JP2016070760A - Portable terminal, information notification method, information notification program, and computer-readable information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal that has improved convenience of the portable terminal by providing information according to a user's means of transport.SOLUTION: A portable terminal includes a display part (2) that can notify a user of information on an object point in an area on the periphery of the current position and a vehicle determination part (4) that determines the user's means of transport, and the display part (2) notifies the user of information on the object point according to the user's means of transport.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, an information notification method, an information notification program, and a computer-readable information recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in mobile terminals such as smartphones, there is known a technique for displaying information on a store or the like in the vicinity of a route from a user's departure point to a destination together with a map image.

  The information providing apparatus of Patent Literature 1 displays a target point to be introduced to the user on a display unit together with a map image.

  Moreover, the information provision apparatus of patent document 1 displays the target point where the user's current position is away from it in a lighter color than the target point where the current position is approaching, or does not display it. Thereby, the information about the target point where the user is approaching is provided to the user so as to be easily noticeable, and the display complexity of the entire display unit is reduced.

JP 2010-286366 A (released on December 24, 2010)

  In the information providing apparatus of Patent Literature 1, for example, even when the user is moving on a vehicle, information on a target point in the vicinity of the current position of the user is displayed.

  However, a user who is moving on a vehicle toward a destination often does not plan to stay at the current position and often does not need information in the vicinity of the current position.

  For this reason, the information providing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 displays even information unnecessary for the user when the user is moving on a vehicle, which reduces the convenience of the mobile terminal.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a portable terminal, an information notification method, and an information notification method that are improved in convenience by providing information required by the user according to the moving means of the user, An information notification program and a computer-readable information recording medium are provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal that acquires information on a target point to be introduced to the user and provides the information to the user, and the mobile terminal in the peripheral region of the current position A notification unit capable of notifying information on a target point; and a moving unit determination unit that determines a user's moving unit. The notification unit notifies the information on the target point according to the user's moving unit. It is characterized by doing.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information notification method according to an aspect of the present invention is an information notification method for acquiring information on a target point to be introduced to a user and providing the information to the user. It includes a moving means determining step for determining, and a notifying step for notifying information on the target point according to the moving means of the user determined in the moving means determining step.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal and an information notification method that are improved in convenience by providing information required by the user according to the moving means of the user.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the display screen of the portable terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

<Configuration of mobile terminal>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment.

  The mobile terminal 1 is an electronic device that can be carried by a user, and may be, for example, a smartphone.

  The portable terminal 1 acquires information on the target point in the peripheral area of the current position of the user, and introduces the information on the target point to the user.

  The target point is a point that the user can take as a destination, such as a restaurant, a station, or a sightseeing spot. The mobile terminal 1 may be able to set in advance what point should be the target point according to the user's purpose and taste.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 1 includes a display unit 2 (notification unit), a data processing unit 3, a vehicle determination unit 4 (movement means determination unit), a positioning unit 5, and an information acquisition unit 6. I have.

  The data processing unit 3 controls operations of the vehicle determination unit 4, the positioning unit 5, and the information acquisition unit 6. In addition, the data processing unit 3 processes information from the vehicle determination unit 4, the positioning unit 5, and the information acquisition unit 6, and causes the display unit 2 to display information on target points to be introduced to the user.

  The vehicle determination unit 4 determines whether or not the moving means of the user who has the mobile terminal 1 is a vehicle. The vehicle determination unit 4 notifies the data processing unit 3 of a movement event when it is determined that the user's moving means is a vehicle. Specifically, the vehicle determination unit 4 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor, and the user holding the mobile terminal 1 is moving on the vehicle or walking based on the measurement value of the acceleration sensor. It may be determined whether or not the user is moving.

  The positioning unit 5 includes an antenna for receiving radio waves from a GPS (Global Positioning System / Global Positioning System) satellite, and measures the current position of the mobile terminal 1 based on the radio waves received by the antenna. . The positioning unit 5 notifies the data processing unit 3 of the obtained current position as current position information.

  The information acquisition unit 6 includes an antenna for receiving radio waves from a GPS satellite, and based on the radio waves received by the antenna and the current position information acquired by the positioning unit 5, Get information about the target point. The target point information mentioned here is the address, name, facility telephone number, etc. of the target point to be introduced to the user.

  The display unit 2 can notify the user of the information on the target point by displaying the information on the target point in the peripheral region of the current position.

  In addition, although this embodiment demonstrates the case where the information of the said target point is displayed on the display part 2, it does not restrict to this. The mobile terminal 1 only needs to be able to notify the user of the information on the target point. For example, a speaker may be used instead of the display unit 2. In this case, the information on the target point is notified to the user via voice.

<Operation example>
The operation of the information notification method in which the portable terminal 1 acquires information on the target point and provides it to the user will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment.

  In the mobile terminal 1, after an operation starts, an interrupt for information acquisition occurs at a predetermined timing (step 1). The timing of interrupt generation may be controlled by the data processing unit 3 in FIG. 1 or may be controlled by a control unit (not shown). A specific example of the timing of interrupt generation will be described later.

  Next, when an interruption occurs, the vehicle determination unit 4 acquires movement information indicating whether or not the user holding the mobile terminal 1 is moving on the vehicle (step 2).

  Next, the vehicle determination unit 4 determines whether or not the user who has the mobile terminal 1 is moving on the vehicle (step 3, moving means determination step), and the user who has the mobile terminal 1 If it is determined that the vehicle is not moving by the vehicle (NO in step 3), the positioning unit 5 measures the current position of the mobile terminal 1 and acquires the current position information (step 5).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the user is moving on the vehicle (YES in step 3), the positioning unit 5 does not do anything and waits for the next interrupt generation timing (step 4).

  Next, the information acquisition unit 6 acquires information on the target point in the peripheral region of the current position based on the current position information acquired by the positioning unit 5 (step 6). Here, in consideration of the fact that the user is not on the vehicle, the peripheral area is preferably an area within a range that can be reached on foot. For example, the peripheral area may be an area inside a circle with a radius of 1 km centered on the current position.

  Next, the display part 2 displays the information of the target point which the information acquisition part 6 acquired (step 7, notification step). The information displayed on the display unit 2 may be updated at the next interrupt generation timing.

  According to the operation as described above, it is possible to update the information of the target point in the peripheral area periodically and notify the user at a predetermined timing at which the occurrence of an interrupt occurs.

  Moreover, the display part 2 updates and displays the information of the said target point according to a user's moving means. More specifically, when the user is not moving by the vehicle, the display unit 2 updates and displays the information on the target point.

  On the other hand, when the user is moving by a vehicle, the display unit 2 does not display information on the target point. Also, the information displayed at the timing of the previous interrupt occurrence is deleted by being updated.

  In general, when a user is moving on a vehicle, the user does not plan to stay at the current position and often does not need information on target points in the surrounding area. On the other hand, when the user is not moving on the vehicle but moving on foot, the user can freely change the course and stop at a nearby store. Therefore, a user who is moving on foot may need information on target points in the surrounding area.

  According to the information notification method using the above configuration, since the information on the target point can be notified depending on whether or not the user is moving on the vehicle, Information can be provided. Thereby, the convenience of the portable terminal 1 can be improved.

  Further, when the user is moving by vehicle, the information on the target point is not updated and notified, so that the positioning unit 5, the information acquisition unit 6, and the display unit 2 provide the user with information on the target point. There is no need to do. Therefore, the power consumption of the mobile terminal 1 can be reduced.

<Display example of target point information>
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display screen of the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 2 of the mobile terminal 1 notifies the user of the information on the target point by displaying the information on the target point in the peripheral area as a display image.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 2 may update and display information on target points to be introduced to the user on the lock screen of the mobile terminal 1. In addition, you may notify a user by the audio | voice, vibration, etc. that the display part 2 updated the information of the object point.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the name of the store at the target point, the distance from the current position to the target point, the direction of the location of the target point, the category of the target point are displayed on the display unit 2 as the target point information. Yes.

  Moreover, the structure which displays the more detailed information regarding a target point on the display part 2 by tapping or flicking the display part of the information of a target point may be sufficient as the portable terminal 1. FIG.

<Conditions for interrupt generation>
The generation of an interrupt for acquiring information shown in step 1 of FIG. 2 occurs when a predetermined condition for generating an interrupt is satisfied.

  The conditions for the occurrence of an interrupt are based on, for example, the user's moving distance, the user's moving time, the user's non-moving time, the user's number of walks, the timing when the user gets on the vehicle, the timing when the user gets off the vehicle, etc. It may be a thing.

  Specifically, for example, an interrupt may be generated every time the user moves 500 m, or an interrupt may be generated every time the user starts walking and proceeds 600 steps.

  When the user goes back and forth on the same road, the current position of the user is small in the amount of movement from the position at the time of the previous interrupt occurrence, so the information on the target point updated by the occurrence of the interrupt is similar to the information updated last time. However, it is less necessary for the user. Therefore, it is preferable to generate an interrupt in consideration of not only the number of steps but also the moving distance of the user.

  Further, as an example of the timing of interrupt generation, an interrupt may be generated when a time during which the user has not moved (time in a stationary state) is continued for 3 minutes.

  The occurrence of an interrupt is not limited to the above example, and any interrupt may be generated as long as the user wants to obtain information on the target point based on the user's behavior.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  In the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the vehicle determination unit 4 can determine whether the user's moving means is a car, a train, or a walk.

  Moreover, the information acquisition part 6 sets the range of the peripheral area | region for acquiring the information of a target point according to a user's moving means.

<Operation example>
If it demonstrates based on the flowchart of FIG. 2, in step 3, the vehicle determination part 4 will determine whether the moving means of the user who has the portable terminal 1 is a car, a train, or a walk.

  Next, the positioning unit 5 measures the current position of the mobile terminal 1 and acquires current position information (step 5).

  Next, the information acquisition unit 6 acquires information on the target point in the peripheral region of the current position based on the current position information acquired by the positioning unit 5 (step 6). Here, the information acquisition unit 6 determines the range of the peripheral area when it is determined in step 3 that the user's moving means is a car or a train, and when the user's moving means is determined to be walking in step 3. Set wider than the range of the surrounding area.

  Next, the display unit 2 updates and displays the information on the target points in the peripheral area set by the information acquisition unit 6 (step 7).

  The range in which the user can move when the moving means is a car or train is wider than the range in which the user can move when the moving means is on foot.

  Therefore, useful information can be notified to the user by setting the range of the peripheral region for acquiring the information of the target point according to the moving means of the user as in the present embodiment.

<Modification>
In addition, the information acquisition unit 6 sets the peripheral area when the user's moving means is determined to be a car in step 3 so as to be an area inside the circle centered on the current position. The peripheral area when the user's moving means is determined to be a train may be set to be an area inside a circle centered on a station near the current position.

  When the moving means is a car, the user can freely travel on the road, whereas when the moving means is a train, the user often moves on foot after getting off the train at the station.

  Therefore, it is useful for the user by setting the range of the peripheral area for acquiring the information of the target point according to whether the user's moving means is a car or a train, as in this modification. Information can be notified.

[Embodiment 3]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  In the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the timing of occurrence of an interrupt is set according to the distance between the user's current position and the target point. Specifically, when the distance between the user's current position and the target point is large, the interrupt generation cycle is increased, and when the distance between the user's current position and the target point is small Reduce the cycle of interrupt generation.

  When the target point is the destination, the user needs less information such as the address of the target point when the current position is away from the target point, but when the user reaches the vicinity of the target point, the user The need for information such as the address of the target point will increase.

  Therefore, by setting the timing of interrupt occurrence as described above, based on the distance between the user's current position and the target point, the information on the target point is matched with the timing at which the user wants to obtain the target point information. Can be updated and notified.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (particularly the data processing unit 3) of the portable terminal 1 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). It may be realized by.

  In the latter case, the mobile terminal 1 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program (information notification program) that is software that implements each function, and a ROM (in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by a computer (or CPU)). A Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “information recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like are provided. The computer (or CPU) reads the program from the information recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the information recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The portable terminal which concerns on aspect 1 of this invention is a portable terminal (1) which acquires the information of the target point which should be introduce | transduced to a user, and provides it to a user, Comprising: Information of the said target point in the peripheral region of a present position is notified A possible notification unit (display unit 2) and a moving unit determination unit (vehicle determination unit 4) that determines a moving unit of the user, the notification unit depending on the moving unit of the user It is characterized by notifying point information.

  For example, when the user's moving means is a train, the user often does not plan to stay at the current position. Therefore, a user who is moving on a train often does not need information on target points in the surrounding area.

  On the other hand, when the moving means is a car or walking, the user can freely change the course. Therefore, a user who is moving by car or on foot may need information on target points in the surrounding area.

  According to said structure, since information can be provided according to a user's moving means, the information of a target point can be provided according to a user's need. Thereby, the convenience of a portable terminal can be improved.

  In the mobile terminal according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, when the notification unit determines that the user's moving means is a vehicle, the mobile terminal does not notify the information of the target point and the user moves When it is determined that the means is not a vehicle, the information on the target point may be notified.

  For example, if the user's moving means is a vehicle, the user is simply moving and often does not plan to stay at the current location. For this reason, a user who is moving on a vehicle often does not need information on a target point.

  According to said structure, when a user's moving means is a vehicle, the information of a target point is not notified. That is, when the user does not need information on the target point, the information is not notified. Thereby, the convenience of a portable terminal can be improved.

  Furthermore, when the user does not need the information on the target point, the power consumption can be reduced by not reporting the information on the target point.

  The mobile terminal according to aspect 3 of the present invention is the mobile terminal according to aspect 2, wherein the positioning unit (5) that measures the current position and obtains the current position information, and the target in the peripheral region of the current position based on the current position information An information acquisition unit (6) for acquiring point information is provided, and the positioning unit does not acquire the current position information and determines the movement of the user when it is determined that the user's moving means is a vehicle. When it is determined that the means is not a vehicle, the current position information may be acquired.

  According to said structure, when a user is moving using a vehicle, a positioning part does not acquire present position information, and an information acquisition part does not acquire the information of an object point. Thereby, power consumption can be reduced.

  The portable terminal which concerns on aspect 4 of this invention is the structure in which the said notification part notifies the information of the said target point in the said surrounding area set according to the user's moving means in any of the said aspects 1-3. There may be.

  For example, the range in which the user can move when the moving means is a car or train is wider than the range in which the user can move when the moving means is on foot.

  Therefore, it is possible to notify the user of useful information by setting the range of the peripheral area according to the moving means of the user.

  The mobile terminal according to Aspect 5 of the present invention is the mobile terminal according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, wherein the moving means determining unit determines the moving means of the user at a predetermined timing, and the predetermined timing is a moving distance of the user. , The user's travel time, the time when the user is not moving, the user's number of steps, the timing when the user gets on the vehicle, and the timing when the user gets off the vehicle, and is set based on at least one selected from the group It may be a configuration.

  According to said structure, based on a user's action, according to the timing when a user wants to obtain the information of a target point, the information of a target point can be updated and notified.

  The mobile terminal according to Aspect 6 of the present invention is the mobile terminal according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the moving means determination unit determines the moving means of the user at a predetermined timing, and the predetermined timing indicates the current position of the user. And the structure set based on the distance between the said target points may be sufficient.

  According to said structure, based on the distance between a user's present position and a target point, according to the timing when a user wants to obtain the information of a target point, the information of a target point can be updated and notified. .

  An information notification method according to aspect 7 of the present invention is an information notification method for acquiring information about a target point to be introduced to a user and providing the information to the user, the moving means determination step for determining the moving means of the user, A notification step of notifying the information of the target point according to the moving means of the user determined in the moving means determining step.

  The mobile terminal according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the mobile terminal is realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the mobile terminal. A control program (information notification program) and a computer-readable information recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be used for a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

1 mobile terminal 2 display unit (notification unit)
3 Data processing unit 4 Vehicle determination unit (moving means determination unit)
5 Positioning Department 6 Information Acquisition Department

Claims (9)

A mobile terminal that obtains information on a target point to be introduced to the user and provides the information to the user,
A notification unit capable of notifying information of the target point in the peripheral area of the current position;
A moving means determination unit for determining a moving means of the user,
The said notification part notifies the information of the said target point according to a user's moving means, The portable terminal characterized by the above-mentioned.   The notification unit does not notify the information of the target point when it is determined that the user's moving means is a vehicle, and the target point is determined when the user's moving means is not a vehicle. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information is notified. A positioning unit that measures the current position and obtains the current position information;
Based on the current position information, the information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the target point in the peripheral area of the current position,
The positioning unit does not acquire the current position information when it is determined that the user's moving means is a vehicle, and the current position information when the user's moving means is determined not to be a vehicle. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal is acquired.   The portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification unit notifies information on the target point in the peripheral area set according to a moving means of a user. The moving means determining unit determines the moving means of the user at a predetermined timing,
The predetermined timing is selected from the group consisting of a user's moving distance, a user's moving time, a time when the user is not moving, a user's number of steps, a timing when the user gets on the vehicle, and a timing when the user gets off the vehicle. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile terminal is set based on any one of them. The moving means determining unit determines the moving means of the user at a predetermined timing,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined timing is set based on a distance between a user's current position and the target point. An information notification method for acquiring information on a target point to be introduced to a user and providing the information to the user,
A moving means determining step for determining a moving means of the user;
A notification step of notifying information of the target point according to the moving means of the user determined in the moving means determination step. An information notification program that acquires information on a target point to be introduced to a user and provides the information to the user,
A moving means determining step for determining a moving means of the user;
An information notification program for causing a computer to execute a notification step of notifying information of the target point in accordance with the user's moving means determined in the moving means determining step.   A computer-readable information recording medium on which the information notification program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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