indicating the current position of the device itself and time information indicating the current time;
An application information section for accumulating history information indicating an application execution history;
Each time the current information is updated, a priority giving unit that gives priority to each application based on the updated current information and the history information;
An application display unit that changes a display method of an icon that identifies an application based on the priority, and a portable terminal device. The application information unit records the activation location and activation time of each application in the first table,
The priority assignment unit extracts information that matches the current information from the first table, generates a second table, and assigns a priority to each application based on the second table The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein:   The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the application display unit changes a display order of the icons according to the priority.   The said application display part performs the display which recommends deletion of the application with a relatively low execution frequency, or the display which changed the icon corresponding to the application with a relatively low execution frequency. Item 4. The mobile terminal device according to any one of Items 3 to 4.   The application display unit displays an icon corresponding to the application having a relatively high priority while hiding an icon corresponding to the application having a relatively low priority. The mobile terminal device according to claim 4.   The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that activates at least the application having the highest priority. The current information collection unit collects user operation status as current information,
The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the priority assigning unit assigns a priority to each application according to an operation state of the user. A program of a mobile terminal device in which a plurality of applications are installed and executes at least one application,
A process of collecting current information including at least position information indicating the current position of the device itself and time information indicating the current time;
A process of accumulating history information indicating an application execution history;
Each time the current information is updated, a process of giving priority to each application based on the updated current information and the history information;
A program that causes a computer to execute a series of processes of changing a display method of an icon that identifies an application based on the priority.

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