JP2017126216A - Application program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an application program that can flexibly change the theme of the application program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus comprises: start-up trigger acquisition means that acquires a start-up trigger for starting up an application program installed therein; start-up means that starts up the application program; and theme application means that determines a theme on the basis of the start-up trigger acquired by the start-up trigger acquisition means and applies the determined theme to a user interface of the application program.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an application program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  For example, the navigation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for changing the vehicle position mark in accordance with traveling conditions (road type, time, elapsed time from the start of driving, weather).

  However, in Patent Document 1, the vehicle position mark can only be changed according to the traveling conditions, and it cannot be said that it is sufficient.

JP 2000-329576 A

  For example, some users and companies want an application program that can flexibly change the user interface theme of the application program.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an application program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method capable of flexibly changing the user interface theme of the application program. To do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a startup trigger acquisition unit that acquires a startup trigger for starting up an application program, and a startup trigger acquired by the startup trigger acquisition unit. A theme is determined on the basis of this, and the determined theme is made to function as theme application means for applying the determined theme to the user interface of the application program.

  According to the present invention, the user interface theme of an application program can be flexibly changed.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the terminal apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing for applying a theme based on a website and / or a web page to the UI of the navigation application. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the UI of the navigation application when the navigation application is activated by pressing an icon. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of the UI of the navigation application when the navigation application is activated by pressing the navigation application cooperation button on the Web page in the website of the A restaurant. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the UI of the navigation application when the navigation application is activated by pressing the navigation application cooperation button on the Web page of the restaurant A in the navigation service website that provides various store guidance. . FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the UI of the navigation application when the navigation application is activated by pressing the navigation application cooperation button on the Web page in the website of the A dome. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a website for the A bridal service. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the terminal device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing for applying a theme based on a website and / or a web page to the UI of the navigation application according to the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an application program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method according to the present invention will be described. Although the components of the present invention are generally illustrated in the drawings herein, it can be readily understood that they may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of configurations with various configurations. Accordingly, the following more detailed description of embodiments of the apparatus, method, and program of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims, but is merely selected implementations of the invention. It is intended to provide one example of embodiments and is merely illustrative of selected embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods consistent with the present invention as set forth in the claims herein. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented without one or more of the specific details or with other methods, components, and materials. In addition, the following embodiments and a plurality of examples may be implemented independently or in combination. Further, for the sake of simplification of description, detailed description of known techniques is omitted.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to change the user interface theme of an application program. The information processing apparatus 1 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone terminal, a personal computer (laptop PC, desktop PC), a PDA, a game terminal, or the like. The information processing apparatus 1 may include an input function, a display function, a communication function, a voice input function, a voice analysis function, a speaker function, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 is acquired by a start trigger acquisition unit 30 that acquires a start trigger when starting an application program (hereinafter referred to as “app”) 10 and a start trigger acquisition unit 30. A theme application unit 40 that determines a theme based on the activation trigger and applies the determined theme to a user interface (hereinafter referred to as “UI”) of the application 10. Here, the UI is a generic name for an interface serving as a contact point between the user and the device, and is, for example, a screen of the device, a voice, a character, or the like. The application 10 is, for example, a navigation application, a news application, a calendar application, a clock application, or the like.

  The activation opportunity acquisition unit 30 and the theme application unit 40 can be configured by software and / or hardware, for example. The functions of the activation trigger acquisition unit 30 and the theme application unit 40 may be realized by executing software by a computer. The application 10 includes the functions of the activation trigger acquisition unit 30 and the theme application unit 40, and the computer executes the application program 10 to realize the functions of the startup trigger acquisition unit 30 and the theme application unit 40. Also good.

  Here, themes applied to the UI include, for example, screen (image) themes (for example, screen themes such as windows, icons, menus, titles, bars, backgrounds, and characters), character themes (for example, character typefaces, Character themes such as colors), voice themes (for example, voice themes, contents of sound effects, and voice themes such as tones).

  The activation trigger is an activation instruction from a website and / or a web page provided by the web server, a user operation for an icon for activating the application 10, an activation instruction by voice input, and from another device (for example, a wearable terminal). May be at least one of the activation instructions.

  When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition unit 30 is a user operation on an icon for starting the application 10, the theme application unit 40 may apply a default theme to the UI of the application 10. In addition, a theme that has already been set before the application is started may be applied instead of the default theme. The icon for activating the application 10 may be, for example, an icon for activating the application 10 displayed on the touch display unit of the information input device 1.

  When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition unit 30 is an activation instruction from a website and / or a web page, the theme application unit 40 assigns a theme based on the website and / or the web page, for example, of the application 10. You may decide to apply to UI. For example, as will be described later, a button for activating the application 10 is incorporated in the web page, and when this button is operated, the theme of the target (company, brand, store, etc.) associated with this button May be applied to the UI of the application 10.

  When the activation trigger acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 30 is a startup instruction by voice input (for example, voice input “start the application 10”), the theme application unit 40, for example, has a voice attribute. A theme corresponding to the above may be applied to the UI of the application 10. Moreover, voice input may be performed with a microphone of the information input apparatus 1 or may be performed with an external device connected, for example.

  For example, when the voice input is a female voice, a female theme may be applied to the UI of the application 10 (for example, the UI screen theme is red / pink). When the voice input is a male voice, the male theme may be applied to the user UI of the application 10 (for example, the UI screen theme is set to blue / purple). When the voice input is a child's voice, a child theme may be applied to the UI of the application 10 (for example, the UI screen theme is used as a child theme). Since the activation of the application 10 by voice input is known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  When the activation trigger acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 30 is a startup instruction from another device, the theme application unit 40 applies, for example, a theme based on the other device to the UI of the application 10. It may be. For example, the other device is a wearable terminal. In the case of an activation instruction from the wearable terminal, the theme application unit 40 may apply, for example, a theme based on the wearable terminal to the UI of the application 10. For example, when the wearable terminal is equipped with the application 10, the same theme as the UI of the application 10 applied to the wearable terminal may be applied to the UI of the application 10 of the information processing apparatus 1.

  Furthermore, the information processing apparatus 1 may include an activation unit 20 that activates the application 10 when an activation instruction is issued. For example, the theme application unit 40 can apply a theme based on the activation trigger to the UI of the application 10 while the application 10 is being activated or before the application 10 is activated. For example, the activation unit 20 can be configured by software and / or hardware. The function of the activation unit 20 may be realized by executing software on a computer. Further, for example, the function of the activation unit 20 may be realized by executing an OS on a computer.

  As described above, according to the information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the start trigger acquisition unit 30 that acquires a start trigger for starting the application 10 and the start trigger acquired by the start trigger acquisition unit 30. The theme application means 40 for determining the theme and applying the determined theme to the UI of the application 10 is provided, so that the UI theme of the application 10 can be flexibly changed according to the activation trigger. .

  The activation trigger is at least one of an activation instruction from a website and / or a web page, a user operation for an icon for activating the application 10, an activation instruction by voice input, and an activation instruction from another device. Therefore, the UI theme of the application 10 can be changed more flexibly according to various activation triggers.

  When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition unit 30 is an activation instruction from a website and / or web page, the theme application unit 40 assigns a theme based on the website and / or web page to the app 10. Since it is applied to the UI, it is possible to apply a theme such as a company or a store of the Web site and / or Web page to the UI of the application 10.

  When the activation trigger acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 30 is a user operation on an icon for starting the application 10, the theme application unit 40 applies the default theme to the UI of the application 10. Therefore, when the application 10 is activated by a normal method, the default theme can be applied to the UI of the application 10.

Example 1
Example 1 in which the information processing apparatus according to the above embodiment is applied to a terminal device such as a smartphone will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the terminal apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 includes a substantially hexahedral-shaped housing 101. One surface of the surface of the housing 101 is the front surface 101A, the other surface facing the front surface 101A is the back surface (not shown), and the surface of the housing 101 that is sandwiched between the front surface 101A and the back surface is a side surface ( (Not shown). Various electrical components including a battery are accommodated in the housing 101. In the terminal device 100, a touch display unit 102 including a display unit 102A and a touch sensor 102A disposed on the display unit 102A is disposed at a substantially central portion of the front surface 101A of the housing 101. A receiver 103 is disposed above the front surface 101 </ b> A of the housing 101.

  The touch display unit 102 displays information such as characters, graphics, and images, and detects various operations performed on the touch sensor 102A using a finger, stylus, pen, or the like (hereinafter referred to as “indicator”). To do. As a method for detecting various operations by the touch sensor 102A, a capacitance type, a pressure-sensitive type, or the like can be adopted. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, icons for starting various applications are displayed on the touch display unit 102.

  On the side surface of the housing 101, a volume button (not shown), a power button (not shown), a speaker 104 (see FIG. 3), a microphone 105 (see FIG. 3), and the like are arranged.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the terminal apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 is connected to a plurality of Web servers 300 via a network 200 so as to be capable of electrical communication. The network 200 is a public line network such as the Internet, for example. The Web server 300 includes, for example, specific companies (fisheries / agriculture / mining, mining, construction, manufacturing, electricity / gas, transportation / information and communication, commerce, finance / insurance, real estate, service), brands, A store website and a navigation service website that provides various store information are provided.

  When the browser application 174 of the terminal device 100 requests a Web page stored in the Web server 300 and acquires the Web page from the Web server 300, the browser application 174 can output it on the screen. The Web server 300 can incorporate a button (navigation application cooperation button) for starting the navigation application 172 in the Web page.

  The web page may be in any data format as long as it can be output to the screen or the like by the browser application 174 of the terminal device 100. The Web page can be configured by a markup language such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), XML (Extensible Markup Language), or CHTML (Compact HTML) that is backward compatible with HTML. The Web page includes, for example, data such as text data, still image data, moving image data, audio data, Java (registered trademark) applet, or theme data described in CHTML.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 includes a control unit 110, a memory 150, a power supply unit 151, a communication unit 120, a wireless LAN communication unit 160, a storage unit 170, and a touch display unit 102 (display unit). 102A, touch sensor 102B), operation unit 130, receiver 103, speaker 104, microphone 105, and GPS sensor 140.

  The touch display unit 102 includes a display unit 102A and a touch sensor 102B superimposed on the display unit 102A. The display unit 102A can be configured by, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display. The display unit 102 </ b> A has a function of displaying menus, statuses, display transitions, and the like associated with various processes of the control unit 110 according to the control of the control unit 110. The touch sensor 102B detects various operations performed on the touch sensor 102B using an indicator such as a finger or a pen together with the position on the touch sensor 102B where the operation has been performed, and sends it to the control unit 110. Notice. The operations detected by the touch sensor 102B include touch operations, swipe operations, pitch operations, and the like.

  The operation unit 130 includes various buttons such as a volume button and a power button, receives a user operation through the buttons, and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the received operation to the control unit 110.

  The power supply unit 151 supplies the power obtained from the storage battery or the external power supply to each unit of the terminal device 100 including the control unit 110 according to the control of the control unit 110.

  The communication unit 120 performs data communication with a device connected to the network 200 using a predetermined communication method (for example, 3G, 4G / LTE). The short-range wireless communication unit 160 performs wireless communication with other devices using a predetermined wireless communication method (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) method).

  The microphone 105 converts the user's voice into a voice signal and outputs the voice signal to the control unit 110. The speaker 104 outputs an audio signal input from the control unit 110 to the outside. The GPS sensor 140 acquires position information and outputs the position information to the control unit 110.

  The memory 150 is composed of, for example, a RAM, a DRAM, or the like, and serves as a work area for temporarily storing a program executed by the control unit 110, data referred to by the control unit 110, a calculation result of the control unit 110, and the like. used.

  The control unit 110 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, a DSP, and the like, and implements various functions by comprehensively controlling the operation of the terminal device 100. Specifically, the control unit 110 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage unit 170 while referring to the data stored in the storage unit 170 or the data expanded in the memory 150 as necessary. Various functions (telephone function, communication function, mail function, etc.) are realized by controlling each part of the terminal device 100.

  The storage unit 170 is a computer-readable storage medium that holds programs executed by the control unit 110 and data, and is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, a flash memory, and an SSD. The storage unit 170 includes, for example, an OS (including an API and hardware driver) 171 for controlling the entire terminal device 100, a navigation application 172, a browser application 174, a voice instruction application 175, and a news application. 176, a mail application 177, and the like. An OS 171 intervenes in communication between various applications and hardware.

  The navigation application 172 performs various types of navigation (transfer guidance, map guidance, point search, timetable guidance, operation information guidance, etc.). For example, based on the position information detected by the GPS sensor 140, the direction in which the user should proceed at that time, store information around the position information, and the like are guided.

  The OS 171 functions as an activation unit 171A that activates the navigation application 172 when executed by the control unit 110. In addition, the navigation application 172 executes the theme based on the activation trigger acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 172A and the startup trigger acquisition unit 172A, which is executed by the control unit 100 to acquire a startup trigger for starting the navigation application 172. It functions as theme application means 172B that determines and applies the determined theme to the UI of the navigation application 172.

  In addition, the navigation application 172 includes a theme information storage unit 172C that stores theme information applied to the UI of the navigation application 172 for each company, store, or the like. The theme information includes, for example, screen (image) theme information (for example, information on screen themes such as windows, menus, titles, bars, backgrounds, and characters), character theme information (character themes such as fonts and colors of characters) Information), and audio theme information (information on audio themes such as voice guidance, contents of sound effects, and tones). In the example shown in FIG. 3, the theme information storage unit 172C stores default theme information, A brand theme information, A dome theme information, A department store theme information, and the like. The theme information stored in the theme information storage unit 172C may be updated periodically.

  Hereinafter, a process of applying the theme based on the above-described activation trigger to the UI of the navigation application 172 will be described. Hereinafter, for simplification of description, the function realized by the control unit 110 by executing a program will be described with the program as an operation subject.

The activation instruction of the navigation application 172 is
(1) Activation instruction by touching an icon of the navigation application 172 displayed on the touch display unit 102 of the terminal device 100 (the OS 171 activates the navigation application 172 when the navigation application 172 icon is touched),
(2) Activation instruction from website and / or web page (OS 171 activates navigation application 172 when activation instruction from website and / or web page is received),
(3) The voice instruction application 175 is activated, and an activation instruction by inputting a voice such as “Please activate the navigation application 172” from the microphone 105 (the voice instruction application 175 receives “navigation” Analyze the voice saying “Launch app 172” and notify OS 171 that the navigation application 172 is instructed to be activated by voice input, and OS 171 activates navigation application 172).
(4) A start instruction from another device (for example, a wearable terminal) connected (cooperated) via the wireless LAN communication unit 160 (the OS 171 changes the navigation application 172 when a start instruction is received from another device) Start)
Etc.

  When receiving the activation instruction, the OS 171 notifies the activation trigger acquisition unit 172A of the navigation application 172 of the activation source (activation trigger) of the activation instruction. The activation trigger acquisition unit 172B acquires a startup trigger from the OS 171 or the like. The theme application unit 172B applies the theme based on the activation trigger acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 172A to the navigation application 172 during or before the navigation application 172 is started.

  Hereinafter, a case where the theme based on the website and / or the web page is applied to the UI of the navigation application 172 when the activation trigger is an activation instruction from the website and / or the web page will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing for applying a theme based on a website and / or a web page to the UI of the navigation application 172.

  In FIG. 4, first, a web page of a desired web server 300 is requested by the browser application 174 of the terminal device 100 in response to a user operation (step S11). Upon receiving this request, the Web server 300 transmits a Web page to the terminal device 100 (Step S21). Upon receiving the web page, the browser application 174 displays it on the touch display unit 102 (step S12).

  When the user presses a navigation application cooperation button (for example, a “go here” button) on the Web page (step S13), an activation instruction (command) of the navigation application 172 incorporated in the Web page is an activation unit 171A of the OS 171. Will be notified.

  Upon receiving the activation instruction for the navigation application 172, the activation unit 171A of the OS 171 starts activation of the navigation application 172 (step S14). Note that the activation instruction may be issued by the Web server 300. For example, when the navigation application cooperation button is pressed, the browser application 174 notifies the Web server 300 to that effect, transmits a startup instruction command for the navigation application 172 from the Web server 300 to the terminal device 100, and starts the OS 171. It is good also as a structure notified to 171A.

  The activation trigger acquisition unit 172A of the navigation application 172 acquires information (start trigger) of a target (company, brand, store, etc.) associated with the startup instruction of the navigation application 172 (step S15). The activation trigger acquisition unit 172A may acquire the target information associated with the activation instruction of the navigation application 172 from the browser application 172 via the OS 171 (for example, the target information is included in the activation instruction). The target information may be acquired by analyzing the start instruction by the navigation application 172, or the target information associated with the start instruction may be obtained by analyzing the HTML data of the Web page of the start source. Or from the Web server 300.

  The theme application unit 172B of the navigation application 172 determines whether the target theme information acquired by the activation trigger acquisition unit 172A exists in the theme information storage unit 172C of the navigation application 172 (step S16). If the acquired target theme information exists in the theme information storage unit 172C (“Yes” in step S16), the theme application unit 172B uses the acquired target theme information stored in the theme information storage unit 172C. Read and apply to the UI of the navigation application 172 (step S17). On the other hand, when the acquired theme information does not exist in the theme information storage unit 172C (“No” in step S16), the theme application unit 172B reads the default theme information stored in the theme information storage unit 172C. And applied to the UI of the navigation application 172 (step S18).

  Thereafter, the navigation application 172 may perform various types of guidance on the acquired target (company, brand, store, etc.).

  5 to 8 are diagrams illustrating display examples when the theme based on the activation trigger is applied to the UI of the navigation application 172. FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a UI display example of the navigation application 172 when the navigation application 172 is activated by pressing an icon. When the navigation application 172 is activated by pressing an icon of the navigation application 172 displayed on the home screen 501 of the terminal device 100, a UI screen 502 of the navigation application 172 to which a default theme is applied is displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example in which a theme is determined based on a Web site. It is a figure which shows the example of a UI display of the navigation application 172 at the time of starting the navigation application 172 by pressing the navigation application cooperation button of the Web page in A brand Web site. A “go here” button (navigation application cooperation button) B <b> 1 is displayed on the screen 503 of the Web page of the A restaurant that is the A brand store displayed in the browser application 174. When the “go here” button B1 is pressed by a user operation, the navigation application 172 is activated, and a UI screen 504 of the navigation application 172 to which the A brand theme is applied is displayed. On the screen 504, an icon is displayed in green, which is the A brand theme color, with respect to the screen 502 to which the default theme is applied, and an advertisement window C1 of the A brand A restaurant is displayed on a part of the screen. You may make it do. The theme to be applied may be based on a website, and may be a theme of A company that owns the A brand, or may be a theme unique to A store. Thus, the theme of the navigation application is set based on the company, brand, store, etc. that owns the website from which the navigation application is started.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example in which a theme is determined based on a Web page. Press the navigation application link button on the web page of the A brand A restaurant in the navigation service website (information on multiple companies, brands, and stores on the navigation service website) that guides various stores, and navigate It is a figure which shows the example of a UI display of the navigation application 172 at the time of starting the application 172. FIG. A “go here” button (navigation application cooperation button) B2 is displayed on the screen 505 of the web page of A brand A restaurant in the navigation service website. When the “go here” button B2 is pressed by a user operation, a UI screen 506 (the same screen as the screen 504) of the navigation application 172 to which the A brand theme is applied is displayed. The theme to be applied may be based on a Web page, and may be a theme of A company that owns the A brand, or may be a theme unique to A store. In this way, the theme may be set based on the company, brand, store, etc. that are guided on the web page of the startup source.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a UI display example of the navigation application 172 when the navigation application cooperation button is activated by pressing the navigation application cooperation button on the web page in the website of the A dome. On the screen 507 of the web page in the website of the A dome, a “go here” button (navigation application cooperation button) B3 is displayed. When the “go here” button B3 is pressed by a user operation, the UI screen 508 of the navigation application 172 to which the theme of the team based on the A dome or the A dome is applied is displayed. On the screen 508, the icon of the character (mascot) of the A team based on the A dome is displayed on the screen 502 to which the default theme is applied, and the advertisement window C2 indicating the scheduled game of the A dome is displayed. It may be. In this way, even if the company, brand, store, etc. that directly owns the website from which the navigation application is launched, such as the team A in the above example, the company, brand, The theme of the navigation application may be set based on the store or the like.

  Note that the number of themes is not limited to one in the same Web site or the same Web page, and a plurality of themes (a plurality of navigation application cooperation buttons) may be provided. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a website for the A bridal service.

  9, the Web site of the A bridal service is composed of a plurality of Web pages 601, 602, 603, 604,. For example, on the Web page 602, “go here buttons (navigation application cooperation buttons)” B <b> 11, B <b> 12, B <b> 13 are displayed below the A-type hall, B-type hall, and C-type hall. When the “go here” buttons B11, B12, and B13 are pressed, the theme of the A type field, the B type field, and the C type field may be applied to the UI screen of the navigation application 172, respectively. Similarly, on the Web page 603, “go here buttons (navigation application cooperation buttons)” B14, B15, and B16 are displayed below the rental costume A, the rental costume B, and the rental costume C. When “go to here” buttons B14, B15, and B16 are pressed, the theme of rental costume A, rental costume B, and rental costume C may be applied to the UI screen of the navigation application 172, respectively.

  The theme applied to the UI of the navigation application 172 is not limited to the above. For example, the navigation application 172 has a theme corresponding to an attribute of a website and / or web page from which the navigation application 172 is started (for example, a user type (male, female, child, adult, etc.) targeted for a service or the like). It may be applied to any UI. For example, if the website from which the navigation application 172 is activated is a female apparel brand site, a theme for women may be applied to the UI of the navigation application 172.

(Example 2)
A terminal device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. Description of parts common to the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different points will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the terminal device according to the second embodiment. In Example 1 (FIG. 3), the theme information storage unit 172C of the navigation application 172 stores theme information applied to the UI of the navigation application 172 for each company, store, or the like. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the theme information storage unit 401 of the server device 400 stores theme information such as companies and stores that are applied to the UI of the navigation application 172. By default, the theme information storage unit 172C of the navigation application 172 stores only default theme information, and additionally stores the theme information such as a company and a store from the server device 400. The theme application unit 172B of the navigation application 172 acquires the theme information from the server device 400 when the theme information such as a desired company or store is not in the theme information storage unit 172C.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining processing of applying a theme based on a website and / or a web page to the UI of the navigation application 172 in the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 11, first, a web page of a desired web server 300 is requested by the browser application 174 of the terminal device 100 in response to a user operation (step S11). Upon receiving this request, the Web server 300 transmits a Web page to the terminal device 100 (Step S21). Upon receiving the web page, the browser application 174 displays it on the touch display unit 102 (step S12).

  When the user presses a navigation application cooperation button (for example, a “go here” button) on the Web page (step S13), an activation instruction (command) of the navigation application 172 incorporated in the Web page is an activation unit 171A of the OS 171. Will be notified.

  Upon receiving the activation instruction for the navigation application 172, the activation unit 171A of the OS 171 starts activation of the navigation application 172 (step S14).

  The activation trigger acquisition unit 172A of the navigation application 172 acquires information (start trigger) of a target (company, brand, store, etc.) associated with the startup instruction of the navigation application 172 (step S15).

  The theme application unit 172B of the navigation application 172 determines whether or not the theme information of the target (company, brand, store, etc.) acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition unit 172A exists in the theme information storage unit 172C of the navigation application 172 ( Step S16). If the acquired target theme information exists in the theme information storage unit 172C (“Yes” in step S16), the theme application unit 172B uses the acquired target theme information stored in the theme information storage unit 172C. Read and apply to the UI of the navigation application 172 (step S17). On the other hand, if the acquired target theme information does not exist in the theme information storage unit 172C (“No” in step S16), the theme application unit 172B requests the server device 400 for the acquired target theme information (step S19). ). Upon receiving this request, the server device 400 transmits target theme information to the terminal device 100 (step S30). The theme application unit 172B applies the subject theme information received from the server device 400 to the UI of the navigation application 172 (step S20).

  Note that the navigation application 172 may not include the theme information storage unit 172C, and the corresponding theme information may be acquired from the server device 400 each time an instruction to start the navigation application 172 is issued.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the navigation application 172 is described as an example of the application to which the theme is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a news application, a calendar application, a clock application, etc. It can also be applied to other apps.

  The theme elements (elements in the UI) applied to the UI of the application are not limited to the first and second embodiments, and various variations are conceivable. For example, when the application to be activated is a map application or a navigation application, a theme (design) corresponding to the activation opportunity of the application may be applied to the map design (pallet or texture). Further, if the web site and / or web page of the app activation source is that of a sports team, an area for displaying game breaking information may be added to the app UI.

1 Information processing device 10 Application program (“App”)
20 Start Trigger Acquisition Unit 30 Theme Application Unit 100 Terminal Device 101 Case 102 Touch Display Unit 110 Control Unit 120 Communication Unit 150 Memory 160 Wireless LAN Communication Unit 170 Storage Unit 171 OS
171A Activation means 172 Navigation application 172A Activation trigger acquisition means 172B Theme application means 172C Theme information storage unit 200 Network 300 Web server 400 Server device 401 Theme information storage unit

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Computer
Start trigger acquisition means for acquiring a start trigger for starting an application program;
Theme application means for determining a theme based on the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition means, and applying the determined theme to the user interface of the application program;
An application program characterized by functioning as   The activation opportunity is at least one of an activation instruction from a website and / or a web page, a user operation for an icon for activating the application program, an activation instruction by voice input, and an activation instruction from another device. The application program according to claim 1, wherein the application program is one.   When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition means is an activation instruction from a website and / or web page, the theme application means assigns a theme based on the website and / or web page to the application program. The application program according to claim 1, wherein the application program is applied to the user interface.   When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition means is a user operation on an icon for starting the application program, the theme application means applies a default theme to the user interface of the application program. The application program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: An information processing apparatus in which an application program is installed,
A start trigger acquisition means for acquiring a start trigger for starting the application program;
Starting means for starting the application program;
Theme application means for determining a theme based on the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition means, and applying the determined theme to the user interface of the application program;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   When the activation opportunity acquired by the activation opportunity acquisition means is an activation instruction from a website and / or web page, the theme application means assigns a theme based on the website and / or web page to the application program. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information processing apparatus is applied to a user interface. A start trigger acquisition step for acquiring a start trigger for starting the application program;
The theme application means determines a theme based on the activation opportunity acquired in the activation opportunity acquisition step, and applies the determined theme to the user interface of the application program;
An information processing method comprising:

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